Hopkins Sociable initiative to revitalize campus spirit
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Summary
- This Johns Hopkins News-Letter article reports on senior Michael Winnett’s Hopkins Sociable project and its planned campus activities.
- The News-Letter reported that the project would include spontaneous dances and a “JHU Confessional” booth to encourage student participation and campus unity.
- The paper reported that Winnett said he was responding to a report on student happiness and wanted to challenge what he called “head-down syndrome.”
- The article says SGA senator Marc Perkins supported the proposal and said student initiatives that build school spirit were goals the SGA could support.
- The reporter writes that the confessional booth would let students share secrets anonymously or openly, with a first recording planned for May 4 in Shriver Hall.
- The article adds that Student Activities director Jason Heiserman supported the project but was unsure whether it would continue after Winnett graduated; he hoped it could work with the Student Traditions Board.
- According to the article, Winnett planned activities such as large games and music in the quad between class periods, and said even opposition could give students something to discuss together.