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SENIOR RETROSPECTIVE: Brendan Selby
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For one thing, I had always thought Stanford was perched on an emerald-green cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
Behind the bar at Exotic
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Attention: Stanford cheapskates!
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Stanford students are world-class mooches and hagglers.
Your first job: rain on a parade?
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As graduation approaches, I’m starting to realize there really aren’t a lot of cool things you can do with a bachelor’s degree.
Expansion outreach begins
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By planning to release its recommendation at the same time as its specific findings, however, the task force would deny students the opportunity to voice their opinions on expansion in light of the important new information the report will contain.
Co-terminal Illness: Six short columns about Stanford
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The herbivore’s dilemma
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I guess I was never aware of the visceral dislike many people have of vegetarianism until I started turning down meatball subs and bi-weekly trips to In-N-Out.
Co-terminal Illness:Silent on frosh expansion
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President John Hennessy’s column in Stanford Magazine last fall advocating an increase in undergraduate students seemed poised to start a healthy debate within the University.
Super Wednesday
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DAVE HERBERT: Vice President John Garner famously stated that his office “wasn’t worth a warm bucket of spit.” I feel much the same way about the position of Daily columnist.
Co-Terminal Illness: An unusual opportunity
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I had a grudge against Feist . . .
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Lily Allen: Give ’er a try, love
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Pity the poor Cockney lass.
Clap Your Hands has less pop, more crackle
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After listening to the first track of “Some Loud Thunder” you might be tempted to rush out and buy new headphones.
The Band Run that wasn’t
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To most incoming freshmen, last Tuesday’s Band Run seemed to go off without a hitch.
A responsibility to offend
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I had a bad experience with a group of Japanese tourists on campus this week. I wanted to discuss it in this space, but a friend cautioned me that the subject might be too “racially charged.
Panel recommends divestment
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The University’s Advisory Panel on Investment Responsibility, or APIR, recommended on Tuesday to divest from four companies because of their alleged links to the Sudanese government.
Surgeon sues University, hospital for discrimination
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A surgeon at Stanford Hospital has filed suit against both the University and the hospital alleging racial and gender discrimination.
Dems rally around the clock to save filibuster
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Yesterday morning at 3:55 a.m. sophomore Matt Vassar could be heard from as far away as El Centro Chicano reading from Jon Stewart’s best-seller “America.
Journalists address post 9/11 coverage
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In recent years, media bias has come to the forefront of the public discourse on the state of American journalism, with those in the field and regular citizens alike questioning the conservative or liberal bent of many high-profile publications.
Hennessy launches $94M international initiative
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Stanford is about to take a giant step toward fulfilling University President John Hennessy’s vision of a “global university.
Religious groups plan to meet
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The University is organizing a meeting between several student groups on campus in the wake of the controversy surrounding Hillel at Stanford’s co-sponsorship of an event entitled “The Trouble with Islam” on Monday.
Police on lookout for DUIs
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Drunk driving is never a good idea, but doing it this weekend is particularly ill-advised.
On Saturday night, police will be running several sobriety checkpoints on campus and issuing driving-under-the-influence citations to intoxicated drivers.
Eucalyptus enthusiast prof. writes book on Stanford trees
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You will not meet a more passionate defender of the Eucalyptus trees on campus than Electrical Engineering Prof. Ronald Bracewell.
Newsbriefs: Fast protests Darfur; bus hits bicyclist
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Bicyclist hits Marguerite
A Stanford student on his bicycle collided with a Marguerite shuttle yesterday on Serra Street in front of the Main Quad, according to the California Highway Patrol.
ITSS penalizes late bill payers
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The honor system may be effective at combating plagiarism, but as ITSS has discovered, it doesn’t pay the bills.
ITSS, which stands for Information Technology Systems and Services, has decided that enough is enough for students who haven’t paid their bills in months, and it will soon begin enforcing stronger penalties and cracking down on those who are more than 60 days overdue in paying a balance of over $100.
'Fuchies' grow in numbers
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When Computer Science Prof. Eric Roberts talks about the divide between “techies” and “fuzzies,” he refers to the words of C.P. Snow, a famed physicist turned novelist.
University aims to develop 'fuzzy-friendly' classes
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Should science be a part of every Stanford undergraduate education?
Fuzzies face pre-req battle
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Tracy Petznick, a sophomore majoring in international relations, might work for an environmental organization after she graduates, so she wants to take an ecology class offered by the Biological Sciences department.
ASSU changes election rules to protect free speech
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With ASSU elections set to begin at the start of spring quarter, student leaders have been working with the University to reform its election policies to provide better protection of free speech.
Bush budget could cut Upward Bound
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A prominent Stanford tutoring program may soon be abandoned to make room for President George W. Bush’s No Child Left Behind education law.
Bravman pitches housing overhaul
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In an effort to improve undergraduate students’ residential experiences, the University unveiled yesterday a proposal that would fundamentally change the undergraduate housing system in coming years.
Panel studies grad student diversity
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Stanford administrators have never been shy about trumpeting the racial and gender diversity of the school’s undergraduate students.
Diamond speaks on elections; Calls Iraqi voting a ‘real beginning’ for democracy
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The election in Iraq is over, and by now most Stanford students have heard about the unexpectedly high voter turnout and seen the photos of Iraqis proudly showing their ink-stained fingers.
Stanford senior wins Rhodes scholarship
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After a grueling six-month process of filing applications, attending receptions and completing interviews, senior Sarah Schulman and 14 other finalists decided to take refuge in a classic board game as they waited to find out the winners of this year’s Rhodes Scholarship from their district.
Bush taps Rice for Sec. of State
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President George W. Bush made public yesterday his choice of National Security Advisor and former Stanford Provost Condoleezza Rice to succeed Colin Powell as secretary of state.
Students march on Hennessy’s house
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A group of about 60 Stanford students and staff, led by members of the Stanford Labor Action Coalition, marched to University President John Hennessy’s front door last night to deliver a statement responding to a University report on workplace issues.
Nat’l group approves early action policy
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The National Association for College Admission Counseling, an organization of professionals that includes primary school counselors and college admissions officers, at its annual conference last weekend officially voted to allow its member colleges to adopt “single-choice early action” policies.
Stanford Democrats call, travel to reach voters in swing state
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For those who are working on one of the many grassroots get-out-the-vote efforts for this year’s presidential election, even unused cell-phone minutes can be used to pull in a few more independent and undecided voters.
Lawsuits, loss of SUNet IDs for file sharing
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The Recording Industry Association of America announced yesterday that it has filed 762 lawsuits against illegal file sharers around the nation.
Contrary to rumor, Full Moon on the Quad in four weeks
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Throughout campus last week, it was hard to miss the buzz that Full Moon on the Quad, the annual gathering dedicated to freshman and senior saliva-swapping, was only a few days away.
Endowment grows 18 percent
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The Stanford Merged Endowment Pool, the primary investment pool for the University’s endowment, generated a return of 18 percent for the 12-month period ending June 20, 2004, according to the Stanford Management Company.
Res Ed orders Row dry for week
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It is typical for many upperclassmen to celebrate their return to campus by reuniting with their friends over rounds of quarters or beer pong in dorm lounges.
Creative writing enrollment climbs
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Techies and fuzzies generally don’t agree on much, but members from each faction are lining up to take classes through the Creative Writing Program, causing waiting lists to swell to unprecedented levels.
Executive election results rejected
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Amid charges of campaign misconduct and unfairness, the ASSU Undergraduate Senate last night voted six to two not to certify the highly contested results of the ASSU executive race that took place on April 8 and 9.
New Graduate Student Council members face full docket
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The newly elected members of the Graduate Student Council (GSC) say they have a host of issues affecting the entire campus to address in the coming term, including the opening of the Graduate Community Center next fall and the implementation of a CalTrain commuter plan.
Election certification still far from certain
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The ASSU Undergraduate Senate yesterday evening debated whether it should certify the executive election , which was marred last week by alleged campaign code violations.
Special fees winners announced; results spark controversy
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The Coffee House was crammed so tightly on Friday evening before the results of the ASSU election were announced that management had to request that people move from the doorway to make room for entering customers.
Lee-Mefford win
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Though the computer-tallied results of last week’s ASSU elections were announced on Friday evening at the Coffee House, it could take several weeks to sort out a messy executive race.
Stockman, Henick say Chappie slate gives voice to the underrepresented
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Senior Charlie Stockman and junior Matthew Henick are not merely writers for Stanford’s humor magazine, The Chaparral, but they are also self-described “lifetime politicians.
Lee, Mefford highlight experience
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Bringing the perspective of an ASSU outsider and an experienced senator to the election, senior Mikey Lee and junior Dylan Mefford say they are ready to fully devote themselves to executive office.
Husbands, Schwartz vie for ASSU
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Ajani Husbands and Alyssa Schwartz are familiar with the inner workings of the ASSU Undergraduate Senate. Husbands, a junior, served on the Senate last year, and helped develop the ASSU arts grant.
Campaigns for spring election kick off today
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With campaigns for the ASSU spring election set to begin today, the Undergraduate Senate last night attempted to wrap up the loose ends associated with the special-fees group ballot.
Fee changes felt from Club Sports to KZSU
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Though many students remain baffled by the complicated issue of special-fees funding, the effects of the ASSU Undergraduate Senate’s recent decision to slash the proposed budgets of many student groups is already being felt across campus.
ASSU selects groups for special-fees ballot
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The ASSU Undergraduate Senate last night selected which student groups to include on the special-fees ballot this spring.
ASSU election candidates announced
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For Stanford students, the coming of spring also means the coming of the ASSU elections. Yesterday, the ASSU released a list of candidates applying for executive positions within the organization, as well as candidates for class presidents and members of the ASSU Undergraduate Senate.
Speakers criticize news media’s coverage of domestic violence
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The news media present one-sided coverage of domestic violence, according to participants in a symposium last night at the Stanford Women’s Community Center.
Great Donation reps speak to ASSU Senate
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At the ASSU Undergraduate Senate meeting last night, representatives from the group Students for the Great Donation presented a bill to place a referendum on spring-quarter election ballots that would allow students to decide whether to add a $3 “involuntary tax” to their ASSU fees.
Ace in the hole
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Reflecting a national trend, the poker scene on campus is heating up. The game, once stereotyped as a pastime for casino rats and middle-aged men, is attracting a younger following of students playing for fun, pride or money.
ASSU brainstorms, pitches solutions for special fee crunch
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The ASSU Undergraduate Senate last night passed four bills designed to alleviate the shortage of money created by this year’s record number of special-fees refund requests.
"Rape free zone" tape draws controversy
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A plan to put up barricade tape bearing the words “Rape Free Zone” around fraternities has drawn criticism from members of the Greek community, who said the plan plays on stereotypes linking fraternities to sexual assault.