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July 12, 2025
July 12, 2025 | Published by the Students of Johns Hopkins since 1896

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Maxie’s busted for serving minors

The Baltimore City Liquor License Board fined Maxie’s Pizza Bar & Grill $800 and revoked their Beer, Wine & Liquor License for six weeks after two incidents of serving alcohol to underage patrons.


New major combines multiple disciplines

The new Medicine, Science and Humanities major, an interdisciplinary major designed to give students the opportunity to study medicine and science from a humanistic point of view, was recently approved and launched by the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences (KSAS).  



Q&A event addresses sexual assault policies

University administrators, The Center for Health Education and Wellness (CHEW), the Bystander Intervention Training program (BIT) and Charles St. News sponsored the Constructive Q&A Panel on Sexual Assault in Hodson Hall on Wednesday to give students an opportunity to voice their concerns about how the University deals with cases of sexual violence.


Q&A event addresses sexual assault policies

University administrators, The Center for Health Education and Wellness (CHEW), the Bystander Intervention Training program (BIT) and Charles St. News sponsored the Constructive Q&A Panel on Sexual Assault in Hodson Hall on Wednesday to give students an opportunity to voice their concerns about how the University deals with cases of sexual violence.



BME Senior wins prestigious Churchill Scholarship

Sandya Subramanian, a senior majoring in biomedical engineering and applied mathematics and statistics, received the Churchill Scholarship, awarded to a small number of American students in the science, engineering, and mathematics fields. The grant pays for students to pursue a one-year Master’s degree at Cambridge.



Plans move forward for St. Paul lot; CVS signs lease

Hopkins’s Office of Facilities and Real Estate is progressing in the development of “3200 St. Paul,” a student housing and retail building project to be constructed on the former Olmsted Lot at the corner of 33rd and St. Paul Streets.



Discovery, Catalyst awards launched

To counteract decreases in the value of the University’s federal research funding, University President Ronald J. Daniels and several other administrators have launched the Discovery and Catalyst Awards to help jump-start innovative and creative research endeavors.




Lighting of the Quads returns for 10th year

The 10th annual Lighting of the Quads, sponsored by the Hopkins Parents Fund, the Student Government Association (SGA) and the Office of the Dean of Student Life, was held Wednesday night on Keyser Quad.


Demand for BIT rises among student groups

Bystander Intervention Training (BIT), a program run by the Center for Health Education and Wellness (CHEW) to inform students about sexual assault, abusive relationships and rape culture, has become mandatory for many students, including varsity athletes, members of Greek organizations and all Resident Advisors (RAs).


Senior named one of 32 Rhodes Scholars for 2015

Senior Peter Kalugin was selected as one of only 32 American college students to receive a Rhodes Scholarship, which he will use to earn a Masters degree in oncology at the University of Oxford in England starting in the fall of 2015.


Gwyneth Lewis reads poetry, offers advice

Gwyneth Lewis, the National Poet of Wales from 2005-2006 and the first writer to be given the Welsh laureateship, spoke in Gilman Hall on Tuesday as part of the Writing Seminars Department’s Turnbull Lecture series.


Retired professors stay active with Academy

The Academy at Johns Hopkins, an academic institute established in 2012, offers retired Krieger School of Arts & Sciences (KSAS) professors with opportunities to continue research, connect with students and stay involved with the University.


Intersession courses travel across U.S.

Through “Study in the USA,” the Hopkins Intersession Program offers students opportunities to study in different parts of the country. The three courses offered this January are “Saint Petersburg, Florida: All Children’s Hospital,” “New York City, New York: Theatre Intensive” and “Los Angeles, California: The Entertainment Industry in Contemporary Hollywood.”


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