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Consumer advocate and ex-presidential candidate Ralph Nader spoke to a large crowd at Kresge Auditorium yesterday evening. Nader urged students to take advantage of their education and promote civic responsibility and awareness in America. #gallery http://daily.stanford.org/image/full/6896
Stephanie Rabelo

Consumer advocate and ex-presidential candidate Ralph Nader spoke to a large crowd at Kresge Auditorium yesterday evening. Nader urged students to take advantage of their education and promote civic responsibility and awareness in America.

Nader speaks at Kresge

Calls Stanford students “uniquely equipped” for civic leadership
By Emma Trotter
NEWS| Ralph Nader, former presidential candidate and author of “Unsafe at Any Speed,” spoke last night to students and community members in Kresge Auditorium as part of the ASSU Speakers Bureau.

Weaver graces film screening

By Victor Fuste
NEWS| Actress Sigourney Weaver ‘72 screened her newest film “Snow Cake” (2006) last night in Cubberley Auditorium before a crowd of students and community members. In a question-and-answer session after the screening, she responded to questions about the film, her career in the film industry and her years as a Stanford undergraduate.

Evers tapped for Ed post

By Jenny Allen
NEWS| Hoover Institution research fellow Williamson “Bill” Evers ‘72 has been nominated for a job as assistant secretary of education by President George W.

IT launches new spam filter

By Andrea Fuller
NEWS| [SPAM:####] Last week, a number of students fell victim to an email scam perpetrated by spammers masquerading as Bank of America officials. Today, IT Services will institute a new filtering technique in an attempt to lower the amount of spam students receive.

Mock trial team performs well at regionals

By Kelly Gleischman
NEWS| Twenty-two teams, including squads from UC-Berkeley and Gonzaga University, participated in last weekend’s contest.

Writing prize to honor Steinbeck family

By Loren Newman
NEWS| The award is bankrolled by David and Joan Heyler, ‘48 and ‘50 respectively.

BSU co-hosts annual Valentine’s Day event

By Heather Heistand
NEWS| Single or not, Stanford students and community members were welcome to Black Love 2007 for a Valentine’s Day evening of poetry and performance last night at the Arrillaga Alumni Center.

The Petri Dish: Bacteria - our faithful companions

By Shelby Martin
NEWS| From birth on, human beings are crawling with bacteria. Bacteria swim in our mouths, carpet our intestines and set up shop between our toes. Some are good, some are bad and most seem not to trouble us either way.