The possibilities of determining the genetic basis of Parkinson’s Disease, hypertension (high blood pressure) or schizophrenia could cause great changes in the lives of many. With the efforts of researchers at the Stanford Human Genome Center — a 40-person lab within the Medical School that is involved in, among other things, sequencing the human genome [...]

Most Stanford students probably don’t spend time thinking about what it means to be “queer.” However, an increasingly visible and vocal queer community exists on campus, and a new student-run group called Querillas seeks to support it by increasing awareness about gender, sexuality and racial issues through activism, discussion and bimonthly meetings.
Querillas’ stated mission is [...]

On weekdays, Main Quad is filled with students racing by on bikes, but the weekends bring quite a different crowd. On almost any Saturday of the year, tuxedos outnumber t-shirts.
For almost a hundred years, couples have taken their wedding vows at Stanford.
Memorial Church brings Stanford families and couples from all over the country to celebrate [...]

Although many Stanford students will be staying on campus during the Thanksgiving holidays, they need not spend their time alone. Several clubs, organizations and houses will be offering large Thanksgiving dinners for the Stanford community.
The largest gathering on campus will once again be the Thanksgiving dinner organized by the Graduate Student Council along with the [...]

Last night the ASSU Undergraduate Senate held its final meeting of the quarter, introducing status reports on the University’s living-wage policy, the senate’s communications initiative and the ASSU financial manager’s report.
Senate Chair Bo Cowgill, a senior, introduced the Executive Committee’s statement on the living wage policy to the floor.
After expressing approval of the administration’s commitment [...]

In the struggle over the terms for a new contract between union workers and the administrations of the Stanford Hospital and the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, talks between the two sides have been stalled since Nov. 4. This situation may finally change, as a federal mediator has been called in by the hospitals’ managers and [...]

Amidst a flagging economy, the Stanford Merged Endowment Pool generated a -2.6 percent return on investment for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2002, according to a report to the Board of Trustees. The entire endowment, of which the MEP is a large part, is a major source of the University’s funding.
According to the report, [...]

The fact that its official fall season ended last weekend isn’t keeping the Cardinal sailing team off the water.
This weekend, Stanford will participate in the Goodwill Regatta, an event that pits American and Japanese sailors against one another in friendly competition every few years. Sponsored by the Japanese company NIKKEN, the competition — held every [...]

The top-ranked Stanford men’s water polo team will look to defend its Mountain Pacific Sports Federation title and earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament at this weekend’s MPSF Tournament at the Joint Forces Training Base in Los Alamitos, Calif.
The Cardinal (21-3) is virtually assured of a spot in next week’s NCAA Championships already [...]

The Stanford women’s volleyball team made a strong closing statement in its case to earn one of the four regional host spots in the upcoming NCAA tournament with a commanding three-game win over Santa Clara last night in Maples Pavilion.
The No. 4 Cardinal (27-4) closed out the nation’s toughest schedule by sweeping the No. 13 [...]