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Green and Hopping: Summer program students fountain hop outside of Y2E2, one of Stanford’s newest buildings and its greenest, thanks to a focus on environmental friendliness. The high-schoolers are likely among the first to take advantage of the new building’s fountains. #gallery http://daily.stanford.org/image/full/9363
Masaru Oka

Green and Hopping: Summer program students fountain hop outside of Y2E2, one of Stanford’s newest buildings and its greenest, thanks to a focus on environmental friendliness. The high-schoolers are likely among the first to take advantage of the new building’s fountains.

Hospital pursues $2 billion expansion plan

Hurdles remain from city of Palo Alto regarding impact
By Ryan Mac
NEWS| In spite of concerns surrounding certain project developments, the University’s early proposals to rebuild Stanford Hospital and modernize Lucile Packard Children’s Center and the School of Medicine have all gone according to plan, the University said.

In conversation with the "Iran expert"

By Devin Banerjee
NEWS| President Bush recently authorized U.S. diplomat William Burns to attend a Geneva meeting on Iran’s nuclear program. To discuss the meeting, foreign policies and the future of Iran, The Weekly spoke with Prof. Abbas Milani, frequently referred to by The New York Times as an “Iran expert.”

Summit brings top tech executives to Farm

By Ryan Mayfield
NEWS| More than 700 members of the tech community attended the summit, which ends today with a presentation featuring artists MC Hammer, Chamillionaire and Mistah FAB.

Tobacco proves unlikely hero

By Joanna Xu
NEWS| The study, published Monday in a National Academy of Science journal, concludes that tobacco plants may be engineered cheaply and quickly to grow safe antibodies, which can potentially be used to battle cancer.

Survey shows ethics important

By Miles Osgood
NEWS| A Graduate School of Business survey revealed that an employer’s ethical reputation is now nearly as important as salary level to graduating MBAs.

Program protects leatherback turtles

By Emma Martin
NEWS| The fight to save the endangered leatherback turtle is on, and biology Ph.D. candidate George Shillinger M.S. ‘97 has made the first move.

BRIEFS: SLAC to get a new name

By The Daily News Staff
NEWS| The Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) will be getting a new name due to a trademark disagreement between the University and the U.S. Department of Energy, according to the Stanford Report.

Police Blotter

By Eric Messinger
NEWS| This report covers a selection of crimes reported from July 7 to July 22 as recorded in the Stanford Police Department Public Bulletin.

Cat Network helps Stanford strays

By Nathaniel Eisen
NEWS| As we turn our backs on the bowls of water and cat food, glowing eyes watch us from the undergrowth.