Tulane University - Jambalaya Yearbook (New Orleans, LA)

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Entertainment A convoy of cars leaves the Tu- lane campus for Baton Rouge or downtown New Orleans or a local bar. Students stay on campus and rush the doors of McAlister, Dixon Hall, or the Cram Room. Everybody seeks some form of en- tertainment and New Orleans and the surrounding area provide plenty of it! Most shows are sold out well before showtime whether it be the well known Rolling Stones in the Superdome, a Broadway show in the Saenger, a Riverboat concert, or the lesser known Joan Armatrading in Tulane ' s own Auditorium. The past year has been the best for entertainment in New Orleans because innovative promoters tried many new ideas and brought proven forms of entertainment, on a large scale, to the area. All of this activity is in addition to the more established forms of enter- tainment already in existence such as Mardi Gras and The Jazz and Heritage Festival. Top Broadway shows came to the Saenger; the Or- chestra and Ballet enjoyed in- creased popularity within the Tu- lane Student Body. The Fine Arts committee of the Tulane University Center Program presented Marcel Marceau as part of its series. Riverboat concerts had a temendous revival this past year in addition to the many bars which brought national talent to Uptown New Orleans. The center for entertainment in the Uptown area is still the Tulane Campus. In addition to the many student productions, the nationally known Direction program takes place each spring on campus. Tu- lane University Center Program provides the rest of the entertain- ment from a Pretenders concert to the Frank Holder Dance Company to the many parties highlighting lo- cal talent. This was the best year for enter- tainment that New Orleans has had in quite a while. Now established as one of the primary entertainment markets in America, even better years should follow for New Or- leans. — Jeff Kahn TUCP Chairman Count Dracula, University Players ' spring theatrical production, starred Jamie Burks as Count Dracula, Jennifer Grindell as Mina, and Bryan Brinkman as Jonathan. Joan Armatrading ' s dynamic style captivated a large •audience in her fall semester performance, sponsored jointly by WTUL and TUCP. Covered by a canopy, the New Jazz Quintet performed Saturday afternoon as part of WTUL ' s annual Rock- on-Marathon; most of the weekend ' s program was forced inside the University Center due to rain. 8 Entertainment

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Academic Excellence Tulane University has changed its curriculum. We have structured it more firmly and added greater vari- ety to make it more stimulating and useful to you. The new curriculum will also mean your bachelor ' s degree from Tulane is more valuable in the com- petition for jobs and for professional school admission that you will face in 1985. The university has stiffened its proficiency requirements in math, English, and a foreign language. These standards will ensure that ev- ery graduate meets a specific level of competence in each of the areas. This is a bold step but one which, we are convinced, is bound to be widely emulated by other leading universities and colleges. We have already received a favorable re- sponse from representatives of pro- fessional schools and prospective employers. We have also instituted a new general curriculum. That means ev- ery student will have some knowl- edge about the natural world, cul- tures and societies, aesthetics, and values, in addition to intensive study in a major field. We have changed Tulane ' s cur- riculum ... to make it better for you. — Reprinted with permission from the Admissions Brochure, Why We Made Tulane Tougher Linda Bohanon flips through one of the millions of books that are housed in the Howard Tilton Memorial Library. The diploma and other certificates of membership in honorary organizations are symbols of successful completion of academic programs. Richardson Hall, recently renovated, is home to the campus ' larger lecture classes during the academic year. 10 Academic Excellence