Thursday, January 8, 2009

Stanford University

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Stanford Rejects SAT Score Choice

The university will continue to consider all SAT scores, not just the one an applicant selects. more >>

Michigan Raises $3.1 Billion in Funds

The amount is the most ever by a public university. more >>

Stanford Student Leaders Cancel Thursday Bar Outings

Senior Nights have been blamed for at least seven alcohol-related hospitalizations this quarter. more >>

Students Mourn Gay Marriage Ban in California

Protests turn violent in L.A. and Sacramento, while students gather on campuses across state. more >>

Rape, Murder, and Mutilation: Happy Columbus Day, University Style

Stanford University's liberal take on Columbus Day—perhaps the students would be better off in class. more >>

Stanford Offers Free Engineering Courses Online

Any schmo can now get an elite education in computer science and artificial intelligence. more >>

Stanford Treated to Oprah Giveaway

The talk show host speaks at commencement and dispenses two books and advice, to boot. more >>

Pizza Parties Lead to Better Grades

Do rewards such as pizza parties for kids who pass state tests really help students learn? more >>

Stanford Admissions Sets Records

Record applications could be due to Common Application and more financial aid. more >>

Stanford and Wash U. Offer More Aid, Too

Families that make less than $60,000 can skip the student loan part. more >>

Gay Porn Activist Offends Students—but Not the Ones You’d Expect

A gay pornography filmmaker will be speaking at Stanford University tonight, and—to no one's surprise—people aren't happy about it. more >>

Stanford Students Reinvent Siesta

Students hosted a slumber party in the center of campus and in the middle of the day. more >>

Super Tuesday on Campus

Students got their voting shoes on Tuesday—a day filled with trials, tribulations, brawls, and celebrity. more >>

Stanford Investigates Hate Graffiti

Two cases of hate graffiti in the residence halls, one homophobic and the other anti-Semitic, were reported to Stanford University. more >>

Trail Mix: Shower Heads at Stanford, and UC-Davis Likes Olive Oil

Shower heads cause problems at Stanford; UC-Davis will host an olive oil research center more >>

Nonstory of the Year

College students do the darndest things. Vote on 2007's most asinine news. more >>

Cramped Quarters for Returning Stanford Students

A housing crunch has forced officials to convert cheerless study rooms into dorms. more >>

Trail Mix

Pakistani students at Stanford protest Musharraf; Iowa State University police may use Pistol Cams; University of Georgia tries to conserve water at the stadium more >>

Stanford Student Slams Spam

A mechanical engineering student is crusading to make merchants consider the consequences of sending spam. more >>

Stanford Celebrates USC Upset, but Team Is Still Not Above .500

A heroes' welcome greeted Stanford football players in Palo Alto as they returned from their upset victory over No. 1-ranked USC. more >>

For Impostor Students, Old Habits Die Hard

Remember Azia Kim? The fake Stanford student who fooled dorm residents, teachers, and even the ROTC into thinking she was an enrolled member of the university community? Well, in all that hubbub, Paper Trail failed to report on Elizabeth Okazaki, who spent a good four years at Stanford attending graduate physics seminars, using offices reserved for doctoral and postdoctoral physics students, living in the lab—all with "no real reason to be there," according to the Stanford Daily.. more >>

Trail Mix

*A high-speed, 12-mile-per-hour chase ripped through the campus of Washington University in St. Louis, and the Student Life has a picture. more >>

The Reason Stanford Seniors Don't Like Pub Night: Too Many Juniors

They also complained of long lines, the Stanford Daily reports. "A football player stepped on my foot," one girl says. more >>

Stanford Group Wants to Build New Campus...on the Moon

A group of Stanford alumni moved forward yesterday with plans to expand their alma mater's campus, the Daily Stanford reports. So far, it's not clear which will be the bigger obstacle: town/gown relations or the fact that their target location is the moon. more >>

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