Home  About  In the News  Publications  Blog  Join  Donate  The Roosevelt Institution's Policy Expo 2006, a summit of vision and ideas, in Washington D.C. Photo by Nick Bradley. Announcements National Expo: July 11th Hyde Park Summit: August 14-17 Essay Winners Announced in The Nation On Campus Iowa Chapter Holds Forum Zach Hindin in the GW Hatchet Coverage of the Johns Hopkins Chapter Launch > More "It is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness." — Eleanor Roosevelt    Wesley Hedden Your name: Your email: Recipient's name: Recipient's email: Message: School: Tulane University Member of: Chapter Heads Disaster Recovery Center Executive Board Neighborhood Recovery Center Southern Region Schools TURI Alumni Network Tulane University Contact info: Contact Email:  whedden(AT)tulane.edu Policy interests: Disaster preparedness, Immigration I am senior at Tulane University majoring in philosophy and Latin American Studies. I am interested in immigration and natural disasters. I am currently working on a project about an occupation known as "hurricane chasing" and its presence in New Orleans post-Katrina.   The Roosevelt Institution is a nonpartisan, nonprofit national think tank devoted to bringing students' policy ideas to the policy process. The opinions expressed on this site are exclusively those of its members. DC Headquarters: Roosevelt Institution / 2100 M St NW Suite 610 / Washington, DC 20037 || (202) 833-1359