List of 20 news stories.

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  Behind the Scenes with FLIK Dining

  Eric Roberts ’25, Lead Features Editor, Elona Spiewak '26, Assistant Features Editor
  FLIK staff – the dedicated and welcoming unsung heroes of our campus community – work hard every day to fuel students, faculty, and staff alike. Although all Hopkins students benefit from the dining services and cafe on a daily basis, few Hilltoppers know many details about how their food arrives in their hands. From the energetic curly-fry chaos to special cafe items, FLIK staff help define the Hopkins community.
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  Booming Breakthrough: The Rise of Block Blast

  Arya Mehta ’27 Campus Correspondent
  With the growing popularity of mobile apps, more and more Hopkins students have been flocking to their phones to play the new trending app Block Blast. Huddled in assembly, around the lunch table, or even in class, students are hypnotized, trying to beat their friends’ high scores.
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  Brainrot for Beginners: Hopkins Students Weigh in on Slang

  Abby Rakotomavo ’26, Features Editor
  With Gen Z and Gen Alpha as the primary users of social media apps like TikTok and Instagram, slang is not what it used to be. It has even taken on a new name: brainrot. 
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  How to Make a Ginger Snap in March: A Step-by-Step Recipe

  Aerin O'Brien ’26 Assistant Op/Ed Editor and Winter Szarabajka ’27 Assistant Op/Ed Editor
  “People who haven’t red hair don’t know what trouble is,” Anne Shirley of Green Gables famously lamented. Unable to blend in, impossible to ignore, we Gingers have been victims of persecution, witch-hunts and ridiculous stereotypes since the beginning of time. 
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  A Look Inside Hopkins’ Special Programs

  Elona Spiewak ’26 Assistant Features Editor
  Hopkins offers many opportunities for student enrichment, from sports to clubs to community service. Additionally, Hopkins provides specific specialized courses for students with certain passions. Two Hopkins-specific programs are the Hopkins Authentic Research Program in Science (HARPS) and the Young Apprentice Writer’s Program (YAWP).
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  Can You Feel the Love Tonight? Romance on The Hill

  Eric Roberts ’25 Lead Features Editor and Veena Scholand ’26 Assistant Features Editor
  As the new term starts and students begin to lose focus on academics, they turn to one shared goal: finding love. With Valentine’s Day on the horizon, Hilltoppers are taking extra time to reflect on the uncontrollable romantic craze surrounding campus.
  
  
  
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  Research Paper Writing: Tips, Tricks, and Techniques

  Ashley Denh
  Each year, Hopkins students enrolled in the core Atlantic Communities (AC) history classes are required to write a research paper on a topic of interest. The months-long process entails choosing a topic, conducting research, writing, and workshopping an eight- to twelve-page paper. Given the challenges of this under- taking, members of the Hopkins community offer tips and advice to help students stay ahead of the research paper game.
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  Beyond the Bow: The Art of Gift Giving

  Christina Feng ’28 Campus Correspondent
  With the holidays drawing near, the hunt for presents has begun. For many, gift-giving is a big part of winter holidays. Katie Spenner ’25 said, “My favorite part of the holidays is participating in gift exchanges.”
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  From Screens to Scenes: Hopkins Students on Holiday Traditions

  Karolina Jasaitis ’27 Campus Correspondent
  Following the three weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas break, many Hopkins students return to the comfort of their homes and spend some much-needed time with family. The holidays: a time of nostalgia, comfort, and rest that Hopkins students covet most dearly. Many families cherish traditions such as watching holiday films every year during the holidays.
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  Hilltop Hopes: Students’ New Year’s Resolutions

  Abby Rakotomavo ’26 Features Editor and Veena Scholand ’26 Assistant Features Editor
  With 2025 quickly approaching, students are setting goals to work toward in the new year. While some, like Logan Matthews ’25, view them as an opportunity for “self improvement [and] embracing the finite nature of life,” others are more cynical about making resolutions. According to Henry Weinstein ’26, New Years’ resolutions are “an arbitrary idea that humans created that the turn of the year should be the time to actually get your act together.” On the other hand, Olive Snow ’30 believes, “Every year is another chance to try again.”
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  Spilling the Tea on Social Media at Hopkins

  Veena Scholand ’26 Assistant Features Editor and Abby Rakotomavo ’26 Features Editor
  With students flocking to Instagram the second anything remotely interesting happens, more and more Hopkins-affiliated Instagram pages are being created. Posts on these accounts range from funny candids of their friends to informational posts about Hopkins events. Recently, gossip pages have grown in popularity within the Hopkins community, with one freshman-run account gaining the school’s attention. This raises the question: do Hopkins administrators have the right to restrict students' online activity? If so, what are the limitations of this power?
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  Beyond the Bow: The Art of Gift Giving

  Christina Feng ’28 Campus Correspondent
  With the holidays drawing near, the hunt for presents has begun.
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  From Screens to Scenes: Hopkins on Holiday Traditions

  Karolina Jasaitis ’27 Campus Correspondent
  Following the three weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas break, many Hopkins students return to the comfort of their homes and spend some much-needed time with family.
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  Hilltop Hopes: Students’ New Year’s Resolutions

  Abby Rakotomavo ’26 Features Editor Veena Scholand ’26 Assistant Features Editor
  With 2025 quickly approaching, students are setting goals to work toward in the new year.
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  All You Need to Know About Prom

  Veena Scholand ’26 Assistant Features Editor
  Hopkins prom is an annual event for juniors, seniors, and their guests. Ava Maccaro ’24, a member of the prom Committee, says this year “the theme for the dance is Mean Girls and Y2K.” Mean Girls was a popular movie from the 2000s, and Y2K means “year 2000,” or fashion trends from the 2000s. Maccaro shared that the prom Committee arranged for the event to be held at Woodwinds Venue in Branford on June 4th at 7pm.
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  Seniors finding roommates

  Elona Spiewak ’26 Assistant Features Editor
  As the 2023-2024 school draws to a close, Hopkins seniors are focusing on their next four years. Now that they have selected what college they will attend, they can dive into the more nitty-gritty aspects. Out of the many details to consider, one of their concerns is finding a roommate for their college dormitory. A roommate is more than just someone who sleeps across the room from you. 

• Spikeball fun

  Eric Fusscas assistant features editor '26
  As the springtime weather warms up the Hill, students are venturing outside to the quad during their freetime to play the most popular game on campus: Spikeball. Students need a break from the academic push at the end of the school year and find relaxation and joy through playing Spikeball. Students also recognize the unifying impact Spikeball has on our community and its ability to benefit others, like Brayden Gray ’24 who hosted a recent Spikeball tournament.

• Summertime traditions and vacations

  Abby Rakotomavo ’26 Features Editor
  With the 2023-24 school year coming to an end, students and faculty alike are looking forward to enjoying summer’s heat, blue skies, and freedom from school-related obligations. Free time may entail relaxing and focusing on hobbies, and several people partake in yearly traditions that make summer a more special time for them.

• Flames, Fumes, and Follies: The HARPS Lab Explosion

  Elona Spiewak ’26 Assistant Features Editor
  Since 2016, the Hopkins Authentic Research Programs in Science (HARPS) has given qualifying Hopkins students hands-on experience in a lab while simultaneously continuing their studies in the sciences. For almost a decade, dozens of students have been able to conduct their own experiments and research, both within

  and outside of Hopkins. This unique opportunity, however, was nearly extinguished.