List of 20 news stories.

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  BID FAREWELL TO BAGNALL

  Eli Ratner '24 Lead News Editor
  This June, Don Bagnall, Director of Medical Services and Head Athletic Training, will  retire after 41 years.
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  DuBois Departs After 23 Years

  Shriya Sakalkale '24 Lead Arts Editor
  After 23 years on the Hill, Librarian Debbie DuBois bids farewell to Hopkins as she prepares to retire. 

   
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  Not a (Turing) Test: Hopkins Responds to AI

  Abigail Rakotomavo ’26 News Editor
  With ChatGPT’s release in November and rapid advancements in Artificial Intelligence (AI), educators and students around the country have had little choice but to confront the fact of AI in academics head-on. On the Hill, the a multi-pronged approach response to AI continues to evolve.

   
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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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  Congratulations Hopkins Class of 2023

  From the 2023-2024 Razor Staff
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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. 

   
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  Hopkins Springs into Action for Service Week

  Abigail Rakotomavo ’26 Assistant News Editor
  Hopkins’ second annual Spring Service Week, led by The Maroon Key Board, took place from April 3-6. 
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  DeLauro Combats Climbing College Costs

  Abby Rakotomavo ‘26 Campus Correspondent
  On March 30, 2022 U.S. Rep Rosa DeLauro introduced the Affordable Loans for Any Student Act to the Senate. This proposed piece of legislation is one of DeLauro’s efforts to make a college education more affordable to students throughout America.

   
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  Hopkins Responds to Earthquake Disaster

  Anya Mahajan ’25 Assistant News Editor
  The countries of Turkey and Syria remain in peril after Feb. 6, when a magnitude 7.8 earthquake devastated the two areas, rallying the support of students at Hopkins.

• DeLauro Combats Climbing College Costs

  Abby Rakotomavo ‘26 Campus Correspondent
  On March 30, 2022 U.S. Rep Rosa DeLauro introduced the Affordable Loans for Any Student Act to the Senate. This proposed piece of legislation is one of DeLauro’s efforts to make a college education more affordable to students throughout America.
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  Elon Musk's Twitter Reign: Dictatorship or Democracy?

  Sophie Denny ’24 Assistant News Editor
  Elon Musk first began the process of purchasing Twitter in the spring of 2022 by offering to buy the platform for around $44 billion. Musk told NBC News  that “the company will neither thrive nor serve this societal imperative in its current form. Twitter needs to be transformed as a private company…Twitter has extraordinary potential. I will unlock it.” 

   
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  Glendinning Listens: Head of School Introduces Listening by Design Program

  Anya Mahajan ’25 Assistant News Editor
  On December 14, a focus group of Hopkins parents gathered over Zoom to converse with the new Head of School, Matt Glendinning, about the school’s future.
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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.