Hopkins students get out on the runway for a good cause
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 government”.
Summary
- This Johns Hopkins News-Letter article covers a student fashion competition that raised awareness and money for people affected by Afghanistan’s opium economy.
- The News-Letter reported that Vision XChange held the Dec. 4 Hopkins Top Model competition and planned to donate all proceeds to Afghani Red Crescent, which provides trade training through “marastoons.”
- The paper reported that co-founder Salmah Rizvi said the group combines education, fundraising and entertainment, while volunteer JR Smith said the event helped attendees learn about the issue.
- The article adds that 28 students from groups including sports teams, Greek life, cultural groups and student government competed in three rounds, with audience donations helping contestants advance.
- The reporter writes that University President William Brody judged the contest and said it gave students a chance to think about the world while having fun.
- According to the article, Dani Velez and Pouya Hemmati were named the female and male winners, and Rizvi said members were training new students to continue the organization’s work.