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8-Across: With 3-Down, home of the Baltimore Orioles
Baltimore’s weekend lineup brings together waterfront festivals, outdoor entertainment, community volunteering and football. From oysters and an outdoor movie on Friday to a vegan block party on Saturday and Ravens football on Sunday, there are plenty of ways to enjoy the last stretch of summer.
The Arts & Entertainment editors welcome everybody old and new to campus for the 2026–2027 academic year! Before classes start to truly ramp up with endless assignments and back-to-back exams, we’d like to offer some suggestions to occupy the free time you may get during this early semester period. Or maybe, you’re already piled up with new academic responsibilities and require a much needed break; whatever the case, we’ve got you covered.
6-Across: Common mechanical pair with 2-Down
6-Across: With 3-Down, a period of time that ended last week
11-Across: Handout from a professor
The IndyCar Freedom 250 Grand Prix took place in Washington, D.C. on August 23. The motor race marks the latest event in a series of “Freedom 250” branded events announced by the Trump administration to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States. The event was first announced in January, after an executive order signed by President Donald Trump sanctioned the race. The grand prix took place in a temporarily constructed circuit in Washington D.C., centrally located near landmarks like the National Mall and the Capitol Building.
On May 17, 2026 the outbreak of Ebola in Central Africa was officially labeled by the World Health Organization as a matter of international concern. Instances of Ebola outbreaks have long been some of the greatest challenges for the public health field. First identified in 1976, Ebola disease has periodically spread, affecting several parts of the world and especially African countries. The disease, thought to originate from an unconfirmed animal, has been caused by multiple viral strains. The mechanism of transmission is through direct contact with the bodily fluids of an infected person, living or dead, or through contaminated objects. An individual is only considered contagious once they begin to express symptoms.
7-Across: "___ to Hopkins!" (phrase said to new students)
When I watched Hadestown live on Broadway in October of 2024, the tears started only one or two songs in. Objectively, there’s nothing sad about the beginning of the musical. Yet nothing moves me more absurdly than when Orpheus tells Eurydice, “I knew you before we met / And I don’t even know you yet.” My eyes well up with the special feeling of witnessing professional musical actors at their best. Sometimes, a song is so moving, so passionate, it feels like it could save the world — at least, that’s Hadestown’s central thesis.
Back in April, I had the chance to see the opening show of Pericles. I have never seen a Shakespeare work portrayed through such a creative lens that kept the intent of the show intact. I always felt it was a tradeoff between keeping the plot and bringing a new perspective when it came to classic works. However, the Hopkins Theatre Department’s rendition of the show completely shattered that belief. Here’s some background about the show, from the original text to the department’s production decisions, that helped make the show work.
Hopkins is perhaps best renowned for its gargantuan research budget, topping the rankings of US institutions’ R&D budgets for 44 years straight and running. Many first-years might tell the reason they chose to come here was to participate in research, whether in Hopkins humanities, Applied Physics Lab, med campus or elsewhere. Yet, finding these opportunities can still feel very daunting for freshmen just arriving on campus. As someone interested in pursuing a career in biomedical sciences, finding the right research experience was very important to me. I’ve failed in my research endeavors more times than I can count but I’ve also pushed through barriers and achieved new heights. I hope that my experience can help guide incoming students to a smoother transition into a positive research experience.
When I committed to Hopkins, one of the first things I heard was that Milton S. Eisenhower (MSE) Library was being renovated. As an incoming freshman, this news honestly stressed me out. Hopkins students study a lot, and I was convinced that without our biggest library, I would never find a good place to work.
Oftentimes, college is expected to be a time of reinvention: you’re thrown into a new environment and asked to build yourself back from the ground up after the world’s hardest factory reset. Maybe this is the year you start going to the gym on the daily, practicing your instrument more or writing your magnum opus. The problem with asking such a hard pivot of yourself, just as with New Year’s Resolutions, is that your body’s resistant inertia will nearly always lead to those new desirable habits first becoming chores, and then memories left in the past.
When I came to Hopkins, I felt insecurity and fear of missing out. Like an alleged 70% of first-year students, I also circled “pre-med” on my questionnaire. I didn’t think there would be other paths for me. I was told at a very young age that the almost glorious and admirable occupation of becoming a doctor was the ending I was working toward.
When I applied to Hopkins, I did so as a projected International Studies major. During my freshman year, I had the opportunity to explore the History, Political Science and English departments, among others, while attempting to fulfill my major requirements and taking First-Year Seminar (FYS) and Reintroduction to Writing courses. In doing so, my passion for history was reignited. At the end of my sophomore year, having already fulfilled both of the historical methods requirements, I declared a second major in History.
Hello, incoming Blue Jays! My name is Joseph Rainbolt, and I am a rising senior majoring in Public Health on the pre-med track here at Hopkins. On behalf of the Hopkins community, I would like to welcome you to campus. I think that you will find, like I have, that Hopkins brings together an amazing group of kind and driven people. But I know how stressful those first few weeks can be, especially since you are, in all likelihood, pushing yourself to do amazing yet difficult things, particularly when it comes to academics. That’s where I come in. In an attempt to help each and every one of you, this is going to be my rigorous, straightforward, no-BS guide to success in your classes at Hopkins.
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With nearly 400 student organizations on campus, there is no shortage of clubs at Hopkins, but finding where you belong can be a daunting task. While the University organizes events like the iconic, semesterly Student Involvement Fair (SIF) or brings together a list of events occurring on campus through HopkinsGroups to help students connect with clubs, just knowing which organizations exist doesn’t always mean you’ll immediately find which clubs you fit in with. That’s where I hope to shed some light.