The Black Student Union (BSU) held a protest on Thursday in response to the fatal shooting of Michael Brown, an African American 18-year-old, by white police officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Mo. on Aug. 9.
Voice for Life (VFL) hosted the We Care Tour, a campaign sponsored by its national umbrella organization Students for Life, on the Keyser Quad on Wednesday.
In conjunction with the University’s efforts to curb student alcohol abuse, the Center for Health Education and Wellness (CHEW) and the Office of Residential Life have teamed up to introduce the Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention for College Students (BASICS) program.
In response to the national focus on curbing sexual assault on college campuses, products meant to deter sexual assault, such as Undercover Colors drug-detecting nail polish, LifeShel smartphone cases and Vive bracelets, have been gaining attention and criticism.
Jeff Zucker, the president of CNN Worldwide and former president and CEO of NBC Universal, discussed his career over breakfast with a small group of Hopkins students and faculty on Sept. 11.
On Sept. 14, Old St. Paul’s Church in downtown Baltimore commemorated both the Battle of Baltimore and the publishing of “The Star Spangled Banner” with a program titled “Singing on Key: A Concert to Celebrate our National Anthem.” About 200 people were present at this event.
Wanderlust, the desire to travel, explore and be immersed in the world, can be difficult to reconcile with the stresses and pressures of college life. For sophomores Betta Hobbins, Gavi Rawson and Audrey Holt, the solution was taking a gap year before college.
Last week, Campus Safety and Security organized activities and events to promote safety at Homewood. Starting on Sept. 9 and ending on Sept. 12, Campus Security officers were out on different quads encouraging students to sign up for the city-wide crime watch program, and to learn about safety around campus.
The University’s colony of the Phi Iota Alpha Fraternity hosted the organization’s Northeast Province Regional Leadership Training Institute (RLTI) on Saturday.
The campus chapter of J Street U, a national student organization which promotes a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, held their first event of the fall semester, “Debriefing Gaza,” on Sept. 11 at the Smokler Center for Jewish Life.
The New Political Society (NPS) is a debate forum for undergraduate and graduate students to engage in rich political discourse on local, national and global issues. The idea for the forum was originally conceived by juniors Sarallah Salehi and Avi Posen during Intersession last year, and the group launched this fall.
During their general body meeting on Tuesday, the SGA discussed several fall events, including a spirit week coinciding with the final home football game, a fall event modeled after Spring Fair’s beer garden and a “meet the candidates” event immediately preceding Freshman Class Council elections.
The Korean Student Association (KSA) and the Korean Graduate Student Association (KGSA) collaborated to host the KSA Chuseok Picnic on Saturday. This event was designed to celebrate Chuseok, a national Korean festival that historically commemorates the fall harvest.
Starting this semester, the new Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program, led by sophomore Noemie (Nemo) Keller, will provide fresh fruits and vegetables to Hopkins affiliates at the price of $25 a week. When Keller discovered that the CSA program at Hopkins had been discontinued during last year’s winter break, she decided to work with Real Food Hopkins to bring it back.
Kevin Hemker, the Alonzo G. Decker Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Hopkins, held a talk last Thursday on how Hopkins alumni and faculty have influenced the history of the medical profession.
The African Students Association (ASA) discussed Juju, a type of African mythology, at their Friday night meeting in the Mattin Center.
U.S. News and World Report ranked Hopkins as the 12th best national university for the second consecutive year.
This Saturday, the Student Government Association (SGA) teamed up with the Beta Theta Pi Fraternity (Beta) in order to bring the Big Blue Jay Tailgate to the Freshman Quad.
President Ronald J. Daniels announced in an email on Aug. 19 that the University will begin working to curb student alcohol abuse in response to Maryland College Alcohol Survey results published in July.
