diff -r b623d96bc830 -r f7665077a54f app/soc/models/student_proposal.py
--- a/app/soc/models/student_proposal.py	Tue Mar 10 19:09:12 2009 +0000
+++ b/app/soc/models/student_proposal.py	Tue Mar 10 21:08:30 2009 +0000
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 
   #: required, text field used for different purposes,
   #: depending on the specific type of the proposal
-  abstract = db.StringProperty(required=True, multiline=True)
+  abstract = db.TextProperty(required=True)
   abstract.help_text = ugettext(
       'short abstract, summary, or snippet;'
       ' 500 characters or less, plain text displayed publicly')