Calling on the GRO: Support minority-owned businesses

By TYLER ADAMSON | April 19, 2021

As an alum, Baltimore resident and friend to current graduate students at Hopkins, let me begin with this: The adaptability and creativity that the Graduate Representative Organization (GRO) has shown through the COVID-19 pandemic is truly laudable. From virtual cooking classes and coffee hours to giveaways and virtual esports tournaments, the GRO has really stepped up to support and accommodate students during this tumultuous year.

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Edmonds argues that Hopkins improved its communication over the course of the pandemic, while Park argues that Hopkins needs to make more transparent, student-informed decisions.

Opposing Viewpoints: Hopkins should have been more transparent during the pandemic

By SOPHIA PARK | April 17, 2021

Just over a year ago, the University announced its sudden transition to remote instruction due to COVID-19. Anxious and confused, thousands of undergraduate students were sent home and were left questioning when they would be able to return and if the virtual learning format would work.

Opposing Viewpoints: Hopkins handled the pandemic as well as it could

By WILL EDMONDS | April 17, 2021

Just about a week ago, the University announced its plans for the coming fall semester. Finally, it seems, we are returning to some level of normalcy. More than a third of Americans have already received their first vaccine dose. After a long and difficult year, this is news to celebrate.

Another Black man was killed by police. Meaningful reform is long overdue.

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | April 15, 2021

During Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin’s trial regarding the murder of George Floyd, the city was brought to the forefront of national news once again. Last Sunday, Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, was shot and killed by a white police officer.

To support the APIDA community, we must combat misinformation

By ELIZABETH REDMOND | April 13, 2021

“You may wish that you weren’t Asian, but remember that your ancestors likely went through similar or even worse incidents.” This was a sentence on the anti-Asian racism resources page of Harvard University’s Counseling and Mental Health Services website. Shortly after the Atlanta shootings in March, it was taken down, and an apology was posted.

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Felix examines why the Republican Party holds power despite its policies differing from public opinion.

To achieve pluralism, the Republican Party must begin listening to voters

By ANJU FELIX | April 11, 2021

With one in seven Americans projected to live in poverty during 2021, the gap between the haves and have-nots has only grown during the COVID-19 pandemic. At the forefront of this disparity, with the majority of Americans in favor, are calls to raise the national minimum wage.

Take the shot: The University must help students get vaccinated

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | April 8, 2021

As of Tuesday, all Maryland residents over the age of 16 are eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine at mass vaccination sites. While some students have already qualified for vaccinations through clinical work, now everyone has access.

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Difatta and the Check Your Bias campaign seek to raise awareness about targeted violence and terrorism.

Check your bias to curb misinformation and targeted violence

By RILEY DIFATTA | March 28, 2021

“Tell us about yourself.” I’ve rehearsed my answer over and over again: “I’m Riley, a junior at Johns Hopkins University. I’m studying Psychology and have minors in Integrated Marketing Communications and Leadership Studies.” But recently, my elevator pitch seems to be missing a critical piece of my identity — my race.

Western media is complicit in perpetuating anti-Asian stereotypes

By SHIZHENG TIE | March 28, 2021

It is difficult to discern the exact moment when being Asian felt risky in the U.S. for me. I steered away from controversies that could alienate me from my peers and neighbors, spoke perfect English and occasionally used slang words.

Our endorsements for the (largely uncontested) 2021-22 SGA Executive Board

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | March 25, 2021

Only one candidate in this year’s Student Government Association’s (SGA) Executive Board elections is running opposed. We suspect that this is because, for the second year, elections for the SGA class councils and executive board are being held at the same time in an effort to increase voter turnout and streamline the voting process.

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Palla and Prebel Jackert argue that pre-med students should be required to learn about racial bias in medicine.

Hopkins should require courses on medical racism for pre-med students

By ADHITH PALLA and ELLA PREBEL JACKERT | March 20, 2021

1840s, Alabama. A decade of medical experimentation on enslaved women allowed a young physician named J. Marion Sims to finally and successfully operate on a vesicovaginal fistula, a monumental step forward for gynecology.

On bringing transformative justice to Hopkins

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | March 18, 2021

Last Saturday, the Northwestern University Community Not Cops (NUCNC) held a protest against the university’s police force. Within 10 minutes, 150 student protesters were threatened with chemical munition by the Evanston Police Department and met with riot shields and batons by Northern Illinois Police Alarm System officers.

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Wu argues that large lecture-based classes should remain online in the future.

Online classes should be here to stay after the pandemic

By JERRY WU | March 15, 2021

Since March 2020, we have taken most, if not all, of our classes online. For many, this has been an unpleasant experience. Professors fumbling with technology, pets and younger siblings distracting us, randomly getting disconnected from Zoom — the list goes on.

Looking back and looking forward: One year after being sent home

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | March 10, 2021

We all remember where we were a year ago. The week started normally; students studied for tests, sports teams went to games and performing arts groups practiced for their spring showcases.

Letter to the Editor 03/09/21

By SAM MOLLIN | March 10, 2021

I appreciate Julia Zeng’s thoughts but would like to respond to the misrepresentations in her piece. This isn’t just a matter of who is right and who is wrong; perceptions of SGA have a major effect on what we are able to do for our student body.

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Zeng emphasizes the importance of finding reliable contacts in SGA, pictured here in 2020.

Why I quit SGA and why you should care

By JULIA ZENG | March 9, 2021

I originally ran for the Student Government Association (SGA) on a whim. It wasn’t even something on my mind in February 2020, but after talking to a graduating senator, it was all I could think about — what platform I would run on, who I would run on a ticket with, what changes I was truly excited about making to our institution and our SGA and so on.

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Sriramineni agrees with the Biden’s decision to end military support in the Yemen war and urges the U.S. to think carefully about offering such support in the future.

Ending U.S. offensive military support to Saudi Arabia was the right decision, but must go further

By SHREYA SRIRAMINENI | March 9, 2021

Last month, the Biden administration announced its decision to withdraw military aid for offensive military operations led by Saudi Arabia in Yemen. This choice reverses a policy started by the Obama administration and bolstered by the Trump administration. Timothy Lenderking was appointed special envoy to Yemen after the announcement.

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Felix argues that Tanden’s Twitter posts should not have disqualified her from becoming director of the Office of Management and Budget.

The fight against Neera Tanden's nomination was fueled by hypocrisy

By ANJU FELIX | March 8, 2021

Neera Tanden has been caught up in a storm of Twitter receipts, with deleted tweets returning to haunt her in the present.

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The bill aims to make voting more accessible for students and military members.

How the Student and Military Voter Empowerment Act can help Maryland voters

By LUBNA AZMI | March 8, 2021

There is not universal easy access to the vote. There are too many hoops and hurdles to jump through. Government websites and bureaucracy are a pain to navigate with confusing language and endless rabbit holes. Casting a ballot on Election Day is a burden, with busy schedules and long waiting times.

Letter to the Editor 12/21/2020

By LANA WEIDGENANT | March 8, 2021

Hopkins experimenter Shreesh Mysore seems to have difficulty deciding if his grotesque experiments on owls are actually worthwhile, and he may have committed a crime by having birds to experiment on at all.

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