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Winfrey offers life lessons
NEWS|
Philanthropist Oprah Winfrey traded in a talk show audience of millions for a Commencement audience of 25,000 June 15 at Stanford Stadium.
Winfrey offers life lessons at 117th Commencement
NEWS|
Philanthropist Oprah Winfrey traded in a talk show audience of millions for a Commencement audience of 25,000 Sunday morning at Stanford Stadium.
Living a double life: Student cops police peers
NEWS|
“In winter quarter I needed a job and I looked online,” he said.
Recruiters receive email addresses from Registrar
NEWS|
Each quarter, the military sends information about scholarship opportunities through email to many students who never requested it. What these students may not know is that, by law, the Registrar’s Office must release student names and email addresses to military recruiters.
Alumna killed in New Haven
NEWS|
Mila Rainof ‘03, a fourth-year student at Yale School of Medicine, died Sunday morning at Yale-New Haven Hospital after being struck by a car a day earlier.
Aid Director outlines personal budgets
NEWS|
College rankings survey denounced
NEWS|
When prospective members of the class of 2013 look at the Princeton Review’s 2008 college rankings, Stanford’s top 10 finish in the categories of “Happiest Students,” “Diverse Student Population” and “Toughest to Get Into” might sway their application decisions.
Popularity of majors ebbs and flows with time
NEWS|
Over the years, the number of students graduating in each academic department have shifted. Professors suggested a variety of causes for these changes, citing elements from the dot-com boom to chance factors.
Politics in action
NEWS|
Four Stanford alums are already making their mark on the California political scene — and they just graduated last June.
Lucas talks safe-sex, AIDS and controversy
NEWS|
During a question and answer session with gay pornographic actor, activist and entrepreneur Michael Lucas last night, students inquired about his personal views and controversial beliefs.
Your story here:
NEWS|
The art of storytelling has found a new home in the Stanford Storytelling Project. The project, the brainchild of Willihnganz, launched Nov. 5 and airs every Monday from 6 to 7 p.m. on KZSU, Stanford’s student-run radio station. Podcasts on Stanford iTunes are also available for prospective listeners.
Adult film star’s remarks spark debate
NEWS|
Gay pornographic actor and activist Michael Lucas will speak tonight in Cubberley Auditorium regarding the role of the adult entertainment industry in AIDS prevention. But some students have raised concerns over controversial remarks attributed to Lucas about the Arab and Muslim communities.
Obama favorite of campus voters
NEWS|
Of 138 decided voters surveyed over the past week, Obama garnered the largest share of the votes with 60.9 percent, followed by Sen. Hillary Clinton (26.1 percent) and Sen. John McCain (5.1 percent).
The quest for 50,000 words
NEWS|
Each November, frenzied writers participate in National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo; Web site at www.nanowrimo.org) and are declared winners if they complete a 50,000 word (approximately 175-page) novel between Nov.
'The Bacchae' backstage
NEWS|
For two weeks this fall, a taste of big city theater will be brought to the Farm.
Freshman poet: It's all about the love
NEWS|
Closing the show was an inspiring six-minute spoken word piece performed not by an upperclassman, but by a freshman still new to the Farm.
Matchmakers extraordinaire
NEWS|
On move-in day last Tuesday, 1,745 freshmen and transfer students anxiously waited to meet their roommates, with whom they would live for the entirety of their first year at Stanford.
What is Day In The Life?
INTERMISSION|
In April 1971, a powerful bomb explosion tore a jagged two-foot hole in the office ceiling of then-University President Richard Lyman.
Band’s provisional status lifted
NEWS|
The Stanford Band is finally “All Right Now” after a dramatic year of silence in the stands.
Band’s provisional status lifted
NEWS|
Vice Provost for Student Affairs Greg Boardman announced on June 14 that he had lifted the indefinite provisional status of the Band, which first tooted its newly reinstated horns at Commencement on June 17.
BREAKING NEWS: Band's provisional status lifted
NEWS|
The Stanford Band is finally “All Right Now” after a dramatic year of silence in the stands. The band was suspended last August and later placed on indefinite provisional status after the Band Shak was vandalized.
Hennessy launches Stanford Challenge
NEWS|
President John Hennessy unveiled "The Stanford Challenge" yesterday, a five-year, $4.3 billion fundraising campaign aimed at three broad areas: seeking solutions to pressing global problems, educating students to become effective leaders and sustaining a foundation of excellence.
Spell check: setting the record straight
NEWS|
Despite claims of grade inflation, there’s one area in which students might receive a failing score: spelling.
Draw-ing the short straw
NEWS|
At 5 p.m. today, students will crowd around residence offices and stand on their toes to get a peek at their assigned Draw numbers. Those who see low numbers will celebrate next year’s housing prospects; some who have repeatedly received high numbers will resign themselves to an unfavorable residence. Others will raise the issue of fairness.
Etchemendy’s email puzzles
NEWS|
Spell Check
NEWS|
Despite claims of grade inflation, there’s one area in which students might receive a failing score: spelling.
On The Road
NEWS|
Dennis Lo ‘08 will be going on a road trip this spring break, but it won’t be the typical college vacation. Instead, he will be filming an original production with a crew of students and Bay Area professionals.
Jessica Richman: energetic enterpreneur
NEWS|
The San Diego native with a 3.85 grade point average didn’t take a traditional path to Stanford. She owned her own business before coming here and co-founded a program providing financial education for women.
Dance marathon gears up
NEWS|
Almost 1,000 students will pull an all-nighter this Saturday — not finishing a paper or cramming for a midterm, but dancing to raise awareness and money for the fight against HIV/AIDS.
Q&A: Marathon runners
NEWS|
Dance Marathon 2007 co-chairs Nick Cheng ‘07 and Tory Kauer ‘08 have devoted hundreds of hours over the past 11 months to make this year’s Dance Marathon (DM) the best yet.
Grace and Intensity
NEWS|
Tina Zoccoli Mayers ‘09 did anything but take a year off.
Harry Potter: 169 days and counting
NEWS|
J.K. Rowling and Scholastic announced yesterday morning that the seventh and final installment of the immensely popular Harry Potter series will be released just after midnight on Saturday, July 21, 2007.
Turning the page
PAGE TWO|
With the beginning of Volume 231, we’re proud to introduce a new section of The Daily. Page Two will run Tuesday through Friday (Monday will be home to Intermission’s Monday Mayhem) and will, we hope, be the place to turn to when you’re looking to get a quick read on the Stanford scene.
On plane, squash to the rescue
NEWS|
The following story contains a number of inaccuracies and has been placed back on the Web site for clarification purposes.
New cafe sparks dining debate
NEWS|
The campus eatery Linx, located at the Clark Center, left the Stanford Dining scene quietly in mid-December.
A tragic loss of life
NEWS|
Senior Sabrina Duim, a math major and talented musician, died on Saturday in her apartment in Palo Alto.
Longtime Haas Center administrator departs
NEWS|
The Haas Center lost an influential leader and one of its original staff members in Jeanne Wahl Halleck, who retired in November from the position she had held for more than 20 years.
Rise in apps continues
NEWS|
Stanford offered 750 high school seniors reason to celebrate this holiday season, notifying them on Dec. 15 that their applications to the Class of 2011 had been accepted.
Mona Oliveira dies at 77
NEWS|
A presence on campus for more than 40 years and an avid Stanford sports fan, Ramona (Mona) C. Oliveira passed away Dec. 1 at the age of 77 after a prolonged battle with cancer.
Bike ticket nabs senior
NEWS|
How does a $10 ticket for biking without a light turn into a $600 fine, a court date, and an arrest warrant?
Toyon fire destroys union office
NEWS|
A one-alarm fire gutted a room at the Toyon Eating Clubs and caused smoke damage to several others early yesterday morning, leaving the multi-building complex without utilities for hours and fire officials puzzled over the blaze’s cause.
Rumors spin about bike tickets
NEWS|
Already faced with a ban on riding and parking bikes in the arcades of Main Quad, students received news of another crackdown on Friday, with an email reporting increased police ticketing for running stop signs and listening to iPods while biking.
Adam Schiff
PAGE TWO|
Like many Stanford students, Congressman Adam Schiff (D-CA) found it hard to define himself as either techie or a fuzzy.
Zoe Lofgren
PAGE TWO|
Between late night talks with her roommate and having trouble picking a major, Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren’s (D-CA) Stanford experience was pretty typical.
Much ado about nothing?
NEWS|
Penguins, Care Bears, dominoes, and obnoxious tourists came ready to party at the Mausoleum Friday night. But while organizers hailed the event a success, students complained about overcrowding, poor audio and a power outage that left the sound system and their spirits down.
Speaker lends a face to AIDS forum
NEWS|
Internationally-renowned AIDS activist Dr. Jim Kim rejected the claim that the world lacks the financial resources to treat AIDS-afflicted Africans, arguing instead on Friday that it is a matter of public awareness and political will.
State politics are sexy too, says Senator
NEWS|
“When you talk about politics in California, you’re talking sexy,” California State Senator Jackie Speier said last night.
Hennessy launches Stanford Challenge
NEWS|
President John L. Hennessy unveiled “The Stanford Challenge” yesterday, a five-year, $4.3 billion fundraising campaign aimed at three broad areas: seeking solutions to pressing global problems, educating students to become effective leaders and sustaining a foundation of excellence.
New man in the Haas
NEWS|
In Dr. Gabriel Garcia’s ideal world, every student at Stanford would incorporate some sort of public service work into his University education.
Starting from scratch
NEWS|
It is every student’s worst nightmare.
Amidst success, bike ban still irksome
NEWS|
The weather was gorgeous, and her workload had yet to pile up, but junior Bianca Ceralvo still dreaded going to class last week.
University, city partner for new homeless center
NEWS|
The brand-new five-story brick building on El Camino Real near the Town and Country Shopping Center is hard to miss.
Facebook opens to all Web users
NEWS|
Facebook developers took the online networking site “global” early yesterday morning, allowing anyone with an email address to join up in a move that met with expected criticism from students on The Farm and beyond.
Frosh flock to Facebook to meet peers
NEWS|
The staff in that all-freshmen house formed the Facebook group "Cedro '06-07!" over the summer, but when residents began Facebook "friending" the staff in droves, the RAs became concerned.
Stem Cell advancement touted, but doubts about effectiveness and questions about ethics raised
NEWS|
Gifted get access to Stanford
NEWS|
Across the country, students of all ages are going back to school.
Study: 4 in 5 college students drink
NEWS|
Veto puts stem-cell research at forefront again
NEWS|
Neurology Professor William Hurlbut, a member of the President’s Council on Bioethics since 2002, was at the White House when President Bush announced the veto.
Research helps fight Down Syndrome
NEWS|
After 20 years of research, scientists from the Stanford School of Medicine and the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital have identified a gene that may be responsible for mental retardation in individuals with Down syndrome.
Institute awards Biology Dept. $1.5 mil over four years
NEWS|
Stanford undergraduates pursuing studies in biology should thank the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), which has recently awarded the University with a four-year grant, totaling $1.
GSC discusses committee on diversity, Exec. Cabinet
NEWS|
In its penultimate meeting of the year last night, the Graduate Student Council (GSC) approved appointments by the Nominations Commission and discussed a possible joint-resolution with the ASSU Undergraduate Senate regarding diversity.
Town hall on Iraq draws few
NEWS|
The Office of Religious Life sponsored a University-wide town hall meeting called “Iraq: Where Do We Go From Here?
Faculty night a popular tradition
NEWS|
This spring, students in dorms across campus will enjoy dinner and conversation with professors during residence faculty nights.
Students mixed on safety advisories following muggings
NEWS|
In response to the armed robberies on the nights of May 10 and May 15, University administrators and the Department of Public Safety have emphasized the need for heightened awareness for all community members.
Engineers 'meet and mingle' outside their labs
CORRECTIONS|
When one thinks of major student organizations on campus, the Stanford chapter of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE, pronounced “I-triple-E”) may not leap to mind.
UC-Berkeley takes home ‘Great Debate’
NEWS|
In last night’s eighth annual Great Debate, the only head-to-head competition between Stanford and UC-Berkeley debaters, the Cal team edged the Stanford squad by a 2-1 vote.
Students march to take back the night
NEWS|
As dusk settled on campus yesterday, an estimated 125 students and community members gathered to partake in “Take Back the Night,” an annual march around campus to show solidarity against sexual assault.
Students Take Back the Night
NEWS|
Female Students and community members alike often feel anxious walking around the Stanford campus late at night. Tonight’s annual Take Back the Night march aims to combat this fear by inviting the community to “reclaim our rights to be safe,” according to March Coordinator Stephanie Nguyen, a senior.
ADMIT FEVER...And the only prescription is more ProFros
NEWS|
Stanford rolls out the Cardinal carpet today as the University welcomes over 1,500 prospective freshmen (ProFros) to campus for its annual Admit Weekend, which will run from Thursday morning to Saturday night.
Immigration policy changes impact campus
NEWS|
Congressional changes in immigration policy could have a profound impact on workers, students and the University, protesters and professors said this week.
Father of Net Visits Campus
NEWS|
Vint Cerf, a renowned co-founder of the Internet, delivered the opening remarks yesterday at the third Conference on Innovation Journalism.
InJo events bring in big name speakers
NEWS|
The third annual Conference on Innovation Journalism begins today with speakers and panel discussions, and will continue through Friday.
ASSU discusses possible revisions to Constitution
NEWS|
The ASSU Undergraduate Senate convened last night, focusing its discussion on proposed changes to the ASSU Constitution.
Democracy races nukes in Iran
NEWS|
“The only way to solve Iran’s nuclear problem is to bring democracy to Iran,” declared Abbas Milani of the Hoover Institution last night in a dialogue entitled “Iran’s Nuclear Program: Past, Present, Future.
APs Put to the Test
NEWS|
A five on an Advanced Placement (AP) exam is supposed to be equivalent of an A in a college class, but scholars at Harvard and the University of Virginia recently presented research suggesting that a high score on an AP science exam does not guarantee success in its corresponding introductory science course in college.
Number of Teach For America applicants on the rise at Stanford
NEWS|
Thanks to strong campus recruiting efforts, Teach For America has witnessed a boost in applications from Stanford seniors this year.
Econ, Psych revise major requirements
NEWS|
Undergraduates planning to major in either economics or psychology may soon have to rework their four-year plans, as the Stanford Department of Economics and the Stanford Department of Psychology are making changes to their major requirements, potentially affecting current undeclared students and future undergraduates.
Bill could alter law that denies aid to student drug offenders
NEWS|
Thousands of student drug offenders could be eligible for federal education aid previously denied to them under a new federal budget bill passed by the House of Representatives last week.
Law School to host Mock Trial contest
NEWS|
This weekend, teams from six local law schools will convene to compete in the third annual Bay Area Mock Trial Invitational, hosted by the Stanford Law School’s Mock Trial team.
County OKs new Munger residences
NEWS|
The Munger Graduate Residences project, unanimously approved by the Santa Clara County Planning Commission on Jan. 5, will officially begin construction at the end of the month.
RCCs teach presentation skills
NEWS|
Intermediate Computing at Stanford, a computer class in its second year that focuses on multimedia and presentation skills, is now offered in six freshman dorms, up from four last year.
King Celebrated
NEWS|
Though Martin Luther King Jr. Day was officially yesterday, the Stanford campus will celebrate the holiday throughout the week, in hopes that community members will better honor and understand King’s philosophy and vision.
Obscure scholarships often left unclaimed
NEWS|
At colleges and universities across the country, scholarship money is available not only for students of academic or athletic merit and financial need, but for students who happen to fit unusual criteria, whether it is left-handedness or a particular last name.
Hopsital opens child-friendly pediatric ER
NEWS|
Last Thursday marked the opening of Stanford Hospital’s new pediatric emergency facility, which creates a less frightening and more youth-centered experience for the many children served by the hospital’s emergency department.
South Korean PM seeks future of peace through leadership
NEWS|
Nearly 200 students, faculty and community members braved the rain last Thursday evening to fill a packed Bechtel Conference Center to hear Goh Kun, the 35th prime minister of the Republic of Korea, who gave a lecture entitled “Beyond Ideology and Toward Unity.
BCSC raises funds for renovations
NEWS|
The Black Community Services Center (BCSC) has raised nearly $1 million to fund the Black House Facility Expansion Project, a University-wide campaign to increase space for the Community Center.
Junior looks to win big in Jeopardy final
NEWS|
He may not be a starter on the varsity football team, but junior Nico Martinez is in position to win a big game for Stanford this week.
Stanford starts on International Initiative
NEWS|
Students will soon be reaping the benefits of Stanford’s recently unveiled International Initiative, which aims to strengthen the connection between Stanford University and the global community, as well as confront international issues.
Director chosen for new center
NEWS|
Stanford’s new Ultrafast Science Center aims to unite research scientists in the emerging field of studying tiny, fast-moving objects with unmatched tools and facilities.