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November 26, 2024
The freshman class and many Hopkins faculty members gathered in the gymnasium of the Ralph S. O’Connor Recreation Center on Tuesday night for the sixth annual High Table, a dinner originating from the classical British tradition practiced at Oxford and Cambridge Universities.
In an email to the Hopkins community, University President Ronald J. Daniels announced the launch of the Idea Lab, a webpage where students, faculty and staff, either as individuals or in groups, can propose, vote on and debate innovative suggestions about how to improve the University and its medical facilities.
The high volume of midterms taking place in the weeks before spring break causes what students describe as an uptick in stress, as they are forced to balance their time between academics and extracurriculars. The University and student groups, such as Stressbusters, offer a variety of services designed to combat stress.
University President Ronald J. Daniels announced a new $40 million initiative on March 4 to encourage entrepreneurship and innovation. The plan is in response to a May 2014 innovation report, which called for three major proposals to foster innovation: a new, designated space in East Baltimore; seed funding and an investment fund; and more commercialization services, infrastructure, education and policies to encourage innovation and entrepreneurship.
Senior Maxwell Dickey presented three bills to the Student Government Association (SGA) at its weekly meeting on Tuesday in the Charles Commons Barber Room.
Travis Schmauss, a junior, sits in the kitchen of his North Calvert Street apartment, blasting electronic music from his speakers.
J Street U hosted Ali Abu Awwad, a Palestinian activist and pacifist, on Tuesday at Hillel.
The Coalition of Hopkins Activists for Israel (CHAI) held an Israeli election party at Hopkins Hillel on Monday to prompt students to discuss topics surrounding Israeli politics in preparation for the country’s March 17 elections.
University President Ronald J. Daniels released a progress report via email for his “Ten by Twenty” plan to the Hopkins community on Tuesday which included 30 “snapshots” of completed initiatives corresponding to the plan.
The fifth annual Dance Marathon (DM) raised nearly $45,000 to benefit the Johns Hopkins Children’s Hospital as part of the Children’s Miracle Network, which aims to raise money to treat children fighting cancer. Hopkins community members danced for the cause in the Glass Pavilion from 6 p.m. on Saturday to 2 a.m. on Sunday.
Avijit Roy, an American activist and blogger who denounced religious extremism, was murdered in Bangladesh on Feb. 26 after walking home from a book fair where he was promoting his latest book, Virus of Faith. His daugher, freshman Trisha Ahmed, has been working to spread awareness throughout the Hopkins community and beyond about Roy’s writings and about the circumstances of his death.
Vice Provost for Student Affairs Kevin G. Shollenberger announced via email on Monday that the suspension of Sigma Alpha Epsilon (SAE) will continue through the end of this year due to the fraternity’s violations of the Student Code of Conduct.
Dean of Student Life Terry Martinez hosted a community forum in Shaffer Auditorium on Wednesday night to discuss the University’s alcohol policy and the Alcohol Strategy Working Group’s new recommendations for policy changes.
Editor's Note: The planned opening of Pizza Studio was moved to Friday due to the weather.
The Krieger School of Arts and Sciences (KSAS) Committee on the Status of Women hosted “Where We Stand: Women at Hopkins” in the Mudd Atrium on Tuesday to foster discussion about gender issues at Hopkins.
Dr. Ben Carson, a potential candidate in the 2016 Republican Party presidential primary elections and a former pediatric neurosurgeon at Johns Hopkins Hospital, made controversial remarks regarding homosexuality on Wednesday, sparking debate both nationally and on the Homewood Campus.
