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Author: Kelsey Mesher

Entertainment Editor


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Spring Awakening tells haunting tales of teen angst

By Kelsey Mesher
INTERMISSION| Set in late 19th century Germany, Spring Awakening tells the story of young teen Melchior Gabor and his peers and the universal battle of adolescents against the authority.

Editor's Note

By Kelsey Mesher and Mae Ryan
INTERMISSION| This issue is clearly dedicated to you, Class of 2012 (and transfers, all 20 of you).

A weekend of chaos, great music

By Kelsey Mesher and Paul Craft
INTERMISSION| The highly anticipated San Francisco summer music festival Outside Lands was a mixed success and was very much a production of its host city.

Bone marrow donors sought for Cal grad

By Kelsey Mesher
NEWS| Stanford students are rallying behind Cal grad Michelle Maykin in her battle against acute myeloid leukemia.

Alumni start-up to enrich online news experience

By Kelsey Mesher
NEWS| For one Stanford grad, an undergraduate dream has materialized into reality — cyber reality, at least.

Coursework aids Syllabus site

By Kelsey Mesher
NEWS| The beginning of spring quarter marked a renewed effort to make course syllabi available to all students before and during the “shopping” period.

Shuttle to provide cheap airport travel

By Kelsey Mesher
NEWS| A new shuttle service, sponsored by the Undergraduate Senate and Graduate Student Council (GSC), will run every hour to SFO and every two hours to the San Jose airport (SJC) next Wednesday, Thursday and Friday for $5.

Dorms leave campus for holiday

By Kelsey Mesher
NEWS| Every year dorms and houses around campus use Memorial Day weekend to get off campus and experience life outside of the Stanford bubble. Houses ran the gamut this year, taking off to such exotic locales as Santa Cruz, San Francisco and Shasta Lake.

Hurricane Katrina project vandalized

By Kelsey Mesher
NEWS| When Sarah Woodward ‘09 invited students to write on her Hurricane Katrina art installation near Green Library, she did not expect participants to sabotage her exhibit by using profanity and slamming Stanford Housing.

Project raises Katrina awareness

By Kelsey Mesher
NEWS| Almost two years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast, many people believe that “everything’s fine.” But according to New Orleans native Sarah Woodward ‘09, “The Big Easy” is still far from the spirited city it once was. In an effort to raise reduced awareness about the issue, Woodward memorialized the city’s losses and its continued struggles through an interactive art installation she constructed near Green Library on Saturday.

Close scrutiny on applicants

By Kelsey Mesher
NEWS| This year, the Common Application — which Stanford will adopt next year — added a question at the bottom of the last page asking students if they have ever been convicted of a misdemeanor.

A new way to dispose of waste

By Kelsey Mesher
NEWS| When compostable plates, clam shells, salad containers and utensils were introduced at Tresidder’s Union Square Cafe on Friday, diners joined in a campus-wide effort aimed at reducing food-related waste.

Ethanol poses hidden dangers

By Kelsey Mesher
NEWS| The research, which was developed by Civil and Environmental Engineering Prof.

Celebration and protest of Israel

By Kelsey Mesher
NEWS| Students in bright blue T-shirts rallied in White Plaza yesterday, serving free falafel, giving speeches and dancing in honor of Israeli Independence Day. The celebration marked the 59th anniversary of the creation of the Jewish state. While the Stanford Israel Alliance-sponsored event was a cause for merriment and commemoration for many, it was a sobering reminder of the tenuous relationship between Israel and Palestine for others. Students bearing black T-shirts stood in silent protest, holding signs to remind those passing by of the Palestinian population displaced by the creation of Israel.

Study: bullying prevalent in schools

By Kelsey Mesher
NEWS| A new study from the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital and the School of Medicine has found that bullying is rampant in American elementary schools.

Kelsey breaks free from the bonds of tyranny

By Kelsey Mesher
INTERMISSION| It’s Spring.

Buying Shoes Helps Women In Need

By Kelsey Mesher
NEWS|

New technology enables mouse-free Web surfing

By Kelsey Mesher
NEWS| Imagine surfing the Internet using only your eyes and a keyboard.

Show features student photos

By Kelsey Mesher
NEWS| “I’m really proud of you!” a fan gushed to photographer Brian Tobin at Friday’s opening of Fusion 19, the latest show at University Avenue’s Modernbook Gallery.

Lively Arts’ new agenda geared toward students

By Kelsey Mesher
NEWS| When Jennifer Bilfield took over as executive director of Stanford Lively Arts last June, she vowed to revamp the program to include more student-oriented marketing and events.

Gates Foundation funds the fight against TB

By Kelsey Mesher
NEWS|

Memorial service to celebrate late Hoover Fellow

By Kelsey Mesher
NEWS| A memorial for the late Senior Hoover Fellow Seymour Martin Lipset, professor of political science and sociology, will be held today at 4:00 p.m.

Judy Biggert

By Kelsey Mesher
PAGE TWO| As a member of the House Ethics Committee, Rep. Judy Biggert (R-Ill.) has drawn close scrutiny for her role investigating the congressional page scandal and the now-disgraced Mark Foley.

Amateurs grill OC creator

By Kelsey Mesher
INTERMISSION| As Schwartz is the youngest originator of a network TV show, I was itching to pick up some how-to success tips — and of course, get the inside scoop on season four, which premieres Nov.