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FILE PHOTO The University is employing more security guards to patrol Charles Village.

Rising crime rate prompts greater security measures

By ALYSSA WOODEN and JAMES SCHARF | November 2, 2017

In light of the recent increase in armed and unarmed robberies near Homewood campus, the University plans to strengthen its security measures. In an email sent on Oct. 23, University President Ronald J. Daniels emphasized the importance of a “visible security presence” and neighborhood improvement.

Vignarajah criticizes Trump’s immigration policies

By PETER JI | November 2, 2017

Thiruvendran Vignarajah, the Deputy Attorney General for the State of Maryland and candidate for State’s Attorney for Baltimore City, gave a talk called “Justice for All in the Age of Trump.” The event was hosted by Hopkins College Democrats on Wednesday.

Scientists translate obscure languages

By VALERIE CHAVEZ | October 26, 2017

A team of computer scientists at the Johns Hopkins Center for Language and Speech Processing recently received a $10.7 million federal grant to develop technology to translate obscure languages. Currently there are only well-established translation interfaces, like Google Translate, for the 100 most commonly used languages.

COURTESY OF JULIA DUVALL Students had the opportunity to talk informally with healthcare professionals.

Health professionals give minorities career advice

By DIVA PAREKH | October 26, 2017

Lambda Epsilon Mu (LEM), the Latino pre-health honor society at Hopkins, organized a Health Professionals Roundtable on Tuesday, Oct. 24. The event took place in Charles Commons and featured four health professionals from underrepresented backgrounds: Dr. Lisa DeCamp, Dr. David Benavides, Sarahi Juarez and Alexandre Medina.

COURTESY OF DIANA HLA Richlin, left, researches trends in the religious identities of Brazilian migrants.

Professor examines faith of Brazilian migrants

By DIANA HLA | October 26, 2017

As part of the Portuguese Program Speaker Series, Johanna Richlin, an assistant research professor in the anthropology department, spoke on Wednesday about the religious identities of Brazilian immigrants in a talk titled “The Gods of the Diaspora: Brazilian Migrant Faith in Comparative Perspective.”

Daniels addresses increased crime rate

By JACOB TOOK | October 26, 2017

University President Ronald J. Daniels sent an email to Homewood students, faculty and staff to announce increased efforts from the University to bolster security on and around the Homewood Campus on Monday after another armed robbery near campus on Sunday.

COURTESY OF JACOB TOOK Members of Unite Here Local 7, a union for subcontracted workers, marched to City Hall.

Subcontracted workers rally for better wages and benefits

By JACOB TOOK | October 26, 2017

Unite Here Local 7 (Unite Here), the union that represents subcontracted dining workers on Homewood Campus, held a rally at the Inner Harbor on Thursday, Oct. 19 after a recent contract negotiation on behalf of workers at Horseshoe Baltimore, a casino near Camden Yards.

COURTESY OF KELSEY KO Some students have pointed out that the spaces available in MSE and Brody are not enough to accomodate the demand during exam season.

What should the library do to address seat saving?

By MORGAN OME and ALYSSA WOODEN | October 26, 2017

Many students struggle to find a space to study in Brody Learning Commons  or the Milton S. Eisenhower Library (MSE), especially during exam season. Often, students save themselves seats by putting down their belongings and then leaving for extended periods of time, preventing others from using these spaces.

EDA INCEKARA / PHOTOGRAPHY STAFF The Feminist Mondays series informs students on sustainable practices.

Students connect gender equity and sustainability

By COLE DOUGLASS | October 26, 2017

Hopkins Feminists and Students for Environmental Action (SEA) tabled an event titled “Sustainable Sex” on Monday as part of a larger series of “Feminist Mondays,” which aims to call attention to the issues intersecting feminism and environment sustainability.

COURTESY OF KELSEY KO Rev. Daryl Kearney spoke about faith and politics at the Intefaith Center.

Pastor analyzes the role of faith in political activism

By EMILY MCDONALD | October 26, 2017

Reverend Daryl Kearney discussed the intersections of race, faith and politics at the Bunting-Meyerhoff Interfaith and Community Service Center on Wednesday. The talk was the first part in a speaker series hosted by the JHU Social Justice  and Equity Collective.

Former CIA analyst talks U.S. policy in Middle East

By ANNA GORDON | October 19, 2017

Paul Pillar, a former CIA analyst, spoke about U.S. involvement in the Middle East at a talk titled “Why America Misunderstands the Middle East” on Wednesday. The Hopkins chapter of the John Quincy Adams Society, a student group that seeks to provide a nonpartisan perspective on international politics, hosted the event.

Singer talks life after lung transplant

By KATY WILNER | October 19, 2017

Soprano and alumna of the Peabody Institute Charity Sunshine Tillemann-Dick spoke about her new memoir, The Encore: A Memoir in Three Acts, at Barnes & Noble on Thursday, Oct. 12. She shared her experiences being a professional singer after receiving a double lung transplant and fighting cancer.

COURTESY OF ALYSSA WOODEN Watch parties for Noah’s talk occurred at Homewood and the med campus.

Trevor Noah reflects on politics and race relations

By MORGAN OME | October 19, 2017

Trevor Noah, host of The Daily Show, spoke with John Eligon, a national correspondent who writes about race relations for The New York Times, as part of “Get With the Times,” an event co-hosted by The Times and the Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications.

COURTESY OF ALYSSA WOODEN Giraldo, Grainger and Lipitz discussed their experiences making the film.

Sophomore stars in local step dance documentary

By ANNA GORDON | October 19, 2017

The University hosted a public screening of the documentary Step in Schafler auditorium on Monday, Oct. 16. The documentary was filmed during the 2015-2016 school year and focuses on three high school students, Blessin Giraldo, Cori Grainger, and Tayla Solomon. Grainger is a current sophomore at Hopkins.

COURTESY OF KATY WILNER Blundell spoke in the Homewood Museum about the Caulkers’ Houses.

Fells Point homes offer glimpse into Baltimore’s past

By KATY WILNER | October 19, 2017

The Homewood Museum kicked off its Architectural Lecture Series with a talk by Bryan Blundell, the president of Dell Corporation, an architecture preservation firm, on Monday. This year’s theme for the series is African American Dwellings in the Antebellum Period.

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