Campus Springs to Life
April 17, 2026ERIC WANG / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERCampus sprung to life this month. The weather improved, the trees and flowers bloomed, and the squirrels were active all around campus.
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![JOSHUA LONSTEIN / PHOTO EDITOR
Hopkins students joined community members at North Charles Street and University Parkway as part of a nationwide day of protest against the Trump Administration on Sat. March 28.
Photo 1: On Saturday, March 28, hundreds of Baltimoreans gathered at the intersection of North Charles Street and East University Parkway to join 7 million Americans across the nation who were protesting for “No Kings.”
Photo 2: This is the third nationwide No Kings protest since the inaugural “day of defiance,” when President Trump’s 79th birthday celebration coincided with a national military parade on June 14th.
Photo 3: Several cars honked in support of the peaceful demonstration, with some drivers raising fists and waving American flags in solidarity.
Photo 4: “Donald Trump has got to go!” was rallied by crowds along with the sound of drums.
Photo 5: “Within the context of imperialism [in the] United States, this is just one example of people who are suffering,” a demonstrator named Nancy said.
Photo 6: “This! People out participating, people making their feelings known, not having billionaires decide everything,” said Mary Fissell, Inaugural J. Mario Molina Professor of the History of Medicine.
Photo 7: “[Democracy is] actually having a choice and our government listening to us when we say what we want and what we need,” remarked Erys, a trans and queer Baltimore resident.
Photo 8: “Because this country does not belong to kings, dictators, or tyrants. It belongs to We the People — the people who care, who show up, and who fight for dignity, a life we can afford, and real opportunity,” according to No Kings website.
Photo 9: “You know, I'm lucky in that I'm middle class, but every time I go to the grocery store, I think about the people who barely afford anything anymore, and the knock on costs of the ridiculous war,” said Fissell.](https://snworksceo.imgix.net/jhn/56c55629-41a6-489b-a95d-322187708aa6.sized-1000x1000.jpg?w=1000&ar=4%3A3&fit=crop&crop=faces&facepad=3&auto=format)
![JOSHUA LONSTEIN AND ERIC WANG / THE NEWS-LETTER
The News-Letter covered updates on two large fires near campus, one in Remington on Nov. 7 and one in Hampden on Nov. 10. Students reported seeing smoke and hearing fire-truck sirens on the Homewood campus. No injuries have been reported.
Photo 1: From Nov. 7 to Nov. 8, The News-Letter’s News & Features team provided live coverage of the fire that occurred in a commercial building in Remington, West 23rd St., North Baltimore, which continued to 2230 Hampden Ave.
Photo 2: In both fires, students could observe the fire from the Homewood campus. “I just watched it blow over the whole campus,” a student named Sarp Kayabas said.
Photo 3: Allegedly due to a propane tank explosion, a four-alarm fire broke out in a commercial building in Remington, West 23rd St., North Baltimore — 2230 Hampden Ave.
Photo 4: “The fire is super [dangerous, and] I’m nervous for those who suffer from asthma, weak lungs, and children. I pray that God will protect everyone in the surrounding area,” another student named Nia Barkley wrote.
Photo 5: Baltimore City firefighters have since evacuated the building and nearby areas. The Maryland Transit Administration has detoured buses heading to the area until 5 p.m.
Photo 6: From Nov. 10 to Nov. 11, The News-Letter also provided live updates on the fire in Hampden — 3355 Keswick Road. The fire was a three-alarm fire and occurred at the historical building “The Castle.”
Photo 7: Hopkins students around the Homewood campus, specifically near Homewood Apartments, Olin Hall and Levering Hall, reported smelling burning, observing smoke and hearing fire trucks.
Photo 8: “Because there [have] been two fires in the same sequence, I don’t know if that’s an abnormality, or if it is indicative of something else going on in terms of response to fires in the city,“ senior Elijah Bassford said. “I’m looking forward to when there’s not a fire going on, on campus.“
Photo 9: Both fires have ended with no casualties.](https://snworksceo.imgix.net/jhn/655b25c2-3333-4151-8c42-96a21d69d108.sized-1000x1000.jpg?w=1000&ar=4%3A3&fit=crop&crop=faces&facepad=3&auto=format)
