News-Letter

Stem cell policy to facilitate Univ. research

This is the second of a two-part series examining President Obama's new policy on embryonic stem cell research and its impact on scientists at Hopkins. Stem cell researchers at Hopkins and around the country are preparing for a new era of research in the wake of President Obama's executive order announced earlier this month, which lifted federal funding restrictions on embryonic stem cell research. 1 Comment

SGA overhauls election rules

In light of last year's election controversy, changes made to student campaigning protocol

With the spring Student Government Association (SGA) Executive Elections rapidly approaching, SGA met this week to approve the Committee on Student Elections' (CSE) newly revised constitution. Though the revisions were officially passed Tuesday, plans to amend and add bylaws regarding student elections had been in place since the summer and were worked on heavily this semester. Post a comment

East Asian Studies grows despite lagging economy

As interest in China among university students increases, East Asian Studies plans new study abroad program in Nanjing

Over the past year, the United States economy has gone from bad to worse. The deteriorating financial situation has left Hopkins, among nearly every other university strapped for cash. The University lost over one-fifth of its investments and has instituted a freeze on hiring. Post a comment

Lacrosse Hall of Fame relocation postponed

Organization seeks greater exposure and office space

Despite plans to have moved to a new location in the Inner Harbor by spring 2009, U.S. Lacrosse still remains at its headquarters next to Homewood Field on University West Parkway. Although they have not carried out their original plans to move, Colleen Sperry Aungst, public relations manager for U. Post a comment

Things I've Learned with Anne Eakin-Moss

Anne Eakin-Moss is a Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in the Humanities Center. The News-Letter sat down with Moss at her home in Hampden to discuss the Humanities Center at Hopkins, the contrivances in Soviet cinema and the mass appeal of Fruitloops. News-Letter (N-L): How did you wind up here? What was the path to Hopkins? Anne Eakin-Moss (AEM): I came here with my husband, who was hired in the History department to teach modern European Jewish history. 1 Comment

The long history of Judaism and violence

Political theorist and editor of Dissent speaks on religion's encounter with war

This is the first of a four-part series focusing on the relationship between violence and religion in the modern era. In the next issue, the News-Letter will explore the impact of violence in Islam and the effects on its followers at Hopkins. Last Wednesday's lecture by Michael Walzer, professor emeritus at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey and author of Just and Unjust Wars, provided a glimpse into the complex relationship between Judaism and war. Post a comment

Briefs

Obama supports Esther Brimmer for Assistant Sec. of State President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate Esther Brimmer, a scholar at the Hopkins Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), to serve as Assistant Secretary of State for International Organizations, on March 6. Post a comment

City Briefs

Senator Theatre owners fear closing doors The Senator Theatre closed last Sunday and faces foreclosure next month. However, the "Reorganization and Transitional Operations Plan" will keep the theater running as a movie theater and arts venue as its owner Tom Kiefaber seeks a private investor or a nonprofit organization who would be willing to purchase the theater. Post a comment

Charles Village rent rates, taxes not rising

Despite the recession coinciding with new developments in Charles Village, neither rent rates nor property tax will increase this year. "Property taxes are not going up in Baltimore City in the coming year," District 14 Baltimore City Councilwoman Mary Pat Clarke said. Post a comment

JHU Press successful in ailing economy, cites journals as mainstay

While university press companies nationwide have suffered from a decrease in revenue resulting from tighter budgets and lower demand, the Johns Hopkins University Press has fared better than most.? An average drop of 10 percent in university press sales occurred in 2008 compared with 2007, according to a survey issued in January by the American Association of University Presses. Post a comment

West coast style: laid back and simplistic

HopCouture

This spring break I decided to try something new. I got on a plane at an ungodly hour in the morning and flew to San Francisco for the first time in over 10 years. Not only did I find a city full of beautiful people and amazing views but I discovered what famous California swagger really is. Post a comment

Stay safe while enjoying the sun this spring

To Health With It

Welcome back to MSE and drudgery. I hope everyone's spring break was more entertaining than mine. I spent it shuffling papers at the doctor's office. Although it wasn't Cancun, the upside of my spring break is that I didn't return to Hopkins Sunday evening burnt to a crisp and hung over from a week of drunken revelry. Post a comment

Spilling the secret to finding single girls at Hopkins

Guest Column

Aaron J. (not his real name) is attractive in a boyish way. He has a scruffy beard, charming smile and wardrobe that seamlessly combines Ralph Lauren with hipster accents. He comes off as a nice guy - so nice, in fact, that girls never believe anyone who tries to warn them about him. 4 Comments

Cheap, custom-cooked stir-fry at Blue Bambu

Food Fan-addict

I always like a restaurant where ordering the food is as fun as eating it. And at Blu Bambu, that is exactly the case. This small, sunny pan-Asian fare restaurant sits along Pier 4 in the Inner Harbor, dwarfed by its neighboring monstrosities, Hard Rock Café and ESPN Zone. Post a comment