Jinja, uganda (July 17) — Save for the occasional story about marauding pirates off its coast, Somalia has largely been off of the radar of the
international community since the disastrous U.S. mission in 1993 that left 18 U.S. soldiers and a much greater number of Somalis dead.
Now, however, the country is reemerging in headlines with [...]

Former Stanford All-American Carlos Quentin knocked a two-run homer in his first major league start for the Arizona Diamondbacks last Thursday, helping lead the snakes to a 5-2 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The left fielder grounded out in his first two at-bats before belting the round-tripper against L.A. starter Mark Hendrickson with no outs [...]

Stanford senior Cassidy Krug placed seventh in the three-meter diving competition of the 2006 FINA World Cup last Saturday in Changshu, China. Collecting 294.20 points in the event’s prelims and 302.25 in the semi-finals, Krug fell just 17 points shy of one of the six qualifying spots for the final round.
Stanford senior Alison Gregorka, freshman [...]

Don’t get me wrong — I love ESPN as much as the next guy. At least I used to. That was before everybody’s favorite four-letter network got lazy. Call it “going MTV.” All anybody wanted was music videos, but those damned executives turned the network into a nightmarish hellhole of reality TV. Now ESPN is [...]

Stanford’s beautiful Taube Family Tennis Stadium is no stranger to tennis greatness. Consistently one of the strongest tennis programs in the nation, many of Stanford’s tennis players have left the Farm and joined the professionals —but this week, the pros are coming to Stanford for the 36th annual Bank of the West Classic.
The tournament marks [...]

Stanford, I hear, is experiencing some sort of heat wave. Having spent a summer on campus two years ago, I can definitely relate. And these last few days haven’t been too good for me either. Last Thursday, it was about 37 degrees Celsius (98∞ Fahrenheit) here, which was the hottest temperature seen in Berlin…ever. I [...]

As hinted at last week, I am spending the summer traveling the world in search of physics. While I understand that your immediate reaction will be to fling down your paper in envious rage at my jet-set lifestyle, I urge you to read on, for the apparent playboy antics of the physics grad student are [...]

Approximately 360 rising high school juniors and seniors are living their dream of being Stanford University students this summer through Summer Session’s High School Summer College program.
Open to high-school juniors, seniors and mature sophomores, the program seeks applicants who have demonstrated that they are academically motivated and ready for a hands-on college experience. Students in [...]

This report covers a selection of crimes from July 17 to July 24 as recorded in the Stanford Police Department Public Bulletin.
Monday, July 17
At 10:45 p.m., four minors were caught in possession of alcohol in the Toyon Groves.
Tuesday, July 18
Overnight, $50,000 of damage was done to the Band Shak on Galvez Street.
Wednesday, July 19
At 7:45 [...]

A new childcare center will be built on Olmsted Road, near the southeast corner of Serra Street and El Camino Real, to serve infants through children five years of age. The facility will only be available to Stanford affiliates, with priority given to faculty and graduate students. Construction is scheduled to begin in mid-2007 and [...]