I’ve been occasionally known to list masturbation as a hobby. I find that as conversation pieces go, it’s a pretty good way to crack a joke. Someone asks you about how you spend your spare time and you reply with a list of this and that, before finishing off with: “…And given the state of [...]

In case you don’t keep up with MTV news (and really, you would be a terrible human being if you didn’t), I thought I would let you know that MTV is making a reality TV show about my high school. You cannot possibly imagine how exciting this is for me, that the same minds that [...]

Until recently, the main things I thought of as indicators of reproductive potential were things like hip-to-waist ratio, income, secondary sex characteristics, and so on — things we normally recognize as related to childbearing or supporting a family, and generally to good genes.
However, I was leaving something out.:
Someone (don’t ask who) showed me a [...]

Provost John Etchemendy has 4-1 odds for being named Harvard University’s next president, according to gambling Web site bodog.com. Etchemendy has the third-best chance in the online pool, behind Harvard Law School Dean Elena Kagan (3-1 odds) and Harvard Provost Steven E. Hyman (7-2 odds).
Three percent of wagers on Bodog.com have bet on Etchemendy to [...]

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger signed off Monday on Assembly Bill 2581, guaranteeing student press freedom at public colleges and universities. The new bill guards against censorship but still leaves student reporters and editors liable for damaging material considered slanderous or libelous.
As The Stanford Weekly reported Aug. 24, the “Hosty bill” was in response to the 2005 [...]

After a year-long search, Dr. Ralph Horwitz, dean and vice president for medical affairs of Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, has been named chairman of the department of medicine for the School of Medicine. He will assume the position Dec. 1, leading the School of Medicine’s largest department with approximately 150 faculty members [...]

Patricia Gumport, a professor of education and the director of the Stanford Institute for Higher Education Research, was named vice provost for graduate education, Aug. 24, by Provost John Etchemendy. She will assume the post Jan. 1.
The position was created following recommendations in a report by the Commission on Graduate Education in December 2005. The [...]

Facing the expiration of their current contract today, workers with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 715 are resuming negotiations with the University in hopes of immediate resolution.
The talks continue two months of discussion this summer, and follow a workers rally and march yesterday at 4 p.m. in the Quad. Supporters, including students, community [...]

The University has turned over the results of its criminal investigation into the alleged vandalism of the Band Shak to the county District Attorney’s office, The Weekly has learned.
Although the matter is still undergoing a criminal investigation, the University placed the band on suspension pending the outcome of its own investigation because it is believed [...]

This report covers a selection of crimes from Aug. 22 to Aug. 28 as recorded in the Stanford Police Department Public Bulletin.
Wednesday, Aug. 23
At 9:00 a.m., cash was reported missing from an office at 651 Serra Street. An unknown suspect took the cash from an office drawer sometime between March 6 and Aug. 23.
At 10:00 [...]