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Students, faculty discuss Election ‘08
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While not allowed to officially cast ballots, members of the international community have been engaged, to varying extents, in this historic election.
Students initiate new round of compostable ware
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Kwan and Lee originally came up with the idea of introducing compostable products to campus eateries in their freshman Program in Writing and Rhetoric class, “The Politics of Food.” Over the past two years, they have worked with Moonbean’s, Ciao!
Former child slave shares story
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“At the age of nine, I was abducted from Tonga, my home village, in southern Sudan,” he said.
Kenyan students react to election turmoil
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Stanford students from Kenya try to make sense of the violence plaguing their home country after the nation's controversial election on Dec. 27, 2007.
Law clinic argues immigrant rights
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The Stanford Law School Immigrants’ Rights Clinic and the ACLU began arguing their case before the 9th U.S.
Pakistani students address violence
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Some of Stanford’s nearly two dozen undergraduate and graduate students from Pakistan missed the first few days of winter quarter due to the South Asian state’s recent political upheaval.
Women’s heart health “goes red” with new clinic
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The new Women’s Heart Health Clinic, which opened this year at the Stanford Cardiovascular Institute, wants the community to know that Feb. 1 is “Go Red” day — a day devoted to fighting heart disease, the number one killer of women in the country.
Hoover exhibit reveals WWI soldiers’ lives
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“Never Such Innocence: British Images of the First World War,” an exhibit on display at the Hoover Institution until March 1, features texts and images chosen by the students of Emeritus History Prof. Peter Stansky’s “History and the Arts.”
Center for Poverty creates magazine
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Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and John Edwards are among the policy experts contributing essays to the inaugural issue of Pathways magazine, the new Stanford Center for Poverty and Inequality publication due out in print this week.
Emissions tied to death
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Stanford scientist Mark Jacobson may have provided policy makers with the proof they need to push for more stringent carbon dioxide emission standards.
Pedometers spur physical activity
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A Life On The Air
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Mark C. Lawrence has served as Chief Executive of KZSU 90.1 FM Radio off and on at Stanford since his senior year, in 1967. Lawrence’s “day job” until his 2004 retirement was on Stanford’s IT department but he’s continued as one of the key figures behind the technical operations at the campus station.
Couple donates to Hospital
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With the donation, Stanford Hospital will be able to double the size of its current ER and install state of the art technology, including cardiac monitors and advanced ultrasound equipment in the facility, according to a statement released by the hospital.
Duo explores lives of homeless
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San Francisco Chronicle reporter Kevin Fagan and photographer Brant Ward spoke to Stanford students last night about chronic homelessness, giving their opinions on effective responses to the issue.
Students mobilize against racism
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“Modern-Day Lynching: A Look into the Horror,” the first NAACP event of the year, featured a panel that discussed the racially-charged incidents surrounding the Jena Six.
Students reflect on Iraq, military service
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For the vast majority of Stanford students, the war in Iraq is a far-removed political issue which only really affects us come election time and in debate among peers in the comfort and seclusion of the bubble.
Willpower not enough to break bad habits
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Willpower alone may not be enough to conquer those extra pounds, addictive habits and other vices we struggle with every day, according to a recent feature story in Stanford Medicine Magazine.
Karate group to offer free self-defense lessons
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In light of the recent violent outbreak at Theta Delta Chi, the martial arts group Shotokan Karate will offer its weekly self-defense class to all students free of charge this year.
Expo showcases martial arts
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Over fifty undergraduates, graduate students and community members attended yesterday's second annual Martial Arts Expo.
New Harry Potter class casts spell on freshmen
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There may not be any more Harry Potter books coming out, but the magic will continue at Stanford this fall with “Harry Potter and the Arc of Storytelling,” a highly coveted Student Initiated Course (SIC).
Jewish sorority approved for fall
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Alpha Epsilon Phi (AEPhi), a traditionally Jewish national sorority, recently won committee approval from the Office of Student Affairs to become the University’s sixth Inter-Sorority Council (ISC) organization when it arrives on campus next fall.
Politics trumps pop culture
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If naming a U.S.
Bridge team headed to Nationals
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Jewish groups, LGBT screen documentary
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Free music site creates ruckus
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All U.S. college students can now enjoy free access to the Ruckus Network’s online music download service, the ad-supported music company announced Jan. 22.
Other Arrillaga charitable too
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It’s no secret that a passion for philanthropy runs in the Arrillaga family.
International students get a welcome gift
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International students staying on campus for winter break this year enjoyed vastly improved housing options over winters past, when student gripes ranged from poor heating to having to sleep on mattresses under a piano.
Mr. Hennessy goes to China
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Business School students embarked on a week-long study trip to China last week, visiting Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong.
Pandora music to the ears
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Pandora is an online music service that allows users to create individualized radio stations based on their personal musical preferences.
Left out in the cold at Hammarskjold
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If you’ve been bad all year, you may receive a lump of coal in your stocking. A raw deal — until you look at the dozens of international students that will spend the holidays sleeping on the floor of a cramped Row House.