“Black Comedy,” directed by Juan Batiz-Benet ‘10 and produced by the Asian American Theater Project, is an elegant but delightfully light British sex farce. In a dramatic break from the philosophical, soul-bruising Serious Plays that most Stanford theater tends towards, “Black Comedy” is a digestible, easy pleasure that features fierce acting talent and self-sacrificial physical [...]

When jaunting into Palo Alto, the average Stanford student rarely ventures off University Avenue. And really, what can’t one find on University? Available for our perusal are the studied ambience of the Cheesecake Factory, the brisk corporate allure of Starbucks, the whimsical jollity of ‘Pasta?’ — need the student gourmet venture further?
Yes.
The simple truth is [...]

If we had been very clever people after our first trip to Pinkberry (a posh fro-yo bar in Manhattan’s Koreatown), we might have devised a business plan that looked something like this:
Completely rip off Pinkberry’s menu. Design a store with the same layout as Pinkberry. Put this store in Palo Alto, where suburban moms have [...]

Let us all take a moment to feel sorry for Axe and Palm, Stanford Dining’s much-hyped new café in Old Union. For all of the griping the University gets about its bureaucratic labyrinth and draconian party policies, the much-hyped, heavily ballooned opening of Old Union suggests a softer side to the administration: a well-intentioned, moneyed [...]

Plagued by slips of the tongue, bad luck and a quick-fingered opponent, Craig Boge ‘07 had to settle for second place in the 2007 College Jeopardy! Tournament, despite a strong performance in last week’s two-day final round.
The finals, which aired in a two-part series on Thursday and Friday, saw Boge deliver uneven performances.
In the first [...]

Despite an up-and-down performance in yesterday’s College Jeopardy! semifinal game, Craig Boge ‘07 pulled off a convincing victory to advance to the tournament’s final round, which spans two days and will be aired today and tomorrow.
Boge struggled in the first round, his score hovering in the low hundreds — with an occasional dip into the [...]

Beginning today, drivers who park their cars in the Wilbur lot will participate in a University-mandated valet service that aims to ameliorate the parking shortages caused by nearby construction.
Parking and Transportation Services (PTS) will offer attendant-assisted parking in Lot 63, which currently houses vehicles with permit types A, C, EA and ES. The service, available [...]

When “College Jeopardy!” contestant Craig Boge ‘07 appeared on the screen for the annual tournament’s quarterfinal round last night, Grove Lausen residents erupted in celebration.
Boge, clad in flip-flops, shorts and a white polo shirt, sat in the middle of it all, smiling sheepishly as his friends called his name and sporadically yelled out commentary. When [...]

Junior faculty members often feel pressure to choose between the demands of the tenure track and the limitations of their biological clocks. In an effort to expand the options available to such up-and-coming professors, Provost John Etchemendy recently introduced a new financial aid program for faculty families with young children.
At the April 19 Faculty Senate [...]

Approximately 150 members of the Stanford community joined together in White Plaza last night for Stanford’s 16th annual Take Back the Night (TBTN) walk. The march, which takes place nationally each year, seeks to raise awareness of sexual violence against women, particularly at night.
The event kicked off with an opening ceremony about 10 minutes behind [...]