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Grads to face tough economy, job market
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As members of the Class of 2008 prepare to leave the Farm, uncertainty remains as to what kind of job market they will face away from Stanford.
Defense research still controversial
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Since 1969, Department of Defense sponsored research at Stanford has been required to comply with a University-wide “no secrecy” policy banning research on classified projects. While this regulation has not hindered Stanford researchers from receiving defense funding, it has complicated the controversy surrounding such research.
Funding by tobacco companies examined
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Large sums of tobacco money have been granted to Stanford researchers over the years, and the issue of tobacco industry sponsorship remains controversial.
Trustees elect female president
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Leslie Hume Ph.D. ‘79 has been elected to serve as the first female president of the Board of Trustees since Jane Stanford in 1903.
Registrar’s office shuffles staff
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The Registrar's Office has implemented the first of many changes, which will eventually include modifications in staff and office design, as well as the shifting of services to the Internet.
Group loses money on ‘Millie’
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According to Michael Rhaney ‘08, Ram’s Head staff member and producer for “Thoroughly Modern Millie,” the show closed in the red at the end of its finale performance Saturday night.
File-sharing provision criticized
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In the wake of a recent wave of file-sharing lawsuits against Stanford students, Congress is now close to accepting provisions to its education funding bill which would require universities to dramatically step up anti-piracy measures.
Admins reflect on Yale scam
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In the wake of Yale’s recent case of admission fraud, the General Counsel of Stanford supported Yale’s decision to a prosecute the student but drew distinctions between the Yale case and Stanford’s own impostor situation last year.
Trustees approve wide construction
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For students tired of the ongoing construction throughout campus, Burt McMurtry M.S.
Stanford outbound email blocked
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This wave of spam from compromised Stanford accounts prompted Internet Service Providers (ISPs) Hotmail, Yahoo!
Kimball struck by scammers
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Kimball Hall was targeted by a pair of men selling magazine subscriptions, possibly as part of a nationwide scam based out of New York. According to residents, two unknown individuals entered Kimball on Tuesday afternoon.
Details of West Campus thefts emerge
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After making off with students’ laptops, iPods and other electronic devices, three suspects were arrested late Thursday afternoon in connection with a string of burglaries last week in several West Campus dormitories.
String of burglaries hits GovCo
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A string of burglaries hit multiple dorms in Sterling Quad yesterday afternoon. The alleged assailants pried open the doors to students’ rooms and made off with several laptops among other items.
RIAA demands fines from 15 students
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Fifteen students have received pre-litigation notices from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) demanding that they pay settlement fees for illegal file sharing through the Internet.
Stanford events honor MLK
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The Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute and the Black Community Services Center have sponsored a full schedule of events throughout the week in recognition of the famous civil rights leader.
University sees rising revenues
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The University has released its 2007 fiscal year financial results, which saw a nearly 77 percent increase in excess revenues from last year.
Prof. sues over medication
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Structural Biology Prof. David McKay is continuing to pursue a wrongful death claim against the physician and pharmacy groups who prescribed his son Prozac over the Internet prior to his suicide.
Trustees approve plans for new Daily bldg.
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The Board of Trustees approved the construction of a new building for The Daily during its last meeting of 2007, on Dec.
UPDATE: Trustees approve plans for new Daily building
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At its Dec. 12 meeting, the Board of Trustees approved the construction of a new building for The Daily, which will be located adjacent to Old Union and is scheduled to be completed in October 2008.
BRIEF: Prof. sues doctor after son’s 2005 suicide
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Atheist and Christian duel on God’s existence
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The Fellowship in Christ at Stanford (FICS) sponsored a debate last night between an atheist and a Christian apologist in Tresidder Oak West, meditating on one of the oldest and most important philosophical questions: Is there a God?
Madrid program set to open
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The number of applications was more than twice the number of slots available, making the demand for Madrid greater than that of any other center.
Writers speak on War as journalists
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Veteran Iraq correspondent Anthony Shadid and Los Angeles Times foreign editor Marjorie Miller came to Kresge Auditorium last night to offer their views on the war in Iraq from the point of view of the journalists on the ground.
Tuition rises over inflation
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A recent report from the College Board revealed that tuition rates at both public and private universities nationwide are rising much faster than the national inflation rate.
Ancient beast cloning near, scholar says
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Reproducing a baby wooly mammoth may be possible in the years to come, said one of the world’s leading researchers of ancient DNA yesterday.
Campus gears up for “big one”
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The possibility of major disruptions following a big earthquake necessitates that Stanford’s Environment Health and Safety Department (EHSD) have procedures in place for the worst-case scenario.
Performing arts center to be built
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As part of the University’s plans to establish an “arts district” in the vicinity of the Cantor Arts Center, a New York design firm has been selected to develop plans for a new 900-seat performing arts center between Campus Drive and Lasuen Street.
Can't fight the moonlight
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Students from all over campus descended on the Quad last night to celebrate the annual Full Moon on the Quad. Whether out of respect for tradition, exhibitionist fantasy or simple curiosity, throngs of people came to celebrate what has become a prime event in many students’ time spent at Stanford.
China research facility in works
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In hopes of expanding Stanford’s presence in China, the University is now in the process of developing a new research facility on the campus of Peking University in Beijing as part of the Bing Overseas Studies Program (BOSP).
Student financial aid lags
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Students expecting to receive scholarship money from the Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship received a surprise instead earlier this month — a warning from Student Financial Services (SFS) that a hold would be placed on their accounts.
Speed dates go online
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Despite the widely-held notion that Stanford’s dating scene leaves something to be desired, two GSB alums are attempting to revolutionize the dating world by introducing online speed dating.
Worker steals funds from kids charity
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The Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health reported last month that one of its former employees embezzled approximately $350,000 from the charity over the course of five years.
Boardman reconfigures student affairs
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Since the sudden departure of former Dean of Students Maureen Powers earlier this month, the office of the Vice Provost for Student Affairs (VPSA) has undergone a significant reorganization.
Sexual health ranking drops forty spots
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Stanford's sexual health resources ranking has fallen 37 places in the span of a single year.
ResEd acts to prevent another Azia
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Kim’s deception caught students and ResEd officials alike off guard, but University officials are now determined to prevent another Azia Kim-like incident from occurring.
Questions linger about Azia Kim
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Charges have yet to be filed against Azia Kim, an 18-year-old from Orange County who was caught impersonating a Stanford student in May after living as an impostor on campus for nearly eight months last year.
Med School to ban smoking
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The School of Medicine has instituted a new ban on smoking in all parts of the Medical School campus. The new policy, set to take effect in August, will ban smoking outdoors within the vicinity of the Medical School.
Architect plans big makeover
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The face of the Stanford campus will change dramatically over the next 20 years as the University undergoes significant architectural modifications, according to University Architect David Lenox.
Campus facelift expected, GSB may relocate
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Jordan Quad and the Graduate School of Business (GSB) may soon have new homes, if all goes according to University architect David Lennox’s 20-year-plan. Lennox unveiled his projections for campus architectural additions and alterations at yesterday’s Faculty Senate meeting.
Rankings bother college presidents
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GSC skirts Sweat-Free, talks grad survey
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Magnetic properties of carbon identified
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Exotic Intensity, or Not?
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Stanford’s annual semi-nude and fully-risque Exotic Erotic party drew hundreds of students to 680 Lomita on Friday night. But unlike previous years, this year’s event was tightly monitored to ensure that the festivities did not get out of hand.
Unearthing false memories
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Last night in Jordan Hall, UC-Irvine Prof. Elizabeth Loftus spoke about the unreliability and vulnerability of memory during a Symbolic Systems Department-sponsored presentation on false memories.
Native students fill more language classes
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Native speakers fill an increasingly significant portion of college-level language classes at Stanford, according to members of various foreign language departments.
What role will Stanford play in ‘08?
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Film narrates untold civil rights tale
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Last night, the Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity and El Centro Chicano sponsored a celebration of the desegregation order and showed a screening of the Emmy Award-winning documentary Mendez v. Westminster: For All the Children/Para Todos Los Ninos” in Tresidder Oak West.
Abilities of invasive plant species revealed
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Share of women on faculty increases
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The University is claiming success in its ongoing effort to get more women on the faculty, according to Vice Provost for Faculty Development and Diversity Pat Jones. Women make up about 43 percent of the incoming faculty class but still represent only 24.3 percent of overall faculty.
GSB dean averts lending scandal
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As university administrators nationwide continue to receive a hailstorm of criticism for their cushy connections with lending companies, Graduate School of Business (GSB) Dean Robert Joss told The Daily that his position on the board of directors at Wells Fargo does not create an inappropriate conflict of interest.
Quiet plea for acceptance
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The campus-wide Day of Silence took place yesterday as a soundless declaration of unity in an effort to draw attention to the “silencing” of individuals throughout the country. Participants in the “Breaking the Silence” event, led by the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Resources Center (LGBT-CRC), refrained from speaking through the day until 8:15 p.m.
Webmail features enhanced
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When Information Technology Services (ITS) administrators introduced the newly modified Webmail Beta email system last week, they hoped the change would draw a favorable response.
Visitor touts improved options for wind energy
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In order for wind power to become a viable energy alternative, Jenkins stressed the necessity of governmental support in making the new technology more cost effective.
Filipino vigil honors veterans
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The act aims to rectify and reverse the Rescission Act of 1946, which stripped American-allied World War II Filipino soldiers of their veteran status.
Scholars to study in Cambridge
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“It’s not bad,” she said in an email to The Daily.
GSC to unveil new Web site
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The Graduate Student Council (GSC) will soon unveil a newly updated and revamped Web site to replace the existing outdated version.
Sikh film festival raises awareness
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Over 11 hours, in 13 movies, Sikh culture was highlighted in Cubberley Auditorium on Saturday.
E. coli travels to outer space
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Quiz Bowl sponsors student tournament
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If you knew that Sen. Joseph Lieberman is the author of five books, perhaps you should have attended the Quiz Bowl intramural tournament on Saturday.
Curator: Univ not father of Valley boom
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According to Lowood, several steps taken by the University during the 1950s helped catalyze the migration of technology companies into the Santa Clara Valley region now known as Silicon Valley.
Prof donates $100,000 to dept.
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The Marconi Society recently awarded Electrical Engineering Prof.