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May 6, 2025
May 6, 2025 | Published by the Students of Johns Hopkins since 1896

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Lighting of the Quads postponed to Monday

The 13th annual Lighting of the Quads, a celebration typically held during the last week of classes as a study break to kick-off the holiday season, has been postponed to Monday, Dec. 11.


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 The final Milton S. Eisenhower Symposium (MSE) 2017 event of the semester featured comedian, actor and writer Hasan Minhaj of The Daily Show.

Hasan Minhaj tackles Islamophobia with comedy

Comedian, actor and writer Hasan Minhaj gave a talk on Wednesday, Dec. 6, in the Turner Auditorium at the East Baltimore campus. The talk was the final event of the Milton S. Eisenhower (MSE) Symposium’s 2017 speaker series.


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Some students feel that the policy change has impacted mental health.

How are students faring without covered grades?

With the semester coming to a close, freshmen reflect on how the rollback of the University’s covered grade policy has affected their first few months at Hopkins, and upperclassmen look back on how covered grades shaped their college experience.




How was The News-Letter made before computers?

Just 30 years ago, News-Letter editors produced a paper every week without templates, computers or even the internet. Production was a physical process, according to former Editor-in-Chief Brad Handler, who graduated in 1988.


Trans speaker explores gender in the digital age

In conjunction with LGBTQ Life and the Digital Scholarship Seminar Series, Gabrielle M.W. Bychowski, a Anisfield-Wolf SAGES Fellow and lecturer at Case Western Reserve University, gave a talk titled “The Signal Never Dies” at Brody Learning Commons on Wednesday.


SGA revisits Roadmap on Diversity and Inclusion

The Student Government Association (SGA) discussed resources for mental health on campus, diversity in faculty and student representation, and upcoming events and initiatives at their weekly meeting on Tuesday.



Indigenous students discuss Thanksgiving

The Indigenous Students at Hopkins, a new group under the Office of Multicultural Affairs, hosted “Forgiving Thanksgiving,” a round-table discussion and dinner on Thursday, Nov. 16.


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After the death of Freddie Gray, Hopkins students demonstrated in the Baltimore Uprising.

Charges dropped against final officer in Gray case

After facing state criminal charges, a federal criminal investigation and internal disciplinary charges, all six Baltimore Police Department (BPD) officers implicated in the 2015 arrest and death of Freddie Gray will be allowed to remain on the force.






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Sean Yoes and E.R. Shipp spoke on a panel responding to Baltimore Rising.

Journalists discuss black narratives in media

As part of a weekend of programming around the newly-released HBO documentary Baltimore Rising, the Reginald F. Lewis museum hosted a panel discussion titled “Reclaiming the Future of Black News Media” on Nov. 17. Makayla Gilliam-Price, an activist who is featured in the documentary, moderated the panel.


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Students from various majors pursue research and try to get published.

How do undergraduates get their research published?

Hopkins is considered to be the first research institution in the United States. The University stresses that research projects are accessible to undergraduates; however, many students feel that Hopkins could do more to help them pursue research and, ultimately, get published.


Professor discusses history of cuneiform

Charles University professor Jana Mynářová discussed how the Amarna Letters, a collection of Egyptian tablets discovered in Tell El-Amarna, could explain how Egyptians used and learned cuneiform in a lecture on Thursday, Nov. 9.



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