Editorial
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 phrase “student council”.
Summary
- This Johns Hopkins News-Letter editorial covers student input on campus redevelopment, property damage and residence-hall security.
- The article says a spring 2003 University report recorded student requests for single bedrooms, more kitchen and dining facilities, more housing and a stronger sense of community.
- The paper reported that Vice Dean Paula Burger said the redevelopment plans would make “a major difference to undergraduate life,” and that the plans were displayed for further student input.
- The editorial says vandalism raises University costs and can reduce student programming; Assistant Manager James Rucker urged students to change their behavior.
- The article notes that the MSE Library had installed a $12,000 JCard swipe system and recommends similar controls in student residence halls.
- The reporter writes that the planned 33rd Street residence halls should use JCard access between the dining and residential areas, while McCoy and Wolman Halls should require card checks or guest sign-ins.