Ellora Israni – The Stanford Daily

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...

Class of 2016 admit rate at historic low

by Ellora Israni

March 30, 2012

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About 6.6 percent of applicants were admitted to Stanford Friday when the Office of Undergraduate Admissions released notification letters via email. The number is the lowest in University history, down...

Study finds minimal effects for fast-food toy ban

by Ellora Israni

January 1, 2012

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A Santa Clara County law mandating health standards for children's meals accompanied by free toys has had limited effects, according to a recent study by the School of Medicine.

CDC data shows salary, job trends

by Ellora Israni

November 7, 2011

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Data collected by the Career Development Center (CDC) showed that students earning bachelor’s degrees in 2011 from the School of Humanities and Sciences received an average starting salary of $54,951,...

ACM hosts Hulu talk on ‘big data’

by Ellora Israni

October 10, 2011

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The Stanford Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) hosted its weekly Tech Talk last Friday night in the Gates Computer Science Building, featuring Shane Moriah '09, a Hulu software developer who...

“Living-wage” line draws students to bookstore racks

by Ellora Israni

October 3, 2011

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The Alta Gracia clothing brand, a “living-wage” line launched at the Stanford Bookstore last September, has performed “as expected,” according to bookstore director Janet Gawley. Alta Gracia is a subdivision...

Student Affairs opens Office of Alcohol Policy and Education

by Ellora Israni

September 27, 2011

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Vice Provost for Student Affairs Greg Boardman announced in a Sept. 8 email the formation of an Office of Alcohol Policy and Education (OAPE), to be headed by former Vaden...

McFaul nominated for Russian ambassadorship

by Ellora Israni

September 26, 2011

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President Obama recently nominated Michael McFaul B.A., M.A. '86, political science professor and senior fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI) to the United States ambassadorship to...