Cheryl Clarke, a celebrated writer, feminist and lesbian and civil rights activist, gave a talk titled “Living as a Lesbian in the Age of Obama” on Wednesday in Gilman Hall. The event was sponsored by the Program for the Study of Women, Gender, and Sexuality (WGS), and co-sponsored by the Center for Africana Studies and LGBTQ Life.
Marlene Kanmogne, a junior neuroscience major, published her first novel, The Mind Wanderer, this summer. The 305-page young adult book combines a chronicle of a teen’s everyday life with a description of the magic of the brain.
The Triple Helix held its second Science Café of the year in the Wolman Multipurpose Room this past Monday. The topic for the open forum debate was “Discussing the Intersection Between Science and Religion,” and it centered around Pope Francis’s recent remarks that the Big Bang Theory and the existence of God and creationism are not mutually exclusive.
The Johns Hopkins Business and Consulting Club (JHBCC) hosted the 2014 JHBCC Mini-Case Competition on Friday. The competition lasted the entire day and was open to Hopkins undergraduate, graduate and medical students, post-doctoral fellows, medical residents and staff. The JHU Graduate Representative Organization and the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutes (JHMI) Graduate Student Association sponsored the event.
A ceremony featuring Ed Schlesinger, Dean of the Whiting School of Engineering, celebrated the opening of the new Biomedical Engineering (BME) design studio on Monday evening. The studio was completed last summer and officially opened for student use in August.
Sandella’s Flatbread Café closed its location at 3201 Saint Paul St. in Charles Village on Monday in order to sell the property.
Hopkins J Street U held a panel featuring Ori Nir and Ghaith Al-Omari on Friday in the multipurpose room of the Smokler Center for Jewish Life. During the session, sophomore Julia DeVarti, J Street U president, posed questions to the panelists. Both guests discussed their resolutions to end the conflict in Israel — they both believe in a feasible two-state solution. However, they believe the solution they seek is probably unattainable in the immediately upcoming years.
The Greek Food and Cultural Festival took place at the Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation in Mount Vernon this weekend. The 43rd annual festival allowed attendees to immerse themselves in Greek culture and to sample delicacies of Greek cuisine.
In response to the University’s moratorium on all social events in Inter-Fraternity Council (IFC) fraternity houses last week, which was lifted after the administration and the IFC created an “implementation plan” to ensure safety at future parties, many students have expressed concern over the administration’s perceived lack of transparency and over the decision to act without consulting students. Additional points of contention include the moratorium’s limitation to just IFC fraternities and its extension to fraternities with clean disciplinary records.
The administration has placed a moratorium, effective immediately, on all events held by Inter-Fraternity Council (IFC) fraternities until a team comprised of administrative officials and IFC members completes a plan to ensure safety at future fraternity events.
In light of the alleged sexual assault that occurred at the Sigma Alpha Epsilon (SAE) house on Sunday by two men believed to be unaffiliated with the University, the Inter-Fraternity Council (IFC) voted Monday night to ban open fraternity parties for the rest of the semester and to arrange to have more sober student monitors at fraternity events.
Although Bon Appétit Management Company has made efforts to improve its treatment of employees in the Fresh Food Café (FFC) in response to staff complaints that were published in the Feb. 20 issue of The News-Letter, students have recently noted public instances of employee anger and disgruntlement.
The Hopkins chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon (SAE) has been placed on interim suspension following an alleged sexual assault of a 16-year-old girl at their off-campus fraternity house on the 2900 block of St. Paul Street early Sunday morning. Preliminary reports indicate that the alleged assailants are not known to be affiliated with Hopkins.
Active Minds At JHU and the Student Government Association (SGA) co-hosted a mental health panel in Hodson Hall on Monday in which students recounted their experiences dealing with mental illness at Hopkins.
Actor and author B.J. Novak delivered a stand-up comedy performance and discussed his career in Shriver Hall on Wednesday, concluding this year’s Milton S. Eisenhower (MSE) Symposium.
To discuss the consequences of the recent decriminalization of marijuana in Maryland, the Johns Hopkins Urban Health Institute (UHI) sponsored a panel Tuesday afternoon in the Marjorie Fisher Auditorium in Gilman Hall.
TEDxJHU hosted its first Salon event on Sunday featuring Margaret Hart, STEM Program manager at Hopkins, and Charm City Science League (CCSL) Co-Presidents Arush Tripathy and Surekha Mullangi. They spoke about science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education in a community context.
The Peabody Library celebrated Halloween by throwing a literary-themed party, inviting undergraduate students from Homewood and Peabody dressed as their favorite characters from works by authors ranging from J. D. Salinger to Dr. Seuss. The famous library was lavishly decorated for the occasion. Electric candles hung from the ceiling and spider-webs covered shelves and tables.
The Hopkins Bboys hosted the first fall Urban Floor Degree, a professional breakdancing competition in the Mattin Center.
Alumnus Harvey Klinger spoke about his career as a literary agent on Tuesday at an event sponsored by on-campus magaine Thoroughfare and the Hopkins chapter of Her Campus and co-sponsored by on-campus magainzes J.Magazine and The Black and Blue Jay. Klinger received his M.A. from the Writing Seminars Department at Hopkins.
