Tree stolen; Band fingers Cal

By Aliyya Haque
NEWS| In a heist more fitting for pre-Big Game day than for a chilly January Monday, thieves allegedly broke into the Tree Room of the Band Shak last week and stole the Band mascot’s costume, valued at over $2,500.

Family creates James Hsu Memorial Fund

By Jessica Zhang
NEWS| In honor of James Hsu, the Stanford Graduate School of Business student who died in last month’s South Asian tsunamis, the Hsu family, in partnership with the Community Foundation Silicon Valley, also known as CFSV, announced last Tuesday the creation of the James W.

ASSU special fees system financially sound after scare

By Barrett W. Sheridan
NEWS| A year ago, the ASSU’s special fees system, which allows students to vote on which student groups receive funding, faced a crisis.

Students hit all the right notes in ASSU-sponsored ‘Stanford Idol’ singing contest

By Jennifer Liu
NEWS| Simon, Randy and Paula?

School of Education receives $700,000 donation

By Adam Widman
NEWS| The School of Education last month received $700,000 — one of the largest donations in the school’s history — to endow a financial aid program for doctoral students.

Accelerator reopens

By The Stanford Daily Staff
NEWS| The Stanford Linear Accelerator Center has restarted one of the two accelerator facilities that the center shut down after an electrical fire badly burned a technician last October.

Spring Break 2005: Vacationing in the tropics or relaxing at home?

By Noah Weiss
NEWS| Whether they want to eat gumbo and crayfish in New Orleans, live la vida loca in Cancun or master the MCAT at home, students have already started planning their spring breaks.

Police blotter: Car vandalism, ammonia leak, fire alarm call

By The Stanford Daily Staff
NEWS| Car vandalization was prominent across campus this past week. Many vehicles were discovered with paint scratches, bent antennas and windshield wipers, slashed tires and convertible tops, and broken windows.