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Issue date: 10/4/07
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Writing Sems dept. revives historic journal
After a 54-year-long hiatus, the Writing Seminars department's literary journal, The Hopkins Review, is back in print. The publication was born in 1947 as a short paperback journal and disbanded in 1953, citing money troubles and a shortage of staff.
With newfound help from alumni, faculty and the JHU Press, the journal will re-emerge later this month as a 200-page quarterly celebration of the written work of Hopkins authors in a variety of forms - from fiction and poetry to memoirs and essays on the arts.
The journal and its editor, Prof. John T. Irwin, hope to tap into a broader audience that reaches beyond Homewood.
The new issue will include work from, among many others, Donald Barthelme, Stephen Dixon, John Barth and Frank Kermode.
Hope for TV-glued kids, BSPH study says
The American Academy of Pediatrics believes that toddlers who watch more than two hours of television a day are in danger of not developing important social and behavior skills. But the harm can be reduced substantially, according to a study in the October issue of Pediatrics.
Researchers at the Bloomberg School of Public Health found that if television-watching falls below this level before a child turns six, behavioral skills will probably remain unaffected. The study cautioned that a child's interpersonal skills may still remain affected despite these measures. The study was authored by Kamila Mistry, Cynthia Minkovitz, Donna Strobino and Dina Borzekowski.
Lacrosse champs get the presidential treatment
The 2007 men's lacrosse team, winners of the NCAA Lacrosse Championships, visited President George W. Bush on Sept. 21.
The men wore signature blue ties for the occasion as they and other top-ranking NCAA teams were honored by the president for their athletic achievements.
Bush congratulated the Hopkins team for upholding a proud tradition of winning national lacrosse championships; this had been the team's ninth victory.
This was the second visit to the White House in three years for the Blue Jays, who also won the championship in 2005.
After a 54-year-long hiatus, the Writing Seminars department's literary journal, The Hopkins Review, is back in print. The publication was born in 1947 as a short paperback journal and disbanded in 1953, citing money troubles and a shortage of staff.
With newfound help from alumni, faculty and the JHU Press, the journal will re-emerge later this month as a 200-page quarterly celebration of the written work of Hopkins authors in a variety of forms - from fiction and poetry to memoirs and essays on the arts.
The journal and its editor, Prof. John T. Irwin, hope to tap into a broader audience that reaches beyond Homewood.
The new issue will include work from, among many others, Donald Barthelme, Stephen Dixon, John Barth and Frank Kermode.
Hope for TV-glued kids, BSPH study says
The American Academy of Pediatrics believes that toddlers who watch more than two hours of television a day are in danger of not developing important social and behavior skills. But the harm can be reduced substantially, according to a study in the October issue of Pediatrics.
Researchers at the Bloomberg School of Public Health found that if television-watching falls below this level before a child turns six, behavioral skills will probably remain unaffected. The study cautioned that a child's interpersonal skills may still remain affected despite these measures. The study was authored by Kamila Mistry, Cynthia Minkovitz, Donna Strobino and Dina Borzekowski.
Lacrosse champs get the presidential treatment
The 2007 men's lacrosse team, winners of the NCAA Lacrosse Championships, visited President George W. Bush on Sept. 21.
The men wore signature blue ties for the occasion as they and other top-ranking NCAA teams were honored by the president for their athletic achievements.
Bush congratulated the Hopkins team for upholding a proud tradition of winning national lacrosse championships; this had been the team's ninth victory.
This was the second visit to the White House in three years for the Blue Jays, who also won the championship in 2005.
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