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COURTESY OF ARUSA MALIK Allen emphasised the importance of preserving Native American mounds.

Professor Allen speaks on the history and current perceptions of indigenous mounds

By ARUSA MALIK | April 5, 2023

On April 4, various departments at the University hosted professor Chadwick Allen to discuss his new book Earthworks Rising: Mound Building in Native Literature and Arts. Allen is a Russell F. Stark University professor with academic specialization in trans-indigenous literary studies and postcolonial literatures. Allen, of Chickasaw ancestry, focused his talk on archaeological histories of mounds. 

COURTESY OF HELLEN SESHIE-NASSER Elliot discussed the variability that exists when transitioning away from fossil fuels to renewable energy. 

EPIC hosts talk on regulation of electricity production

By AIMEE CHO | April 4, 2023

The Economic Policy Issues Colloquium (EPIC) held an event titled “Electricity Regulation and the Future of Pollution: Challenges and Tradeoffs” on March 31. The event was led by Jonathan Elliott, an assistant professor in the Department of Economics. Elliott has been working on the regulation of electricity production, which is responsible for about 25% of total global greenhouse gas emissions.

STEVEN SIMPSON / PHOTO EDITOR SGA passes a bill to fund an Earth Fest Event. 

SGA discusses changes to Committee on Student Elections constitution

By SHIRLENE JOHN | April 2, 2023

The Student Government Association (SGA) held its weekly general body meeting on March 28 to discuss approving the Committee on Student Elections (CSE) constitution. The second readings for the Student Activities Commission guidelines, Sex Week Funding Bill and the Earth Fest Funding Bill were also presented. 

STEVEN SIMPSON / PHOTO EDITOR SGA discussed funding options for the annual FIJI Islander philanthropy event.

SGA debates caucus amendment

By AIMEE CHO | March 19, 2023

The Student Government Association (SGA) held its weekly general body meeting on March 14 to present adjustments in the Student Activities Commission (SAC) Guidelines, a counter proposal for the Phi Delt Crab Fest and amendments in the constitution for caucuses. SGA also discussed the Gift of Life, Blue Hatchlings, Copa America and Fiji Islander presentations.

COURTESY OF JAMES WANG Wang emphasized his appreciation for teamwork, especially in programming Semester.ly. 

Humans of Hopkins: James Wang

By ARANTZA GARCIA | March 19, 2023

James Wang, a senior majoring in Computer Science (CS) at Hopkins, is the lead developer at Semester.ly, a course scheduling platform popular at the University. In an interview with The News-Letter, he discussed his thoughts on coding, advice for those interested in a career in computer science and his appreciation of teamwork in coding projects. 

STEVEN SIMPSON / PHOTO EDITOR While the competition for executive board elections increased compared to last year, there are still open positions on the senior and junior class councils.

2023–2024 SGA representatives are elected

By CATHY WANG | March 16, 2023

The Committee on Student Elections (CSE) announced the results of the 2023–2024 Student Government Association (SGA) Executive Board and class council elections on the evening of March 15, three hours after voting closed. Out of the five executive board positions, only vice president was uncontested. 

COURTESY OF ARUSA MALIK Appiah spoke about the complicated relationship between cultural artifacts and ownership of culture.  

Kwame Anthony Appiah presents on the ownership of cultural artifacts

By ARUSA MALIK | March 13, 2023

The Alexander Grass Humanities Institute (AGHI) hosted the 2023 Richard A. Macksey Lecture featuring Kwame Anthony Appiah, a professor of Philosophy and Law at New York University, on March 9. His talk was titled “Who’s Heritage? Preservation, Possession, and Peoples.” This annual lecture honors the late Professor Richard A. Macksey, co-founder of the Humanities Center that is now the Department of Comparative Thought and Literature.

STEVEN SIMPSON / PHOTO EDITOR SGA reflected on the results of the Multimedia Art Showcase, which encouraged undergraduates to share a piece of themselves through art.

SGA passes Hopkins Got Talent Funding Bill

By ARUSA MALIK | March 9, 2023

The Student Government Association (SGA) held its weekly general body meeting on March 7 to discuss the Roast Off Funding Bill, Portrait for Student Memorial Funding Bill, Hopkins Got Talent Funding Bill, Black Caucus Tabling Funding Bill and the SGA Accessibility Standards Bill. They also presented on the Multimedia Art Showcase Report, Crab Fest presentation and Hopthon tabling. 

PETER-ASHLEY JACKSON / CC BY 2.0 Motion discussed his inspiration for the creation of the poetry archive.

Humans of Hopkins: Sir Andrew Motion

By CATHY WANG | March 9, 2023

Sir Andrew Motion is a professor of the arts at Hopkins’ Writing Seminars program and an English poet. Motion was the United Kingdom’s Poet Laureate from 1999 to 2009 and is the co-founder of the Poetry Archive. He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2009.

COURTESY OF HOPKINS RETROSPECTIVE Gilman and Remsen Hall circa 1924.

Gilman Hall: Past and present

By SAMHI BOPPANA | March 9, 2023

Arguably known as the central landmark of the Homewood campus, Gilman Hall is often regarded as the first major academic building on Homewood campus. Construction commenced on Gilman Hall in 1913, and the $509,063 project — equivalent to $10 –11 million dollars in 2023 — was completed in 1915. Offices moved in the summer of that year. 

COURTESY OF JIAYI LI  Ordana emphasised the impact of changing geopolitics on Africa’s energy development. 

EPIC hosts talk on energy transitions in Africa

By JIAYI LI | March 8, 2023

The Economic Policy Issues Colloquium (EPIC) hosted a discussion titled “Africa’s Energy Transition — Tensions, Viewpoints and Realities” on March 3. The event featured Lily Odarno, the director of Clean Air Task Force’s Energy and Climate Innovation Program, Africa.

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