News from Tulane

After being cooped up in their residence halls because of Hurricane Isaac, students enjoyed breakfast on Thursday (Aug. 30) and headed outdoors. Classes will resume after Labor Day on Tuesday (Sept. 4).

Tulane President Scott Cowen joins a group of students at breakfast at Bruff Dining Hall. (Photo by Paula Burch-Celentano)

Breakfast brings in students from across the uptown campus residence halls. (Photo by Paula Burch-Celentano)

Getting to know the students on campus, President Cowen tours around, stopping to chat along the way. (Photo by Paula Burch-Celentano)

Mayer Hall residents and second-year students (from left) Jacob Berkelhamer, Carly Noel, Emily Wcislo and Julia Turkevich relax on a bench on McAlister Way, glad that life is getting back to normal after the storm. (Photo by Sally Asher)

Qing Liu, middle, and Jung Hua, right, tell President Cowen that their first hurricane — and first hurricane party — were kind of fun. (Photo by Sally Asher)