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Writer Michael Pollan, a professor at UC-Berkeley, addressed a full crowd at Kresge Auditorium last night. He  emphasized the importance of avoiding “edible food-like substances” and focusing on the more wholesome food of past generations. #gallery http://daily.stanford.edu/image/full/8695
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Writer Michael Pollan, a professor at UC-Berkeley, addressed a full crowd at Kresge Auditorium last night. He emphasized the importance of avoiding “edible food-like substances” and focusing on the more wholesome food of past generations.

Law Prof. Lessig to launch new initiative

Web site will advocate reforms to Congressional finance
By Nikhil Joshi
NEWS| Stanford Law Professor Lawrence Lessig will not be running for a seat in the House of Representatives, but that does not mean that he is slowing down his campaign to change Congress.

Pollan stresses healthy living

By Allison Dedrick
NEWS| Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants. So goes the motto of Michael Pollan’s latest book, “In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto,” which he spoke about to a packed Kresge Auditorium last night.

Students face rise in Pill prices

By Anneke Nelson
NEWS| College campuses and over 400 health clinics that provide health care for underprivileged women have been affected by the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005.

Calories in eatery fare scrutinized

By Joanna Xu
NEWS| A number of options at the Axe & Palm, the Alumni Cafe, Union Square at Tresidder and Olives contain a high number of calories (see table). While junk food staples such as onion rings and desserts pack in the fat content, The Daily found that so do many options like salads — the Axe & Palm’s California Cobb Salad, for example, contains 905 calories.

Gingrich to open Menlo Park office

By Eric Messinger
NEWS| “We want to learn from the best of the private sector,” said Kralik.

Stanford outbound email blocked

By Andrew Valencia
NEWS| This wave of spam from compromised Stanford accounts prompted Internet Service Providers (ISPs) Hotmail, Yahoo!

BRIEF: Author Gomes to serve as Baccalaureate speaker

By The Daily News Staff
NEWS| Peter J.

How low can you go?

By Chelsea Ma
NEWS| It gives distraught freshmen some comfort to think of their first year at Stanford as experimental.

Startup looks at the big picture

By Shruti Tibrewala
NEWS| Stanford is known for its startups, yet few are run by a team of 40 people — half of whom are Stanford undergraduates.