The Return of Film Fest
Coming soon to a university near you--midnight madness, a Japanese gore-fest, The Art of Professional Wrestling and a whole bunch of "crazy flicks." Looks like the Johns Hopkins Film Society is trying to put the camp back into campus.
   The student-run group will present its second annual Johns Hopkins Film Festival this week, an event that will showcase more than 60 feature-length and short films, which will be shown in three venues on the Homewood campus. The festival's first three nights also include a midnight film show, featuring the Maryland premiere of Evil Dead Trap, a cult-classic horror film from Japan. Full story...

Spring Fair Bets on a Winning Weekend
A chapel of love, Elvis impersonators and games of chance--the only thing missing is Wayne Newton. This Vegas-like atmosphere will be transplanted to Homewood as part of Hopkins' 28th annual Spring Fair. The three-day event, whose theme is Jackpot '99, will begin at noon on Friday, April 16.
   The student-run festival is one of the largest of its kind, typically drawing more than 150,000 visitors to campus for fun, food and festivities. And this year, a little gambling.
   George Laufenberg, co-chair of the festival, said he is betting on this year's theme to be highly visible. Full story...

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