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(05/03/12 6:21pm)
The U.S. Army announced that the Whiting School of Engineering (WSE) has received an award, worth up to $90 million dollars, to be the lead institution in a consortium of universities undertaking research that will potentially contribute to the development of new armor for the U.S. Army.
(04/28/12 5:00am)
The duty of undergraduate students is to immerse themselves into their chosen field of study while, at the same time, exploring other interests and broadening their perspectives. Dr. Choonwon Kang, the Korean Professor at Hopkins's Center for Language Education, does just that as her knowledge is not only limited to the Korean language and culture. From the start, Kang has had a love for languages. Growing up in Seoul Korea, she studied English in her undergraduate years. "I became interested in linguistics because I liked languages since I was young. My major was English language and literature. But in my department there are more literature course than language courses. But, I want more of a language part, and that is why I studied linguistics from graduate school on," Kang said. Kang recalled reading a lot of books during her college years. Although she knew she wanted to major in English from the start, she used reading as a way to acquire knowledge about other academic and nonacademic disciplines. "I read a lot of books outside of my major during my college years. This broadened my perspectives," Kang said. She also noted that the Korean college experience is significantly different from what she sees at Hopkins. "The college life in Korea is more lively and active," she said. "They have a lot of activities outside of the classroom, such as various events. Hopkins is very academic and serious." After graduating from college, Kang taught English in Korea for two years. Afterwards, she ventured to the states where she got her Master's degree at George Mason University in Virginia and her PhD at Georgetown University in Washington D.C. This time, however, she did not limit herself to a single language, but concentrated in Linguistics, the study of languages and theory of how they develop. "Linguistics is the study of languages," Kang said. "Not specifically studying different languages, but the theory of languages. I apply my theory of linguistics to explain the grammar topics better. Able to show the authentic pronunciation of certain words." While a graduate student, she started to teach Korean during Hopkins's intersession in 1986, as Korean was only offered during that time. Later, the Center for Language Education was established and then starting in 1998, Korean joined the department and became a course offering every semester. Now, Kang is the only Korean professor at Hopkins teaching the First Year, Second Year and Third Year levels. "What I like most about Hopkins, is a good environment to study in and do research. There is a lot of diversity as well, in terms of student make up. I love to deal with the students who are younger than I am. I get a lot of energy, and sometimes new ideas through working with younger people. Hopkins students are all good students," Kang said. Kang has always wanted to be a teacher and shows a passion and enjoyment in the Korean Language. The language is unique and offers a great way for students to widen their scope on different academic fields. "Students should choose Korean as a language, because it is so different from English," she said. "It provides some diversity. When you used to take a foreign language, it was predominantly French and Spanish, but if you want a different language Korean suits you best. Considering all the characters in Chinese and Japanese, Korean is probably the easiest to learn. Grammar wise, there are many characteristics, however." The rise in popularity of Korean culture - as K-pop gains a wider audience and Ajumma remains a prominent establishment - has also increased curiosity in the language. "Currently, there are a lot of Korean pop-cultures, such as dramas, songs, dances and movies. Some people are interested in those areas, and take Korean for that purpose," she said. Kang notes that as a Korean professor, she does more than teach a language. Rather, she introduces a whole other society to her students. "I also teach culture as a language professor, that is the good part of the job," she said. Kang's knowledge is not only limited to Korean. Outside of the classroom, she enjoys reading, hiking and travelling. An avid traveller, she knows a bit of Spanish, French, Chinese and Japanese on top of her proficient Korean and English. "During the breaks, I travel to places like Europe and usually to Korea probably every other year," she said. "Travelling is also another way to broaden one's perspective. Whenever I travel I try to speak their language. If I'm not proficient I try to learn some basic phrases so that I can at least try converse with the local people." This summer, she will be going to Spain and brushing up on her Spanish. Although she continues to enjoy exploring the world, Kang always enjoys coming back to Hopkins. "I have had a good time at Hopkins," she said. "The people I deal with mostly are only the students. Of course there are workshops with my colleagues, but I mainly interact with the students. It was satisfying and rewarding. After my classes, sometimes students come back to see me. And they speak Korean much better than in classes, I feel satisfied." After many years of schooling and teaching, Kang certainly has a panoramic perspective of life as a student, immersed in one's studies and academia. She encourages students to take advantage of the youthful energy college students have to learn and to realize that a year or two is only a small proportion of one's life. "If students want to continue studying, it is better to do it when you are younger," she said. "I have studied almost 10 years for my PhD and as I get older it gets harder to concentrate. It is better to do it when you are younger. There are a lot of uncertainties in the undergrad years. Sometimes one year doesn't make much of a difference in the course of an entire life. If you need to take a break or leave of absence, for your goal, that is alright as well. When you are going through difficult periods, taking a break isn't a bad idea."
(04/28/12 5:00am)
Last Thursday evening, Apr. 19, an anonymous email was sent to the Office of the Dean of Student Life reporting hazing activities that have been occurring and will be coming in the near future. As a result, all sororities and fraternities on campus are currently under investigation by Dean of Student Life Susan Boswell, Associate Dean Dorothy Sheppard and Director of Student Activities Rob Turning. "It really is just a gathering of information," Turning said. "So myself, Dean Sheppard, Dean Boswell, we are kind of involved in this. And we had very little information to go on because there just wasn't much information other than hazing was occurring. Period. That's kind of like all they gave us. So that's really what we were able to react to." The following Friday, Turning sent an email to the chapter presidents, as well as new members and pledges of all the on-campus Greek organizations in response to the report. "The Office of the Dean of Student Life has received information from parents about hazing activities that have happened and that are planned in the near future. Dean Susan Boswell, Associate Dean Dorothy Sheppard and I will be investigating these allegations immediately," the email stated. Attached to the email was a list that outlined some actions that were considered hazing including but not limited to: "Deprivation of privileges granted to other members", "Requiring new members/pledges to perform duties not assigned to other members", "Socially isolating new members/pledges", "Name calling", "Expecting certain items to always be in one's possession (i.e. matches, coins, condoms, lighters, etc.)", "Expecting new members/pledges to perform personal service to other members such as carrying books, errands, cooking, cleaning etc" and "Sleep deprivation." Turning emphasized that the single report they received was extremely vague and that it will be difficult to target one specific group due to the lack of information. "We're not even sure from the email that we received if it was a fraternity or a sorority," Turning said. The person reporting the incidents of hazing expressed that they wished to be anonymous and did not reveal his or her identity to the Office of Student Life. "With the very limited information we had, we didn't really have any identifiable information for one particular group. We are not even sure that it was a parent [who sent the report]. We're assuming that the email address that it came from wasn't their standard email address. We are pretty sure it was an email address they had created to make this report," Turning said. Turning said in a later conversation that the only indication that the person who reported was a parent was that the email referred to the victim as their "child" and "student." Although hazing on campus is something to take very seriously, Turning is optimistic and sees this email as responsible and a strong attempt against hazing. "The good thing about this is that I would consider it to be a proactive email in that they said they said things were going to occur, they weren't sure what. It was probably no more than three or four sentences long. Hopefully this particular investigation will conclude because these hazes will not occur," he said. The investigation, which started this past Monday, will be examining all Greek organizations on campus. If caught hazing its pledges, the consequences could range from a formal warning from the University to expulsion of the group or affiliated individuals. "Hopefully, the intelligent students that are the presidents of these organizations receive that email and understood that this could be something that they could go to the conduct board for and this is something that not only could their organization get throw off campus but they could be personally held responsible as president of the organization. . .So the presidents definitely have some stake in making sure the hazing doesn't occur," Turning said. As the investigations continue, Turning says the Office of Student Life has been able to eliminate certain organizations based on their initiation date. A fraternity or sorority without any more pledges to haze most likely did not trigger the report. "We were able to, obviously, eliminate some groups from consideration," Turning said. "SAE was one of the groups that would have been eliminated because they initiated their new members over two weeks ago. So we were fairly reasonably assured it wasn't SAE because they've been brothers for two weeks now. The four Panhellenic sororities have been initiated for probably over three weeks now, so we were eliminating groups as we went along because we knew that their pledge programs had ended and their new members had been initiated." Although initiation may typically be the time for hazing, initiation dates are not the only clues to when and where hazing is occurring on campus. When The News-Letter brought this up, Turning agreed. "I guess there is [the possibility of hazing post-initiation]," Turning said. "If somehow they're thinking that initiating them into the brotherhood or sisterhood you know through the national organization and then they're hazing them. Hazing is hazing whenever it happens." The Office of Student Life has also received help from Hopkins security and off-duty Baltimore police that watch the campus. They have been given the list of actions considered to be hazing and will also be watching out for more information. While all of Hopkins-affiliated Greek life is in question, some fraternities have little concern over the investigation. "We know hazing is illegal. It's a pity they're looking into it for so long, and hopefully it's not a problem on our campus and no one's been hurt. But no one here is concerned. We don't really see any negative consequences because we don't haze. So there's really nothing," sophomore Elias Rosenblatt, President of Alpha Epsilon Pi, said.
(04/19/12 5:53pm)
On Monday, the Student Government Association (SGA) announced its new executive board for the 2012-2013 academic year. After three days, student voters elected junior Moses Song, sophomore Alex Schupper, sophomore Michael St. Germain and sophomore Paige Doyle to serve on SGA’s executive board. The election set a record for one of the highest voter turnouts in school history, a 40.5 percent participation rate.
(04/12/12 5:00am)
The Hopkins chapter of UNICEF (JHUNICEF) hosted a fundraising event for the UNICEF Tap Project last Friday, Apr. 6, on the Beach. Entitled "Water on the Beach," the event aimed to raise money to provide clean, safe drinking water to children in impoverished nations.
(03/28/12 5:00am)
Pre-med students have a lot of things on their minds: taking an organic chemistry exam and studying the MCATs. Then, there's medical school: what schools will they apply to? Which one will they choose? What factor shape this decision?
(03/07/12 5:00am)
Historian Lonnie Bunch, Director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC), discussed the obstacles he faces as he tries to establish a museum that is memorable and "quintessentially American" this past Tuesday Hopkins's Program in Museum and Society and Center for Africana Studies collaborated to bring this event to Hopkins this past Tuesday.
(02/29/12 5:00am)
A referee died after collapsing from a heart attack while officiating a Hopkins club lacrosse game against the University of Maryland on the recreation center practice turf this past Saturday, Feb. 25.
(02/22/12 5:00am)
HopSecret is a new website that gives students the opportunity to anonymously submit their "secrets"- contemplations, personal confessions and random ideas.
(02/09/12 5:00am)
Travelling to different countries is an experience that many dream of. Students love the idea of going abroad, experiencing a new culture, eating new food, learning in an international classroom and sightseeing. The thought of adding a stamp to the passport is an enticing one, whether for a family vacation or an educational experience.
(02/08/12 5:00am)
Construction of the Undergraduate Teaching Laboratories and Biology Research Wing, an expansion to the Mudd Hall Biology complex, is well underway. The building will have energy efficient features, such as two heat wheels and rain gardens, and house both research and course laboratory facilities. Having started construction in June 2011, the building is slated for occupancy by summer of 2013.
(02/05/12 5:00am)
A Hopkins student was rescued by fellow students and an unaffiliated bystander after being pinned by the knee and trapped in a cave on Tuesday, Jan. 24.
(02/01/12 5:00am)
Touching and the Enjoyment of Sculpture: Exploring the Appeal of Renaissance Statuettes, which opened Jan. 21 at the Walters Art Museum, centers around how touch contributes to art and sculpture. As the name implies, the exhibit allows patrons to touch sculptures and other artifacts that would generally be off limits in a museum.
(12/01/11 5:00am)
To bring health and sexual wellness information to an accessible level can be a daunting task — especially when reaching out to college students. However, PEEPs (Peer Health and Empowerment for Peers) works to do just that.
(11/17/11 5:00am)
The Great Hall in Levering was filled with laughter, smiles and chatter as 43 girls ran around with paper, cardboard, sticks and glue for their projects this past Saturday. The girls were exploring engineering at a program hosted by Hopkins's Ready Set Design!
(11/10/11 5:00am)
The Hopkins community is brimming with talent — from the harmonious voices that emerge from the many a capella groups to the agility of the many athletes to the researchers who spend hours experimenting in the lab. Then there are a handful of other students who can add more talents to this diverse list: juggling, staff and unicycling. And the list does not end here.
(10/26/11 5:00am)
Greek Week kicked off last Thursday with a four-day long competition and philanthropic events, co-hosted by Hopkins's fraternities and sororities. The events gave each organization an opportunity to win points for a final prize and raised more than $18,000 for several charitable organizations.
(10/26/11 5:00am)
Hopkins will be offering a new graduate program that can award its students a Master's in Biotechnology Enterprise and Entrepreneurship starting in the Spring 2012 semester. The degree aims to help students study biotechnology through the lens of commercialization and industry. The program is currently accepting applications on a rolling admissions cycle.
(10/19/11 5:00am)
At Hopkins, students cram for mid-terms, snatch sleep when they can and wash it all down with Aramark subs from CharMar.
(10/19/11 5:00am)
The Wolman Renovation Project is slated to begin by the end of next week, according to Senior Director of Housing and Dining Services Carol Mohr.