Published by the Students of Johns Hopkins since 1896
July 4, 2025 July 4, 2025 | Published by the Students of Johns Hopkins since 1896
July 4, 2025 July 4, 2025 | Published by the Students of Johns Hopkins since 1896
PUBLIC DOMAIN Most pre-election polls for the 2020 presidential election underestimated Donald Trump.
FILE PHOTO The editors of The News-Letter have found joy in numerous ways.
COURTESY OF ALANNA MARGULIES Margulies has learned much of what she knows about joy from her mother.
COURTESY OF ARIELLA SHUA Shua revisits the things she loved as a child, like watching cartoons.
COURTESY OF BINYAMIN NOVETSKY Novetsky was amazed by the natural beauty of the Luray Caverns.
COURTESY OF BINYAMIN NOVETSKY Over fall break, Novetsky visited the Luray Caverns in Virginia, which reminded him of one of his favorite Dickinson poems.
COURTESY OF DAVID BAIK Baik takes weekly walks at the Gwynedd Preserve near his house.
ROSIE JANG/CARTOONS EDITOR Ritchie reflects on how important Michael Jackson’s Thriller has been to him over the course of his life.
COURTESY OF GABE SILVEIRA & JON SILVEIRA Egginton (left) and his bandmate Will Wagner wrote their new song “edges” separated across the country before reconnecting in Baltimore to finish it.
COURTESY OF DAVID MERCIER AND KELLY DORFMAN Mercier and Dorfman have taught an intersession class called The Art and Science of Happiness every year since 2018.
DREW DE F FAWKES/CC-BY-2.0 Cosmo Sheldrake’s album The Much Much How How and I reminds Ravi of the nonsense world of Lewis Carroll’s Jabberwocky.
COURTESY OF RIA ARORA This semester Arora’s roommate has helped her to achieve a life-long dream of learning how to sing.
COURTESY OF LAURA WADSTEN Following advice from O, The Oprah Magazine, Wadsten created a list of all the things that make her happy, including delicious food.
