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Prof. steps down after conflict
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Psychiatry Prof. and Department Chair Alan Schatzberg has stepped down from his position as principal investigator on a federal research grant, following what has now been six months of Congressional scrutiny regarding the professor’s financial ties to the drug industry.
In conversation with the "Iran expert"
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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.”
Univ. offers protection after theft
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Stanford has hired Kroll, a New York-based risk consulting company, to provide free identity theft protection for thousands of current and former employees affected by the recent theft of a University laptop, according to a letter to employees from Stanford CFO Randy Livingston.
Employee embezzles LPFCH funds
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A former employee of the Lucile Packard Foundation for Children’s Health has been arrested on allegations that she embezzled over $350,000 from the children’s health foundation during an eight-year period, according to a Wednesday press release from Santa Clara's District Attorney office.
Stolen laptop contained personnel records
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The University has contacted almost 62,000 current and former employees hired before Sept. 28, 2007 whose personal information was contained in a recently stolen laptop.
Janitor strike comes to an end
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Stanford janitors ended their week-long strike yesterday after their contractor — ABM Janitorial Services — gave in to demands for higher wages.
SLAC-bound Iranians hindered
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Though many Iranian students and researchers hoping to study in the U.S. face hurdles in their attempts to garner U.S. visas, the obstacles do not end once they step foot in the States.
Iranians at Stanford face hurdles
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The Daily found several cases in which a U.S.-bound Iranian student has been delayed by ramped-up security measures put in place following the attacks on September 11, 2001, along with President Bush’s declaration that Iran is a member of an “axis of evil.”
Janitors strike for wages
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Nearly 100 University janitors went on strike yesterday after reaching a stalemate in contract negotiations with ABM Janitorial Services, an outside contractor that supplies workers to Stanford.
Former employee protests layoff
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For the past two weeks, former University employee Jennifer Lu has protested outside of President John Hennessy's office. Lu was laid off from her job in August.
Class of 2012 has highest yield rate ever
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1,727 students have accepted Stanford’s offer of admission to the Class of 2012, placing the yield rate for this admission cycle at a University record high of 72 percent, the Office of Undergraduate Admission told The Daily yesterday. These numbers are likely to change, however, because many of Stanford’s peer institutions have recently announced they will be accepting waitlisted applicants.
Task force looks at class size
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The task force on undergraduate expansion held two hour-long town-hall meetings Monday to discuss the prospect of increasing the size of Stanford’s undergraduate population.
Dean Julie will represent Obama as delegate
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The Dean of Freshmen and Transfer Students will serve as a delegate for Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) at the 2008 Democratic National Convention.
Room to remain for transfers
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In light of Harvard’s recent announcement that it will suspend transfer admission, Stanford will remain committed to continuing transfer application cycles.
2012 admits shatter records
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The prospective freshmen, 738 of whom were admitted early in December, were selected from an applicant pool of 25,298 — the largest in Stanford’s history. Also earning a spot in the University’s record books is the record-low 9.5 percent acceptance rate for this year’s admission cycle.
Paulson defends economic policies
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Henry Paulson, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, addressed an economic summit on campus Friday evening. Paulson has recently avoided the claim that the U.S. economy is slipping into a recession.
Outreach to evaluate expansion
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The task force created to weigh the pros and cons of expanding the freshman class will begin a formalized spring outreach program to gauge the perspective of the University community.
Deceased alumnus donates $60 million
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According to Senior Assistant to the President Jeff Wachtel, the donation is estimated at $60 million and is unrestricted, meaning it will be spent at the discretion of University deans.
ASSU president reflects on tenure
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“My first year on the Senate was — to put it bluntly — frustrating, seemingly without accomplishment and far too short,” he said.
Application statistics examined
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The Office of Undergraduate Admission’s recent adoption of the Common Application has created a gap of more than 2,000 applications in the University’s final count for the Class of 2012.
ASSU discusses campus student space
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“There is a push to bring the CoHo back, and the administration realizes it,” Avula said.
Record number of apps. received
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As of Tuesday’s count, the 24,693 applicants from around the world constitute the largest application pool in University history.
ElecToyon spreads awareness
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“Mmm, Obama tastes good!” That’s not a phrase one would expect to hear, at least not in the public space that is a dorm lounge.
Hot Topic: Professors talk election
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As the race for the White House heats up, presidential candidates on both sides of the aisle have put several key issues center stage, including leadership ability, war strategy, immigration reform, environmental policy and economic vision.
Rumsfeld debate rages on
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The heated debate over the appointment of Donald Rumsfeld as a distinguished visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution continued at last night’s ASSU Undergraduate Senate meeting following the introduction of a bill to invite the former Secretary of Defense to speak on campus.
Winter shuttle sees changes
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The winter break run of the ASSU airport shuttle operated relatively smoothly, but not without a few bumps in the road. The program, which has grown in popularity since its inception last spring, had inadequate resources to handle the high demand for shuttles during its Thanksgiving run, and as a result, the ASSU made a few changes for the winter break program in order to handle the spike in passengers.
Top universities revise aid policies
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As high school seniors across the country anxiously watch their mailboxes during this college admission season, there is a new worry on their minds — the increasing cost of attending private universities.
Inaugural Big Party a big hit on campus
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“I, personally, thought the Big Party went fantastically,” said ASSU President Hershey Avula ‘08 in an email to The Daily.
Program to fund library textbooks
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Big Party to rock Row tonight
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Tonight, as the Stanford Football team prepares for the biggest game of the season — its annual Big Game against Cal — the ASSU and Inter-Fraternity Council (IFC) are co-sponsoring what is being called “the biggest party of the year.”
PASU aids Filipino veterans
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Six decades have passed since more than 200,000 Filipino soldiers fought for the United States in World War II, but the 20,000 who live in the United States today — most of whom are U.S.
Early applications stable
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When Harvard and Princeton gave the axe to early admissions last year, Stanford might have expected the size of its early application pool to increase ... but it has not.
New search engine for scientific papers
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Zipcar service coming to Farm
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Zipcar, the car-sharing agency that covers approximately 70 universities nationwide, will begin service at Stanford within the next month, according to Adam Brophy, company director of operations for university markets.
New name in social networking
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Two months ago, a new contender entered the social networking ring currently dominated by Web giants Facebook and Myspace.
The Roots set to play at Big Game concert
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Called one of the “20 greatest live acts in the world” by Rolling Stone magazine, Grammy Award-winning hip-hop band The Roots will take over Memorial Auditorium on Saturday, Dec. 1.
Changes for IHUM proposed
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IHUM Director Russell Berman has submitted a proposal to the Committee on University Standards and Policies that includes several changes to the range of topics offered in the humanities program required for all freshmen.
Historian examines effects of the slave trade
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Schama spoke on the history of the slave trade in a lecture entitled, “The Abolition of the Slave Trade Two Hundred Years On — American and Britain: Two Diverging Destinies?”
Meyer set for razing by 2012
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Meyer Library, many students’ favorite 24-hour study area and home to seemingly endless numbers of computers for the past 41 years, will be gone by 2012.
Meal plans serve games
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A rekindled spirit for football is not the only new attraction at the Stanford Stadium these days.
Flu vaccine draws long lines
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There’s one season that gets no love from anyone: flu season. As campus braces for the impending wave of influenza, Vaden Health Center is easing anxiety by holding weekly flu immunizations for faculty, staff and students.
Facebook to translate by early 2008
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Facebook will soon be gathering more members with its foreign language translation, part of what developers call “an ambitious overseas expansion.”
Lake Lagunita sign confuses students
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Frequenters of Lake Lag and the Stanford community in general know all too well the irony of the sign posted next to what many would instead refer to as a crater: “Welcome to Lake Lagunita. Water activities (swimming, boating, windsurfing, etc.) are permitted at your own risk.”
Community rallies for children’s health
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A crowd of doctors and faculty gathered at Stanford Medical Center yesterday to rally in support of a Congressional bill that would reauthorize the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP).