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Frosh: Act out your urges

Frosh: Act out your urges

Class of 2010, this one’s for you. As The Daily’s devoted sexpert, I will do my best to give you the guidance you need to make the next four years the hottest of your life. Because honestly, college is the time to have sex. And lots of it. Lots of deviant, shameful, completely inappropriate sex [...]

September 29 2006 | By Roxy Sass | Posted in News | Read More »

Define your new Stanford identity via tunes

Define your new Stanford identity via tunes

I know that you are spending a lot of late nights doing your IHum reading. Here are a few playlists to keep you up:
I choose death by guitars
Mogwai – “Glasgow Mega Snake”
Lightning Bolt – “Captain Caveman”
AC/DC – Thunderstruck”
Children of Bodom – “Bodom Beach Terror”
The Number Twelve Looks Like Y – “Like a [...]

September 29 2006 | By Sammy Franco | Posted in News | Read More »

Forget the Stanford Store . . . dress right

Forget the Stanford Store . . . dress right

Put down the Stanford sweatshirt. Back away from the Nalgene (some polycarbonate plastics used by the company may mix chemicals into your drink, though Nalgene denies it). Remove that red lanyard nametag. Oh wait, you took that off last week. I can still tell that you’re a froshie, though. I can smell you from 400 [...]

September 29 2006 | By Tam Vo | Posted in News | Read More »

Apparently, Stanford does have a music scene!

Apparently, Stanford does have a music scene!

THIS IS THE YEAR . . . for new bands at Stanford. The arts are getting a huge facelift, and SCN — the Stanford Concert Network (SCN) — is totally revamping their events by bringing in new outside bands twice a month. They’re also coordinating with the Student Organizing Committee for the Arts (SOCA) to [...]

September 29 2006 | By Bria Long | Posted in News | Read More »

Spotting the Secrets of Stanford

Spotting the Secrets of Stanford

Whether it’s an innovative alternative to the driving range or a place to calm the cravings of an all-nighter, Intermission tells you about some of the hidden sites of the largest campus in the United States. Who knows? Maybe you will find Roxy with her latest beau out at Lake Lag.
Cactus Garden
Little known but pretty [...]

September 29 2006 | By Betsy Congdon | Posted in News | Read More »

Dear Frosh . . .

Dear Frosh . . .

Dear Frosh,
Welcome to what will be the highlight of your lives. Many of you have no doubt watched movies like “Old School” and “Animal House” in order to get an idea of what to expect at college. By this point, you have probably discovered that most, if not all, of the stereotypes promoted in those [...]

September 29 2006 | By Victor Fuste | Posted in News | Read More »

Some nightmares are worth repeating

Some nightmares are worth repeating

A brand new edition of the original “A Nightmare on Elm Street” was released on DVD from Infinifilm this week. If you can’t find anything to watch this weekend, consider revisiting Wes Craven’s 80s horror classic.
“A Nightmare on Elm Street” (1984)
I’m still not sure why, but a friend and I ended up watching the horror [...]

September 29 2006 | By Ryan Lampe | Posted in News | Read More »

Card look to cool No. 15 Cal

Card look to cool No. 15 Cal

Entering the most crucial stretch of their season this weekend, the Cardinal men’s soccer team will face Pac-10 opponents in all eight of their future matches between now and Nov. 3. Fortunately, the team finds itself in good position to succeed, having risen to the top of the Pac-10 rankings after strong games against conference [...]

September 29 2006 | By Denis Griffin | Posted in News | Read More »

Water polo looking for offense at UCLA

Water polo looking for offense at UCLA

The Stanford men’s water polo team will travel to Pasadena, Calif. on Saturday for the most pivotal game of the young season. The No. 6 Cardinal will face the No. 3 UCLA Bruins for the second time this year after losing to them earlier this season in the NorCal Tournament.
The Cardinal (5-3) carry the burden [...]

September 29 2006 | By Andrew Shen | Posted in News | Read More »

Eight Men In

Eight Men In

Although UCLA can spread it out with three receivers, in this instance they contained the UW pass rush by sending only two men into patterns. With both backs and the tight end kept in to block, Olson (7) had plenty of time to wait for Andrew Baumgartner (18) to get open. Olson threw a rope [...]

September 29 2006 | By Christopher P. Anderson | Posted in News | Read More »