The Stanford Daily

Author: Anneke Nelson


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Program for teachers is popular

By Anneke Nelson
NEWS| The highly selective program chooses college students for a two-year teaching commitment at schools nationwide.

Students design, rally to help Myanmar victims

By Anneke Nelson
NEWS| Burma, a former British colony now called Myanmar, is one of the poorest countries in Asia.

Family mistakenly detained

By Anneke Nelson
NEWS| An Escondido Village couple out for a late afternoon stroll found themselves staring down the barrel of a gun in what proved to be a case of false suspicion of vandalism by campus police.

Cancer claims life of lecturer

By Anneke Nelson
NEWS| Renowned jazz musician and Department of Music lecturer Hal Stein passed away from lung cancer on Apr. 27, just five months before his 80th birthday. Stein taught saxophone lessons and performed until his death.

Ugandan journalist faces jail

By Anneke Nelson
NEWS| Andrew Mwenda, a former Knight Fellow, was arrested on April 26 after investigating allegations of torture at the hands of the Ugandan government.

University urged to act on rising birth control prices

By Anneke Nelson
NEWS| In light of Columbia University’s recent triumph in the battle against rising birth control costs, Stanford Students for Choice are leading campus efforts to follow suit.

Admins outline endowment spending

By Anneke Nelson
NEWS| Recent attempts by the U.S. congress to enforce spending of university endowments have raised questions about how Stanford spends and invests its $17.2 billion endowment.

University mediates tree controversy

By Anneke Nelson
NEWS| Residents of Escondido Village (EV) recently clashed with the University over the clearing of trees on campus.

Campaigns target Old Union

By Anneke Nelson
NEWS| A popular Facebook group called “Put the Student Back in Student Union” boasts a list of those running for office who support making the Old Union a more social venue.

All-girl band ready to rock

By Anneke Nelson
NEWS| Phi Kappa Psi’s 18th annual Battle of the Bands comes this Saturday, with a new and unusual talent.

Guerilla theater in the classroom captures attention

By Anneke Nelson
NEWS| Students in Dr. Dement’s “Sleep and Dreams” lecture are used to constant interruptions — from narcoleptic dogs to snoozing students and the occasional ring of a cell phone. But Wednesday’s interruption was something else entirely.

BRIEF: Power outage hits row again

By Anneke Nelson
NEWS| The outage began at 5:52 p.m.

Students face rise in Pill prices

By Anneke Nelson
NEWS| College campuses and over 400 health clinics that provide health care for underprivileged women have been affected by the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005.

BRIEF: Power outage affects Row houses

By Anneke Nelson
NEWS| The lights went out in at least five campus residences just before 6 p.m.

Email scam targets Stanford accounts

By Anneke Nelson
NEWS| Fraudulent emails circulated around campus last week. Three Stanford accounts have already been compromised by the scam.

Students sleep in White Plaza

By Anneke Nelson
NEWS| The beds were part of an outreach project for Psychiatry Prof.

Thinking “big” about health

By Anneke Nelson
NEWS| Four percent of women worldwide have a college degree.

Play celebrates Dickinson’s life

By Anneke Nelson
NEWS| Stanford’s Continuing Studies Program is bringing one of history’s most reclusive poets into the public light, putting on a three-part series of performances in memory of Emily Dickinson.

Students respond to mental health issues

By Anneke Nelson
NEWS| SPOM.

“Stanford Idol” kicks off third year

By Anneke Nelson
NEWS| A Stanford parody of the hit Fox television show “American Idol,” the program is thriving in its third year.

Prof’s documentary garners int’l acclaim

By Anneke Nelson
NEWS| There is Oscar fever in our midst, but one man on campus is right at the heart of the drama.