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College Dems, SEA host former Maryland Secretary of Environment

By TONY SUN | March 5, 2015

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.

Former health commissioner talks urban health

By ALEX DRAGONE | March 5, 2015

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.

Body Project dispels beauty conventions

By ANNE HOLLMULLER | March 5, 2015

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.

Asian groups join CSA at Lunar New Year Banquet

By JESSUP JONG | March 5, 2015

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.

Sikh Student Association aims for religious diversity

By ALEX DRAGONE | March 5, 2015

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.

APO embraces service, building friendships

By SABRINA WANG | March 5, 2015

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.

USDA looks into Hopkins animal welfare violations

By EMILY HERMAN | February 26, 2015

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.

LGBTQ students reflect on sororities

By CATHERINE PALMER | February 26, 2015

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.

Panelists discuss future of city food systems

By SABRINA WANG | February 26, 2015

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.

Students explore off-campus housing process

By ALEX DRAGONE | February 26, 2015

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.

Early graduates feel excited, regretful

By SABRINA WANG | February 26, 2015

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.

IDF veterans share positive experiences

By ALEX DRAGONE | February 26, 2015

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.

SJP Israel Apartheid panel sparks debate

By LAUREN FANG | February 26, 2015

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.

jhuTASA celebrates Taiwanese Year of the Goat

By CATHERINE PALMER | February 26, 2015

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.

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