Basque leader’s visit stirs protest

Jose Ibarretxe invited to speak Feb. 14, but facing opposition
By Kamil Dada
NEWS| Spain’s regional politics have indirectly led to a ruckus on campus. A controversial seminar with Juan Jose Ibarretxe, sponsored by the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, has caused a firestorm in Spain and prompted a Stanford student to initiate a petition that has garnered 3,500 online signatures.

CSPI claims polluters cloud research

By Maneesha Limaye
NEWS| In a report released Monday, the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) characterized Stanford as one among several American universities that “are accepting extensive industry controls over the research process — controls that violate hallowed traditions of academic independence industry controls.”

Senate debates Rumsfeld title once again

By Shelby Martin
NEWS| The Faculty Senate had its first meeting of winter quarter yesterday, with issues from fall quarter still taking center-stage.

Women’s heart health “goes red” with new clinic

By Laura Rumpf
NEWS| The new Women’s Heart Health Clinic, which opened this year at the Stanford Cardiovascular Institute, wants the community to know that Feb. 1 is “Go Red” day — a day devoted to fighting heart disease, the number one killer of women in the country.

Hip hop movement

By Chelsea Ma
NEWS| Hip hop today seems smothered by fast cars, scantily clad women and too much money.

Thrown off the scent

By Rachel Whelan
NEWS| When you show up with flowers on Valentine’s Day, you might do well to stand back a little bit.