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738 high school seniors were offered early admission to Stanford's Class of 2012 on Dec. 14. More than 4,500 students applied through the University's early action program, and above are some of the statistics that define those that were accepted under the program. #gallery http://daily.stanford.org/image/full/8311
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738 high school seniors were offered early admission to Stanford's Class of 2012 on Dec. 14. More than 4,500 students applied through the University's early action program, and above are some of the statistics that define those that were accepted under the program.

Early apps suffer slight decline

Despite small decrease in applications, early admission standards remain high
By Christian Torres
NEWS| Christmas came early for 738 high school seniors who became the earliest members of the Class of 2012 when they were admitted on Dec. 14 to Stanford through the University’s early action admission program.

Two seniors nab Marshall awards

By Nick Parker
NEWS| Two Stanford seniors - Sean Arenson and Priyanka Narayan - were among the 37 recipients of 2008 Marshall Scholarships, the Marshall Aid Commemoration Commission announced in a Nov. 30 press release.

First-years go pass-fail

By Eric Messinger
NEWS| In a departure from tradition, record numbers of first-year law students chose to take at least one of their first semester courses pass-fail this year.

Trustees approve plans for new Daily bldg.

By Andrew Valencia
NEWS| The Board of Trustees approved the construction of a new building for The Daily during its last meeting of 2007, on Dec.

Power outage hits parts of campus

By Nick Parker
NEWS| An extensive power outage occurred Friday, Dec.

UN ambassador talks Middle East peace, policy

By Ben Eppler
NEWS| U.S.

New biography illustrates Condi Rice’s life

By James Hohmann
NEWS| In between, she explains how Rice provoked enmity among segments of the student body and faculty, including women and racial minorities, which prompted a U.S.

Other interesting tidbits from Elisabeth Bumiller’s book on Condoleezza Rice

By James Hohmann
NEWS| Before she earned tenure, Rice was warned by superiors, including History Prof.

STEP program recognized as top 10

By Joanna Xu
NEWS| In November 2007, Edutopia Magazine, a nonprofit organization profiling the people and ideas behind innovation in education, cited the Stanford Teacher Education Program (STEP) as one of the top ten leading schools of education.

The World This Week: 1/08/08

By none
NEWS| Five armed Iranian fast boats surrounded three United States Navy warships in the Strait of Hormuz, near the Persian Gulf.

News Briefs

By The Daily News Staff
NEWS| Long-time Stanford professor and acclaimed biographer Diana Middlebrook died on Dec.