Mittal gives new board advice
The final Student Council (StuCo) meeting of the year was held Tuesday and focused on reviewing nominees for next year's Ethics Board, Spring Fair and Curriculum Committee.
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The final Student Council (StuCo) meeting of the year was held Tuesday and focused on reviewing nominees for next year's Ethics Board, Spring Fair and Curriculum Committee.
Susan Muaddi Darraj, a freelance writer from the Baltimore area, and Joshua Ruebner, a founder of Jews for Peace in Palestine and Israel, spoke Friday evening as part of a panel discussion on the escalating violence in the Middle East. The event, entitled "Israel and Palestine: What the HELL is going on?" was sponsored by the JHU Muslim Association, MESA, Amnesty International, and JHU4Peace. Both speakers were opposed to Israel's military occupation of Palestine, checkpoints set up by Israel to monitor Palestinians and the absence of an international protection or peacekeeping force in the conflicted region.
In addition to announcing the results of Monday's class and referenda election, Student Council (StuCo) approved new Ethics Board members and announced teaching award recipients at their meeting on Tuesday.
An applicant for Culturefest was the main highlight of this week's Student Council (StuCo) meeting. Council members also discussed security concerns, upcoming events and the success of the faculty-student university-sponsored meal program.
On Saturday, Women's History Month began at Johns Hopkins with a workshop sponsored by the Program for the Study of Women, Gender and Sexuality (WGS). The day long workshop, "Women and Islam in Historical and Contemporary Perspectives" featured female speakers from four different universities. It was cosponsored by the Center for Research on Culture and Literature, the Humanities Center and the Departments of Anthropology, Comparative American Cultures, English and History.
Student Council (StuCo) President Anuj Mittal began this week's StuCo by discussing Tuesday morning's honor code committee meeting.
In addition to the usual committee reports and class updates, this week's Student Council (StuCo) meeting took time to reflect on its goals for the end of the semester. Additionally, Lindsey Allen was announced as the new sophomore Vice President. The countdown to graduation stood, as of Tuesday night, at 56 days.
President Anuj Mittal spoke about the need for increased off-campus security at this week's Student Council (StuCo) meeting.
This week's Student Council (StuCo) meeting announced the results of the recent elections, discussed plans for upcoming events and heard the president of Students for Environmental Action (SEA) speak about Loyola's plan to build stadiums in place of existing forest land.
After hearing the formal resignation of Sophomore Class President Bob Alleman, Student Council (StuCo) committee members presented their reports. Noteworthy was the news that Manish Gala, Student Council Secretary, had arranged the opening of the back gym in the athletic center.