This semester, the Alumni Memorial Residence halls (AMR I and II) are equipped with window air conditioning units. While other dorms on campus have central air conditioning, lack of air conditioning (AC) has been a historically distinctive feature of the AMRs.
The Hopkins community mourns rising sophomore and student athlete Abigail Bastien, who passed away in July.
The University recently announced the creation of the Agora Institute, an academic institution dedicated to improving civic engagement across the globe.
At its first weekly meeting of the year, the Student Government Association (SGA) welcomed guest speaker Stanley Andrisse, a postdoctoral fellow at the School of Medicine.
Keyser Quad and the Breezeway reopened to students in July after 15 months of renovation. The construction project focused on making structural and waterproofing repairs to Krieger Hall and the Colonnade. Though some refurbishments and adjustments still need to be finished, the project is mostly complete.
After the City of Baltimore removed four Confederate monuments in August, many have wondered what the City plans to do with them.
After serving the community for decades, PJ’s Pub and the Charles Village Schnapp Shop both closed their doors over the summer. These establishments were frequented by Hopkins students, faculty and staff, and news of their closing prompted outcry from many.
After summer renovations, the University reopened Nolan’s on 33rd as a buffet-style dining facility on August 27. Previously, Nolan’s offered an à-la-carte selection, where students could choose from several dining stations.
After a protest against white supremacy in Charles Village on Sunday, the City of Baltimore took down its four Confederate statues late Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning. Mayor Catherine Pugh ordered the removal following Monday’s unanimous City Council resolution in favor of the action.
Members of the Hopkins and Baltimore community joined a demonstration in Charles Village on Sunday evening in response to a recent white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Va.
The Hopkins community is mourning the death of Abigail Bastien, a rising sophomore. The Baltimore Police Department (BPD) found her body early in the morning on July 13th and are currently conducting an investigation.
Four Hopkins undergraduates overdosed on an opioid substance at a party hosted by The Delta Phi Fraternity on May 7. Delta Phi, also known as St. Elmo Hall or “Elmo’s”, is not recognized by the University and has been suspended by its national chapter.
For its final event of the semester, the Foreign Affairs Symposium (FAS) held a pop-up exhibition of 20 posters designed by Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei. The posters, which depicted scenes from the global refugee crisis, were displayed in the Mudd Hall Atrium from Sunday to Monday.
Baltimore Police Department (BPD) arrested sophomore Advaith Baimeedi on Thursday for calling 911 to make a false bomb threat at approximately 7:07 that morning. According to a statement from the BPD, Baimeedi said in the call that he had placed explosive devices in several lecture halls on Homewood Campus. The University postponed 9 a.m. final examinations by an hour to investigate but found nothing suspicious.
The University’s Task Force on Mental Health and Wellbeing has worked for over a year to assess mental health resources at Hopkins and address student concerns about high stress levels on campus. The Task Force released a draft of its recommendations for improving mental health and wellness on Wednesday, May 3.
The Student Government Association (SGA) held its last weekly meeting of the year on Tuesday to approve nominees for the Student Activities Commission, debate the Smoking Ban Resolution and approve the Ethics Board nominees.
The Human Library (HL), an event where people chosen as “books” talk to visitors about personal experiences with discrimination, took place in the Brody Learning Commons on Sunday.
Gladys Burrell, a cashier in the Fresh Food Café (FFC), will retire at the end of this semester after working at Hopkins for 46 years.
David Harvey, distinguished professor of anthropology and geography at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York (CUNY), spoke to a crowd of around 200 in Hodson Hall about his work bringing critiques of capitalism back into public discourse.
