Kansas State swats Princeton 67-64

Richard Okada, a professor of East Asian studies at Princeton University who was known for his work spanning classical as well as contemporary Japanese literature, died of natural causes April 4 at a care center in Monmouth Junction, N.J. He was 66.

Two Princeton students, sophomore Eugene Katsevich and junior Aman Sinha, have been awarded Goldwater Scholarships, the premier award for outstanding undergraduates interested in careers in mathematics, the natural sciences and engineering.

More than 2,000 people are expected to visit campus this month for Princeton Preview, as newly admitted students and their families arrive to sample the University's academic, residential and social offerings. The annual hosting program will be held Thursday through Saturday, April 19-21 and 26-28.

Princeton University seniors Brittany Cesarini and Sandra Mukasa have been awarded the Henry Richardson Labouisse '26 Prize, which was given jointly this year for the first time since it was instituted in 1984. The $25,000 prize will support the students in their endeavor to spend the next year establishing a community-based organization in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, to target gender-based violence and HIV/AIDS.

Princeton University professor Tracy K. Smith has been awarded the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for poetry for her collection "Life on Mars."