<p>A nice article about Malik Little, a new member of the Class of 2011.</p>
<p>"Before presents, before turkey and yams and banana pudding, Malik Little will start Christmas Day singing his praise to God. From the keyboards at Calvary Christian Center on Del Paso Boulevard, the 17-year-old will be playing holiday tunes for the congregation of thousands.</p>
<p>"And as he celebrates God’s giving nature this year, Little feels extra close to it. God, he believes, gave him a musical talent that’s allowed him to help support his family. God, he says, blessed him with an IQ that qualifies him for Mensa. And earlier this month, God opened the door to an Ivy League education.</p>
<p>"“My faith is my strongest driving force,” said Little, a senior at Natomas Charter School Performing and Fine Arts Academy.</p>
<p>“It really is the reason I believe I’ve done as well as I have and I am who I am. I always say I give all glory to God.”</p>
<p>"Little is one of 102 students chosen from across the country this year to receive full college scholarships from QuestBridge. The Bay Area organization matches talented low-income students with elite universities. Little will use the scholarship to go to Princeton in the fall; it will pay for four years of tuition, books, meals and housing and is worth more than $160,000.</p>
<p>Thanks for posting this article. Recently I worked on a funding application related to teen dating violence prevention education in high schools from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. I am just becoming aware of how big this problem is. I am wondering if this case has resulted in any efforts (or increased efforts) on campus to educate the students and law enforcement personnel on this issue. From reading the article it sounds like numerous people had reported the violent behavior but the campus police didn’t react very effectively.</p>
<p>What a horrible way for this freshman woman to have started her college career. I feel terrible for her and hope that justice is done. It appears that Mr. Little has been kicked out of Princeton and will now face the legal consequences of his actions with little sympathy from me or others. What drives people like this?</p>
<p>The defendant’s attorney, Jack Furlong, also called the University’s conduct “nothing short of reprehensible,” according to the Trenton Times. Furlong added that when a Public Safety officer arrived on the scene during the March 9 incident, he observed no evidence of bruising on the woman.</p>
<p>How can an attorney decry the ‘University’s conduct’ when the goal of the security department is safety of the Princeton community? Shame on him.</p>
<p>My son is going there next year and I would not want him living close to someone who exhibits this behavior.</p>