Tobacco funding ban fails

Faculty Senate votes 21 to 10 against restrictions on research
By Nick Parker
NEWS| A divided Faculty Senate voted 21-10 yesterday against a controversial resolution that would have banned tobacco companies from funding University-sponsored research projects. The measure — which proposed that “Stanford University will not enter into sponsored research agreements with companies that make or market tobacco products” — pitted faculty and administrators against one another at yesterday’s meeting.

Thefts plague natl. science buildings

By Rahul Kanakia
NEWS| Early Sunday morning, an improvised security camera set up by graduate students working in the Hansen Experimental Physics Lab (HEPL) captured the image of a thief who may be connected to the string of burglaries that have taken place in a cluster of natural sciences buildings nearby. The video prompted Francisco LePort, a fourth-year graduate student in physics, to distribute an open letter calling for President Hennessy to tighten security at HEPL.

Burbank preps for frosh crop

By Mhancy Mehrotra
NEWS| Come September, Burbank will join Larkin and Donner as the newest all-freshman residence in Stern Hall. As a result of a record-high matriculation rate for incoming freshman — 70.8 percent of admitted students chose to enroll for next year — the University has had to make some last-minute housing rearrangements before the upperclassmen housing draw comes to a close.

Bush honors Stanford cadet at White House

By James Hohmann
NEWS| Diana Clough ‘07 was not supposed to be commissioned as a lieutenant in the U.S.

Bush condemns schools without ROTC programs

By James Hohmann
NEWS| Only two Stanford seniors, including Diana Clough ‘07, will be commissioned into the Army through the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) this year.

Vigil remembers Feminicide victims

By Emma Trotter
NEWS| Last night, students gathered in White Plaza for a candlelight vigil in remembrance of indigenous women murdered in Mexico, Guatemala and Canada.

CSA concert benefits East PA youth program

By Georgina Blackett
NEWS| Exotic Erotic and Cowabunga are not the only big parties on campus this weekend.

Stansky ‘blitzes’ talk on London bombing campaign

By The Stanford Daily News Staff
NEWS| History Prof.

Speaker calls attention to Uganda atrocities

By Ben Stoll
NEWS| “The mortality rate of northern Uganda is three times that of Darfur,” Boston said.

The Petri Dish: The grisly career options for my corpse

By Shelby Martin
NEWS| Would you like to be cremated after you die?