Admit yield increases by 2 percent

Dean of Admission points to lowest ever acceptance rate, one of the highest yield rates, for Class of 2010
By Shirin Sharif
NEWS| Though still a long way from Harvard’s 80 percent, Stanford’s yield rate increased to a respectable 69 percent this year, up from 67 percent last year, according to Richard Shaw, dean of admission and financial aid.

BOSP works to put Madrid site on map

By Katherine Cox
NEWS| Students who imagine taking a study break at a tapas bar with their Stanford peers and new Madrid companeros may soon realize their dreams as the Bing Overseas Studies Program (BOSP) staff work to open a new center in Spain’s major urban center.

First Gores Award given to Law prof. since 1977

By Loren Newman
NEWS| Assoc. Prof. of Law and Bernard D. Bergreen Faculty Scholar Michele Landis Dauber has been named the first Law School professor to win The Walter J.

Site creates campus e-market

By Christopher Lin
NEWS| When freshman Adam Klotz moved into Paloma last September, he was eager to make his room as cozy as possible. He and his roommate rearranged their desks, beds and other furniture to make way for the futon they believed would be theirs.

Community debates speaker choice Brokaw

By Laura Carwile
NEWS| Tom Brokaw, longtime NBC journalist and celebrated author, will speak to graduating seniors on June 18 as part of this year’s Commencement exercises.

Students fundraise for Indonesia disaster

By Denise Sohn
NEWS| “Skip a Starbucks, Save an Orphan.” With this as their slogan, the Indonesian Club at Stanford (ICS) and the Muslim Students Awareness Network (MSAN) have teamed up to raise money to support the GiveLight Foundation, which, according to its Web site, is a “world recognized crisis relief organization that seeks to create durable orphanages in response to natural disasters.

Why does depression decrease with age?

By Georgia Wells
NEWS| Even during her angst-filled high school years in Scotland, Elaine Robertson had a plan. Observing her peers' extreme emotional mood swings, she knew she wanted to study anxiety disorders.