Tulane University - Jambalaya Yearbook (New Orleans, LA)

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J ' •- f - • Utopia on our precious tract of land in the university section. What better place is there to forget about national or global problems, or the slum conditions that are just a few blocks away on Freret Street? In our own sphere of influence, that is, in New Or- leans, and at Tulane, each of us have to make a choice. As individuals, or in groups, we can be content to educate ourselves, or we can try to educate and in- teract with the community and the University for the betterment of both parties. Relaxing on the U.C. squad may have its benefits, but there are better things to be done. As for the sportsman ' s paradise, and the Utopian life style— try Biloxi. Matt Anderson Editor. Jambalaya 1971

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1A L vil t The automobile license plates label the state as the sportsman ' s paradise, but common sense and or a few months ' observation would lead one to think of Louisiana as a paradise for the sociologist or the photographer. By living in New Orleans for any length of time, one can easily detect the contrasts along the major arteriel streets, absorb the facial expressions, the structural facades, both wooden and crystaline, that frame those same faces, and realize that the stra- tification in the parish is nearly complete. But where does that put Tulane University and its students? Perhaps we too are part of the New Orleans syndrone. On a day to day basis, it is fairly easy to overlook the problems of this area by staying near the uptown campus during the day, or by selecting Clai- borne or St. Charles over Freret when using public or private transportation to travel to the Vieux Carre or the central business district. In our own way, we have created our own form of paradise, our own little

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