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Graduate students find chances to let loose both on and off campus

Yaron Ayalon GS remembers the first time he attended Class Day, the ceremony at which the outgoing undergraduate class celebrates its four years at Princeton by, among other things, granting honorary class memberships.?Grad students,? he said, ?were never mentioned, [except to say that] we also had grad students here and there.?The perception, Ayalon explained, was that graduate students ?didn?t speak any English so we didn?t know what they said.?Ayalon, the Near Eastern studies department?s representative on the Graduate Student Government (GSG), noted that ?this [attitude] really represents the essence of the problem, of this disconnection between undergrads and grads.?Maybe it?s because of age, schedules or interests, but graduate students agree that graduate school brings with it a social environment that contrasts markedly with that of undergraduates.Many graduate students interviewed recognized that while some of the difference is natural, some of it is also spurred by structural and perceptional distance between undergraduate and graduate social settings.

Professor calls for non-violent policies

Crisis diplomacy, now more than ever, requires diplomats to talk, listen and communicate with others rather than use force, Wolfgang Danspeckgruber, a professor in the Wilson School, said last night in a lecture in the Whig Hall Senate Chamber.In a talk titled ?The Cases of Afghanistan and Iran,? Danspeckgruber noted the changing role of the United States in international affairs and the consequences of neglecting countries such as Afghanistan and Iran.

Brinkema: Balancing act key in Moussaoui case

During the trial of Zacarias Moussaoui for charges relating to his involvement in the attacks of Sept.

News & Notes | April 29

U. anticipates full yield rates for Graduate School applicants.

Ex-student may be out of jail soon

Malik Little ?11, the individual accused of kidnapping, assaulting and endangering a freshman woman may be released from jail in the near future, Public Safety deputy director Charles Davall said in a campus safety alert sent out to the entire University community yesterday afternoon.Mercer County Prosecutor?s Office spokesperson Casey DeBlasio confirmed that on April 12, Princeton Borough police charged Little with kidnapping, aggravated assault, endangerment of an injured victim and making terroristic threats.As a condition of his bail, Little is prohibited from having any interaction with certain persons involved in the case, DeBlasio said.

Squire ’08 named valedictorian

The University announced this year?s valedictorian and Latin salutatorian at yesterday?s faculty meeting.

Nunokawa urges students to merge ‘disparate ideas’

University holds service to honor Goheen

For all he did for the University during his time in Nassau Hall from 1957 to 1972, former University president Robert Goheen ?40 may have left an even greater impression on those who were privileged enough to develop personal friendships with him.?[Goheen] would not have wanted to be remembered ... for such ?tangibles? as buildings built and dollars raised,? former University president William Bowen GS ?58 said, eulogizing Goheen at the official memorial service at the University Chapel yesterday afternoon.Bowen was among the masses of Goheen?s admirers who filed into the pews, where the rich notes of Duke Ellington were followed by the inspiring text of the Prayer of St.

McColly bridges AIDS activism, LGBT awareness and yoga's healing powers

When most guest speakers ask audience members to turn off their cellular phones, Michael McColly asked his audience members to put their forks down, close their eyes and meditate.

Campus recreation survey puts Dillon on agenda

Correction appendedSixty-two percent of students believe that the University should dedicate resources to a significant renovation of Dillon Gym even if other major development projects are delayed as a result, according to the USG?s campus recreation survey, the results of which were released at last night?s USG Senate meeting.

SVC organizes 'Kids on Campus'

Roughly 100 kids in bright yellow T-shirts and face paint joined more than 100 undergraduates in frolicking in the grassy space between Murray-Dodge and Whig halls and participating in potato sack races, egg drop races and water balloon fights on Saturday afternoon.The event, ?Kids on Campus,? sponsored by the Student Volunteers Council (SVC), invited children ages 3 to 14 from Trenton and Princeton to spend the afternoon taking part in specially planned games and events.

Students 'Take Back the Night'

More than 100 students gathered on the Frist South Lawn on Friday night to raise awareness about sexual violence and show support for victims of sexual assault as part of the annual Take Back the Night (TBTN) vigil.Katie Koestner, the keynote speaker, called on the crowd to ?name the problem, shatter the silence and take a stand.? Koestner, who was raped in college, founded the Katie Koestner Initiative for a World Without Rape, hosted by Sexual Harassment/Assault Advising, Resources, and Education (SHARE) and Students Against Domestic Violence.Koestner delivered a similar speech as part of TBTN in 2006.Director of the Women?s Center Amada Sandoval GS ?00 explained that Princeton is no stranger to the issue, noting that Princeton?s ?bucolic environment lulls us into a false sense of security.??There is probably a victim of sexual assault in every room [with] more than four people in it,? Sandoval said.To complement several speakers, TBTN featured performances by the Roaring 20, Katherine Sanden ?09 and BodyHype.

Freshman charged with kidnapping, aggravated assault

A freshman male has been charged by the Princeton Borough Police with kidnapping, aggravated assault, endangerment of an injured victim and making terroristic threats, The Times of Trenton reported on Saturday.The Times article, which covered the defendant?s bail hearing in Trenton on Friday, reported that Mercer County Superior Court judge Thomas Kelly has banned the defendant, Malik Little, 19, from University premises and cut his bail in half to $200,000 but refused to reduce it to the $20,000 requested by the defense.Little was no longer enrolled at the University as of April 10, University spokeswoman Cass Cliatt ?96 said in an interview, adding that Public Safety ?is fully aware that Mr. Little is not permitted on campus.

USG election process confuses voters

Correction AppendedSeveral members of the USG expressed confusion at last night?s USG Senate meeting about changes in the election process for U-Councilors, concerned that neither they nor the student body was informed of the change before voting began yesterday at noon.?I was a little surprised when I logged on to vote,? U-Councilor Maria Salciccioli ?09 said.

‘Spirit of Princeton’ prize awarded to eight students

Last Friday, eight students received notification that they had won the Spirit of Princeton Award, which honors undergraduates whose contributions to the University have had a positive influence on campus and in the community.Anna Almore ?08, Katy Andersen ?08, Karen Bailey ?08, Andy Chen ?09, Josh Loehrer ?08, Sian Ofaolain ?08, Agatha Offorjebe ?09 and Meaghan Petersack ?08 will be honored at a dinner on May 9, at which they will receive a certificate and book prize.

University calendar reform still out of reach

Though consensus on academic calendar reform at the University is hard to come by, Harvard has already finalized its revamped calendar, leaving Princeton the only school in the Ivy League to hold fall term exams after winter break. University administrators tabled calendar reform last November after circulating a survey asking students to choose one of several calendar options.

No sleep till Princeton

Weather Fans, I?ve noticed many of you taking advantage of the winning combination of warm weather and post-thesis/junior paper bliss recently.

Composing while Computing

"We have heard much about the poetry of mathematics, but very little of it has yet been sung," Henry David Thoreau wrote in 1849. Music professor Dmitri Tymoczko now begs to differ: According to his research, there's an entire world of complex geometric poetry underlying the language of music. Tymoczko, together with music professors Ian Quinn and Clifton Callender of Yale and Florida State universities, respectively, has found a way to literally illustrate the close connections between music and mathematical topology.

Butler construction on schedule

Students can already see the foundations of the four new Butler College buildings that will rise between Bloomberg and Wu halls.

Top N.J. McCain aide forsees win

New Jersey State Senator Bill Baroni thinks Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) has a great shot at winning over Garden State voters come November, arguing yesterday afternoon at a talk sponsored by the College Republicans that the bitterly divided Democratic Party will continue to work in McCain's favor.