Potential changes at University dining halls
By BEN SCHWARTZ and Ben Schwartz Staff Writer | September 27, 2012The University’s seven year contract with Aramark, its primary food services partner, is set to expire on June 30 of next year.
The University’s seven year contract with Aramark, its primary food services partner, is set to expire on June 30 of next year.
On Sunday, Katie Moody, an employee at the School of Medicine and a Hopkins alumna, tweeted “Hey, Smith, how about you call your bro and tell him all about your wi—ohhhh. Wait. #TooSoon?” in reference to Baltimore Raven’s wide receiver Torrey Smith. The tweet came after Smith caught two touchdown passes in Sunday’s game against the Patriots which the Ravens won 31-30. Smith played in the game despite having found out that his younger brother, Tevin Jones, was killed in a motorcycle accident the night before.
Traffic on N. Charles Street was restricted to local and emergency vehicles only between 29th St. and University Parkway on Monday as part of the N. Charles Street Reconstruction project, which aims to increase pedestrian safety.The $28 million endeavor will last two years.
First Lady Michelle Obama addressed Baltimore area students and residents on Sept. 21 at a fundraising event held at the Murphy Center of Fine Arts at Morgan State University. Obama spoke last in a line of important Md. figures including President of Morgan State University David Wilson, Senators Barbara Mikulsky (D) and Ben Cardin (D), Representative Elijah Cunnings (D), as well as Governor Martin O’Malley (D).
Updated September 27, 2012
Jon Walter, a retired Baltimore City Police Officer will replace Carrie Bennett as the new Hopkins Student/Community Liaison. He will begin training with Bennett this weekend and will take over the position himself in October.
Musician, producer and recent author Wyclef Jean visited Barnes & Noble Johns Hopkins yesterday to promote his new book, Purpose: An Immigrant’s Story. During the event, Jean discussed his book, answered questions and performed for his audience.
At Student Government Association’s (SGA) second meeting of the year, the group discussed issues ranging from SGA initiatives to campus issues, like the renewal of food vendor contracts.
In a recent Newsweek article, Hopkins was ranked among the top 10 most stressful schools in the United States for 2012. Based upon factors such as acceptance rates, academic rigor, tuition cost, financial aid and campus crime, Hopkins placed ninth, following schools such as Georgetown, Harvard and Washington University in St. Louis. In 2011, Hopkins came in 11th place in the same category, based on similar data.
What is liberal, atheist and probably harbors an extreme love for cats? According to junior Katia Charov, the answer is a ‘redditor.’
As a new school year kicks off, several fraternities have begun planning their signature fall parties. Since most of fraternity life is imbued in traditions, most of the fraternities on campus hold signature parties annually, each with a unique theme.
This past summer, Hopkins lengthened the list of sites blocked on its guest network “JHGuestnet”, limiting access to those sites for those students unable to connect to the secure “hopkins” network.
While recruitment for Greek organizations is typically reserved to the spring semester at Hopkins, some fraternities and sororities are providing eligible students an earlier opportunity to engage in Greek life.
Adam Riess, the Hopkins professor who won the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics, was awarded the Phi Delta Theta Distinguished Alumnus Award at a dinner held in his honor at the Space Telescope Science Institute last night.
The announcement on Aug. 8 that the Hopkins Student Government Association (SGA) was sponsoring an Avicii concert at Pier Six Pavilion in Baltimore on Sept. 21 sent students rushing to purchase tickets. The event, which holds 4000 people, quickly sold out, leading to ticket scalping on sites such as Facebook and StubHub, a company owned by eBay.
Iraq War Veteran and gay rights activist Lt. Dan Choi spoke at the Milton S. Eisenhower Symposium (MSE) Tuesday.
According to an announcement from Carrie Bennett, the former student-community liaison, Jon Walter will take over the liaison post. Walter has recently retired as a Baltimore City Police officer after working in the Northern District during his 22.5 years with the police department, with 17 years of experience in community relations.
Ahmed El Sayyad, a Hopkins freshman from Gaithersburg, Md., accumulated a prodigious 73,500 followers over the last four years to his Twitter page. Despite an impressive fan base, his tweets are commonplace; he gains his followers through neither gut-splitting wit nor tearjerking inspiration. He is neither a celebrity in the United States nor in his native country of Egypt. He is no different than any other Hopkins freshman, bombarding his Twitter page with image after image of his newly purchased Hopkins gear.
As the inaugural speaker for a series of talks designed to highlight “The Power of the Individual,” special guest Seth Meyers set the bar high.
Helping to bridge the gaps between Hopkins students and the Charles Village community, Carrie Bennett oversaw and mediated a dramatic change during her seven years as the student-community liaison.