Second year of First Night tradition brings together undergrads
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Summary
- This Johns Hopkins News-Letter article covers the second First Night ceremony, which welcomed freshmen to the student body.
- The News-Letter reported that about 1,100 students gathered on the Lower Quad for the ceremony, which included speeches, candle lighting and class parties.
- The paper reported that four Student Government Association members spoke; it quotes SGA president Mark Dirzulaitis as saying, “I wanted to give a warm welcome to the freshmen,”
- The article adds that sophomore class president Alexandra Larsen advised freshmen to protect their health and study habits, saying, “It is important to stay healthy and strong in college,”
- The reporter writes that upperclassmen passed candle flames to freshmen while the Gilman Tower bells rang; campus programming coordinator Rachel Navarre said, “The candles represent the unity of the student body,”
- The paper reported that First Night had grown since the previous year and was being recognized as a tradition, while freshman Jackie Heath said, “It made it official that we were starting at Hopkins,”