Report: campus crime has been on the decline
Crime on and around campus has shown a favorable decrease over the past year, according to a report released by the University on Tuesday.
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Crime on and around campus has shown a favorable decrease over the past year, according to a report released by the University on Tuesday.
It's no secret that there tend to be fewer women than men working in the fields of science and engineering -- it's been reported in news articles, debated in forums and even part of an ad campaign designed to encourage girls to develop an interest in science. As students at Hopkins, it may sometimes seem hard to believe that there are young girls whose interest in science is neither promoted nor encouraged.
Spring break is usually thought of as a time to serve oneself -- to get much-needed rest and relaxation at home; to bathe, surf and swim in a sun-kissed sea; or to cram for a midterm, compensating for mismanaged time earlier in the semester.
He was the one who got you through biochem, and she was the one who taught you to write a history research paper. Or maybe it was the lecture on brain chemicals that made you decide to brave the pre-med route. Regardless, there are professors and TAs at Hopkins who have a marked influence upon the lives of their students.
It's already January, so by now the freshmen have gotten the hang of wandering around campus, and the seniors are screaming to be let out. But how many of the newbies and seasoned soon to be "old-bies" know the history behind the buildings they dash to each morning? Chances are, relatively few. Thankfully, News-Letter's got your back. Here are the histories of some prominent buildings and the more obscure; perhaps the next race to class will contain thoughts other than "I hope I'm not late" and praying you don't fall.
A romantic comedy with Cameron Diaz, Kate Winslet and Jude Law -- you might be tempted to dismiss The Holiday as one of those terrible Christmas chick flicks. But then there's Jack Black; how does the man of Tenacious D fit in there? Surprisingly, quite nicely, as this supposed "chick flick" surpasses the boundaries of the genre to become an authentically heartfelt movie.
Let's face it: Chances are that we at Hopkins don't have muchfree time to read books for pleasure. Between class readings, studyingand writing papers -- not to mention the mad dashes to class -- thereisn't all that much time to cuddle up with a book on M-level.
A family is the focus of Professor Alice McDermott's latest novel, After This. The family, most importantly, is a haven despite the harsh realities of the world and this family is the Keanes, whose parents, John and Mary, guide their children through the tumultuous time surrounding the Vietnam War. Beginning with the first meeting of Mary and John, the novel's plot traces the growth of their relationship -- how it is affected by time, the growth of their children and social circumstance -- and then takes over the tales of their children, exploring the different life choices that each of the siblings make.
Imagine a scared young girl in Cambodia or Thailand. This girl, and the thousands like her, is a victim of human trafficking. Is there someway to help her?
I suppose I came to college fairly naive: I marveled at the lack of curfew, embraced the newfound freedom of being on my own and, I admit, rejoiced in the opportunity to select my own courses. But I was most green when it came to the bane of every college student's existence: midterms.
Those who argue that Hopkins doesn't have a thriving theater community must not have attended the recent Barnstormers production of The Good Doctor, written by Neil Simon and directed by Dave Dalton. Performed by a talented student cast, the play provides for a delightfully entertaining evening on the Homewood Campus. Interweaving nine separate stories into one over-reaching arch, each member of the Barnstormer cast of 10 plays multiple characters.
If you've ever been to either a football or lacrosse game, chances are you've seen a group of people bedecked in blue with musical instruments. This group of loyal Hopkins sport-followers is the JHU Pep Band and they have been playing at both home and away games for 35 years.
Whether you were aware or not, last Saturday, Sept 23, was an historic day for Hopkins. On that day, the JHU Pep Band missed their second football game in 35 years. What accounts for that disappointing absence? The answer is simple: lack of funding.
Writing Seminars professor John Irwin spoke to the News-Letter about his new book, an epic poem As Long As It's Big, published recently under the pen name John Bricuth.
The death of a child is always heart-wrenching, but when it is told from a mother's point of view during her tenure in divorce court, it becomes all the more powerful. So begins John Bricuth's latest literary endeavor, As Long As It's Big, a tale so cleverly written that the reader easily forgets that he or she is reading narrative poetry. Bricuth has contrived a storyline so engrossing that it transcends prose and poetry to become a reading adventure.
Apparently, once upon a time, Kurt Vonnegut promised he'd never write another book. Luckily for us, the promise was broken and the public received 150 pages of Vonnegut goodness. Jam-packed with his own artwork in addition to his literary wisdom, A Man Without A Country is an amusing read.
The World is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First CenturyThomas L. FriedmanFarrar, Staus and GirouxApril 2005839 Pages