Johns Hopkins University students got a chance to explore the new Bloomberg Student Center this week during a celebratory preview event on the first day of fall classes.

On Monday, hundreds of students and other Hopkins affiliates spent more than two hours roaming around the four-story, 150,000-square-foot building, which is not yet fully operational and will be opening in phases over the next several weeks . Located at 3290 N. Charles Street, just off the university’s main entrance drive and the grassy open space known as The Beach, it’s the first dedicated student center ever built on the Homewood campus.

The event started with a pep rally of sorts on a new landscaped plaza facing Charles Street. Students and others then moved inside to get a first look at the $250 million facility,

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