Published by the Students of Johns Hopkins since 1896
June 19, 2025 June 19, 2025 | Published by the Students of Johns Hopkins since 1896
June 19, 2025 June 19, 2025 | Published by the Students of Johns Hopkins since 1896
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I love change as much as the next person, but sometimes I have to put my foot down and say, “Enough is enough!” I need consistency in this constantly evolving world. Technology specifically can become obsolete within months due to the accelerating innovation in the tech industry. But as a 20-year-old, I crave stability.
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Today was a beautiful, peaceful day. After marching and chanting on the campus, I walked down to Penn Station with fellow Hopkins students to meet up with students from local colleges and other high schools to protest against racist police brutality and fight for justice for Freddie Gray. I am impressed by and grateful for the organizers from each college, especially the Hopkins organizers and the other three main organizers, Korey Johnson and John Dennis Gillespie from Towson University and Jordan Johnson from Goucher College.
Three years ago, my friend Leah and I sat in the Gilman Atrium, just two freshmen discussing our newfound love for our favorite campus building. Eventually these kinds of conversations spread to our small group of friends who also spent a lot of time in Gilman. On a whim, I decided to make a Facebook group for us to use to communicate about Gilman. I invited maybe 10 people, wrote up a dramatic group description, made up a goofy Marx-inspired title and published the group within the Johns Hopkins community, allowing anyone with a Hopkins email to join. Three years later, almost 200 people have joined “Gilman Lovers Unite.”
