Cast call for new theater course
John Astin is returning to the Homewood campus. The Hopkins graduate and actor, who is perhaps best known for his role as Gomez on The Addams Family television series, has agreed to teach a workshop called Acting and Directing next semester, to coincide with the opening of the new student arts center.
   The undergraduate workshop is being offered through The Writing Seminars Department in the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences.
   "When Astin attended Hopkins," said John Irwin, the Decker Professor in the Humanities, "it was called the Department of Writing, Speech and Drama. This course is taking the department back to its roots." Full story...

United Way campaign goes over the top
The 2000 Johns Hopkins United Way Campaign chairs are pleased to announce that Hopkins has exceeded its overall goal by nearly 9 percent. With just days to go in the official campaign, the combined contributions from those at the university, JHM and APL total $1,950,000. Full story...

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