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Crowds welcome back women’s bball team
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It wasn’t the triumphant welcome that Stanford fans were expecting less than 24 hours before, but a reception and rally for the Cardinal women’s basketball team drew a crowd of over 100 fans yesterday afternoon at Maples Pavilion.
Glitch erases special fees information
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Student groups petitioning to be on the ASSU special fees ballot suffered a setback early yesterday morning. A glitch with the petitioning Web site over the past couple days invalidated hundreds of signatures, sending groups back to square one before the Mar. 7 deadline.
Early apps suffer slight decline
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Christmas came early for 738 high school seniors who became the earliest members of the Class of 2012 when they were admitted on Dec. 14 to Stanford through the University’s early action admission program.
UPDATE: University welcomes early admits
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It wasn’t 12, but 11 days before Christmas, 738 students received their first gift: an early admission to Stanford. Letters from undergraduate admissions arrived in mailboxes nationwide on Dec. 14, welcoming the first members of the Class of 2012.
New course evaluation site debuts
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Just as students are wrapping up fall quarter classes and beginning to think about courses for the winter, a new course guide Web site has made its way online. Launched yesterday, CourseRank is a complement to the current course guide system available on Axess and was built by three Stanford juniors.
AIDS vigil commemorates week
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A red and white glow emanated from the Old Union Courtyard last night — not for the ongoing Big Game Week celebrations, but for another, more serious cause: Aids Awareness Week 2007.
Hail, Stanford commercials, hail
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“Klystron Tube” is one of three “Hail, Stanford, Hail” commercials that promote the Cardinal during televised athletic events.
Field Hockey upsets No. 9 Boston College 2-1
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An unranked Stanford field hockey squad started its season this past weekend against a top-10 opponent and held its ground with a 2-1 win over No. 9 Boston College.
BRIEF: Nakomori, Sender flip onto U.S. National Team
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Stanford’s own David Sender and Sho Nakamori were two of three NCAA athletes selected for the men’s gymnastics national team.
BRIEF: Wiggins named Olympic Athlete of the Month
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After two team gold medals in a month, basketball star Candice Wiggins has yet another July accomplishment under her belt.
BRIEF: Card swimmers make World-wide splash
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Stanford swimming was again at the front of the pack in its third major competition of the summer, the 2007 World University Games.
Nnoli retires before season
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Stanford football already has a new coach for the 2007 season, but it will now need a new starting fullback as well.
BRIEF: Riley selected to New Zealand’s World Cup team
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Cardinal soccer forward Ali Riley will be on two trans-Pacific flights later this year — one to join the New Zealand national team, and the other to go to the 2008 Women’s World Cup in China.
BRIEF: Three Cardinal swimmers medal at national championships
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While their diving counterparts were churning the home waters at Maas Family Diving Facility, Stanford swimmers were capturing their own medals at the 2007 USA Swimming National Championships.
Krug lands first title
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Whether it was three meters above or a couple meters underwater, recent grad Cassidy Krug ‘07 found herself on top of the competition this past weekend at the 2007 Senior National Diving Championships.
BRIEFS: Nation’s best dive into Avery this weekend for national championships
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Avery Aquatic Center is teeming with some of the nation’s best divers as the University hosts the Kaiser Permanente Senior National Diving Championships through Sunday.
Farewell to "The Genius"
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Stanford football legend and former athletic director Bill Walsh passed away on Monday morning at his Woodside, Calif. home. The three-time Super Bowl champion coach died at age 75 after a long battle with leukemia.
BREAKING NEWS: Cardinal football legend Bill Walsh dies at age 75
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Stanford football legend and past athletic director Bill Walsh passed away this morning at his Woodside, Calif. home following a long battle with leukemia.
Club water polo nets 20-and-Under Championship
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While the Cardinal fell short of the NCAA Championship this past season, the Stanford club women’s water polo team had better luck at the 20-and-Under National Championship in Bakersfield, Calif.
Buehler powers U.S. defense to reclaim Nordic Cup
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Soccer star Rachel Buehler knows how to defend the U.S. against Germany: The redshirt senior helped hold the German Under-23 National Team scoreless (4-0) on Tuesday for a second Nordic Cup in three years.
Wiggins, Appel team up to bring Pan-Am title back to U.S.
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It took 20 years, but the U.S. earned its first women’s basketball gold medal at the Pan-American Games since 1987, partly thanks to the Cardinal’s Candice Wiggins and Jayne Appel.
Stanford water polo players secure Beijing trip
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The U.S. will have a direct flight to Beijing, China next year thanks to the efforts of three Cardinal water polo players.
Cardinal swimmers reap seven golds at Pan-Ams
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Stanford swimming made its presence felt worldwide at this past week’s Pan-American Games in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. Rising sophomore Julia Smit led the Cardinal charge, striking gold four times with five medals total.
BRIEFS: Grant garners silver, Smit heads to final at Pan-Am
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Stanford swimming was fast off the blocks this week at the Pan-American games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
BRIEFS: Wiggins rules World Championships, U.S. golden
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Candice Wiggins is on top of the world now. The junior guard helped lead the Under-21 USA Women’s Basketball team to a gold medal at the FIBA U21 World Championships in Moscow, Russia this past week.
Gioia talks art appreciation to grads
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With the blaring sun reflecting onto an estimated 27,000 onlookers, Commencement speaker Dana Gioia ‘73, MBA ‘77 implored graduates to discover the value of art over entertainment, as he delivered a stinging critique of modern popular culture.
BRIEFS: Haber, Neill help USA to softball gold
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Though they are just rising sophomores, Stanford’s Alissa Haber and Rosey Neill claimed their first championship on June 30.
Card secures 13th Directors’ Cup
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It wasn’t in question a few weeks ago, but now it’s official:
Stanford has earned its 13th straight Directors’ Cup.
UPDATE: Gioia challenges students' artistic appreciation, creativity
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About 1,600 students became Stanford alumni Sunday, as graduation festivities were held in the Stanford Stadium for the first time since last year’s almost $100 million renovation.
With the blaring sun reflecting onto an estimated 27,000 onlookers, commencement speaker Dana Gioia ’73 implored graduates to move beyond materialism and rediscover the beauty of art in a stinging critique of modern popular culture.
Newlin and Smith’s paint power
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The Graduating Cardinal
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For many Stanford student-athletes, graduation brings an end to both their academic and sporting careers.
Women miss Sweet 16 in second-round upset
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At the start of the NCAA Tournament, it seemed as if Stanford women’s basketball had come full circle.
UPDATE: Eight Card athletes earn All-American honors at NCAAs
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While it was often the Stanford women who were ahead at track and field events this season, both halves of the Cardinal pulled even at the NCAA Championships, June 6-9.
Card wins 13th director’s cup
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Despite a lackluster season for Stanford’s major sports, the athletic department received its 13th straight Director’s Cup.
Crew ties with Harvard for IRA silver medal
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This past weekend’s Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA) Grand Final proved a sight to remember for Stanford men’s crew. Not only was there an even, photo-finish between the No. 8 Cardinal and No. 2 Harvard, but the silver-medal tie was the best ever for Stanford’s varsity eight.
Men nearly top Crimson
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Stanford men’s crew was hard to recognize yesterday at the Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA) Regatta.
Men’s varsity eight looks to avoid slow start in first heat today
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After the No.
Cycling wins title
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Coming from a school where biking is the top form of transportation, it’s only appropriate that the Stanford cycling team is now the top in the country. Competing at the USA Cycling Collegiate Road National Championships, May 11-13, the Cardinal bikers took home the team title by an 89-point margin.
Women’s varsity eight earns NCAA at-large bid, USC rematch
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The No.
BRIEF: Wiggins earns invite from national team
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After news of freshman rookie superstar Jayne Appel’s invitation to the U19 team trials, it was only time before junior Candice Wiggins would have her invite come along, too.
Men’s crew can’t pace Pac-10 rivals
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The No. 6 Stanford men’s crew team fell into order behind No. 1 Washington and No. 3 California this past weekend at the Pacific-10 Conference Championships. After a disappointing finish, though, the Cardinal is looking to break that order in time for the IRA Regatta in June.
Crew looks to top Bears, Southern Cal in Pac-10
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The Stanford women’s crew teams will each have a chance at a championship title this weekend in Rancho Cordova, Calif.
Men’s crew focuses on “the big race”
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Stanford men’s crew enters the final leg of its season this weekend, facing its season-long top rivals No.
Lacrosse shut out of NCAA Tournament
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Stanford women’s lacrosse overcame top-seeded Denver to win the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Tournament title this past weekend, but the Cardinal couldn’t overcome the NCAA selection committee on Monday.
Versatile trio enters Pac-10 Multi-Event
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One week before the rest of the Stanford track and field team would walk onto Cobb Track and Angell Field for the Pacific-10 Conference Championships, three members of the Cardinal took on the multi-event competition this past weekend.
13th Director’s Cup in Stanford’s sights
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For Stanford Athletics, No. 13 is looking more and more lucky.
Rugby goes for third straight title
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Hosting the USA Rugby Championships at Steuber Stadium, the Cardinal will face UC-Davis today at 11 a.m.
Water polo, golf, tennis look ahead
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The start of May brings the start of spring NCAA Championships.
Row houses competition
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Synchro’s historic perfection
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Stanford synchronized swimming entered last weekend’s U.S. Nationals perfect. They left even more perfect.
Crew falters against Cal in Big Row
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Last Weekend’s Big Row against California turned into a big loss for the Stanford crew teams.
Ray earns Coach of the Year honors
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Men's golf coach Conrad Ray was selected Pac-10 Coach of the Year yesterday.
Undefeated synchro kicks off Nationals
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Stanford synchronized swimming has had a perfect season so far, but a successful three days at the U.S.
Kenney inquiry raises questions
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Friday’s announcement to suspend Kenney for 60 days, without pay, concluded the University's investigation. But the Athletics Department’s conduct, along with the decisions made by its leadership, are being questioned by the swimmers and parents at the heart of the record-deletion scandal that drew national attention. The Athletics Department and several current swimmers are defending the process as fair and the sanction as just.
Kenney will stay
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Skip Kenney will keep his job, Athletic Director Bob Bowlsby announced on Friday. But first, the head men’s swimming coach must complete a 60-day suspension for deleting swimmers’ records. Bowlsby also said the 28-year coach committed no NCAA violations.
BREAKING NEWS: Kenney keeps job, but suspended 60 days
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Head men’s swimming coach Skip Kenney will keep his job, athletic director Bob Bowlsby announced today, after the 28-year coach completes a 60-day suspension for deleting swimmers’ stats.
Men’s crew off to solid spring start
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Stanford rowing had the wind on its side this past weekend as it hosted the Windermere Real Estate Rowing Classic. Racing on the Redwood Shores Lagoon — a frequent practice location — the No. 2 men overcame rivals California and Wisconsin to challenge top-ranked Washington in the finale.
The process: how and why candidates received endorsements from SOCC, QSA and the Dems
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Three student group’s leaders spoke with The Daily about the endorsement process ahead of this week’s ASSU elections.
Candidates vie for endorsements
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In an election where many students are apathetic or see little difference between candidates who make similar promises, endorsements can make the difference.
Smith and Newlin drafted by WNBA
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Senior centers Brooke Smith and Kristen Newlin were selected to the WNBA during yesterday’s draft in Cleveland.
Women’s season cut short
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At the start of the NCAA Tournament, it seemed as if Stanford women’s basketball had come full circle.
Women in home stretch
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After a 28-4 record, Pacific-10 Conference regular-season title (17-1 record) and Pac-10 Tournament title, the No. 5 Stanford women’s basketball team feels right at home as an NCAA two-seed — and for good reason: The Cardinal begins a long-awaited run to the elusive Final Four this Saturday in Maples Pavilion, taking on 15-seed Idaho State.
Women's Basketball: Top Five to Watch
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1. Elitists again?
UPDATE: Wiggins set three
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After two weeks on the bench, Candice Wiggins was set free on ninth-seeded Arizona last night, opening up the Cardinal offense in its first game at HP Pavilion.
Paint Power
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For seniors Brooke Smith and Kristen Newlin, four seasons with Stanford women’s basketball came down to the final seconds against Southern California this past Sunday. With the Cardinal down 51-50 against the Women of Troy, and 2:28 to go, it was time for the two centers to step up yet again for the Cardinal.
Card escapes Troy
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It was a drawn-out farewell to the regular season yesterday for the four senior members of the No. 8 Stanford women’s basketball team.
A Big Bite of Success
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Just three months ago, Jayne Appel was having the breakthrough performance of her Stanford career.
No. 6 men Flip Off No. 9 Cal
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The No.
A force to be reckoned with
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The freshman center followed her 28-point, 17-rebound performance against Oregon State on Thursday with a near triple-double — 18 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists — on Saturday.
Women's swimming: Card plunges into first at Pac-10 tourney
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It was a breakthrough second day for Stanford women’s swimming at the Pacific-10 Conference Championships.
Women eye Oregon sweeps
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The No.
Womens' hoops stunned by No. 21 Cal
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For the No. 8 Stanford women?s basketball team, yesterday brought both the end of one era and the start of another.
Women prepare to play Cal
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Having come off an overtime win against its top Pacific-10 Conference competition, Arizona State, the No.
Women's Basketball: Top Five to Watch
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1. Well on her way
Gymnasts vault to second winning week
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The No. 3 men’s and No. 4 women’s gymnastics teams were able to stay on top for the second straight weekend in their respective meets.
Wiggins leads in Cardinal win
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The No. 9 women’s basketball team and No. 10 Arizona State knew it would come down to the end in Saturday’s match-up between the top Pac-10 rivals.
Women aim for 15 straight
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After 14 straight wins, the No. 9 women’s basketball team faces a large threat to its streak this weekend. Tonight, the Cardinal face the Pacific-10 Conference’s second-to-last team in Arizona, but will hold a rematch against Stanfo the No.
Men, women top both sides of Bay
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On both sides of the Bay last Friday, the men’s and women’s gymnastics teams vaulted over the competition.
No. 9 Card overcome big deficit
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It was like night and day for the No. 9 Stanford women’s basketball team this past Saturday at Maples Pavilion.
Show of strength
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The No. 10 women’s basketball team faced its top Pac-10 competition at the Bank of America Arena in Seattle last night, squaring off against Washington.
Rolling with the punches
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“[What VanDerveer said] helped me realize that it’s really just basketball and the game hasn’t changed,” Appel said.
Women sweep Sugar Bowl
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The Stanford women’s sailing team closed out the year on top with a dominant first-place finish at the Allstate Sugar Bowl Regatta, Dec. 30-31.
Determined Card dominate
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It was a welcome return to Maples Pavilion last night for the No. 15 Stanford women’s basketball team.
Pac-10 doubly honors Kehoe
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Having helped the Stanford women’s volleyball team claim the 2006 Pac-10 Conference title last weekend with sweeps of No. 2 Washington and Washington State, junior setter Bryn Kehoe captured Pac-10 Player of the Week honors for Nov. 20-26.
Women's basketball off to unusually slow start
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A southern road trip this past week left the No. 11 Stanford women’s basketball team out in the cold against top-10 opponents.
SPORTS BRIEFS: Sherman scores Pac-10 honors
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Along with a win, Stanford football has scored another season first with freshman wide receiver Richard Sherman earning U.S. Bank Pac-10 Football Player of the Week honors.
Crashing the boards
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Just a few months ago, “Brooke with the hook” was dominating the court in the regional semifinal of the women’s basketball NCAA Tournament.
No. 4 hoops downs LMU in season opener
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At the start of its season, the Stanford women’s basketball team came through in the finish last night at Maples Pavilion against Loyola Marymount.
Mixed start in pair of tune-ups
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The No. 4 Stanford women’s basketball team burst out of the gate last Thursday at Maples Pavilion, with a 103-57 exhibition win over Chico State, but a more subdued 84-78 win over Love & Basketball on Saturday showed the Cardinal lacking energy, specifically that of a sidelined Candice Wiggins.
Xavier Becerra
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Rep. Xavier Becerra (D-CA) joined the House of Representatives eight years after graduating from Stanford Law School in 1984 and 12 years after earning a B.A. in economics in 1980.
Ron Wyden
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Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) started college at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Women's basketball starts with pair of exhibitions
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The No.
SPORTS BRIEFS: Women’s eight glide into first at Head of the American
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Eight women and eight seconds put the Stanford women’s rowing team ahead of second-place California in the Head of the American this past Saturday.
The 27-year coach
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Tara VanDerveer will have more time to break coaching records and find herself on the winning side with the Cardinal, as the women’s basketball head coach signed a six-year contract extension yesterday.
Runners sweep past Stanford Invitational field
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Both the No. 4 men’s and No. 1 women’s cross country teams asserted their home-turf dominance this weekend at the Stanford Invitational.
SEIU, Univ. strike deal to end standoff
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Stanford workers voted with 95 percent support to ratify a new three-year contract Sept.
News Update: Workers vote to accept new contract with University
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Stanford workers voted to ratify a new three year contract Thursday Sept. 7.
Etchemendy: 4-1 gamble for Harvard president
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UPDATE: Governor passes college press bill
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Grumport tapped as vice provost
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As contract expires, workers rally
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Facing the expiration of their current contract today, workers with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 715 are resuming negotiations with the University in hopes of immediate resolution.
University hands over soccer complex to city
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The six-acre complex features two full-size fields and a practice lot, which have been used by residents in the past, though not officially owned by the city.
Stanford ties for fourth in annual ranking
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Stanford tied for fourth with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the California Institute of Technology in this year’s U.S.
Stanford Shopping Center faces future expansion
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The city, looking to increase its sales tax revenue, of which the center is its largest generator, discussed how to achieve an increase of $2 million per year in revenue from the center, July 31.
Police Blotter
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Munger start postponed, roadwork continues
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The Munger Graduate Residence project has been pushed back to a winter/spring 2007 start. A large amount of summer work (starting sometimes in the early hours) has slowed traffic.
Police Bulletin
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Honor Code violations drop to 65 for year
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Reidy named vice president for land, building and real estate
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Knight donates record $105 million to School of Business
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Police Blotter
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This report covers a selection of crimes from July 17 to July 24 as recorded in the Stanford Police Department Public Bulletin.
Change considered for employee healthcare benefits
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The change could affect as many as 4,500 Stanford employees (although that does not account for total family income), and is being floated for employee reaction.
Cigarette fire damages Xanadu deck
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A dozen students evacuated Xanadu House Monday around 2:30 p.m.
Heat wave grips campus
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Curtailment measures have been taken across campus because of a shortage in the chilled water supply.
EPGY gathers enthusiastic learners
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Educational Program for Gifted Youth (EPGY) student Josh Burak is one of those few.
Harvard hires Stanford financial manager
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The Boston Globe reported Saturday that Harvard University has hired Mark Taborsky of the Stanford Management Company.
Police Blotter
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This report covers a selection of crimes from July 3 to July 10 as recorded in the Stanford Police Department Public Bulletin.
Campus Briefs
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The Graduate Student Council kept the graduate community well-fed and in touch with a summer barbecue, held on July Fourth.
We are the champions – again
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The U.S. Sports Academy Directors’ Cup went to the Cardinal for the twelfth straight year.
CAMPUS BRIEFS
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Men's Golf: Driving through the Pac-10
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Coming off a strong year with then-freshman Rob Grube earning the NCAA West Regional title and the team earning its first trip to the NCAA Championship, men’s golf had all the ingredients to come out even better this year.
Men's golf: Cardinal fail to get NCAA bid
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Expectations reached their highest level this weekend for the men’s golf team at the NCAA West Regional, but the Cardinal were unable to execute.
Golf preps for Regionals after tough Pac-10’s
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Rankings aside, the men’s golf team is riding an upward surge of solid play as it begins play in today’s NCAA West Regional at the traditional Tucson National Golf Club in Arizona.
Men's golf: Freshman back, ready to prove self
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It took freshman Dodge Kemmer one whole year to get back to where he felt most comfortable — in contention for a tournament title.
Men's Golf: Card fall short at conference tourney
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Running into trouble after a strong start, the men’s golf team was unable to keep up with the other teams and its own expectations at the Pac-10 Championship this week on the Bighorn Golf Course in Rancho Mirage, Calif. The Cardinal placed sixth, while sophomore Rob Grube led the team, tying for sixth.
Men's golf: Junior beats emotional struggles
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In a sport where the game highs come from the scoring lows, junior Zack Miller is working to reconcile his own highs and lows.
Rain ruins golfer's finish
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Before rain could dampen an already water-logged course, sophomore Rob Grube’s game shone brightly at the Stanford-hosted U.
Men's golf: Farm plays host to USC, UCLA
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The Stanford men’s golf team finished fifth in a difficult field last weekend at the Arizona State-hosted Thunderbird Invitational.
Men's drive for success
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Coming off highs and lows in its last two tournaments, the men’s golf team hopes to crawl back up the standings this weekend at Arizona State’s Thunderbird Invitational.
UPDATE: Card fall to Tigers, 62-59, in final seconds, end Final Four hopes
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It came down to 11.5 seconds. The women’s basketball team was down 59-60 against LSU for the San Antonio regional final.
UPDATE: Smith, Cardinal hook Sooners, 88-74, join Elite Eight
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SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Brooke had the hook – again and again, today – as junior center Brooke Smith led the women’s basketball team to its third consecutive Elite Eight appearance with an 88-74 win over Oklahoma.
Golf starts spring hot
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Gaining not only victories, but also confidence with every passing event, the men’s golf team is looking to keep its strong start going when it heads to Santa Cruz for the Western Intercollegiate on March 27 and 28.
Pac-10 Connection of the Year: Candice and Tara
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By CHRISTIAN TORRES
STAFF WRITER
Just over three years ago, an incoming high-school junior named Candice Wiggins came to Stanford for a summer basketball camp, shy and in awe of head coach Tara VanDerveer.
Card women ‘play out of their mind’
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No. 13 Stanford women’s basketball has just one step left to clinch its fourth straight conference title. One day after handily defeating Arizona 77-50 in the quarterfinals, Stanford dismantled USC 73-44 in Sunday’s semis.
UPDATE: No. 13 Stanford Dismantles USC, 73-44
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No. 13 Stanford women’s basketball has just one step left between the team and its fourth straight conference title. One day after handily defeating Arizona 77-50 in the quarterfinals, Stanford dismantled USC 73-44 in Sunday’s semis.
UPDATE: Card swing into Pac-10 Tourney over Wildcats, 77-50
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The No. 13 women’s basketball team started what is hopefully a long weekend in San Jose as they easily trumped Arizona tonight, 77-50, in the Pac-10 Tournament quarterfinals.
New Year, New Look, Same Success
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Despite the graduation of five players who accounted for nearly half of the team’s scoring and rebounding, the Stanford women’s basketball team came into its 2005-06 season ready for the challenge. Twenty-one wins and a Pac-10 regular season title later, the Cardinal have proven that they could withstand the loss.
Men place third at Ashworth
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Neither rain, wind nor a difficult course could stop the Stanford men’s golf team as it continued building spring-season momentum with a third-place finish at the Ashworth Collegiate Invitational, Feb.
Team finishes fifth at Hilo invitational
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A momentum-building fifth-place finish at the Hilo Intercollegiate Invitational two weeks ago leaves the men’s golf team ready for more today and tomorrow at the Ashworth Collegiate Invitational in West Lake Village, Calif.
Wiggins, Cardinal reach 100-point plateau
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Sophomore guard Candice Wiggins was coming off an inury. The women’s basketball team had lost at Arizona State last weekend, and had lost to Washington earlier in the season. Yet, last night at Maples, none of that seemed to matter as Stanford rolled to a 100-69 victory over the Huskies.
UPDATE: Card cage Huskies, 100-69
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Coming off of illness, sophomore guard Candice Wiggins and an also-recuperating women’s basketball team had a strong turnaround tonight after a disappointing road trip and previous loss to Washington, rolling over the Huskies 100-69.
Building momentum
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For junior center Brooke Smith and the rest of the Cardinal, this has been a difficult season in a revitalized Pac-10 conference.
Oft-injured Okafor getting her day
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Running the Cardinal boards last Thursday against UC-Santa Barbara, junior forward Eziamaka Okafor made her presence felt.
Men's golf opens spring season in Hawaii
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With an uncharacteristic third-round upswing, the Stanford men’s golf team finished fifth last week at the Hawaii-hosted Hilo Intercollegiate Invitational in Kona, Hawaii.
Bench Balls Big
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Despite a slow start, the No. 14 women's basketball team was able to glide over UCSB tonight, 81-47. In what has been a goal for Stanford (17-5, 11-2 Pac-10) for weeks now, contributions came from all around, especially freshman forward Jillian Harmon and junior forward Eziamaka Okafor, who led the Cardinal with 17 and 14 points respectively.
UCSB, Cal await Card
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After a pair of 20-plus-point wins over Oregon and Oregon State, the women’s basketball team eases into the weekend with today’s visit from non-conference opponent UC-Santa Barbara.
After stormy fall, men shoot for bright spring
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Returning for its spring season, Stanford men's golf is ready to prove itself after a disappointing fall.
The squad had a difficult first five events in 2005, placing no higher than sixth and as low as 17th.
"Candid" Wiggins
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Thirty-seven seconds into the No. 15/13 women’s basketball team’s game against Southern California this past weekend, sophomore guard Candice Wiggins made a three-pointer.
A tough loss and a good win for Card
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Traveling to Los Angeles for the start of the second round of Pac-10 competition, the No. 11 women’s basketball team knew it had a major challenge on its hands.
Card begin part two of Pac-10 play
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Having finished their first round of Pacific-10 Conference competition with an 8-1 record, the Cardinal head into the second half of the conference season with matches against UCLA and Southern California this weekend.
’Cats no match for No. 14 Card
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Two days before its battle against No. 15 Arizona State, the No. 14 Stanford women’s basketball team warmed up against a lackluster Arizona squad and won easily, 82-51, last night.
Hard work pays off for senior guard
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10:15 a.m., four hours before game-time and senior guard Krista Rappahahn was already on the Maples Pavilion three-point line.
Room to Improve
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By CHRISTIAN TORRES
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Stanford and California’s women’s basketball teams first met 110 years ago, with the Cardinal etching out a hard-fought 2-1 victory.
Bookstore sales thrive during the holidays
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Due to a surge of students buying gifts rather than textbooks, the Stanford Bookstore ended its holiday sales period successfully, posting a double-digit increase in income from the previous year.
Hennessy hears concerns
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University President John Hennessy listened to student concerns including faculty and student diversity, financial aid and alumni interaction at a joint-ASSU/GSC Senate meeting last night.
Cardinal take 76-64 win
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Sophomore guard Candice Wiggins and the Stanford women’s basketball squad trailed for most of their Saturday contest at Oregon.
No. 2 Vols next for Cardinal
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The No. 12 Stanford women’s basketball team cruised to a 109-58 victory last night against Pacific, giving Stanford three straight wins of 50 points or more over the Tigers.
Women take on UOP, Lady Vols
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With a 3-1 record, the No. 12 Stanford women’s basketball team is looking to add an easy win over Pacific tonight but is also focused on Sunday’s face-off with No.
double dribble
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As Pacific-10 Conference champions and the current No. 11 team in the country, Stanford women’s basketball isn’t used to large deficits on the court.
Cardinal defy rankings to take third in tourney
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In its final event of the fall season, the Stanford men’s golf team saw its hard work pay off at the Collegiate Match Play Championships in
Stanford prepares for Match Play
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A unique format of play awaits the Cardinal in Howie-in-the-Hills, Fla., as the men’s golf team looks forward to a strong first round today at the Collegiate Match Play Championship.
Swimming prepares for scrimmage against Cal
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In a precursor to the intense rivalry of Big Game week, the men's swim and diving team is scheduled to face California in a triple-distance exhibition this Wednesday at Avery Aquatic Center.
Cardinal unable to make a move, take 13th overall
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Although the men’s golf team finally achieved a level of consistency at the CordeValle Collegiate Classic yesterday and on Monday, it wasn’t the type
Consistency key at tourney
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With several recent disappointing finishes behind them, the men’s golf team looks for a turnaround of its current downhill trend at the Cordevalle Collegiate Classic, which takes place today and tomorrow in San Martin, Calif.
Fading in Florida
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With inclement weather, top-ranked teams and its own inconsistency to battle, the Stanford men’s golf team was unable to overcome a poor
Men 23-over when bad weather hits
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In what is likely to be its most competitive tournament of the season, the Stanford men’s golf team struggled in its first two rounds yesterday at the Isleworth-UCF Collegiate Invitational.
Stanford fails to finish effort
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In addition to formidable weather, the men’s golf team also encountered formidable competition yesterday and Sunday at The Prestige at PGA
Youth propels swimming over UW
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Men's swimming eased into its season-opener Friday at Washington, focusing more on bringing less-experienced freshmen into the fold than on scoring points and breaking records.
Swimmers start year against Huskies
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In the upcoming season that kicks off tomorrow, the Stanford men’s swimming squad is hoping to continue its run of 24 consecutive Pacific-10 Conference championships, while its diving counterpoint hopes to begin its own successful streak with new talent.
Sophomore posts second-place finish to pace Cardinal
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In a repeat of last year, the men’s golf team was unable to triumph on the Golden Bear’s home turf at the Alister MacKenzie Invitational.
New talent key for men’s golf
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After a return to form last year with its first NCAA Championship appearance since 2001, the Cardinal men’s golf squad is looking to continue improving its program this season.