Executive election results rejected

By Brendan Selby
NEWS| Amid charges of campaign misconduct and unfairness, the ASSU Undergraduate Senate last night voted six to two not to certify the highly contested results of the ASSU executive race that took place on April 8 and 9.

Ortolano named permanent Haas Center director

By Stephanie Condon
NEWS| Leonard Ortolano, the UPS Foundation Professor of Civil Engineering in Urban and Regional Planning, will assume the role of permanent director of the Haas Center.

Programs raise queer awareness

By Nancy Wang
NEWS| Stanford’s Queer Awareness Days — celebrating queer voluntary student organizations on campus and seeking to raise awareness of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer issues — began Monday and will continue until April 29.

Gravity Probe launches into orbit

By Michael Miller
NEWS| After 43 years and the work of thousands of hands, Gravity Probe B successfully made its way into orbit yesterday morning, to the applause of several hundred observers in Cubberley Auditorium.

Residency ‘match’ system questioned

By Aliyya Haque
NEWS| Three physicians recently filed a lawsuit against the “Match” system through which through which thousands of fourth-year medical students across the country are matched with residency training programs.

Class designs Guatemalan center

By Jessica Wang
NEWS| Since last spring, architecture classes taught by Civil and Environmental Engineering lecturers Marga Jann and David Nieh have been working on the construction of a community center and school in Amatitlan, Guatemala.

Chappie goes highbrow

By Anna Galan
NEWS| By ANNA GALAN MANAGING EDITOR Released last Monday, the most recent installment of Stanford’s humor magazine, The Chaparral, isn’t just getting attention on campus; The Chappie was featured in the April 19 issue of The New Yorker.

The W Spot

By Alla Gonopolsky and Lizzie Epstein
NEWS| Jersey chasers — we’ve all seen them in action. There’s an exceptionally active one in our neighborhood whom we refer to as “that girl.

Eat, drink and be merry

By Jennie Broder
NEWS| By JENNIE BRODER FOOD COLUMNIST Lunchtime is an interesting time of day. In Europe I imagine throngs of beautiful people lounging outside Parisian or Italian cafes, sipping their cappuccino and savoring some dish like melon and prosciutto.