Parents’ Weekend attracts record number of attendees
A record number of people—about 3,000—registered for this year’s Parents’ Weekend, including about 130 grandparents and 80 siblings. Among them, over 90 percent of parents registered online.
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Haas Center selects NOAA administrator Jane Lubchenco as its Distinguished Visitor for spring quarter
The Haas Center for Public Service has selected National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) administrator Jane Lubchenco as the center’s Distinguished Visitor for spring quarter, according to the Stanford News Service.
Environmentalists file suit against Stanford’s operation of Searsville Dam
University administrators dismissed the lawsuit filed by the Ecological Rights Foundation (ERF) and Our Children’s Earth Foundation (OCE).
Feds confirm investigation of Searsville Dam operation
Stanford may face criminal charges if investigators find evidence of endangered species take.
Stanford’s operation of Searsville Dam under federal investigation
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is investigating whether the University has violated the Endangered Species Act by blocking steelhead trout from migrating to spawning streams.
Searsville committee to evaluate impact
The newly formed Searsville Alternatives Study Steering Committee is now directing planning efforts for potentially major changes to the Stanford-owned Searsville Dam and Reservoir. Because the dam controls water flow to Stanford’s Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve and has a controversial environmental impact on surrounding areas, the committee formed to conduct thorough studies over the next two years to precede any action, according to Philippe Cohen, administrative director of Jasper Ridge and a committee member.
Searsville Dam still questioned
On Thursday night, the group “Beyond Searsville Dam” held an auction event in Palo Alto titled, “Give a Dam!” to raise money to evaluate and consider the removal of Stanford University’s Searsville Dam.
Editorial: Faulty priorities
Decisions to demolish, retrofit or construct buildings should never be made lightly. Nevertheless, the long delays that have accompanied debate over the futures of Meyer Library and Searsville Dam have put safety and property in jeopardy. Though less glamorous than a new concert hall, eliminating the aforementioned threats must be done in a timely fashion. Stanford has been on the cutting edge of both earthquake science and earthquake preparedness for decades. Let’s keep it that way.