Author: Stephanie Fagliano
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Stanford’s SMART leaves kids healthier
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With technological advances in the entertainment industry, it seems unlikely that students will cut back on the time they spend watching TV and playing video games.
More servers added to speed up CourseWork
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Several changes are being made to CourseWork, Stanford’s academic administration site, to make it faster and easier to use.
Record number of students apply for fall study abroad
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Students should take a good look at their friends on campus because many of them won’t be here in September. A record-breaking 384 students applied to study abroad next fall through Stanford’s Bing Overseas Studies Program (BOSP), representing a substantial increase in applications from tow years ago, when 339 students applied to study abroad in the fall.
Alumni plan new Google alternative
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Stanford alumni Anand Rajaraman and Venky Harinarayan are working to develop and launch “Kosmix,” a new search engine they hope will compete with Google.
Eating Clubs a hit, say Toyon sophomores
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Toyon, Stanford's only all-sophomore dorm, is also unique for being the only residence on campus that offers and requires students to use Stanford Eating Clubs.
Stanford to test Bird Flu vaccine
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Whenever a new strain of influenza emerges, the current vaccines are rendered largely ineffective and a flu pandemic can occur.
Roller hockey gains club sport status
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The Stanford Roller Hockey Club, which has existed unofficially for the past two or three years, has recently secured official club status from Stanford.
Undergrads tie knot, live in EV
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Stanford students often complain about being too busy to date. But some aren’t too busy for marriage.
Seniors Eric and Kristen Frantz got married over spring break after finishing their major requirements last quarter.
Medical School
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Unlike the cut-throat days of the pre-med experience, once you get into medical school, “as long as you pass, you’re fine,” explained Josemaria Paterno, a first-year medical student at the Stanford’s School of Medicine.
Juniors crawl for AIDS charity
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Leo Chau and Sean Duffy, juniors at the University of Colorado at Boulder and Columbia University, respectively, will crawl 33 miles on June 10 and 11 to enter the Guinness Book of World Records for the longest distance continuously crawled.

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