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JOSHUA LONSTEIN / PHOTO EDITOR
In the last meeting of the semester, the Student Government Association (SGA) discusses construction updates on incoming facilities and swears in new council members.

SGA discusses construction and swears in new members in semester’s last meeting

SYDNOR DUFFY / DESIGN & LAYOUT EDITOR
Kick off break with 80s beats, museum fun, local films and an energetic performance onstage!

Events this weekend (Nov. 21–23)

COURTESY OF HOPKINSSPORTS.COM
Branson dives into some of the Blue Jays biggest matchups from the conference and NCAA championships this week!

Hopkins Sports in Review (Nov. 9 – 16)

Friday Mini (11/21/2025)

JOSHUA LONSTEIN / PHOTO EDITOR

The University community reacts to the removal of SNAP benefits during the 43-day-long government shutdown.

SNAP benefit removal affects the Hopkins community

By MYRA SAEED | 5 days ago

COURTESY OF HENRY SERRINGER
A discussion with Hahrie Han, the director of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) Agora Institute, caused controversy during the Senate meeting.

Protests break out against SNF Agora director at SGA’s 14th meeting

By HENRY SERRINGER | 5 days ago

JOSHUA LONSTEIN / PHOTO EDITOR
Former complainants, individuals who raised sexual violence claims and went through OIE’s investigative process, recall feeling isolated and concerned with staff, verdicts and transparency.

Students and former complainants criticize OIE’s investigative process

By MYRA SAEED | 4 days ago

Amid growing student concerns about the fairness and transparency of this process, The News-Letter interviewed three individuals who have gone through OIE’s Title IX reporting and investigation process.

JOSHUA LONSTEIN / PHOTO EDITOR
Former complainants, individuals who raised sexual violence claims and went through OIE’s investigative process, recall feeling isolated and concerned with staff, verdicts and transparency.

Students and former complainants criticize OIE’s investigative process

By MYRA SAEED | 4 days ago

Amid growing student concerns about the fairness and transparency of this process, The News-Letter interviewed three individuals who have gone through OIE’s Title IX reporting and investigation process.

COURTESY OF HAILEY FINKELSTEIN
Finkelstein sends an open love letter to APTT, featured above is her lovely small group: Mia, Hailey, Dua, Claire, Jaime, and Crystal.

VOICES

A love letter to APTT

By HAILEY FINKELSTEIN | 2 days ago

LEISURE

Made in Baltimore: Handcrafted comfort at Mocha and Pearl

By ADWITA SINHA | 4 days ago

VOICES

Faith and Fate: What does it mean to believe, really?

By SHREYA TIWARI | 5 days ago

PUBLIC EDITOR

Inviting the conversation: Evaluating the Opinion section at The News-Letter

By LEO LIN | 5 days ago

News & Features

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The Hopkins Political Union (HPU) hosted an open-forum debate, where students discussed the future of democratic socialism and the Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement.

Hopkins Political Union hosts debate about the future of party platforms

By JULIA SCHAGER | 2 days ago

Students in Health Humanities hosts talk with Professor Brahim El Guabli

By KAYLEE NGUYEN | 2 days ago

TEDxHopkins hosts salon event, "The Carousel of Ideas"

By GRACE OH | 4 days ago

SGA discusses construction and swears in new members in semester’s last meeting

By HENRY SERRINGER | 4 days ago

Discussions of progress against on-campus antisemitism spur

By KAYLEE NGUYEN | 4 days ago

You'd 'butter' believe it: The magic behind the Buttered Niblets

By MADELYN DRYIER | 5 days ago

AAP hosts webinar on Chinese espionage operations and tactics

By LEMON DOROSHOW | 5 days ago

COURTESY OF HONORA MURATORI
In an event co-hosted by Hopkins SNF Agora and Hopkins at Home, Professor of Anthropology Anand Pandian introduced his new book, Something Between Us: The Everyday Walls of American Life and How to Take Them Down.

Democratic spaces: An author talk with Anand Pandian

By HONORA MURATORI | November 15, 2025

Opinion

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Lin examines The News-Letter’s opinion section through a conversation with its editor.

PUBLIC EDITOR

Inviting the conversation: Evaluating the Opinion section at The News-Letter

By LEO LIN | 5 days ago

OPINION

Put the "thanks" back in Thanksgiving

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | 5 days ago

OPINION

The death of originality

By SAMIKA JAIN | 5 days ago

OPINION

The bird biodiversity crisis is knocking at the University’s windows

By OLIVIA BOND | 6 days ago

Submit An Op-Ed

Opinion

RAIZNEXT / CC BY-SA 2.0 
Lin examines The News-Letter’s opinion section through a conversation with its editor.

PUBLIC EDITOR

Inviting the conversation: Evaluating the Opinion section at The News-Letter

By LEO LIN | 5 days ago

OPINION

Put the "thanks" back in Thanksgiving

By THE EDITORIAL BOARD | 5 days ago

OPINION

The death of originality

By SAMIKA JAIN | 5 days ago

OPINION

The bird biodiversity crisis is knocking at the University’s windows

By OLIVIA BOND | 6 days ago

Submit An Op-Ed

Arts

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Nathan provides a nuanced take on del Toro’s film adaptation of Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel Frankenstein.

Reviving Frankenstein: Guillermo del Toro’s modern Prometheus

By UMA NATHAN | 3 days ago

Gross Indecency: everything but indecent

By KAYLEE NGUYEN and MYRA SAEED | 5 days ago

How Die My Love makes a desolate marriage surprisingly captivating

By RIVER PHAN | 6 days ago

To watch and watch for: Week of Nov. 17

By ARTS EDITORS | 6 days ago

Hurry Up Tomorrow: The Grammys are stuck in yesterday

By KAYLEE NGUYEN | 6 days ago

Why The Life of a Showgirl feels like Taylor Swift’s big, bold leap

By RUBEN DIAZ | November 11, 2025

To watch and watch for: Week of Nov. 10

By ARTS EDITORS | November 10, 2025

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Phan argues that Guadagnino’s newest film After the Hunt is the result of moralism: It coddles the viewer with a benign but flat portrayal of sexual assault, opting to say nothing of value when it could go against the grain.

The cowardly interrogation of #MeToo and academia in Luca Guadagnino’s After the Hunt

By RIVER PHAN | November 6, 2025

Voices

COURTESY OF SYDNOR DUFFY
Jesse Tetterton pens his legacy letter with the help of Omkar Katkade.

Letters Without Limits: Jesse Tetterton

By OMKAR KATKADE | 2 days ago

A love letter to APTT

By HAILEY FINKELSTEIN | 2 days ago

Faith and Fate: What does it mean to believe, really?

By SHREYA TIWARI | 5 days ago

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas

By ALEXANDRA GARCIA HERRERA | November 17, 2025

Tradition, translated: a Diwali away from home

By VIDHI BANSAL | November 16, 2025

The mold I cast

By BUSE KOLDAS | November 12, 2025

How in the world did I get here?

By ELIZABETH RAO | November 11, 2025

COURTESY OF KAITLIN TAN
Tan tries to make meaning of the not knowing.

Knocking down the pillars

By KAITLIN TAN | November 10, 2025

Voices

COURTESY OF SYDNOR DUFFY
Jesse Tetterton pens his legacy letter with the help of Omkar Katkade.

Letters Without Limits: Jesse Tetterton

By OMKAR KATKADE | 2 days ago

A love letter to APTT

By HAILEY FINKELSTEIN | 2 days ago

Faith and Fate: What does it mean to believe, really?

By SHREYA TIWARI | 5 days ago

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas

By ALEXANDRA GARCIA HERRERA | November 17, 2025

Tradition, translated: a Diwali away from home

By VIDHI BANSAL | November 16, 2025

The mold I cast

By BUSE KOLDAS | November 12, 2025

How in the world did I get here?

By ELIZABETH RAO | November 11, 2025

COURTESY OF KAITLIN TAN
Tan tries to make meaning of the not knowing.

Knocking down the pillars

By KAITLIN TAN | November 10, 2025

Leisure

COURTESY OF MOCHA AND PEARL
Founder Rojeena Thapa brings her story and craft to every drink at Mocha and Pearl.

Made in Baltimore: Handcrafted comfort at Mocha and Pearl

By ADWITA SINHA | 4 days ago

Events this weekend (Nov. 21–23)

By ADWITA SINHA | 5 days ago

Pilates: Breath, balance and a midterm break

By KAYLEE NGUYEN and MYRA SAEED | 5 days ago

Events this weekend (Nov. 14–16)

By ADWITA SINHA | November 14, 2025

Sports

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A hectic weekend for Sauber’s rookie driver Bortoleto saw two crazy crashes into the barriers. This was his first home race in the series at the peak of motorsports.

An F1 interlude in Interlagos

By TALIA LEHRER | 5 days ago

Too long a season? The costs of the ATP Tour schedule

By KATIE PARK | 6 days ago

Hopkins Sports in Review (Nov. 9 – 16)

By FREDDY BRANSON | 6 days ago

College Football has never been better

By JOSEPH RAINBOLT | November 16, 2025

Sports

EUSTACE BAGGE / CC BY 4.0
A hectic weekend for Sauber’s rookie driver Bortoleto saw two crazy crashes into the barriers. This was his first home race in the series at the peak of motorsports.

An F1 interlude in Interlagos

By TALIA LEHRER | 5 days ago

Too long a season? The costs of the ATP Tour schedule

By KATIE PARK | 6 days ago

Hopkins Sports in Review (Nov. 9 – 16)

By FREDDY BRANSON | 6 days ago

College Football has never been better

By JOSEPH RAINBOLT | November 16, 2025

Scitech

JOSHUA LONSTEIN / PHOTO EDITOR

The Amazon AI PhD Fellowship program, founded in 2025, provides $68 million of funding over two years to more than 100 PhD students around the nation.

Hopkins doctoral students selected for 2025 Amazon AI Fellowship Program

By ALEX PAN | 4 days ago

Soaring into open science: Osprey and organic chemistry

By ANDREW WU | 5 days ago

Diabetes Awareness Month: current research with Tom Donner

By GRACE OH | 6 days ago

Science news in review: Nov. 17

By GRACE OH | 6 days ago

Magazine

Some Hopkins words

By ROHAN UPADHYAY | August 17, 2025

From “E” to you: 3 pieces of advice to overcome the struggles of Hopkins coursework

By EESHA BELLAD | August 17, 2025

Why we joined The News-Letter and why you should, too!

By BUSE KOLDAS and LANA SWINDLE | August 17, 2025

“Jimmy” and friends: Navigating transit from Homewood

By AMY XU | August 17, 2025

Magazine

Some Hopkins words

By ROHAN UPADHYAY | August 17, 2025

From “E” to you: 3 pieces of advice to overcome the struggles of Hopkins coursework

By EESHA BELLAD | August 17, 2025

Multimedia

Fires near campus prompt emergency alerts, no injuries