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September 18, 2025 September 18, 2025 | Published by the Students of Johns Hopkins since 1896

COURTESY OF JOSEPH GREGORYSchool is back, and so are Hopkins sports! Join us as we take a look back at some of the most interesting games from the opening weeks of the 2025 Fall season.

Hopkins Sports in Review (Sept. 8 – 14)

RUI DO ROSARIO and SYDNOR DUFFY / DESIGN & LAYOUT EDITORS
Attend the various lively festivals happening all through this weekend!

Events this weekend (Sept. 19–21)

SYDNOR DUFFY / DESIGN & LAYOUT EDITOR
Check out Young Thug’s new album “UY Scuti,” out Friday, Sept. 19!

To watch and watch for: Week of Sept. 14

Wednesday Mini (09/17/2025)

COURTESY OF ERIC WANG
The College Republicans, College Democrats and Hopkins Political Union collaborated to place 2,977 American flags on Decker Quad to commemorate the Sept. 11th, 2001, terrorist attacks.

Johns Hopkins political student groups organize 9/11 memorial

By KRISTEN ALVEY and HENRY SERRINGER | 2 days ago

GAGE SKIDMORE /  CC BY-SA 2.0
Hopkins students expressed a range of reactions to the assassination of Charlie Kirk on Sept. 10.

University students respond to the assassination of Charlie Kirk

By KAYLEE NGUYEN | 2 days ago

COURTESY OF ELYJAH BASSFORD 
UHA members meeting for a trivia night event.

Looking into the future with the Undergraduate History Association

By CATHERINE CHAN and LEMON DOROSHOW | Yesterday

There is history to every human being and object, as the past affects the present and the present affects the future. The Undergraduate History Association (UHA) is one such club that emphasizes the integral role of history in society to the Hopkins student body.

COURTESY OF ELYJAH BASSFORD 
UHA members meeting for a trivia night event.

Looking into the future with the Undergraduate History Association

By CATHERINE CHAN and LEMON DOROSHOW | Yesterday

There is history to every human being and object, as the past affects the present and the present affects the future. The Undergraduate History Association (UHA) is one such club that emphasizes the integral role of history in society to the Hopkins student body.

JOSHUA LONSTEIN / PHOTO EDITOR
Lin explores the results of The News-Letter community survey.

PUBLIC EDITOR

Who reads The News-Letter? A snapshot of our community

By LEO LIN | 8 hours ago

OPINION

Hopkins must divest from merchants of death and occupation: analysis of the flawed PIIAC report

By MANSOOR MALIK | 21 hours ago

SPORTS

Hopkins Sports in Review (Sept. 8 – 14)

By FREDDY BRANSON | Yesterday

EDITORIAL

On generative AI: The News-Letter’s commitment to journalistic integrity

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | Yesterday

News & Features

JOSHUA LONSTEIN / PHOTO EDITORStudents and workers reflect on changes in workplace conditions and food quality amidst Hopkins Dining budget cuts and administrative changes.

Students and Hopkins Dining workers react to dining budget cuts and quality changes

By MYRA SAEED | 23 hours ago

SGA discusses National Pancake Day event and printing services

By HENRY SERRINGER | Yesterday

Barnes & Noble to Follett: Varied reactions from the Hopkins community

By KAYLEE NGUYEN | 2 days ago

Second Year Experience hosts first Sophomore September Resource Fair

By ADITYA SANKAR | 2 days ago

SGA discusses new dining committee and outlines procedures for the year

By JULIA SCHAGER | September 5, 2025

SGA discusses Phi Delta Theta's Crab Fest and leadership gathering

By SHAAN UDANI | September 2, 2025

Bloomberg Student Center set to open to affiliates August 25

By KAYLEE NGUYEN | August 22, 2025

COURTESY OF STEVEN SIMPSON
Hopkins, along with 23 other universities, publicly supported Harvard's case in an amicus brief on June 6.

Hopkins signs amicus brief in support of Harvard's federal funding lawsuit

By JULIA SCHAGER | July 2, 2025

Opinion

JOSHUA LONSTEIN / PHOTO EDITOR
Lin explores the results of The News-Letter community survey.

PUBLIC EDITOR

Who reads The News-Letter? A snapshot of our community

By LEO LIN | 8 hours ago

OPINION

Hopkins must divest from merchants of death and occupation: analysis of the flawed PIIAC report

By MANSOOR MALIK | 21 hours ago

OPINION

We can’t let AI devalue our education

By ARMAN MOMENI | Yesterday

EDITORIAL

On generative AI: The News-Letter’s commitment to journalistic integrity

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | Yesterday

Submit An Op-Ed

Opinion

JOSHUA LONSTEIN / PHOTO EDITOR
Lin explores the results of The News-Letter community survey.

PUBLIC EDITOR

Who reads The News-Letter? A snapshot of our community

By LEO LIN | 8 hours ago

OPINION

Hopkins must divest from merchants of death and occupation: analysis of the flawed PIIAC report

By MANSOOR MALIK | 21 hours ago

OPINION

We can’t let AI devalue our education

By ARMAN MOMENI | Yesterday

EDITORIAL

On generative AI: The News-Letter’s commitment to journalistic integrity

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | Yesterday

Submit An Op-Ed

Arts

LEVI MANCHAK / CC BY 2.0
Contributing Writer Rebecca Ahn picks rock band Lord Huron's The Cosmic Selector Vol. 1 as the best album of summer 2025.

Our picks for album of the summer, 2025

By EDWARD ZHU , ABIGAIL MCKENNA , REBECCA AHN , ADITYA SANKAR and MAX DUNCAN | Yesterday

Virginia Anderson: on museums and academia

By GRACE OH | Yesterday

A Hopkins student’s (rough) guide to the visual arts at Hopkins and in Baltimore

By ISABELLA WANG | 2 days ago

To watch and watch for: Week of Sept. 14

By ARTS EDITORS | 2 days ago

Finding your inner artist; or, disappointing your parents

By RILEY STRAIT | 5 days ago

To watch and watch for: Week of Sept. 7

By ARTS EDITORS | September 10, 2025

The Witness Theater 2025 Spring Showcase does more than persevere

By RILEY STRAIT | May 4, 2025

COURTESY OF JOSHUA LONSTEINElectra (Amanda Butler; left) condemns Medea (Khaya Cliett; center) for her crimes.

The Department of Classics’ Medea on Trial: The condemned women of Greek tragedy return to take the stand

By EDWARD ZHU | May 4, 2025

Voices

TOMMY KWAK / PUBLIC DOMAIN
Leiberman reflects on his journey as a writer and as a new freshman.

The book that taught me nothing (and everything)

By BRYCE LEIBERMAN | 2 days ago

Nothing left to prove, except that I’m listening

By LINDA HUANG | 3 days ago

Human tenderness is the last real thing

By HAILEY FINKELSTEIN | 4 days ago

Letter to my loved ones, forever and ever

By ALEXANDRA GARCIA HERRERA | September 10, 2025

Goodbye from a retiring Editor-in-Chief

By SAMHI BOPPANA | May 18, 2025

A News-Letter goodbye

By SHIRLENE JOHN | May 17, 2025

Voices is the scariest section in The News-Letter

By AIMEE CHO | May 11, 2025

COURTESY OF MOLLY GREEN
Green writes a letter to Baltimore, reflecting on what this city, and its people, have meant to her.

My little forever

By MOLLY GREEN | May 10, 2025

Voices

TOMMY KWAK / PUBLIC DOMAIN
Leiberman reflects on his journey as a writer and as a new freshman.

The book that taught me nothing (and everything)

By BRYCE LEIBERMAN | 2 days ago

Nothing left to prove, except that I’m listening

By LINDA HUANG | 3 days ago

Human tenderness is the last real thing

By HAILEY FINKELSTEIN | 4 days ago

Letter to my loved ones, forever and ever

By ALEXANDRA GARCIA HERRERA | September 10, 2025

Goodbye from a retiring Editor-in-Chief

By SAMHI BOPPANA | May 18, 2025

A News-Letter goodbye

By SHIRLENE JOHN | May 17, 2025

Voices is the scariest section in The News-Letter

By AIMEE CHO | May 11, 2025

COURTESY OF MOLLY GREEN
Green writes a letter to Baltimore, reflecting on what this city, and its people, have meant to her.

My little forever

By MOLLY GREEN | May 10, 2025

Leisure

RUI DO ROSARIO and SYDNOR DUFFY / DESIGN & LAYOUT EDITORS
Attend the various lively festivals happening all through this weekend!

Events this weekend (Sept. 19–21)

By ADWITA SINHA | 2 days ago

Between sips and cities: measuring homesickness in sugar levels

By ADWITA SINHA | 2 days ago

Baltimore’s best wings: five spots worth the mess

By DHARANI MOORTHY | 3 days ago

Events this weekend (September 12–14)

By ADWITA SINHA | 5 days ago

Sports

ALL PRO REELS / CC BY-SA 2.0
With the NFL Season back in the swing of things, Branson takes his best shot at trying to sort through the best of the best to figure out who might come out of top!

Early NFL power rankings: Surprise NFC North team rises to top

By FREDDY BRANSON | 9 hours ago

Hopkins Sports in Review (Sept. 8 – 14)

By FREDDY BRANSON | Yesterday

A beginner's U.S. Open rundown

By TALIA LEHRER | 3 days ago

A post summer break F1 update

By TALIA LEHRER | September 3, 2025

Sports

ALL PRO REELS / CC BY-SA 2.0
With the NFL Season back in the swing of things, Branson takes his best shot at trying to sort through the best of the best to figure out who might come out of top!

Early NFL power rankings: Surprise NFC North team rises to top

By FREDDY BRANSON | 9 hours ago

Hopkins Sports in Review (Sept. 8 – 14)

By FREDDY BRANSON | Yesterday

A beginner's U.S. Open rundown

By TALIA LEHRER | 3 days ago

A post summer break F1 update

By TALIA LEHRER | September 3, 2025

Scitech

ARGONNE NATIONAL LAB / CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
The Fried lab works on understanding how misfolded proteins are formed and handled with the goal of treating neurodegenerative diseases.

Stephen Fried discusses protein misfolding in neurodegenerative diseases

By ALEX PAN | 13 hours ago

Erin Sutton on the development of NASA's Dragonfly for Titan exploration

By RHEA MAKKUNI | 17 hours ago

Neural information processing in C. elegans: worming our way forward in neuroscience

By THANSI GARIKIPATI | Yesterday

Wolman seminar speaker Marta Hatzell: Engineering Advances Toward Carbon Neutral Fuels and Chemicals

By CLAIRE SHEN | Yesterday

Magazine

Some Hopkins words

By ROHAN UPADHYAY | August 17, 2025

From “E” to you: 3 pieces of advice to overcome the struggles of Hopkins coursework

By EESHA BELLAD | August 17, 2025

Why we joined The News-Letter and why you should, too!

By BUSE KOLDAS and LANA SWINDLE | August 17, 2025

“Jimmy” and friends: Navigating transit from Homewood

By AMY XU | August 17, 2025

Magazine

Some Hopkins words

By ROHAN UPADHYAY | August 17, 2025

From “E” to you: 3 pieces of advice to overcome the struggles of Hopkins coursework

By EESHA BELLAD | August 17, 2025

Multimedia

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