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2025

  • March

    New Haven artists pose at the opening of the Black History Month gallery. (Hopkins Communications)

    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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  • The sun shines on the sign outside Elena’s on Orange on a hot summer day. (Kate Rodriguez)

    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 runners pose together after the race. (Saidan Thapa '25)

    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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  • February

    Young Republicans, Young Democrats, and Civic Engagement Club Heads pose for a photo together.

    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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  • Dr. Juan Sebastian Chamorro speaks in assembly.

    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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  • Lynn Connelly shares her vegan lunch in a video.

    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.

     
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  • January

    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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  • Hopkins students volunteer at Union Baptist Church.

    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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  • Schedules overwhelm the desk of one junior.

    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.
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Editor in Chief 
Liliana Dumas 

Managing Editor 
Miri Levin 

News
Sarah Solazzo 
Rose Porosoff
Anvi Pathak 
Lena Wang
Sonali Bedi 
Features
Abby Rakotomavo
Elona Spiewak
Becky Li
Ashley Deng
Aurelia Wen
 
Arts
Aerin O’Brien
Saisha Ghai
Veena Scholand
Ellie Luo
Isha Seth
Op/Ed
Rain Zheng
Winter Szarabajka
Anjali van Bladel
Gitanjali Navaratnam-Tomayko
Bea Lundberg

Sports
Samantha Bernstein
Hana Beauregard
Elaina Paktuka
Beckett Ehrlich
Lukas Roberts
Content
Amelia Hudonogov-Foster
Edel Lee
Micah Betts
Ari Mehta
Olivia Yu
Karolina Jasaitis 

Cartoonists
Susie Becker 
Faculty Advisers
Stephen May
Elizabeth Gleason
Shanti Madison
The Razor's Edge reflects the opinion of 4/5 of the editorial board and will not be signed. The Razor welcomes letters to the editor but reserves the right to decide which letters to publish, and to edit letters for space reasons. Unsigned letters will not be published, but names may be withheld on request. Letters are subject to the same libel laws as articles. The views expressed in letters are not necessarily those of the editorial board.
     
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