Five months after Hurricane Katrina caused at least $200 million in damage and closed its doors for a semester, Tulane University re-opened for classes today.
And without current postal addresses for students, faculty and staff, e-mail was the only way Tulane officials could be sure to reach them with a message welcoming them back.
As a result, Tulane last week sent an e-mail to a list of 20,000 students, faculty and staff with a personal message from the school