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Students stage anti-war rally
NEWS|
Around 60 students, faculty and community members rallied Thursday to commemorate the fifth anniversary of President Bush’s “Mission Accomplished” speech.
Dawkins takes over
SPORTS|
Stanford has hired former Duke player and assistant coach Johnny Dawkins as head coach of the men’s basketball team, the University announced Saturday.
Photo controversy sparks protest
NEWS|
About 50 students and community members marched into Old Union Monday afternoon to protest what they called “explicit political censorship” on the part of the University.
Profs. ponder classroom politics
NEWS|
Contrary to common conservative complaints about left-leaning college professors trying to influence student political opinion, a new study suggests that professors in general have little impact on their students’ political views.
Bayou bound
SPORTS|
After four years on the Farm, Trent Johnson has agreed in principle to an offer to become the next head basketball coach at LSU, according to multiple sources close to the situation. An official announcement could come as early as Thursday.
Reports: Trent Johnson bolts for LSU
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.
Monty nets job with an old foe, Cal
SPORTS|
On the heels of the Lopez twins declaring for the NBA draft on Monday, former Stanford coach Mike Montgomery headed across the Bay to accept a coaching position at Cal.
Reports: Monty headed to Cal
SPORTS|
Former Stanford coach Mike Montgomery is reportedly heading across the Bay to coach Cal.
Stanford to face UCLA in Pac-10 final
SPORTS|
Brook Lopez scored 30 points and brought down 12 rebounds, and the Cardinal beat the Cougars 75-68 to advance to today’s Pac-10 Tournament title game against UCLA.
Card comes up short in conference final
SPORTS|
It came down to the wire, but Stanford fell short in the title game of the Pac-10 conference tournament, losing 67-64 to UCLA in a game marked by runs by both teams and a wild final minute where Stanford had a shot to tie at the end.
Stanford advances in Pac-10 Tournament
SPORTS|
Stanford won with its bread and butter Thursday, asserting itself on the boards and in the post. The Cardinal held off the Wildcats 75-64 to advance to a semifinal round match up against three-seed Washington State Friday night.
Men seeded No. 2
SPORTS|
Assume, for a moment, that you are Stanford coach Trent Johnson.
Biggest Battle
SPORTS|
No. 7 Stanford (24-4, 13-3 Pac-10) travels to Los Angeles with a lot on the line. A conference regular season title. A top seed in next week’s Pac-10 Tournament. Perhaps even the difference between a two or three seed in the NCAA Tournament.
Senior Impact
SPORTS|
Fred Washington’s fellow seniors, Taj Finger, Peter Prowitt and Kenny Brown, never played under Montgomery. But all four entered the program during an era of great success and high expectations, only to struggle under a transition period with Trent Johnson.
Card beats Cal
SPORTS|
Anthony Goods entered Sunday night’s contest in a self-admitted slump. After Sunday’s game, a reporter asked Goods if his shot was back.
Stanford Shaky From The Line
SPORTS|
Up seven points with 1:49 to play last Thursday at Arizona State, Stanford seemingly had the game in the bag.
Up close with Mike Montgomery
SPORTS|
The Full Monty
SPORTS|
The Daily sat down with Montgomery for an hour-long interview earlier this month to talk about his new role at Stanford, his stint coaching in the NBA and his fondest memories from The Farm.
ASSU invites Rumsfeld to speak at Farm
NEWS|
The ASSU Undergraduate Senate sent Hoover Institution Distinguished Visiting Fellow Donald Rumsfeld an invitation on Saturday, asking him to speak at a campuswide forum and giving the former Secretary of Defense 30 days to respond.
Students continue campaign efforts
NEWS|
Both Democratic campaigns have settled in for a prolonged fight over the coming weeks and months, one that will continue to rely on campus leaders’ efforts despite the focus shifting away from California.
Card hopes top-10 rank is just a start
SPORTS|
What did head coach Trent Johnson do?
Hoover debate rages
NEWS|
In 1984, the University’s Board of Trustees approved plans to construct a presidential library honoring Reagan on campus. A subsequent revolt by liberal-minded students and faculty effectively derailed the plans.
What’s the Point for Cardinal?
SPORTS|
They say going away can help you find yourself.
Stanford seeks 10-year NCAA certification
SPORTS|
Sometimes the best need to get better. That’s the approach adopted by Stanford’s Athletic Department as it undergoes the NCAA certification process.
Card crafts rotation
SPORTS|
Trent Johnson knows many of his colleagues at other schools would give a lot to have the Cardinal’s depth off the bench. But that doesn’t make finding minutes for all his guys any easier.
Basketball scrapes past Cats
SPORTS|
Stanford escaped against Arizona, 56-52, Thursday night. It was another ugly win for the Cardinal (14-3, 3-2 Pac-10) but it gave Stanford its first victory over the Wildcats since January 2005.
Basketball set to face Arizona schools
SPORTS|
Tonight, the Stanford men’s basketball team faces an Arizona team in transition. A perennial Pac-10 powerhouse, the Wildcats have been a mixed bag this season.
Pac-10 tough from top to bottom
SPORTS|
“I knew the game was going to be tough for us,” Johnson said, always cordial and complimentary toward the opposition.
Card splits Pac-10 openers
SPORTS|
Stanford split its first two games of the Pac-10 season, falling 76-67 to No. 5 UCLA on Thursday before rebounding to defeat then-No. 22 USC in an ugly 52-46 slugfest on Saturday, both at Maples Pavilion.
UPDATE: Hoops tops USC in ugly win, 52-46
NEWS|
It wasn’t pretty, but the Cardinal emerged on top 52-46 Saturday evening in a game marred by dreadful shooting numbers and myriad turnovers.
UPDATE: UCLA downs Card, 76-67
SPORTS|
A handful of critical mistakes down the stretch cost Stanford the game, a 76-67 final in front of a sellout crowd at Maples Pavilion.
Break is no holiday for hoops
SPORTS|
While most Stanford students can look forward to a nice break following their finals week, the men’s basketball team isn’t so lucky.
Cardinal rebounds after Siena loss
SPORTS|
Anthony Goods regained his shooting touch and the Cardinal responded to its first loss of the season with two home wins, capped by Saturday night’s convincing 73-53 victory over Colorado State.
Big Game ticket crunch expected
NEWS|
In an effort to ensure home field advantage for Saturday’s Big Game, the Athletics Department has expanded the Red Zone student section by 1,400 seats.
Men's Hoops upset 79-67 at Siena
SPORTS|
Stanford suffered its first loss of the season late Saturday morning, falling 79-67 in an ugly upset at the hands of the Siena Saints in upstate New York.
Triumphing over turnovers
SPORTS|
When UC-Santa Barbara got physical in the opening minutes of last Sunday’s contest, Stanford did not panic.
Stanford men stay perfect on the road
SPORTS|
A balanced attack helped No. 20 Stanford survive its first road test of the season last night, as four players scored in double figures in the Cardinal’s 71-60 victory at Northwestern. Stanford (4-0) will now take its undefeated record to upstate New York where it faces Siena on Saturday.
Card keeps cruisin'
SPORTS|
Stanford completed its sweep of the Travelers Basketball Classic with a 67-48 win over UC-Santa Barbara Sunday afternoon, after dismantling Harvard Friday night and Northwestern State on Saturday.
Update: Stanford destroys Harvard, 111-56
SPORTS|
The No. 23 Cardinal routed Harvard 111-56 Friday night in its first of three contests in this weekend’s Travelers Basketball Classic. Stanford’s point total was its highest since 1990, and the 55-point margin of victory was the third-highest in school history.
Pakistani students protest martial law
NEWS|
Pakistani students at Stanford took to White Plaza yesterday to protest Gen. Pervez Musharraf’s self-coup, condemning the Pakistani president’s declaration of emergency rule as unlawful and illegitimate.
Brook Lopez suspended indefinitely
NEWS|
Lopez — who was already scheduled to miss the Cardinal’s first nine games after being declared academically ineligible earlier this month — will no longer practice with the team.
Toledo talks faith in democracy
NEWS|
Former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo called on Latin American leaders yesterday to make the social investments needed to meet the challenges of poverty and inequality and secure a future of sustainable democratic development.
Donald Rumsfeld coming to Stanford
NEWS|
Donald Rumsfeld will be joining the Hoover Institution as a distinguished visiting fellow, the University announced Sept. 7. Debate since the announcement has spurred political activism rare at Stanford and broaches such topics as campus partisanship, academic freedom and the nature of the relationship between the University and Hoover.
Street protests in Chile outdo sit-in
NEWS|
Roosevelt localizes policy
NEWS|
At 3 a.m.
Coach suspended
NEWS|
Men’s head swimming coach Skip Kenney has been suspended with pay pending an investigation into his decision to delete the names of former athletes from record books, Athletic Director Bob Bowlsby announced Friday afternoon.
Coach deletes stats
NEWS|
Men’s swimming head coach Skip Kenney intentionally removed the times of five swimmers from the team’s media-guide record books, the University confirmed yesterday, following an investigation by The Daily. Several of the swimmers expressed in interviews their belief that the omissions were purposeful and vindictive — an effort to get back at swimmers who left the program on bad terms.
Up and down the Pac-10
SPORTS|
Often overlooked during championship week, the Pacific-10 Conference finds itself in the spotlight this year after a roller-coaster season.
Friedman confronts green challenge
NEWS|
Three-time Pulitzer Prize-winning author and journalist Thomas Friedman called for a new way of thinking about energy policy on Friday, underscoring the growing environmental, economic and political consequences of America’s reliance on fossil fuels.
Road to Glory
SPORTS|
Stanford learned this week that “old man” Fred Washington will return next season after gaining an extra year of eligibility from an injury hardship waiver.
Coming up big
SPORTS|
Brook Lopez admitted the team had a slight case of pre-game butterflies. The Cardinal needed to reverse a two-game slide, but the recent haircuts sported by Robin Lopez and Lawrence Hill were not Stanford’s only new look.
Time to step up
SPORTS|
After being swept in last weekend’s road trip through the Washington schools and dropping three of its last four games, it would be easy for the Stanford men’s basketball team to play the blame game.
NRA: Interview with Sandra Froman
NEWS|
After her talk Monday night, NRA President and Stanford alum Sandra Forman ‘71 sat down with reporters to talk about the NRA’s growth, the changing political tide in Washington and her legacy as president.
Sharpshooter Goods hobbled by bum ankle
SPORTS|
Froman hails free speech, gun rights
NEWS|
On a night where news broke of a gunman killing several people in a Utah shopping mall shooting spree, NRA President Sandra Froman spoke more on freedom of speech than on the national gun control debate. She lashed out at political correctness and moral relativism, which she argued eroded “the freedom to think.”
Goods out at least a week
NEWS|
Sophomore guard Anthony Goods will miss this weekend's games against Oregon State and Oregon after suffering a high ankle sprain Sunday against Washington, coach Trent Johnson announced today.
A Strong Case: Men’s defensive numbers tell solid story
SPORTS|
But No.
Cardinal exact revenge on Bears
SPORTS|
BERKELEY, Calif. — Brook Lopez called it a “must win.” Mitch Johnson reminded his teammates that every Pacific-10 Conference game was critical for Stanford’s post-season hopes.
Men's Basketball: Top Five to Watch at Cal
SPORTS|
Cal forward Ryan Anderson leads the Bears and all Pac-10 freshmen in scoring with 17.2 points per game.
Editor's Farewell
OPINIONS|
Sparking debate, SCAI launches divestment push
NEWS|
Deeming it the “most moral, effective and nonviolent approach” to bringing peace to the Middle East, Students Confronting Apartheid in Israel (SCAI) last night launched its campaign calling on the University to selectively divest from companies with ties to Israel.
Squash story contained Inaccuracies
NEWS|
After publication, we became concerned with the accuracy of this article. It has placed back online for clarification purposes.
Iraq policy attacked
NEWS|
On the eve of President Bush’s State of the Union address, three prominent Stanford professors have called for a “new way forward” in Iraq, condemning the administration’s new plan for the increasingly unpopular war as “too little, too late.”
UPDATE: Men's hoops survives in Fresno
SPORTS|
The game was billed as a homecoming for Stanford freshmen and Fresno natives Brook and Robin Lopez, but it was sophomore forward Lawrence Hill who stole the show.
Solving the Puzzle
SPORTS|
In a world of spin, lies and videotape, Trent Johnson is brutally honest.
Angelides rallies for choice
NEWS|
Counting down the days before Tuesday’s election and trailing in the polls, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Phil Angelides used Friday afternoon to rally students against Proposition 85, a ballot initiative for parental notification widely considered to be a wedge issue among voters.
First look at men’s hoops
SPORTS|
The scrimmage, which was followed by a fan interaction and autograph session, was primarily aimed toward a younger crowd.
Democracy for Muslims?
NEWS|
The increasing sectarian conflict in Iraq and the rise of Islamist parties like Hamas and Hezbollah have put American efforts to democratize the Middle East on hold and raised doubts among experts and policy makers about whether democracy is compatible with the Muslim faith.
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Facebook expansion imminent
NEWS|
Facebook will forge ahead with its plan to go global early Tuesday morning, The Daily has learned.
Editor’s Welcome
OPINIONS|
Arrillaga gives $100 million gift to University
NEWS|
John Arrillaga has done it again, reports say. The real estate developer and longtime Stanford benefactor — whose name already graces an alumni center, athletic facility and recreation center on campus — has recently made a $100 million donation to the University, according to The San Francisco Chronicle.
5-SURE looking for more volunteers
NEWS|
With the recent armed robberies on campus, walking alone at night has suddenly gone from benign to potentially dangerous.
ASSI launches online draw guide after draw numbers released
NEWS|
Whether they drew number three or 3,000, students around campus are abuzz about housing issues following yesterday’s release of Draw numbers.
Stanford Concert Network to bring Mos Def to campus on May 21
NEWS|
Underground hip hop enthusiasts have struck gold at Stanford in recent years. Nappy Roots rocked Memorial Auditorium in Nov.
Powers new CEO of Management
NEWS|
Stanford has found a new manager for its $15 billion in University investments, Graduate School of Business alumnus John Powers, who will serve as president and chief executive officer of Stanford Management Company.
Here's Johnny!
NEWS|
Whether to regain the democratic idealism lost in the 2004 presidential election, or to catch a glimpse of one of People Magazine's “sexiest politicians,” students and community members packed into Kresge Auditorium last night to hear former senator and vice presidential candidate John Edwards speak.
News Briefs
NEWS|
University President John Hennessy will address faculty, staff and students tomorrow at the annual meeting of the Academic Council.
SLAC calls for living wage increase
NEWS|
“Hey Hennessy: Where’s the living wage?
Family Guy visits Farm
NEWS|
Dressed in a slick leather jacket and armed with a back-pocket bottle of Jack Daniels, executive producer and creator of the hit cartoon “Family Guy,” Seth MacFarlane brought the house down last night during his talk at Memorial Auditorium.
The money shot for AIDS
NEWS|
“Backstage With the Porn Stars” is a title more likely to be found in a stack of DVDs in a dorm room instead of the list of upcoming Stanford events.
This week on Family Guy: Stanford
NEWS|
According to rankings on Facebook.com, “Family Guy” tops the list of the most popular television shows on college campuses, including Stanford.
Stanford bags $1.2 million for stem-cell research
NEWS|
Still mired in a quagmire of legal challenges, California’s stem-cell institute announced Monday that it has begun to issue its first installment of state funding for stem-cell research — including $1.
Bio brief
NEWS|
The University announced Wednesday that it has hired an architect for the Medical School’s $89 million Learning and Knowledge Center.
News Briefs
NEWS|
GSB prof. sworn in by Bush
On Feb. 6, President George W. Bush swore in Graduate School of Business Prof. Edward Lazear as Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors.
Solomon survives suit
NEWS|
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously yesterday to uphold a federal statute that requires law schools to grant military recruiters access — or risk losing federal funding.
Tuition spikes to $32,994
NEWS|
Students can expect an even larger than usual hit to their wallets soon, as the University announced this week that it will raise tuition 5.
Students protest discriminatory FDA policy at blood drive
NEWS|
Protestors demonstrating against the FDA policy that bars gay men from donating blood held signs and rallied in front of the blood drive van at noon in White Plaza yesterday.
Cheeseheads Unite!
INTERMISSION|
Much like his dairy-based counterpart, Richard Cheese comes in a variety of shapes and sizes. “America’s loudest lounge singer,” as his Web site [www.
Record Number Apply, Shaw says
NEWS|
After topping 20,000 for the first time last year, applications for undergraduate admission to Stanford have set another historic high.
Proposed changes to GRE delayed
NEWS|
Potentially throwing a wrench in the plans of seniors and aspiring graduate students, the Educational Testing Service (ETS) announced yesterday that it will delay the launch of the overhauled Graduate Record Exam (GRE) until fall 2007.
Groups protest Google China
NEWS|
Though the company’s motto reads “don’t be evil,” Google’s expanding operations in China come close to being just that.
Tibetan doctor connects East and West
NEWS|
The Stanford Friends of Tibet lecture series — counting down until the arrival of His Holiness the Dalai Lama — wrapped up last night with an event on medical issues led by world-famous Tibetan doctor Tsondue Gyatso.
Cameron Diaz gives surprise guest lecture
NEWS|
“We are living in a tragic state of design, where the world gets worse and worse instead of getting better,” he said. “We’re getting more efficient, but we’re wasting our natural resources.
Panel eyes Tibetan peace
NEWS|
Not solely for students whose cars feature “Free Tibet” bumper stickers nor for those who camped out to be first in line to acquire tickets for November’s sold out appearance of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, last night’s panel discussion on “Peace, Non-violence and Human Rights” kicked off a series of talks designed to educate those looking for the deeper meaning behind the Tibetan Freedom movement.
Treehouse credit card charges delayed
NEWS|
For Dee Savery, a $5 charge on his credit card bill from the Treehouse was hardly an uncommon occurrence. After all, Savery, who graduated last spring, was an avid fan of the Treehouse nachos.
GSC confirms nominations
NEWS|
Improving cooperation between Stanford’s graduate and undergraduate communities has been emphasized by both ASSU Executives Melanie Kannokada and Aneto Okonkwo and GSC Chair Jenny Allen and Deputy Chair Tom Lee since they began their respective terms.
Students preview new campus pub
NEWS|
To generate buzz before its scheduled opening on June 8, the Seven Fifty Pub and Eatery in the Graduate Community Center served customers at a mini opening last night.
Rising costs drive grads off-campus
NEWS|
With housing and health care costs on the rise, more graduate students are turning to off-campus housing. These issues, along with the resulting increases in on-campus rent, were highlighted in the Graduate Housing Advisory Committee’s report, presented last night to the Graduate Student Council.
GSC budget shows decline in student fees
NEWS|
The Graduate Student Council, or GSC, approved the 2005-2006 ASSU Operating and Fee System Budget during last night’s meeting at the Graduate Community Center.
Int'l Day brings Blix, Zelikow
NEWS|
Stanford played host on Friday to a collection of dignitaries, ambassadors, faculty, students and interested community members during the first annual International Day conference, put on by the Stanford Institute for International Studies, or SIIS.
Intn’l Day brings Blix, experts to campus
NEWS|
The Stanford Institute for International Studies, or SIIS, will welcome prominent figures from international relations community to its first-ever International Day conference being held today at the Frances C.
GSC evaluates grad student health care
NEWS|
In its first meeting under its new leadership, the Graduate Student Council last night heard concerns related to impending problems in graduate student health care.
GSC elects co-chairs to lead next year
NEWS|
“We’re going to be co-chairs,” said first-year law student Jenny Allen with a smile.
On paper, Allen and Tom Lee, an engineering graduate student, were elected chair and deputy chair, respectively, at last night’s meeting of the Graduate Student Council, or GSC.
GSC proposes new office
NEWS|
A plan to radically change the administration of Stanford’s five graduate schools has been proposed by the Graduate Student Council Diversity Committee to increase diversity among both students and faculty.
New members join GSC
NEWS|
The Graduate Student Council meeting appeared unusually crowded last night, as the governing body welcomed newly-elected members from last week’s ASSU elections to their first official meeting in the Graduate Community Center.
Daily approved for ballot
NEWS|
During its first meeting of the quarter, the Graduate Student Council last night voted 5-3 against a motion to overturn the recommendation from the ASSU Elections Commission to place The Stanford Daily on the upcoming special-fees ballot.
GSC plans for elections
NEWS|
Making a concerted effort to encourage graduate-student participation in the upcoming ASSU elections, the Graduate Student Council held a question-and-answer session and a social mixer after its regular weekly meeting at the Graduate Community Center last night.
Prof. advises U.N. on security reform
NEWS|
To mark the United Nations’ 60th anniversary, the U.N. High-Level Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change, which includes Stanford Political Science Prof.
Dean as DNC chair elicits mixed response
NEWS|
Stanford students expressed mixed emotions following the recent selection of Howard Dean, former Vermont governor and presidential candidate, as chairman of the Democratic National Committee, or DNC.
Law School antidiscrimination policy upheld by court
NEWS|
The Solomon Amendment, which cuts off federal funding to schools that prohibit military recruiters on campus, was recently struck down by the U.
East meets west at Pan-Asian music festival
NEWS|
By PATRICK FITZGERALD
STAFF WRITER
The inaugural Stanford Pan-Asian Music Festival kicked off last night, beginning a five-day long celebration of music, art and culture.
Off-campus grads to ride Caltrain for free
NEWS|
The Graduate Student Council will soon finalize a one-year pilot program that will allow off-campus graduate students to ride the Caltrain for free.
Number of early applicants rises again
NEWS|
The Office of Undergraduate Admission announced last month that 867 high school seniors have been offered admission into the Class of 2009.
Pro-Bush political signs vandalized
NEWS|
Before and after the heated 2004 presidential election, a string of vandalism acts to Bush paraphernalia around campus left many conservative students red in the face.
BASES kicks off Social E-Challenge
NEWS|
Whether in it for the fame, fortune or social consciousness, Stanford students gathered last night at the Graduate Community Center to kick off the annual Social Entrepreneurial Challenge sponsored by the Business Association of Stanford Engineering Students, also known as BASES.
Dems, Ruskin rally in White Plaza
NEWS|
The Stanford Democrats rallied for Ira Ruskin in White Plaza yesterday in a last minute push for votes in the tightly contested race for the 21st State Assembly district.
After three years, Yost still speaks English
NEWS|
Maria Tostado figured that living in Yost House her junior year was a no-brainer. She needed to brush up on her Spanish and had heard that the residence, comprised of about 60 students nestled in Governor’s Corner, was a Spanish immersion house.