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Old Union receives technological makeover

Old Union receives technological makeover

In an attempt to provide better technology for student use, Residential Computing and the ASSU have installed new projector screens in some Old Union rooms — and spokespeople said they may do more in the near future…

February 26 2010 | By Ryan Mayfield | Posted in Featured, News, Student Life | Read More »

Small fire empties Allen Center

Small fire empties Allen Center

A small flash fire occurred in the Paul G. Allen Center for Integrated Systems annex Thursday afternoon, setting off smoke detectors and forcing the evacuation of some 150 people from the annex and the main CIS building…

February 26 2010 | By Eric Messinger | Posted in Crime & Safety, News | Read More »

Global warming may inflate food prices

Global warming may inflate food prices

According to a study by Stanford agricultural scientists David Lobell Ph.D. ‘05 and Marshall Burke ‘02, with Purdue University agricultural economist Thomas Hertel, climate change may affect food prices over the next 20 years, with possible repercussions on poverty, development and global conflict…

February 26 2010 | By Dana Sherne | Posted in News, Research | Read More »

Police blotter

Police blotter

This report covers a selection of incidents from Feb. 17 to Feb. 24 as recorded in the Stanford Department of Public Safety bulletin…

February 26 2010 | By Jane LePham | Posted in Crime & Safety, News | Read More »

Victim killed by southbound Caltrain

Victim killed by southbound Caltrain

At about 5:25 p.m. on Thursday, Southbound Caltrain 328 struck and killed a person at the San Antonio Station in Mountain View..

February 26 2010 | By The Daily News Staff | Posted in Local, News | Read More »

Bomb forces PAPD evacuation

Bomb forces PAPD evacuation

A live pipe bomb caused the Palo Alto Police Department to become the scene of an evacuation on Thursday evening…

February 26 2010 | By The Daily News Staff | Posted in Local, News | Read More »

The many faces of Carl Djerassi

The many faces of Carl Djerassi

A world-renowned chemist whose development of a synthetic hormone led to the first oral contraceptive pill, he had already built, at 59, an extremely successful scientific career. And then he got dumped…

February 26 2010 | By Ellen Huet | Posted in Featured, Features | Read More »

W. Basketball: Sun Devils Scorched

W. Basketball: Sun Devils Scorched

The No. 2 Cardinal women may have bid farewell to the friendly confines of Maples Pavilion last weekend when they played their final homes games of the season, but they seemed to have taken a bit of “Maples Magic” along for the ride as they began their final two-game weekend with a dominant 62-43 victory over Arizona State last night…

February 26 2010 | By Nate Adams | Posted in Featured, Sports, Women's Basketball | Read More »

M. Basketball: Zoned Out

M. Basketball: Zoned Out

Luck has not been particularly kind to Stanford this season. Thursday was no different–misfortune reared its ugly head late, as an own-basket by Landry Fields sealed an Arizona State victory at Maples Pavilion. Despite trailing for most of the game, the Sun Devils emerged victorious, 68-60…

February 26 2010 | By Wyndam Makowsky | Posted in Men's Basketball, Sports | Read More »

Baseball: Card Hooks ‘Horns

Baseball: Card Hooks ‘Horns

Pitching will play a huge role in this weekend’s series against Texas for both the Card and the Longhorns, who are coming off a 7-2 win over Dallas Baptist on Wednesday and a series loss to New Mexico last weekend. The team has allowed just 10 earned runs over its first 36 innings of play (for a 2.50 ERA), and has held its opponents to a batting average of .257…

February 26 2010 | By Lauren Taylor | Posted in Baseball, Sports | Read More »