Damage control

Photos by Paula Burch-Celentano pburch@tulane.edu
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Rows of kitchen and bathroom sinks evoke an eerie feeling while creating an interesting pattern in the courtyard of Aron Residences.

Rows of kitchen and bathroom sinks evoke an eerie feeling while creating an interesting pattern in the courtyard of Aron Residences. This image and the following photographs, all shot on Oct. 17, 2005, record the damage, as well as the progress of the restoration of the Tulane University uptown campus after Hurricane Katrina. The university reopened 87 days later with the President"s Convocation ceremony and a standing-room-only crowd in McAlister Auditorium on Jan. 12, 2006.

A dumpster filled with discarded refrigerators sits outside the Willow Residence Hall.

A dumpster filled with discarded refrigerators sits outside the Willow Residence Hall.

A boat remains on the porch of the Reily Student Recreation Center where senior Tulane administrators rode out the storm and were stranded for several days afterwards.

A boat remains on the porch of the Reily Student Recreation Center where senior Tulane administrators rode out the storm and were stranded for several days afterwards.

Flooded golf carts once used by facilities services employees sit idle along Newcomb Boulevard.

Flooded golf carts once used by facilities services employees sit idle along Newcomb Boulevard.

The front view of McAlister Auditorium is blocked by debris piled high on the University Center quad.

The front view of McAlister Auditorium is blocked by debris piled high on the University Center Quad.