Shao released after decade of imprisonment

Jude Shao ‘93 on parole after Chinese legal battle
By Nikhil Joshi
NEWS| After a decade-long imprisonment in China, Graduate School of Business alumnus Jude Shao MBA ‘93 was freed on parole early this month, ending years of efforts by his business school classmates to reverse his wrongful conviction.

Univ. gains access to collection of Iraqi documents

By Eric Messinger
NEWS| Records from Saddam Hussein’s Iraqi government have made their way to Stanford’s Hoover Institution for safekeeping.

Dish flagged for high fire hazard

By Miles Osgood
NEWS| Extreme fire danger sparked the summer’s second red-flag warning last Wednesday, closing the Dish area and surrounding foothills for the day.

Marijuana pulled from preserve

By Ryan Mayfield
NEWS| Staff at Stanford’s Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve — normally a refuge for native plants and animals — were surprised to find a certain plant growing on the land last month: marijuana.

Parties go green for sustainability

By Emma Martin
NEWS| Compared to the average all-campus bash, Sigma Nu’s Sunsplash was remarkably environmentally friendly last spring, thanks to efforts by Students for a Sustainable Stanford (SSS).

BRIEF: Stanford qualifies as “Great College to Work For”

By The Daily News Staff
NEWS| Stanford has been listed in 24 of 27 categories judged for The Chronicle of Higher Education’s annual “Great Colleges to Work For” assessment for 2008.