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A student-driven solution

For the most part, furor regarding the Sigma Chi Halloween party has abated over the last week. But during that time, calls for reform have been continued throughout the University. Some want educational programs and sensitivity training, others restrictions on speech or severe punishment.… Post the First Comment

Prognosis: negligence

The closure of the Caroline Street Clinic in East Baltimore is not just disappointing for the neighborhood it has served for the past two years, but it also signals an irony of the bitterest sort for an institution that has built its reputation on excellence in medicine.… Post the First Comment

Crying "liberal!"

Higher learning institutions are accused of liberal bias about as often as the media, and just as erroneously. Sure, many professors have viewpoints that fall left-of-center, but the notion of vehement, ideological professors proselytizing their students with leftist ideas in the classroom is simply false.… Post the First Comment

A letter from Sigma Chi

On behalf of the brothers of the Hopkins chapter of the Sigma Chi Fraternity, I would like to address some of the controversy surrounding our annual Halloween party. We are extremely sorry that the brother in charge of social events did not ensure that the language or decorations involved in the party or its promotion could not be misconstrued.… 1 Comment


The ongoing struggle

"It is wisdom that the University promotes a ... power to distinguish the useless, the false, and the fragile from the good, the true and the lasting."  Written proudly on the walls of Gilman hall -- the centerpiece of the campus and a symbol for Hopkins' prowess -- are these words of Daniel Coit Gilman, the University's founder and first President. Post a comment

No harm intended

As I write this, our campus stands divided on the issue of racism at the Johns Hopkins University -- the result of an unfortunate chain of events that one could arguably trace back to yours truly. I am the former social chair of the Hopkins chapter of the Sigma Chi fraternity. 4 Comments

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