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Technology: Does it breed or kill empathy?
The idea of spending a day without access to technology is, for most college students, an unbearable thought. But the increasing dependence on technology for social communication has become a cause of...
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Somaly Mam, activist against human sex trafficking, visits Stanford
On Wednesday, Somaly Mam, one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people, spoke out at the Women’s Community Center against human sex trafficking, drawing on personal experience as well as a...
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New law confronts cyberbullying
Senate Bill 1411, authored by Sen. Joe Simitian, D-Palo Alto, confronts the new dangers of social networking websites such as Myspace and Facebook. In effect since Jan. 1, the law makes online...
View ArticleProfessors weigh in on controversial paper
Few scientific studies have drawn the level of criticism from the blogosphere and international scientific community lately as a study by scientists at the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource...
View ArticleProf says future of U.S. energy technology lies in regulation, not production
On the tail of recent research by Stanford’s Program on Energy and Sustainable Development (PESD) examining China’s evolving coal and power sectors, program director and economic professor Frank Wolak...
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Colonel Sheffield explores Military 101 with students
Members of the Stanford community gathered Wednesday afternoon at this year’s Military 101 event, which is geared toward closing the perceived gap between those who serve in the military and civilians....
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Report burns city Fire Department for slow reaction times
A recent report said Palo Alto's fire department suffers from several deficiencies, including a lack of leadership and organization. According to union president Tony Spitaleri, the department has...
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New start-up buys Stanford personal statements
Stanford students looking for an extra buck or two can now earn cash by uploading their personal statements to the Essay Exchange. The new website says it aims to give disadvantaged high school...
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Pell Grant cuts won’t affect aid
Federal funding for Pell Grants may decrease significantly if the Senate also passes the H.R.1 bill recently passed by the House of Representatives. Stanford’s Financial Aid Office is confident that...
View ArticleStanford not fazed by Google Books decision
U.S. District Court Judge Denny Chin’s Mar. 22 decision may have thwarted Google’s plans to create an online library and bookstore and rejected a $125 million settlement. But it wasn’t enough to deter...
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KUSF sale may undermine KZSU
Radio signals may be fuzzy for the Cardinal in the North Bay, where new ownership of the University of San Francisco radio station, KUSF, will move the transmitter to a high altitude location in the...
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CPRN responds to radio sale concerns
The Classical Public Radio Network (CPRN), a radio station primarily owned by the University of Southern California, recently elicited concern among Stanford’s KZSU staff when it purchased KUSF from...
View ArticleClaw, Chaparral talk funding strategies
Following this year’s elections, most campus publications received their special fees requests with the exception of the Stanford Chaparral and the Claw Magazine. These results have forced the latter...
View ArticleCity officials detail budget proposal
Palo Alto is in the midst of finalizing its operating budget for fiscal year 2012. A series of budget hearings by the Palo Alto City Council and Finance Committee will take place this month, including...
View ArticleSearsville committee draws local criticism
Stanford recently named five faculty members to a committee designed to determine the future of Searsville Dam. The new committee, however, has sparked some concern among due to its lack of...
View ArticlePolice chief says crime trends show little change
Though an increase in community alerts from the Stanford University Department of Public Safety (SUDPS) may have given the impression crimes were on the rise in the 2010-11 academic year, Police Chief...
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Calderon speaks to class of 2011
At Stanford’s 120th commencement, Mexican President Felipe Calderon emphasized in his keynote address the importance of maintaining one’s principles, even when they are challenged. Calderon also...
View ArticleAssault policy under review
The Sexual Violence Advisory Board (SVAB) and the Board on Judicial Affairs (BJA) aim to complete an evaluation of the way University officials have responded to sexual assault cases on campus since...
View ArticleStudents remain unaware of CAB initiatives
Four weeks into autumn quarter, the ASSU’s Community Action Board (CAB) remains in its “quiet change” stage, according to ASSU Vice President Stewart Macgregor-Dennis ’13. The ASSU announced the...
View ArticleResEd hiring policy changes
Residential Education (ResEd) announced changes to the student staff hiring process for the 2012-2013 academic year Monday. According to Jennifer Calvert, associate dean of ResEd, the changes to the...
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