Commencement Magazine 2019

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COM MENCE MENT issue

A REFLECTION ON THE CLASS OF 2019’S EVENTS, MEMORIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS IN THE PAST FOUR YEARS.

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LETTER from the editors

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ongratulations, Class of 2019! The big day is here. After four years of hard work, we’ve finally arrived at Commencement. We hope that you enjoy this magazine and take it with you as a token of your time here.

Hopkins used to publish a yearbook to commemorate the graduating class’s four years, but discontinued it in 2016. As a paper of historical record, we thought we were in a unique place to step in. Last year, The News-Letter decided to create the Commencement Magazine in the yearbook’s place so that we can look back on our time in college long after we’ve left Homewood Campus.

A lot has changed since we entered the University as freshmen in 2015, and the world we’re graduating into is so much different now. Within these pages, we’ve compiled some highlights from each year we’ve spent at Hopkins.

We’ve seen student activism flourish on campus. We’ve watched our peers shine on their sports teams and in their performing arts groups. We’ve witnessed Baltimore, and Hopkins, change dramatically.

But these changes only scratch the surface in representing our four years at Hopkins. When we look back, we’ll remember the deep conversations we had in the AMRs and eating scrambled eggs and chicken tenders at Late Night in the FFC. That nights we snuck away into the

steam tunnels, and the days we spent lying on the Beach when we should’ve been studying. We’ll think about the first snow of the fall semester, and the first warm day in the spring, and how we gathered with friends to celebrate the changing of the seasons together.

These past four years have pushed us to think critically and study hard. But even more than that, we’ve been challenged to figure out what we believe in and what we truly value in ourselves and in others; to determine what our real passions are and how we can live fulfilling lives; and to constantly reinvent ourselves while not losing sight of who we are.

This week, we’ll be packing up and saying goodbye to undergraduate life at Hopkins. We’ll trade familiarity and comfort for the unknown. But as we close the door to our apartments and rowhomes for the last time and walk across the stage at Royal Farms Arena to receive our diplomas, we can take comfort in knowing that we will carry our memories with us wherever we go.

And we can always return to Baltimore to visit (or read The News-Letter!) when we feel a little homesick.

MAY 2019 VOLUME II

With love, The News-Letter Seniors

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LGBTQ Life congratulates the Class of 2019!

Our thanks to everyone who participated in Lavender Celebration!

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Tyler Adamson

Eva Izquierdo

Sondra Rahmeh

Brianna Aheimer

Charles Linton

Sandhya Ramachandran

Isabella Altherr

Rachel Long

Sarina Redzinski

Frances Campbell

Osiris Mancera

Laura Reid

JoJo Castellanos

Calixto Mateos Salles

Chris Reinhardt

Sarah Denenberg

Jess Miller-Suchet

Aubrey Roland

Kristyn Green

Nat Moss

Taz Shah

Miranda Grenville

Bella Radant

Emily Velandia

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n our freshman year, we moved into our dorms and began our new lives in Baltimore. We signed up for too many classes, changed our majors, pulled our first all-nighters in Brody, all while meeting new friends and trying out new extracurricular activities. For those of us living in the AMRs, we started off the fall semester without air conditioning!

In November, the Black Student Union put out a list of demands calling for greater support for black students on campus, joining a growing trend of student activism around the country. Bo Z’s Burgers opened in Charles Village, and the lacrosse players sped around on electric scooters. Comedian John Mulaney gave us a much needed break from schoolwork with a fantastic stand-up set. The Chainsmokers headlined the Spring Fair concert, held outdoors on the practice field. Most significantly (at least for some of us) we became a top 10 university on the U.S. News and World Report list.

Over 2,000 people attended the Hindu Students Council’s annual celebration of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights.

Real Food Hopkins worked again this year to provide students with locally sourced produce.

Beyoncé surprise released her sixth studio album, the groundbreaking visual album Lemonade, on Tidal and HBO.

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The Chainsmokers headlined the sold-out Spring Fair concert. The event was held outdoors on the lacrosse practice field.

Controversial attorney Alan Dershowitz faced student protest as an MSE Symposium speaker for his treatment of sexual assault survivors in court and for his views on Israel.

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For their Spring Cabaret, the Dunbar Baldwin Hughes Theatre Company performed a selection of songs from the hit musical Hairspray, which is set in Baltimore.

The Black Student Union (BSU) presented a list of 10 demands to University President Ronald J. Daniels calling for greater support for black students on campus in November.

Former U.S. President Barack Obama spoke out against Islamophobia at the Islamic Society of Baltimore, which was originally founded by members of the Hopkins community.

It was his first visit to a mosque in America.

The Barnstormers packed the Swirnow Theater for two weekends with their energetic, large-scale production of Legally Blonde The Musical.

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Winter Storm Jonas delayed the start of the second semester by two days. The blizzard brought an unprecedented 30 inches of snow to Baltimore.

Spike Lee was chosen as the 2016 commencement speaker.

His most recent film at the time, 2015’s Chi-Raq, addressed gun control and gang violence in Chicago.

Appearing from Moscow via Google Hangout, controversial whistleblower Edward Snowden spoke to a packed Shriver Hall as part of the Foreign Affairs Symposium.

John Mulaney, a comedian and former Saturday Night Live writer, brought some much needed laughs to campus.

The Johns Hopkins Technology Center opened its doors in Garland Hall. It is a combination of the former Technology Store, which had been located in Krieger Hall for five years before the Center opened, and the former IT Service Center.

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hange was afoot during our sophomore year. We saw the world shift with the election of a new president, Donald Trump. Political activity surged on campus, as we staged demonstrations surrounding a diverse range of issues, including fossil fuel divestment, the Humanities Center, contract workers’ rights, the Muslim travel ban and the Dakota Access Pipeline. Hopkins welcomed a new Provost, Sunil Kumar, and bid farewell to Ms. Gladys, the beloved Fresh Food Café (FFC) employee.

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Nine East 33rd opened its doors to its first round of residents and Honeygrow and R House became regular rotations in our frequent dining locations. Bernie Sanders spoke as part of MSE Symposium. We also found solace, humor and community in the Hopkins meme page on Facebook, which was originally called Hopkins Memes for My Lost Hopes and Dreams.

President Donald Trump’s executive order banning citizens from seven predominantly Muslim countries had a direct effect on the Hopkins community.

Many Hopkins students travelled to BWI to protest

Remington, a neighborhood south of Homewood Campus, has undergone major development in recent years, leading some residents to worry about the University’s impact on the community.

DeRay Mckesson, an activist and Baltimore public schools administrator known for his leadership within the BLM movement, gave suggestions for furthering the movement at the MSE Symposium.

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The Ladybirds dance troupe pulled out all the stops in their Spring Showcase in April.

In 1951, Hopkins Hospital took cervical cancer cells from Henrietta Lacks without her or her family’s permission. Her cells contributed to major medical discoveries. In February, members of the Lacks family said they would sue the Hospital. In April, HBO released a film about Lacks called The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.

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Refuel Our Future, a student activist group, had been pressuring the University for six years to divest its endowment from fossil fuels. Refuel held several protests throughout the 16-17 school year to pressure the Board of Trustees to make a decision.

On Jan. 21, the day after President Trump’s inauguration, millions of Americans took to the streets for the largest single-day demonstration in U.S. history: The Women’s March.

The JHU Barnstormers performed Spring Awakening for their annual spring musical.

The show is about a group of teenagers attempting to navigate their way around daunting questions surrounding sex, love, faith and life.

Supporters of the Humanities Center (HC) gathered in Levering Courtyard to protest its potential closure.

Graduate students and professors voiced their concerns and placed the HC demonstration in the context of other student movements around the world.

The Student-Labor Action Coalition staged several rallies and protests to advocate for job security and benefits for University security guards and dining workers.

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More than 100 Hopkins students gathered on the Beach to protest Donald Trump’s victory in the Nov. 8 presidential election. The demonstration, titled “Hopkins Against Hate,” was organized by 20 student groups, including the Black Student Union, Hopkins Feminists and Students for a Democratic Society.

With over 15,000 members, the Facebook group now titled “Daddy Bloomberg Memes For Money Needing Teens” was created in December 2016. It has been the location of commiseration and school pride ever since.

Nine East 33rd, also known as “The New Building,” first opened its doors to student residents on Aug. 21.

Hopkins alumna Taylor Nolan was a contestant on the popular reality television show The Bachelor.

The Undergraduate Teaching Laboratories was awarded platinum certification from the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program. The LEED program, administered by the U.S. Green Building Council, includes a point system that rates the environmental impact of buildings as Certified, Silver, Gold or Platinum.

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ON BEHALF OF EDGAR AND THE INTERNATIONAL STUDIES PROGRAM

Congratulations

TO OUR 2018/2019 GRADUATES JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY

INTERNATIONAL STUDIES

Congrats Class of 2019 To all our RAs and student staff, congratulations on this great accomplishment. We are excited to see what you all do next!

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Congratulations News-Letter Seniors!

Gregory Melick Daniel Landy Morgan Ome Meagan Peoples Diva Parekh

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Esther Hong Kelsey Ko Jeanne Lee Sandra Weiss Elaine Wong

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unior year was a year of farewells. We said good-bye to local favorites PJ’s Pub and the Charles Village Schnapp Shop. We said goodbye to the Baltimore City Paper and — just months later — the new Baltimore Beat. It was a year of tragedy: we began the school year weeks after the Unite the Right Rally in Charlottesville and saw some of our nation’s deadliest mass shootings in Las Vegas and Parkland. We continued to see students organizing for causes they cared deeply about, whether it was raising money for survivors of Hurricane Maria, or protesting gun violence and the University’s planned private police force.

It was also a year of progress, triumphs and joy. The Confederate statues in our city came down, when our women’s volleyball team had an 18-game winning streak and comedian Hasan Minhaj made us laugh during the Milton S. Eisenhower Symposium.

Over the summer, a partial solar eclipse passed by Baltimore, casting a shadow over the Homewood Campus until the sun returned an hour later. Students, faculty and staff gathered on the beach to watch the eclipse.

The Barnstormers performed A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Mattin Center’s Swirnow Theatre.

The Humanities Center, which the administration ultimately decided not to close, changed its name to the Department of Comparative Thought and Literature.

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Former U.S. President Bill Clinton joined a panel at the Bloomberg School of Public Health in November to talk about the national opioid crisis. Other speakers included Congressman Elijah Cummings and Baltimore City Health Commissioner Leana Wen.

The University announced its intention to create a private police force. After strong backlash from vocal students and community members, Hopkins pulled its bill from the Md. General Assembly and tabled the issue for a year.

The Baltimore City Paper, founded by Hopkins alumni, published its last issue in November after 40 years of publication.

Another local publication, the Baltimore Beat, also closed only a few months after its first issue.

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After serving the community for decades, PJ’s Pub and the Charles Village Schnapp Shop both closed their doors over the summer. They have been sorely missed.

The Foreign Affairs Symposium hosted a panel discussion on comedy and politics on Feb. 22 featuring panelists like Saturday Night Live writer Nimesh Patel and political satire expert Sophia McClennen.

In August, Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh removed the city’s Confederate monuments, one of which was located just off campus on Art Museum Drive.

A local Baltimore artist put the statue “Madre Luz” where Confederate Generals Robert E. Lee and Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson previously stood.

Government whistleblower and Maryland Senatorial candidate Chelsea Manning spoke at the Foreign Affairs Symposium on April 2.

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Comedian, actor and writer Hasan Minhaj used humor to tackle racism and Islamophobia at the Milton S. Eisenhower Symposium’s 2017 speaker series.

The women’s volleyball team had an incredible 18-game win streak in 2017.

Students, staff and faculty joined a walkout protesting gun violence on March 15. Walkouts took place that day across the nation calling for gun control after a mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School killed 17 people in February.

Rapper Earl Sweatshirt and EDM duo Krewella co-headlined the 2018 Spring Fair concert.

Witness Theater held its fall showcase in Swirnow Theater, showcasing five original student-written plays.

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elcome to senior year. Our final year was an unforgettable one, with more and more students fighting to make their voices heard.

We voted in record numbers during the 2018 midterm elections.

Students began protesting the University’s contracts with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and continued to protest the University’s planned private police force. Their mobilization culminated this semester with a sit-in at Garland Hall, where students and community members stayed for nearly a month.

Through it all we had things worth celebrating, like our first Indigenous People’s Day, a future student center and our men’s lacrosse team’s victory at Homecoming Weekend. After four years of hard work, forging lifelong friendships and immersing ourselves in Baltimore, we made it. Our final year was definitely one to remember.

Megan Twohey, one of the journalists who helped catapult the #MeToo movement by reporting on multiple sexual assault allegations against Harvey Weinstein, opened this year’s Milton S. Eisenhower Symposium.

After tabling a bill to create a private police force last year, the University reintroduced the bill this year. Despite continued opposition from students and faculty, the bill passed into law this spring.

In September 2018, students began contracting hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD). Hopkins was one of several schools on the east coast with multiple cases of HFMD.

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This year was a triumphant one for our field hockey team, which won the program’s first Centennial Conference Championship title in 15 years. The season was the most successful one in Hopkins field hockey history.

A record 113 million Americans voted at the 2018 midterm elections. Leading up to November, students mobilized to increase voter turnout. Republicans maintained control over the Senate, while Democrats won the House of Representatives.

Students, faculty and community members held several protests throughout the year that called for the University to end its contracts with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Administrators refused to end the contracts.

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After 50 people were killed at two consecutive shootings at mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, the Johns Hopkins University Muslim Association hosted a vigil on the Beach to show solidarity with those affected.

Our men’s lacrosse team defeated Rutgers University Scarlet Knights during Homecoming weekend.

The Barnstormers celebrated its 100th anniversary this fall with a production of The Laramie Project, which revolves around the aftermath of the 1998 hate-crime murder of Matthew Shepard in Laramie, Wyo.

In April, students and community members began a sit-in at Garland Hall to protest the proposed private police force and the University’s contracts with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. After about a month, administrators summoned police, who arrested seven protesters.

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In lieu of Columbus Day, Hopkins celebrated its first Indigenous Peoples Day this October with a pow wow, music and free food.

Students, faculty and community members held protests on campus, demanding that administrators fire a professor who was accused of sexually assaulting a visiting graduate student in May.

British rapper Consensus, who takes inspiration from the science of particle physics for his music, visited Hopkins in November to talk about his love for rap and science.

This spring, The Barnstormers held a production of the musical Cabaret, set in Nazi Germany.

Boots Riley, the filmmaker, rapper and activist who directed and wrote the 2018 dark comedy Sorry to Bother You, was one of the speakers of this year’s Foreign Affairs Symposium.

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Congratulations Rollin Renyan Hu! A sixth grader’s dream has become the truth. What an amazing coincidence! Your hard work will pay off in your life. We are proud of you!

Congratulations.

Love, Mom and Dad

Congratulations Haley Bates!

Dear Haley, we are so proud and excited for you as you graduate college and begin the next phase of your life. It has been our joy watching you become the extraordinary woman you are. You have so much ahead of you to enjoy as you begin your graduate work at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

All our love, Mom, Dad and Kelly

Congratulations Frances Campbell!

Frances Campbell!

We are impossibly proud of you and love you beyond measure. Congratulations on your achievements at Hopkins---and on nailing that job at APL! “May the wind under your wings bear you where the sun sails and the moon walks.”

--J.R.R.Tolkien Love, Mom, Dad, Eric and Grandpa

Congratulations Alexa Earls!

Dear AlexaCongratulations on successfully finishing your undergraduate experience! Though this is the end of that, it’s also the beginning of anything you want!

We couldn’t be more proud of you, or more excited to share all that lies ahead for you!

Oh-the places you’ll go!

(And) wherever you go, go with all your heart ---Confucius Love you always, Mom & Dad

Congratulations Suryateja D. Rao! Dear Teja, We love you so much and are proud of your achievements and accomplishments. You spread sunshine wherever you are. God bless you with lots of good health, success, prosperity, accolades, great career, and many more opportunities and wealth to support and serve those in need through your golden hands and positive spirit! We know you will be a true, honest passionate leader wherever you are and valuable to whom you meet!

Lots of love, Amma (Durga) Nannagaru (Sreenivasa), Thammu (Vasumitra), Thathagaru, Mammagaru, Atha, Mavayyagaru, Ammamma, Thathagaru Family

Congratulations Ellisa A. Brown!

Dear Sweetpea, We are Peacock Proud of your accomplishments! We thank God for blessing us with you. It has been an amazing journey to watch you grow into a magnificent young woman. It’s your time, take it. Your family loves you so much.

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Dear fellow Johns Hopkins Graduate, Congratulations on your graduation and welcome to the Johns Hopkins worldwide alumni family!

I’m so happy to introduce you to the next phase of your Hopkins connection.

Like me, you chose Johns Hopkins for the opportunity to flourish in a university community with a great diversity of experiences. That university community extends beyond Johns Hopkins’ campuses to a worldwide network that’s accessible both on-line and in person. Be sure to stay engaged to increase those personal and professional Hopkins networks.

Sign up for GoHopOnline.com, our exclusive alumni-networking platform, if you haven’t already done so. GoHopOnline.com is where alumni like us can find job leads and connect to each other.

It also provides us an opportunity to give back by signing up to mentor current Hopkins students.

Follow the Alumni Association’s social media feeds and keep your contact information updated so you’ll receive the latest university and association news. Visit alumni.jhu.edu and submit a Class Note to Johns Hopkins Magazine to let us know what you’ve been up to.

Hopkins alumni in your neighborhood, across the country, and around the world meet for affinity, regional, and social networking events. From alumni weekends and cultural events to industry panels and volunteer experiences, the Alumni Association offers opportunities for alumni like us to connect. Affinity groups also span the country and the globe through on-line connections and provide another way for us to stay engaged.

The Alumni Association’s goal is to keep us connected with each other and the University as we continue through life’s journey. During that journey, we hope to continue your engagement with Hopkins. From social media ambassadors to event speakers to Alumni Council leaders and opportunities in between, we want to engage you at every stage of life to keep our alumni community informed, relevant, and dynamic.

Congratulations again, and let’s get started on your new Hopkins journey!

Sincerely,

Allyson Hughes Handley, Ed ’75, ‘78 President, Alumni Council The Johns Hopkins Alumni Association

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Congratulations Greg Melick!

Dear Greg, We are so very proud of you and what you have accomplished.

We’re looking forward to seeing how the next chapter of your life unfolds.

All our love,

Congratulations Octavia-Helena Douglas Fitzmaurice!

Mom and Clare Dear Octavia,

Congratulations Simone Robbennholt!

Blue Jay challenges You met them with grit and grace Today you take flight

On your very first day of preschool, you were so excited and proud to carry that book bag and finally go to Big Girl School. Over the years, the book bag, the grade, the school changed, but every Day One you picked up your bag and marched off to start the year with a zest for learning, an incredible sense of independence and a commitment to embracing new experiences.

Now, as we sit here today, it’s your parents who are so excited and proud. And we watch as you pick up your diploma and march off into the world. Take that zest for learning, that independence, that commitment and go try it all, Tati. Great adventure awaits.

With love for all that you are, Mama and Papa

Congratulations Jessica Grace Lazaroff!

Congratulations Rachel Neiman!

Rachel, It seems like yesterday we brought you to Homewood. You arrived, you participated and you made a difference. You succeeded both academically and athletically.

We are very proud of you and your accomplishments and look forward to watching you soar!

We love you lots!

Mom, Dad, Jamie & Eric

“May you live your life with trust, And nurture lifelong affection, May your lifelong dreams come true for you, Move ever that direction.

May the road rise to meet you, May the wind be always at your back, May the sun shine warm upon your face...”

We could not be more proud of your accomplishments, the person who you have always been, and the one you will become.

We love you!!! xoxoxo Mom, Lee, Emily, Claire, Phillip, and Ben

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Congratulations Rachel Neiman!

Rae, It seems you were just going into JHU and your graduating! We wish you a wonderful, happy and successful journey as you go forward. Love you honey!

Grandma & Grandpa

Congratulations Rahul Naik!

Dear Rahul, We are so proud of you and all your accomplishments at JHU! It has been an incredible journey watching you grow over the years into a smart, confident and responsible young man.

We wish you the very best as you pursue your dreams and embark on new adventures. May all your dreams come true!

Love, Mom, Dad and Nikhil

Congratulations Kristina Jones!

Tina; From the moment you stepped on JHU campus you knew it was the place for you. With your blue feather you joined the flock. You soaked up all JHU/Baltimore has to offer, growing from all of it.

We are so proud of you!

We know you will continue to shine wherever you go. You are always in our hearts & prayers.

Love, Mom, Dad & Alyssa

Congratulations Diva Parekh!

Dear Diva, Congratulations! We feel so proud to see our little baby graduating today.

We vividly remember your first day at preschool. You hesitated for a second, and then you went eagerly off to explore. What an amazing transformation it has been!

Even though we were so far away and only saw you once a year, we still felt all your ups and downs in our hearts.

We are so proud of you and what a wonderful person you have become.

We know you will tackle every challenge that comes your way with courage and conviction, and we wish you all the happiness for your future!

Love, Mom and Dad

Congratulations Anthony Garay!

Eres un emprendedor y triunfador; te deseo todos los exitos que te mereces.

Gracias por estos años tan lindos que me has dado.

Soy una pelota redonda y bien gordota, llenita de orgullo en este dia tan especial. Felicidades gordito.

You have grown to be proud, dignified & true; you do unto others as you’d have done to you. You’re courageous & brave. Whatever road you choose, I’m right behind you, win or lose.

Impressive achievement, son! You’ve earned it. So proud of you. Dream big, there’s no limits as long as you believe in yourself.

Go make your dent, Crazy One. May your path be filled with sparkling water & rice cakes.

Congratulations Sahib Singh!

Sahib, Congratulations on completing an important milestone in your professional journey! You are a bright and compassionate young man and we have no doubt you will accomplish amazing things! Stay true to yourself and remember you can do anything you set your mind to! The best is yet to come! #SoProud, Dad, Mom, Natasha and Prianka

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Congratulations Morgan Hikaru Ome!

Congratulations Gurion Marks!

Dear Morgan, We are so proud of the young woman you have become during the last four years. Although some days at JHU were difficult, overall, your experience there has been a wonderful and exciting microcosm of life: you found supportive and lifelong friends, developed great life skills that you can carry with you for the rest of your life, and you discovered what you are passionate about—journalism and poetry.

Dear Gur, So proud of you and your accomplishments. We’ve watched you begin your JHU journey and complete your 4 years at the top of your game embracing all Hopkins has to offer. From a consistent Dean’s list student, Hockey Team Captain, ASA Ambassador and more, you have shown you’ve absolutely got what it takes – enjoy your next ride - we love you.

As Doctor Who said, “We’re all stories in the end. Just make it a good one.” We love you!

Mom, Dad, and Obachan.

Mom & Dad/Bru

Congratulations Kelsey Hyeri Ko!

thank you to all those who made this magazine possible:

Kelsey, We are so very proud of you and all you have accomplished in your four years at JHU! You are warm, creative, passionate, open-minded, and outspoken.

We have loved watching you perform onstage and reading all the things you have written over the years. When you are a teacher next year or a lawyer in the future, we know that you will continue to inspire and lead others with compassion.

We hope you continue to pursue your many dreams and many talents!

Love, Dad and Mom

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