With spring break just around the corner, many Hopkins students are looking forward to a week of fun and relaxation at home or traveling to a sunny location with friends. Others have chosen to spend their spring break here in Baltimore serving the community through JHU’s Alternative Breaks Program.
Reflections on women and race
Five female students shared their different experiences of religion and gender at the Interfaith Panel on Women and Religion on March 3 in Hodson Hall. The event was held in celebration of Women’s History Month and Open Hands Open Hearts — Religious Diversity Awareness Week.
The Department of Political Science and the Center for Africana Studies hosted a debate entitled From Protest to Politics? #BLM and the Future of Black America this past Wednesday in Levering’s Great Hall. The debate featured JHU’s Associate Professor of Political Science Lester Spence and Brown University’s Merton P. Stoltz Professor of the Social Sciences and Professor of Economics Glenn C. Loury. The two professors discussed the Black Lives Matter movement and the state of social and racial justice in America.
Baltimore Police Department (BPD) Officer William Porter will be compelled to testify against all five of his fellow officers implicated in the death of Freddie Gray, per the ruling of the Maryland Court of Appeals delivered on Tuesday.
The seventh annual High Table dinner was held on Monday at the Ralph S. O’Connor Recreation Center. It offered an opportunity for freshmen and faculty to share a meal together and interact outside of the typical classroom setting. More than 70 professors intermixed with the Class of 2019 for a unique dining experience.
Brad Pitt’s production company Plan B Entertainment and Disney are collaborating in a film project about Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa, also known as Dr. Q, the director of the Brain Tumor Surgery Program at the Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center.
The Sexual Assault Resource Unit (SARU) hosted the workshop “Hookup Culture: Sexual Freedom or Rape Culture?” on March 7 in Mergenthaler 111. The interactive and discussion-based session was lead by Sherine Andreine Powerful and Ashley J. Hobbs, the campus and communications programs coordinator from Black Women’s Blueprint (BWB).
Public health experts discussed the issue of high prescription drug prices in the U.S. at the event “Prescription Drug Pricing: New Solutions” on Tuesday in Sheldon Hall at the Bloomberg School of Public Health. The talk was part of a series of five seminars held to mark the school’s centennial anniversary. It included representatives from the government, public health professors and pharmaceutical companies.
The University yearbook, which has been published annually by students since 1889, has been discontinued for the 2015-2016 academic year due to lack of student interest.
Community questions the bust of a past controversial University president
The birthplace of University founder Johns Hopkins is facing the threat of demolition if a new owner is not found. The two-story home is known as Whites Hall and is located about 20 miles outside of Baltimore.
Crepe Studio, located in Charles Street Market, has experienced managerial changes since its establishment in the fall, and employees are concerned about wages and loyalty to the business.
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump had impressive showings on Super Tuesday. Each candidate won seven of the 11 states that went to the polls on March 1. Trump and Clinton won Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Massachusetts, Tennessee and Virginia in their respective primaries. Trump also won Vermont and Clinton, Texas.
Led by President Ronald J. Daniels, the University released the JHU Roadmap on Diversity and Inclusion last Friday.
On Wednesday, a one-alarm fire damaged a large portion of The Book Thing, a free popular book exchange located near Greenmount Avenue and 30th Street. The building held an estimated 200,000 books. Fire crews responded at around 5:15 a.m., and the fire was declared under control after 45 minutes.
Launching its week of programmed events for students, the Residential Advisory Board (RAB) hosted a Leap Year Gala on Monday night in the Glass Pavilion in honor of the extra day that comes every four years.
The April 26 Baltimore Democratic primary mayoral election is soon approaching. Winning this primary is considered tantamount to the general election, so all eyes are on the current race.
Splash, a day-long event where high school students can take classes taught by undergraduates from various colleges and universities, will be hosted on campus for the first time. The program was originally scheduled to begin on Feb. 27, but The Center for Social Concern (CSC) pushed the start date back to April 23 in order to accommodate changes made to class structure and size.
The Student Government Association (SGA) debated the creation of a new student center at Homewood on Tuesday during its weekly meeting in Shaffer Hall.
