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November 11, 2009

A New Groove in Resilient Grove

Daniel Dickerson '10

Friday, October 29th, 2009, marked a major event of the social season at Princeton, and it happened at Cloister. The Club hosted a benefit concert for a west coast charity that attracted hundreds of students from all over campus.

Josh Miller '12 is the founder of an organization called The Resilient Youth Foundation dedicated to the goal of bringing equality, opportunity, and motivation to under-privileged and struggling students. Josh founded this organization in high school after a good friend of his, Eddie Lopez, was killed in a drive-by shooting in a case of mistaken identity. Eddie was a star athlete, an honors student and was on his way to being the first member of his family ever to attend college before his tragic death. For more information of the foundation see it's website at Resilient Youth.

Josh had lined up four musical acts that all agreed to play for free to benefit The Resilient Youth Foundation. All he needed was a place for them to play, and he would have an effective fund raiser for his cause.

That is where Cloister came in. The Resilient Youth mission, with its emphasis on education and community support, resonated with the Cloister members, and they agreed to make Cloister available for a fund raising concert on October 29. Not only that, they covered the costs of hosting the event out of the Social Fund and helped administer the fund raising effort.

It was a night to remember. Far from the usual Thursday or Saturday night when 80’s music can be heard blaring from Cloister -- Songs that range from Journey’s timeless classic 'Don’t Stop Believing' to Whitney Houston’s quintessential pop song 'I Wanna Dance With Somebody,' there were four of the hottest musical acts around, including Where's Waldo (they play on the street regularly), Jonathan Meyer's

(a mash-up DJ, similar music to Girl Talk or Super Mash Bros. for those of you in the know), and Brazilian DJ who played a short set after the main show. The main event was unlike any other band that Cloister had ever had perform before, the Bay Area band known as The Cataracs (yes, the misspelling is intentionally) that is the new emerging symbol of San Francisco’s Hyphy Movement.*

As soon as the date was set, word quickly spread through campus about the incumbent arrival of the two 18 year old rappers that comprise The Cataracs. Cloister braced itself for the massive turn out. The event could not have been more successful. The concert brought students out by the hundreds, raising some $3000 for the Resilient Youth Foundation.

It is this type of event that we can be proud of and that really puts Cloister on the map in the Princeton community. Cloister will look to host more high caliber events that appeal to the general body of Princeton students. As Bob Dylan once said, “Well, the times, they are a changing.” Cloister will continue to adapt to the ever-changing college atmosphere to ensure the club can continue to provide the same level of support and community to future generations of Princeton students as it has for the past nearly one hundred years.

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* For those who are bit out of touch with collegians newest slang, Bay Area rapper Keak Da Sneak in an album that debuted in 1994 first coined the term 'hyphy'. The phrase “to get hyphy” refers to when an individual acts or dances in an overstated, fast paced, and ridiculous manner. The movement began as a response from Bay Area rappers to commercial hip-hop's ignoring of the Bay's influence in hip hop culture and has just recently become a nationwide phenomenon as seen with hip-hop artist E-40 single entitled 'Tell Me When to Go', a song that put the Bay Area’s hip-hop culture on the national map.

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		ResilientGROOVE November 11, 2009 A New Groove in Resilient Grove Daniel Dickerson '10 Friday, October 29th, 2009, marked a major event of the social season at Princeton, and it happened at Cloister. The Club hosted a benefit concert for a west coast charity that attracted hundreds of students from all over campus. Josh Miller '12 is the founder of an organization called The Resilient Youth Foundation dedicated to the goal of bringing equality, opportunity, and motivation to under-privileged and struggling students. Josh founded this organization in high school after a good friend of his, Eddie Lopez, was killed in a drive-by shooting in a case of mistaken identity. Eddie was a star athlete, an honors student and was on his way to being the first member of his family ever to attend college before his tragic death. For more information of the foundation see it's website at Resilient Youth. Josh had lined up four musical acts that all agreed to play for free to benefit The Resilient Youth Foundation. All he needed was a place for them to play, and he would have an effective fund raiser for his cause. That is where Cloister came in. The Resilient Youth mission, with its emphasis on education and community support, resonated with the Cloister members, and they agreed to make Cloister available for a fund raising concert on October 29. Not only that, they covered the costs of hosting the event out of the Social Fund and helped administer the fund raising effort. It was a night to remember. Far from the usual Thursday or Saturday night when 80’s music can be heard blaring from Cloister -- Songs that range from Journey’s timeless classic 'Don’t Stop Believing' to Whitney Houston’s quintessential pop song 'I Wanna Dance With Somebody,' there were four of the hottest musical acts around, including Where's Waldo (they play on the street regularly), Jonathan Meyer's (a mash-up DJ, similar music to Girl Talk or Super Mash Bros. for those of you in the know), and Brazilian DJ who played a short set after the main show. The main event was unlike any other band that Cloister had ever had perform before, the Bay Area band known as The Cataracs (yes, the misspelling is intentionally) that is the new emerging symbol of San Francisco’s Hyphy Movement.* As soon as the date was set, word quickly spread through campus about the incumbent arrival of the two 18 year old rappers that comprise The Cataracs. Cloister braced itself for the massive turn out. The event could not have been more successful. The concert brought students out by the hundreds, raising some $3000 for the Resilient Youth Foundation. It is this type of event that we can be proud of and that really puts Cloister on the map in the Princeton community. Cloister will look to host more high caliber events that appeal to the general body of Princeton students. As Bob Dylan once said, “Well, the times, they are a changing.” Cloister will continue to adapt to the ever-changing college atmosphere to ensure the club can continue to provide the same level of support and community to future generations of Princeton students as it has for the past nearly one hundred years. ______________________ * For those who are bit out of touch with collegians newest slang, Bay Area rapper Keak Da Sneak in an album that debuted in 1994 first coined the term 'hyphy'. The phrase “to get hyphy” refers to when an individual acts or dances in an overstated, fast paced, and ridiculous manner. The movement began as a response from Bay Area rappers to commercial hip-hop's ignoring of the Bay's influence in hip hop culture and has just recently become a nationwide phenomenon as seen with hip-hop artist E-40 single entitled 'Tell Me When to Go', a song that put the Bay Area’s hip-hop culture on the national map.

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