WTUL Community Gumbo for 1/28/2006

The Friday 1/27/2006 Democracy Now report can be heard at DemocracyNow.org.

Listen to the "Broadmoor Neighborhood Situation Report" on demand at New Orleans IndyMedia.org.

Almost five months after Hurricane Katrina, New Orleanians are feeling discouraged by the lack of communication between local, state, and federal officials which might provide them with direction and hope as they try to rebuild their lives. This is an update on the status of rebuilding efforts in the Broadmoor neighborhood. 56 kbps file, ~12 MB.


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Listen to the "Newcomb College Task Force Report" on demand at New Orleans Indymedia.org.

After the Tulane Board of Administrators approved a post-Katrina renewal plan which would merge all undergraduate schools under one roof, Newcomb College supporters objected. At a special task force open meeting to hear from Newcomb college constituents, Newcomb students, staff, and alumni handed out daisies, sang, and shouted their support for the historic women-centered program. 10:11 at 56 kbps, ~4 MB.


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For more information:

• Newcomb College.
• The ReNewcomb forum for the preservation of Newcomb College.
• The Newcomb/Tulane Task Force Web site.
• The Newcomb/Tulane Task Force Forum meeting audio can be heard here.
• The Tulane Renewal Plan can be read here.
• A Hullabaloo article on a town hall meeting between Tulane President Scott Cowen and engineering students.