Students protest University's lack of transparency on sexual assault reports

A student demonstration was held on the Breezeway on Friday at 12 p.m. to protest the University’s lack of transparency regarding sexual assault complaints. An article published by The Huffington Post on Thursday spurred senior Mats Dreyer to organize the protest.

Administration criticized for withholding PIKE gang rape allegations

An article published by The Huffington Post on Thursday evening reproached the Hopkins administration for withholding information from the University community regarding an alleged fraternity gang rape last spring.

Library to be built next to Henderson-Hopkins school

With three row-houses set aside and over $300,000 in funds secured from the state of Maryland, once distant plans for creating a library to preserve and teach the history of East Baltimore are now coming into fruition. The East Baltimore Historical Library (EBHL) has garnered support from the University, East Baltimore Development Inc. (EBDI) and East Baltimore Community school, Inc. (EBCS), as well as many other organizations throughout the city.

University establishes anti-assault group

In response to President Obama’s new White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault, the administration announced last Friday that it is establishing a Sexual Violence Working Group to improve the University’s policy about and responses to reports of sexual crimes.

Dean Newman named provost at UMass, Amherst

President Ronald J. Daniels announced last week in an email to the Hopkins community that Dean Katherine Newman, the James B. Knapp Dean of the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences (KSAS), has been appointed the next provost and senior vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

Beah closes yearlong Reading Series

Sierra Leonean writer and human rights activist Ishmael Beah spoke Monday as the final speaker of the President’s Reading Series. Beah, a former child soldier who fought in his country’s civil war in the early 1990s, discussed his childhood and writing career and read from his new novel, Radiance of Tomorrow.

Seven honorary degrees to be awarded at Commencement

Since 1880, the University has awarded 470 Honorary Degrees to accomplished leaders from a variety of fields. This year seven of such leaders will receive an honorary degree and join the likes of Dwight D. Eisenhower and Bill Cosby. The 2014 recipients include Susan Wojcicki, Norman Augustine, Taylor Branch, Fred Lazarus, Edith Windsor, Pamela Flaherty and Roberta Kaplan.

SARU event addresses sexual assault in media

As the closing event for Sexual Assault Awareness Month, the Hopkins Sexual Assault Resource Unit (SARU) sponsored a lecture by feminist writer Sara Alcid titled SARU Presents Law and Order: SVU vs. Reality on Friday in Mudd Hall.

SGA approves funding for advocacy groups

The Student Government Association (SGA) held its final meeting of the school year on Tuesday in Mason Hall. The meeting’s main focus was on modifying the “Resolution Regarding a Change in the Johns Hopkins University Sexual Violence Policy.”

Schoenberger offers new class next fall

Professor Erica Schoenberger will be teaching a new class next fall called Environment and Society. This course will explore the environmental implications of societal decisions and resource use.

Speakers urge cooperation for Latino health

Hopkins faculty and visiting experts from across the country came together at Mason Hall on Saturday as part of a Program of Latin American Studies conference titled Shifting Portrait: Latinos, Public Health, Inequality.

Students win $72,000 at business competition

Thirty-two finalist teams competed for a total of $72,000 at the 15th annual Business Plan Competition on Friday.

Hopkins Hospital: a history of sex reassignment

Spring Fair energizes Homewood campus

This weekend marked Hopkins’s 43rd annual Spring Fair, the largest student-run festival in the country. Organized by a team of 45 undergraduates, along with two faculty advisors, the Charles Village tradition featured food trucks, a beer garden, carnival rides, live performances and contests. This year’s theme was Heroes and Villains.

Heavy rain causes sinkhole at 26th and Charles

A block-long sinkhole opened up on the corner of 26th Street and North Charles Street due to heavy rainfall Wednesday afternoon. About a dozen parked cars fell into the hole, and residents were evacuated from the area, which is four blocks south of campus.

University's treatment of animals questioned

As Hopkins continues to come under scrutiny for its treatment of laboratory animals, an in-depth investigation by The News-Letter reveals that the University has consistently been found in violation of federal law and government regulations.

SHARE fair discusses global health issues

The Hopkins chapter of Supporting Hospitals Abroad with Resources and Equipment (SHARE) hosted the SHARE fair in Charles Commons Ballroom on Saturday afternoon.

PUSH event raises record $10,000 for USO

Phi Gamma Delta (FIJI) and the Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) hosted The PUSH on Saturday, in which teams of eight take turns pushing a Humvee 80 yards down Homewood Field. The event drew over 300 participants and raised approximately $10,000 for the United Service Organizations (USO), a charity that benefits members of the armed forces and their families.

Teen convicted for terrorist activity

A criminal case that was launched against 20-year-old Mohammad Hassan Khalid two years ago drew to a close on April 17. Khalid was charged with aiding convicted terrorist Colleen R. LaRose, who is known online as Jihad Jane, in a plot to kill Lars Vilks, a cartoonist from Sweden. The members of the terror cell considered Vilks’ depictions of Mohammad, the Muslim prophet, to be offensive. In May 2012, Khalid pleaded guilty to collaborating with the group on plans to murder Vilks. Khalid had put together a package with false identity documents for the other members of the terror cell. Khalid’s case was unusual due to his young age, which caused his hearing at the U.S. District Court in Philadelphia to command special attention.