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Fault lines

Fault lines

En route to Namibia last week, I had a daylong layover in London. Chastened by the increasingly unfavorable dollar-pound exchange rate and burdened with two carry-ons, I decided to engage in my favorite London-based transit activity: going to the Tate Modern but not paying the three-pound suggested donation for entry, and checking my luggage but [...]

March 31 2008 | By Vishnu Sridharan | Posted in News | Read More »

Fault lines

Fault lines

En route to Namibia last week, I had a daylong layover in London. Chastened by the increasingly unfavorable dollar-pound exchange rate and burdened with two carry-ons, I decided to engage in my favorite London-based transit activity: going to the Tate Modern but not paying the three-pound suggested donation for entry, and checking my luggage but [...]

March 31 2008 | By Vishnu Sridharan | Posted in News | Read More »

Fault lines

Fault lines

En route to Namibia last week, I had a daylong layover in London. Chastened by the increasingly unfavorable dollar-pound exchange rate and burdened with two carry-ons, I decided to engage in my favorite London-based transit activity: going to the Tate Modern but not paying the three-pound suggested donation for entry, and checking my luggage but [...]

March 31 2008 | By Vishnu Sridharan | Posted in News | Read More »

Why SOCC is not endorsing an Executive Slate

Why SOCC is not endorsing an Executive Slate

For every ASSU general election in recent history, the Students of Color Coalition (SOCC) has endorsed a single executive slate. The endorsement symbolizes SOCC’s view of which slate will best represent the interests of students of color at Stanford from the perspective of the leaders of AASA, BSU, MEChA, MSAN and SAIO, who together comprise [...]

March 31 2008 | By SOCC | Posted in News | Read More »

Why SOCC is not endorsing an Executive Slate

Why SOCC is not endorsing an Executive Slate

For every ASSU general election in recent history, the Students of Color Coalition (SOCC) has endorsed a single executive slate. The endorsement symbolizes SOCC’s view of which slate will best represent the interests of students of color at Stanford from the perspective of the leaders of AASA, BSU, MEChA, MSAN and SAIO, who together comprise [...]

March 31 2008 | By SOCC | Posted in News | Read More »

Why SOCC is not endorsing an Executive Slate

Why SOCC is not endorsing an Executive Slate

For every ASSU general election in recent history, the Students of Color Coalition (SOCC) has endorsed a single executive slate. The endorsement symbolizes SOCC’s view of which slate will best represent the interests of students of color at Stanford from the perspective of the leaders of AASA, BSU, MEChA, MSAN and SAIO, who together comprise [...]

March 31 2008 | By SOCC | Posted in News | Read More »

Assigned reading: quality, not quantity

Assigned reading: quality, not quantity

As another quarter begins, students will flock to the Bookstore to collect textbooks mandated by their professors. Some students may be lucky enough to have all of their readings posted on Coursework, where they can quickly (and without cost) download the material to read on their computer screens or in printed form. These readings may [...]

March 31 2008 | By Editorial Board | Posted in News | Read More »

Assigned reading: quality, not quantity

Assigned reading: quality, not quantity

As another quarter begins, students will flock to the Bookstore to collect textbooks mandated by their professors. Some students may be lucky enough to have all of their readings posted on Coursework, where they can quickly (and without cost) download the material to read on their computer screens or in printed form. These readings may [...]

March 31 2008 | By Editorial Board | Posted in News | Read More »

Assigned reading: quality, not quantity

Assigned reading: quality, not quantity

As another quarter begins, students will flock to the Bookstore to collect textbooks mandated by their professors. Some students may be lucky enough to have all of their readings posted on Coursework, where they can quickly (and without cost) download the material to read on their computer screens or in printed form. These readings may [...]

March 31 2008 | By Editorial Board | Posted in News | Read More »

Captain Planet

Captain Planet

Professor of Interdisciplinary Environmental Studies Stephen Schneider has been a scientific do-gooder his whole life.
Schneider is a member of the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which, along with Al Gore, won the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize. For over thirty years, he has been speaking about the dangers of anthropogenic — or man-made — global [...]

March 31 2008 | By Nathaniel Eisen | Posted in News | Read More »