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COURTESY OF ANNA GORDON Panelists evaluated the lack of humanitarian aid in the Middle East.

Panelists talk poverty crisis in Middle East

By ANNA GORDON | April 20, 2017

Three panelists discussed the state of poverty and humanitarian aid in the Middle East in Charles Commons on Thursday, April 13. The event, which was hosted by the Hopkins chapter of Nourish International and the International Studies Leadership Council, discussed the implications of rising instability within the region.

Woman doctors criticize stereotypes

By AMANDA KAUFMAN | April 20, 2017

Speakers from the Johns Hopkins Hospital and the University of Maryland (UMD) Medical Center spoke about the challenges and accomplishments of women in medicine and surgery last Monday in Mergenthaler Hall.

COURTESY OF DANIELA ZAPATA Students had the opportunity to network with Baltimore startups.

TCO Labs hosts Hatch Innovation Conference

By SARAH Y. KIM | April 20, 2017

TCO Labs, a student-run nonprofit organization whose goal is to foster a stronger entrepreneurial environment at Hopkins, held its first annual Hatch Innovation Conference on Saturday afternoon in Hodson Hall. The conference brought together various student, alumni and local startups.

COURTESY OF NEMO KELLER The initiative helped to minimize food waste from SOHOP events.

Free food initiative reduces waste on campus

By MORGAN OME | April 13, 2017

Food left over from events on campus is often thrown out, creating tons of waste each year. To address this problem, organizers of the Free Food Waste Remediation Initiative have launched an email system to alert students of leftover free food.

Suspended professor contests OIE inquiry

By JACOB TOOK | April 13, 2017

The Office of Institutional Equity (OIE) interviewed Trent Bertrand, an adjunct professor in the economics department who was suspended in December, as part of an ongoing investigation into claims that he created a “hostile environment” in his classroom. The interview took place on Friday, April 7.

SGA passes bill to promote civic activity

By VALERIE CHAVEZ | April 13, 2017

The Student Government Association (SGA) held its weekly meeting in Charles Commons on Tuesday. SGA members discussed three major initiatives, which included implementing a new online voting system and funding a student consulting group.

Prof. explores implications of Chinese-African business ties

By KAREN SHENG | April 13, 2017

Yoon Jung Park, an adjunct associate professor in the African Studies Program at Georgetown University, presented “Chinese labor migrants in Africa, past and present,” a talk about the history of Chinese migration to Africa and the African response to the new Chinese migrants.

Courtesy of Kei Ito Almost 40 people sat around the pop-up exhibit, which featured rifles created from household objects.

Art exhibit sheds light on gun violence in America

By SARAH Y. KIM | April 13, 2017

Sculptor and printmaker David Hess displayed a collection of mock assault rifles in the Levering Glass Pavilion on Monday afternoon. Titled the Gun Show, the pop-up exhibition centered around a panel discussion, during which nearly 40 people gathered in a circle around the rifles and related their personal experiences with guns and gun violence.

COURTESY OF NEW HORIZONS

New Horizons takes SGA exec. election

By ALYSSA WOODEN | April 13, 2017

The Committee on Student Elections (CSE) announced on Tuesday that the New Horizons ticket won the Student Government Association (SGA) executive board elections, defeating the HopForward ticket.

KUNAL maiti/photography staff Nuclear Science and Engineering professor Ian Hutchinson argued that religion complements science.

Veritas Forum explores science and religion

By JEANNE LEE | April 13, 2017

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) professor Ian Hutchinson discussed the relationship between religion and science as part of the Veritas Forum last Thursday, April 6. The talk titled, “Does Science Lead to Atheism?” took place in the Bloomberg Center for Physics and Astronomy.

COURTESY OF EMELINE ARMITAGE

Candidates spar in SGA executive board debate

By AMY HAN | April 7, 2017

HopForward and New Horizons, the two tickets running for the Student Government Association (SGA) executive board, defended their platforms in a debate on Thursday night. Senior Yadel Okorie, chair of the Committee on Student Elections (CSE), moderated the event. The debate covered issues like diversity, SGA transparency and its ability to represent the student body.

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