Identity theft, a chase in the Oval, unique property damages at Sigma Alpha Epsilon and live rounds of ammunition found in a gutter are several of the outstanding campus crimes from the past fortnight. Interesting to note are the six incidents involving golf carts, including theft, recovery and a member of The Daily driving into [...]

“Could you pull the switch or perform the injection?” asked Sister Helen Prejean to a transfixed crowd. “If there’s a part of our soul that holds back, then there’s a part of our soul that has not said yes to the death penalty.”
Prejean’s challenge to the audience was one of many during a thought-provoking presentation [...]

Have you biked through White Plaza this week past students dancing to music ranging from the Black Eyed Peas to the Jackson 5? Were you wondering why they were holding signs that read, “Dance for the Cure” and “Fight AIDS?”
The group you may have seen — or heard — is Dance Marathon, a student group [...]

Standing Committee Co-chairs Chip Blacker, director of the Freeman Spogli Institute of International Studies, and Elisabeth Pate-Cornell, a senior fellow at the Institute, unveiled details for the new University-wide International Initiative at the Faculty Senate meeting yesterday afternoon.
The Initiative is designed to respond to the challenges of pursuing peace in an insecure world, reforming and [...]

“U.S.-France relations are back on track,” Jean-David Lévitte, ambassador of France to the United States, said to a packed auditorium in the Lane History Corner yesterday. “I know that California is looking toward Asia, but remember that good old Europe is still there and in better shape than is printed in the U.S. media from [...]

In response to intense student protest over the decision to use Frost Amphitheater as the site for this year’s Commencement ceremonies, University administrators announced Wednesday that they would reconsider that decision.
In an open letter to graduating students and their parents, University President John Hennessy explained that administrators will now consider Roble Field and the football [...]

In just over a month’s time, the No. 3 men’s water polo team will be invited to participate in the NCAA Championship tournament for the fifth consecutive year — but only if all goes well in the meantime. A strong performance at the MPSF tournament during the last weekend of November is essential to the [...]

With one of the nation’s top players on the injury shelf for the rest of the season, the No. 5 Stanford women’s volleyball team (19-3, 8-2 Pacific-10 Conference) didn’t’ appear to miss a beat with last night’s convincing victory over Oregon (11-10, 1-9) by margins of 30-20, 30-23, 30-20.
Junior outside hitter Kristin Richards and freshman [...]

Watching Stanford’s stunning 45-35 victory over Arizona State last weekend, it was easy to identify and appreciate the offensive stars — as is often the case. It’s easy to lose sight of the outstanding play by those outside of what are considered “skill positions.”
But the fact that fifth-year senior nose tackle Babatunde Oshinowo’s stellar performance [...]

When undefeated No. 8 UCLA visits Stanford (7-0, 4-0 Pacific 10 Conference) tomorrow, the contest could mark the largest game of head coach Walt Harris’ nine-month tenure on the Farm and could arguably represent the Cardinal’s most important football game since former head coach Tyrone Willingham’s departure three-plus seasons ago.
“It’s time to get ready for [...]