grad lounge to reopen

good news. after being shut down for a couple of years, the grad lounge will reopen this fall. for those of you who haven't been here for long, the grad lounge was a space across from the blue wall mostly used by grad students as a hangout. besides some of the blue wall fare, it served wine and beer. the details are not all set for the reopening, but one definite feature will be rao's coffee. it will be a space where graduate students can socialize, get a coffee, read a newspaper, play a board game or write a paper. and it has a nice courtyard area that can be used when the weather is nice.