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COURTESY OF DRAKE FOREMAN Spirit of ‘68 showcased activist movements in Baltimore from 1968.

Exhibition highlights political and social unrest of the 1960s

By DRAKE FOREMAN | September 13, 2018

Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the year 1968, curators and archivists at the Sheridan Libraries held an exhibition called the Spirit of ’68. The exhibit displayed photographs, posters, pamphlets, magazines, film footage and archival documents which captured the political, cultural and social unrest of the years surrounding 1968. The event took place in the Milton S. Eisenhower Library (MSE) and lasted from May 29 to Sept 7. 

COURTESY OF BRIANNA DANG Community members gathered to celebrate black art on Pennsylvania Avenue.

Activists seek to establish a new black arts district

By BRIANNA DANG | September 13, 2018

Baltimore currently has three state-designated arts and entertainment districts: in Station North, Highlandtown and around the Bromo Tower. However, many community leaders and residents have advocated for the creation of a fourth arts district around Pennsylvania Avenue in West Baltimore that focuses on black art.  

ELVERT BARNES/CC BY 2.0 City officials are planning renovations to the area outside of Penn Station, as well as inside the station. 

Penn Station renovations focus on college students

By MEAGAN PEOPLES | September 13, 2018

City officials are planning to revitalize the area in front of Baltimore Penn Station. The planned development is led by the City government in conjunction with the Central Baltimore Partnership (CBP), a community development nonprofit. It will include the creation of a student transportation hub, art installations and new green spaces. The development will take place toward the end of 2018.

SHEFALI VIJAY/PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR The petition had 1,971 signatures from student, faculty and community members as of early Sept.

Hopkins community opposes JHU-ICE partnership

By KATY WILNER | September 13, 2018

In recent months, the Office of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement‘s (ICE) mass deportation and detention of immigrants has sparked national controversy. Hopkins has been involved in a multi-million dollar contract with the agency since 2009. Many students, professors and alumni are criticizing the University’s partnership with the agency and are calling on the administration to sever ties.

EDA INCEKARA/PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR  Students attended the opening of a more centralized APTT room in Brody.

A Place to Talk opens a new location in Brody

By JASON NGUYEN | September 6, 2018

A Place to Talk (APTT), an on-campus peer listening service, unveiled their newest campus location on Tuesday. Their new room will be in Brody 4010. By opening a new location in Brody, APTT hopes to increase their access to the student body. 

SGA passes petition with 910 votes for referendum

By DRAKE FOREMAN | September 6, 2018

At their weekly meeting on Tuesday, the Student Government Association (SGA) approved a petition calling for a referendum after getting 910 signatures. Nine-hundred signatures were required in order for SGA to be allowed to hold the referendum. 

COURTESY OF TERRI MASSIE-BURRELL Terri Massie-Burrell is the new director of Student Disability Services.

Hopkins hires Director of Student Disability Services

By SIRI TUMMALA | September 6, 2018

Terri Massie-Burrell joined the University as the new director of Student Disability Services (SDS) in August. Her appointment followed the firing of former SDS Director Brent Mosser in March, along with student demands calling for better resources and accommodations for students with disabilities. 

Elvert Barnes /CC BY-SA 2.0  Members of the Baltimore community advocate for an end to gun violence. 

Reflecting on one year of Baltimore Ceasefire

By JAMES SCHARF | September 6, 2018

Baltimore Ceasefire 365 celebrated its first anniversary this August. The anti-violence organization was created to encourage Baltimore citizens to decrease gun violence in the City through the hosting and promotion of Ceasefire weekends four times a year. During this past Ceasefire weekend, the City went 41 hours without a shooting.

GAGE SKIDMORE / CC BY-SA 2.0 Education Secretary DeVos proposed an overhaul of misconduct policies.

Sexual misconduct policy draft sparks controversy

By DIVA PAREKH | September 6, 2018

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos called for an overhaul of sexual misconduct policies on college campuses. The New York Times obtained a draft of these proposed rules on Aug. 29. No official proposal has been made yet. 

How does the University support new parents?

By BRIANNA DANG | September 6, 2018

The University’s Family Leave for New Parents policy, introduced last summer, offers paid leave to full-time and part-time employees who have worked at Hopkins for at least one continuous year. 

COURTESY OF MELISSA HYATT Vice President for Security Melissa Hyatt joined Hopkins last April.

New vice president for security outlines plans for campus policing

By JACOB TOOK | September 6, 2018

Melissa Hyatt, a 20-year veteran of the Baltimore Police Department (BPD), joined the University as the vice president for security in April. Her appointment followed an increase in security operations due to rising crime rates around the Homewood Campus, along with plans to create a private police force that University officials announced in March. 

Administration responds to demands for disability services

By JAE CHOI | September 6, 2018

Since April, the student group Advocates for Disability Awareness (ADA) has demanded improvements to Student Disability Services (SDS) on campus. In July, Vice Provost for Student Affairs Kevin Shollenberger and Vice Provost for Institutional Equity Kimberly Hewitt announced in a campus-wide email that the University would take measures to address these demands. 

COURTESY OF MORGAN OME The Alpha Delta Phi (WAWA) fraternity will not be permitted to return to the Homewood Campus before the fall of 2024. 

Following University suspension, Alpha Delta Phi (WAWA) fraternity revokes its charter

By KATY WILNER | August 17, 2018

Following a four-month investigation by the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life, the University has issued a two-year suspension to the Alpha Delta Phi (WAWA) fraternity. Though the fraternity could have applied for automatic re-recognition after the suspension lifted, Alpha Delta Phi chose instead to revoke their recognition at the University and with their national office. 

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