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.

Haas Center provides aid

By Jenny Allen
NEWS| The Haas Center also offers a summer fellowship program with a $4,000 base stipend.

Grandson of Gandhi talks of family legacy

By John Laxson
NEWS| Gandhi is a visiting professor at the University of Illinois, and author of a number of books on his famous grandfather.

Coins in the legislative machine

By Belinda Yu
NEWS| In what could be seen as a nod to the American Indian tribes that helped fund Democratic state Senate leader Don Perata’s (D-Oakland) re-election campaign, the California legislature's second-most powerful official submitted on Saturday an amendment to a state gaming bill that may pave the way for one of the largest casino expansions in recent years.

Turning off the habit

By Rachel Whelan
NEWS| Brain damage can, in one very specific instance, be good for you.

Day in the Life: February 25, 1974 and February 25, 1929

By none
NEWS| Feb. 25, 1974: Newspaper baron Randolph Hearst began a campaign to distribute $2 million worth of food as a goodwill gesture to the Symbionese Liberation Army, which three weeks earlier kidnapped his daughter Patricia. Said a tall, thin young man at a distribution in East Palo Alto: ‘I’m a veteran, and I can’t get nothin’. The President and the corporations are going to have to see how many people are hungry and angry. This is the greatest thing that ever happened in America.’