Hooked on the Internet

Study shows that frequent email checking may be sign of obsessive behavior
By Dianna Bai
NEWS| A new study from Stanford Medical School found that excessive Internet usage can be compared to alcoholism — and what may be labeled as merely bad habits could be signs of a compulsive disorder.

Online poker plays its last hand

By Niraj Sheth
NEWS| A new federal law against Internet gambling is stifling online poker rooms, though its effectiveness in stopping the online gambling craze is not yet clear.

Elm St. Murders haunt students

By Niraj Sheth
NEWS| White Plaza was painted red last night — in faux blood. The Elm Street Murders, a San Francisco performance troupe, presented a theatrical parody of Freddy Krueger’s classic horror movie “Nightmare on Elm Street,” in an event marking Stanford’s first Halloween dessert theater.