CASYM Steel Orchestra, a group of students from New York that has performed at two previous Martin Luther King Jr. Day programs at Princeton

Area students win prizes in Princeton University's Martin Luther King Jr. Day essay and poster contests

A record number of students from Princeton area schools submitted entries in the annual essay and poster contests sponsored by Princeton University in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
    Prizes will be presented at a ceremony that begins at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 20, in Richardson Auditorium of Alexander Hall on the campus. The featured speaker will be Eddie Glaude Jr., an associate professor of religion and a member of the committee that oversees Princeton’s Program in African-American Studies.
    The program will be preceded by a half-hour concert, beginning at 1 p.m., by the CASYM Steel Orchestra, a group of students from New York that has performed at two previous Martin Luther King Jr. Day programs.
    The winning posters -- and others -- will be on display during and after the program, which is open to the public and free of charge.