The Stanford telephone system suffered from technical problems Tuesday and yesterday. Information Technology Systems and Services reported that the phone disruptions were temporarily resolved by transferring communications traffic from troubled lines, although ITSS has not yet identified the cause of the problems.
According to the Stanford Report, now that calls have been rerouted from problematic lines, [...]

To Emil Martinsek and Stephanie Mika, the word “roommate” is a verb.
As the senior and junior coordinator, respectively, in the New Undergraduate Housing Office, rising senior Martinsek and rising junior Mika have spent the summer placing the Stanford Class of 2007 in housing and matching incoming new students together as roommates.
The coordinators’ work begins in [...]

Promising faster speeds, greater reliability and additional features, the third version of Stanford Webmail, known as IMAP, was launched by Information Technology Systems and Services on Aug. 21. The new system is designed to increase efficiency for both students and administrators.
“The old system ran on one very powerful machine and it couldn’t handle the huge [...]

As the members of the Stanford Class of 2007 were just receiving their acceptance letters in April, plans for New Student Orientation 2003 — which will take place from Thursday, Sept. 18 to Tuesday, Sept. 23 — were already underway.
Rising juniors Lauren Friedman and Will O’Neill, rising seniors Sasha Cox and Huy Son and recent [...]

Your dog may be your best friend, but take it from Roxy-sometimes it’s best to “just be friends.” Having witnessed some kinky man-on-dog action from guys who had decent chances of getting some tail elsewhere, Roxy is letting the cat out of the bag: love your pets, but don’t love your pets.
It’s a common tale, [...]

The first time I had “boba nai ca,” it was served elegantly to me in a tall, ornate wine glass on the 20th floor of Taiwan’s most expensive restaurant, a very special treat following an elaborate dinner that my wealthy uncle had bestowed upon his awestruck ten-year-old niece.
The next time I tasted the exotic Asian [...]

Francois Ozon’s “Swimming Pool” is one of those movies that you want to love whether or not it deserves to be. Although it fails to live up to its potential of becoming a cult classic, it is ultimately an entertaining and fascinating psychological study into the lives of two strong female characters.
Sarah Morton (Charlotte Rampling) [...]

The past couple years have been a huge sink-or-swim trial for some of music’s hottest stars. As hip hop went pop and pop desperately tried to go hip hop, music stars of the nineties struggled to redefine their image and find a secure niche in the changing waters of the music world. All across the [...]

Fleshman sets Stanford record
Runner Lauren Fleshman, a three-time NCAA champion in the 5,000 meters, concluded her Cardinal career in impressive fashion, recording a school record in the 5,000 meters at the IAAF World Track & Field Championships. Competing against the best runners in the world, she finished with a time of 15:12.71, which was 11th [...]

Stanford graduates had a rough going during the first round of the 2003 U.S. Open in Flushing Meadows, N.Y., as only Laura Granville managed to survive the opening two days of competition.
Amber Liu, the defending NCAA champion who is contemplating a return to the Farm for her sophomore campaign, was looking to rebound from a [...]