In recent years, Johns Hopkins has proudly broadcasted its efforts to become a more environmentally sound institution. However, while some buildings on campus are held up as examples – the doors leading into it from Keyser Quad power themselves – the University’s dormitories are noticeably less advanced than other on-campus facilities.
Emotions erupted on campus after the death of Freddie Gray on April 19. Students praised the peaceful protests throughout Baltimore and condemned the violence that followed.
Hopkins students called for justice for Freddie Gray at a student-led protest on Wednesday afternoon.
Baltimore residents took to the streets this past week to protest the death of Freddie Gray, who died on April 19 from a spinal cord injury after his arrest a week earlier. While the protests have largely remained peaceful, pockets of violence erupted on Saturday evening, and by Monday night, riots caused the University to order students on Homewood Campus to remain indoors.
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A proposal concerning the possibility of allowing a Chick-fil-A to open on the Hopkins campus was debated at this week’s Student Government Association (SGA) meeting.
The Spring Fair Committee unsuccessfully attempted to prevent the North Baltimore Pro-Life Study Group from displaying prenatal models at their booth on the grounds that they could be offensive or disturbing to viewers.
The Committee on Student Elections (CSE) reported the results of the Student Government Association (SGA) Class Council elections on Monday afternoon. Current Junior Class Senator Amy Sun, running unopposed, was elected president of the Class of 2016, and incumbent Syed Hossain, who faced two contenders, was reelected president of the Class of 2017.
Despite his recent arrest, rapper Nelly, legally named Cornell Haynes Jr., will be performing at Spring Fair this Friday as scheduled. The artist was arrested in Tennessee on April 11 after police discovered methamphetamines, marijuana, drug paraphernalia and firearms in his tour bus.
Stuart “Bill” Leslie, a professor in the History of Science and Technology department, gave a presentation entitled, “The Hopkins That Might Have Been” during Alumni Weekend. The presentation discussed a few pivotal moments in Hopkins geographical, social, academic and athletic history that could have been different.
Several students from Hopkins will run and bike 4,000 miles across America this summer to raise money for young adults with cancer under a program called 4K for Cancer.
This year’s Alumni Weekend brought in record numbers of Hopkins alumni and featured a number of events for both current and former Johns Hopkins students. Featuring a number of well-loved standards like the Homecoming lacrosse game — this year against the University of Michigan — and the five-year reunion dinners, the weekend also featured a new event that took place on the Beach and mixed students with young alumni.
Students gathered to hear the College Republicans and College Democrats debate several current political issues in Hodson Hall on Tuesday at an event hosted by the JHU Politik.
Two Hopkins alumnae used external scholarships to pursue their studies in the other countries during the past year. Anna Wherry, who graduated in 2014, received a Marshall Scholarship, a grant that is financing her graduate school education in the United Kingdom (U.K.). Bayly Winder, who also graduated in 2014, received a Fulbright Scholarship, which is one of the largest educational exchange programs that offers research, teaching opportunities and graduate studies on a largely international level.
Real Food Hopkins and Students for Environmental Action (SEA) teamed up to host VegFest 2015, which featured pairs of students and professional chefs cooking with fresh vegetables. The event took place as part of the Earth Day celebrations on the Beach on Wednesday.
The University hosted its first Undergraduate Research Day (URD) on April 16 at the Ralph S. O’Connor Recreation Center. One hundred seven students from 25 departments presented their research, which covered academic disciplines including engineering, humanities, natural sciences and social sciences.
The administration will send out an anonymous survey to the entire University community to get a more accurate picture of the climate surrounding sexual violence as part of “Not Alone,” the first report of the White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault.
The Diverse Sexuality and Gender Alliance (DSAGA) held its annual carnival as part of April Awareness Days in support of all sexual orientations and gender identities on the Freshman Quad on Friday.
The Committee on Student Elections reported the results of the Student Government Association (SGA) Class Council elections on Monday afternoon. Current Junior Class Senator Amy Sun, running unopposed, was elected president of the Class of 2016, and incumbent Syed Hossain was reelected president of the Class of 2017 over two contenders.
Vice Provost for Student Affairs Kevin Shollenberger has formed a committee to evaluate the smoking policy at the Homewood and Peabody campuses. The committee plans to either make the campuses smoke-free or to limit smoking to designated outdoor areas.
