List of 20 news stories.

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  Black Excellence: BSU and DivBo Honor Black History Month

  Sonali Bedi ’28, Campus Correspondent
  Black History Month at Hopkins serves as a time when students are able to honor and learn about the experiences of Black individuals. Throughout February, Diversity Board (DivBo) and Black Student Union (BSU) organized a plethora of events to celebrate Black History Month (BHM) at Hopkins including Spirit Week, movie nights, an affinity lunch, a showcase, gallery tour, game night, basketball tournament, and a final affinity celebration. 
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  Elena’s to Serve Up Advice in Assembly

  Rose Porosoff ’27, Assistant News Editor
  Nestled into a residential section of New Haven is an ice cream shop called Elena’s on Orange. Elena’s serves three flavors: soft-serve vanilla, oat milk chocolate and a rotating seasonal flavor. Inside the store are bright colors, customers enjoying sweet treats and smiling staff. Elena’s also offers baked goods, hot chocolate and more. Elena’s is owned by Hopkins graduate Elena Grewal ’02, who will speak at assembly on March 28 as part of the Alumni Fellows Program to share her wisdom and perspective. 
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  Hopkins Students Support IRIS Amidst Funding Cuts

  Claire Billings ’25, Lead News Editor
  On the morning of February 9, amidst piles of snow, thousands of runners gathered outside of Wilbur Cross High School to run New Haven’s 18th annual IRIS Run for Refugees. Among them, a record number of 18 Hopkins student runners and 10 volunteers. Saidan Thapa ’25 and Evan Yan ’25, co-heads of the Hopkins IRIS Club, organized a team of Hopkins community members to volunteer, run, and fundraise for the Integrated Refugee and Immigrant Services, which helps roughly 2,000 refugees reach self-sufficiency each year. 
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  Can the Hilltoppers Find a Middle Ground?

  Sarah Solazzo ’26 Assistant News Editor
  Every few Wednesdays, the Weissman Room fills with students discussing political issues. Middle Ground, a student-organized conversation platform, tackles a variety of polarized global topics. Similarly, Students United for Racial Equity (SURE) created Community Conversations as a way for the community to engage in discussions about race, identity, and culture. Recent Middle Ground conversations following the presidential election and the Israel-Hamas war have left many students reflecting on what makes for a productive dialogue.
  
  
  
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  Democracy Speaker Series Tackles Authoritarianism

  Aurelia Wen ’27 Campus Correspondent
  For the Term Two Democracy Series, Hopkins is welcoming a number of important speakers to campus. As the first speaker of the term, former Nicaraguan pre-candidate for president in the 2021 general election, Juan Sebastián Chamorro, spoke in Assembly on January 24. He also held small group Q&A sessions in the Lower Library in the morning with students and faculties.
  
  
  
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  SusBo Takes on “Veganuary”

  Aiden Chan ’26 Campus Correspondent
  In the first week back from break, the Sustainability Board (SusBo) launched its inaugural Veganuary initiative, aimed at promoting sustainable eating habits across the school community. Spearheaded by the Energy Subcommittee, the campaign was based on the Veganuary movement—an annual challenge that encourages individuals to adopt a vegan diet during the entire month of January. The effort also included the support of Ms. Connelly, who documented her experience through promotional vlogs.
  
  

   

• After 40 Years of CFBF, StuCo Switches it Up

  Rose Porosoff ’27 Assistant News Editor
  The Connecticut Food Bank Fundraiser (CFBF) has been around for roughly 40 years and is now in its peak
  time of development. Big changes came to the CFBF this year.
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  Fall Community Service Brings Opportunities Galore

  Lena Wang ’27 Campus Correspondent
  On and off campus, and even all the way in Hartford, Hopkins students have been serving the community this past fall. Maroon Key, Hopkins’ largest student-run community service board, ran their annual Clothing Drive from September 30th to October 30th, partnering with St. Luke’s Episcopal Church to replenish their clothing closet. Outside of campus, Hopkins has extended its outreach in the Greater New Haven area and beyond.
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  New Schedule To Be Tested Before Potential 2025-27 Rollout

  Sarah Solazzo ’26 Assistant News Editor
  Hopkins faculty members are working alongside a redesign team Leadership+Design to implement a new schedule as early as the 2025–2026 school year. The redesign team, led by 15 Hopkins faculty members, is in the process of exploring different prototypes of schedules including trimester and semester based schedules. Matt Glendinning, Head of school, said that before any changes are made, the team will be “piloting the proposed new schedule for a week or two” in order to make changes and understand its impact.

• After 40 Years of CFBF, StuCo Switches it Up

  Rose Porosoff ’27 Assistant News Editor
  The Connecticut Food Bank Fundraiser (CFBF) has been around for roughly 40 years, and is now in its peak
  time of development. Big changes came to the CFBF this year.
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  Fall Community Service Brings Opportunities Galore

  Lena Wang ’27 Campus Correspondent
  On and off campus, and even all the way in Hartford, Hopkins students have been serving the community this past fall. Maroon Key, Hopkins’ largest student-run community service board, ran their annual Clothing Drive from September 30 to October 30, partnering with St. Luke’s Episcopal Church to replenish their clothing

  closet.
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  Reimagined Lovell Hall To Open Term II

  Rose Porosoff ’27 Assistant News Editor Sarah Solazzo ’26 Assistant News Editor
  At the start of Term 2, Lovell Hall will again be open and ready for use. Over the summer, significant progress was made on the construction of the new performing arts center. The new Lovell will have nearly twice the square footage as the old Lovell, and, with several levels, lots more volume. Drama teacher Michael Calderone said that “all of Hopkins is going to benefit from the renovation.” Complete with state of the art technology, Lovell “will be a place where we come together as a community,” Calderone shared.
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  Stacey Abrams to Visit Hopkins for Democracy Assembly Series

  Claire Billings ’25 Lead News Editor
  As part of this fall’s Democracy Assembly theme, Hopkins will be hosting several important guest speakers, most notably former Georgia State Representative and gubernatorial nominee Stacey Abrams. Speakers will also visit sections of the senior-school Twenty-first Century Democracy elective, designed by Assistant Head of School John Roberts, which studies and dissects different pieces of modern government and involves a distinctive experiential component where students work on a local campaign.

• Échange Fantastique: French Students Visit Hopkins

  Rose Porosoff
  This month, thirteen students and two teachers from Lycée Louis Pasteur in Avignon, France came to Hopkins and stayed with host families throughout the week.
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  Hopkins Students Spring into Spring Break China Trip

  Sarah Solazzo
  This spring break, 31 Hopkins Chinese students and four teachers voyaged to China and Taiwan, with stops

  in Beijing, Xi’an, Changsha, and Taipei.
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  Presenting Prez Pres: Hopkins Elects New StuCo President

  Sophie Denny ’24 Lead News Editor
  In April, Preston Parker ’24 was elected Student Council President for the 2023-24 school year, defeating opposing candidate Axel Fine ’24. 

   

• Young Democrats and Young Republicans Seek Middle Ground

  Claire Billings ’25 Assistant News Editor Rose Robertson ’24 Editor-in-Chief
  “There are no teams, no winners, no losers.” And with that statement, co-head of the Young Democrats Club, Kian Ahmadi ’24, opened the floor to this spring’s Middle Ground Conversation. Co-hosted by the Young Democrats and Young Republicans clubs, the Middle Ground conversations offer a space for Hopkins students to have safe, productive dialogue over various political issues. 

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  Hopkins Connects With European Sister Schools

  Claire Billings ’25 Assistant News Editor
  This year, Hopkins introduced the spring break trips to Italy for the first time in over three years. In addition to visiting important historical landmarks, students also had the opportunity to connect with French and Italian students at Hopkins’ sister schools.