Hillel leads annual Jewish history trip to Vienna

Eleven students went to Vienna, Austria over spring break from March 15 to March 22 to learn about Austrian Jewish history and Viennese culture. The annual trip was organized and subsidized by Hopkins Hillel, which worked in conjunction with the Jewish Welcome Service, an organization in Vienna.

Undergraduate schools explain budget process

The Krieger School of Arts and Sciences (KSAS) is currently holding meetings to determine budgets for each academic department.

Committee prepares to review divestment requests

The Public Interest Investment Advisory Committee (PIIAC) — a group of students, faculty and staff that determines whether the University’s Board of Trustees is investing the school’s endowment in a socially responsible manner — is currently formalizing its procedures and guidelines before allowing members of the Hopkins community to come forward with investment proposals.

Keret discusses writing, Israeli culture

Over 50 people attended a talk by Israeli author and filmmaker Etgar Keret on Tuesday called “Is Reality Overrated?”

Hollaback! Baltimore works to counter harassment

LGBTQ Life at JHU hosted a workshop on Wednesday night in Hackerman Hall in conjunction with Hollaback! Baltimore, an organization dedicated to combatting the daily issue of street harassment against women and members of the LGBTQ community.

Yik Yak and Buzzfeed meet in WhatsGoodly

WhatsGoodly, an interactive polling app started at Stanford University, has just launched at Hopkins.

Greek life Bible group gaining traction

The Greek InterVarsity (IV) Christian group, an organization founded by members of the Hopkins Christian Fellowship (HCF) who are also involved in Greek life, has become a steadily growing fixture of student life in recent years.

SGA meeting features updates on election procedures

Upcoming student elections, food improvement and streamlining of the Hub were all on the agenda for this week’s Student Government Association (SGA) meeting held on Tuesday evening in the Charles Commons Salon B.

New FFC chef spices up menu offerings

Executive Sous Chef David Friendlich joined the staff of the Fresh Food Café (FFC) on Feb. 13 and is working to improve the service and increase the variety of food it serves in order to accommodate as many as students as possible.

FAS hosts panel to further understanding of ISIS

The Foreign Affairs Symposium (FAS) held a panel in Shriver Hall on Wednesday to discuss ISIS’s strong impact on the Middle East and global strategies to counter their advances.

Mix of administrators makes snow day calls

The choice to cancel classes, as the University did on March 5 and 6, is decided by a variety of factors in consultation with officials from Homewood and elsewhere.

TEDxJHU spotlights a variety of fields

Freshmen, faculty mingle at High Table

The freshman class and many Hopkins faculty members gathered in the gymnasium of the Ralph S. O’Connor Recreation Center on Tuesday night for the sixth annual High Table, a dinner originating from the classical British tradition practiced at Oxford and Cambridge Universities.

Career Center shoots for greater competitiveness

Talk explores role of women in gaming

VFL event links abortion, human rights

University seeks feedback from “Idea Lab”

In an email to the Hopkins community, University President Ronald J. Daniels announced the launch of the Idea Lab, a webpage where students, faculty and staff, either as individuals or in groups, can propose, vote on and debate innovative suggestions about how to improve the University and its medical facilities.

Students report that stress is weighing them down

The high volume of midterms taking place in the weeks before spring break causes what students describe as an uptick in stress, as they are forced to balance their time between academics and extracurriculars. The University and student groups, such as Stressbusters, offer a variety of services designed to combat stress.

Hopkins launches business initiative

University President Ronald J. Daniels announced a new $40 million initiative on March 4 to encourage entrepreneurship and innovation. The plan is in response to a May 2014 innovation report, which called for three major proposals to foster innovation: a new, designated space in East Baltimore; seed funding and an investment fund; and more commercialization services, infrastructure, education and policies to encourage innovation and entrepreneurship.