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‘Uncommon Knowledge’

In recent years, the Hoover Institution has been known for its policy research and the fame of its fellows outside of the Farm. But the think tank has also tried…

August 5, 2010 / Comments Off / Read More

Technology + Education: EXPO showcases state-of-the-art learning

By Aaron Broder

Around 300 people crowded around the display tables set up in Wallenberg Hall last Friday, all of them eager to try out the latest gadgets from Stanford students in the…

August 5, 2010 / Comments Off / Read More

Stanford and Prop. 8: a look back

By The Daily News Staff

Proposition 8, the ballot initiative to ban same-sex marriage in California, has been a lightning-rod issue at Stanford since the 2008 election. Today in San Francisco, Judge Vaughn Walker J.D.…

August 4, 2010 / Comments Off / Read More

The Daily brief: Aug. 4, 2010 [Updated]

By Ellen Huet

Prop. 8 overturned in district courts ... Azarenka claims Bank of the West Classic title over Sharapova ... Pot's health fears ... Tablo goes to court over Stanford years ...…

August 4, 2010 / Comments Off / Read More

The Daily brief: Aug. 3, 2010

By Ellen Huet

Speculation abounds with fall training's beginnings ... Solar energy advances ... Shultz documentary ... Mice that eat meat ... Stanford news from around the web for Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2010.…

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What to do with Searsville Dam?... Ken Frier named CIO... Condi joins GSB... Gerhart signs with Vikings... Admission interviews move to Washington... AlertSU eyes social media... Princeton Review rankings are…

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