It’s been a year for the books. Now put them down and go to Spring Fair.
Reporting about the SGA, not a record of it: The Johns Hopkins News-Letter published this and the SGA did not write it, file it, or approve it. The archive holds it because the article itself uses the phrases “sga” and “student government”.
Summary
- The Johns Hopkins News-Letter editorial looks back at the pandemic’s effects on campus life and urges students to take a break before Spring Fair.
- The article says the Omicron variant brought new testing rules, move-in limits and stress after winter break, followed by rising cases and renewed safety measures after spring break.
- The paper reported that the Committee on Student Elections found 20.3% of students voted in the SGA elections, though the actual figure was lower because of a miscalculation.
- The article adds that the pandemic reduced opportunities for campus involvement, especially for underclassmen trying to make friends and join organizations.
- The reporter writes that some members of the Class of 2022 still felt like freshmen, while COVID-19 capacity limits kept some seniors from attending the Met Gala.
- The editorial concludes by telling students to ease up on themselves, take a break and go to Spring Fair.