Tulane shuts down at 1pm for Superbowl Parade! Sweeet

bigmoneytx · **Joined:** Thu Jan 18, 2007 3:18 pm **Posts:** 5965

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February 8, 2010
Good Morning,
There are certain moments in life that are transcendent and transformative and are too wonderful for words. Sunday's Super Bowl victory was such a moment. It was a victory that went far beyond football, highlights, statistics or trophies. This world championship, coupled with the election of a new mayor by an overwhelming majority, is about the progress and future of our beloved city.
This was a moment for all New Orleanians. The way this city and this team, our team, have embraced one another is unique in all the world. While most professional athletes discuss themselves and their gifts at post-game press conferences, our Saints invariably talk about their city and what its recovery has meant to them and to the nation.
This is what I believe we will be celebrating when we welcome our hometown heroes at tomorrow's parade. In addition, we will be congratulating our new mayor, Mitch Landrieu, as he leads us into the future. So in recognition of New Orleans, our recovery, our revival and the unity we displayed in one incredible weekend at the polls and on the national stage, I am going to close the university (uptown, downtown and primate center) tomorrow at 1 p.m.
This will allow all New Orleans-area Tulanians time to gather with family, friends and neighbors (are there any other categories of people in New Orleans?) and celebrate what is truly a historic moment in the long life and new life of our city. Enjoy the parade but most of all enjoy the moment. It truly is our time!
Geaux New Orleans,
Geaux Saints,
Geaux Tulane,
Scott Cowen

http://tulane.edu/administration/presid ... /index.cfm

pearlriverwave · **Posted:** Mon Feb 08, 2010 3:36 pm

when is tulane's time?
heh with the saints

WaveON · **Joined:** Fri Jun 25, 2004 2:11 pm **Posts:** 2121

It's a great thing for Scott Cowen that "his team" and "his candidate" won this weekend and it's fine to shut down the school in celebration of the two events. After all, it's "his school." Remember what he did last time Tulane (our school) won a bowl? He tried to shut down the athletic program.
I'm personally sick of this guy and his self-agrandizing ways. Hopefully, JTS' many posts about all the great things we can expect comes about. I get more skeptical as the months and years pass.

That said, congratulations to the Saints and their fans as well as Moon's son.

Yankeewave · **Posted:** Mon Feb 08, 2010 4:07 pm

I bet you the Law School won't close. During my 1L year the entire campus shut down due to power loss after a storm. The entire campus, that is, save for the law school. We had class in the dark. it was sweeeeet

Evergreenie · **Joined:** Mon Jun 21, 2004 4:34 pm **Posts:** 883

no mention in his letter that our band will take part, ergo...............

Big EZ Wave · **Posted:** Mon Feb 08, 2010 4:39 pm

Imagine how it would feel for Tulane to win a national championship in football.

Think Big, Scott.

maddog · **Posted:** Mon Feb 08, 2010 4:51 pm

The Kent State shootings took place when I was in Law School. Tulane shut down, finals were called off and students were sent home. Not the law school, however. We took our finals and enjoyed it.

PeteRasche · **Posted:** Mon Feb 08, 2010 4:57 pm

Just curious - for those of you in other parts of the country where the "local" team has participated in, or won, a Super Bowl... did anything like this occur? I mean, no disrespect to the Saints and I appreciate how much their fans care about this, but I just can't picture, I dunno, Boston College shutting down when the Pats won, or U. of Chicago shutting down when the Bears won, or SMU shutting down when the Cowboys won, or Pitt shutting down when the Steelers won....

I (vaguely) recall the times when my hometown Bengals were in the Super Bowl, and neither time were schools or government agencies planned to be shut down on the following Monday - much less were these plans made before the game (win or lose).

Of course, it can be argued that no city values an excuse for a party over anything else in life, the way that New Orleans does.

maddog wrote:

We took our finals and enjoyed it.

Good Lord, I hope that was sarcasm.

I actually can say that I attended Tulane Law School when an event DID shut the school down.... May 8, 1995. Hard to have finals when there's standing water in the building.... :shock:

GSx · **Posted:** Mon Feb 08, 2010 5:10 pm

Scott Cowen's love for the Saints, coupled with his failure to mention the Green Wave and dime of the posts hereon from a couple of his lackeys have me worried. I had assumed that board approval of dickson's plan was fait accompli for the most part.... Hope I was correct.

I have to agree with waveon

maddog · **Posted:** Mon Feb 08, 2010 5:59 pm

Pete, that was EXTREME sarcasm.

TUPF · **Posted:** Mon Feb 08, 2010 6:06 pm

Pete--no colleges were closed in Philadelphia for the most recent Super Bowl participation, but they lost, so maybe that was a factor. For the 2008 Phillies World Series win, the parade occured at 1PM on a Friday. Nothing closed officially, however...those 2M people came from somewhere :wink:

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TPSTulane · **Posted:** Mon Feb 08, 2010 8:00 pm

pete that's what makes nola special. There's no place like it anywhere in the world. I was in Mia and ft lauderdale all week but was in nola to watch the game. The party is in nola and will be for awhile.

bigmoneytx · **Joined:** Thu Jan 18, 2007 3:18 pm **Posts:** 5965

Tulane is unique just like New Orleans. Nothing wrong with the HALF DAY off when most schools and businesses in the city are doing the same - especially since it is also Carnival Season.

Would we all like to see the same passion and love and committment shown back in our own House? Of course - and we need to eventually see something, hear something - so that we dont continue to allow the questions in our minds manifest into something that may not even be there. We have started telling "ghost stories" around here with the lack of information coming from our leaders - but I trust that what I cant see is there - being worked on by the people that make the decisions

How can anyone not be behind this team that has ties to this area/region? How can you not celebrate - big or small - what this moment means to so many?

PeteRasche · **Posted:** Mon Feb 08, 2010 8:43 pm

TPSTulane wrote:

pete that's what makes nola special. There's no place like it anywhere in the world. I was in Mia and ft lauderdale all week but was in nola to watch the game. The party is in nola and will be for awhile.

Oh, no doubt. I was honestly just asking whether other cities did such a thing, because I had not heard of it. Of course, I have little vested interest in hearing what cities like, um, Philly, do for their championship teams.

I'm very impressed that the national media has picked up on it. Perhaps enough months of covering the "bad" of Katrina actually got through a few of their skulls and made them realize the truth. For example, the celebration in New Orleans and "what this meant to the city" was actually the very first story on the CBS Evening News tonight. Before Iran, Sarah Palin, and Jacko's doctor(!). I was pleasantly surprised that people who had not lived there (presumably?) actually seemed to be "getting it". In fact, they had footage from the Black and Gold shop on Vets (just east of Causeway) and it said they had sold 15,000 Saints shirts today!

TPSTulane · **Posted:** Mon Feb 08, 2010 8:47 pm

NBC nightly news led off with the nola story as well

rjc · **Joined:** Wed Nov 16, 2005 1:38 pm **Posts:** 118

I wonder why i have felt angry since reading how giddy Cowan is about the success of the Saints.

pearlriverwave · **Posted:** Mon Feb 08, 2010 10:03 pm

My life doesn't change one bit since the saints won. I couldn't care less (win or lose); however, if it was TULANE, ah then I would be soooo happy

JtS · **Posted:** Mon Feb 08, 2010 11:00 pm

WaveON, the Tulane supporters we all have relied on for information do not post here anymore. This is a pessimistic and extremely negative place. No Tulane supporter who sees potential and promise for the future desires to read this $&@?.
So we find out when it happens...
(not to you WaveON)
And how anyone can p1ss on the parade tomorrow, one of the great days in New Orleans history by connecting it with a personal agenda is just plain sad...

zmanno · **Joined:** Fri Jun 25, 2004 9:06 pm **Posts:** 284

If it is good for NOLA it is good for Tulane. Surely the powers that be can see what this Saints team has done for the spirit of the citizens of our city, not to mention the tangible financial benefits to the Saints organization and the city as a whole. Surely they must realize that the same benefits would flow (though reduced scale) to Tulane University its students, alumni and fans. Lets get er done, a first rate Athletics program for a first class academic institution

GSx · **Posted:** Tue Feb 09, 2010 12:17 am

The Saints are a great thing.
So is Tulane.
The Saints are a great story, the city is partying, everyone's happy because the Saints.....WIN. They WIN.

Roll Wave!

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