Relay For Life raises $27,000 for cancer research

Hopkins Relay For Life hosted its annual fundraiser for the American Cancer Society from 4 p.m. until midnight on Friday. Founded in 1985, Relay For Life is a national group that supports community fundraising walks during which teams camp out overnight and take turns walking around a track field to raise money for the American Cancer Society.

Hopkins website wins a Webby

The University’s website, jhu.edu, won a 2016 Webby Award in the School/University Category on Tuesday. Within this category, the website was awarded the People’s Choice Award for having received the most online votes.

Wilson Fellows showcase research accomplishments

The annual Woodrow Wilson Poster Session, featuring the culmination of research that senior Wilson Fellows completed over the past four years, took place Thursday, April 21, in the Glass Pavilion.

Youth activism conference urges students to take social action

In honor of the one year anniversary of Freddie Gray’s death and the Baltimore uprising, the Johns Hopkins Men of Color Hopkins Alliance (MOCHA) and Female Leaders of Color (FLOC) hosted their inaugural “Looking Ahead” conference on Saturday, April 23 in Charles Commons.

Homewood recognized in Green Blue Jay Awards

The University’s Office of Sustainability awarded the “Green Division of the Year Award” to the Homewood campus for the significant strides and progress in sustainability it has made in the past year. This award, along with 11 others, was presented at the fourth annual Green Blue Jay Awards ceremony at the Bloomberg School of Public Health last Friday, April 22.

Low voter turnout in SGA elections

The Committee on Student Elections (CSE) announced the results of the Student Government Association (SGA) 2016-2017 Class Council elections on Monday evening. Compared to last year’s election, total voter turnout fell roughly 35 percent from about 1,506 students to 974 students this year. 24.3 percent of eligible voters cast their ballots.

Pugh beats Dixon in mayoral primary

State Senator Catherine Pugh is now Baltimore’s presumptive mayor-elect after her victory in the Democratic mayoral primary on Tuesday.

University ends Hopkins Inn lease

Due to the smaller incoming freshman class, the Hopkins Inn will not house  students for the 2016-2017 school year.

Active Minds challenges college suicide stigma

The Hopkins chapter of Active Minds held Send Silence Packing (SSP) to commemorate the 1,100 college students who commit suicide every year. The organization placed backpacks  on the Beach on April 21 to represent those who have taken their own lives.

Bree Newsome pushes for race consciousness

University website nominated for Webby

The University’s recently redesigned website has been nominated for a Webby Award in the category of best School/University website. According to The New York Times, the awards are “the Internet’s highest honor.”

New student think tank to foster dialogue on Europe

Johns Hopkins European Horizons, a new student think tank started last month on campus, aims to foster and promote student interest in European affairs. The group plans to bring in speakers and provide networking opportunities for students with a desire to engage with issues in Europe.

Human library fights stigma to promote open conversation

The Human Library, an event showcasing a diverse “library” of humans who have faced stigma and discrimination, took place in Brody Learning Commons on Sunday. The event was brought to campus to raise awareness of discrimination against underrepresented populations and to promote dialogue on campus.

Prof. explores complexities of race and religion

The JHU Veritas Forum hosted a discussion in Shriver Hall on Saturday called Identity Crisis: A Discussion of Race, Religion, and What Makes Us Who We Are, which highlighted the complexity of human identity. The talk featured an interview with Charmaine Royal, an associate professor in the Institute  for Genome Sciences & Policy at Duke University, and a Q&A session with the audience.

Recreation center to renovate facilities

In February 2016, the Office of the President presented a $125,000 gift to the Ralph S. O’Connor Recreation Center to replace old equipment throughout the center. Most of the impending changes are aimed toward enhancing the 2,500 sq. ft. weight room, which will close after commencement for several days to allow for the renovations and equipment changes. When the Rec Center reopens, a third of the current equipment will have been replaced.

Hopkins celebrates Persian New Year

The Iranian Cultural Society (ICS) hosted its first annual Persian New Year ‘Sizdeh Bedar’ picnic on Thursday afternoon. Students gathered to commemorate the festivities with free Persian food and music on the Beach.

Experts talk prison reform in Baltimore

The Johns Hopkins Jail Tutorial Project hosted Beyond Bars, a panel of speakers on the criminal justice system, incarceration and reentry into society, on Tuesday night in Mudd Hall.

Pugh leads race for Baltimore mayor

With Baltimore’s Democratic mayoral primary taking place next Tuesday, the most recent poll shows State Senator Catherine Pugh extending her lead over former mayor Sheila Dixon.

Funding Homewood: where your tuition goes

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