Feb 16, 1950:

“More than 100 screeching sophomore girls were thwarted in an attempt to raid Roble Hall last night at 9:30.

“Stopped by locked doors and windows, the sophs surrounded the dormitory and scrambled up from the sundeck wall. Bombarded from second- and third-story windows by water-filled wastebaskets, the sophs hurled taunts of ‘Squash the frosh’ over the din of exploding firecrackers.

“It all started when spirited freshmen short-sheeting their sophomore sisters in Branner Hall. In retaliation, sophomores planned a mass meeting in Lagunita courtyard. Their purpose was allegedly ‘to annoy, not to destroy,’ and sophomore girls from all over campus set out with co’d cream, lipstick, and live frogs.

“The levi-clad crowd waylaid returning Roble-ites, painting “The hell with ‘53” in lipstick on cheeks and foreheads. Inside, the freshman filled paper bags and wastebaskets and showered every attacker who came within range.

“Several sophomores forced their way into a front window at 10 p.m. and let live frogs loose in Roble lobby. The sophs were held as hostages in Miss Keane’s office until the fight was ended.

“The attack was a step in the mounting spirit of the Frosh-Soph Jamboree planned for this weekend. Sophs stated it was an attempt that they are ‘really out for blood and intend to win the forthcoming contests.’”

Feb 17, 2000:

Four years before Facebook, a study co-authored by Norman Nie, professor of political science, showed that high Internet usage reduced social interactions.

“‘The results, which have already been publicized ad nauseum, largely boil down to a single discovery: the more time Stanford students spend online, the less time they spend doing other things,’ wrote Daily columnist Paul Kerschen a week later. ‘To which the appropriate response is, well, duh.’”

— Compiled by Sam Bhagwat