By Edwin Wang In conjunction with social restrictions, Covid-19 has underscored existing disparities and extended outcome gaps, particularly in New Orleans’ education community. Previous funding gaps in public schools coupled with new mandates for personal protection equipment, virus testing, and technological aids has hastened urgency for eliminating the inequality that plagues New Orleans.  Educators’ struggle… Read More New Orleans’ Education Challenges Reflective of Socio-Economic Weakness

By Aaron Avidon In the year 2020, with people being locked down in their homes with nowhere to go and nothing to do, music is an undeniable resource for maintaining sanity. With technology being the way it is, there’s endless avenues we can take to get our fix. However, this rapid desire for instant gratification… Read More Pandemic Radio

By Halle Rudolf New Orleans is a city known for fun. A reputation for parties, entertainment, and loose morals has woven drinking into the fabric of its culture as a city. Visitors spent a total of more than $10 billion (yes—billion with a b) in New Orleans in 2019 searching for a good time out… Read More Behind Bars in the Big Easy

By Hannah Ostrov The Hyatt Regency— a gleaming high-rise hotel that sits adjacent to the Superdome in the heart of New Orleans business district and what used to function as a hurricane refuge center after one of the worst storms in New Orleans History has some new residents in the time of COVID-19: Tulane University… Read More The Hyatt Regency, the Jung Hotel, and Paterson House: A Glimpse into the Life of Tulane Students in Quarantine

By Amanda Kaliner Amid all of the chaos, uncertainty, and anxiety that the ongoing pandemic has brought, life can start to seem very bleak. However, there are still a lot of things that can offer rays of sunshine in our lives if we choose to seek them out. Lisa Greenleaf calls New York City her… Read More Silver Linings in COVID’s Grey Skies

By Zoe Moseley Daniel Porea, a Lusher Charter School student, said regarding the subject of Lusher’s name: “This fight goes deeper than a name change. It is about the vilification, discrimination, and disproportionate treatment of black students and students of color in Lusher.” Rated one of the top public schools in the state, Lusher Charter… Read More As Lusher Name Change is Considered, Students Speak Out

By Audrey Ligier Ever since I was little I knew that I was a girl. I remember when I was younger I used to tie bed sheets into dresses and pretend my knight costume was a princess gown. In kindergarten, the principal of the school pulled my parents into their office and told them to… Read More Trials and Tribulations of Trans Youth During the Pandemic

By Pia Heyert The COVID-19 pandemic that struck New Orleans seemingly came out of nowhere. With Mardi Gras season just ending and the warm summer air was starting to creep back in, New Orleans was quickly becoming one of the nation’s epicenters of the coronavirus (COVID-19). This was much of a surprise to the citizens… Read More The Pandemic Silences the Essential Sounds of New Orleans

By Halle Rudolf New Orleans is famous for a handful of things, music, mixed drinks, and Mardi Gras amongst the most prominent. Major Motion Pictures don’t usually make the list. Though it doesn’t even begin to rival global entertainment meccas like Los Angeles or New York, Louisiana “has become one of the top destinations in… Read More New Orleans in (Major) Motion

By Angelo Gefeke With the rise of a pandemic and America becoming the country with the highest rate of deaths due to COVID-19, most small businesses knew they would face immense changes. The florist business was no exception. Unfortunately, most florists in the New Orleans area have suffered a great financial loss due to the… Read More Florists Wilt in the Face of an Overwhelming Pandemic