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The Beatles’ “Love Me Do” and Diana Ross’ “I’m Coming Out” echoed from boom-box speakers as several dozen LGBT students and their supporters gathered in White Plaza yesterday to celebrate the California Supreme Court’s decision to allow same-sex marriages in the state. The event followed the tradition of Stanford Queer-Straight Alliance’s annual “Freedom to Marry Day,” which includes mock wedding ceremonies in White Plaza. Organizers unfurled a banner in White Plaza that read, “Freedom to (Actually) Marry.” #gallery http://daily.stanford.org/image/full/9226
Jeff Keacher

The Beatles’ “Love Me Do” and Diana Ross’ “I’m Coming Out” echoed from boom-box speakers as several dozen LGBT students and their supporters gathered in White Plaza yesterday to celebrate the California Supreme Court’s decision to allow same-sex marriages in the state. The event followed the tradition of Stanford Queer-Straight Alliance’s annual “Freedom to Marry Day,” which includes mock wedding ceremonies in White Plaza. Organizers unfurled a banner in White Plaza that read, “Freedom to (Actually) Marry.”

Hoover photo error found

American soldier mislabeled 10 photographs, mistake discovered after used in alumnus’ book
By Eric Messinger
NEWS| Ten photographs housed at the Hoover Archives purported to show the aftermath of the 1945 atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima. Only one problem — the photographs actually depicted devastation following the 1923 Kanto Earthquake.

CFO explains handling of University debt

By Kamil Dada
NEWS| With the recent U.S. economic decline, scores of colleges and universities across the nation have been facing a sharp rise in interest payments on their large debts.

Green dorm faces delay

By S. Werner
NEWS| Stanford’s innovative Green Dorm project is slated to be designed in detail later this summer, after a two-year delay in fundraising.

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Penna gets it done

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Questions at quarterback

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Rants and Raves: Looking for excitement

By Denis Griffin
SPORTS| After a season replete with amazing storylines from coast to coast — from the rebirth of the Celtics to the rise of the Hornets and new superstar point guard Chris Paul to the Pau Gasol trade that rejuvenated the Lakers and Kobe Bryant’s career in L.A.

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