Rising senior Linda Song spent most of June in France. Now that she's back in C-U, she's looking forward to one of the summer's big movie events: next week's release of "Transformers."

Health teacher DeeDee Wright and Russian teacher Katya Dunatov have decided not to return to Uni in 2007-08. Dunatov's departure also means the end of Uni's Russian classes.

Political scientist/sociologist Frances Fox Piven argues in her latest book that protest isn't frivolous or futile. Instead, when ordinary people defy conventional norms and rock the boat, significant political change becomes possible. "I took this book as a wake-up call, a reminder that protest movements do make a difference," reviewer Shara Esbenshade writes.

This past school year, there was a lot of talk and controversy about the level of racial diversity at Uni. But are we overlooking another kind of diversity? The Social Advocacy class investigated economic diversity at Uni High, and here are the results.

The spring-semester grades will be mailed out on Friday. If past is prologue, the vast majority of those grades will be A's and B's -- with more A's than B's. Is there anything wrong with that, or should we be concerned about grade inflation at Uni?

"Even graduation and all the subsequent parties feel so far away, complete with yearbook signing, reminiscing, and well-wishing for the future," writes 2007 graduate Bianca Zaharescu. "I feel like I've been out of high school for ages, when really, it's only been a few days."

Watch the Gargoyle's audio slideshow of the Class of 2007's graduation. One of our biggest slideshows yet, there's comprehensive coverage of each of the 59 students in the class as they receive their diplomas and prepare to begin life as Uni alums.

Although the seniors still had Saturday's commencement ceremony awaiting them, Uni marked the end of the school year Friday afternoon with the annual disorientation picnic. The food was tasty, but the main attraction was the highly anticipated 2007 edition of the yearbook, which was distributed at the picnic much to everyone's delight.

Rising junior Isaac Chambers, whose ambitious independent study project has gained schoolwide attention, talks to the Gargoyle about how he intends to carry out the planning and construction of a new facility to supplement Uni's main building.

"Being in a class with 20 or so classmates taught by a Uni teacher is an experience like none other," writes senior Benjamin Fu. "They really know how to grab our attention. Sometimes, I almost have as many jokes and witty comments written on the margins as notes (and yes, I am paying attention)." The Gargoyle seniors continue with their final columns.

Have you noticed the growing bellies? The stork is about to bring little bundles of joy to five of Uni's faculty and staff members. Read on to find out what Sarah Dewhurst, Jenny Kim, Elizabeth Majerus, Lisa Micele, and Jenny Snow have to say about the little ones on their way.