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September 7, 2025
September 7, 2025 | Published by the Students of Johns Hopkins since 1896

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Hirsch explores the complex narrative history of Native Americans.

Prof. reimagines indigenous history

Alex Hirsch, assistant political science professor at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, presented his paper, “Hope against Hope: Counter-actualization in William Apess’ Native American political thought” as part of the Fall 2016 Colloquium Series, sponsored by the Program in Racism, Immigration and Citizenship (RIC).


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J Street U advocated for a peaceful, two-state resolution to the Israel-Palestine conflict.

J Street U criticizes displacement of Palestinians in Susya

J Street U, a self-described “pro-Israel, pro-Palestine, pro-peace” organization, hosted “Stop the Demolition of Susya,” an expression of solidarity with the Palestinian village of Susya, that explored the greater context of the Israel-Palestine conflict.


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Professor Dorf criticized originalist interpretations of the Constitution.

Prof. assesses Scalia’s reading of the Constitution

Professor Michael Dorf, the Robert S. Stevens Professor of Law at the Cornell University Law School gave a lecture titled “Does the Dead Constitution Have a Future?: Reflections on the Legacy of Justice Antonin Scalia” on Tuesday at 8 pm in Hodson Hall in an event hosted by The Academy at Johns Hopkins.


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The OSIRIS-REx spacecraft will return in 2023 with asteroid samples.

NASA experts report on asteroid mission

Three experts working on OSIRIS-REx, a project to return asteroid samples to Earth, came to Mason Hall on Monday to speak about their mission objectives, the spacecraft’s capabilities and the technical problems they overcame.


Breaking Chains forms to fight sex trafficking

The University’s first student-led anti-human trafficking organization was founded this fall. Senior Katerina Lescouflair established the new group, Breaking Chains, which focuses specifically on human sex trafficking.










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The new student group, Humans of JHU, is building campus community through their online presence.

Humans of New York inspires student photography groups

The popular Humans of New York Facebook page by Brandon Stanton has inspired two similar groups on campus, Humans of JHU, which was launched on Oct. 1 and Humans of Hopkins, which began in 2014 but remained inactive from Oct. 2015 until Oct. 4, this year.


Panel explores racial tensions in Baltimore

The University’s Student Outreach Resource Center (SOURCE) hosted a panel entitled The History and Institutions of Racism in Baltimore as part of the organization’s Baltimore Week, an initiative aimed to celebrate the city’s community. The event took place on Thursday, Oct. 6 on the east Baltimore campus. The three panelists, Steven Ragsdale, Elizabeth M. Nix and Matthew Crenson, spoke for an hour on the racism within Baltimore, placing recent local events in a global context and discussing the history of racial tension both in the city and in the U.S.


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The presidential election as well as many Senate, House and local elections will take place in November.

Students criticize Trump’s behavior

JHU College Republicans, Hopkins College Democrats and IDEAL hosted a viewing party for the second presidential debate in Nolan’s on Sunday. Students gathered to watch Republican candidate Donald Trump and Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton field questions from audience members in the debate’s town hall format.


SGA inaugurates Class of 2020 senators

The Student Government Association (SGA) inaugurated the new Freshman Class Council and set the agenda for its annual dinner with President Ronald J. Daniels at its weekly meeting in Charles Commons on Tuesday, Oct. 11. The SGA also passed the Relay For Life Kickoff Bill and the Foreign Affairs Symposium (FAS) Funding Bill.



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Students gathered on the Beach for Hoptoberfest to unwind, eat food and decorate pumpkins with friends.

Hopkins welcomes autumn with Hoptoberfest

Hoptoberfest, a week-long event dedicated to fall-themed festivities and free giveaways, was held for the fourth time at Hopkins from Oct. 3-7. Arranged by the student organization of the same name, Hoptoberfest provided an opportunity for students to take time out of their schedules and celebrate autumn.


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