SLAC takes center stage in Univ. dispute with DOE

By Miles Osgood
NEWS| A recent struggle between University officials and the U.S. Department of Energy over the famed Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) will likely result in SLAC's renaming, so that ‘Stanford’ is no longer part of the name.

Medical Center sells lab, lays off workers

By Ryan Mac
NEWS| Stanford Medical Center announced last week that it would lay off 200 workers at its 3375 Hillview Ave. outreach laboratory — just a year and a half after hundreds of workers were moved into the brand new lab.

BRIEF: Hospital denies workers’ union recognition

By The Daily News Staff
NEWS| Stanford Hospital and Clinics and the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital announced Tuesday that they will no longer recognize the union that represents 1,450 non-technical employees at the medical center, because the union was allegedly not directly elected by the workers.

Olshansky defends journalist

By Angelique Dakkak
NEWS| Law School Prof. Barbara Olshansky is representing a journalist who ran into trouble while reporting from the Middle East: Jawed Ahmad, a 22-year-old Afghani working for Canada’s CTV, didn’t run into the usual threats, though, that are faced by war-zone journalists, such as kidnapping or roadside bombs. Rather, Ahmad was detained by the U.S. government.

Fisher charms Court three times

By Ben Asher
NEWS| Law School Prof. Jeff Fisher, who appeared before the Supreme Court three times this year, is batting above .300 in front of the highest court in the land.

Study finds possible secret of aging

By Lisa Wallace
NEWS| Led by Developmental Biology and Genetics Prof.a Genetics, not wear and tear, may be the true cause of aging, according to a study by School of Medicine researchers.

BRIEF: Stanford tops Princeton Review rankings

By The Daily News Staff
NEWS| Stanford has the best classroom experience amongst the nation’s colleges, according to rankings published this week by The Princeton Review.

Police Blotter

By Eric Messinger
NEWS| This report covers a selection of crimes reported from July 23 to July 28 as recorded in the Stanford Police Department Public Bulletin.

Stanford newcomers offer new impressions

By Chelsea Youn
NEWS| Finals are over, seniors have graduated and many students, faculty and staff have packed their bags for summer vacation. But the Stanford campus, currently home to a diverse range of summer programs, is anything but dead.

Student groups get work - and fun - done in the summer sun

By E. Blair Laing
NEWS| Aside from all the obvious activity on campus this summer — students doing research, taking classes and participating in sports camps — some student groups active during the year have continued to function in the off-season.