School of Education clarifies
The November 28 article, “Teach for America Comes Under Fire,” may leave readers with the impression that Stanford’s School of Education, as an organization, has a position on Teach for America (TFA). This is not the case. The article was based primarily on an interview with one faculty member who expressed her [...]

Consider the sandwich:
Every cuisine has its own version of fillings-in-bread, leading me to believe that the sandwich is a Platonic form. Somewhere, perhaps in another dimension, exists the ideal sandwich. I’m hoping it comes with avocado.
Sandwiches include pitas, bruschetta, though not the burrito, according to a recent court decision between Panera and Qdoba, in which [...]

For many of you, this depressing adage probably reared its head early last week as you traveled across the country to eat at your parents’ dining room table and sleep amidst your old stuffed animals. For me, however, these famous words have a slightly different meaning. After all, as I revealed last week, my parents’ [...]

This weekend, the saddest loss at Big Game will not be our defeat to Cal, but the absence of the Stanford Band’s antics at halftime. As one of the defining symbols of our school, the Band plays a significant role in galvanizing the student section at games. Benching the Band can only serve to lower [...]

Google has donated $2 million to help fund the Law School’s Center for Internet Society (CIS), administrators announced yesterday.
According to the Law School, the aim of the collaboration is to establish a balance between the right to publicly access and utilize information and the right to privately own information.
“This support from Google will be critical [...]

Missing socks are an annoyance, but the residents of Mirrielees have had a little more to complain about. In recent weeks, hundreds of dollars worth of clothing and lingerie have disappeared from the second floor laundry room.
Senior Catherine Fisher was the most recent victim of a string of theft that has left Mirrielees residents on [...]

A delegation of French businessmen and scientists were treated to the marvels of Stanford’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Labs yesterday in the Gates Building, where they witnessed innovative technologies in the field of human-friendly robotics.
The delegation was brought to the Bay Area by the Paris Region International Mission Enterprise (PRIME), whose San Francisco office, the first [...]

Senior Jarret Guajardo returned from his 22nd birthday party at Comprade’s like most others: in a good mood, a few drinks deep and ready for some hijinks. He stripped down to his birthday suit and entered the CoHo. Most years, he would have streaked. This November, however, Guajardo took the opportunity to lash out at [...]

It had to happen sooner or later, even though I’ve managed to avoid it all season. Because in all probability, after Saturday’s Big Game at Cal, Stanford football will finish the year at 1-11, and new Athletic Director Bob Bowlsby will have to take a serious and prolonged look at a program that has gone [...]

The Seattle Times reported yesterday that 6-foot-2, 217-pound high school senior quarterback Kellen Kiilsgaard accepted a scholarship to play for Stanford next season.
The Auburn High School senior received offers from eight Pacific-10 Conference schools, including Stanford, Washington, Oregon and California. Kiilsgard said he began deciding between his top college choices Saturday and made his final [...]