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Several hundred students convened in White Plaza on Thursday in the late afternoon for the annual Spring Faire presented by Stanford Dining. Each dining hall across campus offered a different ethnically themed cuisine. #gallery http://daily.stanford.edu/image/full/9201
Wendy Kalkus

Several hundred students convened in White Plaza on Thursday in the late afternoon for the annual Spring Faire presented by Stanford Dining. Each dining hall across campus offered a different ethnically themed cuisine.

Janitors consider striking

Workers threaten to walk out if unable to negotiate a living wage with contracting employer
By Annalise Blum
NEWS| A local union of Stanford janitors met Wednesday to consider striking if their demands for a living wage are not met by ABM Janitorial Services, an outside contractor that supplies workers to the University.

Faculty Senate endorses IHUM

By Ben Eppler
NEWS| Introduction to the Humanities (IHUM) will remain a core element of the freshman academic experience for the foreseeable future.

Cancer Society CEO warns against tobacco pandemic

By Julianne Stern
NEWS| Without intervention, tobacco will kill one billion people this century, according to John Seffrin, Chief Executive Officer of the American Cancer Society.

Bone marrow donors sought for Cal grad

By Kelsey Mesher
NEWS| Stanford students are rallying behind Cal grad Michelle Maykin in her battle against acute myeloid leukemia.

Academic Council reviews building plans

By Ben Eppler
NEWS| Panelists also emphasized the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration in planning for the buildings.

Heat wave scorches Stanford, Bay Area

By Scott Sayare
NEWS| Before Thursday’s peak at over 97 degrees, the record campus temperature for May 15 was 91 degrees in 1976.

Police Blotter

By Shelley Gao
NEWS| n A victim left her laptop unattended at a conference room at Old Union between 6:30 and 6:45 p.m.

BRIEF: Former lecturer to distribute free flying disks

By The Daily News Staff
NEWS| “Whenever I played with a Frisbee, [I was] aware of how thick it was and how much air had to push aside to make it fly,” Adler said.