The Student Government Association (SGA) and the Office of Transportation have spearheaded the expansion of the Blue Jay Shuttle service to include a new route that goes to Hampden. For the past four Saturdays, the new shuttle line has run from 12:30 p.m. to 5:45 p.m.
The Spring Open House and Overnight Program (SOHOP), presented by the Hopkins Hosting Society, returned this spring drawing nearly 1,000 accepted students to visit campus. SOHOP gives potential incoming freshmen a glimpse of undergraduate life at Hopkins and enlists current undergraduates to act as their overnight hosts. This year Hopkins held two overnight sessions, one from April 9-10 and another last night.
tside of the Ralph S. O’Connor Recreation Center to take part in the 12th annual Blue Jay 5k benefiting the Lymphoma Research Foundation on Sunday. The student-run fundraiser was organized by the men’s and women’s track and field teams.
The Foreign Affairs Symposium (FAS) honored Shabana Basij-Rasikh, the 24-year-old co-founder of a boarding school for girls in Afghanistan, on Friday in Shriver Hall at its first-ever Anne Smedinghoff Memorial Event.
Jessica Jackley, co-founder of KIVA.org, spoke to an audience in Mudd Hall on Wednesday as the final speaker of the Foreign Affair Symposium’s (FAS) 2014 speakers series.
The Hopkins chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha (PIKE) is under investigation by the administration, according to Coordinator of Greek Life and Orientation Rachel Drennen.
The JHU College Republicans and Hopkins College Democrats held their annual debate Monday in Mudd Hall.
The Hopkins Hospital’s service workers ended their three-day strike on April 11, failing to obtain the higher wages for which they fought. The strike initially erupted on April 9 after the Hospital and service workers disagreed over higher wage proposals.
The Maryland Republican Party held their gubernatorial primary debate between candidate hopefuls Harford County Executive David Craig, Cintas Corporation general manager Charles Lollar and Delegate Ron George of Anne Arundel County in Shriver Hall last Thursday. Larry Hogan, the fourth contender, did not attend.
The Global China Connection (GCC) hosted its first-ever symposium this Saturday, drawing five professors from several different universities to speak about current environmental issues in China. The conference, entitled “A Snapshot of Environmental Challenges,” attracted over 50 students, parents and alumni.
This Saturday, students, alumni, faculty and community members congregated on the President’s Lawn for the annual FIJI Islander.
The University updated the Hopkins community on the progress of the Charles Street reconstruction project this past Friday via email. The developments include the removal of several large blockades that will allow for easier pedestrian access to the Homewood campus, the continuation of roadwork and detours that will affect those living in Charles Village.
Hopkins alumni from around the world descended on the Homewood campus to celebrate Homecoming and attend class reunions this weekend.
J Street U, a national collegiate organization advocating a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, held their first Student Town Hall event in Charles Commons from Saturday through Monday, drawing more than 300 students from 57 colleges and universities. The conference was the largest event ever hosted by J Street U.
Students joined the Hopkins American Partnership for Israel (HAPI) and the Foreign Affairs Symposium (FAS) in the Charles Commons Ballrooms on Tuesday for dinner and a presentation entitled “The U.S. and Middle East — A conversation with Aaron David Miller.”
Current Student Government Association (SGA) Executive Vice President Janice Bonsu was elected Executive President for the 2014-2015 academic year. She defeated her opponent, Justin Whalley, by 436 votes in an election administered online by the Committee on Student Elections (CSE).
This past Saturday, members of the Hopkins community gathered in support of the American Cancer Society for the organization’s signature fundraiser, Relay For Life. The event began Saturday at 7 p.m. on Keyser Quad and ran until 7 a.m. the following morning.
Between 300 and 400 students gathered on the Beach from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday in celebration of Hopkins Holi. The Hindu Students’ Council (HSC) and the Association for India’s Development (AID) organized the event commemorating the Hindu festival of Holi.
The Hopkins chapter of Global China Connection (GCC) will host a symposium this Saturday, inviting five speakers to discuss the environmental challenges that China will face in the coming decades as well as possible solutions to such challenges.
In an event titled “The University Against Apartheid: From Baltimore to South Africa and Palestine,” guest speaker Patrick Bond, a political economist involved in global justice and non-governmental organizational work in urban communities, spoke to Hopkins students, faculty and members of the Baltimore community Monday night.
