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Freshmen flock to New Orleans

USA Today

July 1, 2008

As the city struggles to repopulate after Hurricane Katrina, booming numbers of college students are enrolling.  The city's three major universities - Tulane, Loyola and Xavier - have all seen spikes in the number of applications and projected enrollment of their freshman classes this year. Part of the reason: the city's post-Katrina identity as a place to go for young volunteers who want to put a battered community back on track.

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