Tulane University - Jambalaya Yearbook (New Orleans, LA)

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18 Years and Going Strong TUL Marathon Rocks On After a few Dixie beers DJ Moses receives divine inspiration and spins his message to the world. Susan Estes receives another pledge as the total climbs towards $18,000. The donations will help to keep the station running despite a ten percent budget cut mandated by the ASB Finance Board. 78 WTUL Marathon

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Taken aback by not being, the center of attention, a street comedian openly returns the stare of some quaintly dressed iHissers-hy. New Orleans grace and charm reflected in French Quarter Fest New Orleans is probably best known for its Vieux Care, the French Quarter, its spicy food and great entertainment. Put these three things together with sunn ' weather and you will most likely end up with a party. That ' s exactly what happened at the French Quarter Festival. The annual festival took place on April 8, 9 and 10. The festival attracted many tourists and the Quarter was as crowded as a holiday weekend. Several stages were set up for bands to perform. Visitors enjoyed the beau- tiful Spanish and French architecture of the French Quarter as they listened to the street musicians. Vendors offered unique New Or- leans delicacies such as Lucky Dogs and crawfish. The festival offered everything New Orleans has to offer and proved to be a great celebration of the French Quarter. 9 — Michelle Schmidt Not used to requests, the James Campbell Strings take some time to set up before striking up another melody to soothe the savage shoppers on Royal Street. Adding to the intimacy of New Orleans, tourists take one of the local and traditional rides in an open horse drawn carriage through the pictur- esque and historical French Quarter.

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On the extended weekend of March 24, 25, 26, 27 and 28, WTUL ' s extravaganza, the annual Rock-On Survival Marathon took place. The funds from this event were used for equipment and operational costs. Most of the money was raised through pledging. Ten dollars was collected per song request, and thirty dollars for an album side. The event kicked off at Jimmy ' s on Thurs- day night, the 24th. The guests included Di- vine Culture, Waka Waka, Shot Down in Ec- uador Jr. and various other groups. Friday night, termed Reggae Night, was especially popular with Tulane students and Blues Night on Saturday also drew a large crowd. The marathon carried on strong through- out the weekend despite the threat of rain. While gathering on the quad, Tulane stu- dents were able to relax and enjoy some great free music. Beer, T-shirts and food were also sold, which encouraged student attendance. In addition to the free concerts, a big name heavy metal concert was held on Monday, March 28. Headbangers and metal lovers were given the chance to watch Megadeth, Warlock and Sanctuary perform live. Music was not the only sound heard dur- ing the marathon. The yelping of a pitbull puppy that was raffled off during the mara- thon provided a diiferent type of music. The event, sponsored by WTUL, was deemed a success, for it raised $18,000. • — Michelle Portman For Larry Opinsky, Joey Calagaz and Gavin Gas- sen all that is needed is good music, good friends and a good lawn chair.