List of 20 news stories.

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  Alumni Fellow: Aaron Zelinsky '02

  Another of Hopkins' alums, Aaron Zelinsky '02 visited Hopkins Assembly on December 2.
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  Hopkins Continues Partnership with Davis Academy

  Evie Doolittle ’23 Lead News Editor
  After a three-year hiatus due to Covid, this year, students returned to tutoring at the Davis Academy. 

   
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  StuCo Organizes Hopkins’ First Walkathon

  Sam Cherry ’23 News Editor
  On November 9, the Student Council (StuCo) organized a walkathon as part of the ongoing Connecticut Food Bank Fundraiser (CFBF), the annual, joint project run by StuCo and Maroon Key. 

   
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  Students Assist Midterm Election Polls

  Sophie Denny ’24 News Editor
  This year, Hopkins students became involved in local midterm elections through one of Hopkins’ History electives, 21st Century Democracy.
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  Fear the Goat: Hopkins Mascot Joins Campus

  Anya Mahajan ’25 Assistant News Editor
  In addition to a new head of school, new faculty, and a new Class of 2028, Hopkins School welcomed a new, four-legged member to the community: a bronze goat, located outside of the lower entrance to the Athletic Center.
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  StuCo Spearheads Annual Fall Festivities

  Aanya Panyadahundi ’23 Co-Lead News Editor, Sam Cherry ’23 News Editor
  With the arrival of fall, Hopkins’s Student Council (StuCo) continues to bring to campus annual traditions with a spin, maintaining a warm and welcoming energy for students and faculty alike. 

   
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  Intense Heat Waves Surge Across the U.S.

  Anya Mahajan '25 Assistant News Editor, Sophie Deny '24 Assistant News Editor
  As the joys of no school, sunny skies, and long days arrived this summer, so did the grueling heat.
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  Letter to the Editor: Curriculum Survey Results Stress Need for Reform

  Rhea Ahuja ’23
  This past April, the Hopkins Curriculum Committee, a subcommittee of the Diversity Board dedicated to making the curriculum more representative of all of the different identities within the student body and ensuring that students are exposed to different religious and cultural ideas, collaborated with Next Generation Politics  to send a survey to the Hopkins student body. 
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  "If a Task Is Once Begun": Bynum Bids Hopkins Farewell

  Zach Williamson ’22, Editor-in-Chief Emeritus, Anand Choudhary ’22, Lead Arts Editor Emeritus
  On June 30, Dr. Kai Bynum will end his tenure as Hopkins’ 109th Head of School after six years in the role.
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  Dwayne Betts Performs Felon: An American Washi Tale

  Sophie Denny ’24 Assistant News Editor
  Reginald Dwayne Betts is a poet, a Yale Law graduate, the founder and director of Freedom Reads, and the most recent Hopkins Writer in Residence.
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  Interstellar Overdrive: Astronomers Discover Farthest Galaxy

  Anya Mahajan ’25 Assistant News Editor
  On April 7, astronomer Yuichi Harikane of the University of Tokyo reported the discovery of the farthest astronomical object recorded: a galaxy known as HD1, 13.5 billion light-years away.
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  Hopkins Fights Blood Shortage Epidemic

  Aanya Panyadahundi '23, Lead News Editor
  After just over two years trapped in the COVID-19 pandemic, America finds itself facing an epidemic: the nation’s blood bank is in crisis.

  Currently, blood donations are reaching an all time low, hospitals all over America feeling the effects. 
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  Ketanji Brown Jackson Makes History

  Evie Doolittle '23
  In January 2022, at age 83, Justice Stephen Bryer announced his retirement from the Supreme Court. In response, President Biden nominated Ketanji Brown Jackson, who would be the first justice since Thurgood Marshall with experience as a public defender. She was then confirmed on April 7, 2022.
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  Hopkins Students Review Local Food Hotspots

  Evie Doolittle '23 News Editor
  With Hopkins’ proximity to downtown New Haven, students frequent restaurants in the area. Eating out at local restaurants strengthens the school’s connection with the city.
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  SCOTUS Rules No on Federal Vaccine-or-Testing Mandate

  Riley Foushee ‘23 News Editor
  On January 13, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that the Biden Administration could not enforce a vaccine-or-testing mandate on large employers.

• Students Petition for a Virtual Learning Option

  Kallie Schmeisser '22 Lead News Editor Amir McFerren '24 Assistant News Editor
  Hopkins’ decision to return to campus for in-person learning has been controversial amid the Omicron surge.
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  CFBF Fundraising Returns After One-Year CancellationCFBF Fundraising Returns After One-Year Cancellation

  Grace Laliberte ‘24 Campus Correspondent
  Fundraising is back once again, with students in every grade setting out across the state to fundraise on behalf of the Connecticut Food Bank. School-wide fundraising is an annual event that was temporarily eliminated last year due to COVID-19, but has now returned with significant enthusiasm and support from students.
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  Full-Time Return to Campus Brings Surge in School Spirit

  Arielle Rieder ’23 Campus Correspondent
  The return to the Hopkins campus after online school sparked a renewed interest in school spirit. From athletic contests with fans to spirit days, such as Spirit Week, that have been absent for over a year, this school year has brought all of these activities back to campus.
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  Hopkins Students Comment on New York Gun Law Challenge

  Asher Joseph ’25 Campus Correspondent
  In response to the national debate surrounding firearm usage in America, opponents of New York’s long-standing gun permit law are challenging its constitutionality. The legislation is currently before the Supreme Court of the United States.
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  Yule Ball Dance Returns With New Theme and Later Date

  Daniela Rodriguez-Larrain '23 Campus Correspondent
  Winter is coming to The Hill again, bringing with it a return to Hopkins' usual winter events: the Holiday Assembly, the musical, and Yule Ball, the Harry Potter-themed dance.