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Irregularities plague vote for SGA executive board

Five of the nine candidates running for positions on the Student Government Association (SGA) executive board have allegedly broken election rules, stalling an official announcement of the winners until an appeals process ends Friday. … Post the First Comment

Student bears Olympic torch, meets fiery protests

Amid controversy over the decision to hold the summer Olympics in Beijing, China, participants in the International Olympic Committee-sponsored torch-bearing event, including Hopkins freshman Danielle Dorfman, were met with protestors everywhere.… Post the First Comment

University schedule still conflicts with religious life

Beer gardens and carnival food - the staples of Spring Fair - will not be enjoyed by students observing Passover, as the two events will overlap this year, leaving Jewish students to balance the festivities with a set of temporary dietary restrictions.… 3 Comments

Native-born journalist discusses her time in Iraq

CBS News correspondent Kimberly Dozier has survived a car bomb attack in Baghdad, covered the hunt for Osama bin Laden from Afghanistan, and reported on the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian violence.… Post the First Comment


Mental health stigma persists on campus

Amid national discussion of the tragic outcome of mental disorders left untreated, university communities have become increasingly concerned with providing timely and comprehensive assistance to students dealing with mental difficulties. Post a comment

First building opens in E. Baltimore Science and Technology Park

New East Baltimore development offers promise, but residents remain concerned about the future
First building opens in E. Baltimore Science and Technology Park

This article is the second in a series profiling the various issues surrounding development in Middle East Baltimore, near the Hopkins medical campus. Post a comment

Baltimore gets green with Forest Project

This Homecoming weekend, while the Beach was covered with sunbathing students from both past and present, it was also the site for the opening festival of the Baltimore: Urban Forest Project, the GROW! Festival. Post a comment

Things I've learned, with the Profs Caplan

Professors Marc and Beatrice Caplan, professors of Yiddish literature and language respectively, are one of several married professors at Johns Hopkins University. Post a comment

Changing demographics to be mirrored at Hopkins

A coming slump in high school graduates will not hurt Hopkins future classes but will rather improve them with an increase in minority students, according to administrators. Post a comment

Student EMTs save lives a call at a time

The petite Kristen Bert is enthusiastic when she talks about her work as an EMT, casually tossing out funny stories of drunken patients and odd 911 calls. Post a comment

Students feel internships deserve more credit

Administrators argue the academic value of internships equals one credit; many students do independent studies instead

One year after a decision to reduce credits for internships went into effect, frustrated students are finding themselves increasingly likely to do internships for anything but credit. Post a comment

Experience Corps Baltimore

Last week the Greater Homewood Community Corp. (GHCC) and the Hopkins Center on Aging and Health received the prestigious Bridge Builders Award for their combined efforts to develop Baltimore's model of the national Experience Corps program. 1 Comment

NAACP calls for investigation into sludge from JHU-associated study

The president of the Maryland chapter of the NAACP has implored the state's attorney general to conduct a criminal and civil rights investigation into a Hopkins-associated study that put sludge in the yards of poor black families to determine its effect on lead in the soil. Post a comment

Faculty nation-wide voice intent to use open-source textbooks

Faculty members all over the United States are supporting an effort to fight high textbook prices. Post a comment

Threatening graffiti leads to Campus closure at Oakland Univ.

Threats found in the form of graffiti last weekend in three restrooms at Michigan's Oakland University led the school to cancel classes, sports and other activities for two days. Post a comment

NYU Med. center receives $100-million from its chairman

New York University Medical Center's current chairman of the board of trustees will donate $100-million dollars to the school. Post a comment

Toning your body and staying fit every day

With a college lifestyle that can be stressful, scary, fun and exciting, it can be difficult to squeeze in time for exercise and sound eating habits. Post a comment

High SAT scores alone can't buy you love

There's an assumption that Hopkins students are sexual elitists. They feel they deserve the most attractive members of their desired sex, often aiming for people who are considerably out of their league. Post a comment

Taking it a step beyond the D-Level Challenge

Our guest columnist runs down his list of the most scandalous on-campus spots to get down and dirty in public

All this talk about sex probably has the same effect it does on you as it does on me. It makes me horny. And you know what? I want it. Right here, right now. 2 Comments

John G. Rangos building to host Institute of Basic Biomedical Science

Almost two years after breaking ground, developers officially opened the John G. Rangos building in Middle East Baltimore Friday in a ceremony brimming with prominent politicians, Hopkins administrators and development coordinators. Post a comment

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