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Members of the Sweat-Free Coalition sewed a quilt made of Stanford apparel yesterday in White Plaza. The group will rally on May 1 against sweatshop-produced apparel. #gallery http://daily.stanford.edu/image/full/7364
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Members of the Sweat-Free Coalition sewed a quilt made of Stanford apparel yesterday in White Plaza. The group will rally on May 1 against sweatshop-produced apparel.

“Taking back the night”

Sexual violence against women troubling to organizers of tonight’s rally
By Loren Newman
NEWS| More than 100 people are expected to gather tonight in White Plaza for the annual Take Back the Night march that aims to protest violence against women. During the international event, participants walk by candlelight in a show of solidarity against the symbolic darkness of domestic violence.

Sweat-Free stages “sew-in”

By David Steinhardt
NEWS| The Stanford Sweat-Free Coalition held its second “sew-in” yesterday in White Plaza in an effort to increase awareness among the student body about the group’s goal of promoting a sweatshop-free Stanford. Yesterday’s protest was also designed to publicize a rally scheduled for May 1 in White Plaza, when more than 30 student groups plan to unite behind the Coalition’s cause.

New GSC gets down to business

By Niraj Sheth
NEWS| The new Graduate Student Council (GSC) took out the brooms last night to take care of some housekeeping at the newly-elected council’s first meeting. George Bloom, a doctoral student in comparative literature, and Kristina Keating, a doctoral student in the School of Earth Sciences, were elected co-Chairs of the new council after a unanimous vote.

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Junior Aimee Precourt finished with a 9.8 average at the NCAA Regionals earlier this month. The Cardinal is now set to enter the NCAA Championships after missing the event in the past two years. #gallery http://daily.stanford.edu/image/full/7366
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Junior Aimee Precourt finished with a 9.8 average at the NCAA Regionals earlier this month. The Cardinal is now set to enter the NCAA Championships after missing the event in the past two years.

Card takes fourth at Pac-10

By Roxanne Dickinson
SPORTS| The Stanford men’s golf team concluded the Pacific-10 Conference Championships yesterday in fourth place overall after four rounds of competitive play.

Gymnasts leap into NCAAs

By Jennifer O'Neil
SPORTS| “Last year was painful; to come up short like we did, it did something to the team and to the staff,” head coach Kristen Smyth said.

Women go solo in Ojai

By Jack Salisbury
SPORTS| With the regular season over and another conference title in hand, Stanford women’s tennis begins its postseason with the Pacific-10 Conference Individual Championships, today through Sunday in Ojai, Calif.

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Editorial: Bring Courseguide back

By The Editorial Board
OPINIONS| With the demise of the ASSU Courseguide, Stanford students have been denied a critical tool for choosing their classes and holding their professors accountable.

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