Avijit Roy, an American activist and blogger who denounced religious extremism, was murdered in Bangladesh on Feb. 26 after walking home from a book fair where he was promoting his latest book, Virus of Faith. His daugher, freshman Trisha Ahmed, has been working to spread awareness throughout the Hopkins community and beyond about Roy’s writings and about the circumstances of his death.
Vice Provost for Student Affairs Kevin G. Shollenberger announced via email on Monday that the suspension of Sigma Alpha Epsilon (SAE) will continue through the end of this year due to the fraternity’s violations of the Student Code of Conduct.
Dean of Student Life Terry Martinez hosted a community forum in Shaffer Auditorium on Wednesday night to discuss the University’s alcohol policy and the Alcohol Strategy Working Group’s new recommendations for policy changes.
Editor's Note: The planned opening of Pizza Studio was moved to Friday due to the weather.
The Krieger School of Arts and Sciences (KSAS) Committee on the Status of Women hosted “Where We Stand: Women at Hopkins” in the Mudd Atrium on Tuesday to foster discussion about gender issues at Hopkins.
Dr. Ben Carson, a potential candidate in the 2016 Republican Party presidential primary elections and a former pediatric neurosurgeon at Johns Hopkins Hospital, made controversial remarks regarding homosexuality on Wednesday, sparking debate both nationally and on the Homewood Campus.
On Wednesday night, the Students for Environmental Action (SEA) and the Hopkins College Democrats chapter co-hosted Hopkins alumnus and former Maryland Secretary of the Environment Robert Summers, who discussed the environmental problems that Maryland tackled during his tenure and challenges it will face in the future. Having just finished his term as secretary, Summers provided the audience with a characterization of the environmental problems he addressed while in office and the problems that Maryland faces in the years to come.
Dr. Peter Beilenson, public health professor and former Baltimore City Health Commissioner, spoke in Hackerman Hall on Wednesday night about issues related to race, class segregation and violence in Baltimore.
The Body Project, a two-part workshop series sponsored by the Center for Health Education and Wellness (CHEW), began on Thursday in the Charles Commons Barber Room. The event was designed to help women improve their body image, gain self-esteem and discredit the notion of the “thin ideal,” which assumes that low body weight is a sign of beauty.
The Chinese Students Association (CSA) sold out tickets for the Lunar New Year Banquet on Friday, Feb. 27 in which they partnered with eight other Asian culture groups. Over 250 students attended the banquet at the Glass Pavilion, and the CSA closed its ticket sales because the event had reached maximum capacity.
At a meeting of the Sikh Student Association, four students sat in a room in the Interfaith Center on Sunday afternoon. Accompanied by music played from a phone, the students meditated, chanting the name of the Sikh god, Waheguru, and focusing on the divine nature.
Acclaimed writer and producer Sayed Kashua, an Arab citizen of Israel, opened the New Political Society’s spring speaker series on Thursday night in the Charles Commons East Room.
With a current membership of over 150, the co-ed service fraternity Alpha Phi Omega (APO) has a formidable presence on the Homewood Campus and is involved in activities with the local community.
Gloria Steinem, women’s rights icon and political activist, spoke about domestic violence and gender equality to a packed Shriver Hall as the second speaker in this year’s Foreign Affairs Symposium (FAS).
The Student Government Association (SGA) granted Senior Class Senator Parth Patel undergraduate status to avoid impeaching him in their meeting on Tuesday.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will look into whether the University breached the Animal Welfare Act after multiple citations of accidental animal deaths in research labs, including a rabbit that died from asphyxiation in a cage-washing machine and two monkeys that were strangled by chains in their cage.
Following sorority recruitment, LGBTQ students have mixed views regarding their place in Panhellenic sororities. These students feel generally accepted by the organizations as a whole but wonder if all individual sorority members feel the same way.
The Carey Business School, the Center for a Livable Future and the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences presented “Feeding the 21st Century,” a panel this past Tuesday in Mudd Hall on the modern-day problems cities encounter.
Over 550 members of the Hopkins community gathered at the Engineers Club on Friday to attend the second annual Commemoration Ball, which was held to celebrate the University’s founding.
When sophomores return to campus for Intersession or the spring semester, they are faced with the looming problem of having to acquire housing off-campus. For most students, this marks the first time that they have to seek out their own living accommodations.
