Students with disabilities affecting their mobility reported challenges in navigating campus and receiving accommodations in interviews with The News-Letter.
TEDxJHU hosted its 2021 Fall Salon Event in Shriver Hall on Nov. 18. The Salon also featured the nonprofit organization Teach for America and an a cappella showcase from the Octopodes.
The Sexual Assault Resource Unit (SARU) at Hopkins held its annual Q&A event with the Office of Institutional Equity (OIE) on Thursday. The event came shortly after the Not My Campus protest, which called for change in the University’s handling of instances of sexual violence on campus.
Student-run businesses at Hopkins have continued to thrive in spite of the pandemic. In interviews with The News-Letter, two students and one team of students described the process of creating their own businesses and adapting to unprecedented times.
University policy requires weekly asymptomatic COVID-19 testing for vaccinated affiliates and twice-weekly asymptomatic testing for unvaccinated affiliates. While positivity rates have remained low throughout this semester, some students reported challenges with maintaining compliance in interviews with The News-Letter.
Members of Hopkins leadership held a town hall discussing University finances on Nov. 16. The town hall, moderated by Professor of Epidemiology and Executive Vice Provost for Academic Affairs Stephen Gange, centered around the University’s Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21) financial report.
With Thanksgiving just around the corner, students discussed their travel plans for the break in interviews with The News-Letter. With an entire week off for break, many students have time to travel home and back. Domestic students consistently reported that COVID-19 restrictions have had very little impact on their plans over break.
The University is mourning the loss of Nafiz Zaman, who passed away on Monday. Zaman was a junior studying Economics in the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences.
The Student Government Association (SGA) held its weekly general body meeting Tuesday to discuss two bills regarding gender pronoun awareness from the Women and Gender Minorities’ Caucus (WGMC) as well as a bill to fund an SGA table at the Lighting of the Quads (LOTQ).
As a part of COVID-19 precautions, the University has increased grab-and-go meals from dining halls and indoor events. In interviews with The News-Letter, University constituents discussed how the pandemic has affected sustainability measures on campus.
The First-Generation, Limited-Income (FLI) Network celebrated National First-Generation College Student Day, or FLI Day, on Nov. 8. The event, which took place on Keyser Quad, featured a tabling event with the Life Design Lab, a winter swag giveaway and a display about a collaboration with the organization Art with a Heart for a new art installation at the Center for Student Success.
Baltimore police investigated what turned out to be a false “unconfirmed threat” at Homewood Apartments on Nov. 11. Residents were encouraged to stay in their rooms and police temporarily blocked off 29th Street between St. Paul Street and N. Charles Street to search the building.
The Student Government Association (SGA) held its weekly meeting on Nov. 9 in order to discuss measures to improve transportation for students, ensure Thanksgiving Break gives students a reprieve and how to improve public participation in their meetings.
Hopkins affiliates gathered in front of CharMar on Nov. 8 for the Not My Campus protest, which focused on the University’s handling of sexual assault. The organizers estimated that 100 to 150 affiliates attended.
Why should people be more like a disability? According to Maysoon Zayid, it’s because it does not discriminate and welcomes everyone regardless of age, ethnicity, class or religion. Zayid, a renowned comedian, actress and disability activist, gave her own stand-up comedy performance to the Hopkins community on Nov. 9 as the final speaker of the Milton S. Eisenhower (MSE) Symposium’s “Rebuilding Our Future” series.
With this year’s return to campus, clubs and other student organizations have been adapting to more in-person opportunities. However, students report that lingering COVID-19 restrictions have made it difficult for freshmen and sophomores to engage with registered student organizations (RSOs).
The Office of Campus Safety and Security (Campus Security) alerted Hopkins affiliates about an alleged intentional drugging incident that was reported to have taken place at a party at the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity house on Oct. 30. in an email on Nov. 1.
When the University implemented austerity measures at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, faculty, staff and students pushed back. In light of the recent financial report showing the University finished fiscal year 2021 with an operating budget surplus of over $212 million, affiliates argue the constraints proved too harsh and unwarranted.
The Podcast on Foreign Affairs (POFA) was founded by three students in 2017 for the purpose of encouraging conversations about international relations on campus. The organization has since interviewed many notable guests, including the former vice president of Taiwan and Senator Tammy Duckworth.
Amid multiple policy changes following the pandemic, the University removed the mid-semester fall break from the fall 2021 calendar. The University has offered a fall break every year since 2010. In interviews with The News-Letter, students shared how the removal of a fall break has impacted them.
