Sproul Plaza was a real circus at the noon hour today. I mean, even more than usual. First, there was a big rally in advance of tomorrow's football game. I stopped for a bit to watch the captivating cheerleaders marching band, and to marvel at what appeared to be school spirit. Over toward Telegraph, the striking graduate Teaching Assistants (known here at Graduate Student Instructors) were perambulating and chanting for justice. And linking these two focal points were the usual cast of characters: the long row of student group tables, the mad hatters advertising upcoming events, the juggling guy and the proselytizers. And with this being homecoming week, a smattering of alums wandering through it all, smiling to themselves and muttering that yup, it's still the same ol' place.