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News: Hennessy home goes solar: 252 solar panels to power Hoover House

Wed, 09/24/2008 - 2:11am
The monocrystalline solar panels that now power the president’s house are expected to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by roughly 14.5 metric tons a year and produce approximately 64,000 kilowatt-hours a year.

News: Senate must overcome divisions, work together

Wed, 09/24/2008 - 2:10am
The 10th ASSU Undergraduate Senate certainly had an explosive beginning in the spring, but the leaders of the senate are now looking to move past partisanship and on to helping students.

News: GSB begins building new campus: $350 million Knight Management Center to be built by 2011

Wed, 09/24/2008 - 2:08am
Stanford Graduate School of Business (GSB) broke ground early this month on the Knight Management Center, its spacious future campus.

News: 84 use Web to cheat on GMAT: Ten GSB applicants and one graduate implicated

Wed, 09/24/2008 - 2:07am
Ten applicants to the Stanford Graduate School of Business and one recent graduate saw their GMAT scores cancelled early this month by the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) due to their involvement with an illegal test preparation Web site.

News: Investments grow slightly: Stanford Management Company gets 6.2 percent return in down market

Wed, 09/24/2008 - 2:06am
Anticipation of the credit crunch and spike in oil prices positioned Stanford to report a robust 6.2 percent return on the investments in its endowment fund for last year.

Sports: Stanford seeks first national title since 2002

Tue, 09/23/2008 - 10:40pm
After finishing fourth in the nation last year, the No. 3 Stanford men’s water polo team will look to supplant reigning national champion California and No. 2 USC in its hunt for the national crown in the 2008 season.

Sports: Ranked opponents stall Card: After rough opening schedule, Stanford off to a 3-9 start

Tue, 09/23/2008 - 10:40pm
The Cardinal women had a breakthrough season in 2007, notching the second-highest win total (13) in program history and a NorPac Conference Championship.

Sports: Searching for that playmaker

Tue, 09/23/2008 - 10:39pm
It was a big win for the Cardinal, no doubt. In front of a screaming home crowd, filled with newly arrived freshmen and freshly returned upperclassmen, Stanford football sputtered at the start before demolishing San Jose State in the second half.

Sports: Cardinal downed twice: Men come up short in Nike Invite, look to rebound vs. Broncos

Tue, 09/23/2008 - 10:38pm
Brant Bishop is an optimistic guy. But when asked the about the disappointment of losing two close games at the Stanford Nike Invitational last weekend, Bishop, a junior midfielder and consummate team player, gave a half-smile and shrugged his shoulders.

Opinions: Applause for New Aid Program

Tue, 09/23/2008 - 7:20pm
As the school year begins, many students paying their fall-quarter tuition bills are shelling out far fewer dollars - all thanks to the University’s new financial aid initiative.

News: Study finds exercise key to aging well, living long

Thu, 08/14/2008 - 2:16am
Jogging regularly into old age may have more benefits than a simple runner’s high — the healthy habit may slow the effects of aging, according to a Stanford study two decades in the making.

News: Prof. steps down after conflict: Under Senate investigation, Schatzberg leaves project

Thu, 08/14/2008 - 2:15am
Psychiatry Prof. and Department Chair Alan Schatzberg has stepped down from his position as principal investigator on a federal research grant, following what has now been six months of Congressional scrutiny regarding the professor’s financial ties to the drug industry.

Intermission: “Transsiberian” showcases gorgeous Russian landscape, but that’s it

Thu, 08/14/2008 - 12:24am
“Transsiberian” follows the story of an American couple, who, on the train from Beijing to Moscow, get caught up in a drug-smuggling ring.

Intermission: Hollywood takes a worthy shot at itself : “Tropic Thunder” succeeds with ironic humor, surprising cast

Thu, 08/14/2008 - 12:23am
From time to time, Hollywood feels the need to make fun of itself.

Intermission: Cantor highlights work of late alum

Thu, 08/14/2008 - 12:22am
Cantor brings a Stanford family member home in its current exhibit, “Richard Diebenkorn, Artist and Carey Stanton, Collector: Their Stanford Connection.”

Intermission: Contemporary glass a treat for the eyes

Thu, 08/14/2008 - 12:20am
Surrounding the Oshman Family Rotunda at the Cantor Arts Center resides a unique collection of Italian-influenced American glass artwork.

Intermission: Sculpture Crew saves the day

Thu, 08/14/2008 - 12:00am
They storm across campus in matching hats and T-shirts, zipping around in a flashy orange vehicle, ready to answer the distressed calls of grimy and cobwebbed statues in need of a valiant savior...No, it’s not a new Justice League of superheroes — it’s Stanford’s very own Sculpture Crew.