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Students relaxed by Lake Lagunita yesterday afternoon, enjoying the recent spike in temperature. Warm weather will continue to radiate over the Farm this week, with highs expected to break through the 100-degree barrier tomorrow. #gallery http://daily.stanford.edu/image/full/9179
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Students relaxed by Lake Lagunita yesterday afternoon, enjoying the recent spike in temperature. Warm weather will continue to radiate over the Farm this week, with highs expected to break through the 100-degree barrier tomorrow.

Stem cell research gets major boost

$43.5 million poured into new building, expected to draw researchers
By Shelby Martin
NEWS| Despite federal bans on certain types of stem cell research, Stanford is forging ahead in the field. The University took home $43.5 million from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine last week and has plans in the works for a new research facility.

Partisanship plagues senate meeting

By Nikhil Joshi
NEWS| There was an elephant in the room at Tuesday night’s Undergraduate Senate meeting — the word partisanship.

Housing apps face Web lock

By Theo Milonopoulos
NEWS| Several students reported seeing incorrect information on their online housing applications around the 6 p.m. draw deadline this past Sunday, finding wrong email addresses, inaccurate rankings and mistaken priority assignments on Axess.

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Incoming freshman Jack Trotter #gallery http://daily.stanford.edu/image/full/9181
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Incoming freshman Jack Trotter

Eyeing the prize

By Roxie Dickinson
SPORTS| After a long year of playing golf tournaments all over the country, the No. 7 Stanford men’s golf team’s hard work all boils down to its performance during the three-day NCAA Regional tournament this weekend in Bremerton, Wash.

One over par

By Wyndam Makowsky
SPORTS| Stanford came within a shot of making the NCAA Championships, but the Cardinal was unable to overcome late round set backs and finished without a bid to the final tournament for the first time since 1988.

Freshman help for Cardinal hoops

By Sarah Ohr
SPORTS| ith the recent loss of Brook and Robin Lopez, as well as facing the transition into his first head coaching job after being an assistant at Duke, Stanford men’s basketball coach Johnny Dawkins has his work cut out for him in building a strong team ready to take on the 2009 season.

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