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.
Step Up week, the University’s effort to encourage students to give back to Hopkins both now and after graduation, kicked off on Sunday. The weeklong series of events is being coordinated by JHU Step Up, the student-run group that tries to draw attention on campus to the impact of institutional philanthropy by alumni, parents, students, and other members of the Hopkins community.
A panel on Iran and al-Qaida drew a standing-room only crowd to Charles Commons on Wednesday evening. Political Science Professor Steven David was the moderator for the event, which was sponsored by the Foreign Affairs Symposium (FAS), the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) Executive Council and the Department of Military Science.
Last night, Peter Engel, a Hopkins alumnus and deputy commissioner for Baltimore Housing, discussed housing issues within the city and the need for affordable housing in a presentation to the College Democrats and other interested students. He analyzed how the city’s evolution and population changes have led to vacant housing and gentrification issues.
This past weekend Levering Hall played host to JohnCon 2014, adding yet another installation to the long history of the annual gaming convention. In response to the reductions in content and participation in recent years, the JohnCon organizers sought to turn the event around by increasing sponsorship, publicity and diversity of activities.
More than 699 people have signed a petition to amend the University’s Sexual Violence policy to make it more comprehensive in its definition of sexual violence.
On April 3, the Oversight Action and Awareness Committee (OAAC) launched a public Facebook page to further its mission of increasing transparency and accountability among student-run organizations on campus. The group is categorized as a community organization, though it is not an official campus group because its application to the Student Government Association (SGA) was not submitted until a day after deadline. Director of Student Activities Robert Turning confirmed that the application was received on March 2 at 3:49 p.m.
As of last week, the Hopkins Wading Team secured its first official corporate sponsorship.
Before voting for the Student Government Association (SGA) Executive Board begins on Friday, Hopkins clubs classified as Advocacy and Awareness groups have banded together to form the Advocacy and Awareness Alliance, which vowed to endorse certain candidates who promise to meet the alliance’s demands while in office.
Sarah Turner, a professor of economics at the University of Virginia, spoke in Hodson Hall on March 27 as part of the JHU Social Policy Seminar Series. The talk, which was sponsored by the School of Public Health’s Institute for Health and Social Policy, delved into the details of Turner’s recent research into the behavior of low-income but high-achieving students pursuing higher education.
Vice Provost for Student Affairs Kevin Shollenberger emailed the University community on March 27 to announce that Susan Boswell, dean of student life, will be stepping down to take on a new role as his special advisor on July 1. Terry Martinez, the interim dean of students at Columbia University, will take over as the new dean of student life.
Decision day arrived on Friday for the 22,281 high school students who applied regular decision to Hopkins. Out of that large pool of applicants, 3,070 students were accepted into the Class of 2018.
On Wednesday, the Committee for Student Elections (CSE) hosted a debate for candidates running for Student Government Association (SGA) executive board positions. Two tickets of candidates are running, in addition to one independent candidate contending for treasurer.
Hundreds of students gathered in Shriver Hall on Tuesday night for this year’s Presidential Event, a debate between General Michael Hayden, former director of the CIA and NSA, and David Cole, Georgetown professor of constitutional law. The debate was presented by the Foreign Affairs Symposium (FAS) and moderated by Chief White House Correspondent for CBS News Major Garrett.
