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COURTESY OF TIMOTHY LEE This year’s orientation program strengthens inter-student exchange through a revamped FYM program.

Orientation 2016 fosters peer mentorship

By CLAIRE FOX | September 8, 2016

This year’s new student orientation sought to maintain the spirit of years past while implementing new dynamic changes in a five-day program focused on welcoming and transitioning new students into the University.

O’Connor Fund backs campus entrepreneurs

By SAM FOSSUM | September 8, 2016

This semester marks the beginning of the third year for the Ralph S. O’Connor Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Fund, a Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures (JHTV) program. Since its first cohort of recipients in 2014 and 2015, the fund has added more mentorship and infrastructural support for budding entrepreneurs.

Justice department criticizes BPD conduct

By ROLLIN HU | September 8, 2016

The Department of Justice (DOJ) Civil Rights Division released an extensive report on Aug. 10 reviewing the policing practices of the Baltimore Police Department (BPD). The report revealed that there has been a pattern of violations of federal and constitutional law and systemic discrimination against African Americans by the BPD.

KAREEM OSMAN/PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR Construction on the Keyser Quad is expected to end by fall of 2017.

Quad construction disrupts students

By KELSEY KO | September 8, 2016

Students returning to campus have had to adjust to major construction on the Keyser Quad and the Breezeway. Since June major portions of the quad have been fenced off. New detours and construction noise in the area have confused and inconvenienced some students.

COURTESY OF MORGAN OME Students feel the Housing Office failed to communicate clearly and provide adequate living arrangements.

Response to Commons flood angers residents

By MORGAN OME | September 8, 2016

Students activated a fire sprinkler in their dorm room on the 12th floor of the Charles St. Building of Charles Commons, which led to flooding and an evacuation on Sunday, Sept. 4. The Housing Office has not clarified the cause of the incident.

COURTESY OF WILL ANDERSON Organizers say covered grades help freshmen transition to Hopkins' academic rigor.

Students react to University’s revocation of covered grades

By SAM FOSSUM | September 1, 2016

At the end of last semester the University announced that covered grades, officially known as the first semester grading policy, will be discontinued in 2017. This prompted criticism from two dozen student groups, which formed a coalition named Re-Cover Hopkins to protest the change and the University’s lack of transparency in finalizing the decision.

University considers non-union Hop Cops

By WILL ANDERSON | August 27, 2016

The University is currently reviewing its 10-year-old contract with Allied Universal, the company that provides contractor-employed security guards, commonly known as Hop Cops. Controversy has erupted over the University’s decision to open the bidding process to non-union companies.

COURTESY OF BALTIMORE POLICE DEPARTMENT From top left, clockwise: Goodson, Jr., Miller, Nero, White, Rice, Porter.

Mosby drops charges against BPD officers in Freddie Gray case

By CATHERINE PALMER | July 28, 2016

All charges against the remaining three Baltimore Police Department (BPD) officers implicated in the death of Freddie Gray were dropped yesterday morning. The decision by the office of Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby came after unsuccessful prosecutions of four of the officers between December 2015 and July 2016.

COURTESY OF SUNIL KUMAR Kumar will be the University's next provost.

Sunil Kumar appointed next Hopkins provost

By KELSEY KO | July 16, 2016

The University has selected Sunil Kumar, dean of the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, to be its fifteenth provost, effective Sept. 1. Kumar will replace Robert C. Lieberman, who will become a Krieger-Eisenhower professor in the Krieger School of Arts & Sciences (KSAS) and will continue his research on the intersection of race and inequality in the United States.

COURTESY OF WILL ANDERSON Organizers say covered grades help freshmen transition to Hopkins' academic rigor.

Deans address student concerns over end of covered grades

By WILL ANDERSON | May 12, 2016

The University announced on May 6 that it will discontinue covered grades in the fall of 2017. In the past week, many students, led by a coalition of groups called #ReCoverHopkins, have criticized the University’s decision. They say the covered grades policy is an effective program to guide students through the transition from high school to college.

University to end covered grades in fall 2017

By SAM FOSSUM | May 6, 2016

The University announced this afternoon that it will discontinue covered grades, officially known as the first semester grading policy, in the fall of 2017. Next year’s freshman class will still have covered grades for their first semester, but the Class of 2021 will not. Current students will not have their first semester grades uncovered.

Baltimore1/CC BY-SA 3.0 Legg Mason Tower in Harbor East is the home of the Carey Business School.

WSE and Carey Business School announce 5-year BS/MBA program

By MORGAN OME | April 29, 2016

The University has announced that the Whiting School of Engineering (WSE) and the Carey Business School will offer a new joint-degree program for undergraduate students starting next fall. The five year program will allow students to receive a Bachelor’s of Science degree (BS) from WSE and a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) from the Carey School.

Courtesy of Farrah Lin Circle K volunteers collaborated with Joshua’s Place to design and personalize a tree mural.

Circle K volunteers create community mural at daycare center

By AMY HAN | April 28, 2016

JHU Circle K completed a mural painting at Joshua’s Place with the help of the daycare center’s children, parents and staff last Tuesday. Circle K is a Hopkins community service group which works with many different organizations in Baltimore. The group has students volunteering in numerous activities from cooking and tutoring to fundraising.

Ivana Su/Photography Editor TASA Night Market raised awareness about Asian social issues.

TASA market promotes Asian-American awareness

By MEAGAN PEOPLES | April 28, 2016

The Taiwanese American Students Association (TASA) hosted their annual night market last Saturday. The event, which strived to mimic the night market of Taiwan’s Jiufen area, offered food, games and performances for students who attended.

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