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"Habits of
the mind are
developed by
partaking in the
extraordinary
intellectual
activities of the
university both
in and out of
the ciossroom,
Education is a
gift and it is your
responsibility
and obligation
to tal<e learning
seriously and
completely,'
President
Scott Cowen,
2007 Convocation
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Opening 4
Student Life 8
Greek Life 60
Organizations 96
Sports 138
Club Sports 156
People 172
Year in Review 198
Closing 222
President Scott
Cowen. Photo cour-tesy
ofPaula Burch
Three years ago Tulane
University sustained
more tinon $650 million
in damages as Hurricane
Kotrino ripped through its
campus and flooded 70
percent of its land and
buildings. For a period
of time, Tulane University
an institution with a more
than 170-year history
ceased to exist. But thanks
to the determination
and dedication of those
chronicled in these pages,
Tulane, as the theme of this
year's Jombaioya proudly
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proclaims, is "Bock on
Track'' In fact, it is more
popular and promising
than ever. Applications
for our fall 2008 first-year
class were up on amazing
100 percent. Interest in
Tulane among high school
students was so great
Tulone's Office of Admissions
purposely shut down its
on-line page and stopped
receiving applications after
the number exceeded an
unprecedented 34,000.
Tulane was also named
one the "Hottest Schools
in America" by Newsweek
magazine in 2007; the
second time it got that
recognition in the lost six
years, In addition. The
Boston Globe recently
published a front-page
article on Tulone's post-
Kotino renaissance.
People often ask me,
"What is Tulone's secret to
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success?" My answer is the
young men and women
featured in these pages.
Each has a story to tell
of how they overcame
the odds, and often the
objections of their own
parents and friends, to
return to the city and
university they so loved.
Of course, the Tulone
renaissance was not
due solely to those who
returned but also to those
who never stepped foot
on Tulone's campus prior to
Katrine. Our research shows
that most of these students
were attracted to Tulone
not in spite of Katrine but
because of the challenges
and opportunities Katrine
offered to participate
in one of the greatest
rebuilding and renewal
efforts in our nation's
history. This fact represents
a seismic, generational
shift that historians and
sociologists will be writing
about for years to come.
Gone are the days of
the self-absorbed, self-seeking
college student
interested only in having
a good time and getting
a degree that brings
the greatest monetary
benefit the fastest, As
political commentator
James Corville told our
graduates at this year's
commencement, "The age
of cynicism is dead, and
your fingerprints ore all over
it."
So enjoy this year's
Jambaloyo, Get your
own fingerprints all over it,
too. It represents a new
generation, a new type of
student and o new Tulone,
Scott Cowen
President
Tulane University
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Graduation moxed back to the Superdome
for the 2008 Commencement.
A le\ee that broke during Hurricane Katrina. The Corp
of Engineers worked to fix and estimate damages of the
levees.
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Changes after the Hurricane
After one more year after
the devastation of Hurricane
Kotrina, New Orleans continues to
revitalize and rebuild.
Mardi Gras was larger than
ever, and many routes were
back to normal, including Thoth,
Rex, Zulu and Endymion. Also,
all of the parades rolled in their
Pre-Kotrina slots except for two,
which changed to a later date
to give NOPD days off. Finally
Orleans parish reinstated Pre-
Katrina standards of 14 floats and
7 bands minimum in each parade.
All of the changes created an
atmosphere more similar to
Pre-Kotrina days, showing the
revitolization of New Orleans.
As an indelible icon, the St.
Charles streetcar lines returned
to its full route officially Saturday
June 28, 2008 with a celebration
by the Storyville Stompers at the
Corrollton to Claiborne portion of
the line. Since the Hurricane, the
line was phased back into use,
with the final leg finishing in 2008.
Throughout the 2007 and 2008
school year, the Army Corps of
Engineers worked on fixing levees,
evaluating levees, and trying to
figure out how to protect New
Orleans against another flood.
The Corps was ruled negligent
for flood protection in 2008, but
continued to reconstruct the
damages after Katrina. Everyone
hopes to see the levees up to
the standards needed to protect
against future hurricanes.
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Tulane University Population:
Males: 5.100
Females: 5A19
new Orleans and surrounding areas:
Restaurants: 667 Sporting Venues: 11
Museums: 41 Shops: 290
Parks and Squares: 8 Performance Venues:
Plantations: 5 i^
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Being named one of the "hottest" schools
"is national recognition that we are
achieving our goal of not only surviving
Katrine but thriving in its ofternnath,"
Tulane University President Scott Cowen
said, "Tulane's best days ore still to conne
as the school moves closer to achieving
its potential as one of most distinguished
and distinctive educational and research
nstitutions anywhere."
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Jimmy Gallagher welcomes students at the Mew Orleans Airport
with smiles and cheer to begin nOLA.
Photos courtesy ofJimmy Gallagher
As part of the outdoor adventure, the students participated in
various activities, including rock climbing.
Orientation Coordinators and Nola TracK Leader Jered Bocage
pose at Mulate's, the restaurant chosen to introduce the new
students to the new Orieans food culture.
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Meaghan Hendricks and her new friends pose while enjoying a
campfire during the camping portion of nOLA.
Jimmy Gallagher and his friends smile before enjoying the water
slides and swimming.
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NOLA Experience
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The NOLA Experience gives the in
coming students a brief lool< at everything
they could see while studying at Tulone
University in New Orleans, Louisiana.
The week-long experience's pur-pose
is to introduce students to
New Orleans if they were first-tinne
visitors, to Louisiana if they
were out-of-state students, and
to Tulane, for all new and returning
students.
The students start out with a
camping trip and then break into smaller
groups with a specific emphasis. For the
2007 Orientation, there were five different
tracks for students to choose from: Down
and Dirty in the Big Easy, Explore Louisiana
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Outdoor Adventure, A 'Helluva Hullabaloo;
NAwlins Native Style, and Newcomb and
Each track gave students a dif-ferent
view on New Orleans, Tulane,
and the community in which they
would soon join.
Ail students participating
in NOLA also ate at Mulattes,
learned Cajun dancing, and par-ticipated
in community service.
The NOLA Experience brought
new students together with returning
Orientation Coordinators in a variety of
fun and entertaining, once-in-a-life experi-ences.
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Older students coordinate
activities for new students
Orientation usually begins the
weekend before classes begin, but
this year, the Orientation team ex-ceeded
their nornnal requirements
and helped welcome the new Fresh-men
as early as the month of June,
With orientations happening through-out
the summer, Orientation Week-end
really acted as the finale to the
welcoming process of the new class
by the old.
Hordwork and dedication allowed
the new freshman to feel the wel-coming
grasp of Tulane, and espe-cially
its students, Events like the Nat-chez
riverboat cruise, Playfair in Fogel-man,
and the various forums around
campus introduced the Freshman
and Transfer students to campus life
as well as each other The goal of Ori-entation
is to create a seamless tran-sition
into the life of a Tulane student,
and the upperciossmen act as role
models for the new students to en-sure
the pride and passion of Tulane
continues.
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Most of the Orientation team pose
in front of McAlister Auditorium.
I'hotos (ourtcsij of Ami i Collins
Tulane Emergency l^edical Students helped
the OCs inform students about the various
safety concerns and aids on campus.
Wearing matchinci red shirts the O.Cs are
easy to distinguish at the t'ia> Fair Orien-tation
acti\ ity in Fogeiman Arena.
Diana Ward, Couttnc> Ucip>, .-Xshlee
Kiden, Amy Collins, Lauren Gay, Ashley
harbicr and Kosemcry So. OTLs, stand
with ['resident Scott Coucn, behind par-ents
and new students milling around dur-ing
Orientation.
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Sharp Hall has 6 floors and houses both men and women
Freshmen. Photo courtesy of Paula Burch
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Three-quarters of the
incoming freshmen
hailed from fifteen states,
colored in green below:
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VA, MD, PA, DE, NY, NJ, CT,
and MA.
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Enrollment is Back on Track
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ulane welcomed a huge
Freshman class in fall 2007
of 1375 students. The class
surpassed the goal of 1200
students, proving that Tulane
and its enrollment ore back on
track. The new Freshman class
was 56 percent larger than the,
previous class. It was mostly
divided, with 55 percent of
the entering Freshmen being
female. The Freshmen ore
from a variety of states and
countries. Including Albania,
Brazil, China, Guatemala,
Honduras, Singapore, Spain,
Switzerland and the United
Kingdom.
Another forward step in
enrollment, the transfer class
numbered 128 students, more
than in the years following
Hurricane Kotrino, and more
than the total of 1 18 current _
transfer students.
riic ricsliman class read the no\cl Field fiotcs of
.1 Citastiophe for Orientation, a no\el about global
\s. liming. /7io/o couiicsy of Paula Butvh
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The All Day Activity
Outreach Tulane is a one-day
volunteer comnnunity service
event for incoming and return-ing
students, as well as faculty
staff, and their families. Through
Outreach Tulane Tulane seeks
to strengthen the Tulane com-munity
by worl<ing together to
provide needed assistance to
local non-profit and govern-ment
organizations, Addition-ally
we hope to instill a deeper
connection to our community
while fostering lifelong commit-ments
to service. Our universi-ty^
largest annual community
service event. Outreach Tulane
is coordinated by CACTUS-the
Oommunity Action Council of
Tulane University Students, Of-fice
of Student Programs at Tu-lane
University and the Center
for Public Service,
Outreach is a great way to
begin a semester of communi-ty
service work and meet new
people.
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There are site leaders, like the man in yellow below and to the
right, coordinate all the Tulane volunteers. The KA's, like An-drew
Discolo, left, help oryanize their floors before Oiitrear h.
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Cleaning gardens helps clear
the excess vegetation that oc-curs
from neglect. Photo cour-tesy
of Paula Burch
Painting schools like Lusher help
the classrooms look fresh for the
returning younger students. Plwto
courtesy of Paula Bwch
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With credit directed toward the open-ing
acts that surprisingiy surpassed iocklus-ter
and the Tuianian method of insuring a
good tirme, the crowd of Lii Wayne's con-cert
ieft McAlister satisfied. Most of the at-tendants
haiied Tuiane as their homestead
but many other New Orieons' coiiege na-tives
made a showing.
Brittany G, of Xavier University eagerly
joined her self-proclaimed "groupie" friend
Dorie S, hours before the doors opened to
ensure a good seat. The two juniors antici-
An article courtesy of the Messenger
pated a show that locals consider a rarity
and a special treat.
"Wayne doesn't do concerts in New Or-leans
even though he's from here!' Dorie
pouted, "But that's okay My man's going
to see me tonight. I'll be in the front row:'
Unfortunately, the arrival of random ae
quointances whose "friends" were saving
spots pushed the Xavier students for bock
into the queue. They quickly related to
University of Michigan sophomore Matt
Steinbeck who was dealing with the some
injustice. Matt, in town to visit his high
school sweetheart, vocalized his frustra-tion
upon the deaf ears of the morbidly
unprepared students of Tulone's Campus
Programming (TUCP).
All of the student workers hod the some
response for the strategic merging of
newcomers into the line: "I don't know.
They just keep coming'' Even once inside
the auditorium, over one hundred ticket
holders filtered into the very front row of
seats. Not much later, sitting in the closest
seat to the stage meant you hod three
people standing in front of you.
We Tuionions con certain
ly turn on the professionc
charm or merit academic
success when we feel th(
need. And, as a whole
we also take on anothe
persona when placed ii
a setting of bass-thump
ing hyphy. Thanks to m"'
peripheral vision, I spottec
four drunken climbers, three
fist fights, two non-fans oi
stage, and a "sexy choco:
late" quoting Weezy
Is it Christmas season al
ready? I feel as if this article
Lir Wayne
throws down
his raps in
front of the
mostly stu-dent
crowd
at McAlister
Auditorium
August 23, at
the Welcom
Back Concert.
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of the
Messenger
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jst broke out into song.
As the night wore on, a tiny doll of Boi-y's-
inspired anger that yelled in my face
v'ith logical fallacies such as "Do you wont
o hit me? You con hit me but you need
o be able to hit mel" Then, on innocent
lid the matrix into my shoulder while foil-ig
to take a punch by some antagonistic
)rute,
We the youngster regained conscious-less,
certainly he remembered the night
OS evidence of how boundless Tulane stu-dents
ore to different experiences. The
"rap scene" may have been expected
to show a particular crowd but everyone
come to enjoy the show. From engineer-ing
geniuses to Newcomb realists, the
giggly freshmen to the brain-worn fifth
year senior. From emotional violence to
the situational timidity of a writer taking
notes in the corner, Tulane, you continu-ously
surprise and impress,
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Newcomb-Tulane College is
proud to announce the inaugural
year for the 2nd year experience
at Tulane University (T2). We are
committed to providing a unique,
fun, and exceptional learning and
living experience for you. The T2
"sophomore only" programs ore
designed to help you achieve and
enhance your academic, career,
and personal goals.
The T2 program has four primary
components through which it ad-dresses
the needs of each see
ond-year student:
1. The Academic and Career
Planning component focuses on
providing various programs to fa-cilitate
the outcomes of choosing
a major, finding internship options,
and Vi/riting a professional resume.
Career Coaches hold weekly of-fice
hours in Mayer Residence hall
to assist sophomores with their ca-reer
related needs. Students ore
also encouraged to utilize their
academic advisors in planning fu-ture
course schedules.
2. The Residential component
focuses on providing various pro-grams
committed to establishing
a community oriented and mem-orable
living environment. Serving
OS the home of T2, Mayer Resi-dence
Hall is the location of the
majority of T2 programs.
3. The Leadership component
focuses on providing opportuni-ties
for continuing development
and growth of a student's overall
leadership potential. Be it through
skill development or by learning
more about themselves, students
will gain a better understanding
of the world around them and be
better prepared to address chal-lenges
that arise in their lives.
4. The Faculty Interaction com-ponent
focuses on providing stu-dents
with the opportunity to in-teract
and network with various
faculty members throughout the
year. This increased level of inter-action
will benefit students in their
professions ond in society
Staff:
Kyle Berner
Career Coach
Lori LeDuff
Career Coach
Nicholas Rachowicz
Area Director - Housing
and Residence Life
Kelly Jo Larsen
Assistant Director of Lead-ership
& Transition Pro-grams
Justin Jelen
Student Affairs Associate
Austin Dobbins
RA/Career Ambassador
Naomi Gebrelul
RA/Career Ambassador
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'Justin Grant
M/Career Ambassador
Edward Larm
i^A/Career Ambassador
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^den Malik
M/Career Ambassador
<aitlin Moilory
^A/Career Ambassador
Diana IVlarker
^A/Career Ambassador
Sarah Grace Vellom
RA/Career Ambassador
Shivani Gupta
Senior RA
Aiesho Voiow
Senior RA
The Process
The T2 program guides students through
the second year by encouraging the com-pletion
several benchmarks:
• Complete Entrance Assessment and
Registration within first semester month
• Complete "Do What You Are" by 10/07
• Participate in events/workshops 1st se-mester
• Complete and upload resume to "5 of
9" and "UCAH " by 12/07
• Select a major by 3/08
• Participate in workshops 2nd semester
• Apply to 3-4 summer internship oppor-tunities
• Complete exit assessment and com-plete
Summer Intemships/Plans by Nay
of spring semester
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sopliomore class. PIxoto by t\cllii Buck
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Homecoming Week took place October
21 through 28. The week's activities in-cluded
a Step-show, painting competitions,
free Snoballs, the annual Hullabalooza
with activities, music and fun, meet-ings,
receptions, lunches, dinners,
parades, ceremonies and finally
culminated with the Tulane ver-sus
Memphis football game in
the Superdome on Saturday. The
Homecoming Village before the
football game offered music by Bag of
Donuts as well as special tents for alumnae
from specific years. It was a larger pre-game
celebration than last year, allowing more
alumnae and students to celebrate. One
new event incorporated into the schedule
is a Day of Service, coordinated by the
Tulane Center for Public Service,
where people helped improve
two local New Orleans public
schools. Also new, the reception
was held at the recently opened
Lavin-Bemick Center for Student
Life. Ronald J. French, a Tulane
alum of the University and Medical
School, served as the Grand Marshal for
Homecoming 2007.
Organizations decorate the windows of the Lavin-BemicFv
Center to celebrate.
Taylor Moss and Jessica Roberts are Home-coming
King and Queen for 2007.
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Karen Reed, Kelly Buck, Sandy Buck,
Molly Shetter and Lizz McFiamara strike a
pose in Destin under a giraffe at mini golf.
Photo by Nolly Shetter
Nathalie Wargo and Melissa Wopschal
chose Florida for their sunshine spring
break.
Photo by Nathalie Wargo
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Tulane students go near and far for spring
break, but they always keep Tulane close at
hand - or foot. Photo by Melissa Wopschall
Erin Forte and Sara Tobin enjoy the
sunny beaches of nearby Florida.
Photo by liathalie IVargo
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Spring break 2008
The third week in IVIarch means
fun times without class! Students
head home, head to far away
destinations like Cancun, stay on-campus,
take a nice drive, or even
do community service with the Al-ternitave
Spring Break program.
Tulone students find many ways
to enjoy the break from class.
New Orleans is a hotspot in itself
for students that stay. Plantation
tours and swamp tours are fun. lo-cal
activities.
For seniors, spring break is that
last extravagenza before gradu-ation
arrives and they have to
find jobs in the "real world: Spring
break is the perfect time to re-charge
after a stressful first half of
the semester, and to find the moti-vation
to continue academic sue
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The girls dressed up tor a lanc\ dinner at a local
liotspot in Destin.
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Halloween, for most Tulone
students, starts a few hours before
midnight October 30. TUCP puts
on the annual Rocky Horror Picture
Show, complete with student
actors beginning at midnight of
October Slst. Then comes sleep
and classes. But, Halloween is
never complete without more
dress-up, more parties, and
definitely more fun.
Popular destinations for
Halloween evening include
Frenchman and Bourbon. Crowds
flock both streets as people walk
up and down, looking for friends
and meeting new ones along the
way The party continues until
daylight, when all good vampires
ore home asleep. At Tulane,
Halloween really is more than just
24 hours of mayhem.
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Stephanie Drangle, Salem Elkhayet and
Jennifer Feld pose quickJy In the hallway
c;f Mayer.
Sophomore Micah Bluming will not be let-ling
just anyone into his Halloween party.
As a bouncer, he is very strict. Photos
courtesy of Lucy Escher
Stephanie and Jennifer are ready to rock,
but Chris Mcizcn is vcr>' doubtful. Instead
he uses his deadly stare.
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As the clock struck 9:25 pm, a red
star ascended and the crowd yelled,
screamed, jumped, and moshed to
the long-awaited performance by Rage
Against the Machines, photo by Sara
Tobin
Papers listing songs to be sung from
Spoon's albums abreviates the titles of
the songs heard by the crowds waiting
to hear the Austin, Texas Indie Rock
band, photo by Sara Tobin
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"You represent all the beauty that still exists in this city,
Zach de la Rocha of Rage Against the Machines
The ninth edition of the
Voodoo Mucial Experience
occurred October 26 - 28
in City Park in new Orleans.
There were more than 120
bands and performers that
played during the three-day
musical festival. The
crowd came in droves, with
a record 150,000 people
in attendance, which sym-bolized
the revitalization
of new Orleans after Hur-ricane
Katrina.
Some of the bigger
names that performed
were M.I. A., Rage Against
the Machines, Kings of
Leon, the Smashing Pump-kins,
Ben Harper and the
Innocent Criminals, Wilco,
Dr. John, fall Out Boy, the
Black Crowes and Com-mon.
The line-up also includ-ed
smaller local bands like
Galactic, Trombone Shorty
and the Soul Rebels. The
festival was the first music
festival to return after Hur-rican
Katrina, and proves
to be a well-loved fall event.
The festival highlights dif-ferent
new Orleans culture
through its divided areas,
Le Carnival, Le Flambeau
and Le Ritual. With food,
sunshine, and music, Tu-lane
students flock to this
more hip rendition of the
loved Jazz Fest to see their
favorite artists perform for
an incredible value.
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AlecOunsworth , lead vocalist and
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sill' IS some new songs from tfieir
Ji)i)7 alhum Stjmc Loud Thunder.
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Tyler Sargent, ttic bassist and
other vocallisi of Clap Your Hands
Say Yeah rocKs out to old favorites
by the Indie band like 'Is This
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Britt Daniel and Jim Eno ofthe band
Spoon performed songs from their al-iHims
including Qa Qa Qa Qa Qa, After
ilicir performance, tlicy announced they
uoiild play a surprise pcrfomiancc at
One F-yed ^acVs in tlie French Quarter.
p/io(o by Sara Toblii
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Downtown is
where y'at!
New Orleans has a downtown for
everyone! The French Quarter offers
architectural and historical beauty.
Canal Place has shops for the ultimate
shopper, as well as unique and lessly
shown movies. The riverfront has the
perfect view of birds and boots. Finally,
and most importantly Downtown has
restaurants, clubs, and bars for any taste
or desire,
Downtown includes areas along the
Mississippi River down-river (roughly east)
from Canal Street, including the French
Quarter, Treme, Faubourg Marigny
the Bywoter, the 9th Ward, and other
neighborhoods,
In the 19th century much of
Downtown was still predominantly
Francophone, It was center of the city^
Creole communities. The broad median
of Canal Street became known as the
"neutral ground',' where partisans of the
two sections of the city could meet for
discussions and business without going
into each otherfe territory.
Today, downtown is the perfect place
for a Tulane student to escape the
books and enjoy New Orleans culture
with their friends in a variety of ways.
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and a cup of chickory coffee is the perfect
Sunday brunch! fluAo (ourtcsii of Paula
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here arc many casinos, like Grand Isle,
(loKMlown for students of acje to play thieir
luck. Marrah s is another big name that
people flock {(). I'liotf) coitrtcsij of Jlmmi)
(icillcighci
Steve Kniegci ((miK 1.uc> Kschcr as a date to
one of the f'tii Kdp ddte p.irties. ["r<Ucmit>
date parties often use dounloun ds au es-cape
from the uptown serenity. I'luiLo com-tesij
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ttiat ha\e kxal musicians plasing night-
In for that Hew Orleans music fix. Photo
courtesy of Naclain Johnson
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Caltlin Blegler hits Magazine Street, a great spot
for food, fun, and gelato. Photo courtesy ofCaitlin
Biegler
The long-time bar TJ Quill's closed at the begin-ning
of the Fall semester, making way for the Ra-ven.
Photo courtesy of the Hullabaloo
The Tulane campus resides in the Up-town
Garden District in New Orleans. Be-cause
of its location near the streetcar
and the popular Magazine Street, ^^
the students at Tulane hove a
never-ending supply of fun and
entertainment for night and /
day.
There are many restaurants
near campus that serve a vari-ety
of foods: Louisiana Pizza Kitch-en,
Lo Madeleine, and the ever-pop-ular
and re-opened Camillia Grill.
Venturing over to Magazine Street al
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lows students to shop at the boutiques
as well OS the costume shops, the jewelry
and antique stores, and stop and get a
bite to eat at other restuorants like
the Bulldog and Nacho Mamo^,
Food and drink are popular
past-times because of New Or-leans
unique antiquated culture
reminiscent of the French and
Spanish colonists. Creole and
Cajun food is always available,
and no one can resist crawfish or
bread pudding.
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le Mushroom has music, shirts, posters, and
her exotics for the roci\ and roll crowd. Photo
urtesii of I'cudci Biuxh
Stephanie Dranyle and Hilary Adams went to one
of the shows on the porch of the l.avin-Bernick
Center. I'holo bij liihi lln.i
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Ice cream and dessert parlors like Sucre provide
tiic perfect place for a sugar fix. I'hoto coiuicsii of
tlic llulLibaloo
The Boot is a local hot-spot in Ihc evening with its
outdoor seating. r/io<o by /vide Dickson
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Lindsay Williams at the marble stadium,
the site of the first modem Olympics.
Photo courtesy of Lindsay Williams
Don't cry for me Argentina!
Junior Cortney Benjamin takes some time away from studying
Spanish to see the sites in Jujuy, Argentina.
Photo courtesy of Cortney Benjamin
Students in Paris witness mimes and
other street performers at the Pari-sian
church, Sacre Coeur.
Photo courtesy of Cortney Benjamin
Nea Moyer visled the ancient spa town
of Epidarius, while studying in Greece.
Photo courtesy of Pica Moyer
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In Fall 2007 Tulane created
the Center for Global Education
and relocated the study abroad
program. The Office of Study
Abroad offers Tulane students 80
programs in 30 different countries.
Tulane students can apply for
thematic study abroad programs,
international and area study
programs, or language study
programs. There are new programs
in China, Singapore, Jordan, Egypt,
Senegal, Poland, Russia, Mexico,
Uruguay and Brazil. Students stay
in residence halls, apartments, or
other housing options they choose.
Many students choose to study
abroad for a semester, a year, or
even a summer The time away
from Tulane brings even more to
the Tulane spirit and community
when they return to rejoin their
friends and classmates.
Kelsey Parris and friends pose in front
of Knossos in Crete, a monument
leftover from the Minoan civilization.
P/io(o courtesij of hiclscy I'anis
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Hundreds of Tulane
students gather in
front of McAlister Au-ditorium
October 22
to attend a presenta-tion
by Ann Coulter.
Fhoto courtesy of
Paula Burch
students, local residents, and
community members attend
events. Photo courtesy of Paula
Burch
Anderson Cooper returns to New Orieans, but instead
of reporting on tragedy tie gives a hopeful talk to the
Tulane Community. Photo courtesy of Tina Mua
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Speakers Come to Tulane
Tulane University offers three
large speaking forums, McAlister
Auditorium, Dixon Auditorium
and Fogelmon Arena, as well
as many more rooms and halls,
These forums were filled with
guest speakers throughout the
2007 and 2008 school year. The
speakers ranged from politicians
to famous authors, Jhe students
gathered hours beforehand to
hear these speakers and were not
disappointed with the messages
the speakers brought to the
Tulane Community.
The acclaimed novelist Salmon
Rushdie spoke at Tulane April 7 at
Dixon Auditorium and focused his
lecture on "Public Events, Private
Lives: Literature and Politics in the
Modern World!'
Senator Borack Obama hosted
a community event at Fogelman
Arena February 7 which allowed
the many college supporters to
hear their candidate in person,
Gloria Steinem spoke in the Lavin-
Bernik University Center March
6, provided by the Newcomb
College Institute,
Other notable speakers include
Bill Clinton, Ann Coulter, and
Anderson Cooper.
As a part of starting
the Clinton Global
Initiative University'
program, fomicr
President Bill Clin-ton
speaks at Fogel-man
Arena March
15 about global
changes, tfutto
couilcsy of Una
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students h^ard pre-sentations
about
different graduate
programs as weil.
Photos courtesy of
Tom Moody.
Dean Jaties Ma-cLaren
pMfcipated
in the M^p- Weeks
to give stRents ad-vice
and conversa-tion.
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Discussiojis lielped
students aft person-al
questiop directly
to the presenters.
Cudd Hall offered the
participants of its events
food. Students and pro-fessors
are able to con-nect
one-on-one.
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ncuconib-lLilciiR: Mcijoi Week programs
u'herc students and professors met.
Major Weeks Answers
With Career Services,
departments on cannpus held
Major Weeks to help students
obtain information about their
future options, The Classics
Department, as a part of their
Major Weei<, had a table in the
Lavin-Bernik Center and a resume
workshop for Classics majors.
The Liberal Arts department held
a Major Week in Cudd Hall for
the Teacher and Preparation
and Certification program.
They offered the students food.
Major Week^Bfscntations are de-signed
to give students information
about their major or protiiam and
their future options.
information, and discussion about
their futures.
The Major Weeks allow
students the opportunity to get
information from people in their
profession with close and intimate
discussions. The small groups
allowed for more discussion and
personal questions and concern.
Major Weeks provided a different
way for students to learn about
their Academic futures.
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Tulane University Banl< of Greater New faculty and staff," says
alumni, faculty, staff Orleans and Acadian, Vincent llustre, director
and more tinan 1,000 Project Lazarus, City of theCenterforPublic
students will hit the Park, Communities in Service. Activities'
streets of New Orleans Schools, the Green will include painting
on Saturday (Sept. 1) Project, Malta Park publicschools, general:
to volunteer as port Assisted Living Facility, cleaning and yard
of "Outreach Tulane," Beacon of Hope work, cutting fabric)
a variety of day-long Resource Center, and squares to moke beds:
projects in various city others. Volunteers will for animals, socializing
neighborhoods. gather on Newcomb with elderly residents,^
The Tulane Center Quad of the uptown sorting and packaging
for Public Service campus at 8 a.m. on food and other
has coordinated Saturday and will be donations, building
projects with more bused to their service a Habitat home, and'|
than 20 community agencies around the picking up trash and'
groups, including city. debris. i
the Louisiana SPCA, "Thisisthelargestsingle Public service is
Habitat for Humanity, day of community now a requirement of
Second Harvest Food serviceforourstudents, the undergraduate'
core curriculum — an
element of the Tulane
Renewal Plan unveiled
after Hurricane Katrine.
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requirement, each
studer^t must complete
or^e service-learnir^g
course at the 100-
: 'to 300-level before
: earning 70credithours,
then participate in one
. higher-level academic
: activity in the 300-
to 600-level before
i graduation.
For the second
requirement, students
con choose from a
menu of academic
lactivities: a service-leorning
course,
internship, research
: project, honors thesis
project, service-based
;; international study-abroad
program or
: capstone experience
with a public-service
: component.
students lining up for Outreach on the
LBC Quad. I'holos courtesy of Tidane
l'ublkc}lk)ns
I'he article is coiaic.\ii of the
new Wave publication
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Tulane students fill the crowds with their friends
and family, enjoying the sunshine of this warm
Mardi Qras.
Parades roll night and day, making it difficult to
hide from the splendor. Photos by Lauren Leving
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Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, is the
final day of Carnival, which begins on
the Feast of the Epiphany, Jan. 6.
Also known as Kings' Day or
Twelfth Night, Jan. 6 celebrates
the arrival of the three
kings at Jesus' birthplace,
thus ending the Christmas
season. And in New Orleans,
simultaneously starting
Carnival. This festival of fun
finds its roots in various pagan
celebrations of spring, dating bock
5,000 years,
With the Uptown parade route only
Tuesday
February 5
2008
a little more than a mile from Gibson,
Tulane students, focutly staff and
community members flock to the
neutral ground at Napoleon and St.
Charles to watch the parades
roll and grab throws.
The holiday does not just
include the single day of fun
and merriment, but rather a
longer celebration. Luckily
Tulane students also get the
Monday and Tuesday off from
classes to enjoy the uniquely New
Orleans experience.
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'reshman Lauren Leving and her friend collected Spears, stiifTed animals, shoes and coconuts are rjniy some oi the many
leads at Morpheus. Fhoto hii l.<}urcn Icviim items thrown from the M,irdi Cir;is floats. Photo rout Ic^ij of I'.iul.i litirrh
I \> i\ I icshiiMii in atliiul.itKe love to >lu)Vs oil
Ihi II ijjlheiiny of heads! I'lwlo by Lnucn Lcimg
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Lucy Etcher, Stephanie Drangle and Tina Mua enjoy
the warm Maidi Qras days hanging out on I In- rHiilr.il
ground. I'hoto roiirtcsi/ of l.iuij llschci
Adam I'ascI, Betsy Lopez and MIcah (ilumlng
attended the Tulane Masquerade Ball - a new Tulane
tradition. I'hoto c oiufcsi/ o/ /,i« 1/ l.si:lv:r
£rv.. _>J.
The Tulane Masquerade Ball had a king
and queen chosen from tlic Sophomore
class as a part of tlie T2 Program. FUolo
Courtesy of Lucy Escher
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Newcomb Art Gallery Exhibitions
student actors must
work around busy
schedules to re-hearse
the needed
hours for the many
plays. Photo cour-tesy
ofPaula Burch
From Society to Socialism: Ttie Art of Caroline Durieux
March 26 - June 15, 2008
From Society to Socialism: The Art of Caroline Durieux celebrates
the artistic career of or^e of Newcomb College's most illustrious
graduates by bringing to light the confluence of people and places
that shaped her journey from privileged socialite to socially con-scious
realist. Beginning when she left New Orleans for Latin Amer-ica—
where she encountered the cultural legacy of the Mexican
Revolution— her artistic evolution was marked by a growing sensitiv-ity
to the working-class and poor and on awareness of the exag-gerated
egos of the privileged.
Diane Arbus: Pfiotographs
Featuring a selection of rare, vintage prints by one of the most
influential artists of the 20th century the exhibition offers an excep-tional
opportunity to see Arbus's full range of achievement from the
start of her career in 1956 to the end of her life in 1971. The show is
drawn from the largest private collection of Arbus's work and in-cludes
a suite of photographs never before shown to the public. On
view ore such iconic masterpieces as Russian midget friends in a liv-ing
room on 100th Street, NYC. 1963 and seldom seen works includ-ing
Fire Eater at a carnival. Palisades Park, N.J. 1956.
Ttie Image Wrouglit: Historical Ptiotographiic Approaches in ttie
Digital Age
Organized by the Horry Ransom Center at The University of Texas at
Austin, examines the seeming paradox of contemporary photogra-phers
embracing archaic photographic practices in today's digital
age. the show provides a singular opportunity to view contempo-rary
images alongside vintage examples of their nineteenth-century
predecessors. Post and present come together to offer a unique
perspective on this important moment in the history of photogra-phy
One Big Self: Prisoners of Lousiana
Between 1998 and 2002 photographer Deborah Luster along with
poet CD. Wright, set out to create an authentic document of
Louisianos prison population through image and text—a document
to ward off forgetting, an opportunity for the inmates to present
themselves as they would be seen, bringing what they own or bor-row
or use: work tools, objects of their making, messages of their
choosing, their bodies, themselves. The resulting collection of small
amber-toned prints on aluminum, both framed and placed loosely
in drawers for viewers to examine, is a composite of universal and
particular realities that reflects upon private loss, individual lives,
language, public policy and institutions, and societal violence.
November 28, 2007 - February 24, 2008
A Spectral Image of Self
A Spectral Image of Self is an exhibition of new time-based medio
works curated by Pamela Auchincloss of
the Artist Pension Trust (APT). Seven APT
artists from Europe and America are in-cluded
in the exhibition: Yoel Bartona, Beth
Campbell, Anthony Goicoleo, Bradley
McCallum, Jacqueline Tarry Julika Rude-lius,
and Aida Ruilovo. Their works explore
diverse topics ranging from oblique rela-tionships
and the fragmentation of time
in Ruilovo's No, No (2004) and 3-2-1 (I Love
You) (2002) to the ephemeral nature of
beauty in Rudelius' Forever (2006) and the
relationship between ritual and national
Identity in Bartono's Profile (2005).
September 26 - November 11, 2007
The riewcomb Art Gallery contains two Tiffany
window triptychs that once adomed the new-comb
Chapel and are now installed in Wood-ward
Way flanking the entrance to the Gallery.
Photo courtesy of Paula Burch
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£^ Theater Productions
The Wedding Dress by Nelson Rodrig. :
October 10-14. 17-21
Directed by Lorenzo Gonzalez
The Wedding Dress rooms the subconscious halluc
notions of o middle-closs young wife who hos just
been mortally injured in on auto accident. As she
hovers at the brink of life, her delusional faculties
snatch at memories both real and imagined.
An Evening of Dance by the Newcomb Dance
Company
November 16-18
Alice Pascal Escher, Artistic Director
The Newcomb Dance Company presents its annual
An Evening of Dance" featuring the classic and the
avant-garde. Choreographers include guest artist
Abby Fiat from the University of Utah and Newcomb
Dance faculty.
Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Block-head
By Bert V. Royal
November 28 - December 2
Directed by Gary Rucker
When CBfe dog dies from rabies, CB begins to ques-tion
the existence of on afterlife. When his friends
ore too distracted by their own conditions to pro-vide
solace, CB befriends the target of the groups
bullying, setting in motion a friendship that will push
teen ongst to the very limits.
Six Characters in Search of on Author By Luigi Pi-randello
February 26 - March 2
Directed by Buzz Podewell
Six characters have been created by their author
but left in an unfinished drama. They arrive at a re-hearsal
of a ploy and proceed to convince the di-rector
to allow them to perform their true drama for
him.
Newcomb Dance Company in Concert
March 27-29, April 3-5
The Newcomb Dance Company broadens its sea-son
by creating experimental dance works to be
shown in the smaller, more intimate space of the Lu-pin
Theatre. Come hove a visceral experience, up
close and personal, as Newcomb Dance Company
dancers explore the melding of movement, ab-straction
and storytelling.
Mr. Marmalade By Noah Haidle
April 16-20, 23-27
Directed by Ryan Rilette
A dork comedy Mr. Marmalade explores LucyS 4-
year-old relationship with her up'-jsijo' ••--•^•'-.0'^,'
friend, and the mindscope of a c
posed to the dysfunction of the
Spring on campus. Photo courtesy of Paula Burch
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Faced with disaster. New Orleans has become a community servic(
magnet since Katrina. Alternative spring break programs favor the Qui
Coast region, as the area needs volunteers and offers an interestinc
environment for workers to explore.
Student Advocacy for Equitable Recovery and one of Tulane's Jewisl
organizations, Hillel, serve as hubs for service workers from around th^
country.
"Every year, there is this alternative spring break program in Hillels aroun(
the country; Tulane's Hillel Program Director Hanan Hayberg said. "O
course, because of Katrina, the focus is here on new Orleans!'
Hillel plans to host a total of 600 volunteers in the weeks before, durin(
and after Tulane's spring break. More than 30 different Hillels are sendinc
groups to Mew Orleans for projects during this time, and visiting student
will stay at a camp in Mississippi.
"Because they're all Hillel groups, they have discussions at the end o
each day about community service and social values and how they relat<
to Jewish values'; riayberg said. "Hot only does it connect them in
community and social way but also in an intellectual and spiritual way!'
SAFER takes a secular approach and recruited more than 200 volunteer^
from 10 different campuses. Volunteer Coordinator Kory Morthroi
spearheaded recruitment by sending mass e-mails to campuses around th«
country.
"We had a really good response and reaction; Morthrop said. "We actuall;
had to tum groups away because we're not big enough to support tha
many groups!'
The majority of those SAFER hosts plan to stay at local hostels, while ;
few will stay at churches or a super-rate motel.
"We've got them working at various Jobs across the city, including drywall
insulation and exterior painting; said Jim Coningsby, executive director an<
program coordinator
SAFER adopted new projects in preparation for their alternative sprinj
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iltiites tiiis month.
itt "We took on some new work for this','
Zoningsby said. "We've been doing prep work
iho get ready for (the volunteers)!'
le The SAFER workers plan to work eight to
line hours each day doing manual labor at
idiouses throughout ravaged areas of new
3lOrleans. Most groups plan a day off to enjoy
he city.
I "We're going to try to have some kind of
ig)arbecue for the groups in town together on
itsheir day off; Fiorthrop said. "It's nice when
jroups get to meet other kids doing the same
olhing, sharing the experience'.'
it( Millel echoed the need for group interaction.
i "There will be a dinner on Tuesday in the
wavin-Bernick Center with those 200 people
rs.oming in dirty, straight from work, to eat
3[i;ome jambalaya',' riayberg said.
h^ Tulane students are also invited to the
linner in hopes of building a sense of
ill\^onnectivity.
la Though Katrina has faded from headlines,
')oth groups experienced a significant
increase in alternative spring break volunteers
his March.
"They're coming for a week of community
ndiervice',' Hayberg said, "that's a really hands-
)n, get dirty kind of workl'
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Hullabaloo,
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After a two year, eight month
construction project, the Tuione Green
Wove Boseboi! team played
their first game at home in
the improved Greer Field at
Turchin Stadium. With a huge
television, turf instead of grass,
and increased seating for 5000
people, the fans and team were
impressed by the stadium.
It was a $10 million project, but well
worth the money and the wait. The first
Greer
Field at
Turchin
Stadium
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set of games at home were sold out. The
season attendance averaged 3450
fans.
As in previous years, the
neighborhood locals flock
to the games as well as the
students, and the games ore an
important port of the Uptown
community. About sixty percent
of the games were played at
the stadium, letting the fans see their
players at home more often.
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'aving-stone tributes paid for by Green Wave fans
otrn the pathway into the stadium. Photo couiicsij
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I he new stadium is named for Phil Qreer, chair
)l the Board of Tulane, who was one of 16 sta-lium
donors and thus were allowed to toss out
irst pitches in the opening game. Photo by Ashley
"miiKler
With 17 letterman and 14 newcomers, the Tulane
Baseball team played their first game at home
since June 13, 2005. Photo cowtcsq of Pauhi IjuicIi
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Eudora Choi and her friends malang a
pyramid at the Mississippi River Levee.
The Levee is a hot-spot for fun and
friends because it is close. Photo cour-tesy
of Eudora Choi
Below, students work out at Reily Rec-reation
Center to stay in-shape during
leisure times. Photos courtesy of Paula
Burch
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jjtudents play and relax on the different quads on
jampus. The greenspace means luxury grass for
liny activity. I'hotos ( onr(c.si/ of /'<im/<i IU(i( h
What students do outside of class
Taking eighteen hours of
class ineans lots of work and
studying, but even A" students
need to relax. Campus has
many areas where students
flock for fun and relaxation.
The Reily Center offers
classes, exercise equipment,
a pool and even ping pong
tables for every student to
enjoy
The Quads around campus
give students open space to
play gomes and fall asleep.
Nearby Audubon Pork and
the Levy ore wonderful areas
for recreational fun as well as
borbeques, picnics and general
mayhem.
With worm weather for about
9 months a year. New Orleans
offers students plenty of time to
enjoy the outdoors and breathe
a fresh bit of air.
Crawfest invited anyone and everyone to join in the fim.
Dishes of crawfish were served with potatoes and com to the
many hungry people. Photos courtesy of Dan Haber
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With 15,000 pounds of boiled crawfish and seven bands, the See
ond Annual Crawfest celebration on the uptown campus Saturday
April 19 delivered a good time with tasty food and lively music.
The second annual event, sponsored by the Associated Student
Body lasted from 11 a.m. until 7 p.m. on the Lavin-Bernick Center
Quad where students, focutly and community members enjoyed
the lovely weather, food, and music.
Performing on two stages were Soulive with Fred Wesley, Jon
Cleory Trombone Shorty Papa Grows Funk, Soul Rebels, Revivalists
and The Zoo.
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Tulane University
The uptown campus is located
in New Orieans on St. Charles Av-enue
in a historic residential district
where architectural styles run from
humble Creole cottages to im-pressive
Greek Revival mansions.
Located across the street from
Tulane is Audubon Park, 400 acres
that encompass tennis courts,
golf courses, jogging and bicycle
paths, horse stables, the Audubon
Zoo and some of the most mag-nificent
live oaks you'll ever see.
Constructed in 1894, Gibson Hall
is the oldest building on the up-town
campus. Designed in the
neo-Romanesque architectural
style, Gibson Hall is an identifying
landmark for the Tulane commu-nity
It symbolizes the traditions
and history of Tulane. As home to
the admission office, it serves as o
starting point for the Tulane aca-demic
experience.
The shield with overlapping "TU"
letters has been a symbol for the
university since the late 1800s.
It is a building detail for several
structures on the uptown campus,
including Tilton Memorial Hall and
Robert C. Cudd Hall. It serves as a
major element of the university's
visual identity, and appears on
publications, clothing and memo-rabilia.
Overall the campus serves as
a piece of artwork as well as a
home for an academic career.
wvave
uoodbye Is a
casual event
of food, music,
and fun. Pho-tos
by Kelly
Buck
There were cheesecake, gelato, red beans
and rice as well as many other Cajun and Cre-ole
favorites available. Photos by Kelly Buck
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9 a.m., Saturday, May 17, 2008
Tulane University's Unified
Commencement Ceremony honors the
graduates from all of the universitys
schools and colleges. It features the
pomp and circumstance expected of a
traditional Commencement celebrotion
but with a New Orleans twist. At this
ceremony you can expect to see the
procession of graduates and faculty
the keynote address from a prestigious
speaker, the conferral of degrees and
hear live jazz.
This was the inaugural year for the
Undergraduate Diploma Ceremony All
undergraduates enrolled in Newcomb-
Tulane College and the School of
Continuing Studies came together In
a single ceremony to receive their
degrees from Tulane President Scott S.
Cowen.
James Corville and Mary Matalin
addressed the class of 2008 as the
keynote speakers and kept the
graduate smiling with their wit and
humor.
Along with the graduating ceremony,
Commencment began with the Wove
Goodbye, an event of food and fun
on the Tulane Campus. Cajun fod tents
populated the Academic Quod as
students and parents took pictures and
said their lost goodbyes to Tulane and
possible to eochother.
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Parents, faculty, and students meet and sa\ tlicii
t\(Kx1tiycs at tlic \arious ciradiialion events. /Vioto.s
bij l\clly Buck
"We have four pillars of Greek
life/' says Jenny Groves,
president of the Panhellenic
Council at Tulane and a member
of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority.
"Leadership, scholarship,
service, and sisterhood or
brotherhood."
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/\lpha Epsilon Pi
/\lpha Phi Alplna
Delta Tau Delta
Kappa Alpha
Kappa Sigma
Kappa Alpha Psi
Kappa Sigma
Phi Beta Sigma
Phi Gamma Delta
Phi Kappa Sigma
Sigma Alpha
Epsilon
Sigma Alpha Nu
Sigma Chi
Sigma Phi Epsilon
Zeta Beta Tau
Alpha Epsilon Phi
Alpha Kappa Alpha
Chi Omega
Delta Sigma Theta
Delta Xi Hu
Kappa Alpha
Theta
Kappa Kappa
Gamma
Pi Beta Phi
Sigma Delta
Tau
Zeta Phi Beta
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Left, Jill Kulb, Alii Rosenthal, Adda Baranowki, Jil-lian
Zurcher, Nlcki Alpem, Julie Boskoff pose dur-ing
their work on the AEPhi service project.
Below, the entire senior class of Alpha Epsilon Phi
pose. Photos courtesy ofSamantha Brodkin
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The Tau Upsilon Chapter
of Alpha Epsilon Pi was
originally founded at Tulane
University in 1951. Though
AEPi shares a shaky history
with the school, interest
in Jewish fraternal life has
kept AEPi a recognizable
element in the Tulane
community The most
recent colony was founded
in Spring 2000, and moved
into a new apartment
complex in August of 2002.
Tau Upsilon was additionally
regranted its charter and
chapter status nationally in
a cerimony taking place on
March 15, 2003.
Informotion from AEPi Web
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ISamantha Brodkin, Rebecca Zalman, Julia Will-iger,
and RacchI Jiilkowitz arc pretty in pink be-
How. I'hoto Cooiaicsii f)/,S,in)<in//iti linxlkin
Lisa Gold, Chloe Himmel, Liz White, and Jill Kuib
work on their service projects for AEPhi. f'hoto
Courlesii of Samanlha lirodkin
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Alpcm, Kiincli (cinyokl, Jessie, i
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Cooper, LcUiien Kiieyer, Tanya Qoidin.Mi u.ichei
Kolodin, Saraii Brittany Byrne, and Tracey Eisen-men
arc pictured to tiic left in white. Photo cour-tesy
uj Scvnaiilhd Biudkin
The Omicron Psi Chapter of Alpha Kappa
Alpha Sorority, Inc. was chartered on April
15,1990, by twenty young ladies dedicated
to service and sisterhood. "The Progressive
Sisters of Tulane" committed themselves to
community service and campus involvement
by tutoring children, entertaining at hospitals
and holding forums and socials. In addition
to scholastic excellence, these lovely
ladies helped organize Project L.O.Y.A.L., a
mentoring program for students at Lafayette
Elementary and Live Oak Middle School
Project L.O.Y.A.L. continues to be a
C.A.CT.U.S. program, in which past
and present members of the Omicron
Psi chapter participate.
Today, the ladies of Omicron Psi
continue to initiate only the finest
women who strive for excellence. The
Omicron Psi Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha
Sorority, Inc. is so much more than a social
organization; it is a community service
organization first and foremost. This year
alone Omicron Psi has been of service to
several community organizations as well
as to the college community. Its members
visited sick children at Children's Hospital,
providing them with games and toys, and
spent Valentine's Day spreading joy in the
lives of the elderly at a local nursing home.
On a second trip to the nursing home, they
Information from Greek Web sites
entertained elderly residents who suffered
with Alzheimer's. They also assisted in
the Shots for Tots drive and sponsored an
Essay Contest to encourage young children
to exercise their writing skills. Omicron Psi
held a Voter Registration drive to encourage
all in the new Orleans area to make a
difference and vote. They also participated in
Christmas in October, a community service
project that renovates homes to beautify the
surrounding neighborhoods. During Skee-
Week, the members hosted a Drive for
the rieedy where they collected food,
clothing and personal items for a loca
homeless shelter. On the college
level, Omicron Psi has hosted several
informative forums on breast cancer,
relationships and corporate etiquette,
" as well as hosting
social gatherings to
encourage unity among
all college students. The
ladies of the Omicron Psi
chapter demonstrate that
their membership in Alpha
Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
is a SERIOUS MATTER by
perpetuating the legacy of
greatness that ALL Alpha
Kappa Alpha women strive
to maintain.
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id fancy wear. Photos courtesy of David Booker
Bro. Ivan O'Qarro - President
Bro. Broderick McClinton - Vice President
Bro. Bayoji Akingbola - Secretary
Bro. Avery Williams - Director of Intake
Rho Iota was founded on Novenn-ber
16, 1989. We are located on the
campus of Tulone University in New
Orleans, LA. Rho Iota made history
by being the first Black Greek-Letter
fraternity with a charter on Tulones
campus. As one of six undergradu-ate
chapters in New Orleans, the
Brothers at Rho Iota continue to
ensure that the "Big Easy" remains on
Alpha stronghold.
Ttying to recruit new members two men of Alplia
riii Alpha sit at their booth at tlie acti\ it> expo in
the Lavin-Bemick Center. Photo courtesy of David
Booker
Chi Omega
Rho Chapter at Newcomb College/Tulane University is ihe oldest
continuously- open chapter of the Chi Omega National Fraternity. For
the 2007-2008 academic year, Chi Omega Rho was honored with the
Outstanding Community Service Award presented by Tulane University^
Panhellic Council. It acknowledged the hard work and dedication that
the chapter has committed over the year to Moke A Wish as well as
Relay for Life,
Delta Sigma
Theta
The Nu Mu Citywide Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
lino, is based in New Orlear^s, Louisiana on the campuses
|of Loyola University and Tulane University. Members of the
Ichapter have an illustrious history of leadership in various
campus organizations including the Student Government one
the award winning Loyola Botemon Public Relations Team.
; The Nu IVIu charter was granted February 26, 1977 Nu Ml
Iwos chartered as a city-wide chapter which included th^
campuses of Loyola University Tulane University and Dominicar
College.
Today Nu Mu is actively involved in the Loyola and Tulane
.communities.
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Dressing up, but ne\ei dressing down.
The sisters of Chi Omega pose before
a themed part>'. Photo courtesy of Al-lison
Wise
Three sisters of the Chi Omega sororit>-
were chosen for the 2007 Homecoming
Court, including Homecoming Queen.
/7!o(o coiuicsii ofMison Wise.
The Delta Tau Delta Fraternity house, or the Shelter as we call it, was built in the 1960's,
but continues to be one of the best fraternity houses at Tulane. The Shelter has 18
rooms, a ftilly-ftmctioning kitchen, a full time cook, pool table, big screen TV, and, most
importantly, it is our home away from home. Due to the high quality of our shelter and
meal plan, the Delt house is the only place off-campus that a sophomore can reside and
have a meal plan.
Delta Tau Delta is a Value Driven Fraternity
Truth, Courage, Faith and Power Are Our
Foundation
Integrity is Essential
Accountability is Fundamental to Ail
Commitments
Life Long Learning and Growth Are Vital
Strengthening Community is Essential to Our
Vitality
Brotherhood Sustains Us
Long Term Accomplishments
We Create Opportunities For Our Members to
Learn and Live Lives of Excellence
Our Chapters' Operations and Programs Reflect
Our Commitment to Excellence
We Are a Growing Organization
Our Membership is Committed to Life Long
Involvement in the Fraternity
We Are an Academic Leader in the Fraternity
World
We Are a Financially Vital Organization
We Are a Seamless Organization
The Fraternity was founded to right an
unjust situation; Delta Tau Delta was born of
the knowledge that integrity is essential. Its
eight founders', outraged that one group of
students would and could choose in advance
the candidate they favored, then join together
to swing enough votes for that man to win,
regardless of his actual performance in the
contest, presented the first opportunity for Delts
to realize the importance of accountability
Delta Tau Delta is far more than a mere social
organization, more than a place to live or a way
to meet people, The Delts are different from the
typical social fraternity Our mission. Committed
to Lives of Excellence, is what we as a Fraternity
represent. Delta Tau Delta fulfills many purposes,
not the least of which are sharpening its
members' leadership skills and helping them
launch successful careers, Delt life provides
fantastic opportunities to grow and prepare our
members for personal and career development.
Our members can utilize the Fraternity as a
launching pod to prepare and set themselves
apart from other students.
These members beginning their first steps
on the pathway to a life of excellence will be
learning to accept and encourage their fellow
brothers. These members will be exposed to
situations and opportunities where individuals
con learn from others and experience for
themselves the traditions, values, and everyday
behaviors of others that represent excellence
in every facet of life. Members quickly discover
that the Delt path of excellence will support and
pave the way to incredible opportunities in their
future.
The Mission: Committed to Lives of Excellence
When you become a Delt, you are part of
an organization that teaches and supports
individuals to live the Delt mission: Committed to
Lives of Excellence. A mission is more than just
a bunch of words: a mission is a declaration of
a future, the place where you want to stand in
oil lif^ challenges and experiences. A mission is
what drives you, motivates you and keeps you
focused in life, The mission and values are not
only a reflection of the Fraternity^ history and
accomplishments; the mission and values ore
also the future of the Fraternity, the purpose of
the organization. By pledging Delta Tau Delta,
you will commit to be responsible in everything
you do to ensure that your actions reflect a life
of excellence.
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Delta Xi Nu Multicultural Sorority, Inc.
was founded on the campus of Texas
A&.M University in College Station,
Texas on the 7th day of October,
1997 by five enterprising diverse
women. The sorority currently has
three chapters, three colonies, and
a number of interest groups across
the nation. The sorority is committed
to the furtherance of multiculturalism
by promoting diversity and cultural
awareness in its loco! communities
and throughout the world. The Beta
Chapter at Tulane University was
founded on December Z 2001. *
Members of DXN performed almost
1000 hours of community service in
2006 partnering with CACTUS' ACT
Tutoring program and Rally for New
Orleans Public Schools.
The step team that per-formed
at Homecoming.
Photo courtesy of DXn
President: Lauren Green
Secretary: Amy Zhang
Historian: Zoe Partridge
Interim Standards Officer: Jennifer Johnston
Interim Treasurer: Amoni Jombhekor
Membership Chair: Rachel Schillaci
Social Choir: Amy Zhang
Public Relations Chair: Zoe Partridge
Service Choir: Jackie Eldridge
Interim Fundroising Chairs: Asho Join, Mary
Yang, and Sophie Gavin
Apparel Chairs: Amoni Jombhekor and Jack-ie
Eldridge
Webmaster: Amoni Jombhekor
The Thcta class ot Delta Xi Piu. Hhoto counesy of
Dxn
Information from Greek Web sites
T
ppa Alpha
The Kappa Alpha Order has the Psi Chapter as a
part of the Tulane University Greek Organizations.
They are curently rebuilding their Fraternity house
after a fire in early 200Z which destroyed the house,
The house will be located near campus once it is
finished.
Kappa
Alpha
Psi
-Founded in 1911
-Purpose is
achievement
-Raise black collegians
and stimulate them to
accomplishments
higher than they might
have imagined
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Faisal Awwal, Justin Rlchords, Alexander Chenault, Travis Henry, Gerald Spates.
Chapter Advisor Dr. Kevin Bailey, and Peter Davis at ttie chapters tallgating
tent during Tulanefe 2007 Homecoming. Photos courtesy of Peter Dovis
The Kappas also participate in various pliilantiiropic events to
better tlie Tulane community.
Tiie Kappa Kollection is a ciiarity siiopping event tliat raised
over $5,000 for tiie Leul^emia and Lymplioma Society. Photos
courtesy of Chelsea Grimes
The Beta Omlcron chapter of Kappa Kappa Gamma have several
annual events and parties. Photo courtesdy of Chelsea Grimes
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Theta
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In 1914, Kappa Alpha Theta
absorbed a former chapter of Phi
Mu Gamma at Sophie Newcomb
College, creating the Alpha
Phi Chapter. This group
was the seventh national
Greek organization on the
Newcomb Tulone campus.
When installed, Alpha Phi
became Theta's third chapter
in a Southern state. Today, Kappa
Alpha Theta is a strong community
of over 80 women.
Thetos ore very involved
in honors societies, student
organizations, and academic
groups ranging from
ROTC, Sigma Tou Delta,
Study Abroad, THEM,
Undergraduate Student
Government, CACTUS,
Resident Advisors, and
College Democrats and
Republicans.
Information from Web site
Sigma
Founded: January
26, 1889
Tulane University
New Orleans, LA
The Fraternity is committed to fostering a close cooperative
partnerslnip with all colleges and universities where chapters exist.
The Fraternity should promote academic achievement and assist
each member to achieve his academic potential. By helping
members adjust to the college environment, we can help them
pursue their degree goals. Co-curricular activities can be as
valuable as the classroom experience; hence, the Fraternity should
promote involvement in all aspects of campus life.
The Fraternity should promote the ideal of Brotherhood.
The creation of lifelong friendships is a primary benefit of Fraternity
membership. The Fraternity fulfills the need of students to belong to an
extended family and frequently provides the opportunity to enhance those
personal relationships through group living situations. As Brothers, our members
ihave an obligation to have a caring concern for the welfare of our members.
Brotherhood is a lifetime commitment; therefore, we should encourage strong
alumni-undergraduate relationships for the mutual benefit of the students and
the alumni.
The Fraternity should actively contribute to the personal growth and
development of its members.
We teach young men social skills that will benefit them throughout their
lifetime. The multitude of leadership opportunities available through the
iFraternity prepares members for success in their chosen careers. Chapters should
organize well-rounded programs and strive for excellence and quality in all
undertakings.
The Fraternity should promote ethical behavior and decision-making.
The lessons taught from Fraternity ritual should be incorporated into the
daily lives of the members, Kappa Sigmas are expected to act as gentlemen
at all times, and the Fraternity must demand the highest standards of personal
conduct. The Fraternity should instill a sense of responsibility and integrity. The
idignity of all persons shall always be respected; intolerant or abusive behavior
jcannot be tolerated.
i The Fraternity should encourage service to others,
' Members, individually and collectively, should work toward the betterment of
their campus and community., and in so doing contribute to the betterment of
themselves.
Information from National Web site.
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Phi Beta Sigma
The brothers of Phi Beta Sigma Are the Fraternitys most valuable
'esource and strength. They ore the primary means by which Phi Bet(
Sigma objective will be achieved.
n Order to accomplish the Fraternity^ objectives, it is essential that
systems ore instituted that effectively embody "Culture For Service
and Service For Humanity" and promote Brotherhood Scholarship, an<
Service.
To optimize Phi Beta Sigma^ effectiveness, the Fraternity will:
'Strengthen and serve pro actively the Brotherhood. As a
supportive resource that positively impacts the Fraternity^ growth
and financial solvency.
'Reaffirm and maintain a strong commitment to Brotherhood.
Scholarship and Service.
'Ensure that the Fraternity programs ore focused and committed
to serving humanity.
'Create an environment that respects the dignity and worth of
each brother.
'Exhibit integrity and ethical behavior in conducting the Fraternity's
business, serving as a model for all Greek-letter organizations.
'Maintain and improve the Fraternity^ technological literacy in
order to better service its members and the community at large.
'Foster and nurture our constitutional bond with Zeta Phi Beta
Sorority, Inc.
'Encourage a closer and mutually beneficial working relationship
with fellow Greek-letter organizations, other community service
organizations, business and government.
'Select leaders who ore committed and have demonstrated the
ability to "lead':
Information from Phi Beta Sigma Web site
200.:.
Schedule of Activities
*Fall 07 - Highest QPA
out of fraternities at Tu-lane
* 11/17/07- Fgi Island
Party
* 10/03/07- Winners of
Qreel^ Sync
* 10/15/07- NorrisPig
Dinner
* May 3, 2007 - Tubing
Trip
* April 2007 - Spring
Formal
* April 2007 - Habitat
for Humanity workday
Mission of Plii Gamma
Delta:
Phi Gamma Delta
exists to promote
lifelong friendships, to
reaffirm high ethical
standards and values,
and to foster personal
development in the
pursuit of excellence.
Phi Gamma Delta
is committed to
providing opportunities
to each brother to
develop responsibility,
leadership, scholarship
and social skills to
become a fully
contributing member
of society.
Founded in 1848,
Phi Gamma Delta is a
men^ social fraternity
represented on 116
campuses throughout
the United States and
Canada.
The Tou Upsilon
chapter has been
growing steadily
since officially
rechartering in 2006
and anticipates a
large pledge class
in the spring of
2008. Brothers of
Phi Gamma Delta
live by the five core
values of friendship,
knowledge, service,
morality, and
excellence. In the
post year Tou Upsilon
has recorded the
highest fraternity
GPA at Tulone, won
the Greek Sync
competition during
Greek Week, and
also won the pock
the gym contest.
Informotion from
Web site
* Spring 2007 - 12 new
brothers were initiated
into our chapter
* March 2007 - Relay for
life
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Phi Kappa Sigma
more ttnan an
organization to be a
lart of during college;
is a valuable learning
experience, a life-ng
commitment, and
)hilosophy of life. Along
yith the Phi Kappa
igmo Ritual, our Purpose
ind Principles state
\/ho and what we are
3S a Fraternity and
:is members of that
raternity, All members
ake an oath to uphold
hese ideals and it is up
o all of us to make sure
hat we, and those who
:ome after us, learn
3nd understand what it
5 to be a true "Phi Kap"
3nd "Man of Honor" and
ncorporote that into our
;^hapters and into our
ves.
The theme of the 89th
5rand Chapter was A
Return to Our Founding
Principles" and since
hen Phi Kappa Sigma
las been working with
heir Chapters to help
hem re-focus on the
Purpose and Principles
"hat Phi Kappa Sigma
A/as founded on over
153 years ago. They
drafted a Statement
Df Core Values at their
90th Grand Chapter
in Philadelphia in the
summer of 2000, and
hove started an annual
leadership development
program called "Men of
Honor: In 2004 at their
92nd Grand Chapter in
Chicago, the members
created the Doctrine of
Excellence, The Doctrine
of Excellence will serve
as a road map for the
Fraternity to apply their
Statement of Core
Values.
In the summer of
2000, Phi Kappa Sigma
also completed the
lost phase of their
substance-free housing
initiative joining several
other fraternities
committed to providing
safe and healthy living
environments for their
undergraduate members.
They have been working
hard to make sure their
members have an
excellent undergraduate
experience and
graduate to become
more than just
productive members of
society but leaders that
possess a foundation
built on steadfast values
and a duty to help their
fellow man,
Phi Kappa
Sigma
The official
fraternity colors
are black and
old gold, their
nicknames are
the "Skulls" or the
"Phi Kaps" and
their official flower
is the Yellow
Chrysanthemum,
History
Phi Kappa
Sigma Fraternity
was founded by
Samuel Brown
Wylie Mitchell at
the University of
Pennsylvania on
August 16, 1850.
Mu Chapter
at Tulane was
founded in 1858.
It was the first
fraternity on
Tulaneis Campus,
Some important
dates in Phi Kap
history include;
• 1857 -Phi
Kap became
the first fraternity
to publish a
fraternity-wide
newspaper or
magazine
' 1859 - James
W. Barrow
established the
Phi Kappa Sigma
mole college.
Phi Kappa Sigma
becomes the only
social fraternity
to have a college
named in its honor.
* 1869 - First
Grand Chapter
- Phi Kappa Sigma
becomes the first
fraternity to have
a democratic
system chapter
representation
Information from Phi Kappa Sigma Web site
Pi Kappa
Alpha
* Founded in 1868 at the
University of Virginia
* Composed of 201
chapters and 7 colonies in
North America with over
220,000 members
* Governed by International
Convention composed of
mostly undergraduate chapter
delegates
* Guided between
conventions by a volunteer
board of directors l<nown as the
Supreme Council
* Publishes a quarterly
magazine, the Shield 8c
Diamond
* Upholds one of the largest
average chapter/colony size of
any International fraternity
At the end of the Spring
semester, Tulane suspended
the fraternity and changed Its
status to not recognized due to
a hazing incident,
Information from National Web
site and Tulane Web site
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I In Pi Beta Phi sisters enjoy good times
,\\ the local hanc;oLit, the Boot.
Three Pi Phis help picK up garbage as a
part of their service work for the commu-nity,
/"/loto.s cuurlcyLj of licii'i Uinqlxolz
Pi Beta Phi
llalloueeii turns the Pi Phi s into cats and
other scary creatures.
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Sigma Alpha Mu
The mission of Sigma Alpha Mu is to
guide each undergraduate member
toward a more meaningful life, to
prepare members for responsible
fraternity and community involvement,
and to create social and service
opportunities for its alumni. To foster
and maintain among its sons a spirit of
fraternity, a spirit of mutual moral aid
and support; to instill and maintain in the
hearts of its sons love for and loyalty to
Alma Mater and its ideals; to inculcate
among its sons such ideals as will result in
actions worthy of the highest precepts
of true manhood, democracy, and
humanity
Sigma Alpha Mu has always
acknowledged with deep appreciation
its Jewish heritage and the ethical
values of Judaism which have enriched
its life and the lives of its members. With
the advent of the mid-twentieth century
expressions of liberalism suggested that
constitutional limitations of membership
to any particular religious group was not
in keeping with the ideal of democracy
which had always been part of the
Fraternity^ creed. Thus, responsive to
this thinking, Sigma Alpha Mu at its 1953
Convention amended its constitution,
making eligible for membership any
male student of good moral character
who respects the ideals and traditions of
the Fraternity.
Later, in 1935, Sigma Alpha Mu
adopted as a national project the
rehabilitation of refugee students. More
than a score of outstanding scholars
were brought over from central Europe
and given the opportunity to complete
their studies and research in American
universities. These student guests, in
turn, brought to the undergraduate
members a broader outlook on
life and on appreciation of cultural
achievements.
Their willingness to serve extends
beyond campus limits to embrace
the community in which the college is
located. The range of projects grows
with each passing year. Large or small,
these civic and community endeavors
ore significant, enriching each
participant with the inner joy of altruism
when a collective effort is undertaken
with genuine concern for the welfare
of others, Bounce for Beats, a national
service project copyrighted by Sigma
Alpha Mu, was an innovation of the
1960s, Scores of chapters bouncing a
basketball to symbolize the heartbeat
have collected hundreds of thousands
of dollars for worthy causes including
the American Heart Association and
Pediatric AIDS Foundation. Today,
Sigma Alpha Mu^ commitment to
service continues through support
of the Alzheimer^ Association, their
notional service project
In keeping with its cherished tradition,
Sigma Alpha Mu will develop men
who will stand forth as leaders of their
communities, respecting the faith of
others, walking with the dignity befitting
a great heritage, and serving mankind.
Information from Sigma Aipha Mu Web
site
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Sigma Alpha Epsilon
a
ounded
larch 9, 1856; University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa
lission Sfafemenf
he mission of Sigma Alpha Epsilon is to promote the highest standards of
iendship, scholarship, and service for their members based upon the ideals
9t forth by our Founders and as specifically enunciated in their creed.
igma Alpha Epsilon Foundation
he SAE Foundation,was established in 1927 to create programs that
1»romote the highest ideals of academic and personal development. The
xisting programs include named scholarships, a student-loan program and
le international LeadershipSchool that has produced more than 38,000
iraduates. The SAE Foundation awards $69000 in scholarships annually in
jpport of its mission.
heir Creed
he True Gentleman is the man v^hose conduct proceeds from good will
ind an acute sense of propriety and whose self-control is equal to oil
mergencies; who does not moke the poor man conscious of his poverty
ie obscure man of his obscurity or any man of his inferiority or deformity;
>/ho is himself humbled if necessity compels him to humble another; who
ices not flatter wealth, cringe before power, or boost of his own possessions
)r achievements; who speaks with frankness but always with sincerity and
ympothy; whose deed follows his word; who thinks of the rights and feelings
)f others, rather than his own; and who appears well in any company a man
yith whom honor is sacred and virtue safe,
ohn Walter Wayland
iformafion from Sigma Alpha Epsilon Web site
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Sigma Chi
The Sigma Chi fraternity has
the Aipha Omicron chapter
on the Tuiane campus,
The fundamental purpose
of the Sigma Chi Fraternity is
the cultivation, maintenance
and accomplishment of the
ideals of friendship, justice
and learning within our
membership,
In the pursuit of these
high ideals, the Sigma
Chi Fraternity is able to
offer tremendous value in
augmenting the collegiate
experience and supporting
the life journey of each of our
members, We hope to assist
brothers to become men of
character, caring husbands,
compassionate fathers, and
community leaders,
Information from Sigma Chi
Web site.
Dressing up makes the
girls of Sigma Delta Tau
even more fun than usu-al.
All photos courtesy of
Ashley Buchholz
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Sigma
Delta
Tau
Greek Week allows the
sororities a chance to
further the awareness
on campus of their
sorority.
Formais offer a time to dress up iti
riew Orleans and \'isit night spots.
The STD sisters m.
fits, ready for a '
z out-
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Zeta Beta Tau «gM
The mission of Zeta Beta
Tau Fraternity is to build
and support Clnapters at
colleges and universities
which attract quality
undergraduate members
for the purpose of uniting
in brotherhood to advance
service, charity, truth, justice,
wisdom, and brotherhood
as ideals to be incorporated
into daily life. To foster ZBT^
ideals, it is necessary to
create and maintain a safe,
non-pledging, non-hazing.
academically oriented and
social environment. They
recognize that this fraternity
has a clear and special
obligation to its Jewish
heritage and non-sectarian
tradition. Further, this
mission does not end with
graduation from college
but extends throughout
on^ lifetime as they commit
to the life-long friendships
started as a member of the
Fraternity
SigEp Officers:
President: Jonathan Brouk
Vice President of Program-ming:
Adam Roberts
Vice President of Finance: Lul<e'
Kay
Vice President of Brotlierliood
Development: Joe McMen-emon
Vice President of Recruitment:
Brett Eagistein
Vice President of Communica-tions:
Eric Lavin
Chaplain:Wili Dammin
Chapter Counselor: Jeff Schiff-man
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The house that was home to the Zeta Beta Tau fraternity for 50 years was
damaged extensively by a fire over the 2007 winter break and had to be torn down.
Groundbreaking for a new, 16-bedroom ZBT house took place on March 31 at the same
address as the old house, 1006 Broadway
When the ZBT house burned, it left the members shocked, saddened and homeless,
says Brian Hoffman, who served as 2007 president of the Tulane chapter of ZBT, the oldest;
and largest historically Jewish fraternity in the nation.
The 13 tenants of the house initially relocated to two separate houses on Broadway
and Freret Street, but are now together under one roof, renting rooms at 1001 Broadway
Despite being "homeless" the ZBT brothers completed 300 community-service hours
during the fall 2007 semester while bringing up their overall grade point average. '
In addition to the fire, the ZBT house also suffered some damages related to Hurricane
Katrine. Building costs of the new ZBT house are estimated to be about $2,2 million, says
Andrew Gibson, reconstruction chair. Insurance is covering the majority of the cost of
rebuilding, and the outstanding balance will be raised by seeking donations from the
fraternity^ alumni.
Information from ZBT Web site.
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Sigma Phi Epsilon
National Fraternity
Sigma Phi Epsilon was founded at Richmond College, now the
Jniversity of Richmond, on November 1, 1901, based on three Cardinal
Principles: Virtue, Diligence, and Brotherly Love. Today, the Fraternity
las grown to more than 255,000 lifetime members, including 14,000
undergraduates on 260 campuses in the United States, making us the
argest notional fraternity The 255,000 lifetime members rank SigEp in
fhe top four among notional fraternities. Over the past two decades,
SigEp has recruited more men than any other collegiate fraternity SigEp
maintains the highest first-year member retention rote, over 90%, of any
notional fraternity.
Tulone University
In 1989, the Sigma Phi Epsilon National Fraternity received permission
to recolonize a chapter that hod been dormant since 1941 at Tulane
Jniversity Normally this would be on easy task for SigEp, but Tulane
nod a Greek community considered by some to be stagnant and
unable to support any more fraternities. Undaunted, the first group of
men selected to the Alpha Class of the Louisiana Alpha Chapter began
fheir first rush in the spring of 1990. Unlike the rest of the more powerful
chapters on Tulones campus, this chapter hod no house. Even while
Holding meetings in the University Center and having nocentrol place
from which to recruit, these men had a first rush of over 20 men. This
effectively doubled the chapter^ numbers and established Sigma Phi
Epsilon immediately on Tulones campus. This earned the Alpha Class
initiation and chartering on April 21, 1990,
Since the chartering, the Louisiana Alpha chapter of Sigma Phi Epsilon
has grown tremendously and is now the most dominant fraternity on
campus. The Louisiana Alpha chapter of SigEp is a leader among its
peers in SigEp and in the Greek community of Tulane by succeeding
in the classroom, philanthropy intramural sports, campus involvement,
and awards. In the spring of 2005, LA Alpho swept the competition
and welcomed thirty new brothers and improved its numbers to 93.
Louisiana Alpha is a leader both on and off campus while participating
in and often leading several philanthropy projects in and around the city
of New Orleans. The LA Alpha chapter is looking forward to yet another
successful year with rush taking place early in the spring semester. The
chapter will place a strong importance in community involvement while
doing its port to help the city of New Orleans get bock on its feet after
the largest natural disaster in the history of the United States, Hurricane
Katrina.
Information from SigEp Web site.
The Zeta Phi Beta members pose at the
March of Dimes for Prematurity Aware-ness.
Five members of the sorority ate dinner
after attending the Undergraduate Leader-ship
retreat.
Photos courtesy ofLeLynda Briggs
To the left, the Zeta Phi
Beta sorority posed with an-other
fraternity at the March
of Dimes Walk.
Photo courtesy of LeLynda
Briggs
The Sisters of Zeta Phi Beta
rode to the Jena 6 protest in
Jena, Louisiana. Photo cour-tesy
ofLeLyndda Briggs
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Robert Baddour
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Taylor Williams
Thomas Hoover
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Adam Kahn
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Alex Cigan
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Andrew Gibson
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Bryan Raubenolt Stephen Ternois Jordan Kabbani
Chris Bickham Tag Jacklin Josh Thieman
Chris Look Thomas Connors Matthew McWhorter
Corey Green Todd Davis Matthew A dridge
Daniel Bressler Will Faulkner Matthew Simmons
Daniel Peters-Rodbell Zachary Jaffe-Hotier Maxwell Co 1
Doug Hebert Michael Pepper
Doug Saidenberg Phi Gamma Delta Miles Schreiner
Elliot Ater Aaron Gleiberman nicholas Tringali
Eric Rifkin Adam Lewis nicholas Peruffo
Eric Schwartz Alex Steitz Fioah Shilling
Ian Freed Alex Potash Oliver Kiel
Jake Lipsman Anthony Guarino Owen Legendre
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Jason Stem Bradley Morse Phillip Caputo
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Sam House John Prather Zachai-y Sarandos
Sam Starkman John Endicott Rosters courtesy of heather Doshay
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Sean Hegarty Jordan Guard
Phillip Schapker of the Juggling Club sa\l
that club members joke that the organizatic
comprises a kind of "bohemian triumvirate
adding that the pursuits of juggling, cycling or
gardening all tend to attract creative peop
with interesting outlooks on life. "Joining creativ
forces into a colloquium v^/here expression (
absurd and grand visions is explicitly encourog
has allowed us to accomplish a lot more
a shorter time than I think we would hav
separately."
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Vith more than 200 student organizations on tine Tuiane
:ampus, every student has opportunities to Join, lead,
expand horizons, make friends and have fun. Tuiane of-ers
educational, military, multicultural, performance, pre-
)rofessional, political, religious and service organizations
or students. In addition, students looking for activities
outside the classroom can choose from student govem-nent,
honor societies, fraternities and sororities, club and
intramural sports and media groups — something for everyone.
The SOC is open to all orga-nizations
for meeting use,
sign making, and general
hanging out! Photo by Kelly
Buck
Mission
Statement:
Your Qovemment's mission
is straiglitforward: to better
Student Life for all undergraduate
students. We do so by worl^ng
closely with the University to
address academic, social, and
material concerns, by eflfectively
managing student funds,
programs, organizations, and
\ initiatives, and by developing
the undergraduate student
body as a unified and dedicated
community.
Senators:
Donald Ratchet
Leverson
^ Tim Cullen
Lauren Pettiette
Allison Downey
Maggie Padek
Hilary Adams
Jessica A. Roberts
Chris Koski
Elizabeth Mccoy
Lauren Clark
Jing Jia Zang
Ross Kelley
Travis Bost
Sam Podesta
Parker Smith
Joe Paluch
Greg Miller
Ashley HoUier
Lauren Aronson
Jack Hakim
Raquel Hamais
Victoria Aucoin
2007-2008 Executive Officers:
Tabitha Edgens
President
Margaret Walker
Executive Vice President
Danny Paulson
Vice President for Finance
Kevin Sutlnerland
Vice President for Public Affairs
Shayna Beevers
Vice President for Student Life
Jenno Lowy
Vice President for Student
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uridergradu^
student
government
of Tulane University
Your Undergraduate
students representing schools, students,
iGreek societies, and organizations in
la multifoceted environment designed
ito forge discussion between all Tulane
students.
Your Government is headed by a
group of six nonvoting Executive Officers,
elected by the Undergraduates each
March. Together they form the Executive
Cabinet, one half of the Government. (The
president and five vice presidents,, ore
further assisted by nonvoting Executives
Ex Oficio who assist in our day-to-day
operations.
Currently nine Class Senators ore
elected together by the rising sophomore,
junior, and senior classes each March in
an election cycle separate from that of
the Executive Officers. These Senators ore
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Student Body^ sophomore, junior, senior,
and non-traditional students.
Senators.
The Senate also reserves full voting
representation for each of the Newcomb-
Tulane Undergraduate College^ five
Schools' internal governments. Each of
these school governments are awarded
between one and three School Senators
in accordance with their enrollment.
Currently the Architecture Student
Government commits one Senator,
Government three, the Science and
Engineering Council of Students three, and
Public Health one. Notably the School of
Liberal Arts, the largest School, does not
commit Senators Academic as it currently
lacks its own School government.
Finally your Undergraduate Student
Government reserves full input from all
campus organizations and the Greek
legislation and participate in all debate,
though they may not vote.
The Messenger is a new
newspaper devoted to the
multicultural perspective. Nicole
Hordesty worked with OMA
and Medio Advisor Tel Boillet to
start up the newspaper at the
beginning of the 2007 school
year
With a small staff, little
beginning knowledge, and little
experience, the Messenger
produced several great issues
focusing on different aspects
than usually found in the
Hullabaloo. As a monthly issue,
it gave students another news
form on more specific issues,
like concerts, and race-related
news stories in the New Orleans
community.
Personelle Director, Lizz Mcfiamara sorts through months of old pe
perwork, organizing the mess. Photo by Kelly
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The tulane Hullabaloo is the eyes and ears of the Tulane community. It is the
primary source of campus information for the students, faculty staff, alumni
and friends of Tulane University Each issue contains newsworthy events, student
achievements and general-interest issues that affect university life. Every
Hullabaloo staff member works hard to contribute to the weekly portrait of the
university this organization to accurately and completely paints. The Tulane
Hullabaloo is published every Friday of the academic year, except for holidays.
Editor-in-Chief,
Drew Dickson,
news girl, Julie
Schwartzwald,
and Advertising
Manager, Chris
Burcham stress
over the details
on production
night.
Fhoto by hictlij
liuck
Lauren i^oel, Views Editor, and Tyler Her-nandez,
Sports Editor, work away in the Hul-labaloo
office, riioto bii Ivilij Buck
Marta Dehmlow, as Production Manager, worked
hard each week to put the pages in order. P/i
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WTUL is a progressive, alterr^ative FIVl
radio outlet in New Orleans operating
at 91.5 MHz with an ERP of 1.5 kW.
The station, which is operated by
Tulane University students, offers a
mix of cutting-edge, progressive,
alternative, electronica, classical. New
Age, straight ahead jazz, folk, blues
Latin, world, reggae, show tunes, kids
show and an eclectic nnix of a variety
of genres, It was established in 1959.
It is the station which gave future
mayor-turned TV news anchor-turned
talk show host Jerry Springer his start.
The yearly "Rock On Survival Marathon"
fund raisers featuring live bands on the
Tulane campus are a locally famous
event. In spite of the low wattage,
WTUL was occasionally picked up as
far away as New York City in its early
years due to the limited number of
stations operating on the FM band.
WTUL went off the air on 28
August 2005 as Hurricane Katrine
approached the New Orleans area.
The Tulane campus building which
housed the station (itself a temporary
location due to the renovation of
the University Center) was damaged
by the resulting flood waters. On 15
December 2005 the station began
broadcasting again, using donated
studio space on the mezzanine of the
Rue de la Course coffeehouse in the
Carrollton neighborhood of Uptown
New Orleans, about 10 blocks from
the Tulane campus. The station kept
its Internet broadcast running via
donated bandwidth from CCRMA at
WTUL has hundreds of CDs, tapes,
and vinyl records to entertain the
Wew Orleans Uptown area. Photo
courtesy of Paula Burch
Stanford University. The station resumed
a limited broadcast until it moved
to Uptown Square on the corner of
Broadway Street and Leake Avenue.
It is now broadcasting on a normal 24
hour schedule from a new studio in the
basement of the Lavin-Bernick Center
for University Life on the Tulane campus,
WTUL is volunteer-run, accepting DJs
from across the Tulane and New Orleans
community
WTUL releases a new edition of its
compilation CD each year for Marathon
and offers a variety of activities for the
local community to enjoy
Information courtesy of wtulneworleans.com.
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Grace Shipps, Chris KosKi and Danielle Donnolley vvorl^
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the new and inht-iik-d t-(|uipmt;iil ol IIk: I UI'j
TUBE, Tulane University Broadcasting
Entertainment, is the entirely student-owned,
entirely student-operated
television station serving Tulane
University and Greater New Orleans.
It exists to provide creative and
entertaining progromnning and
hands-on artistic, comnnunications,
business and leadership experience
to Tulane students,
TUBE is succeeding its defunct
predecessor, Tulane Student
Television, which unfortunately did not
weather Hurricane Katrine.
TUBE broadcasts on channel 50 of
TUCAN TV and showed movies 24
hours a day for the spring semester of
2008. They look forward to creating
new programming in coming yeors
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The Lit-Soc encompasses sever-al
facets of literature love. They
create the Tulone Review which
highlights writir^gs from around
the country. They also create a
book review with novels provid-ed
from the Tulone Bookstore.
Finally they participate with
Loyola and UNO in the 1718 club
which has several readings per
month by authors. The Lit-Soc
provides literature lovers with
several ways to participate.
Media Board consists of the
head of every media organiza-tion
plus a ssecond member if
desired. The Board meets bi-weekly
to discuss issues in media
and to create a report for USG.
The Board is the main governing
body for Tulane Media.
The Jambolayo produces
the Tulane yearbook. It is the
longest-running publication on-compus
and provides a history
of each year since the 1800s.
There is a copy of almost every
yearbook produced in the
University Archives, as well as
with the yearbook staff. The staff
is oil-student run.
Editor-in-chief Kelly Buck at the r^r
the \earbook oflice v\itii past i^
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Jambaiaya stacked next to '
rhotos bii l\eUij Buck
All the members of TEMS at the annual banquet. Photo courtesy ofAmy Colliiis
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TEMS was established in 1981 when
a few students trained as emergency
medical technicians began responding
to campus medical emergencies using a
converted van. It has grown since then,
and now boasts 44 active members
and two ambulances, The students
— trained and registered as
emergency medical technicians
— provide emergency care
including emergency medical
service and transport to local
hospitals for students, faculty
staff, and affiliates of Tulone
University and for residents of
surrounding neighborhoods.
This post year at the National Collegiate
Emergency Medical Services Foundation^
(NCEMSF) annual conference, Tulane
EMS brol<e ground and set the stage for
a new era of improvement and further
commitment to excellence. After a
TEMS
years worth of intensely scrutinizing their
operations and the ways in which they
benefit our community, their efforts were
formally recognized. At the Saturday
Awards Ceremony Tulane EMS started
the night off by being one of six services
nationwide to be granted the Striving for
Excellence award for their efforts
in continuing quality assurance
programs and innovations.
Of the 150+ services that
comprise the NCEMSF only
one has the honor of being
titled Outstanding Collegiate
EMS Organization of the Year.
This year Tulane EMS returned to New
Orleans with that title. The Director of the
NCEMSF cited the commitment to Tulane
and Loyola Universities, the City of New
Orleans, and their progress in redefining
the capabilities of a Basic Life Support
service as being notable in the field,
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)fficers;
resident: Whitney Stoppel, Sr. Chennical Engineering
xternal Vice President; Katherine Powell, Sr. Chemical Engineering
iternal Vice President: Jaime Castillo, Sr. Chemical Engineering
reasurer: Harold "Wick" Hatch, Sr. Chemical Engineering
ecretary: Kristin Meyertholen, Sr. Chemical Engineering
enior Representative: Rachel Lynn, Sr. Chemical Engineering
unior Representative: Andrew Kotz, Jr. Chemical Engineering
ophomore Representative: Kyle Hoerger, Soph. Chemical Engineering
reshman Representative: Cecilia Burns, Fr. Chemical Engineering
riCEMSF annual conference
where TEMS won two awards.
I'hiihi ( oLtrlesL] of Ami] Co//ins
Dressed to impress, TEMS have fun when they re
off duty as well.
Above, TEMS members ne.xt to one of Uieir ambu-lances
dressed in their unifomis. Photos courtesy
ofMini ColliI }s
Chairperson: Anne Marie
Nornnan
Vice Cliair of Community
Outreacli: Setin Cunningliam
Vice CInair of Cliiidren and
Schoois: Sliivani Gupta
Vice Chair of Finance: Pete
Cozzone
Vice Chair of Volunteer and
Community Reiations: Jenna
Lowy
Vice Chair of Publicity:
Brittany Morgan
Vice Choir of
Administration: Molly Green
Community Action Council of Tulane University Students (CACTUS)'
was founded in the 1960s in tine belief that a college education;
should extend beyond the classroom. The Community Action
Council of Tulane University Students is the oldest and largest
student-led community service organization in the country
CACTUS takes on major challenges in New Orleans by providingi
assistance to a wide variety of individuals and organizations in
New Orleans communities. CACTUS committees include;
* Best Buddies - Through this nationally-recognized
organization, Tulane volunteers ore paired with individuals with
intellectual disabilities in order to enhance their lives by providing
opportunities for one-on-one friendships.
* Boys Hope, Girls Hope - Boys Hope Girls Hope is an organization
dedicated to promoting academic success among younger'
students in New Orleans.
* Children^ Athletic Program (CAP) - Volunteers create a positive
recreational environment for inner-city children.
* Hunger and Homelessness Action Team of Tulane (HATT) -
Volunteers combat the issues of hunger and homelessness in the
city through a number of different avenues, including working at
the Ozonom Inn homeless shelter and soup kitchen and building
houses with Habitat for Humanity
* Habitat for Humanity - Volunteers work one Saturday a
month with Habitat building houses in various neighborhoods
throughout New Orleans.
* Gert Town Family Center - A revival board has been working
hard to bring Gert Town bock, and that is what this project is
primarily focused on now.
* Book Giving Tree - During the holiday season, CACTUS
sponsors the Book Giving Tree, donating books to the hundreds
of children we work with throughout the year.
* Home For Homework (H4H) - Home 4 Homework is on after-school
tutorial program located in several local community
centers.
* Juvenile Assistance - CACTUS volunteers serve as role models,
tutors and friends to girls, ages 13-18, living at the Raintree
House.
* New Orleans Outreach; CACTUS has developed a partnership
with local schools, where volunteers act as mentors, skill-building
helpers, after school elective instructors and teacher interns,
and provide a helping hand and a positive influence for children
in grades 3 through 5.
* Project Grondpeople - Volunteers visit local nursing homes
to participate in and plan activities with residents.
'Rally for NewOrleonsSchools-The Rally for New OrleonsSchoolsis
aninitiativetohelpimprovethefacilitiesoftheNewOrleansSchooisby
coordinating and soliciting volunteers and resources.
* Student Coalition for Action in Literacy Education (SCALE) -
Tutors help eighth and tenth graders from local schools improve
their reading skills in a one-on-one relationship.
* Student Blood Drive Services - CACTUS Volunteers work with
the Blood Center of Southeast Louisiana to organize campus
blood drives throughout the academic yean
Information courtesy of CACTUS website.
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Jim Coningsby: Program Coordinator, Founder
<ory Nortl-irop: Volunteer Coordinator
Micole Snyder: Community Outreach Coordinator
^ot Boyle: Corporate Sponsor Liaison
<athryn Fernandez: Program Support Manager
.aine Frey: Resources Manager
Sean Crowe: Operations Manager
Recently SAFER has merged with the Phoenix
of New Orleans in an attempt to maximize the
9ffectiveness of both organizations. Through this
Dortnership, they have combined their resources
and their respective accumulation of knowledge
fo create a variety of programs designed to meet
fhe needs of the families they have the opportunity
\o help OS well as the neighborhoods that they
v^ork in. SAFER's focus remains to match volunteers
:\A/ith families who are in need of help, inside of
fhe larger context of PNOLAs community work.
SAFER takes a direct approach to rebuilding the
city of New Orleans, offering free labor to people
vvho would otherwise be unable to afford the cost
of repairing their homes. They communicate directly
^A/ith their families about their needs and their hopes
'or their rebuilt homes, and with community leaders
and organizations about their plans for revitalizing
fheir neighborhood. They realize that rebuilding con
oe a huge challenge, especially for homeowners who
lave very little money or also have the responsibility
Df a job and caring for a family so they work to remove
as much of the burden from their families as possible.
SAFER volunteerslearn a variety of constructionskills, led
ay a young, but well-trained group of fulltime volunteers.
rheirworkcansaveaNewOrleansfomilythousandsinlabor
aosts and usually takes only a few months to complete.
SAFER volunteers show that a small, determined group
can offerreol help to a community by workingtogether
' fofindtheresourcesand people willing togivetheirtime.
I Both local students and visitors from around the
ijnited States volunteer on their various projects
fhroughout the year To dote, nearly 2000 SAFER
irvolunteers have gutted 87 homes and significantly
contributed to rebuilding 20 more. In rebuilding a
lurricone-domoged house, the volunteers not only
lave the chance to help a family, but to develop a
elationship with them. SAFERwantsto bring fellow New
Drieanians home, to help the neighbors rather than
i arovide impersonal charity. They like to think of their
elationship more as a community BBQ than a contract
.nformafion courtesy of SAFER website. .
Dave hangs dry wall in a house SAFER is
helpincj to rebuikl. Fltolo courtesy ofJim
Coniiuishii
l.ainc Frcy and Valeric take a mattress
out ol a liouse they are beginning to gut.
P/io(o coLinesy ofJim Coningsby
Campus Crusade for Christ is a worldwide
interdenominational Christian ministry that has been
around for over 50 years! Campus Crusade works with and
ministers to people of every age and social status, From
the poor and homeless to United Nations Ambassadors to
college students the world over. Campus Crusade wants
every one to know someone who truly follows Jesus .
Circle K, the
college level of
Kiwonis, is dedicated
to service, leadership
and fellowship on
local national, and
international levels.
The emphasis of
Circle K is to provide
the means and
opportunities for
community service.
The Tulane Campus Climate Challenge is a student run
non-portisian political organization. Mission Statement: The
Tulane University administration and student body must
commit to become an energy efficient and carbon neutral
institution.
In the 2008 version for the College Sustainability Report
Card, Tulane University just scored a big fat C. They ore
confident Tulane can do better than an bverage" score for
sustainability on campus.
On Saturday November 3. 200Z Tulane students had the
chance to join the New OrleCins community for a Second
Line Parade for Step It Up!, aiport of the Climate Challenge
set of activities. Step it Up! had music and activities and
then organized a march all the way to the Superdome to
demand better energy policy on campus and in the city of
New Orleans. ;
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Colleges Against Cancer of Tulane University is dedicatee
to the increased awareness of cancer on this campus and ir
the greater New Orleans community
This group is dedicated to educating our peers about the
HIV/AIDS pandemic as well as raising money to support in-come-
generating projects that will directly benefit those
affected by the disease.
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\lpha Phi Omega is a national service fraternity with over
500 chapters in the country. Its primary goals ore to foster
ervice to the community, leadership and friendship. The
organization fulfills these goals through activities such as
lelping at animal shelters, schools, or on campus, as v\/ell as
i^uilding friendships through fellowship events.
^hi Alpha is on international Christian campus ministry
Drgonization currently chartered on approximately 250
:ampuses nationally and many locations in nations around
he globe.
1 New Orleans they hove active chapters at Tulane, Loyola,
3nd UNO where students gather for fun, for worship, for
riendship, and for service: faith, community and action,
'hey ore a diverse group from around the country around
he world, and from many different backgrounds: Christian
3nd other
;:hi Alpha Christian Fellowship is an interdenominational
:ommunity on the college campus. It is directly related
o the Assemblies of God denomination, and holds to
hat denominations' statement of faith. However, in our
Dcol community we promote a statement of faith more
general to what would be historically considered orthodox
i:hristianity making room for followers of Jesus from all
denominations.
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Since 1956, the American Institute of Architecture Students has
oeen the official voice of students to the educational system
3nd the profession of architecture and design. The association
^elps to enrich the educational experience of students (of all
ages) in (or interested in) architecture and design.
The AIAS is an independent, 501c(3) non-profit and student-
'un organization that is more than just a club. This grassroots
association is a cooperative between thousands of students (of
all ages and academic degrees) committed to helping each
Dther. It provides a sense of community and a forum to share
differing views. The AIAS is also a professional organization that
khe official voice of architecture students.
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Campus Girl Scouts is
a service organization
dedicated to helping
young girls in the
community by leading
troops and programs.
Tulane students awoke
during the school year to
the shouts of girl scouts
selling cookies outside Bru
Commons. A troop from
Ben Franklin Elementary is
led by Tulane Campus Girl
Scouts.
Five fully trained troop
leaders and eight
additional Tulane students
participate on a regular
Gsis. Campus Girl Scouts
ads a Brownie troop and
junior troop. Now that
more Tulane students are
participating, they hope t
add a Cadet Troop of sixth
to eighth graders. President
Lindsey Hayden said that
between 20 and 25 girl
scouts attend meetings
regularly.
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Green Wave Ambassadors give campus tours, host panel discussions
and visit tlieir Inigin sciiools during Tulane University breaks. Tine
Green Wave Ambassadors are a group of students v\/ho work wittn
the Office of Undergraduate Admission to recruit the best possible
incoming students for Tulane. GWA members serve as representatives
of the student body for prospective students and parents, actively
working to ensure that all visitors have a positive experience at
Tulane.
intensive Newcomb (IN) is a unique three-pronged program with
curricuior, co-curricular, and extra curricular components designed to
enhance and cater to students' interests in issues surrounding women
and girls in our society Building on the foundation of Tulane University's
Women's Studies Program, IN explores feminist discourse through
tailored activities and student led activism,
By purposefully combining academics with expanded co-curricular
and extracurricular components. Intensive Newcomb offers women
on unparalleled opportunity to enhance their leadership abilities,
realize their full potential, and gain a greater understanding of
women's roles in society Students are required to complete a minor
in women's studies over the course of their four-year experience.
IVlembers also have the opportunity to meet with special guests and
speakers hosted by the Newcomb College Institute, plan exciting
programs like V-Day and Love Your Body Day and develop their
leadership skills through the Intensive Newcomb student organization.
Moderator: Faith Simmons
Eldridge
Recorder: Jackie
The India Association of Tulane University is student organization dedicated to sharing the cultural
experience of India with the Tulane community As the largest multicultural organization in Tulane, lATU
works to create an atmosphere where students of diverse backgrounds can come together to celebrate
Indian traditions. lATU sponsors numerous events throughout the school year:
Dinners — We have dinners throughout the year for events such as welcoming students to the school and
the celebration of Republic Day
KARMA — These parties occur once or twice a semester, where students can dance all night to the latest
hip-hop and Indian music.
India Week - A week of activities celebrating India. Events include guest speakers, Indian Food Night,
Bollywood movie screenings, and Henna in the Park.
Diwali/Masalo - These cultural shows occur once a semester, and Include singing, dancing, and acting.
Each show is followed by a delicious dinner ca