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Traditionally, our last editorial of the spring semester is spent reminiscing on the past year and encouraging students to look after their mental health during finals. We can’t do that this time. Why? Take a look around.
Fourth of July. Known for most as the day when the barbecue is up and running, and children are playing with fireworks, but for my family, the Fourth of July is about something much more. It’s about freedom. It was about survival.
How will Hopkins respond to the Trump administration’s assaults on our country’s laws, Constitution, and universities? So far, our administration has largely avoided the question. The time for silence, however, has run out.
We appreciate the opportunity to communicate with the Johns Hopkins University community.
To members of the Johns Hopkins University community:
On March 26, 2024, Rümeysa Öztürk, a PhD student at Tufts University, co-authored an opinion editorial in The Tufts Daily. Almost exactly one year later, she was arrested near campus by plainclothes immigration officers, detained and sent nearly 1,500 miles away to a facility in Louisiana, where she is still being held. There are no charges filed against her.
Hopkins has long had an issue with student life. Some on forums like Reddit have said, “Why does it feel like everyone hates it here at Hopkins?” while others have noticed the complain culture present at the school. Hopkins is one of the most academically prestigious schools in the country, but it often lags behind its peers in student life.The party scene is usually rated subpar, and parts of Baltimore built for young adults, like Federal Hill and Fell’s Point, are farther away from campus and harder to get to.
The Student Government Association (SGA) elections are set for April 8, with the entire executive board, class senators, class programming councils and the Hopkins Organization for Programming President up for election.
We have all heard of some of the famous United States National Parks, such as Yellowstone. People come from all around the world to visit America’s national parks, which provide breathtaking, one-of-a-kind views. They are home to diverse wildlife and natural wonders, and offer scenic hikes and activities like zip lining and rafting. However, traveling out-of-state to visit the parks can be expensive, so many put a trip on their bucket lists and get to it whenever they get to it. National parks aren’t going anywhere…right?
In late February, Jeffrey S. Barber, a 1995 graduate of the School of Arts and Sciences, was elected chair of the Johns Hopkins University Board of Trustees, a position he will assume in July. The Board of Trustees is the University’s chief governing body, responsible for advancing its mission and goals in the long term.
The transgender community has been significantly impacted by Donald Trump's executive orders, emphasizing the need to advocate for those facing injustices. Despite challenges, the LGBTQ+ community has shown resilience. Among the most vulnerable are disabled students, transgender individuals, and veterans, who have been particularly affected without consideration for their mental and physical health.
Liberal arts colleges are some of wealthy Americans favorite institutions. Parents send their children to schools the size of most high schools with millions of dollars allocated to each individual student, with few graduate programs (rarely doctoral) and research initiatives absorbing tuition money. Amongst leftists, liberal arts colleges intellectual curriculums and left-wing political affiliations are the epitome of intellectual learning over pre-professional.
Baltimore is a city filled with rich culture, history and innovation. The city was the birthplace of “The Star-Spangled Banner”; the American railroad system; and Hopkins, the U.S.’s first research university, which has been a hub for research and invention for more than a century.
Lady Liberty’s torch is dimming. Republicans insist that she is fatigued and her fire has been quenched by the caravan of migrants exploiting her generosity. They may seek to close the United States to asylum seekers but conservative politicians are opening up our borders to a century-old European ideology ready to invade our democratic union: fascism.
In the past decade, private equity investors have spent over $1 trillion in acquiring health care entities — ranging from hospitals and nursing homes to private physician practices. While it may be spun that these firms are infusing much-needed capital into struggling hospitals, the reality is that these investments are detrimental to patient care and are emblematic of the ills of the American health care system, not the cure.
On Feb. 10, President Ronald J. Daniels announced that Hopkins joined several universities and higher education groups in a federal lawsuit against the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in response to the NIH limiting indirect research costs to 15% of grant funding. Indirect costs are a percentage of grant money that is paid by the NIH to institutions conducting research (i.e. Hopkins) for facilities, equipment, administrative support and IT infrastructure costs. As of 2023, Hopkins had negotiated an indirect cost rate of over 60%, and such a dramatic reduction would undoubtedly stall the clinical trials and research at the University.
Nowadays, there seem to be more epidemics than ever before: COVID-19, obesity, drug addiction and bird flu, among others. But another epidemic haunts the ivory towers and brick-lined paths of elite universities across the U.S.: the “sellout” epidemic.
In 2023, Christopher McNaughton suffered from a debilitating case of ulcerative colitis, which caused him to develop severe arthritis, diarrhea, numbing, and dangerous blood clots. Luckily, an amalgamation of drugs crafted by a Mayo Clinic specialist brought his illness under control. However, McNaughton’s case cost nearly $2 million dollars a year to maintain, which flagged him as a “high dollar account” under UnitedHealthcare’s policies. The company reviewed McNaughton’s situation and deemed that his case was not necessary, refusing to pay for the treatment.
On Jan. 22, the Trump administration temporarily imposed restrictions on National Institute of Health (NIH) activities, including cancelling grant review panels, instituting a hiring freeze, pausing communications and banning travel. The Trump administration also attempted to put a pause on all federal grants and loans, excluding Social Security and Medicare, but two federal judges temporarily blocked the directive.
As the nation’s first research institution, Johns Hopkins has topped the National Science Foundation’s list of academic institutions for Research & Development spending for 45 years. This year, Hopkins spent $3.8 billion across the university. More than half of this was sunk into one division — the Applied Physics Laboratory (APL).