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In 2009 Kathryn Bigelow became the first woman to win a Best Director Academy Award for her work on The Hurt Locker. I remember the anticipation beforehand about the implications of the first female winner and the gossip that surrounded her because she was up against her ex-husband James Cameron (for Avatar). I remember her name being announced, and I remember her standing on the podium, giving a speech. But I don’t remember much else. After all, I was 15 and in 10th grade — there were more important things to think about.
The closing of Donna’s represents a concerning trend in Charles Village. We’ve lost more than that famous mac and cheese and weekend brunch. The decreasing number of small business eateries near campus detracts from the identity and health of the Hopkins community and the surrounding neighborhood.
Down in West Baltimore, there’s a six-lane highway that winds through the town. It’s a perfectly normal highway, except that there are no cars in sight and the road dead-ends into a McDonald’s.
The week before Thanksgiving break the student representatives of the Center for Social Concern (CSC) hosted a Social Justice Dinner where undergraduate students gathered to discuss social justice issues and community service on our campus. The student-led, staff-supported event served as an opportunity for students to voice their concerns about community service culture on campus.
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