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Protesters wore black coverings on their heads in White Plaza yesterday to protest the appointment of Donald Rumsfeld to the Hoover Institution as a Distinguished Visiting Fellow. Speeches and songs dotted the hour-long rally.

Rally against Rumsfeld

Students, professors protest former defense secretary’s Hoover appt.
By Patrick K. Fitzgerald
NEWS| Students, faculty and community members rallied in White Plaza yesterday afternoon to protest the appointment of Donald Rumsfeld to the Hoover Institution as a Distinguished Visiting Fellow, marking the one-year anniversary of his resignation as secretary of defense.

Dorms battle in capture the flag match

By Mima Mohammed
NEWS| Over 100 freshmen wearing white and red athletic gear descended on Stanford Stadium last night for an enormous game of capture the flag.

Faculty Senate debates Rumsfeld

By Carlee Brown
NEWS| Hoover Institution Director John Raisian adamantly defended the appointment of Donald Rumsfeld as a Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution at yesterday’s Faculty Senate meeting. Raisian directly addressed the concerns of a number of faculty regarding Rumsfeld’s new position.

Bar Association leader critiques legal profession

By Michael Ding
NEWS| American Bar Association president Bill Neukom J.D.

Fire dept. quenches Terra kitchen fire

By Shelby Martin
NEWS| He grabbed the kitchen fire extinguisher and hosed down the flames.

Sweat-Free Campaign gets a revival

By Kamil Dada and Ana Diaz-Hernandez
NEWS| The Sweat-Free Stanford Campaign revamped its movement yesterday at noon with a protest in White Plaza. The demonstration, which was organized by the Stanford Asian American Activism Committee (SAAAC), coincided with the National Sweat-Free Day of Action.

What's on your iPod?

By Shruti Tibrewala
NEWS| In general, because I love to dance and sing while listening to my iPod, a lot of the music I have is conducive to either dancing or singing.

What's on your iPod? part II

By Shruti Tibrewala
NEWS| Tobias Wolff Professor of English I’m mostly listening to jazz these days: Kenny Barron, Charlie Haden, Regina Carter, Bill Charlop, Tord Gustaffson and a lot of the classics — Coltrane, Lester Young, Miles, Johnny Hartman. Among many others, I find myself returning to Leonard Cohen, Bruce Springsteen, Dylan and my most recent passion, Jolie Holland.

Police Blotter

By Julie Klein
NEWS| This report covers a selection of crimes from Oct.