As anger swells over the shooting of Trayvon Martin, a 17-year-old African American male, Cornellians gathered in solidarity at Ujamaa Residential College Thursday to discuss critical issues surrounding the tragedy.

Peter Noback '14 attended Ultra Music Festival over break and had a blast, obviously.

For many students, the concept of putting education on hold for a year off is as daunting as it is enticing. Taking a year to travel, work or volunteer is already a common trend with European students, and now, like a love of soccer and a functioning health care system, the idea of a gap year is also seeping into American culture. In recent years, more and more American students are opting to take a gap year, either between high school and college, or between undergraduate and graduate studies.