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Activism with an impact

The Hopkins Energy Action Team's rally on the Beach may have proved an unfamiliar sight to the many Hopkins students soaking in the unusually mild weather this week. Our campus has rarely been attuned to mass political movements, and its state of "apathy" has often been blamed in these very pages for an inert student activism scene.… Post the First Comment

How we draw the line

How we draw the line
A city is the sum of many places. Some are distinguishable by their geography, but most seem separate only because we imagine them to be so. In Baltimore, the quintessential city of neighborhoods, a sense of community can form around a street, or even a single block.… 1 Comment

Student activists lack punch

After living through half a decade of once-inconceivable sociopolitical angst, on-campus activists have developed a smarter set of priorities. Yes, plenty of college kids still serve as grunts in America's culture wars, but the main concerns of undergraduate activism -- from the Iraq War to global warming to free speech -- read like a laundry list of the day's most urgent news items.… 1 Comment

For conservatives, success will follow a return to roots

"Let us be true to our traditions." This was the last sentence in a recent editorial by Zbigniew Brzezi5fski, national security advisor to Jimmy Carter. Conservatism is in a sorry condition when a Republican president must be admonished to respect America's traditions.… Post the First Comment


On hearing color

For all of my life, I have been a graphic artist. My brother and I created elaborate stories and adventures that we would spend hours drafting into character sketches and storyboards. As we've both grown older, we have continued to develop our stories and ideas, creating more and more backstory and history. Post a comment

Phi Psi house a matter of right

Phi Psi house a matter of right

Greek life at Hopkins, already reeling from the fall semester's bad publicity, may soon take another blow. Residents of the Tuscany-Canterbury neighborhood just north of the University, and allies like City Councilwoman Mary Pat Clarke and City Council President Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, are attempting to force the brothers of Phi Kappa Psi (commonly known as Phi Psi) from their home of more than 30 years on the basis of a zoning technicality. 1 Comment

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