Hennessy, senator at odds over endowment

President opposes Congress’ efforts to regulate spending
By Nikhil Joshi
NEWS| The combination of rapidly growing endowments and increasing tuition costs at universities around the country has drawn recent scrutiny from Congress. Stanford President John Hennessy told The Daily he opposes any attempt by Congress to introduce legislation.

Paulson defends economic policies

By Devin Banerjee
NEWS| Henry Paulson, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, addressed an economic summit on campus Friday evening. Paulson has recently avoided the claim that the U.S. economy is slipping into a recession.

Students, faculty discuss Election ‘08

By Laura Rumpf
NEWS| While not allowed to officially cast ballots, members of the international community have been engaged, to varying extents, in this historic election.

Three groups fail to make special fees ballot

By Mahncy Mehrotra
NEWS| The special fees petitioning period came to a close Monday at noon.

Stanford to help plan new Saudi university

By Nikhil Kamat
NEWS| The University announced last week that it will join a team of other schools to lay out plans for a new science and technology center in Saudi Arabia.

BRIEF: Football recruit killed in L.A. shooting

By The Daily News Staff
NEWS| Shaw, who was walking home around 8:30 p.m.

BRIEF: GSB aids underserved women

By The Daily News Staff
NEWS| The Stanford Graduate School of Business (GSB) will join the investment firm Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

BRIEF: Dawkins talks science, religion

By The Daily News Staff
NEWS| Dawkins, chair for the Public Understanding of Science at the University of Oxford, discussed a variety of concerns surrounding evolution, religion and the public backlash against science.

BRIEF: Biology prof. wins Sophie Prize for conservation efforts

By The Daily News Staff
NEWS| Biology Prof.

BRIEF: Model U.N. takes top prize at Chicago conference

By The Daily News Staff
NEWS| The team received Best Large Delegation award.

BRIEF: History prof. dead at 73

By The Daily News Staff
NEWS| History Professor Emeritus George M.

Q&A: Sgt. William Treseder

By Susana Montes
NEWS| Sergeant William Treseder joined the Marine Corps in September 2000. Last fall, he was admitted to Stanford as a transfer student from West Valley College, where he was secretary of his fraternity, student body president and valedictorian. After being recalled into active duty in Iraq, he has deferred his admission to Stanford.

Saying Goodbye

By Sgt. William Treseder
NEWS| It’s five o’clock in the morning in a parking lot at the Del Mar area of Camp Pendleton on January 18, 2008.

Guerilla theater in the classroom captures attention

By Anneke Nelson
NEWS| Students in Dr. Dement’s “Sleep and Dreams” lecture are used to constant interruptions — from narcoleptic dogs to snoozing students and the occasional ring of a cell phone. But Wednesday’s interruption was something else entirely.