Panel recommends divestment

By Brendan Selby
NEWS| The University’s Advisory Panel on Investment Responsibility, or APIR, recommended on Tuesday to divest from four companies because of their alleged links to the Sudanese government.

Universities urged to divest from companies linked to Sudanese government

By Jessica Hanley
NEWS| John Prendergast, special advisor to the president of the International Crisis Group, and Samantha Power, a Pulitzer-prize winning author and public policy lecturer at Harvard, recently sent a letter to presidents of more than 100 American universities urging them to divest from companies operating in Sudan.

Give it the Axe: Stadium to be replaced

By Simon Shuster
NEWS| Stanford Stadium, a time-honored part of the University’s landscape, may soon have a date with a wrecking ball, as it is scheduled to be retrofitted or even replaced with a state-of-the-art arena.

Study claims Web a danger to patients with eating disorders

By Sam Floam
NEWS| Nearly four out of 10 teenagers with eating disorders visit Web sites that encourage their unhealthy habits, states a study recently issued by the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital.

North Korean refugee blasts regime

By Ronald Chan
NEWS| Soon Ok Lee, a survivor of the North Korean prison system, recounted stories of the torture and executions that are standard under the rule of Kim Jong-Il in a talk last night.

Scientists come to Stanford

By Sam Floam
NEWS| Two leading stem cell scientists are heading to The Farm to continue their work, thanks in part to the $3 billion in state funding for stem cell research.

Univ. provost outlines 2005-2006 budget

By Gerry Shih
NEWS| University Provost John Etchemendy unveiled the budget for the 2005-2006 academic year at yesterday's Faculty Senate meeting.

Stegner Fellows selected

By Melissa Fusco
NEWS| Stanford’s Creative Writing Program has announced its 2005 Stegner Fellows for fiction and poetry. Each year, the highly competitive fellowship provides five poets and five fiction writers with a stipend to spend two years at Stanford, polishing their writing in intensive workshops, instructing English Department classes and working one-on-one with undergraduate students.

Daily staffers win awards

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Students gear up for venture capital contest

By David Kuo
NEWS| This year’s top three winners of the Business Association of Stanford Engineering Students, or BASES, E-Challenge are vying for something more than just the cash prizes - they will represent Stanford at the Draper Fisher Juvetson Venture Challenge in early June.

Rocking out, Stanford style

By Victoria Degtyareva
NEWS| Senior Mikey Lee came up with the name for his rock band in what he referred to as a "very Stanford way"--from his reading assignment for "Introduction to Perception.

Foothills restored to former glory

By Kristin Cohoon
NEWS| Two hundred years ago, before the high-tech giants established themselves in Silicon Valley and the University was just starting out, the Stanford property was an area of foothills, grasslands, oak savanna and seasonal wetlands.

Police Blotter

By Caitlin Borger
NEWS| This report covers a selection of crimes from May 18 to May 25 as recorded in the Stanford Police Department Public Bulletin.

Canuck Card to celebrate Queen Victoria

By Mima Mohammed
NEWS| Alex Trebek is one. So are Jim Carrey, Celine Dion and Lorne Michaels. These famous Canadians celebrated Queen Victoria’s birthday this past Tuesday along with the rest of the nation.