Q Dear Answer Boy, two Stanford students were awarded the Rhodes scholarship last weekend. That’s pretty cool. What do I have to do to win a Rhodes scholarship?
A Back when I was a wide-eyed high school senior enjoying my hard-won Stanford Admit weekend (well, maybe not “enjoying,” per se . . . I [...]

Could it be that Hugh Hefner is
satisfying his notoriously insatiable appetites with a different kind of sandwich? After all, he is bereft of the geminous embrace of his erstwhile girlfriends, the identically smile-wreathed SoCal twins Sandy and Mandy Bentley. Hef’s controversial new “G”(that’s for “gangster,” and this is my good deed for the day for [...]

The idea rouses bitter memories in many who lived through the Vietnam War. But only a few weeks ago, hints that America’s previous compulsory draft policy appeared on the Defense Department’s Defend America Web site, which is devoted to news about the War on Terrorism.
The majority of Stanford students express strong opposition to any reinstitution [...]

The No. 2 men’s water polo team (19-3, 7-1 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) is poised to make its bid for a berth in the NCAA finals by winning this weekend’s MPSF tournament. Currently on an 11-game winning streak, the Cardinal defeated No. 3 California (19-6, 5-3) Saturday in the Big Splash.
Southern California (19-3) and the [...]

No. 6 Stanford (3-0) rolled over the unranked University of San Francisco (1-1) with a 75-50 victory last night at Maples Pavilion. Senior Nicole Powell turned in a stellar performance, pacing the Cardinal with 28 points and seven rebounds in 32 minutes of play.
“USF was really well prepared,” Stanford head coach Tara VanDerveer said. “They [...]

After finishing Pacific 10 Conference play with two wins over the Oregon schools last weekend, the Stanford women’s volleyball team entered its final week of regular season play last night against South Bay rival Santa Clara.
The match was not only a battle for Bay Area pride, but also for national rankings, as both teams entered [...]

Irvine, Calif. — Redshirt sophomore Chris Hernandez re-discovered his rhythm — scoring 16 first-half points while shooting 6-of-7 from the field, including four three-pointers — as Stanford beat UC-Irvine 72-59 last night.
On the back of Hernandez’s impressive first-half shooting performance, the Cardinal raced to a 24-5 lead, in a stretch where Stanford missed only four [...]

If Stanford fans are miffed that the Cardinal football team has struggled since former head coach Tyrone Willingham left, they can at least take consolation in the fact that Notre Dame hasn’t fared any better this year.
After going 10-3 last year — including an emotionally-stirring 31-7 victory over Stanford in South Bend, Ind. — the [...]

You might have overlooked it if he were more laid-back. But as everyone around here knows, Tyrone Willingham was always dependably prompt.
The second-year Notre Dame head coach was scheduled to speak with Bay Area reporters at 12 p.m. sharp yesterday about his first return to Palo Alto since leaving Stanford for the more lucrative Irish [...]

When two teams with 4-6 records play each other in late November, the outcome is often meaningless. But not this Saturday.
For Stanford head coach Buddy Teevens, this weekend’s game against Notre Dame offers a chance to eclipse his predecessor, who achieved a level of success and admiration here that Teevens has been unable to approach.
Said [...]