COURTESY OF WILSON HUANG Sadie Wignall, a professor at Northwestern University, delves into the secrets of spindle formation in acentrosomal oocytes in her seminar at Hopkins.
STEVEN SIMPSON / PHOTO EDITOR Students welcomed the fall season with Hoptoberfest, a Hopkins tradition that returns every October.
COURTESY OF TIMOTHY MCSHEA The Octopodes' Noah Trudeau performs a passionate solo on Freshman Quad.
DEANS CHARBAL / CC BY-SA 4.0 The New York City community held a vigil on Oct. 9 for Israeli victims of Hamas’ attack.
COURTESY OF VANESSA BLANCAS-ARAMBURO ¡Baila! is a wonderful community made up of Latino students at JHU, who teach and perform social dancing in styles like salsa, bachata, reggaeton and cha-cha.
COURTESY OF ANNA MINTZER The new Climate Action and Sustainability Plan focuses on developing a more sustainable culture across the university, cutting down on emissions, and providing climate leadership amongst the Baltimore community.
COURTESY OF ZACHARY BAHAR Nathan Pennington discussed the problems with the way differential equations are presented in courses.
COURTESY OF MADELYN KYE Kye reflects on how making lists impacted her writing practice.
COURTESY OF MAYA BRITTO Students expressed their interests in hearing about John Sullivan’s perspectives on the United States-Russia relationship.
OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY / CC BY-SA 2.0 DEED Descendants of Henrietta Lacks and leaders in biomedical research gathered and honored the legacy of Lacks on the 13th anniversary of her memorial lecture at Hopkins.
COURTESY OF AASHI MENDPARA Mendpara reflects on her relationship with her grandmother.
ARANTZA GARCIA / DESIGN & LAYOUT EDITOR This week’s picks include singer-songwriter Sampha’s new album Lahai; internet personality Ziwe’s literary debut with Black Friend: Essays; Flashback, directed by Jed Shepherd and Everyman Theatre’s first performance of The Chinese Lady.
GAGE SKIDMORE / CC BY-SA 2.0 DEED The premiere of Loki’s second season lacks any real stakes, instead relying on audience love for the titular character played by Tom Hiddleston.
COURTESY OF ROWAN LIU Experts came together to discuss the political ramifications of events in the Middle East.
COURTESY OF JULIA MENDES QUEIROZ Mendes Queiroz reflects on how her morning routine has changed.
MARK DIXON / CC BY 2.0 DEED The Editorial Board hopes that the new School of Government and Policy will increase collaboration between STEM and the social sciences to bridge the gap between policy and research.
LUKAS RAICH / CC BY-SA 4.0 The dominant Red Bull team has won 16 of the 17 races so far, including a record of ten consecutive victories for Max Verstappen.
WIKIMEDIA COMMONS / CC 3.0 Mahto argues that Minhaj’s comedy must take into account possible repercussions for those he falsifies stories about.
STEVEN SIMPSON / PHOTO EDITOR According to the Milton S. Eisenhower Library (MSE) Modernization Project website, 2023–24 will be the last academic year before MSE closes for its first major renovation since its opening in 1964.
COURTESY OF THE DUNBAR BALDWIN HUGHES THEATRE COMPANY The DBH Theatre Company performs plays that amplify African and African American voices and experiences.
