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Baseball advances to College World Series

By Nick Parker
NEWS| Stanford swept Cal State Fullerton in a best-of-three Super Regional this weekend to advance to the 62nd College World Series, which begins June 14 in Omaha, Neb.

Obama takes NC, IN splits dems

By Nick Parker
NEWS| As Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) earned a decisive victory in the North Carolina primary Tuesday night and fought to a virtual tie in Indiana with his rival, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.), his supporters on campus were happy with the results and predicted that the Democratic Party would coalesce behind whomever the eventual nominee is.

Reports: Trent Johnson bolts for LSU

By Nick Parker, Daniel Novinson and Patrick Fitzgerald
SPORTS| Men's basketball coach Trent Johnson has accepted an offer to become the next head basketball coach at LSU, according to multiple reports. However, Athletic Director Bob Bowlsby told the Daily in a Wednesday afternoon email that Johnson had not yet informed him that he had taken the LSU job.

Clinton stops Obama’s streak

By Nick Parker
NEWS| As Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) regained some of the momentum she had lost to Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.), Stanford supporters from both camps offered positive outlooks on the evening’s results.

Pelosi takes trip to Farm

By Nick Parker
NEWS| Stanford played host yesterday to one of the most recognizable figures in the Democratic Party, who was on campus to discuss the future of the American health care system.

Clinton wins California

By Nick Parker
NEWS| While Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) and Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) were the clear winners in the California primaries Tuesday, Democratic voters on campus overwhelmingly chose Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) as their choice for the party’s nominee, while Stanford Republicans threw the majority of their support behind Rep. Ron Paul (R-Tex.).

"Tourism and the American Landscape" at Cantor

By Nick Parker
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Editor's Farewell

By Nick Parker
OPINIONS| Oftentimes, these biannual Editor’s Farewells are loaded with self-congratulations and bittersweet reflections on the volume that was. I hope to make this one somewhat different.

Power outage hits parts of campus

By Nick Parker
NEWS| An extensive power outage occurred Friday, Dec.

Two seniors nab Marshall awards

By Nick Parker
NEWS| Two Stanford seniors - Sean Arenson and Priyanka Narayan - were among the 37 recipients of 2008 Marshall Scholarships, the Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission announced in a Nov. 30 press release.

UPDATE: Two seniors named Marshall Scholars

By Nick Parker
NEWS| Two Stanford students - Sean Arenson '08 and Priyanka Narayan '08 - were among the 37 recipients of 2008 Marshall Scholarships, the Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission announced in a Nov. 30 press release.

UPDATE: Power outage hits campus

By Nick Parker
NEWS| An extensive power outage occurred Friday night around 11:30 p.m. and lasted for nearly three hours before the lights came back on at around 2:30 a.m. Saturday morning.

Three students named Rhodes Scholars

By Nick Parker
NEWS| Three current and former Stanford students - Laurel Gabler '06, Scott Thompson '06 and Aaron Polhamus '08 - were among the 32 American winners of 2008 Rhodes Scholarships, the Rhodes Trust announced last week.

Earthquake rocks Bay Area

By Nick Parker
NEWS| Stanford’s emergency management contingencies were activated just after 8 p.m. yesterday, when the quake rocked the University and sent shock waves across campus. Officials were quick to reassure students last night that the situation was under control.

Pamuk talks novel’s power

By Nick Parker
NEWS| Pamuk spoke for 40 minutes to an audience comprised mostly of faculty and older community members about a wide array of subjects, including politics and the "East-West question."

At Cantor: Yosemite Illuminated

By Nick Parker
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Editor's Welcome

By Nick Parker
OPINIONS| For the past three years, I'm proud to say that I've spent more time at The Daily than I have in class.

Yosemite illuminated

By Nick Parker
INTERMISSION| The writing is on the wall of the Cantor Arts Center’s Ruth Levinson Halpern Gallery, home of the museum’s newest exhibition: “Yosemite’s Structure and Textures,” which opened last Wednesday and will remain at Cantor until Oct. 28.

Editor's Welcome: July Fourth at The Daily

By Nick Parker
OPINIONS| All these things come to mind as I wonder why I’m not out celebrating the most American of holidays. Then I realize it’s because there’s somewhere else I’d rather be — here, at The Daily, working hard to put out a newspaper.

Tobacco funding ban fails

By Nick Parker
NEWS| A divided Faculty Senate voted 21-10 yesterday against a controversial resolution that would have banned tobacco companies from funding University-sponsored research projects. The measure — which proposed that “Stanford University will not enter into sponsored research agreements with companies that make or market tobacco products” — pitted faculty and administrators against one another at yesterday’s meeting.

Stigma of tobacco splits faculty

By Nick Parker
NEWS| Tensions ran high at yesterday afternoon’s Faculty Senate meeting as members butted heads over a proposed resolution that would bar tobacco companies from funding University-sponsored research projects.

Interfaith Center gains name, to be

By Nick Parker
NEWS| The CIRCLE: Center for Inter-Religious Community, Learning and Experiences was chosen as the winning submission from 83 entries into the naming contest and is the creation of Daniel Logan, a visiting Ph.D.

$250M in overhauls underway

By Nick Parker
NEWS| Many students consider construction on campus a ubiquitous enterprise. All year, fences have cordoned off the Barnum Family Center, located near the Clock Tower; Stanford Stadium has been under construction since the end of the football season; and, perhaps most noticeably, Wilbur Field was sacrificed in the name of a subterranean parking lot being built in conjunction with the Munger Graduate Residences.

GSC approves grad. special-fees budget

By Nick Parker
NEWS| The Graduate Student Council (GSC) met last night to discuss the Graduation Pledge and to approve next year’s special-fees budget.

GSC addresses housing costs

By Nick Parker
NEWS| The Graduate Student Council (GSC) convened last night to discuss the future of Stanford Student Enterprises (SSE) — the business branch of the ASSU — and to talk about a marked increase in graduate housing costs for academic year 2006-2007.

Iraqi students visit Farm

By Nick Parker
NEWS| For the second consecutive year, Iraqi students have arrived at Stanford to participate in a student-run organization called Stanford-Iraq Student Exchange (SISE).

Law School worker dies

By Nick Parker
NEWS| Sandra de Anda, a University employee who worked at the Stanford Law School Cafe, passed away on Sunday, April 30 as a result of injuries she sustained in a car accident two days earlier.

GSC evaluates academic calendar changes

By Nick Parker
NEWS| University Registrar Roger Printup spoke to the Graduate Student Council (GSC) last night about issues relating to the academic calendar.

GSC addresses elections

By Nick Parker
NEWS| The Graduate Student Council (GSC) convened last night to discuss strategies aimed at increasing graduate student turnout in next week’s ASSU elections, also hearing from two ASSU Executive slates.

Student dies in N.Y.

By Nick Parker
NEWS| Errol Kats, a 21-year-old Stanford student who left the University during the 2003-2004 academic year, was killed late Saturday night, struck by a speeding motorist while crossing a busy road in Long Island, N.

GSC addresses housing crunch

By Nick Parker
NEWS| The Graduate Student Council (GSC) convened last night to discuss four potential changes in graduate student housing with Executive Director of Student Housing Rodger Whitney.

Fund cap irks groups

By Nick Parker
NEWS| When the ASSU announced earlier this month that it would institute several restrictions on student group funding in an effort to prevent massive overspending by undergraduate groups, such as the $158,784.

Techie, fuzzy net Marshall scholarships

By Nick Parker
NEWS| Senior Philip ‘Flip’ Tanedo and Mark Otuteye, Class of 2005, are, at least in their academic interests, polar opposites.

Practice field chosen as Commencement site

By Nick Parker
NEWS| Yesterday, University President John Hennessy announced via e-mail to the Class of 2006 and their parents that this year’s University-wide graduation ceremonies will be held at the football practice field, not at Frost Amphitheater as was originally planned.

Band Tree costume stolen yet again

By Nick Parker
NEWS| In a heist fitting for the days leading up to Big Game, a group of thieves allegedly stole the Tree costume from a dumpster outside the Band Shak sometime last week.

Luxury retirement home holds grand opening

By Nick Parker
NEWS| Last night marked the grand opening of Palo Alto’s Classic Residence by Hyatt, a luxurious retirement home that offers continuing care for its residents.

Administration reconsiders Commencement site

By Nick Parker and Sal Umberto Bonaccorso
NEWS| In response to intense student protest over the decision to use Frost Amphitheater as the site for this year’s Commencement ceremonies, University administrators announced Wednesday that they would reconsider that decision.

Halloween party postponed until next year

By Nick Parker
NEWS| The Mausoleum Party Planning Committee announced yesterday that the highly anticipated resurrection of the famous Halloween party has been postponed for yet another year.

Darfur fast raises funds to fight genocide

By Nick Parker
NEWS| Hundreds of students gathered at Tresidder Union last night for a Break-the-Fast Dinner that marked the end of a day dedicated to protesting the genocide in Darfur, and supporting the survivors.

JAG recruiters descend on Law School

By Nick Parker
NEWS| The Navy Judge Advocate General Corps will be interviewing students at the Law School today amid a fog of controversy due to a philosophical difference between the students and faculty at the Law School and the United States Military.

Stanford ranked fifth for community service

By Nick Parker
NEWS| Earlier this month, Washington Monthly magazine released its own version of the U.S. News and World Report rankings published each year.

Hundreds protest hospital polic122

By Nick Parker
NEWS| Hundreds of Stanford University and Stanford Hospital workers marched from Sand Hill Field to the main entrance of the Stanford Hospital on Sept.

Investment disclosure debated again by ASSU

By Nick Parker
NEWS| The ASSU Undergraduate Senate heard a second round of arguments last night on a proposed bill calling for investment disclosure of University funds, including student involvement in “the ethical oversight of the endowment.

ASSU debates disclosure bill

By Nick Parker
NEWS| At the ASSU Undergraduate Senate meeting last night, senators heard arguments for and against a bill regarding investment disclosure of University funds.

ASSU debates sorority funds

By Nick Parker
NEWS| In its first meeting of the New Year last night, the ASSU Undergraduate Senate scrutinized its policy of not funding student groups for transportation costs in light of a request from the Intersorority Council.

Mefford wins Council case on third try

By Nick Parker
NEWS| The ASSU Constitutional Council ruled unanimously last night that the Undergraduate Senate acted unconstitutionally when it refused to certify the results of the first executive election last spring.

Inspectors come knocking at dorms

By Nick Parker
NEWS| When senior Albert Chan found out last summer that Student Housing Services had fined him more than $70 for a scribbled math problem on the wall of his Columbae dorm room, he thought it was an error.

Special fees groups must provide outreach plans

By Nick Parker
NEWS| The discussion at last night’s meeting of the ASSU Undergraduate Senate focused on a bill that would force student groups requesting ASSU special fees to put their plans for outreach into writing.

Senate wants AD to fund Cheer

By Nick Parker
NEWS| The ASSU Undergraduate Senate last night voted unanimously to support Cardinal Competitive Cheer’s request for Athletic Department funding.

‘Mobile’ ASSU Senate hits Toyon

By Nick Parker
NEWS| Residents of Toyon Hall who wandered into their lounge last night may have been surprised to find members of the ASSU Undergraduate Senate spread out on the sofas and chairs.

ASSU set to fill four open Constitutional Council seats

By Nick Parker
NEWS| Last night, members of the ASSU Undergraduate Senate and the Graduate Student Council interviewed four students, who were nominated by an independent selection committee, to fill the four vacancies on the ASSU Constitutional Council.

Victories for Democrats Barbara Boxer, Anna Eshoo, Joe Simitian

By Nick Parker
NEWS| By NICK PARKER CONTRIBUTING WRITER Election Day was a good one for local and state Democrats, even if the party did not have the same success on the national level.

Senate hears ITSS proposal

By Nick Parker
NEWS| At the ASSU Undergraduate Senate meeting last night, representatives from Residential Computing and Information Technology Systems and Services presented a proposal that would drastically change the existing telecommunications fee system.

ASSU bills on MEChA, picketing

By Nick Parker
NEWS| The ASSU Undergraduate Senate was sharply divided last night as senators debated a bill condemning last year’s “vicious attack” on MEChA by The Stanford Review.

Gould makes big changes for tennis squads

By Nick Parker
SPORTS| Last November when Dick Gould, class of ‘59, announced he would stop coaching the men’s tennis team after the 2003-04 season, most people thought he was leaving the University for good.

Univ. reverses policy affecting partisan groups

By Nick Parker
NEWS| At the ASSU Undergraduate Senate meeting last night, Assoc. Dean of Students and Office of Student Activities Director Nancy Howe announced a change in the policy that previously barred the Stanford Democrats from using White Plaza as a staging area for their phone-banking event last Sunday.

Scholarship recognizes gay student

By Nick Parker
NEWS| In conjunction with Out on Campus week, which began Monday, mtvU and Chicago-based The Point Foundation are recognizing the achievements of queer students at schools across the country, including Stanford.