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YouTube it: “THE WALK” “BACK SEAT LOVER” “A LONG TIME”

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If you have any appreciation at all for a jazzy tune, then you’re in luck: neo-soul favorite Mayer Hawthorne will be bringing his feel-good melodies, irresistible R&B groove and retro Motown charm to the main stage. Hawthorne is known for his feel-good cocktail of funk, soul and jazz, a masterful fusion of a timeless genre that finds its roots with James Brown. With three critically acclaimed albums under his belt, including the 2013 LP “Where Does This Door Go” featuring collaborations with Pharrell Williams and Kendrick Lamar, the powerhouse singer/songwriter/producer/instrumentalist is a breath of fresh air in the musical scene with his memorable, organic sound. Think Sunday morning coffees, male dancers in well-cut suits and a mellow variety of Hall & Oates meets CeeLo Green. Aside from his soulful tunes, Hawthorne also performs as a rapper and hip-hop artist under the stage name Haircut. Whether you were familiar with Hawthorne’s music prior to Lawnparties or not, bring your jive with you this Sunday and get yourself ready for a fantastic time.

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- LIN KING, ASSOCIATE STREET EDITOR

betty who colonial club Performing at Colonial will be 22-year-old Australian singer Betty Who, who exploded onto the dance-pop music scene from out of nowhere with the release of her debut single “Somebody Loves You” in late 2012. Her feel-good sound, reminiscent of 80s synthpop, and consistently highenergy performances are sure to get Princeton students up and grooving on the Colonial lawn. She headlined Yale’s Spring Fling this past week, and her latest EP, “Slow Dancing,” has already rocketed to number one on the iTunes pop music YouTube it: charts, so expect a large and enthusias“SOMEBODY tic crowd! LOVES YOU”

“HIGH SOCIETY”

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Born Grant Kwiecinski, GRiZ describes his style as “electro-soul” or “future funk,” combining vinyls for YouTube it: an old school aesthetic with modern synthesizers. “SMASH THE FUNK” Think swing music mixed with dubstep. He also plays the saxophone — “it was kind of a nerdy thing to do,” “HARD TIMES” he says on the video for his signature track, “Smash the Funk.” Though he doesn’t have a Wikipedia page (yet), he’s released three albums: “Rebel Era,” “Mad Liberation” and “End of the World Party,” all available for free online. If his music can even make blind men dance, then you’d better get ready to get down at Quad!

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anya marina charter club RDGLDGRN tower club Anya Marina started taking YouTube it: center stage “BODY KNOWS BEST” when her songs “SATELLITE HEART” began appear“MOVE YOU” ing on popular shows such as “Gossip Girl,” “How I Met Your Mother,” “Grey’s Anatomy” and “The Vampire Diaries,” among many others. Beyond that, she has toured with the likes of Jason Mraz, The Plain White T’s, Spoon, Eric Hutchinson and Greg Laswell. Marina became a YouTube sensation when she covered T.I.’s “Whatever You Like” in 2009, which reached nearly four million views and spent approximately two weeks atop the iTunes “Top Alternative Songs” chart. Her clear voice and clean style have been compared to Ingrid Michaelson and Regina Spektor, and she is known for her ability to give a great live performance. Her newest album, “Felony Flats,” has received race reviews and is sure to please with its clever and relatable lyrics set to pop, rock and electronic dance beats.

RDGLDGRN (pronounced “red-gold-green”) broke out YouTube it: on the rock scene in fall 2011 with its hit single “I Love Lamp.” Hailing from Reston, Virginia, the band’s sound “I LOVE LAMP” combines an indie pop style with Washington, D.C. “DOING THE go-go — a subgenre of funk characterized by island MOST” rhythms most associated with Chuck Brown. In other words, RDGLDGRN evokes a fusion of 311 and The Neighbourhood. Red, Green, Gold refers to the band members’ stage names. They have collaborated with Dave Grohl (who drummed on their debut album) and Pharrell Williams, who cowrote the chill summer anthem “Doing the Most.”

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Bringing some irreverent flavor from the dirty South YouTube it: up to the North for Lawnparties, Travis Porter features three MCs who met during grade school while “AYY LADIES” growing up in Georgia. The trio started collaborating “BRING IT BACK” with some of the biggest names in rap and dubstep — including Tyga and Diplo — even before their debut album dropped in 2012. If you’re ready to bump and grind to some ratchet raps over banging beats, be sure to include a stop at Cannon this Sunday! - SETH MERKIN MOROKOFF, ASSOCIATE STREET EDITOR

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Named “Band to Watch” by Stereogum and “Best New Music” by Pitchfork, Mutual Benefit is an amazing folk rock group to chill out to between the craziness of Lawnparties. If you’re into Mutual Benefit’s acoustic magic, you’ll appreciate Dodapod, who will also be bringing its instrumental talent and sick beats to TFC. Imagine Fleet Foxes and Disco Biscuits rocking out one after another, and you’ll have a sense of the sheer awesomeness set to unfold onstage. - ANNIE TAO, SENIOR WRITER

YouTube it: MUTUAL BENEFIT: “GOLDEN WAKE” DODAPOD: “ONIONHEAD”

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Most of us don’t remember the ’80s, but that doesn’t mean we don’t miss it. Trot out to TI this Sunday for some old school vibes with The Deloreans, a retro cover band that takes you back to the glory days of Bruce Springsteen and ‘Like A Virgin’-era Madonna. If the group’s off-the-wall energy and unapologetically neon color scheme look familiar, you may be recalling them from their lively performance at Ivy Club last fall. Come join the revamped The Deloreans this Sunday and be sure to sport some legwarmers and headbands.

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YouTube it: covers of “PARTY IN THE USA” “TIK TOK” “BILLIONAIRE”

- LIN KING, ASSOCIATE STREET EDITOR

YouTube it: covers of “WHAT ABOUT LOVE” “GO YOUR OWN WAY” “ONIONHEAD”

Prepare for another shot of Blue Label, the saucy cover band who appeared at Ivy last spring Lawnparties (#ThrowbackSunday). As always, there’s no chaser necessary because the self-described “corporate friendly yet cheese-free” stylings of Blue Label always go down smooth. Be sure to Johnnie Walker over to Ivy. With a strong mix of musical genres ranging from “Get Low” to “At Last,” the band is sure to have you dancing without inhibitions. - SETH MERKIN MOROKOFF, ASSOCIATE STREET EDITOR

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ivy club YouTube it: covers of “GET LOW” “SHOOK ME ALL NIGHT LONG”

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easy tiger house band cloister inn Easy Tiger House Band is a group of six musicians from New York. This cover band has been touring the United States for five years, and its impressive repertoire includes classic rock, motown, college rock and hip hop. With an electric group chemistry and unrivaled enthusiasm, Easy Tiger House Band is sure to make Cloister Inn a prime Lawnparties destination. - SETH MERKIN MOROKOFF, ASSOCIATE STREET EDITOR

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Princeton-Blairstown Center seeks student involvement KATIE BAUMAN Street Editor

s the academic year winds down and Princeton students gear up for summer internships, the different opportunities run the gamut. Some will head to Wall Street to join the wolf pack. Others will head west in search of startups, and others still will take their talents out of the good old US of A to pursue some international adventures. Summer opportunities take Princeton students across the map, but not all adventures require extensive travel. Some can be found right here in New Jersey at the Princeton-Blairstown Center. Founded in 1908 by University students, Princeton-Blairstown Center began as a summer camp designed to give boys from urban Philadelphia experience in the outdoors while developing leadership skills. The program has since expanded into a yearround initiative that works in local schools, on campus and still includes its original summer program. According to their website, PBC has a full-time staff member on site in various schools in the area (including Trenton Central High School) and offers regular programming to build a community among the students that helps to develop leadership skills. Since its creation, PBC has had close ties to the University and was a student-run camp until its expansion in the 1970s. In 1995, it became one of the University’s “supporting organizations” to receive access to accounting, legal and engineering services, and the University appointed a majority of PBC’s board members. In 2013, however, the University finalized cutting its financial and administrative ties with PBC. Although the official split has been difficult, University students will continue to play an integral part in Princeton-Blairstown Center’s functioning, given the longstanding connection between PBC and the University. Sascha Brown ’14 served as a summer experiential education facilitator with PBC after her freshman year. PBC’s summer program invites groups of urban youth as well as private groups to take part in various activities such as rock climbing, ropes courses and canoeing while staying on the Center’s 263-acre campus. As a facilitator, Brown was responsible for developing a curriculum for

the students participating over the summer and leading them through various activities during their time in the program. Brown worked closely with the groups of children who came to PBC over the summer, and her experience has had a significant impact on her post graduation plans. “It [being a summer facilitator] is a very strong reason why I am doing Teach for America after graduation because it was my first time getting to work with these populations and understand what it meant to be there and to serve them even though the students might resist,” Brown said. When groups come to PBC over the summer, they choose a certain goal to work on over the course of their stay, which can range from one night to two weeks. According to their website, PBC offers experiential learning to address various community concepts such as leadership, team building, conflict resolution and healthy decision making. Facilitators must take into account the group’s desired goal and keep that concept in mind when determining which activities to introduce to the group and how to debrief and promote conversations about those activities. Students can apply to be a summer facilitator via PBC’s website. The positions are filled by students from Princeton as well other colleges. Urban youth are the primary population that PBC serves, but its summer program is open to all groups. In the past, Wilson School graduate students have taken part in PBC’s program, and Outdoor Action basecamp groups routinely use PrincetonBlairstown Center’s campus. The center does not offer camps for individual students; they must attend through a group program.

“We’re looking for ways to integrate the Princeton student body and Blairstown’s primary service population,” Brown said. “Some of the ways we’ve done that is through campus expeditions, where you’ll see students from our Blairstown partner schools come to campus and take a tour.” Brown has found promoting University engagement to be difficult because of students’ busy schedules and reluctance to commit. Termed “campus expeditions,” PBC brings students from Trenton schools to campus to see the college and the activities it has to offer. Brown has also brought collegiate activities into the Trenton schools. She created the “Princeton Performance Series,” a series of student panels in Trenton schools that discussed various topics like the transition to college as well as opportunities and activities beyond academics that are available for exploration in college. The series was supplemented by performances from Princeton’s African a cappella group, Umqombothi. “It makes the idea of college more tangible. The elementary school students see college students and think these are things I can do once I get to school that aren’t just academic,” Brown said. “That’s motivating for them, especially because I think a lot of these things aren’t modeled.” For the immediate future, University student body engagement and awareness is key for Princeton-Blairstown Center. “The history of Blairstown with the University has been so long and so rich. The ties are so strong but if you were to look at it today, you would have no idea there was such a rich history,” Brown explained. “We want to reinvigorate that connection with the student body.”

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ASK THE SEXPERT This week, she discusses condom communication. Dear Sexpert, I just started dating a new guy, and he’s really great! But he’s really resistant to wearing condoms when we have sex. He always comes up with some excuse and tries to make me feel good about it, and sometimes I go along with it. Usually, I am a real stickler about condom use, so it worries me that he is so against using them. On one hand, I want to tell him to wear a condom, but on the other, he’s made it seem like wearing one is a deal breaker, and I don’t want to lose him over it. What should I do? — Condom Queen

Dear Condom Queen, There are a lot of different factors and attitudes that go into decision-making and preferences, especially when it comes to something as intimate as sex. You have decided that your preference is to use a condom every time, without exception. However, your boyfriend has other preferences. Communication is the best way to improve sex. Talk to him about his dislike of condoms at a time when you’re not engaging

in sexual activity. Figuring out his reasoning may help the two of you come to an agreement. It is possible that he has had a bad experience with condoms in the past, or maybe he has not found one with the right fit. Trying out different condom styles or having open communication about wants and needs is a great way for him to see the fun of safer sexual experiences. It seems like you are concerned your boyfriend will end things if you push him. You have the right to make a decision for yourself, and he has the right for himself; but when you are making decisions that impact your partner, any and all decisions must mutually be agreed upon. I know it feels like saying something may put your relationship with him in jeopardy, but not saying something could also put his and your safety at risk. Be prepared with a response for the excuses, such as “You’re just so sexy; I can’t wait” or “It’ll feel so much better without one.” Having condoms on hand will discredit his “I can’t wait” argument, and it’ll make it easier for you to stay strong in your decision. Keep some condoms in your purse or bedside table for easy access. (You can

get 10 free condoms daily, at McCosh Health Center). Also, there are many ways in which using condoms can be a fun part of your sexual experiences. Using the ultra thin, ribbed or heat-activating varieties, or even adding a dab of lubricant to the inside and outside of the condom can all enhance the overall sexual experience for you both. If you aren’t interested in trying these options, you can always refer to the recent study published in “The Journal of Sexual Medicine” that stated that both men and women enjoy sex as much with condoms as they do without. This might alleviate his concerns or at least make him more open to trying condoms. Good luck, — The Sexpert Interested in Sexual Health? The Sexpert is always looking for members of the community to join the team of sexual health educators who, along with fact-checking from University health professionals, help write these columns. Email sexpert@dailyprincetonian.com for more information and questions about sexual health. Don’t be shy!

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HEADLINERS AND HEADSHAKERS articles you didn’t read this week SETH MERKIN MOROKOFF Associate Street Editor

Krugman to leave Princeton for CUNY , Tiger Inn officers wonder if State Night taught him nothing NJ Transit suspends direct service to Newark, braces for hostile takeover of shuttle buses by aggressive Reunion-goers assuming U. has provided them party buses NOTORIOUSLY FRATTY DARTMOUTH STUDENTS MEET WITH PROFESSORS; ADMINISTRATION TO DISCUSS ABOLISHING THE GREEK SYSTEM OVER BEER BONGS, ICE LUGES

Columbia student newspaper drops print, ‘Prince’ drops cash to keep print Chance the Rapper cancels performance at Yale, Lawnparties improv es somewhat relative to other concerts in the Ivy League

U. increases contribution to surrounding municipality, fails to quiet Dinky protestors despite larger payoff

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#TBT:Houseparties Street takes a look at end-of-year festivities over the years, courtesy of The Daily Princetonian archives

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Lawnparties Accessories

Croquet mallet.

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Suffix appended to last name.

Clydesdale Thoroughbred Cross.

Chest hair. SPF 30+.

Ivy’s Tiffany necklace.

Next semester’s Ivy passbook.

Waxed moustache. Freshly waxed Barbour. Wine bra.

CAMPUS PICKS FESTIVAL HOLI 2014 ALEXANDER BEACH Wednesday, 3 p.m.

The South Asian Students Association invites the student body to participate in the Hindu festival of colors again. The annual event is always a mid-afternoon crowd-pleaser, as students blast each other with water guns and fling brightly colored powders until they forget about their Dean’s Date stresses. Be sure to wear white and take some pictures for a before and after Pic Stitch, because SASA is sure to get you nice and dirty.

POETRY ELLIPSES PRESENTS IN TRANSIT WILSON BLACKBOX THEATER Thursday, 8 p.m. Friday, 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.

As we prepare to leave campus for the summer, come let the Ellipses Slam Poetry Team send you off with a show all about journeys. The group has come back to campus fresh off their third-place finish at the College Unions Poetry Slam Invitational and is ready to share their stories with you through some sharply spoken word. A few of the group members have even become minor YouTube celebrities following their CUPSI appearance. Find their videos online for a preview.

CAMPUS AFFAIRS LET’S TALK! FRIST CAMPUS CENTER GALLERY Thursday, 8:30 p.m.

Join USG members in for their conversation-based event focused on sparking dialogue among different social groups on campus. The Office of the Dean of Undergraduate Students and USG will jointly sponsor the initiative to help students engage with how their identity has affected their Princeton experience. Lining up nicely with late meal, the event will also feature free snacks for upperclassmen without swipes to use.

MUSIC MOLLY BOLTEN AND THE NIGHT KITCHEN EXPERIMENT FRIST FILM/PERFORMANCE THEATRE Wednesday, 8 p.m.

Watch Molly Bolten ’14 deliver a sick show for her send-off, senior thesis concert. Her group recently made its live debut in mid-April, opening up for another band at Terrace. But this time, it’s all about Bolten and her crew, who are still celebrating the release of their recent album “All Seats Provide Equal Viewing of the Universe.” Admission is free, but tickets are required. Pick some up at the Frist Campus Center box office before the show, and be sure to check out some of their tunes before the show, available for streaming on Bolten’s personal website.

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