STEVEN SIMPSON / PHOTO EDITOR Hopkins paid $18.5 million to settle a lawsuit that accused it of violating a U.S. antitrust law in its admissions process.
COURTESY OF YANA MULANI Mulani leaves the idea of New Year’s or start of the semester resolutions behind and chooses to welcome change when she truly desires it.
COURTESY OF KAYLEE NGUYEN Nguyen describes how she understood the importance of listening in conversations.
SERGIO SAVARESE / CC-BY-SA 2.0 Neymar in 2010 during his first stint with Santos.
NICOLAS VÖLCKER / CC BY-SA 4.0 To Guo, Mac Miller’s newest posthumous album, Balloonerism, has felt like welcoming back a close friend. Guo writes on how nature of the album has made him reflect on his own nature and the change he’s been through since the first time he listened to Miller’s music.
NIH IMAGE GALLERY / PUBLIC DOMAIN Hopkins has joined 12 universities and 3 higher education groups in a federal lawsuit against the NIH over the institution limiting reimbursement for indirect research costs to 15% of grant funding.
ALL PRO REALS / CC BY-SA 2.0 We’ve reached the pointy end of the NFL season and supreme bragging rights are up for grabs between two of the league’s best: Philadelphia and Kansas City.
JIYUN GUO / DESIGN AND LAYOUT EDITOR The individual riding an antigen-presenting complex (APC) highlights the two “selves” that exist inside the human body at the cellular and cognitive levels.
JIYUN GUO / DESIGN & LAYOUT EDITOR This weekend, experience life as an astronaut at an interactive space exploration event at the Maryland Science Center.
STEVEN SIMPSON / PHOTO EDITOR The University signed a voluntary agreement with the Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights in response to an investigation by the Office regarding antisemitic and Islamophobic incidents on campus.
STEVEN SIMPSON / PHOTO EDITOR The Student Government Association (SGA) reviewed a bill for a Club Colombia Hopkins soccer tournament and passed a funding bill for a Feb. 22 speed dating event.
COURTESY OF DAVID FANKHAUSER David Fankhauser is a Hopkins alumnus who was involved in anti-Vietnam War student protests and the Freedom Rides.
COURTESY OF KAIYUAN DU A detective-themed bookstore in Chengdu, China.
NASA / PUBLIC DOMAIN A satellite view of the smoke plume from the Palisades Fire, which ripped through Los Angeles in January of 2025.
COURTESY OF YUYU HUANG For a meal that feels Michelin-worthy in Baltimore, Huang points to La Cuchara, Rusty Scupper and Charleston.
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF THE US NAVY / PUBLIC DOMAIN The Hopkins Justice Collective argues that the Applied Physics Laboratory’s work often contributes to the infliction of violence and war.
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE / PUBLIC DOMAIN Momeni argues that Mangione’s alleged killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, although morally unjustifiable, reveals systemic issues with healthcare industry.
STEVEN SIMPSON / PHOTO EDITOR A D&D Dungeon Master (Qiushi (Chris) Tian; center), describes the mythic tavern to his two player characters, Sir Fig Newton (Finnigan Keane; left) and the Barbarian (Ryan Garza; right).
HARALD KRICHEL / CC BY-SA 3.0 The Brutalist's technical achievements and old-school approach are balanced by a compelling but ultimately aimless narrative.
