I applaud Danny Crichton’s conclusion that it is alright to relax from time to time, but his article still seems to imply that there is something structurally wrong with Stanford that keeps students from doing what they really want to do. I disagree.
A key NSO maxim–taking a place right below the exalted duck metaphor in the hierarchy [...]

My life philosophy centers on self-initiative and individual responsibility. Sometimes, however, greater forces should intervene in the world. Three weeks ago, I chastised women for failing to actively participate in politics (The GAO Report: Where are the Women?). Today, I offer you a humble prescription for the problem.
Advancing women’s leadership in the public sphere, particularly [...]

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Lately, my thoughts have been drifting toward swine flu. I find this alarming, since usually my thoughts drift toward encephalitis, botulism, and syphilitic brain-softening, in that order, right after I think about what I want for lunch, contemplate the good, and imagine a naked lady.  What is this new fear in my hypochondriac closet [...]

The movie is formatted in a way that gives the audience a chance to view the concert as it was supposed to be performed.

The New Moon soundtrack is loaded with the flagship names of indie from Thom Yorke to Bon Iver, who all wrote and performed original songs for the album.

While the restaurant integrates itself perfectly into its surroundings, the food is anything but the drab bar fare one might expect.

The group has certainly come a long way from the nerdy, awkward performances of the early ’90s.

Chase Carey, deputy chairman of News Corporation, the company that owns Hulu with NBC Universal and Disney, announced that Hulu plans to implement some sort of charge and/or subscription model for Hulu’s video content starting in 2010.

It’s no secret that the state is suffering from the economic recession. These financial problems have in turn translated into $813 million in budget cuts for the 10 schools of the University of California (UC) system. Particularly affected is Stanford’s neighbor, Berkeley…

There is a fox on the fairway. As it saunters along, dodging sprinkler heads and yawning toothily, it looks surprisingly at home. But this isn’t the wilderness–it’s a carefully cultivated golf course, where the price of being verdant is paid in gallons, despite the best efforts of its caretakers to reduce water use…