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Poet and musician Leonard Cohen (right) discusses his collaboration with composer Philip Glass at Monday night’s Aurora Forum in Memorial Auditorium. Tonight marks the West Coast premiere of their joint poetry-and-music-infused work, “Book of Longing,” which will be performed at Memorial Auditorium as co-commissioned by Stanford Lively Arts. For a full story on the collaboration and the performance, see Friday’s issue of Intermission in The Daily.
Cardinal Care mix-up
Mistaken insurance card mailing confuses students; Vaden faults company
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The Vaden Insurance Office sent out an email last Thursday to the 6,000 students who chose to opt-out of the Cardinal Care insurance plan. The email reassured students that they were never enrolled in Cardinal Care and that they were not being charged.
Athlete graduation rates high
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In an NCAA report on graduation rates released last week, Stanford athletes performed in line with the University’s distinguished academic reputation.
Speed dates go online
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Despite the widely-held notion that Stanford’s dating scene leaves something to be desired, two GSB alums are attempting to revolutionize the dating world by introducing online speed dating.
Faith space opens
Prof. recognized for community volunteer work
Lawns aren't green
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Junior outside hitter Cynthia Barboza led Stanford in kills and hit over .400 in both of the Cardinal’s wins this weekend as the team extended its unbeaten streak to 16 matches. She was named Pac-10 Player of the Week and AVCA/Sports Imports National Player of the Week for her efforts.
Volleyball sweeps through Oregon
Barboza tabbed POW after beating Beavers and Ducks
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No. 19 Oregon made the second-ranked Stanford women’s volleyball team work for its victory last Friday, but the Cardinal had what it took to pull out the first two games and then run away with the third.
No. 1 women shoot every which way but in
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The No. 1 Stanford women’s soccer team thoroughly outplayed No. 5 Santa Clara on Friday evening but could not put the ball in the net and eventually tied the Broncos 0-0 after two overtimes.
Top-ranked Trojan defense shuts down No. 3 Card in 7-2 victory
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After a tough first half, the No. 3 Stanford men’s water polo team lost a crucial match to top-ranked USC by a score of 7-2 Saturday afternoon at McDonald’s Swim Stadium in Los Angeles.
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Pleading Inanity: The 'L' word
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I’m talking to first-year Law students! You aspiring advocates better be ready and rested, because you are about to embark on the journey that truly puts the “super” in supererogatory.

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