Kappa Alpha Theta, marking its official return to the Homewood Campus, concluded the first portion of its recruitment process on Tuesday with a “Bid Day” for its JHU Zeta Chi chapter. The slogan for the campaign to recruit new members is “Think Theta.”
In coalition with the Hopkins Organization for Programming (the HOP), local ice cream parlor Dominion Ice Cream released a brand new ice cream flavor that is sweeping the Hopkins community: Blue Jay Batter. The new flavor debuted this past Tuesday at a special event on the upper quad of the Homewood Campus. Those who attended the event received free samples of the blueberry cheesecake-flavored ice cream along with custom designed Blue Jay Batter t-shirts.
Last Thursday, Hopkins students and community members alike piled into the Shriver Hall auditorium to see author and Hopkins alumnus Wes Moore speak. Moore’s book, The Other Wes Moore, is a New York Times best seller and was also the selected summer reading for the class of 2017.
Toward the end of August, the student body received an email from Rachel Drennen, Greek life and orientation coordinator, regarding forthcoming binding off campus residency regulations, as well as a standardization of expectations for Greek organizations.
Last Saturday, Beta Theta Pi Fraternity (Beta) and the Student Government Association (SGA) co-hosted the first ever Big Blue Jay Tailgate on the Freshman Quad in an effort to bolster school spirit. The event successfully rallied over 450 Hopkins students to the first home game of the football season.
The Milton S. Eisenhower Symposium (MSE) commenced its fall series, entitled “Learning From Experience: The Path Ahead for Generation Y,” with comedian Craig Robinson on Tuesday in Shriver Hall.
On Wednesday afternoon, the Hopkins community received an email detailing plans by the University to continue to participate in the Demand Load Response program, a nationwide environmental initiative that strives to reduce electrical emissions at peak temperatures, when electricity generation is most expensive and injurious to the environment. The Demand Load Response program is supported by many gas and electric companies across the country, including Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE).
In May of last year, Hopkins announced its largest ever joint fundraising campaign: “Rising to the Challenge: The Campaign for Johns Hopkins.”
The University is ramping up its sustainability efforts, even as it embarks on a search for a new director of the Office of Sustainability following the departure of former head Davis Bookhart over the summer.
Demonstrators gathered on the corner of North Charles and 33rd Street late Tuesday afternoon to protest potential U.S. attacks on Syria as well as the University’s involvement in drone research and development. The demonstrators are members of the Pledge of Resistance-Baltimore division.
Beginning this fall, the Homewood Campus will be debuting a new Visual Arts minor. Craig Hankin, Art Workshop Director for the Homewood Campus, will head the minor.
As the academic year begins again in Baltimore’s Charles Village, more than 750 elementary and middle school students are returning to newly renovated schools — a result of efforts by the University.
In recent days, students have reported several glitches and slowed loading times when using Blackboard, causing inconveniences that affect their ability to submit quizzes and other assignments.
She’s the First, a nationwide organization with more than 40 chapters at college and high school campuses, will found a chapter at Hopkins this semester. Originally formed in Nov. 2009, the organization is based in New York City; it works to sponsor girls’ education in developing countries with the hope that they will become the first in their families to graduate secondary school.
As the fall semester picks up, many Hopkins students are growing accustomed to the new campus dining services provided by Bon Appétit Management Company.
Kappa Alpha Theta, known simply as “Theta,” began recruitment for their Zeta Chi charter class this past week, holding information meetings in Levering Hall on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Sent from Theta’s headquarters in Indianapolis, Ind. and spearheading the creation and oversight of the Zeta Chi charter class are Aubrey Boruck from University of Connecticut and Alec Sunderland from Pepperdine University, two of the sorority’s first year Education Leadership Consultants.
With the bustling storefronts, racing cars and hoards of pedestrians surrounding it, the empty lot on St. Paul Street — formerly known as the “Olmstead Lot” — stands alone. Last fall, Hopkins detailed plans to develop the lot after years of idleness due to financial concerns. Now, more information on the project is trickling out.
Hopkins rose to the No. 12 spot in rankings of national universities released on Monday evening by U.S. News and World Report. The University was ranked 13th among national universities last year. Hopkins is tied with Northwestern in the new 2014 Best Colleges list right behind tenth-ranked Dartmouth.
Last weekend, approximately 5,000 alumni and their families returned to Homewood for Alumni Weekend. A multitude of events were planned over the course of the weekend to bring together members of various graduated classes in an effort to evoke memories of their time at Hopkins.
The JHU College Democrats and College Republicans competed Tuesday night in a debate hosted by The JHU Politik. The debate covered three topics: President Barack Obama’s budget vs. Congressman Paul Ryan’s budget, immigration and gun control.
