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COURTESY OF ARPAN SAHOO Black students at Peabody alleged that Student Affairs has neglected to pass along their complaints to OIE.

Peabody’s black students report discrimination

By SABRINA ABRAMS | April 25, 2019

When Clifton Guidry III, a black Peabody Institute alum, experienced a seizure during orchestra rehearsal as a student, he was met with suspicion.  “Security, instead of seeing if I was having a medical emergency, was trying to ask if I was on any drugs,” Guidry said. “I was just really sick.”

Garland protesters strive to elevate marginalized voices at sit-in

By KATY WILNER and RUDY MALCOM | April 25, 2019

For over three weeks, members of the Hopkins and Baltimore community have participated in a sit-in at Garland Hall to protest the proposed private police force and the University’s contracts with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The protest was organized by Students Against Private Police (SAPP) and the Hopkins Coalition Against ICE (HCAI). 

FILE PHOTO The sit-in at Garland Hall reached its third week on Wednesday, April 24.
COURTESY OF EDA INCEKARA This is the fourth rally held in collaboration with West Wednesdays.

Students rally against ICE, private police force

By JAE CHOI | April 25, 2019

Students, community members and faculty members protested the University’s proposed private police force, its contracts with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and police brutality in Baltimore in Wyman Park Dell on Wednesday, April 24. Later, protesters marched to Garland Hall.

Students push for sustainability during Earth Week

By KATY WILNER and RACHEL JUIENG | April 25, 2019

This past week, Hopkins students celebrated Earth Week by hosting events such as a sustainability town hall and a fashion show called Planet Runway. Although many of these events were interactive and designed to be fun, they all called for participants to take action against climate change. 

COURTESY OF KEELIN REILLY Many members of Students for Environmental Action worked to expand their butterfly garden this Earth Week
COURTESY OF DEREK MORITZ George Mitchell spoke at the Health and Wellbeing in Baltimore class

George Mitchell presents work on economic justice

By DEREK MORITZ | April 25, 2019

George Mitchell from Neighborhoods United, an organization of community associations in Baltimore, and Ray Kelly from Communities United, a group that helps working families obtain socioeconomic and environmental justice, gave a guest lecture during a class titled “Health and Wellbeing in Baltimore: A Public Health Perspective.” Mitchell and Kelly explored the role that students can play in their community.

SGA class council elections reveal high turnout

By CLAIRE GOUDREAU | April 25, 2019

The Committee on Student Elections (CSE) announced the results of the 2019-20 Student Government Association (SGA) Class Council elections on Friday. Voter turnout increased from 928 to 1508 votes, a 38.5 percent increase from last year. 

COURTESY OF MEGAN PEOPLES A Revolutionary Summer offers unique learning experience for black girls

Rise Bmore concert and talk hosted in remembrance of Freddie Gray

By MEAGAN PEOPLES | April 25, 2019

Rise Bmore hosted a panel of women from A Revolutionary Summer, a summer reading and writing program for black teenage girls, on Friday. A Revolutionary Summer allows selected participants to study and write literature, seeking to present a more complete narrative about black women and girls in history than what many may learn at their high schools. 

SGA discusses alcohol concerns at Spring Fair

By RACHEL JUIENG | April 25, 2019

Student Government Association (SGA) members discussed University concerns regarding Spring Fair at their weekly meeting in Charles Commons on Tuesday. According to Director of Student Leadership and Involvement Calvin Smith, Jr., who serves as SGA’s advisor and spoke at the meeting, the University will start to strictly enforce a no open container policy on campus. 

PHOTO COURTESY OF YASMIN YOON Red Emma’s hosts dialogue exploring race and the prison system.

Scholars discuss race and the prison system

By YASMIN YOON | April 25, 2019

Co-authors, University of Pennsylvania history professor Brent Cebul, Hopkins associate professor of history Nathan Connolly, and Hopkins sociology professor Stuart Schrader, gave a talk about their book Shaped by the State at Red Emma’s Bookstore on Thursday April 18. Christy Thornton, Hopkins assistant professor of sociology, moderated the discussion, which centered on race and the prison system in relation to the two-party system in America.

Experts discuss intersection of social media and democracy

By SIRI TUMMALA | April 25, 2019

“I would urge that faculty, students and the community speak out against whatever they want to speak out against and that they are not punished for their concerns. My whole book is about how you bring about change; this is what I thought about my whole life. You organize the people and the community,” she said.

Governor Hogan signs Hopkins police bill into law

By RUDY MALCOM and SABRINA ABRAMS | April 25, 2019

On Thursday, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan approved legislation that will allow Hopkins to establish a private police force. By signing the bill – titled the Community Safety and Strengthening Act – into law, Hogan has authorized Hopkins to be the first private university in Maryland to have its own police force.

PUBLIC DOMAIN Governor Hogan was widely expected to sign off on the Hopkins bill

Lawyer calls on Asian American community to unite

By RIA ARORA | April 18, 2019

Ronak D. Desai gave the Asian-Pacific Heritage Celebratory Keynote Address in the Glass Pavilion on April 15. His presentation focused on Asian American narratives and the challenges that the community faces. Desai, a lawyer and Hopkins alum, is an affiliate at the Lakshmi Mittal and Family South Asia Institute at Harvard University. 

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Sit-in in Garland Hall continues on day 15

By RUDY MALCOM and RACHEL JUIENG | April 20, 2019

For over two weeks, members of the Hopkins and Baltimore community have participated in a sit-in at Garland Hall to protest the proposed private police force and the University’s contracts with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). 

Local journalists explore media and news in the 21st century

By NEHA SANGANA | April 18, 2019

Inform, Discuss, Enlighten, Acknowledge, Learn (IDEAL) JHU hosted a discussion on the role of local news and journalism in Baltimore on Wednesday, April 18. The discussion was moderated by Political Science Professor Emeritus and Academy Professor Matthew Crenson. The event featured Doug Donovan, an investigative reporter at the Baltimore Sun, and Ron Cassie, a senior editor at Baltimore Magazine. 

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Students march on University President’s house

By MEAGAN PEOPLES | April 18, 2019

Hopkins and Baltimore community members met for a third rally to protest the Hopkins private police force, University contracts with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and promote Justice for Tyrone West on Wednesday, April 17 in Wyman Park Dell. The rally was organized by members of Students Against Private Police (SAPP), Hopkins Coalition Against ICE (HCAI) and leaders of West Wednesdays, a weekly vigil held in honor of West, who died in 2013 while in police custody. Morgan State University police officers were investigated in conjunction with West’s death. 

Panelists discuss menstrual health and hygiene

By TRISHA PARAYIL | April 18, 2019

Wings, a student group aiming to improve menstrual health and hygiene, and Sexual Assault Resource Unit (SARU), a student group advocating for increased awareness of rape culture and sexual violence, hosted a panel titled “Health Justice, Policy and Equity” on Wednesday. The panelists discussed barriers to menstrual and sexual health equity and the policies surrounding those topics. 

  courtesy of Mary Shepard Wings partnered with SARU to host the panel on reproductive health.
COURTESY OF SHERRY KIM The Humanities Center in Gilman Hall offers interdisciplinary courses.

Hopkins releases second Diversity Roadmap update

By EMILY MCDONALD and JAE CHOI | April 18, 2019

University President Ronald J. Daniels and Provost Sunil Kumar released the second progress report on the Roadmap on Diversity and Inclusion on Friday. University officials drafted the Roadmap, a document outlining plans to make Hopkins more diverse, following the Black Student Union’s (BSU) 2015 protests and list of demands.