Dance Marathon raises funds for Rwanda clinics
In what has become an annual tradition at Stanford, more than 500 dancers, hackers, moralers and observers packed into the Arrillaga Alumni Center this weekend for the 24-hour Dance Marathon.
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Sawhney: Could an NFL lockout be a good thing?
Although I like the NFL, I have to concede that I’m really rooting for neither side to prevail, but rather to see the lockout happen. An NFL lockout would be an untold boon for college football, dramatically increasing TV viewership as disaffected fans would flock from the pros to the NCAA.
Burst pipe nearly floods Bob house
A broken water pipe in Bob nearly flooded the first floor of the house Friday night, causing a temporary water shutoff to three Row houses.
Football: Cardinal signs 19 to letters of intent on National Signing Day
Stanford football took big strides toward a successful 2011 season during yesterday’s National Signing Day, hauling in one of the nation’s top recruiting classes. The Cardinal signed 19 players to letters of intent, piecing together a class ranked No. 20 by ESPN.com and No. 22 by Scout.com and Rivals.com.
Sawhney: Team photo follies irrelevant to super sunday
I have some advice for ESPN: I know you want higher ratings, but you shouldn’t abuse your position as the biggest sports media outlet to magnify stories that just aren’t there.
Sawhney: BCS not conducive to academic success
Like any self-respecting college football fan, I loathe the Bowl Championship Series…
BRIEF: Stanford swimming teams sweep Arizona schools
In two joint meets over the weekend, the Stanford men’s and women’s swimming teams each notched victories over both Arizona and Arizona State. The No. 1 women’s team (6-0) defeated the No. 7 Wildcats, 178-114, and the Sun Devils, 174-120, while the No. 3 men (4-0) edged past Arizona, 155-143, and beat Arizona State soundly, 168-122.
Sawhney: Coaching diversity a must
Stanford is now the only BCS-conference school to have a black head coach in both football and men’s basketball, the two most prominent sports in collegiate athletics. To be completely honest, I find it surprising that this fact hasn’t been more widely publicized, as it points toward Stanford’s progressive outlook and the hurdles that minorities continue to face in the coaching ranks.