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COURTESY OF DIVYA KUMAR  Students attending the protest demanded an immediate end to all University plans to form a private police force.

CAPH organizes walkout against University private policing

By ISHAN KALBURGE and MOLLY GAHAGEN | May 10, 2021

The Coalition Against Policing by Hopkins (CAPH) organized a walkout against the University’s proposed private police force on May 3. In 2019, The Maryland General Assembly passed a bill allowing its creation, which Governor Larry Hogan subsequently signed into law. Student opposition culminated in a month-long occupation of Garland Hall, which ultimately ended in the arrest of seven students.

COURTESY OF MIN-SEO KIM Students expressed their support for the University’s wage increase but believe that more could be done.

University announces an accelerated minimum wage increase

By MIN-SEO KIM | May 8, 2021

The University announced that it will adopt a $15 minimum wage, effective July 1, 2021 for the University and January 1, 2022 for the Hopkins Health System, with the timing for some health system workers dependent on the schedule of collective bargaining agreements, in an email to Hopkins affiliates on May 6. 

COURTESY OF TEJA KAKANI The Hopkins administration announced that Charles Commons would be one of three University locations to be renamed.

University announces plans to rename Charles Commons, Undergraduate Teaching Labs and Hopkins Outpatient Center

By MICHELLE LIMPE | May 7, 2021

University leaders announced the creation of the Diverse Names and Narratives Project in an email to the student body on April 30. The task force aims to uplift the work of underrepresented individuals by making recommendations for renaming Charles Commons, the Undergraduate Teaching Labs and the Hopkins Outpatient Center buildings. The project is part of the University’s efforts to improve diversity and inclusion on campus. 

COURTESY OF KENNA LOWE Daniels believes that vaccine supply will allow for the University to set up vaccination clinics on the Homewood Campus. 

Daniels speaks to student life post-pandemic

By CLAIRE GOUDREAU and LEELA GEBO | May 6, 2021

In an interview with The News-Letter on April 28, University President Ronald J. Daniels discussed the University's plans to vaccinate its constituents, the Innovation Fund for Community Safety, efforts to increase sustainability at the University and the announcement that the Class of 2026 will not be able to choose their own roommates. 

FILE PHOTO Students and faculty said they missed the daily interactions that are characteristic of in-person classes.

Looking back on a year and a half online

By MIN-SEO KIM | May 4, 2021

The 2020-21 academic year posed unprecedented challenges for students and faculty alike. During the fall semester, all classes and events were completely remote, and, while some students returned to campus in the spring, the majority of classes and activities remained online. 

COURTESY OF CHRIS H. PARK The Mattin Center has been the center of the University’s arts scene since 2001.

Farewell to Mattin: 20-year-old arts center will be demolished by fall

By GRETA MARAS and CHRIS H. PARK | May 4, 2021

The Mattin Center will soon be leveled to make room for the construction of the new student center, which is scheduled to open in fall 2024. Designed by Tod Williams Billie Tsien Architects, the same firm designing the Barack Obama Presidential Center, the four buildings that make up Mattin have served the arts community on the Homewood Campus since 2001.

FILE PHOTO Students call on the University to cancel its plans for the private police force as acts of police brutality continue nationwide. 

Black students call for University support amid police violence

By ROMY KOO | May 4, 2021

The Office of Diversity and Inclusion hosted “Addressing Hate During COVID-19” on April 23 to discuss nationwide calls for racial justice. The event was sparked by the conviction of Derek Chauvin, the Minneapolis police officer charged with the murder of George Floyd last summer, and followed the fatal shooting of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, in Brooklyn Center, Minn., on April 11.

PUBLIC DOMAIN Some students reported that the shuttle was late or didn’t arrive at all.

Students report issues with Blue Jay Shuttles to M&T Bank Stadium

By MIN-SEO KIM | May 3, 2021

Starting April 10, the University has offered Blue Jay Shuttle rides between Homewood Campus and the COVID-19 mass vaccination site at the M&T Bank Stadium. Rides are booked through the TransLoc app, with shuttles departing daily from the Milton S. Eisenhower Library between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.

COURTESY OF ISHAN KALBURGE SGA plans to change its meeting time back to 7 p.m. ET next semester. 

Newly elected SGA holds first meeting

By IRIS LEE | May 2, 2021

The new Student Government Association (SGA) administration held its first weekly meeting on Tuesday, April 27 to discuss standard SGA procedures and its organizational structure.

COURTESY OF RUDY MALCOM Students participate in socially distanced arts and crafts in the Freshman Quad Annex. 

University hosts hybrid Spring Fair

By MOLLY GAHAGEN and NICK CHARANJIVA | April 30, 2021

Spring Fair 2021, which included virtual, hybrid and in-person events, was held Friday, April 23 through Sunday, April 25. In addition to pandemic-related changes, University administrators, rather than students, planned Spring Fair this year. They organized the weekend with input from the student body via groups such as the Hopkins Organization for Programming (HOP) and Hoptoberfest.

DAVIDE TAVIANI/CC BY-SA 2.0 The institute will be based in the Whiting School of Engineering and will focus on research and education.

University announces Sustainable Energy Institute

By MOLLY GAHAGEN | April 29, 2021

The University announced the creation of the Ralph S. O’Connor Sustainable Energy Institute (ROSEI) on April 22 to commemorate Earth Day. ROSEI is meant to serve as the University’s center for research and education focused on creating clean, renewable and sustainable energy technologies.

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