Draw Gone Wild: Assignments surprise students

Unpredicted housing cutoffs abound; Number of unassigned reaches 104
By Daniel Novinson
NEWS| Every year, Stanford students warily approach the housing Draw and its unsavory combination of potential conflict with roommates and looming uncertainty over numbers and assignments.

Study shows first job, salary matters

By Cassie Harvey
NEWS| As seniors prepare to graduate in only a few weeks, many have set their sights on the job market. A new Graduate School of Business (GSB) study concludes that job prospects and early salaries for business-school students depend on stock market conditions at the time of their graduation.

Jesus Never Lived, Speaker Says

By Rahul Kanakia
NEWS| Questions about Jesus and his life have dominated popular culture in recent weeks with the premiere of “The Da Vinci Code” film, based on the novel that alleges Christ had a child.

Former Prof. Sorrentino dies at 77

By Anny Lin
NEWS| Acclaimed fiction writer and former Stanford Prof. Gilbert Sorrentino died earlier this month, May 18, in New York City.

ASSU confirms Exec. Cabinet

By Clay Bavinger
NEWS| Biology Prof. Larry Zaroff was named Teacher of the Year at last night’s meeting of the ASSU Undergraduate Senate. The Senate also confirmed the new Executive Cabinet selections and student members of the University committees.

Safety concerns halt bomb test

By James Hohmann
NEWS| NEVADA TEST SITE, Nev. — A planned 700-ton test explosion scheduled for Friday in the desert 90 miles northwest of Las Vegas was put on hold by the federal government last week.

Safety fears shut down planned test explosion

By James Hohmann
NEWS| NEVADA TEST SITE, Nev. — A planned 700-ton test explosion scheduled for Friday in the desert 90 miles northwest of Las Vegas was put on hold by the federal government last week.

The changing face of nuclear

By James Hohmann
NEWS| NEVADA TEST SITE, Nev. — Changing realities in a post-Cold War world have caused forced adjustments in America’s nuclear proving ground. In a nine-hour, 250-mile tour of the high-security 1,375-square mile Nevada Test Site — larger than the state of Rhode Island — visitors saw both relics of a bygone era and were briefed on the new defense, environmental and energy programs intended to meet the nation’s needs in the 21st century.

The Atomic Testing Museum: Window to the Past

By James Hohmann
NEWS| LAS VEGAS — The nuclear legacy that looms so large here has been commemorated by exhibits at the new Atomic Testing Museum. Opened in February of last year, the state-of-the art, interactive center — an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution — follows chronologically the evolution of nuclear technology from the Manhattan Project to the post-Sept. 11 efforts to contain nuclear materials around the globe.