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Photo of Tommy Leep, the current tree, with Super Dave. #gallery http://daily.stanford.org/image/full/6983
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Photo of Tommy Leep, the current tree, with Super Dave.

Tree Week continues

Tree candidate burned by dry ice
By Loren Newman
NEWS| John Whipple ‘10 appeared in White Plaza yesterday dressed in slacks and a tie despite frigid temperatures and the horizontal rain. Whipple was not on his way to just any interview. He was stumping to be the Band’s next tree.

NSO not just for freshmen

By megan maass
NEWS| Everybody remembers New Student Orientation (NSO) from freshman year. It is hard to forget the Krispy Kremes hanging on trees, the Band Run or the awkward rounds of Two Truths and a Lie in dorm common rooms. Some students love it, others hate it — either way, it has traditionally been an experience reserved solely for freshmen and transfer students. Next September, however, graduate students will have a chance to join in on the fun.

Lively Arts’ new agenda geared toward students

By Kelsey Mesher
NEWS| When Jennifer Bilfield took over as executive director of Stanford Lively Arts last June, she vowed to revamp the program to include more student-oriented marketing and events.

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Goalkeeper Meridith McColl (right) helped lead the Cardinal over No. 1 UCLA in Sunday’s Irvine Tournament title match. McColl notched 12 saves in Stanford’s 8-4 victory over the Bruins. #gallery http://daily.stanford.org/image/full/6987
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Goalkeeper Meridith McColl (right) helped lead the Cardinal over No. 1 UCLA in Sunday’s Irvine Tournament title match. McColl notched 12 saves in Stanford’s 8-4 victory over the Bruins.

Five-star finish at Pac-10

Five wrestlers to compete at NCAA Championships
By Denis Griffin
SPORTS| Stanford wrestling may not have broken its 74-year conference title drought this past weekend at the Pacific-10 Conference Championships in Bakersfield, Calif., but Kerry McCoy’s team nevertheless made significant progress in his second year as the Cardinal’s head coach.

Card storms Sunshine State

By Anthony Nguyen
SPORTS| It was a must-win tourney in Miami, Fla. for the No. 8 Stanford softball team, and the Cardinal delivered with a perfect 5-0 record, capturing the FIU/Adidas Invitational title. Pitching made the difference for Stanford, as the team extended its season-high win streak to 11 games.

Polo beats Bruins for top spot

By Wes Mateo
SPORTS| McColl recorded a season-high 14 saves in the Cardinal’s 10-8 semifinal win over the No. 3 Women of Troy. She then tallied 12 more in the evening finale against UCLA, including six in the second half, as Stanford dealt the top-ranked and defending national champion Bruins their first loss of the season, 8-4.

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Editorial: Flawed divestment plan raises important issues

By Editorial Board
OPINIONS| A solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict will not be achieved by a policy of divestment which serves to punish the State of Israel alone. It will take mutual sacrifice to resolve the issues that SCAI has helped bring to the foreground of campus debate in recent months.

Op-Ed: A call for engagement and dialogue on divestment

Op-Ed: Reject this non-solution

Ire and Vice: Howe could it come to this?

Queen of Green: It’s never too latte to change