Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital was fined $25,000 last week by the California Department of Public Health for failing to have correct policies in place regarding the use of ventilators and gases, which the state concluded put a patient in danger.
The hospital self-reported the error to the state, which then levied the fine despite disagreements with [...]

Though The Stanford Fund doles out funds for student activities and individual scholarships, the Class of 2008 is giving back to that pool.
“Stanford asks its seniors to give to the senior gift as opposed to an actual object because in many ways it will last longer and provide more of a benefit to the community,” [...]

This report covers a selection of crimes from May 18 to May 28 as recorded in the Stanford Police Department Public Bulletin.
Sunday, May 18
- At midnight, an individual became verbally argumentative with the library staff of Green library’s West Wing when denied access to the library.
- At Cubberley Auditorium and the School of Education, an [...]

University Provost John Etchemendy Ph.D. ‘82 presented Stanford’s annual budget report for the 2008-2009 fiscal year at the Faculty Senate meeting yesterday afternoon.
“The University is stronger than it’s ever been,” Etchemendy told faculty, referring to record-low admission rates, high endowment returns and successful fundraising. The Stanford Challenge, a fundraising drive launched last year, has brought [...]

As Congress gears up to debate regulations of greenhouse gas emissions next week, a study by two Stanford Law School faculty members published last month has cast doubt on the effectiveness of a program that offers carbon credits to industries to reduce emissions.
Research conducted by Law Prof. David Victor and Law Lecturer Michael Wara revealed [...]

For New York Times reporter Adam Nagourney, the current presidential campaign is not just unprecedented because of the historical implications of the election.
“This has been the most complicated race I’ve ever covered,” he said.
Nagourney joined four other journalists from top-tier national news sources at Stanford last night to discuss the 2008 presidential campaign.
Stanford’s Department of [...]

This weekend the Cardinal will compete at the NCAA West Regional meet at Cal State-Northridge. The regional meet acts as a qualifier for the NCAA Outdoor Championships in June. From each event, the top five individuals will proceed to the next level, along with the top three relays.
Events that will not be contested this weekend [...]

After two rounds of play at the single most important and competitive tournament in the nation, the No. 6 Stanford men’s golf team is in eighth place at the 2008 NCAA Men’s Golf Championship at the Kampen Course on the Purdue University campus. Stanford only needs to finish in the top 15 for today’s round [...]

Stanford’s opening match against UC-Davis is being billed as contest between two of the best catchers in the nation: the Cardinal’s Jason Castro and the Aggies’ Jake Jeffries.
Both lead their respective teams in batting average while posting high on base and slugging percentages. Both have started every game their teams have played. And, more than [...]

The Cardinal will begin play as the No. 1 seed of the Stanford Regional of the 2008 NCAA Baseball Championship tonight when it faces off against No. 4 UC-Davis.
If Stanford wins, the team will move on to face the winner of No. 2 Pepperdine and No. 3 Arkansas match-up, on Saturday.
But first the Cardinal must [...]