Commencement Speakers Named

By Shirin Sharif
NEWS| Tom Brokaw and Vartan Gregorian were announced yesterday as Stanford’s 2006 Commencement speakers for the undergraduate and graduate student ceremonies, respectively.

Recent grad dies in Berlin

By Courtney Weaver
NEWS| On Monday evening, Berlin police learned of the death of Patrick Wood, a recent graduate of Stanford's Class of 2005. Wood, a double major in mathematics and computer science, had been interning at Siemens, a German engineering firm.

Changes proposed to ASSU Constitution

By Adam Widman
NEWS| The ASSU Undergraduate Senate met last night to discuss proposed changes to the ASSU Constitution, hear issues regarding student group storage space and give current initiative updates Laurette Beeson, a judicial advisor from the Office of Student Affairs, began the meeting with a presentation detailing proposed changes to Article 1, Section 4 of the ASSU constitution.

Eating Clubs a hit, say Toyon sophomores

By Stephanie Fagliano
NEWS| Toyon, Stanford's only all-sophomore dorm, is also unique for being the only residence on campus that offers and requires students to use Stanford Eating Clubs.

Wonder Years alum proof of female success in math

By Miki Sofer and Hao Yan
NEWS| More than a year has passed since Harvard University President Lawrence Summers shocked the nation with his controversial remarks regarding the ability of women to compete among the top scientists and mathematicians.

University plans luxury hotel

By Andrew Burmon
NEWS| In a few years, businessmen may be shelling out big money to spend a night on the Stanford campus. They will not, of course, be staying in claustrophobic dorm rooms — rather they will be staying in the new hotel being built on University land along Sand Hill Road.

Speaker recounts 1906 earthquake recovery

By Rahul Kanakia
NEWS| The 1906 San Francisco Earthquake remains the second deadliest natural disaster in U.S. history. Not only was an American city nearly wiped off the map, the earthquake caused three days of continuous fires — destroying five square miles of the city and killing at least 3,000 people.

Groups protest Google China

By Patrick Fitzgerald
NEWS| Though the company’s motto reads “don’t be evil,” Google’s expanding operations in China come close to being just that.

Fighting Bioterrorism

By Pam Sud
NEWS| Whether it's the dispersion of aerosolized anthrax or terrorist dissemination of smallpox, bioterrorism strikes the heart of the United States' biomedical research agenda.

Prescription drug woes: how to stop 125,000 deaths

By Melissa Fusco
NEWS| Failure to follow prescribed medication regimens is an enormous problem in the United States, costing nearly $100 billion and leading to an estimated 125,000 deaths every year.

Media and the politics of science

By Jen Graham
NEWS| Do you still use Teflon pans?