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On April 4, 2026 the Shakti dance team won first place at the 2026 Origins National Dance Competition in Trenton, New Jersey. This marked the team’s second consecutive national title, as it had also won the 2025 competition in Chicago.
On April 17, the Hopkins Organization for Programming (HOP) hosted a countdown to reveal the headliner of the 2026 Spring Fair Concert. Held on the Beach at 8:30 p.m., the event attracted at least 100 students and featured free food and a VIP Ticket Giveaway.
The Hopkins Student Disability Services (SDS) aims to guide “accessibility and inclusion for students with disabilities.” The News-Letter has previously covered limitations in the services provided through SDS, especially for students with mental disabilities, but a recent article revealed that students with physical disabilities are not provided with adequate accommodations at Hopkins.
On Saturday, April 4 the Blue Jay Bhangra (BJB) team competed at the highest level of collegiate Bhangra: Bhangra Blowout, a national bhangra competition that brings together eight of the top collegiate teams in the country.
The area surrounding Hopkins is home to many species of birds commonly found in the Baltimore region. On Friday, April 10, the Behavioral Biology Steering Committee organized a birding expedition open to students across all majors to explore and appreciate the campus avians.
On Friday, April 3, the Committee of Student Elections (CSE) released the election results for Student Government Association (SGA) Executive Board and class council. The total number of student voters was 1,286, higher than the turnout of 1,032 and 831 in the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 elections, respectively.
On Tuesday, April 7, a leaked University video announced that Katalin Karikó will deliver the commencement speech for the Class of 2026.
After a very busy half-semester of rewatching all of Bridgerton and Emily in Paris while studying for my organic chemistry midterms (I am only half-kidding), I got to spend a glorious nine-and-a-half days frolicking around London and Paris with two of my best friends and my mom. I know, I am the luckiest girl in the world.
Following the trend to examine the University’s history amidst its 150th year anniversary, The News-Letter revisited publication records to examine the late expansionary period of the Homewood campus. Particularly, Hopkins’ vision of the neighboring Charles Village as an extension of campus life rather than solely a residential area dominated this transformation.
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.” 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.
What2Do is an app developed by sophomores Ameen Raissi (Chief Operations Officer [COO]), Rushil Khadilkar (COO) and Arad Sadaghiani Tabrizi (Chief Executive Officer [CEO]). Recently, the platform has received a barrage of media attention, with the group’s Instagram Reels reaching upwards of 500 likes. The News-Letter interviewed the founders of What2Do to learn more about the creators behind the app.
As the ongoing U.S.-Israel war against Iran approaches its one-month mark, students have vocalized global repercussions and personal concerns, with many calling for the University administration to take accountability in its connections and efforts towards student support.
As medical students, we often witness the devastating effects of a broken health care system on our patients. Recently, one of us was caring for a young patient on Medicaid in the hospital who had been suffering from debilitating pain for over a year. For months, she struggled to identify in-network providers, bouncing from waitlist to waitlist for various specialists, growing increasingly frustrated by her inability to get appropriate care. When she was often referred to a new doctor or ordered a new diagnostic test, her Medicaid managed care organization (MCO) would inform her that the doctor was out-of-network or that the test was not covered, delaying her diagnosis and prolonging her suffering. She was ultimately diagnosed with cancer and required surgery for treatment. While she was thankfully able to receive this life-saving care, the impediments from her Medicaid MCO prolonged her pain, incurred significant health care costs and could have allowed her cancer to spread, necessitating extensive treatment and risking possible death.
What is the common thread between engineering, public health and global affairs? Ask Ryan Alezz, a 2025 graduate from the University's Whiting School of Engineering, who was named a 2026 Schwarzman Scholar. Through this fellowship, he will travel to China for a year-long, fully funded master's in global affairs at Tsinghua University. In an interview with The News-Letter, Alezz looked back on his time at Hopkins, reflecting on how it culminated in his selection for this once-in-a-lifetime experience.
It’s that time of the year once again. The Student Government Association (SGA) elections are set for March 30 and 31, where numerous candidates are running for executive, legislative and programming positions.
Before college, Thai food was a staple part of my week.
The Committee on Student Elections (CSE) have announced the list of candidates and their respective positions in a university-wide email for the 2026-2027 Student Government Association (SGA) election. Student Body President candidates include Seán Durkis-Dervogne, Jason Yu and Omotara Tiamiyu, while the Student Body Vice Presidential candidates are Sumire Sumi and Jazzlyn Fernandez. Honora Muratori, Amy Xu and Grace Guan are running unopposed for Student Body Secretary, Student Body Treasurer and Chair of Programming, respectively.
On Monday, March 23, the Committee of Student Elections (CSE) held an Executive Board Debate between the candidates running for the Student Government Association’s (SGA) Executive positions, including Student Body President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and Chair of Programming. The online panel allowed the candidates to discuss their positions and opened them to questions from the audience. All of the candidates’ complete platforms can be found here.
Dr. Gerald Brandacher is the scientific director of the Hopkins Reconstructive Transplant Program and a professor in the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at the School of Medicine. Brandacher leads research in reconstructive transplantation, such as hand and face transplants, groundbreaking procedures that offer new possibilities for patients with otherwise untreatable injuries. In an interview with The News-Letter, Brandacher discussed the goals of the reconstructive transplant program and the challenges of vascularized composite allografts (VCA), the process of transferring tissues from donor to recipient, along with the innovations his team is pursuing to improve organ preservation.
March 27, 2026 marks the centennial birthday of the beloved American poet Frank O’Hara. Although the city most affiliated with O’Hara is New York City, with his name present in any mention of The New York School of Poets, he was born in Baltimore, thus giving us an excuse (not that it’s needed) to write about him for our Baltimore-located newspaper.