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CEO of YouTube named commencement speaker

By GEORGINA RUPP | March 27, 2014

On Tuesday, the University named YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki as this year’s commencement speaker. Wojcicki has been named among Fortune’s “50 Most Powerful Women in Business,” Forbes’ “100 Most Powerful Women,” and Vanity Fair’s 50 “leading innovators [that] shake the foundations of their industries,” according to an article by The Hub. Prior to becoming CEO at YouTube, she served as senior vice president of advertising and commerce at Google after joining the company as its first marketing manager in 1999.

Sophomore formal draws mixed reviews

By CHRISTINA KO | March 27, 2014

The first ever Sophomore Formal was held on March 13 at the National Aquarium at the Inner Harbor. The Student Government Association (SGA) provided transportation to and from the venue along with catered finger foods and a DJ.

Med. School professor offers class to freshmen

By JANE JEFFERY | March 27, 2014

Associate Professor of Medicine, Molecular Biology and Genetics and Director of the JHMI Microarray Core Facility Forrest Spencer is teaching a class at Homewood this semester as a part of the Gateway Sciences Initiative. The class, which is specifically designed for freshmen, is titled “Genetics, Genomics, and Evolution.” This is the second year the class has been offered.

Arts and Sciences dean speaks at humanities event

By NEHAL AGGARWAI | March 27, 2014

On March 13, the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences held an event celebrating the humanities in Gilman Hall. Several alumni attended the first-of-its-kind event, which included student performances, presentations from professors and an opening address from Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences Katherine Newman titled “Creativity and Reflection: The Arts and Humanities as a Calling.”

Hopkins Hillel travels to Vienna on break

By NICOLE ZIEGLER | March 27, 2014

Nine undergraduate students spent this past spring break traveling through Austria on a trip entitled, “Celebrate Jewish Life in Vienna: Past, Present and Future,” which was sponsored by the Hopkins Hillel. From March 13 to 23, the students explored Jewish life past and present throughout the city, learning about the impacts of the Holocaust as well as what life is like for Jews in Austria today.

Student group hosts first women’s summit

By EMILY HERMAN | March 13, 2014

Five Hopkins-affiliated female leaders spoke about their experiences as students and in the workplace at the inaugural Summit for Emerging Women Leaders held on Saturday in Charles Commons. The event was organized by the Women’s Initiative for Social Equity (WISE).

SAE bans pledging after deaths, injuries

By GULNAR TULI | March 13, 2014

The national Sigma Alpha Epsilon (SAE) fraternity announced on Friday that it was banning pledging for new members. The policy change will affect all SAE chapters, including the chapter at Hopkins. The decision was prompted by a recent spate of deaths linked to hazing and alcohol consumption at SAE chapters across the nation.

Students react to Crimean conflict

By MARY KATE TURNER | March 13, 2014

Hopkins students reacted this week to the occupation of the Crimean peninsula in Ukraine by Russian armed forces. Russia seized the region after Ukraine’s Russian-backed president fled the country following a violent crackdown on protesters demanding closer relations with the European Union. With the region now split between a Ukrainian-speaking west tilted towards Europe and a Russian-speaking east, the U.S. fears Moscow is trying reassert influence over parts of the former Soviet Union.

Students skeptical of shifts in IS program

By GEORGINA RUPP | March 13, 2014

Sydney Van Morgan has been recruited as the full-time faculty director of the International Studies Program, taking over the responsibilities of Julia Galan, current associate director of the International Studies Program. Morgan will begin in this role on July 1, following a move from Cornell University’s Institute for European Studies.

Annual bake-off fundraises for Relay for Life

By SARI AMIEL | March 13, 2014

The Hopkins Organization for Programming (HOP) hosted its second annual baking contest last Thursday in the Glass Pavilion, raising $460 for Relay for Life. The entries — baked by the 36 participating groups — ranged from macaroons to blue frosted cakes to cookies in the shape of swans.

SGA focuses on myriad of issues in weekly meeting

By ALEXIS SEARS | March 13, 2014

At Tuesday’s Student Government Association (SGA) meeting, members discussed the creation of a new organization called the Undergraduate Student Society for the Promotion of Campus Life, a freshmen mentorship program and a potential prank war against Loyola University Maryland.

Hopkins professor helps create Zerocoin currency

By JANE JEFFERY | March 13, 2014

Matthew Green, assistant research professor at the Johns Hopkins Information Security Institute, is making waves for leading the team in the computer science department that created Zerocoin, a digital currency meant as an extension of Bitcoin. He presented the product at the 2013 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Symposium on Security and Privacy in Oakland, Calif.

HOPE urges action on mental health disparities

By WILL KRAUSE | March 13, 2014

This year’s Health Disparities Week kicked off on Monday with a lecture from keynote speaker Tamar Mendelson of the Bloomberg School of Public Health. Her lecture, titled “Promoting Social and Emotional Well Being in Urban Youth,” stressed the social determinants of mental health.

Class teaches students to think like spies, leaders

By CHRISTINA KO | March 13, 2014

With the sound of wailing babies and jeopardy music blaring in the background, sophomore Connor Sebastian frantically tried to read the articles in front of him while yelling to his teammates about how they should prepare a report on the situation.

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