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Hennessy visits BOSP in Florence

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President John Hennessy visited the Bing Overseas Studies Program’s (BOSP) Breyer Center for Overseas Studies in Florence, Italy for the first time early on Friday. …

Student demonstrators protest Tony Blair’s alleged war crimes [AUDIO]

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A group of around 20 students protested former British Prime Minister Tony Blair's visit to Stanford Thursday evening. Holding signs that read "The answer to colonialism is not imperialism" and…

Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair addresses African development [AUDIO]

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“Africa, for me, is an endless source of fascination, inspiration and challenge,” former British Prime Minister Tony Blair told a packed audience Thursday in Cemex Auditorium. “I am fascinated by…

Faculty Senate debates number of requirements

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The Faculty Senate increased the proposed number of required breadth courses for undergraduates at its Thursday meeting, reverting back to a recommendation made by the Study of Undergraduate Education at…

Police blotter

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This report covers a selection of incidents from May 11 through May 15 as recorded in the Stanford Department of Public Safety bulletin.…

Faculty, students laud Thiel class

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While Peter Thiel ‘89 J.D. ‘92 has frequently courted controversy with his disparaging outlook on the merits of higher education, the famed venture capitalist’s decision to teach a Stanford class…

Faculty examine Obama support for gay marriage

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President Barack Obama's recent announcement of his support for gay marriage was a natural step for his presidential campaign, according to Stanford community observers. Several Hoover fellows and students weighed…

Profs reform Med School lecture style

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The traditional lecture-based format of medical education has become obsolete, according to two Stanford faculty researchers who have instead put forward a proposal for medical education in the 21st century.…