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.
In June 2015, junior Nathan Choe will be one of many undergraduate students who graduate early this year. There has been a considerable rise in the number of undergraduates who decide to forgo cap-and-gown tradition with their classmates and graduate early instead.
Two veterans of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) shared stories about how their military service shaped their lives in an event hosted by the Hopkins American Partnership for Israel (HAPI) and the Coalition of Hopkins Activists for Israel (CHAI) in the Charles Commons Barber Room on Sunday.
Sponspored by Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) as part of Israel Apartheid Week, “Brutality by Design: Responses to Racist Security Regimes” sparked discussion over the Israel-Palestine conflict and drew on alleged similarities between police militarization both overseas and in the U.S. on Tuesday in Charles Commons.
Shake Shack, a New York City-based restaurant chain known for its fast food burgers and shakes, opened in the Inner Harbor last Monday at 400 E. Pratt St.
The Taiwanese American Students Association (jhuTASA) rang in the Lunar New Year, which is celebrated by many Asian cultures, at its first general body meeting of the semester on Thursday night in the AMR I Multipurpose Room.
Christine Chen, a junior at the Peabody Institute, died on Sunday. Chen, a Taiwanese citizen, was studying the recorder at the conservatory.
On Dec. 9, the Iota Tau chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha (PIKE) at Hopkins notified the University of its decision to forfeit its charter. The chapter, which has retained a charter for 22 years, informed its international fraternity of this decision on Jan. 26.
Senior Class Senator Parth Patel faces impeachment at the next meeting of the Student Government Association (SGA) on Feb. 25. Junior Mahzi Malcolm, a former senator, filed a complaint through the SGA Judiciary Board about the nature of Patel’s appointment process.
University President Ronald J. Daniels named Beverly Wendland as the James B. Knapp dean of the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences (KSAS), effective immediately.
Nelly, the St. Louis rapper best known for his early 2000s hits “Hot in Herre,” “Dilemma” and “Ride Wit Me,” will perform in the Ralph S. O’Connor Recreation Center on April 24 as part of this year’s Spring Fair.
The University’s chapter of Relay For Life raised over $560 for the American Cancer Society at the Hit the Floor For the Cure dance showcase, which featured performances from 10 diverse student dance groups in the Glass Pavilion on Friday.
TEDxJohnsHopkinsUniversity recently announced its second annual event’s theme of “NextGen:TBD,” along with its lineup of seven speakers, who aim to predict innovations that will occur in their fields.
A small group of hopeful romantics gathered in the Charles Commons Multipurpose room Friday night for a speed dating event hosted by community service group Circle K, raising money for UNICEF’s Eliminate Project, which works to eradicate maternal and neonatal tetanus.
The Conversations in Medicine (CiM) Symposium, a lecture series on modern health issues led by a variety of student and administrative groups, held a panel discussion titled, “Can We Afford the Affordable Care Act?” on Tuesday.
Hopkins Students for Liberty, a new club for Libertarian politics without ties to national organizations, aims to provide a forum for discussion for students outside of the Democrat-Republican dichotomy.
Upscale Baltimore restaurants are offering discounted lunches and dinners for winter Restaurant Week, which will continue through Feb. 28.
After several rounds of recruitment, sororities and fraternities have distributed bids to their new members, and the new brothers and sisters are being welcomed into the Greek community.
The University organized a private student screening of the film Selma, which was followed by a discussion panel with Provost Robert C. Lieberman, at The Charles Theatre on Wednesday. The panel also featured history professor Nathan Connolly, who is co-director of the Program on Racism, Immigration, and Citizenship, and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Taylor Branch.
Students discussed sexual stigmas at “I Heart Female Orgasm,” an event held Tuesday in Maryland Hall by the Hopkins Organization for Programming (HOP), the Center for Health Education and Wellness (CHEW) and Hopkins Dining as part of the University’s Sexual Health Awareness and Guidance (SHAG) Week.
