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Things at Hopkins are hard to do.
1-across: Mend
1-down: Moved to the music
1-down: Time off
The mission of the University, inspired by Daniel Coit Gilman’s inaugural address, is “to educate its students and cultivate their capacity for lifelong learning, to foster independent and original research and to bring the benefits of discovery to the world.” This mission has helped shape Hopkins into the academic powerhouse that it is today, having produced the world’s most notable scholars, innovators and thinkers such as Michael Bloomberg, Woodrow Wilson, John Dewey, Madeleine Albright and 29 Nobel Prize Winners. But what happens when these scholars are gifted a secondary, artificial mind to complement their studies? Do the scholars remain independent and original? Do they bring their own benefits of discovery to the world or instead the benefits of a computer system that can reason and problem-solve the way humans do? The rise of AI has significantly disrupted the pursuit of higher learning, overshadowing intellectual struggle and catalyzing a generational cognitive decline.
On your marks, get set, go! The 2025–26 school year hits the ground running, picking up pace now more than ever with its first installment of the campus-famous Arts & Entertainment section’s weekly series, To Watch and Watch For. Before review material and get-to-know-you discussion posts give way to half-day homework assignments and midterms, how should you be spending your free time? Look no further — this list provides a cheat sheet of all the answers. And if you’re already strapped for time, then have no fear: I’ve simplified my answers to arrive at one personal recommendation for each section.
Now more than ever, parity reigns in Major League Baseball. It’s unlikely there will be a single 100-win team this season — something that hasn’t happened in back-to-back years since 2013. The top three, and even the top 10, are tightly packed in terms of talent, with many teams poised for deep playoff runs. Here’s how they stack up in early September:
In 2017’s Winter Convocation Address, President Ronald J. Daniels stated:
The Student Government Association (SGA) met on Tuesday, Sept. 2, for its second general body meeting of the semester. They provided members information on how to manage projects, discussed a dining initiative and hosted team building activities.
9-across: Newspapers
Last Sunday marked the return of invigorating high-speed motor sport after an almost four-week hiatus. While everyone is markedly elated to have racing back, the typical gossip-worthy driver moves that come over this break were almost completely absent this summer. The Formula One world calls it silly season, a period “when the mass media often focus on trivial or frivolous matters for lack of major news stories.” Unlike last summer, most driver lineups had already been determined for the 2026 season before break.
Football fans, the wait is almost over. America’s game is back Thursday, Sept. 4 before a full weekend of NFL action kicks off as the regular season gets underway. For NFL diehards, fantasy managers and couch coaches, this means hope, joy, frustration and heartbreak when your first-round pick grabs his hamstring in Week 2. But for all fans, the opening weekend promises marquee matchups and compelling storylines.
The Student Government Association (SGA) held its first weekly meeting of the 2025–26 academic year on Tuesday, Aug. 26.
The sophomore housing selection process operates as a lottery. You cross your fingers for a good time slot to log into the portal first and claim your preferred residence hall. My top pick was a single room in a double suite in Scott-Bates Commons — where I am currently writing this article.
On Aug. 25, students, faculty and affiliates attended the First Look Ceremony for the new Bloomberg Student Center on Homewood Campus. Guests toured open-concept areas, sampled dining options set to open this fall and explored private rooms for studying, gaming, dancing and more. Students collected swag and mingled with project managers and contributors as they experienced each aspect of the new building.
10-across: Enrages
8-across: Branches
1-across: Gear part
2-down: With 3-across and 8-across, a type of late summer sale
In 2019, the construction of the Hopkins Student Center was announced as a space for student social engagement. The center was expected to open in 2024, and construction began in summer 2021.