Students describe pushing, shoving, inadequate security throughout the night
“We realize that 2015 has defined American policing and its future in a very different way,” Baltimore Police Commissioner Kevin Davis said at a recent Foreign Affairs Symposium (FAS) panel on policing on March 22.
Students celebrated the Hindu festival of Holi on the Beach last Sunday. The event was organized by the Hindu Student Council (HSC) and the Association for India’s Development (AID). Free shirts were provided, along with Indian food and music and colored powder that participants could throw at each other.
The Panama Papers, a set of 11.5 million documents, emails and database files, have been at the center of international attention since being leaked on April 3 to the German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung.
This year’s Foreign Affairs Symposium (FAS) concluded with a talk hosted by the founders of World Bicycle Relief (WBR), an international non-profit that provides bicycles to citizens in rural areas of developing countries.
TCO Labs, a new student-run think tank focused on promoting entrepreneurship at Hopkins, plans to bring startups and entrepreneurs to campus, starting with its upcoming fall 2016 conference. The acronym stands for technology, creativity and opportunity.
Campus Safety and Security confirmed that the shield from the Blue Jay statue outside the Fresh Food Café (FFC) was stolen at 12:45 p.m. on Monday. The perpetrators have been identified, and the shield has been returned.
More than 280 juniors attended the luau-themed Junior Class Inner Harbor Boat Cruise on Thursday night, hosted by the Student Government Association (SGA) Junior Class Council.
As the 45th annual Spring Fair approaches, students are anticipating the additions to the weekend’s festivities.
Hopkins graduates gathered on campus from Friday to Sunday to celebrate alumni weekend. After Saturday’s victorious lacrosse game, dinners and commemoration events were held throughout the rest of the weekend. Alumni from all different backgrounds came to meet with former friends and classmates, reminisce and witness the changes that have taken place on campus.
The Hopkins chapter of Young Americans for Liberty (YAL), a libertarian group on campus, promoted freedom of expression with a free speech beach ball on Friday, April 8. Members of the organization encouraged students to write on the giant inflatable ball on the Breezeway.
Ambassador Dennis Ross spoke about diplomacy and the United States-Israeli relationship with a small group of students on Tuesday in the Political Science Seminar Room of Mergenthaler Hall.
The results for the 2016 Student Government Association (SGA) Executive Board elections were released Tuesday afternoon.
The Committee on Student Elections (CSE) held a Student Government Association (SGA) Executive Elections Candidate Meet and Greet on Sunday night. The event operated in a town hall format with students submitting questions to the moderator, Associate Dean of Student Engagement Tiffany Sanchez. The floor was later opened up for students to ask additional questions, and each candidate was limited to a one minute response.
Juniors Adelaide Morphett and Andy Kim have decided to run as write-in candidates for the position of SGA Executive Secretary after junior Chris Beckmann withdrew from the race. Beckmann has decided to pursue an Aitchison Public Service Undergraduate Fellowship next semester in Washington, D.C. and will therefore not be on campus.
Sophomore Jessa Wais created a petition calling for a one week delay in the Student Government Association (SGA) elections along with an additional debate for students to voice their concerns. As of press time, the petition had 353 signatures out of a requested 500.
Student Government Association (SGA) Executive Secretary candidate Christopher Beckmann withdrew from the 2016 elections Thursday night due to an off-campus academic program he will be participating in next semester.
The Public Health Student Forum hosted their 7th annual Public Health Conference entitled More Life for More Lives on Tuesday in Shriver Hall. Several undergraduates presented their research on topics ranging from race and mental health to prenatal health for pregnant women in Tanzania. Student health organizations were also highlighted at the conference.
The University announced on April 4 its participation alongside 24 other Baltimore-area businesses in BLocal, a sweeping economic inclusion initiative to invest in Baltimore’s local economy.
Long-time City Councilwoman Mary Pat Clarke faces a challenger in the upcoming Democratic primary to ultimately represent District 14, which includes Charles Village, on the Baltimore City Council. Her opponent is 34-year-old Terrell Williams, regional cafeteria manager for Baltimore City Public Schools. The winner will face Republican and Independent candidates in November to earn the position on the City Council.
