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(10/11/01 5:00am)
Student Council approved a resolution to turn Levering Union into a student union effective Jan. 1, 2002. The resolution, which will be delivered to Dean of Student Life Susan Boswell and possibly other administrators, calls for most of Levering Union to be "locked up" for student use, rather than the current policy of allowing different academic departments and non-student groups to use the building.
(10/04/01 5:00am)
Heralded as "extraordinary" by admissions officials, this year's freshman class has the highest enrollment numbers and average SAT scores of any class yet to enter JHU. The Class of 2005 also includes more students who graduated in the top 10 percent of their high school class than in previous years. In addition, the freshman class saw a marginal widening of the gender gap and almost no change in students' geographic origins.
(10/04/01 5:00am)
Plans are currently underway to change this year's Commencement ceremony to eliminate some of the problems that organizers faced last year. Graduating students will each receive four tickets for friends and family to ensure that they get a seat in the main Commencement tent on Garland Field. Also among the changes are a new faculty seating area on the main Commencement stage and large television screens to aid viewing for those removed from the immediate stage.
(10/04/01 5:00am)
Ted Turner, founder of Cable News Network (CNN), Turner Network Television and the Turner Foundation, received the Albert Schweitzer Award for Humanitarianism in a ceremony on Monday in Shriver Hall. The daughter of Schweitzer and Johns Hopkins University President William Brody explained that Turner was chosen for the award because of his work on nuclear disarmament, his efforts to save the environment and his excellent example of ethics in business.
(10/04/01 5:00am)
Student Council approved Chantelle Schofield and Executive Vice President of Administration Priya Sarin this week as the chairs for the new Constitutional Reform Committee, which was created last week after Student Council members debated the need of a new constitution. Chantelle Schofield was also approved as the Parliamentarian of Student Council for '01-'02, and Class of 2004 Representative Jackie Chan became a representative on the Committee on Leadership Appointments (COLA).
(09/27/01 5:00am)
Students from the Johns Hopkins University and Goucher College rallied in front of the Civil War monument on the south end of campus last Saturday to protest President George Bush's call for a "war on terror." The rally was held in honor of the victims of the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon and attempted to call attention to the profiling Arab-Americans have faced since the attacks, according to organizers.
(09/20/01 5:00am)
Approximately 1,500 people from Hopkins and the surrounding community came to a vigil on the Upper Quad last Thursday night to mourn for the thousands of lives feared lost in the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, Sept 11. President William R. Brody and University Chaplain Sharon Kugler were present to share their thoughts on the attacks, and to remind everybody that diversity and tolerance are crucial to America.
(09/13/01 5:00am)
In the aftermath of Tuesday morning's tragic events, Dean of Student Affairs Susan Boswell announced a number of resources being set up to help students cope with feelings of anger, loss or confusion that they may encounter in the days to come.
(09/13/01 5:00am)
The Office of Academic Advising (OAA) has made several changes to undergraduate advising in the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences. Among the changes are the introduction of OAA advisors for freshmen rather than faculty advisors, as was the case. Also, this year's seniors must complete a review of their curriculum by the end of September. Advising in the Whiting School of Engineering remains unchanged.
(09/05/01 5:00am)
Those freshmen living in Wolman should have realized how fortunate they are by now. They can kick on the AC while frosh in the AMRs sit three inches in front of their fans trying to get by on those muggy, September days.
(09/05/01 5:00am)
When I came to Hopkins last year, everybody I knew had some piece of advice to share that would guarantee success in college. My father told me to get involved with everything that interests me. My aunt told me to relax because these would be the best years of my life. My teachers told me to work hard, because that would be the only difference between me and every other student at Hopkins.