Hoover debate rages

Relations with think tank still questioned
By Patrick Fitzgerald
NEWS| In 1984, the University’s Board of Trustees approved plans to construct a presidential library honoring Reagan on campus. A subsequent revolt by liberal-minded students and faculty effectively derailed the plans.

Professors praise Obama

By Melody Dye
NEWS| Students and community members came out en masse last night for the “Faculty for Obama” forum held at Toyon Lounge, which featured candid policy discussions with four presidential campaign advisors to Sen. Barack Obama.

Application statistics examined

By Devin Banerjee
NEWS| The Office of Undergraduate Admission’s recent adoption of the Common Application has created a gap of more than 2,000 applications in the University’s final count for the Class of 2012.

Pakistani students address violence

By Laura Rumpf
NEWS| Some of Stanford’s nearly two dozen undergraduate and graduate students from Pakistan missed the first few days of winter quarter due to the South Asian state’s recent political upheaval.

Plans for faculty homes cut back

By Joanna Xu
NEWS| “The number of houses proposed now is almost half of what was originally considered,” said Director of Community Relations Jean McCown.

Thurs. revelry continues despite Fri. classes

By Shelby Martin
NEWS| Sleeping late on Fridays may soon become a thing of the past for students at the University of Iowa, thanks to a new university policy designed to curb Thursday night drinking.

GSC mulls asking for stipend increases

By Nikhil Kamat
NEWS| According to Beberg, stipends are adjusted by the consumer price index, which has risen by about 3 percent annually over the past two decades.

Play celebrates Dickinson’s life

By Anneke Nelson
NEWS| Stanford’s Continuing Studies Program is bringing one of history’s most reclusive poets into the public light, putting on a three-part series of performances in memory of Emily Dickinson.