Oprah for '08

Winfrey chosen as Commencement speaker
By Nikhil Joshi
NEWS| Unlike last year’s highly criticized speaker choice, this year’s Commencement speaker will not be suffering from a lack of star power. Oprah Winfrey, the world famous talk-show host and philanthropist, has accepted the University’s invitation to speak at Stanford’s 118th Commencement.

Lessig weighs Congressional run

By Nikhil Joshi
NEWS| Stanford Law Prof. Lawrence Lessig is on the verge of running for a seat in the House of Representatives left vacant by the death of Rep. Tom Lantos (D-Calif.) in the state’s 12th Congressional District.

Pelosi takes trip to Farm

By Nick Parker
NEWS| Stanford played host yesterday to one of the most recognizable figures in the Democratic Party, who was on campus to discuss the future of the American health care system.

Prof. seeks election reform

By Salone Kapur
NEWS| A consulting professor of electrical engineering hopes to circumvent the complexities of the Electoral College and guarantee that the next commander in chief will be elected by popular vote instead.

Study finds subconscious racial discrimination

By Robert Toews
NEWS| “The context that we’re in here [at Stanford] is pretty good,” said Psychology Associate Prof.

GSC approves special fees ballot requests

By Susana Montes
NEWS| Funding recommendations were made by the ASSU Undergraduate Senate Appropriations Committee.

The World This Week: 02/21/08

By none
NEWS| With recent wins in Hawaii and Wisconsin, Senator Barack Obama (D-Ill.) now holds 1,319 delegates and is the front-runner for the Democratic Nomination.

BRIEF: Local behavioral sciences study center becomes part of Stanford

By The Stanford Daily News Staff
NEWS| The Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences (CASBS) became part of the University, effective Jan.