By Kabir Sawhney Following his NCAA singles title this past May, Stanford sophomore Bradley Klahn has won a wild-card berth to enter the men’s singles draw of the U.S. Open tennis tournament, held from Aug. 30...

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By Michael Liu U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu joined politicians and scientists for a ceremony at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory on Monday to dedicate a new scientific instrument, the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS)....

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By Eric Messinger The composite picture of socioeconomic diversity at Stanford is a patchwork, both in the data available and the efforts made to achieve it.The first class of students at Stanford, in 1891, famously required...

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By Jacob Jaffe After the confusion of June’s conference expansion bonanza, the Pac-10 will now officially become the Pac-12 when Colorado and Utah join the league, which is expected to be in 2011. This much is...

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By Daniel Rubin “Great!” “Really, really good.” “I like everything about it.” ...Such was the praise Stanford's All-Sports Camp won this week--its eighth and final of the summer--from a handful of its 6- to 12-year-old campers......

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By Nicola Park As I climbed to the upper levels of the church, white program in my hand, my attention was drawn to the illuminated stage, where the black-clad Stanford Summer Chorus and Junge Kammerphilharmonie Freiburg,...

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M. Tennis: Klahn earns U.S. Open berth »

M. Tennis: Klahn earns U.S. Open berthBy Kabir Sawhney Following his NCAA singles title this past May, Stanford sophomore Bradley Klahn has won a wild-card berth to enter the men’s singles draw of the U.S. Open tennis...

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Divide and conference: The future of the Pac-12 »

Divide and conference: The future of the Pac-12By Jacob Jaffe After the confusion of June’s conference expansion bonanza, the Pac-10 will now officially become the Pac-12 when Colorado and Utah join the league, which is expected to be...

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Beyda: Giants could make it a special year for spurned SF sports fans »

Beyda: Giants could make it a special year for spurned SF sports fansBy Joseph Beyda If you’re a San Francisco sports fan having waited since 2003 to see a professional team make it to the playoffs, you may be in for a Giant...

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All-Sports Camp gives kids a chance to play on the Farm »

All-Sports Camp gives kids a chance to play on the FarmBy Daniel Rubin “Great!” “Really, really good.” “I like everything about it.” ...Such was the praise Stanford's All-Sports Camp won this week--its eighth and final of the summer--from a handful of...

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News

The Daily brief: Sept. 1, 2010 [Updated] »

The Daily brief: Sept. 1, 2010 [Updated]

By Elizabeth Titus Olmsted Homes project for coaches almost done... Klahn's fate in the US Open... Video: Rosenfeld discusses research...

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Chu dedicates SLAC laser »

Chu dedicates SLAC laser

By Michael Liu U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu joined politicians and scientists for a ceremony at SLAC National Accelerator...

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Diversity remains ongoing struggle »

Diversity remains ongoing struggle

By Eric Messinger The composite picture of socioeconomic diversity at Stanford is a patchwork, both in the data available and...

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Students find new ways to study abroad »

Students find new ways to study abroad

By Jessica Lieberman Due to financial problems, the University announced last year that it would be placing its three-week undergraduate...

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PETE could improve solar tech »

PETE could improve solar tech

By Uttara Sivaram Stanford engineers have found a new method for converting sunlight into electricity, which could significantly improve existing...

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Police Blotter »

Police Blotter

By Aaron Broder This report covers a selection of incidents from July 28 to Aug. 10, as recorded in the...

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Patterson to become new director of Admission »

Patterson to become new director of Admission

By The Daily News Staff Stanford has hired Bob Patterson, currently the deputy director of undergraduate admission at UC-Berkeley, as the Farm's...

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    The School of Medicine is giving iPads to incoming students this fall. How do you rate the iPad as an educational tool?

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Summer shines in song

Summer shines in song »

By Nicola Park As I climbed to the upper levels of the church, white program in my hand, my attention was drawn to the illuminated stage, where the black-clad Stanford Summer Chorus and...

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Are children colorblind or color-confused? »

Are children colorblind or color-confused?

By Daniel Rubin This was the initial test administered by psychology Prof. Michael Ramscar and his staff to 34 subjects in his study on how...

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‘Uncommon Knowledge’ »

‘Uncommon Knowledge’

By Nicola Park In recent years, the Hoover Institution has been known for its policy research and the fame of its fellows outside of the...

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Hard Summer made having a great time easy »

Hard Summer made having a great time easy

By Annika Heinle This year’s festival, featuring major dance and electro acts like Erol Alkan, Major Lazer and Crystal Castles, seemingly went off without a...

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OUTSIDE LANDS PREVIEW 2010 »

OUTSIDE LANDS PREVIEW 2010

By Marisa Landicho As Grateful Dead devotees and cardigan-wearing teenagers spill out of the BART, the scaled-down festival, entering its third year in San Francisco’s...

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Outside Lands: Hit out of the (Golden Gate) Park

Outside Lands: Hit out of the (Golden Gate) Park »

By Marisa Landicho and Ellen Huet The recyclable wine glasses have all been picked up and the steel fences have been removed. So ends San Francisco’s third annual Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival. Last weekend,...

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