News-Letter

Precautions help Hopkins through economic recession

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

While Hopkins has implemented several drastic measures in order to keep its budget balanced through the continuing economic recession, its endowment has begun performing better than originally predicted, allowing the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences to lift the hiring freeze.

Tucker Max "serves" up controvery at Hopkins

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Though his controversial blog of sexploits is banned by JHGuestnet, Hopkins paid for students to get the full Tucker Max "experience" in person from his speech on Wednesday.

SGA rejects possibility of campus-wide smoking ban

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

On Tuesday the Student Government Association (SGA) passed a resolution to prohibit smoking within 30 feet of main buildings.

MSE hosts Michael Steele and Aaron Schlock

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Chairman of the Republican National Committee (RNC) Michael Steele and Congressman Aaron Schock (R-IL) spoke on Thursday at Shriver Hall in the fifth installment of the 2009 Milton S. Eisenhower (MSE) Symposium.

Residents react to the loss of SMEAC

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

In the wake of the recent closure of the Save Middle East Action Committee (SMEAC), some residents in the Middle East Baltimore area that the organization served are embittered.

Senior Gabe Plumer wins local election in New Jersey hometown

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

After months of campaigning and hard work, senior Gabriel Plumer found out last week that he was elected to one of three seats on the township committee of Alexandria, N.J.

An interview with Michael Steele and Aaron Schlock

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Discussing recent elections and how to win back green voters

Hopkins bio synthetics team wins gold medal at IGEM competition

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Ever wondered if it was possible to make E. coli smell like wintergreen or produce hemoglobin?

The International Genetically Engineered Machine Competition (IGEM) challenges its participants to do just that.

Hopkins remembers fall of the Berlin Wall

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

On Monday Hopkins capped off a week spent commemorating the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.

Hopkins ROTC hosts Steve Rouse, military medical expert

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Last Thursday, the Blue Jay Battalion Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) hosted Steven Rouse in the first event for their medical speaker series this year.

Professor Steve Hanke discusses the causes of the recession, and his hopes for future recovery

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Ever wonder why we had two recessions in less than 10 years or how the current recession is going to end?

University granted funds from economic stimulus

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Hopkins has recently received 314 grants from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the economic stimulus package passed by Congress earlier this year.

Heading to street style blogs for inspiration

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Now, I've been known to wear my tutu skirt out every once and a while, but if the oft-extremist style of fashion magazines doesn't click for you, the Internet can help you out.

Tucker Max deserves respect because he does what regular men could only dream of doing

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Tucker Max is great at what he does. He is funny, he is a talented writer, he knows his audience, and, believe it or not, he is a very intelligent guy.

Tucker Max is a jerk and a misogynist, but is he worth all the fuss that everyone is making?

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

There are so many hidden Tucker Maxs in our current society - at least by listening to him speak, I might be able to avoid running into them in my own life.

Weighing the options: dumbells vs. weight machines

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Lift free weights or use the machines? For a complete work out, you need both.

Neither Suave Nor Debonair

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Controversial speakers that polarize the student body can be justified if they, to be blunt, have something interesting to say. However, Tucker Max was boring, saying nothing more than the ancient-clichés about following your own path.

Filling the Void in East Baltimore

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Like most organizations, SMEAC was not without its faults. Many felt the board had lost touch with the people it represented, the worst form of condemnation possible for a grassroots organization.

Letters to the Editor

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Deans "offended" by selection of Tucker Max as speaker

Corrections

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Corrections for the Nov. 5 edition of The News-Letter

The Hate Speech of Tucker Max

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

We resent that the HOP wastes its time issuing PC statements about its "support" of this "teachable moment" when its refusal to cancel this speech proves that HOP members have learned nothing.

A Word from the SGA

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

The SGA responds to The News-Letter's editorial from Nov. 5.

What's in a Pseudonym?

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Will universities nationwide attempt to dictate free speech and muddy the growth of free thinking, following Butler University's course of action?

The Rise of Islamaphobia

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Just as an entire religion should not be condemned because of its extremists, every faithful Muslim in the armed forces should not be disparaged by one man's insanity.

Women's soccer wins fifth straight conference title with pair of shutouts

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Over the weekend, the women's soccer team won the Centennial Conference Championship

Men's soccer defeats Dickinson 2 - 1 in final game to claim eighth title

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

The Blue Jays men's soccer team followed up a strong regular season finish with a Centennial Conference title, defeating the Dickinson Red Devils 2-1 on Saturday at Muhlenberg College in the championship game.

College Hoops: Big Ten faces tough road ahead

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

This week, a new season began for a sport that provides more ups and downs for its fans than any other sport in the U.S.

That sport is the five-month-long journey of college basketball.

Hopkins NanoBioTech Institute wins $14.8 million

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Whether it is Relay for Life or bench research, people everywhere are striving to find a cure for cancer. Here at Hopkins, the Institute of NanoBioTechnology, or INBT, has been awarded a $14.8 million grant to join this battle against cancer by launching a Hopkins Engineering in Oncology Center.

Fatty acids may shape circuits in brain to help boost memory

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Despite popular belief that saturated fats must be avoided at all times, recent research led by Richard Huganir of the Department of Neuroscience at Hopkins shows that palmitate, a fatty acid that is present in the brain, plays a significant role in memory retention.

Where's your arm? Joints give you a picture

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

How Hopkins is investigating a sixth sense.

One step closer to liquefying methane for fuel

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

As the primary constituent of natural gas, methane's four carbon-hydrogen bonds make it a very energy-potent molecule, burning much more cleanly than other carbon-based fuels.

Light perception restored to retinas with oxygen deficiency

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

New research from the School of Medicine has shed light - literally - on what ailed approximately 1.3 million Americans who meet the criteria for being legally blind.

Protein blocks cell death in neurons

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Researchers believe they have found a possible protective effect against the selective death of cells in the brains of those who suffer from Parkinson's disease.

Well-endowed genetically, but not physically

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Naked mole rats show unusual resistance to cancer due to additional gene that quickly halts runaway cell growth

Hundreds of new DNA regulators discovered

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Despite having significantly more genes, why do humans not have many more transcription factor proteins that control gene expression, compared to less evolutionarily advanced organisms, like yeast?

Post-doc Johnson ahead of the curve

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Neuroscience researcher investigates hunger-stimulating cues and the foods themselves

Consumer electronics improve health outcomes

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Has the expanding technology available to consumers improved health care? And if so, how can its effect be quantified?

Tucker Max talks dirty to crowded Shriver Hall

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Max surprised the whole audience when he mentioned a Hopkins student, who had sent him a "heartfelt" e-mail about how he wanted to live life similar to how Max lived life.

Weird is the word at Woolly Mammoth Theatre

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Charles Mee's play Full Circle went up at the Woolly Mammoth Theater last weekend and, as the Theater's website warns, it is quite an "unconventional experience."

Rainbow tackles bleak issues with poise

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Friday and Saturday evening, the Dunbar Baldwin Hughes Theatre Company explored all the colors of the rainbow in its vivid portrayal of Ntozake Shange's For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf.

Sesame celebrates its 40th anniversary

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Sesame Street, the children's television show dedicated to education and entertainment, is officially middle-aged.

WJHU "evolves" with successful radio show

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

The Evolution of Sound may be just the type of evolution that WJHU Radio needs.

New Vibrations: Swell Season

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

The songs are most powerful when stripped down to their essence: Glen Hansard singing his heartache with his beat-up guitar.

New Vibrations: Tori Amos

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Amos defines holiday music for a new generation while delightfully satisfying the desire for traditional songs of the Christmas season, so you can feel confident that this album will please your entire family come December.

New Vibrations: Weezer

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Raditude, former pop-rock phenom Weezer's seventh and latest full-length album, is just another example of lead singer Rivers Cuomo gone wrong.

Mid-season television an overall sucess

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Checking in on The Office, Dexter and more as the television season starts to hit its stride.

Picasso lives again at the Evergreen Museum

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

When the Garret family left the Evergreen House to Hopkins in 1942, they made a request - that the house always be open to "lovers of music, art and beautiful things."

Cinema Sundays

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Every Sunday the Charles hosts a little screening, aptly called Cinema Sundays. The films at these Cinema Sundays range from foreign films to, well, more foreign films. Sometimes a random independent domestic film weasels its way into the line-up. On average, though, it is a critically acclaimed film from abroad.

JHU Dodgeball Tournament

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Whether or not you're an avid dodgeball player, or a fan of the landmark, culturally relevant film, this tournament will offer a wealth of energetic fun just before finals.

Culture Show

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

Sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Affairs, the culture show is both a great way to experience the rich diversity and talents of these many groups and to support the efforts of your friends and classmates on stage.