Alum donates $30 million to institute

By Loren Newman
NEWS| Last Thursday, University officials announced that Ward W. Woods, Class of ’64 and a Stanford trustee, plans to commit $30 million to the Stanford Institute for the Environment.

Wyden calls for inquiry

By James Hohmann
NEWS| Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Or.) joined a chorus of prominent Republicans and Democrats on Friday when he called for more congressional oversight and a bipartisan inquiry into the National Security Agency (NSA) domestic wiretapping program.

Viennese Ball falls short of ticket goal

By Patrick Leahy
NEWS| Since 1978, the annual Stanford Viennese Ball has provided students a chance to trade track jackets for tuxes, don gowns and gloves and plunge into a milieu of waltzes, live orchestras and rose boutonnieres for one magical night.

IHUM TFs face research leave cuts

By Christian L. Tom
NEWS| Due to financial constraints, University administrators have reconsidered the practice of granting paid research leaves for Teaching Fellows (TFs) in the Introduction to the Humanities (IHUM) Program.

Mock Trial advances to nationals

By Christopher Lin
NEWS| Stanford Mock Trial took top honors at this year’s regional championship tournament in Portland, with two of its four teams advancing to national tournaments that will be held at the beginning of the spring quarter.

Dancing for a cause

By Julie Klein
NEWS| How was the “Biggest Party of the Year”?

Concert showcases disabled musicians

By Ada Yee
NEWS| Sunday night in Dinkelspiel Auditorium, pianist Yea-Ji Kim delivered a cascading rendition of Chopin’s Fantaisie-Impromptu to match her flowing sunset-colored dress.

Dating 101: graduate students and their love lives

By Mima Mohammed
NEWS| Last winter quarter, Sex and Love in Modern Society, taught by Sociology Prof. Paula England, sought to explore the love lives (or lack there of) of Stanford undergraduates.

Students tackle Ironman triathlon competition

By Jenny Allen
NEWS| “Swim. Bike. Run. Repeat.” This bumper sticker phrase on the car of Tom Lee, a fourth-year electrical engineering doctoral student, sums up his daily routine since he began training for this June’s Ironman competition in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.

Best jobs, guaranteed

By Hemant Adhikari
NEWS| See, it’s all very simple. To get a job you should do some sort of internship. To get an internship, you should have some sort of prior experience.