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April 11, 2021

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FILE PHOTO Manuy students expressed that one day off at a time is not enough to relax while also staying on top of coursework. 

Students argue spring break days don't cure burnout

By ISHAN KALBURGE | 21 hours ago

In response to the pandemic, the University altered its spring break schedule to minimize traveling off campus. Instead of granting students an entire week off, the University scheduled five days without classes interspersed throughout the semester. So far, students have had two of their five spring break days and, although they have found ways to enjoy their days off, the move has raised concerns about mental health.

FILE PHOTO Students will be required to be vaccinated to be on campus in the fall.

University announces mostly in-person fall semester

By CHRIS H. PARK and MIN-SEO KIM | Yesterday

Hopkins announced plans on Friday to largely return to normal this fall. Most classes will be held in person, and COVID-19 vaccines will be required for students. On-campus housing will be open at near-full capacity, and residency requirements will be reinstated for freshmen and sophomores. Administrators will determine face covering requirements based on public health conditions closer to the fall. 

COURTESY OF CARTER BRADY A Place to Talk members Carter Brady and Rebecca Reed sit for their first in-person shift of the year. 

A Place to Talk returns to in-person sessions

By GRETA MARAS | Yesterday

A Place to Talk (APTT), a peer listening group, held its first in-person session since the beginning of the pandemic on April 4. The club will host in-person listening hours every Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. in addition to typical virtual hours on Mondays through Thursdays from 8 p.m. to 12 a.m. and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

COURTESY OF CHRIS H. PARK Streets Market will close in two years as developers break ground on a mixed-use building.

New grocery store and 200-bedroom apartment to come to Charles Village

By GRETA MARAS | 5 days ago

In two months, a new grocery store will open at the now-vacant building that Eddie’s Market occupied for nearly six decades before closing last December. MCB Real Estate and WorkShop Development, both Baltimore-based real estate firms, announced plans to bring a branch of Streets Market, a Washington, D.C.-based grocer, to Charles Village last month.

FILE PHOTO Less than 12% of the eligible student body voted for next year’s Executive Board.

SGA elections show low voter turnout

By CLAIRE GOUDREAU | March 31, 2021

The Committee on Student Elections (CSE) announced the results of the 2021-22 Student Government Association (SGA) executive board and class council elections on March 29. Three out of four members of the SMART ticket and one independent candidate won seats in the executive board elections, in which only one position was contested. 

COURTESY OF ANOKHA VENUGOPAL (@photonokha) Hundreds attended a vigil at Diversity Plaza in New York on March 17 to mourn the victims of the Atlanta shootings.

Hopkins community reflects on anti-Asian hate at roundtable discussion

By MICHELLE LIMPE | March 28, 2021

A panelist of professors and students held a roundtable discussion on violence against Asian Americans titled “Anti-Asian Violence and Anti-Racist Coalition Building” on March 25. The event was sparked by a gunman opening fire at three Asian American-owned spas and murdering eight people, six of whom were Asian women on March 15. 

Students discuss what it means to be Black and Latinx at Hopkins

By CLAIRE GOUDREAU | March 28, 2021

The University’s current freshman class is the most diverse class in University history, with 14% of students identifying as African American or Black and 17% identifying as Hispanic or Latinx. However, many students, such as junior Laura Rodriguez, have expressed that they still do not feel welcome at Hopkins. Rodriguez explained that life for Black and Latinx students is inherently different.

FILE PHOTO Laboratories will begin to allow 44 square feet per person, a decrease from the current density restrictions of 150 square feet per person. 

New COVID-19 guidelines to increase lab capacity

By LEELA GEBO | March 27, 2021

In an email to the student body on Thursday, Vice Provost for Research Denis Wirtz announced that current density restrictions in laboratories will be relaxed starting on April 1. According to his email, lab spaces will now operate under the same capacity limits as classrooms.

COURTESY OF CHRIS H. PARK According to the chair of the CSE, fewer than 20 students not in SGA attended the debate. 

SGA Exec. Board candidates commit to supporting students of color

By JULIA CHOE | March 27, 2021

The Committee on Student Elections (CSE) hosted the debate for the Student Government Association (SGA) Executive Board elections on Thursday. The four candidates on the SMART ticket and one independent candidate, Karen He, answered questions submitted by students and attendees. According to CSE Chair Ananta Srivastava, around 17 students not part of SGA attended the debate. 

PUBLIC DOMAIN Noname noted her opposition to the University’s planned private police force.

Rapper Noname explores race, politics and music at FAS event

By MOLLY GAHAGEN | March 22, 2021

The Foreign Affairs Symposium (FAS) hosted the rapper Fatimah Warner, best known as Noname, on March 18 to discuss her social activism and music. The event, the third of the symposium’s “Where Do We Go From Here?” speaker series, was hosted by FAS Co-Directors Ryan Ebrahimy and Margaret Hanson and moderated by Associate Professor of History Sasha Turner.

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