TULANE HULLABALOO the eyes and ears of the tulane community VOLUME CXII NO. 7 OCTOBER 6, 2016
USG takes tally USG161004 passed during the fourth session of the 19th senate with a majority vote of 18-15-0.
USG says ‘yes’ to publishing individual senators’ votes by canela lopez & lauren gaines news editor & associate editor After four weeks of discussion, Undergraduate Student Government passed legislation during its senate meeting on on Tuesday Oct. 4. to publish senators’ votes with their names attached on the USG website. Supporters of the bill said it promotes transparency and trust between USG and the general student body. The bill, which passed with a majority vote (18-15-0), addressed voter anonymity. Debate began last semester after USG transitioned from a system where senators simply raised their placards to electronic voting with clickers. Discussion between senators began after some preferred publishing individual senator votes and others advocated publishing voting results by school. The legislation USG161004, authored by USG Vice President for Student Organizations Trace Hancock and President Autumn Gibbons, called for an immediate vote. This legislation, if passed, would publish individual names and votes on the website.
According to Gibbons, the USG executive board decided to draft the legislation on Monday night before senate to settle the weekslong debate. “We found that when we bring something to open forum and solutions, it’s just a back and forth of opinion, there’s no tangible outcome,” Gibbons said. “So this resolution provides an opportunity to one, stay in our procedure and stay in a set structure of speaking that allows for all opinions to be heard but in a set manner.” Vice President of Student Life Rebecca Lederkramer added that another reason for the legislation was to give the senators a direct say in the matter. “It didn’t seem super fair of [the executive board] to make the decision when we had some senators approach us and say they would not be on senate if we made this decision,” Lederkramer said. “So we thought it would be more appropriate in the hands of the people whose votes were being represented by this decision.” Members of USG were not the only ones with strong feelings about the matter.
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School Board candidate Alvarez shares plan for NOLA by natalie reich & lauren gaines contributing writer & associate editor On Monday Oct. 3, Tulane College Democrats, alongside Amnesty International, Generating Excellence Now and Tomorrow in Education, and Students for Educational Reform hosted Orleans Parish School Board hopeful David Alvarez as he came to Tulane to discuss his vision for New Orleans schools. On Nov. 8, Alvarez will be challenging incumbent District 6 representative, Woody Koppel, to represent public schools in the Carrollton/Tulane area of Uptown New Orleans. During the event on Monday, Alvarez elaborated on his election platform, which included bringing innovation back to charter schools, creating transparency and accountability in the education system and increasing the quality and equality of education for all of the young people in the city. A focal point of Alvarez’s campaign has been to restore education in New Orleans to standards preceding Hurricane Katrina in 2005. According to the Louisiana Department of Education, before Katrina hit New Orleans, there were 65,000 students enrolled in New Orleans schools. Once the school year resumed following the storm, however, approximately 16,000 students were enrolled. Additionally, by fall of 2014, 92 percent of New Orleans students were en-
rolled in private schools instead of public schools. Tulane senior Kelsey Reynolds has seen what Alvarez describes as the dysfunctional state of the New Orleans public school system firsthand by working with organizations such as Upward Bound, an after-school program meant to equip students from disadvantaged backgrounds with the tools needed to go to college. “All of my students that are predominantly black want to go to college and dream of that yet they don’t seem to be equipped with the tools to actually do so,” Reynolds said. “The charter schools seem to really push this dream yet fail their students in getting there. I think the charter schools sell a great bill of goods, yet, in practice things don’t work out that way.” Alvarez said he hopes that if charter schools in New Orleans innovate, more children will end up enrolled in public schools. “We have such stark inequalities that there are groups of our citizens that choose not to put their kids in the public system, they pay for the private option,” Alvarez said. “Maybe charters can attract some of these parents to bring their kids back into public education.” During the discussion, Alvarez shared how he is a firm believer in smaller student populations and repurposing buildings to create more schools. “[New Orleans should be] focusing on models that have small student pop-
ulations that occupy a portion of the building, and the other portions of the building are purposed for community use,” Alvarez said. “Non-profit businesses could open up shop in those places. They can serve the community’s needs right there, and then the kids in those buildings can watch community models.” Some Tulane students attended the event to hear Alvarez’s plans for the surrounding community. After looking into
Alvarez’s campaign, sophomore Elizabeth Hwang said she aligns with his views. “While I’m not well-versed in the state of New Orleans public schools, it sounds like David Alvarez has extremely impressive ideas on how he wants to revitalize the public school system,” Hwang said. “ I think New Orleans is a culturally-rich area that could benefit from having reliable access to public education.”
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Hillel encourages students to ‘Get Out The Vote!’ by ella hulmuth staff reporter Manischewitz, challa and voter registration? Last Friday, Shabbat dinner at Tulane Hillel was draped in red, white and blue for a bipartisan event to encourage Tulane students to vote in the upcoming elections. Tulane Internal Public Affairs Committee, College Democrats, College Republicans, and Women in Politics sponsored the “Get Out The Vote!” dinner. To kick off the event, president of TIPAC Dawn Edelman gave a speech about the importance of considering one’s personal values and making the decision to represent and express those values in the upcoming local and national elections. There were voter registration forms scattered out on the tables amid the food and drinks, and unregistered voters were encouraged to fill them out during dinner. The organizers of the event were Edelman, College Republicans President Abigail Michel, College Democrats President Brooke Payton and WIP President Nicole Carle. Payton said she felt grateful to Hillel for hosting the event and fostering a sense of togetherness and unity at Tulane.
“I realized how lucky we are to have a space like Hillel at Tulane,” Payton said. “How lucky are we that we have a place that celebrates so many aspects of student life in so many different ways.” According to CNBC, during the 2012 election, only 38 percent of 18-24-yearolds voted. Student organizations at schools across the country are putting forth efforts to register their students to vote, through tabling, voter drives, and events like the one on Friday. Challenging student apathy is a priority for organizations like the ones who sponsored Friday’s event. In addition to the efforts by individual political clubs on campus, Tulane has been hosting many other events related to the upcoming presidential election, and politics in general. Some have included debate screenings in The Lavin-Bernick Center for University Life and lectures by expert faculty regarding hot button political issues. These initiatives by the university serve to get students more involved in the modern political conversation. Nicole Carle said she feels that there is a great importance of using one’s voice in the democratic process, especially as a young person. “As an American citizen, being an informed voter is not only a privilege, but a duty,” Carle said. “The Tulane commu-
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nity is actively participating in getting the youngest cohort involved and excited and I hope to see everyone at the polls.” Dawn Edelman said she felt happy that the event encouraged genuine bipartisanship. “Being president of a bipartisan organization, it was so great to have the
opportunity to work with political organizations on both ends of the spectrum to plan the Voter Registration Shabbat,” Edelman said. “Although everyone involved in planning has varying political opinions, we are all united in the belief that it is essential for students to express their values in their vote.”
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Shabbat dinner at Tulane Hillel Friday Sept. 30 featured speakers and events centered on encouraging students to vote in upcoming elections.
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Over 10 members of the general student body came to student forum in support of accessible voting results, a period of time delegated at the beginning of every USG session for members of the community to speak on matters of concern. Senior Mykia Kidd, Senior Sarah Levinson, and sophomore Maddy Lowry all spoke during this forum. Later in the session, senators called the legislation to the floor and entered a moderated caucus. During this time, senators were allowed to express their opinions and concerns on the legislation before a vote. “We have to remember we’re here to do a job and we have to be accountable to the people we’re representing,” Diversity and Inclusive Excellence Chair Alex Bourguignon said in favor of the legislation. Other senators who did not support the legislation noted concerns about the duality of publishing a ‘yes or no’ vote. While the legislation would be accessible, senators said they did not feel this system allowed for them to explain why they voted a particular way. Several senators who opposed the legislation said they also felt the risk of their votes on legislation following them into the workforce was significant. “The reason we go to college is to better our future and we shouldn’t have to sacrifice our future for one small vote,” senator Sam Rosenberg said. Senator Josh Rosenbaum said as a member of USG he expected that level of accountability. “We’re here to represent,” Rosenbaum said. “I am more than happy to make every statement and vote I make in this room public.” Other senators who took a more neutral stance felt that the initial reason for propos-
ing an anonymous clicker system was to allow senators to cast votes without exterior pressure from other senators. “The point of [anonymity] was so that we can get our votes out without pressure to vote one way or another,” senator Michael Morton said. Sophomore Maddie Lowry, a co-convener of Whiteness for SOAR, spoke during open forum and she said she feels the legislation will bring more students into USG open forums and encourage engagement. “As a student who is not a part of USG I feel like a lot of what goes on in the room and in that space is closed to the rest of the students here,” Lowry said. “So I think that this legislation that I was supporting is a big step in opening up more transparency and more accountability.” Freshman Leadership Program participant Cade Herman said he sees the increased transparency as a catalyst for a change. “I know that this legislation has the potential to awaken the student body to prompting issues student government faces,” Herman said. “Transparency will fill the future senates with senators who want to be held accountable and who want to selflessly serve the student body.” Gibbons said she ultimately feels that being on the minority side of an issue is something that comes along with participating in a governing body and that being against an issue, such as publishing of votes, doesn’t discount senators’ voices from being heard. “We will do everything in our power to ensure that the people who are still uncomfortable with this are still being heard,” Gibbons said. “But I think that when you sign up to be on a senate, to be on a governing body you agree that you’re not gonna be in the majority all of the time and you have to be okay with that.” Canela Lopez, who co-wrote this article, is a non-black co-convener of color in Students Organizing Against Racism.
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Tulane senior Jonah Resnick, an aspiring baker, ices freshly made donuts during his shift at District Donuts Sliders Brew on Magazine Street. Resnick has been working at District for around five months, and hopes to continue baking and to one day own his own bakery.
Senior Jonah Resnick balances studies with baking by jordan figueredo senior staff reporter
He clocks in and reports to the back to read the prep list, sets up his station and begins to knead the dough. Preparing to make 1000 donuts is no easy feat, but senior Jonah Resnick does it with a smile. Resnick works at District Donuts Sliders Brew and has found a way to turn his hobby of baking into a career. He started baking at 13 with his mom, and a pastime soon became an escape. “I played football and baseball all my life, and baking was something that was calming in a way that sports never were,” Resnick said. Working at District is a serious time commitment, but in the five months he has been on staff, he has learned to balance it all. “I work here five days a week,” Resnick said. “[Sunday] I worked 4 a.m. to noon so I woke up at 3:30 a.m., came here, baked for a couple hours and my day [was] just getting started. It’s tiring, but you get into a rhythm. You can still be social and still have friend groups and go out, it’s just about figuring out what your balances are.” Every week, managers organize shifts by the tasks that need to be done to ensure all the donuts, glazes and fillings are perfect so that no customer is disappointed. Bakers make all of the famous donut shop’s products in large quantities, but the donuts are only fried 10 at a time, so no matter what time a customer comes in they get a fresh donut. With a goal of minimizing waste, the quantities of donut batches shift throughout the day. Mornings begin by multiplying the recipe times 16 for each batch, meaning they are bigger and make about 200 donuts, according to Resnick. “Even though we try to get as little waste as possible there’s always a little bit of waste and we get to take those home,” Resnick said. Free donuts lose their appeal after a while, but that doesn’t mean a new favorite isn’t easy to find.
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‘Let’s talk about sex, baby:’
Student-run magazine to open conversation on taboo topics by erica goldish staff reporter
Harleigh Shaw, Paloma Pinto and Julia Daniel are going to change how you think about sex. The sophomores are starting a new online magazine, PeachWave, for students to write opinion pieces on topics such as sexual orientation, body insecurities and sexual health. The online magazine will also feature articles related to general health, art and music. “Not everyone is comfortable with talking about sex, but we see it everywhere and everyday,” Shaw said. “So acknowledging that it isn’t so scary and also that there are serious aspects of it is something we definitely want to try and talk about.” The magazine’s creators have already received interest from students and plan on posting new articles, poems and other pieces by Nov. 11. They hope to start with reaching the Tulane demographic and educating them on sexual consent and sexual health, issues that often have a stigma around them, especially on campus. “A main facet of the website is going to be a place where if someone is questioning something about their body or
sexuality they can come to our site,” Shaw said. The creators want the magazine to create a safe space for people to express their opinions and to recognize others who may be going through the same experiences that they are. For those facing unique situations, the site presents a platform for expression. The sophomores also plan on eventually expanding to the surrounding New Orleans area and hope to have a national presence in order to allow everyone a place to gain important information. The publication’s name originated from a character in the 2002 movie “Ken Park” named Peaches. The motivation behind PeachWave was an interest in art books and magazines, as well as the creation of a forum where people are free to talk about whatever was bothering them, or whatever they might be curious about, according to Shaw. “If someone questions their body insecurities, they can find other people with the same problems on PeachWave,” Shaw said. PeachWave is in many ways an educational tool for our generation. With a prevalence of body image issues, questions about sex and other doubts or problems that are dealt with, having PeachWave as an outlet and as a re-
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source for information will benefit the student community. The more people that can learn, the better. The website is up now, and the offi-
cial launch will be on Nov. 11. For any questions or interest in submitting a piece for the site, inquiries can be sent to peachwavemag@gmail.com.
New Orleans Film Fest brings global film community back by nurah lambert staff reporter
Beyond Yom Kippur and the start of fall break, film aficionados of New Orleans and abroad celebrate Oct. 12 as the launch of the 27th annual New Orleans Film Festival, hosted by the New Orleans Film Society. The 2016 New Orleans Film Festival, also known as NOFF, begins Oct. 12 and runs through Oct. 20, centering around the festival headquarters at the Ace Hotel in downtown New Orleans. An assortment of films will be screened at a number of venues across the city, including Orpheum Theater and the Theaters at Canal Place. The competitive film categories include documentary, narrative and Louisiana feature; however, a majority of the screened films will not be in competition. The non-competitive categories include documentary, narrative, animated short, music video and more. Apart from watching films, festival-goers can also attend Q & A panels with industry professionals as well as celebratory parties hosted by different venues around downtown New Orleans. Because NOFF places so much value on community involvement, the NOFF Community Outreach Program has partnered with several local businesses to accommodate the thousands of festival attendees this year. According to NOFF’s website, they hosted over
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The New Orleans Film Festival kicks off on Oct. 12 and lasts until Oct. 20. The festival will feature films ranging from documentaries to music videos. 25,000 attendees and 400 filmmakers last year, and this year they will likely expand that number. Despite NOFF Executive Director of six years Jolene Pinder resigning in January 2017, the
festival has remained in order thus far. Upwards of 90 percent of the lineup has come directly from the nearly 4,000 submissions NOFF received from their open call, meaning a bulk of
the films screened will be coming from independent filmmakers. Entries come in from around the globe, with submissions from 115 different countries. Louisiana-made submissions also went up by 43 percent this year. NOFF pushes initiatives of diversity and inclusion every year, as they value the involvement of films and filmmakers from all backgrounds in the festival. 45 percent of films that were selected this year are from female directors and 36 percent are from directors of color. The festival will open with the film “LBJ,” directed by Rob Reiner, at the Orpheum Theater on Oct. 12 and will close with the film “Daughters of the Dust,” directed by Julie Dash, at the Ace Hotel on Oct. 20. The featured film at the Gala screening will be “Ella Brennan: Commanding the Table,” directed by Leslie Iwerks, at the Orpheum Theater on Oct. 14. Admission for regular screening rush line tickets for students is $5, while admission for regular screening tickets in advance and for non-students is $9. The opening night, closing night, and gala screening tickets are steeper in price, however, and passes that grant festival attendees more access also cost more. Whether you have been planning to go to NOFF for months or decide to attend a screening on a whim, NOFF is a promising event for both film enthusiasts and novices.
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‘Truth Tree’ speech bubbles fail to send message by rachael richard staff reporter
This fall, Tulane’s campus had a large new addition that was hard to miss. Hank Willis Thomas’ “Truth Tree” replaced “Companion (Passing Through)” by KAWS, or what many came to know as the “Sad Mickey Mouse.” A contemporary artist based out of Brooklyn, New York, Thomas’ “Truth Tree” comes out of a series of works called “Hank Willis Thomas: The Truth Is I See You,” which is based around the idea of finding the “truth.” The sculpture itself is on loan from Jack Shainman Gallery. The series contains comic book-like sculptures in the shape of speech bubbles. While some speech bubbles are empty, others have single words, or punctuation. The “Truth Tree,” which stands outside Woldenberg Art Center in the Newcomb
Pottery Garden contains six speech bubbles with the words and exclamations “The,” “Truth,” “Is,” “Love,” “You,” “!” and “?.” “[‘Truth Tree’] has that kind of comic, graphic novel vocabulary . . . so that it’s not too much a shift in sculpture [from KAWS’ piece],” said Monica Ramirez-Montagut, the Director of the Newcomb Art Museum. Ramirez-Montagut was originally an architect but found the world of art much more impactful, thus her choice to make the switch in career trajectory. Ramirez-Montagut is also part of the Tulane Forum, a group of faculty and staff that get together to decide on themes and topics for the student body to discuss. This year, the chosen theme is “power,” which she believes is a good topic for generating conversation. “Within the frame of power, questioning what is the truth... seems to be sort of
the ultimate aspiration for many of us,” Ramirez-Montagut said. Another factor that played into Ramirez-Montagut’s decision was the perception that Thomas is an artist with conviction, at the forefront of social-political discussions, which would hopefully catalyze discussion among students. Some Tulane students, however, are less enthusiastic about the new statue. “It’s modern, which I like, but it doesn’t seem like it really says anything,” freshman Fiona Lightbody said. Some students do not seem to think that this year’s statue speaks to them the way “Companion (Passing Through)” did. Perhaps the idea of depression and anxiety, which many believed KAWS’ piece represented, was more relatable to students than the idea of truth and power. “It kind of looks poorly made, the bubbles are kind of boxy... [it] doesn’t really connect the message from words to the
students,” sophomore Hannah Anderson said. The shift from such a striking statue to one that is more subdued also means that many students may not have even noticed its more subtle details. So far, the statue does not seem to have generated the discussions about power and truth as was originally intended. Students’ lackluster attitude toward the statue may stem from the lack of information regarding it. The Newcomb Art Museum does not currently have much information available about the statue, online or otherwise. Unlike last year, there is no accompanying exhibit inside the Newcomb Art Museum to compliment the statue. While perhaps less provocative than “Companion (Passing Through)”, the “Truth Tree” still has time to incite discussion, as it is on view for the duration of the academic year.
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The new sculpture “Truth Tree,” created by Brooklyn-based artist Hank Willis Thomas, will be on exhibit outside of the Newcomb Art Museum until the end of the academic year. The installation features graphic speech bubbles and aims to stimulate discussion around truth and power.
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“The first week was a lot of tasting,” Resnick said. “They want you to know what the donuts are supposed to taste like, so the first week is just like going crazy tasting everything. The farther you go down the road you know what it tastes like and don’t need to eat it. My weakness right now is the oatmeal cookie. We run an oatmeal cream pie, and it’s unreal.” Customers have to wait until each morning to see what donuts they will offer, but the lead baker at the
Lakeview location plans a month ahead to ensure all ingredients are in stock. The daily offerings always change since there are over 150 varieties, but the simple donuts are offered every day and consist of glazed, chocolate glazed and cinnamon sugar. Having such a variety of flavors means a lot of change, and sometimes that results in a personal favorite having to be put aside, like Resnick’s favorite, the seven-layer donut. “It was super good,” Resnick said. “Now we’re running a cookie butter donut which is cookie butter glaze with biscotti cookies and chocolate chip cookies with homemade Oreos on top, so that’s a really good donut, and it’s brand new.”
In the future, Resnick hopes to continue baking. District plans on opening a location in Baton Rouge, but it has not announced a date. “I want to open up my own shop and do my own thing and have my own little mom and pop bakery store,” Resnick said. “That’s a little farther down the road, but it’s exciting.” Being a part of the District family has been an incredibly rewarding and fun experience for Resnick. “Working at District has given me the opportunity to learn how to be a better cook, baker and leader,” Resnick said. “I work with like-minded individuals everyday who love to experiment with different flavors and have fun. At the end of the day we are making donuts, and there aren’t many things more fun than that.”
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editor Clinton support lacking due to politics not gender As the president of the Tulane chapter of the International Youth and Students for Social Equality, I strongly disagree with the assertion made by Sarah Simon that the flagging support for Hillary Clinton is due to her gender. Rather, Clinton is widely reviled because she is seen by workers and youth as a defender of social privilege and a personification of the hated status quo. Clinton has spent all of her energies during her campaign courting super-wealthy sections of the Republican Party and the military on the basis that Donald Trump is “too erratic” to serve as commander-in-chief. According to Clinton, under Trump’s military America would continue to enact an aggressive imperialist agenda. During last week’s debate, Clinton declared that drone assassinations, which have already killed thousands under President Barack Obama, would be an “organizing principle” of her administration’s foreign policy. She attacked Trump for expressing reservations about intervening along with NATO on behalf of the Baltic states, which are headed by unstable, right-wing regimes, in
the event of a conflict with Russia. In other words, she attacked the fascistic Trump from the right on the grounds that he is not willing to go to war with Russia, a nuclear power. No matter who wins the November elections, the coming months portend a massive escalation of austerity, domestic repression and war, worked out entirely behind the backs of the American people. Last month, the Atlantic Council, a leading United States geopolitical think tank, published a study, “The Future of the Army,” which declared that the US military must be prepared to fight “major and deadly” wars, with heavy causalities, against other “great powers.” Against a backdrop of “[the magnification of] today’s world of haves and have-nots,” the authors, one of which is the former head of US forces in Afghanistan, foresees “the large-scale disruption of civil order” in the US, which “would almost certainly engage much of the Army in providing extensive support to civil authorities throughout the country.”
The report also concludes that the reinstatement of the draft will become a military necessity. There is enormous opposition to war and social inequality, but the greatest danger is the gap between the advanced character of the ruling elite’s plans and the presently low level of popular knowledge and understanding. Next Monday, the IYSSE will be hosting a talk by Jerry White, the Socialist Equality Party’s candidate for US president, titled “Socialism and the 2016 elections.” White is running to provide workers and youth with the necessary political perspective for the social struggles which are to come. Against the capitalist program of war, austerity and repression, we advance the program of socialism.
-Tom Agnew
President, International Youth and Students for Social Equality at Tulane
This submission has been edited by The Hullabaloo staff for clarity and AP Style.
Clown rumors create sense of danger SENIOR STAFF WRITER
In the wake of a clown-induced panic that swept campus Monday night, it is clear that fear spreads quickly via social media. This chain provides a high risk for fear-mongering and sensationalism, which we must avoid for the safety of the community. The clown, which Tulane University Police Department dismissed as a hoax, incited anxiety, unease and violence in the Tulane community. Students living on and off campus took steps to ensure their safety. Some went so far as to form a mob to attack the nonexistent clown. Looking back, the clown sounds like the punchline of a ridiculous joke, but ignoring how easily students were affected by it is dangerous. Rumors started coming in, along with photos from the internet and claims that a clown who may have a firearm was somewhere on campus at the Lavin-Bernick Center for University Life. Whether this was some prank or miscommunication remains unclear, but regardless, a panic formed. This type of “joke” has real world consequences and interferes with students’ right to a safe learning environment. This behavior is both wrong and borderline illegal. In the Supreme Court Case of Schneck v. United
States of 1919, the court ruled that the First Amendment does not protect dangerous speech. The example given in the case was the now famous “yelling ‘fire’ in a crowded theater” argument. The court’s decision makes it clear that the United States Constitution does not protect speech that causes a clear and present danger. While this incident may appear mild in hindsight, genuine fear spread throughout the Tulane community. Students gathered with weapons looking for a clown to attack. The response to this hoax led to a violent outbreak on campus. More importantly, had there actually been a threat on campus, especially an armed one, students would have been in danger. School shootings are a very real threat and, regardless of discussions on gun rights, to even suggest one may happen is extremely dangerous and reckless. In the past, students have received punishment for posting threats on social media like Yik Yak due people feeling unsafe, and this is the same situation, yet Tulane has not responded. This situation was a case of clear and present danger, and the university must take steps to prevent it from happening again. Tyler is a senior at Tulane-Newcomb College. He can be reached at tmead@tulane.edu.
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USG Updates
by kathryne lebell views editor
On Tuesday night during the University Student Government meeting, the long-debated issue of transparency in voting procedure was finally addressed. The vote concluded with legislation to publish individual senator votes on the USG website. This move is incredibly important and will bring a new sense of openness and accessibility to connect students and their senators. Student speakers from various organization spoke in support of the legislation, especially from organizations dedicated to promoting diversity and fighting racism at Tulane. This speaks to the importance of transparency; students cannot trust their senators if they don’t know whether or not they’re voting on what is important. This legislation will allow more active participation in USG for students who do not formally participate. This was the only piece of legislation voted on. For more information on USG meetings, check out the @hullviews Twitter on Tuesday nights. The next meeting will be at 7 p.m. October 18.
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New Orleans art center brings attention to Syrian refugee crisis, alternative therapy DANIEL HOROWITZ ASSOCIATE VIEWS EDITOR Approximately five years ago the Syrian refugee crisis became deemed such and millions of refugees—over 4.8 million so far—have been displaced from their homes. As they are forced to leave, these refugees are experiencing various forms of mental trauma. It is the world’s responsibility to bring attention to the mental distress of refugees and work to alleviate it. On Tuesday, Sept. 27, the Contemporary Arts Center held a discussion on the current refugee issue. The event, titled “Conversation: The Syrian Refugee Crisis and the Trauma of Displacement,” discussed how refugees experience various forms of mental distress and potential
treatment. More specifically, the speakers focused on how younger refugees can use art as a method to help cope with the trauma of displacement. One member of the panel at this lecture was former Tulane professor of psychology Dr. Shereen Naser. Her role was to discuss the displacement of Syrians from a psychological perspective and contribute her knowledge of the effects of displacement on children and community efforts to correct mental health issues. Naser has previously done research in New Orleans, where she studied the effects of displacement following Hurricane Katrina. She found that those displaced due to the hurricane developed symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, depression and other adverse mental health effects. These symptoms are similar to what Syrian immigrants are facing due to the forced exodus from their homes. An additional aspect of the lecture was how beneficial art therapy is. Art therapy is commonly utilized by therapists when
their patients cannot explain events in words. The subject expresses their thoughts through drawings, paintings or some other type of art. It gives both the subject and therapist an idea of what they are feeling. This lecture and Naser’s contribution is bringing attention to the refugee crisis to a community that may not view it as a priority. More specifically, they are attempting to fight the mental health stigma in our society. Others should be doing what the Contemporary Arts Center is doing for New Orleans. It is paramount that we start a dialogue about mental health in various contexts, not just affecting white Americans. We cannot neglect such issues on a global scale when there are millions of refugees experiencing trauma. We can do more good if we put aside the politics of the refugee crisis to help migrants in need of mental health services. Daniel is a junior at Newcomb-Tulane College. He can be reached at dhorowi@tulane.edu.
Presidential campaigns benefit from both positive, negative social media interaction ROBIN BOCH ASSOCIATE VIEWS EDITOR In this presidential election, Twitter has played a role as a news source and a way to hear from candidates. From Donald Trump tweeting “I love Hispanics!” to Hillary Clinton tweeting “Delete your account.” at Trump, it is clear that the good, the bad and the humorous get shared by the world through social media. Everything tweeted has helped each candidate’s campaign. Twitter has been a major outlet for free media coverage for both candidates. When interacting with tweets, people draw attention to and support candidates, even when they believe they are doing so in a negative light.
This free media coverage is better known as “earned media” among campaign analysts. This information spreads through television, social media, newspapers, etc. without being paid for or supported by candidates or their political action committees. When a candidate tweets something and people respond to it, this response is an example of earned media. Trump has had great successes with this technique. In March, the firm Quant calculated that Trump had already made $2 billion worth of media coverage. As of March, Clinton had received earned media coverage totaling $746 million. Her amount of earned media is substantial, but still nowhere near that of Trump’s. This trend is concerning when one realizes how the candidates have gained this much free media attention. Often, people reply to or retweet a tweet to make fun of it. Every time one of the 4,218 people retweeted and 16,946 people liked his tweet, “If crazy @megynkelly didn’t cover
me so much on her terrible show, her ratings would totally tank. She is so average in so many ways!” Trump was earning free attention, even if some reactions to this tweet were negative. Many people would argue in response that not all attention is good attention. Trump, however, would most likely disagree, as his controversial tweets, speeches and other statements have earned him free airtime on nearly every talk show and news channel. America cannot seem to stop talking about him. Before reacting and responding to anything that a candidate tweets, the American public should always think about how this is affecting the larger scheme of the election. Unfortunately, even a negative comment on a controversial Trump tweet can result in earned media. Robin is a freshman at Tulane-Newcomb College. She can be reached at rboch@tulane.edu.
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Volleyball readies for Florida matches, rest of conference by clara harrington sports editor
After an early fall season filled with tournaments, Tulane volleyball (10-6, 2-2 American Athletic Conference) is preparing for a game-stacked rest of season in league play. The team will head to Florida to compete first against Southern Florida on Friday Oct. 7 and then against Central Florida on Sunday Oct. 9. The team has already competed in four conference games against Temple, UConn, SMU and Tulsa. Tulane most recently beat Tulsa, which has a national rating percentage index of 37, in five sets. With a full schedule ahead, head coach Jim Barnes has high hopes for the team as it moves forward. “Right now we’ve got 16 matches left, so we want to be 16-0,” Barnes said. “Our goal is to win this conference, and it became even more of a reality after playing the top teams in this league and beating Temple, who is picked second.” The team’s most recent loss was to SMU in five sets. Though the Green Wave was leading the game for the first two sets, SMU was able to capitalize on points after Tulane began losing ball control. This weekend’s focus will be on maintaining consistent control to ensure wins. “When [ball control] was steady, we were dominating teams,” Barnes said. “Even SMU is the best team in the league, and we dominated for two sets. Once our passing falls off, then [the other team is] able to get back in the match.” After moving to the right side, junior outside hitter Sarah Ray has led in kills for Tulane in nearly every game, with a
total of 22 in the team’s last match against Tulsa. Senior middle hitter Sarah Strasner has brought similar strength to the team, hitting .414 on 14 kills against Tulsa. This year, the team brought on freshman libero Kaylie McHugh. Despite this being McHugh’s first season of collegiate volleyball, she has brought an enormous skill set to the team through the reliability of her passing abilities on the court. “[McHugh is] the No. 1 passer in the league by a good margin,” Barnes said. “As a freshman, she stepped right in and hasn’t had a bad day. She’s probably going to break all the records in that position after her career’s over here.” The level of competition for volleyball in the AAC is high, with 12 highly-ranked and well-matched teams. With such a high and balanced level of skill throughout the league, knowing the outcome of a game ahead of time is unusual. “Every team in the conference is so even,” Barnes said. “That’s why there’s so many five-set matches. You can win every match, and you can lose every match. There’s no knowing ahead of time what’s going to happen.” Barnes believes that though the team will see tough competition in its upcoming games, its overall balance and unified strength will be the key to a successful season moving forward. “Everybody we play is good in one area or another, but they’re not balanced,” Barnes said. “We’re the only team in the league that has balance across the board. We’re good on the left, middle and right. When we get everyone just a little more consistent, that’s going to be the key to winning the conference championship.”
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Junior outside hitter Sarah Ray spikes the ball in a game against Houston. Ray led Tulane’s last game against Tulsa with a total of 22 kills.
Athletics readopts ‘Angry Wave,’ brings new spirit to Yulman Stadium by jake brennan staff reporter
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The symbol of Tulane Athletics’ glory days is back with hopes that it can become emblematic of a bright future. Tulane athletic director Troy Dannen announced at the beginning of the summer that the “Angry Wave,” which was initially adopted in 1964, would return as the secondary logo for Green Wave athletics. The mark will be featured prominently on uniforms and social media. Most importantly, there will be a two-story-tall “Angry Wave” built to sit atop the scoreboard in Yulman Stadium. Kern Studios president and CEO Barry Kern presented
the idea to Dannen. Many will recognize Kern Studios as the designer and execution team of nearly all Mardi Gras floats, as well as the home of Mardi Gras World. Dannen believes that connection is essential to employing one of Tulane’s greatest assets: the city of New Orleans. “Part of what we want to do is celebrate the culture of the city that we are in, and that Mardi Gras World connection helps us celebrate that,” Dannen said. The two-story-tall Angry Wave will weigh more than 2,400 pounds and is being built by a team led by Kern Studios artist Alex Sherrod. The team will use a seven-axis robotic arm, which follows its computer-generated, 3-D model design to create the statue out of gigantic pieces of Styrofoam with exceptional precision. “We are really excited because there isn’t going to be anything else like it,” Sherrod said. The Angry Wave’s sheer size and design are not the only things that should interest Green Wave football fans. “This project is going to interact with the crowd and the student section in certain ways during certain events that happen throughout the game,” Sherrod said. “It’s going to be a spectacle within a spectacle.” Tulane Athletics has decided to use the resources at its disposal to fully embrace the culture of New Orleans and the spirit of Mardi Gras, all while harkening back to a more successful time in its history.
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Former Chilean national team basketball player joins Green Wave, continues to develop career by ty josloff
contributing reporter Though this year will mark his first with the Green Wave, sophomore Sammis Reyes’ basketball career has already been a full one.
With his arrival at Tulane, the 6-foot7, 240-pound forward has now played for three different college basketball programs since his days of averaging 24.5 points, 13.2 rebounds and 4.6 assists at North Broward Preparatory School in Coconut Creek, Florida.
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From representing an entire country on the Chilean national basketball team to tearing his ACL as a freshman at University of Hawaii, Reyes’ journey has seen both ups and downs. Reyes, nonetheless, refuses to allow such adversity to dissuade him. Rather, the challenges he has overcome in both life and on the court have come to define him. “Having to go through three different places like how I did has really shaped who I am as a person,” Reyes said. “I went to a junior college last year, so coming back to [Division 1] and seeing all the good things that we got really makes me appreciate every one of them.” In addition to transferring schools, Reyes has had to persevere in spite of an ACL injury he suffered as a freshman. “It was something really hard in my life to overcome,” Reyes said. “It took me a few steps back in my development as a player, but now I’m 100 percent ready to go, so I’m looking to leave that in the past and look forward to the future.” Reyes’ experiences at both University of Hawaii and Palm Beach State Junior College have provided him with a perspective few other people his age
could achieve. Even so, his objective for the upcoming season remains clear and concise. “There’s only one goal, and that is just to win games,” Reyes said. As for what drew him to select Tulane as his next destination after a successful year at Palm Beach State, Reyes explained that having a coach with decades of NBA experience like Mike Dunleavy, Sr. played an integral role in his choice. “That was the first thing that I thought about when it came to making my decision,” Reyes said. Although Reyes is a rookie as far as his tenure at Tulane is concerned, he carries with him the perspective and attitude of a veteran player. Having played on the Chilean national team since he was 13, Reyes possesses experience at the Federation Internationale de Basket-ball level. Reyes’ aspirations extend far beyond the basketball court as he is also double-majoring in business management and marketing. There is much to come for Reyes as he begins his career at Tulane. He is eager to don number 12 and represent the Wave on and off the court.
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fritz selects quarterback,
cuiellette chosen to lead
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Redshirt sophomore quarterback Glen Cuiellette will remain at the starting position after a long-fought competition against fellow quarterback Johnathan Brantley. Cuiellette ran 60 yards in the Green Wave’s most recent game.
by colin threlkeld associate editor After an extended period of competition for the spot, redshirt sophomore Glen Cuiellette will be the Green Wave’s starting quarterback going forward. Freshman quarterback Johnathan Brantley began the season at the starting spot, but Cuillette’s breakout performance in Tulane’s four-overtime thriller against the University of Louisiana-Lafayette and the team’s subsequent win over UMass with Cuillette at the helm has secured his place atop the chart for now. In the past two games, Cuiellette threw for a combined 333 yards, five touchdowns and only one interception. While he has usually been considered a pass-first quarterback, Cuiellette showcased an ability to get outside the pocket and make defenders miss in the open field against UMass, giving him the ability to rack up 60 rushing yards. He credits this expansion of skill to the new coaching staff, which has been much more open to his tucking and running when the play is there.
“[Cuiellette has] done well the last couple of weeks,” head coach Willie Fritz said. “We’d be foolish not to start him.” According to Fritz, Cuiellette’s decision-making abilities have noticeably improved this season, which Fritz expected, given that Cuiellette redshirted the 2014 season and only played in one game during the 2015 season as a redshirt freshman. As a redshirt sophomore, Cuiellette is the elder statesman, relatively speaking, among his fellow quarterbacks, both of whom are true freshmen. “[Cuiellette] was our experienced quarterback, but he really didn’t have a lot of experience either,” Fritz said. Though Fritz seems confident in his new signal-caller, Cuiellette is still eager to earn the spot every time he steps onto the field. The battle for the quarterback spot was hard-fought, but Cuiellette thinks the competition has kept him on his toes and pushed him to work even harder. As the starting quarterback, Cuiellette’s coaches and team are calling on him to step up as a leader, something he hasn’t had to do before this year. In the last two
games, however, he has shown signs of being up to that task. “[The last two games] taught me that we can come back from a deficit … and it showed me that I can lead these guys too,” Cuiellette said. “I always knew I could, but now it showed me even more.” The Wave’s record now stands at 3-2, equaling the win totals from the 2014 and 2015 seasons already, the Green Wave has built up momentum as it moves into the meat of its conference schedule. “I made a promise to myself and to the seniors that we would win at least eight games because I want to beat what we did in 2013 with the seven-win season they had,” Cuiellette said. Cuiellette said he views the pressure to succeed as an opportunity. “The coaches have been hard on me, but that’s because they knew I was capable of making plays and being a good quarterback for their system,” Cuiellette said. “They gave me a lot of chances, and that’s really all I could ask for.”