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COURTESY OF EMILY MORRIS  U.S. President Donald Trump visited Baltimore for a Republican retreat.

Local activists protest Donald Trump’s visit

By EMILY MORRIS | September 19, 2019

Activist group Baltimore Welcoming Committee held a labor protest featuring singing and chanting in Harbor East on Friday afternoon. The musical demonstration was part of a series of events organized in light of U.S. President Donald Trump’s attendance at a retreat for Republican lawmakers this weekend. Trump’s Baltimore appearance marks his first visit to the city since calling it a “rat and rodent infested mess” on Twitter in July. 

Hopkins seeks to hire new Vice President for Security

By JAKE LEFKOVITZ and DEREK MORITZ | September 12, 2019

In July, Hopkins announced that a search committee would be formed to hire a new Vice President (VP) for Security. In addition to overseeing the entire 1,200 personnel security force for Hopkins, the future administrator will be leading and developing the planned private police force.

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Blackboard displays students’ preferred names

By AASHNA SUNDESHA | September 12, 2019

Starting this semester, Blackboard and the Student Information System (SIS) will pull preferred name information directly from myJH. The initiative builds on updates made this past spring, which allowed Hopkins students, staff and faculty to designate a preferred name on myJH profiles. 

COURTESY OF RUDY MALCOM Construction on the new SDS office will be completed this October.

SDS office will relocate permanently to Shaffer

By RUDY MALCOM | September 12, 2019

The Office of Student Disability Services (SDS) will move permanently to a larger and more accessible location in Shaffer Hall this October. Previously, the office was housed on the third floor of Garland Hall. Some students reported frequent elevator malfunctions, which they said made it difficult to access testing accommodations and other important services.

Office of Multicultural Affairs event encourages students to talk about identity

By SABRINA ABRAMS | September 12, 2019

The Office of Multicultural Affairs (OMA) hosted its first Identity & Cuisine Night of the school year on Tuesday. The event was a part of OMA’s Heritage 365 initiative, which is a unified approach to celebrate African American, Latinx, Asian Pacific and indigenous cultures throughout the year, and was sponsored by the University’s Asian and Pacific Islander Association.

COURTESY OF JAKE LEFKOVITZ Wehle’s new book covers Constitutional checks on government power

Prof. discusses significance of the Constitution

By JAKE LEFKOVITZ | September 12, 2019

University of Baltimore law professor Kimberly Wehle presented her latest book, How to Read the Constitution — and Why, at the Hopkins Barnes & Noble last Sunday. In her discussion, Wehle insisted that the challenges the American constitutional order is facing right now are serious, but not necessarily insurmountable. 

COURTESY OF MARIO AGUIRRE Starting this year, underclassmen’s laundry expenses will be covered.

SGA provides free laundry for on-campus residents

By CLAIRE GOUDREAU | September 12, 2019

As of this semester, all students living in Homewood dorms will be given a monthly allotment of $27 in laundry cash, which translates to 18 wash or dry cycles. The $27 in laundry cash that students receive comes directly from their existing housing fees.

Frederick Douglass walking tour highlights the history of Baltimore

By EMILY MCDONALD | September 12, 2019

John Muller, a local historian and author, organized and led a walking tour titled “The Lost History of Frederick (Bailey) Douglass in Baltimore, 1824-1895” on Friday. The tour departed from the Frederick Douglass-Isaac Myers Maritime Park, and highlighted various locations in Fell’s Point that Douglass frequented during his time in Baltimore.

New OIE vice provosts share plans for the year

By SABRINA ABRAMS | September 5, 2019

University Provost Sunil Kumar sent out a University-wide email detailing two leadership changes to the Office of Institutional Equity (OIE) on Aug. 7. In the email, Provost Kumar announced that Joy Gaslevic would become interim vice provost for institutional equity for the University. Formerly deputy Title IX coordinator, Linda Boyd was promoted to interim assistant vice provost for institutional equity and Title IX coordinator, filling Gaslevic’s previous roles. 

University hires director of sustainability

By CLAIRE GOUDREAU | September 5, 2019

The University hired Julian Goresko as its new director of sustainability at the end of last year with the intent of making Hopkins more eco-friendly. The Office of Sustainability is responsible for optimizing all nine divisions of the University’s food, water and energy consumption, along with its infrastructure, transportation and waste management.

Two Hopkins seniors get Astronaut Scholarships

By TED TAK and JAMES SCHARF | September 5, 2019

This summer, two Hopkins seniors — Vinay Ayyappan and Kathy Le — received the Astronaut Scholarship for their potential in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Ayyappan also received the scholarship last year.

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