Should the City rededicate its Columbus monument?
After celebrating Columbus Day on Monday, Baltimore community members are debating whether a recently vandalized Christopher Columbus monument should be rededicated or renamed.
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After celebrating Columbus Day on Monday, Baltimore community members are debating whether a recently vandalized Christopher Columbus monument should be rededicated or renamed.
Last semester, the University formally recognized IX Society (IX), which was previously an “underground” local organization established eight years ago. As a recognized student group, it will receive resources like liability insurance and training on hazing prevention and drug abuse.
Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico on Sept. 20, leaving over three million people without power and destroying much of the island’s infrastructure, agriculture and environment.
Over 1000 volunteers participated in the ninth annual President’s Day of Service (PDOS), traveling to more than 35 different sites in Baltimore, on Saturday, Sept. 23.
Contrary Capital, a university-focused venture capital fund, officially launched on Monday at 55 colleges across the country, including Hopkins. Contrary works with 100 students to find start-ups and projects within their university communities in which they can invest.
The Public Interest Investment Advisory Committee (PIIAC) recommended that the University divest its endowment from fossil fuels in a report released on Friday.
A federal judge is allowing a $1 billion lawsuit against Hopkins to move forward after it was dismissed in 2016 for the University’s alleged involvement in a 1940s experiment that infected hundreds of Guatemalans with sexually transmitted diseases.
Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos declared last Thursday that she intends to roll back Obama-era policies regarding campus sexual assault. On Tuesday, the University announced that it does not plan to change its current sexual assault policies.
After the City of Baltimore removed four Confederate monuments in August, many have wondered what the City plans to do with them.
Once you’ve exhausted the normal Charles Village haunts (i.e. Carma’s and Bird in Hand) you may want to venture out into Baltimore and explore all the delicious restaurants that the city has to offer. Avoid the tourist traps and instead try something from this list:
After a protest against white supremacy in Charles Village on Sunday, the City of Baltimore took down its four Confederate statues late Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning. Mayor Catherine Pugh ordered the removal following Monday’s unanimous City Council resolution in favor of the action.
The University’s Task Force on Mental Health and Wellbeing has worked for over a year to assess mental health resources at Hopkins and address student concerns about high stress levels on campus. The Task Force released a draft of its recommendations for improving mental health and wellness on Wednesday, May 3.
David Harvey, distinguished professor of anthropology and geography at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York (CUNY), spoke to a crowd of around 200 in Hodson Hall about his work bringing critiques of capitalism back into public discourse.
The arrest and death of Freddie Gray, a 25 year old black man and Baltimore native, sparked both peaceful and violent protests in April 2015. Two years later, Baltimore and the Hopkins community are still trying to make sense of Gray’s death and the surge of activism that followed.
The Committee on Student Elections (CSE) announced the results of the 2017-2018 Student Government Association (SGA) Class Council elections on Wednesday. Voter turnout increased from 974 votes to 988 votes, a 0.1 percent increase from last year; 24.4 percent of eligible voters cast their ballots this year.
Welcome back to the couch; Sorry there’s so little space.
If the last year has proven anything, it is that podcasts are steadily becoming more and more trendy. In 2016, more Americans than ever listened to podcasts and for good reason.
A panel of four experts discussed the ethical and financial consequences of divesting the University’s endowment from fossil fuel companies.
San Francisco. My mother’s womb. None of your business.