Welcome to the arcade A+ Awards issue! On the main spread, we break down the results of the online survey we set up at thehullabaloo.com. From dancing venues to great eats, we’ve found the cream of the crop, thanks to all of you who took the time to vote.
Well, I guess it’s time. As I sit […]

After four losing seasons in five years, Tulane Athletic Director Rick Dickson announced Sunday that men’s basketball coach Shawn Finney will not be returning for the 2005-2006 season.
“We are certainly appreciative of the hard work Shawn and his staff have done on behalf of Tulane University over the last five years,” Dickson said. “We have shown […]

Dear Editor,
This letter is in response to Daniel Mezzanotte’s article, “A murder is still a murder at any age,” in the March 4 issue of the “Hullabaloo.”
Rather than focusing on the crime, let’s turn for a moment to the criminal. Mezzanotte asked what was different about a 17-year-old and an 18-year-old committing the same crime. He said […]

Dear Editor,
We, as members of the Tulane College Senate, would like to refute the claims that Emily Ratner made in her article last week entitled "Chewing Cudd." Ratner makes the assertion that inherent sexism exists in the aesthetic differences between Cudd and Newcomb. She describes Cudd Hall as luxurious and professional while Newcomb is more like […]

Dear editor,
You say murder is wrong and yet, in the same breath, claim that execution is right. You deride the arbitrariness of 18 as the age of maturity and yet disregard the arbitrariness of the death penalty. You find murder committed by one man wrong and yet embrace murder committed by an entire state. To paraphrase […]

Dear editor,
In response to March 4 "Who's in the Outhouse"
Yes, I agree that the Tigers suck, but please do not implicate Centenary in that same category. Although we may be small in size, we obviously pack a hell of a punch. I was appalled while with my boyfriend (Tulane senior, history major) to read in your paper […]

Dear editor,
I was disappointed to learn of Evan Sparks' Feb. 25 letter to the editor regarding notification of Undergraduate Student Government elections.
Sparks took it upon himself to ascribe his dissatisfactions to specific students instead of recognizing the scope and complexity of a problem for which no one person or group can be held accountable. Sparks negates his […]

 Deep down, I want to be a musician. Surprised? I know I may look kind of preppy and seem clean-cut, but really, my inner rock star is just begging to get out.
I understand this seems unlikely. Just ask my parents, who would be happy to cite the three years of piano lessons they invested in, that […]

The journalistic world lost one of its boldest and most innovative pioneers Feb. 20 when Hunter S. Thompson, 67, ended his life with a gunshot at his home in Woody Creek, Colo.
Credited with inventing the radical journalistic style commonly referred to as �gonzo journalism,� Thompson, along with writers Tom Wolfe and Gay Talese, was a vital […]

Dear Editor,
Please do not belittle physical fitness as a blind quest for slimness. Despite your biased impressions, there are a variety of reasons Tulane students go to Reily. Out of personal experience, I go for health. After seeing a parent battle cancer at a young age, I have been devoted to a healthy lifestyle. This includes […]

 
Dear Editor,
Mazel tov to Kat Stromquist for her excellent piece in last week�s �Hullabaloo.� As a female member of Tulane�s student body, I too have been angered by many of the points Stromquist makes and have felt pressured not to make these points myself because of the criticism I might face for my less-than-perfect body. Of […]

 
Dear �Tulane Hullabaloo,�
He is my brother.
He is from a prominent New Orleans family.
He pitched a no hitter for Newman School.
He graduated cum laude from Princeton University and holds a degree from the London School of Economics.
He has worked on Wall Street.
He has probably had more speaking engagements than Tulane has had commencement speakers.
He has written many best sellers and is a regular […]

 
Dear Editor,
In recent issues of the Views section of the �Hullabaloo,� there has been a sharp downgrade in the quality of opinions offered. The views offered seem to be aiming for controversy and debate and, in so doing, are sacrificing logic and the truth. In last week�s issue Cheryl Mei-Ting Schmitz�s article was an exception to […]

 
Dear Editor,
As nice as it is that the students are helping Orleans Parish School System maintain their schools, why can't they clean up Broadway? There has never been a day in the last 10 years that it is not littered with trash left over from the students. Teach them to take care of their own property […]

To observe finely tuned specimens of the female form, one needs venture only as far as the Reily Recreation Center. Lithe girls with toned legs, ruddy faces and Tulane-branded water bottles subtly compete against one another on treadmills. The results are evident throughout campus. Girls sport the rounded biceps of tennis players and tight pants […]