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The Stanford Daily
TUESDAY March 3, 2009

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Volume 235 Issue 21

FACULTY & STAFF

Stanford salaries more moderate than peers’
By LIZ STARK
SENIOR STAFF WRITER

A recent report on private college compensation by The Chronicle of Higher Education has drawn the ire of legislators including Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley, who lambasted universities for paying large sums to football coaches and medical specialists. But no Stanford employee came within $500,000 of cracking The Chronicle’s list of the top 10 highestpaid private college employees. According to the University’s IRS Form 990 from fiscal year 2007 — the latest provided to The Daily — Stanford’s highest-paid employee is Dr. Frank Hanle, a professor of cardiothoracic surgery who made $1,735,417 in total compensation that year. The top-paid employee on the Chronicle list is USC football coach Pete Carrol, who made $4,415,714 in fiscal year 2007. The 10th highest paid is James A. Grifo, professor of obstetrics and gynecology at New York University; Grifo made $2,393,646. Surprisingly, the Chronicle found that chief executives made up only 11 of the 88 private university employees earning more than $1 million. By comparison, 46 medical administrators and specialists earned more than $1 million. Stanford is no exception.

President John Hennessy made $667,440 in fiscal year 2007 — he did not make the list of the five highestpaid university employees. In comparison, the most highlypaid university president in fiscal year 2007 was Vanderbilt’s E. Gordon Gee, who made $2.1 million. Yale University President Richard Levin made $955,407, and Princeton University President Shirley Tilghman made $724,444. In light of Stanford’s budget cuts, Hennessy announced in December that he, along with Provost John Etchemendy, would immediately take a 10 percent pay cut. According to data from The Chronicle, Stanford’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Randy Livingston is the ninth highest-paid CFO in the country. Livingston made $577,061 in fiscal year 2007. As is the case at other universities, the top earners at Stanford were predominantly medical specialists — four of the top five are medical faculty. The only non-medical professional in the top five was Sunica Tyler Edelstein, a former managing director of the Stanford Management Company. Edelstein earned $1,467,750. The salaries of medical specialists and top administrators dwarf those of the average professor at universities

Former Secretary of State speaks at MemAud on his life, experiences in poltics, public eye
By KAMIL DADA
DESK EDITOR

Students trekked through early morning rain to hear former Secretary of State Colin Powell tell personal anecdotes of his time in government and discuss the importance of the American Dream on Monday at Memorial Auditorium. A capacity crowd attended Powell’s talk, which covered personal memories and lessons learned from his time in Washington. Powell engaged the audience with his humor, but ultimately left many attendees disappointed with the lack of serious intellectual content. Former Secretary of State George Shultz introduced Powell with a brief description of the former statesman’s numerous accomplishments in public service. He pointed out that Powell served in the Vietnam and Gulf Wars, commanded 75,000 troops in Germany
Photo courtesy Misha Bruk

Please see SALARIES, page 6

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell spoke to a packed audience in Memorial Auditorium yesterday. Powell shared a variety of humorous anecdotes along with political opinions in his talk.

and “rejuvenated” the State Department, but argued that he did not wish to simply list Powell’s accomplishments. Instead, Shultz chose to focus on Powell’s human characteristics. “He is just a wonderful human being and has a terrific sense of humor,” Shultz said.“He is a wonderful public servant.” Indeed, audience members were readily rewarded with Powell’s sense of humor. He joked that since he is no longer Secretary of State or Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, it was simply “a great pleasure to be anywhere” and have something to do. He added that the lack of intellectual and emotional stimulation was a serious problem for him. “I gave it a great deal of thought [about how to solve the problem],” he said wryly. “I bought a Corvette.” He went on to humorously recount how the biggest thing he missed about being Secretary of State was access to his private plane.Audience members laughed as he told a story of how hordes of onlookers would wave to him as he boarded his plane and how the plane would take off as soon as his own personal assistant poured him a can of Coke after he was seated. “As soon as I left office,they took my plane away,”he joked.“They gave it to Condi.Now’s Hillary’s got it, and I’ll never see it again.”

Please see POWELL, page 2

STUDENT LIFE

FEATURES PRESENTS

SPEAKERS & EVENTS

Fed.money slated for Work-Study
By KATE ABBOTT
STAFF WRITER

STRANGE

The Mascot is

Santorum draws interest,ire
By AN LE NGUYEN
SENIOR STAFF WRITER

A total of $200 million was allotted to colleges for Federal Work-Study (FWS) as a part of the economic stimulus bill signed by President Obama last week. Though the funds will not be allocated until April 1, Stanford hopes to see a share of these funds for distribution to both undergraduate and graduate students. The plan is expected to give aid to an additional 130,000 college students across the nation, with each earning an average of $1,500 a year. Last year, 675 Stanford students participated in the Work-Study program. Mary Morrison, director of funds management in the Office of Financial Aid, said she hopes the number of participants will increase if Stanford receives additional federal funding, but it is too soon to tell. “We’re expecting some changes [to the funding distribution system] but we don’t know what they are,” she said. “We’re not counting on seeing anything.” According to Morrison, the Department of Education considers numerous factors, including student enrollment and the number of students with Pell Grants when assigning federal funds for Work-Study. The University then also provides funding to students enrolled in the program, although federal money accounts for 75 percent of the income. “We don’t know what [the Department of Education] is going to do with this new money, because they’re changing so many rules,” Morrison said. “There’s an extremely elaborate formula that has been developed over the years, and it isn’t even as simple as asking for a part of the national allocation.”

Last night, former Senator Rick Santorum (RPenn.) spoke to an intimate audience at Kresge Auditorium about the threat of Islamic fascism to American national security. Broaching the politically sensitive topic of his lecture, titled “The Gathering Storm in the Age of Obama: Challenges and Opportunities,” Santorum expressed his desire to engage the audience in a hearty dialogue. “I came out and started this discussion because I wanted to enlist the Left,” he said. Santorum’s speech covered a variety of issues, from the need to examine the ideological basis of terrorism to the importance of understanding differences between the Sunni and Shiite branches of Islam. Explaining his concept of Islamic fascism, Santorum said, “If you don’t understand their theology and what they want to accomplish, what their goals are, what’s driving them to do what they’re doing, then you have very little understanding of how we should fight this war or why we should fight this war.” Santorum also expressed discontent with the Bush administration’s execution of the war in Iraq

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Former Senator Rick Santorum spoke on the “gathering storm” of Islamic facism in an event at Kresge Auditorium last night. The Republican drew dissent from many liberal students on campus.
— a campaign that he initially supported. Carl Kelm ‘09, a political science major and editor emeritus of The Stanford Review, which cosponsored the event, said that he was very happy to engage Santorum as the publication’s guest speaker. “It was mostly just a convergence of interest,” Kelm said. “We were interested in him and he was on the lecture circuit and wanted to come here, so it worked out well. As a [former] United States senator, he has a perspective that few of us can experience . . . I think he is a well-spoken guy; he’s an intelligent guy. There’s no accident that he became a two-term U.S. senator.” Kelm also stressed the significance of Santorum’s discussion on national security. “The whole point of calling it a ‘gathering storm’ is to highlight the fact that it’s still building,” Kelm added regarding the lecture’s title. “A change in administration is not necessarily going to mean that it’s going to disappear.” Not all students, however, harbored positive sentiments towards Santorum. During the questionand-answer portion of the lecture, a number of audience members challenged the validity of Santorum’s claims about Islamic extremism. In addition, prior to Monday’s lecture, a number of Facebook groups cropped up in protest of the former senator’s presence at Stanford. Frank Nothaft ‘11 was among the numerous students who opposed Santorum’s lecture. “He is the opposite of a civil rights leader,” Nothaft said. “His views are very backwards and really only hurtful toward large sections of the U.S. He’s very strongly anti-gay. He’s very strongly antiArab . . . I don’t really feel that hateful viewpoints

Photo courtesy Alex Oppenheimer

Jonathan Strange ‘11 dances as the Stanford Tree for the first time at Saturday’s men’s basketball game against USC in Maples Pavilion.

By ELLEN HUET
STAFF WRITER

Please see WORK, page 2

onathan “Shu-Fry” Strange ‘11 is the kind of person whose smell reaches you a couple seconds before he does. It’s nothing particularly strong — just a lingering odor of fast food, dining hall fare and other things that toe the line between edible and questionable. It’s probably safe to assume that he wasn’t always this way, but since he

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was selected as the new Stanford Tree, Strange now has to wear the Tree Vest, which can only be described as an elegant shade of fecal brown, particularly reminiscent of a shag rug, and fashioned in a wholly unflattering cut. It’s also never been washed. “Actually, part of my job today is to wait for it to start pouring so I can go out and wash it in the rain,” explained Strange, motioning to the suspicious-

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Please see STRANGE, page 2

Protestors gathered outside of Kresge to show their opposition to Santorum’s opinions. Though the issue did not arise in his talk, Santorum’s well-known position against gay rights drew opposition.

Please see SANTORUM, page 6

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FEATURES

ATHLETES FOR SALE
Going once, going twice, sold for charity!
By CAROLINE CASELLI
CONTRIBUTING WRITER

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thletes are everywhere. It’s just before 7 p.m. last Sunday. An overhead screen on stage reads, “Welcome to the 2009 Athlete Date Auction: A Cardinal Council Event.” A blue and green Camp Kesem banner hangs forlornly to the side. The seats of Dinkelspiel Auditorium are half-filled with various costumed freshmen from Stanford’s athletic teams — from the red fleece robes of the men’s water polo players to the black shorts and gold-decaled tank tops donned by the women’s swimmers — as well as other student onlookers. Beyonce’s “Single Ladies” can be heard faintly playing over the incessant chatter. The auction’s black and white programs feature several Stanford-won national championship rings, a familiar image of leotard-clad Beyonce and the event’s theme,“Put a Ring On It.” Around 7:15, the host of the event, jolly football player James McGillicuddy ‘09 takes the stage. He looks sharp, wearing a red and white button-down shirt, khakis and brown leather shoes. He energetically recounts the success of last year’s auction — more than $5,000 was raised for charity — and expresses his hope that this year will be equally lucrative. A former Stanford track and crosscountry runner comes to the podium and gives a brief history of Camp Kesem, the beneficiary of the auction’s earnings. He discusses the “great partnership” between Stanford Athletics and the camp, and he rattles off names of athletes who have been

involved with it. “Camp Kesem is a weeklong summer camp that was started by four Stanford students and a staff member in partnership with Hillel in 2001,” he explains to the crowd. According to the brochures handed out at the event, the camp has a philanthropic purpose — it is a week of safety, fun and support for children whose parents currently have, or had, cancer. What started with just one camp based out of Stanford has now grown to include more than 20 different college campuses, from UCLA to MIT. Now that introductions are finished, it’s time for the auction. McGillicuddy returns to the stage and a team photo fills the overhead screen. He briefly highlights the various accolades of the opening act — the women’s squash team — and announces the prize to be auctioned off: a barbecue with the team. Two girls emerge from offstage wearing black squash skirts and sweaters, and share a brief dialogue. Two other girls, also in uniform skirts and white Nike tops, hop around with rackets in hand, performing a sort of squash-themed interpretive dance to Enya’s “Sail Away.” A fifth girl, wearing gray sweatpants and a red jacket, also enters the scene. Suddenly, the peaceful music stops and “Womanizer” by Britney Spears fills the auditorium. The five squash players break into a choreographed routine, ending with a huddle. “Women’s squash!” they chant. The act receives polite applause, and McGillicuddy opens the bidding at $50. No one bids. There is a brief silence, and people begin to look around expectantly. “$50? C’mon. It’s for the kids!”

McGillicuddy urges, chuckling nervously. “We’re the only West Coast women’s squash team!” chimes in one of the five dancers. Eventually, a girl with crutches raises her hand, signaling her bid. The barbecue with the squash team is sold for $50. The evening starts off slow, with the next team — track and crosscountry — selling an “evening on the town” for $60, just $10 over their starting bid. “No one went for less than $100 last year,” whispers Charley Henrikson ‘11, a member of the men’s volleyball squad who participated in last year’s Athlete Date Auction. But very quickly, the bidding picks up. Following a riveting lip-syncing and hip hop dance performance to “I’m On a Boat” by The Lonely Island and T-Pain, the sailing team auctions off a “day spent sailing on the San Francisco Bay with head coach John Vandemoer and members of the current varsity team.” This sells for $375. Next is the football team, represented only by McGillicuddy due to a “big practice” earlier in the day. “That is so unfair that they don’t have to do this,” says an irked female athlete to her friend. “There are other sports here that are actually in season right now.” Nonetheless, the football team offers four field-level tickets to the California and Notre Dame games next season and a football signed by the team. These also receive a notable sum, going for $275. The team introductions, talent show-esque acts and subsequent bids continue for some two hours. In total, 18 different teams — women’s squash, track and cross-country, sail-

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Scantily clad members of the Stanford men’s swim team dance at the Athlete Date Auction, held Sunday in Dinkelspiel Auditorium as a fundraiser for Camp Kesem.
ing, football, men’s and women’s gymnastics, men’s and women’s swimming, men’s and women’s crew, synchronized swimming, men’s and women’s soccer, field hockey, women’s lacrosse, wrestling and men’s and women’s water polo — do brief routines. The scantily clad men’s swimming and water polo teams — one performing a dance and the other, an original rap, in only Speedos — are crowd pleasers. The men’s gymnastics team wows the crowd with their toned physiques and superhuman strength; one athlete does handstand push-ups. “Dude, you’re ripped!” an envious male yells at the gymnast. The women’s teams largely stick to coordinated dance routines — soccer to Sir Mix-A-Lot’s “Baby Got Back,” lacrosse to a medley of pump-up music, swimming to “Hot Stuff” and so on. About two-thirds of the way through the night, two girls, both wearing red tank tops and jeans, are brought onstage. Elaine Breeden ‘10 and Julia Smit ‘10 both won medals at the Beijing Olympics and hold numerous other records and titles. Greeted with rousing applause by the audience, the Olympians are auctioning themselves off for a date. “Who can say they’ve been on a date with a world record-holder?” inquires the Cardinal Council chair who introduces Breeden and Smit. “Yeah, pretty cool opportunity.” McGillicuddy adds, “And if you go on the date, you can try on the medal!” The dates with the Olympians sells for a respectable $175. Finally, 17 acts and two Olympians later, the women’s gymnastics team comes out for the grand finale. They do not fail to disappoint, performing “It is just the simple connection to human beings,” Powell emphasized. The fits of laughter only grew stronger as Powell moved on to detailed narratives of how his grandchildren played video games such as Guitar Hero and would Twitter and send text messages on their cell phones. He added that he ended up endorsing President Obama in his bid for president when he realized how the former senator was using technology. “In an almost military-like fashion, he organized efforts,” Powell said. He added that the U.S. needed the generational change and transformation that Obama would bring to the government. Powell explained that his support for Obama also stemmed from his realization that the presidential candidate had a strong vision, but was not ideologically rigid. He pointed to the poor state of the economy as an example and explained that Obama did not pretend to have a quick and easy fix. “The Republicans came up with an answer: Joe the plumber,” he said to a crowd roaring with laughter. “I’m not kidding.” Powell ended with some parting advice for the audience.He warned students that the issue of race was not going to disappear overnight and stressed the importance of addressing poverty and the lack of education in many parts of the United States. “Don’t walk away from those in need,” he said. “Carry out service in The importance of the FWS program is recognized by both political parties, and has received much support because of its influence, according to a recent article in The Chronicle of Higher Education. “Everyone understands the concept of working your way through school,” said Cynthia A. Littlefield, director of federal relations for the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities in an interview with The Chronicle. Caitlin Smith ‘09 praised the FWS program for providing opportunities that some students would not be open to otherwise because of monetary issues. Smith participated in the Community Service Work-Study program through the Haas Center in conjunction with normal Work-Study over the summer.This program places individuals in community service organizations outside the University, but pays students with Federal WorkStudy funding. “I got to work somewhere that fit really well with my career goals,” Smith said. “Work-Study allows you to work for a nonprofit organization or government agency where you normally wouldn’t be able to be paid an impressive array of splits, flips, handstands and leaps. “[We’re offering] a day at the gym!” one of the gymnasts says cheerfully. “It will be awesome. We’ll do whatever tricks you want!” This is met by excited howls and loud laughter from the many male attendants in the audience.An intense bidding war between the men’s swimming and crew teams follows, with the eventual prize going to crew for $300. Around 9 p.m., the auction has ended and McGillicuddy thanks everyone for coming.The student athletes and other audience members slowly exit Dinkelspiel, pleasantly reflecting on the evening of debauchery, silliness and, most importantly, a plethora of money raised for Camp Kesem. Contact Caroline Caselli at [email protected]. your community.” Many students reacted favorably to the former General’s talk and pointed to his sense of humor as being particularly effective. However, others felt that the talk was more of a whimsical reflection rather than an intellectually stimulating lecture. “I thought it was an entertaining talk,” said James Adelston, a secondyear law student. “However, there was not much content and I came away from the talk having learned little about his experiences as Secretary of State.” Steven Adamosuki, a former colonel under Powell in the Vietnam War, agreed. “I thought that there was certainly not enough meat in the lecture,” Adamosuki said. “I was definitely not pleased with Powell’s cheap attempts at humor in place of real information. Someone who had as deep an experience as Powell did should share the lessons they learned.” He added that the lack of open dialogue with the student body in the form of a question-and-answer session particularly compounded his frustration with the event. “The fact that he didn’t want students to ask him the tough questions shows that he viewed this entire lecture as a bit of a charade,”Adamosuki said. “I am very disappointed.” Contact Kamil Dada at [email protected]. because they can’t afford it.” Smith was awarded $4,000 in Work-Study funds, which helped pay for her apartment in San Francisco while working as a mentor to foster children. “[With community service WorkStudy] students don’t have to choose between what they want to do and getting paid,” Smith said. “And it’s valuable. There’s a lot of things you want to do post-graduation that you need to apply for. Graduate schools want to see that you have something more to you than being able to take a test, and work experience is a really good way to show that.” Morrison reiterated the importance of the Work-Study program. “The advantage to having federal money is that students would be paid mostly by the government instead of by the department,” Morrison said. “We [hope there will be] more money to give to people to make it easier for them to find jobs on campus. People who really need a job from the government’s point of view will have a job because of this extra money.” Contact Kate Abbott at kmabbott@ stanford.edu.

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STRANGE| Rising junior chosen as Tree POWELL
looking stains that cross from the side around to the back of the vest. Like the rest of the traditions surrounding the Stanford Tree, it is mysterious, somewhat absurd and just a little bit gross. Strange was chosen to be Tree last Thursday after a week of competition against Tree contenders Kyle Owen ‘10 and Jack Cackler ‘09. The process, though shrouded in mystery, is generally very involved — candidates are interviewed and perform numerous stunts across campus, among other things. Tree Week saw a wide range of stunts from the competitors, including zip lines and a blood drive. Strange began brainstorming for stunt ideas after last year’s Tree Week, when he was inspired by the antics of last year’s competitors. Many of his friends suggested that he would be a good candidate for Tree, and he took their advice to heart. He started with a vast list of ideas and eventually narrowed them down to the most entertaining and feasible. “I was going to dress as Homer Simpson, shave my head, do yellow body paint and do a skateboard jump,” Strange said. “But I almost hurt my ankle learning to skateboard, so I had to cross that off my list.” In his campaign, Strange wanted to emphasize entertainment over shock value of the stunts. “Tree Week is meant to entertain the public,” he said. “A lot of people misinterpret it and do painful things. Some people think it’s impressive to go to extreme limits to show how much you want [to be Tree]. I understand their point of view, but my Tree campaign had little to no pain involved at all. I was mainly out there to prove that if you can entertain people, you can make a good Tree.” While some stunts were highly publicized, others were less targeted toward the public. Strange explained that some stunts function well in a public setting, but what really matters is that the former Tree — Patrick Fortune ‘09 — sees the stunt. As for the actual selection process, the details remain hidden from the public. “It’s actually a very complicated process, and even I’m not 100 percent sure what goes on,” Strange said. “I’d like to keep the mystery, though, because that’s another cool thing about it — no one really knows exactly what’s going on, except those trying out.” In keeping with the secretive tendencies of the Band and the Tree, Strange declined to describe all of his stunts in order to keep the intrigue alive. His largest and final stunt had him dressed up in a gorilla suit as “Shu Kong” and chased around by his friends with torches and pitchforks. Against a backdrop of machine fog and red lights, he was “captured” by the angry mob and welded into a cage ball that he had constructed earlier. “They welded me inside the cage, but I broke out with the strength of 10 men,” he explained. as Tree when he had to dance without the costume at the basketball game, wearing just the Tree Vest and little green shorts. “A lot of people would have a hard time going out there in front of thousands of people, just dancing,” he said. “I just have no shame.” In addition to the Tree’s regular duties — dancing for hours on end, protecting the Dollies and being voted “worst college mascot ever” by people who obviously have no taste — Strange will be spending the summer constructing his own Tree costume. Costumes are usually based off of a backpack-mounted metal frame with fabric and hoops. “I’ll be doing a pine tree again, and I’ll probably hook up a CamelBak to it to get some water while the costume is on,” Strange said. He also hopes to turn some of his Tree Week stunts into something lasting. He has plans to open up the cage ball to the public and donate the profits from rides to the Williams Syndrome Foundation, in memory of “Super Dave” Hahn, an ardent fan of Stanford athletics and the Band, who passed away last fall. With regard to his fellow competitors, Strange was grateful for their participation. “I’d like to give a big thank you to the rest of the candidates,” he said. “They really upped the competition this year, and they kept me guessing the whole time and kept me on my game.” Strange especially respected the dedication of Kyle Owen ‘10, who he said put all he had into the campaign. “If there were more people in Sixth Man and Red Zone like [Owen], our school would be a lot better,” he said. Strange will be taking over as Tree beginning this spring and continuing until next year’s mascot is selected. He looks forward to the excitement of sports games, bringing back the “cool pants” to the costume and the added recognition. “It’s a big step to go from walking around campus as a prospective Tree to walking around campus as the Tree,” he said. “It was a lot of work, but I had a lot of friends who supported me and my goal. [Being named Tree] was one of the coolest moments of my life.” Contact Ellen Huet at [email protected].

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Powell then transitioned his talk, using humor as a foundation for making political statements. Speaking of how he was searched by immigration control at the airport after he showed up late to board a plane, paid in cash and had no luggage, he questioned whether the U.S. was paying “too high a price for [its] own safety.” “In this globalized, flattening world, we were communicating the message [to foreign students] that America is not a welcoming place,” he said. “We want them to get the skills that their country needs when they return home — or perhaps stay here.” He added that it was important to stick to the notion of America as a place of hope and realization of dreams. “Terrorists can’t change who we are as a people,” Powell argued. “Only we can do that to ourselves.” He continued on to offer advice to the crowd on the importance of human connection through a personal anecdote. Audience members laughed as the former Secretary of State described his vivid memory of how workers in the garage of the White House would park cars of guests nearby if the visitors would smile and say good morning to the workers.

“You definitely need a lot of energy...and probably no shame.”
— JONATHAN STRANGE ‘11, new Stanford Tree
The cage ball, which Strange began constructing long before Tree Week, was also used in an earlier stunt: human bowling. “We set up a bunch of empty kegs in bowling pin fashion and people would roll me like crazy to knock them over,” he described. “I welded the cage ball so that you could sit, strap yourself in and roll. It was about 60 hours of work, bending metal poles — I was struggling the whole time.” Being mascot to the country’s most eccentric band isn’t something to be taken lightly. Strange explained that the Tree must have dedication, creativity and, most importantly, lightness of foot. “I’ve danced all my life — mostly high school dance ensemble stuff,” he said. “I like to mix it up. A lot is inspired by swing, tango, stuff like that. I have a lot of stuff in my arsenal.” Apart from the often underestimated dancing involved, however, Strange agreed that the Tree is a highly demanding role. “You definitely need a lot of energy, a lot of enthusiasm and probably no shame,” he said. Strange referenced his first night

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Morrison said that the Office of Financial Aid was given an estimate by the government of how much funding they could potentially receive before the stimulus plan was announced, so the University is planning around this budget without expectation of receiving additional aid. Because of this planning, there are no foreseeable changes to the current program. “They told us what we’re [receiving] before the changes, and that’s what we’re planning on operating with,” she said, “but if we get more money, we will use it.” Before the stimulus package, Stanford was expecting to see around $2.1 million in federal money for the Work-Study program, although this number had not been finalized. The extra $200 million will be spread thinly across colleges.This extra boost will help universities meet the new national minimum wage, which is expected to rise to $7.25 over the summer.

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Univ.should step up foreign language requirement
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tanford is an institution that encourages its students to think globally.We have an impressively diverse student body hailing from every corner of the planet, faculty experts in dozens of foreign cultures and political systems and the capacity to offer students fluency in almost as many languages as you would hear at a typical United Nations summit. Our enormous linguistic fortune begs the question: What good is our foreign language requirement if it is apparently not designed to encourage students to capitalize on these resources? The foreign language requirement of one year of basic language study, and the abundance of ways students are able to effectively escape it, grossly underemphasizes fluency and maintenance of foreign language skills for students admitted to Stanford. Undergraduate students who pass a proficiency exam at any time in their Stanford career are not required to follow up ever again with a language advisor, or even take a basic refresher tutorial. Even more egregiously, anyone who crammed enough verb conjugations into her or his head in high school to score sufficiently high on an AP or SAT II test receives a free pass on the language requirement and is never compelled to revisit foreign language study again. While the University does not recognize a high school English or history class as an acceptable substitute for any of the general education requirements, we seem willing to accept that a rudimentary survey of a foreign language in our teenage years precludes us from needing to retain or enhance valuable language skills as adults at an internationally renowned — and internationally engaged — university. The editorial board understands that the minimal requirements were not expressly designed to discourage language study and that many students and prospective freshmen appreciate the chance to avoid a three-quarter foreign language requirement that is a hassle for the uninterested to fulfill. Furthermore, there are many self-starting students who do opt to take a foreign language and go well beyond the year’s study required to graduate in order to gain a skill they can apply to travel, networking, job applications and relationship-building with people from other countries. We would merely like to point out the futility of the current language requirement as a means of achieving any sort of meaningful language retention among the majority of students. The editorial board would like to challenge the University to take a bolder, more creative approach to making foreign language study a component of a holistic liberal arts education at Stanford. Rather than imposing more placement tests on students who place out of first-year language classes at Stanford — a solution which has been met with vehement and understandable objection in the past — the University could introduce major-specific language tutorials with relevance to specific fields. The popular Spanish for Medical Students tutorial offered periodically already could serve as a model for tutorials in other subjects, building a student’s vocabulary and conversation skills in engineering, computer science or philosophy, in a foreign language spoken by one of the professors from that field. Picture Francophonic history majors learning about the French revolution in French, or perhaps German-speaking philosophy students reading “The Critique of Pure Reason” in its original form. Given the international diversity of faculty members across the academic spectrum, it seems highly feasible for these tutorials to be built into the curriculum without needing to hire more professors or greatly over-burden departments. In a more intimate and tailored way, students could retain and revisit foreign language skills, and apply them to their future goals more aptly. This is just one way foreign language could be re-emphasized so as not to be lost in the shuffle. The loss to the University if we fail to encourage a multilingual student body, especially when the world (and job market) is becoming increasingly globalized, is undeniable and demands attention. The editorial board calls for a re-examination of the foreign language GER as a first step toward a worldlier Stanford.

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T HE D UDE A BIDES

Zack Warma

Our conflict with Sad’m

C RIME

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P UNISHMENT

Emily Grubert

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he old adage that “you can never go home again”just got ripped to shreds by a ferocious glare that gave even Vlad Putin the willies. For all of you who read the exceptional Daily articles last Monday, Condi is coming back to the Stan! Putting aside our personal feelings regarding her previous employment and the catastrophe of an administration that she helped run into ground (not unlike USC students and the demise of their parents’ Mercedes), it cannot be denied that the good doctor’s return is certainly a cause for reflection. The basic fact that we have the most recent Secretary of State working at this school brings with it a variety of intriguing opportunities, not least of which is the ability to cultivate a dynamic discussion about international relations and geo-politics with the former top U.S. diplomat. I personally could not stand the woman as a politico,but should she teach a Soviet history course sometime before June 2011, I will be on Axess the moment registration starts up. As I finished reading the aforementioned Daily articles, a chilling notion suddenly dawned upon me: Condi, to a large degree, symbolizes much of Stanford. Similar to the seminal moment of the cinematic classic “Clue” — “Mrs. Peacock’s a man?” — the “Condi is Stanford?” had me a tad shellshocked, but upon further contemplation, began to really make sense. Before the pitchforks are sharpened and my effigy doused in lighter fluid for daring to make such a claim, please allow me to explain.Condoleezza Rice, in both her personality and career, possesses a variety of characteristics that seem to define both Stanford’s student body and its organizational nature. On a rather banal level, let’s start with her musical talents. Condi not only saw Queen and its durn dundies; she actually played a piano concert for QE2. And the last time I checked, one of the basic laws of Stanford is that some musical savant has to be playing a heart-wrenching sonata at every hour of the day. In a far broader sense, both our undergrads and Rice seem to share an absurd capacity for “higher” talents. Madame Secretary also seems to possess an iron will and determination to succeed.The youngest provost in Stanford history, Rice-oroni’s tenacity ultimately led her to the reins of the State Department, where she . . . helped royally botch our conflict with Sad’m.But hey, minor details. Unyielding work ethic and desire for advancement are traits that we as a student body, generally speaking, seem to share with Doc Rice. And let’s eschew humility for

just a moment, because there are a bunch of amazing human beings on this campus who are already shaping the world in profound and innovative ways (though some of us are relegated to doing a poor job of deriding humanity in a weekly column . . . *tear*). But interestingly enough, one of the kickass Daily articles had a professor’s remark that Condi’s scholarship was mediocre, which fits with one of the common complaints that we as an undergrad population do not put a premium on intellectual development. Very fascinating . . . [insert protracted invisible beard stroke here] We have a woman who tenaciously charmed and willed her way into the rungs of power while not digging deeply enough into the wellspring of knowledge, and a student body that desires to do exactly that! Yet Con-Con’s connection to the Stan goes far beyond the fact that many of us are actually mini-Condis.As a former provost and politico,Condi is the perfect symbol for the increasing inflexibility of University administration when dealing with the student population.The authoritarianism that marked Rice’s tenure as provost seems to have not left with her (OSA RISK MANAGEMENT OSA). But on a shockingly serious note, Condi’s turn as second in command of the HMS Leland Stanford Jr. had run-ins with the very issues that continue to hang around the school. Racial politics, a terribly polarized and fascinating aspect of campus life, came to a sizzle with -Leeza’s run-ins with the community centers and faculty diversity. Rice was also responsible for dealing with massive budget cuts (though not our $100 million boondoggle), with her receptiveness to input being a bone of contention amongst the Stanford polity. The Provost also pushed through IHUM, which in my estimation does make her a perpetrator of crimes against humanity. But she did also bring us Introductory Seminars and Sophomore College. In short, Condi’s impact (would it be too outlandish of me to also venture “musk”???) hangs heavy over the Stan, and I for one think having our prodigal pitbull back is a good thing. But I will not hesitate in stating loud and clear, once she urges Hennessy to turn Wilbur into a detention center and raid Mirlo for “seditious activities,” that “this aggression will not stand, man.” Zack one day hopes to take tea with former Secretary Rice, but is fearful that his “Proud to Be a Democrat” bumper sticker is going to get him banished to Kimball. If you have the perfect scheme for “liberating” Columbae from the grips of tyranny, send Zack a classified brief at [email protected].

Not just ice: Climate change is about justice

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admit to listening to Depeche Mode on occasion. Stop judging. I have my reasons. ( . . . something something, almost at a concert, something something, municipal golf course sprinkler systems, something something . . . ) Anyway. I was listening to “A Question of Lust,” which almost gets the “The Doors” prize for its innovative rhyming scheme in places (cf.“I need to drink/ More than you seem to think”).At the phrase,“It’s a question of lust/ It’s a question of trust/ It’s a question of not letting what we’ve built up/ Crumble to dust,” I leapt out of my seat. No, I cried. It is not a question of not letting what we’ve build up crumble to dust, nor is it “all about pants,” as Banana Republic might have you believe (three days only!). It’s a question of justice. Of course, as it usually does, “it” here stands for “the hyper-complicated blight of climate change, mitigation strategies and all the rights, honors and privileges pertaining to” it. And that, my friends, is indeed a question of justice. It is well understood that the climate change will probably disproportionately affect the poor and those least able to adapt. It is also well understood that historically, at least, these same groups have been least responsible for the climate forcing caused by global greenhouse gas emissions: non-industrialized countries weren’t really a part of the, er, Industrial Revolution. The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Kyoto Protocol’s mom, recognizes this justice disparity with an almost universally agreedupon principle: “common but differentiated” responsibility. (It’s also almost universally poorly defined so people don’t have to admit they disagree.)

Probably the most public result of the “common but differentiated” clause is the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), the international carbon market that was established to allow developed countries buy carbon offset credits from developing countries. The general idea is that by establishing a market, carbon offsets will be procured at least cost, and wealth will flow from the industrialized, historically responsible countries to the less developed countries that can mitigate more cheaply. This makes sense, but is predicated on the assumption that developing countries are not and will not be asked to reduce their carbon emissions. If developing countries eventually do take mandatory targets for reducing emissions, things get sticky fast since the emissions reductions suddenly have value at home. Let’s consider what pricing un-emitted greenhouse gases means. Commoditizing carbon is one of the larger paradigm shifts that accompany climate regulations. Essentially, by placing a price on greenhouse gases, we turn the right to emit into a tradable resource. Much as you might buy a barrel of oil to enhance your activities (here, by providing fuel for some process), you will now buy some amount of not-emitted greenhouse gas.It’s invisible,but nonetheless a real product with real monetary value. What this means in the justice context is that there is potential for resource exploitation. Namely, if developed countries buy carbon credits from developing countries under the current system, where developing countries have no legal obligation to reduce emissions, competitive markets will tend to lead developing countries to sell their cheapest mitigation potential. Fast forward several years. Now, either the entire world has obligations to constrain emissions, or a developing country is deemed sufficiently developed that

it must begin to limit its emissions. What jumps out here is that countries have already sold much of their cheap, easy solution. Gone are the low-capital cost projects like efficiency, prevention of deforestation and the like. Now, these either still-developing or newly-developed countries must tackle more technically difficult, more expensive projects to meet their targets. For those of us who would like to see climate change policy be as much about promoting global well-being, the potential for sustainable development and long-term infrastructural upgrades as it is about immediately reducing carbon emissions, a better system might entail foreign investment in carbon mitigation projects that are too expensive for developing countries to implement, but still cheaper than what is possible in the developed world. Think about food drives — it’s more helpful for affluent people to donate nutritious, more expensive foods like vegetables and soups than it is to donate the cheap staples that the poor are more likely to be able to afford, like rice. The issue of mining cheap negative carbon emissions may be a good argument for developing countries to voluntarily assume limited carbon constraints or targets, particularly on the order of magnitude of what is achievable at zero or negative net cost, like efficiency measures.This can ensure that national cheap “negative carbon” reserves belong to and are valued by domestic governments, and may lead to a more just outcome than “no developing world targets” proposals can deliver. Emily’s got her claim staked on a really nice seam of negative carbon emissions somewhere in the Congo. California’s drought has us in a statewide State of Emergency as of Friday. Email her (California) at gruberte@stanford. edu.

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SPORTS
CARD DOUBLES DOWN
Men sweep Hawaii in Honolulu for first time since 1992
By JEFF LU
CONTRIBUTING WRITER

WOMEN’S GYMNASTICS
2/27 vs. San Jose State L 194.7-193.95

UP NEXT ALABAMA
(5-5, 6-9 Pac-10)
3/6 Tuscaloosa, Ala. 5:30 p.m. GAME NOTES: Stanford’s loss to San Jose State was its first of the season. The Cardinal narrowly edged out Alabama in their only meeting last year. Stanford’s point total of 193.95 against San Jose was its lowest of the season.

The Stanford men’s volleyball team will add two more notches to its belt as it returns this week after engineering two consecutive sweeps against the University of Hawaii. The pair of victories extended the Cardinal’s winning streak away from the Farm to three games, bolstering what would have been an otherwise disappointing season on the road. No. 7 Stanford (11-7, 7-6 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) arrived in Honolulu on Thursday for its second-to-last road trip of the season. With six Hawaiians in the Cardinal lineup, two more than host No. 11 Hawaii, the match was a homecoming of sorts. Any lingering feelings for home, however, were kept off the courts. Honolulu natives junior Kawika Shoji and freshman Erik Shoji, set season highs for a three-set match as they respectively contributed 49 assists and 23 digs to Stanford’s 30-28, 30-26, 30-27 victory. Junior Evan Romero knocked in a match-high 21 kills and Hawaiian outside hitters, freshman Brad Lawson and sophomore Spencer McLachlin, chipped in 11 and eight kills respectively. “Evan Romero was definitely on,” said Stanford head coach John Kosty. “He was the deciding factor for us by far.” A short, daylong intermission proved insufficient for Hawaii to recuperate and formulate a winning strategy, as the Warriors found themselves overwhelmed once again on Saturday, losing to the Cardinal 30-27, 30-21, 30-26 before a crowd of 3,565 at the Stan Sheriff Center. Stanford began the first set neck-and-neck with Hawaii and was only able to edge out a lead after a pair of kills by senior middle blocker Brandon Williams gave the Cardinal a 21-19 advantage. Although the Warriors came back to tie up the game on three separate occasions, they were unable to ward off an ace by Kawika Shoji and a kill by Lawson, giving Stanford the necessary momentum to wrap up the set in its favor. The Cardinal dominated the next two sets, refusing to allow Hawaii the lead.The Warriors were able to tie Stanford in the second set, but a 12-3 run helped the Cardinal take control of the game. Romero, Williams and junior middle blocker Garrett Werner had four blocks apiece. McLachlin led Stanford with 15 kills. Overall, the Cardinal hit at least 70 percent in each set and managed to limit Hawaii to a .160 hitting percentage. The Cardinal also served at an incredible 89

Gymnasts suffer first loss of season
Ladies sneak by UC-Davis, but lose perfect record to San Jose State
By KENAN JIANG
STAFF WRITER

GIULIO GRATTA/The Stanford Daily

The No. 7 men’s volleyball team bounced back from its previous road woes by crushing the University of Hawaii in Honolulu last weekend. The Cardinal did not lose a set during the weekend doubleheader.
percent efficiency. “It was a good effort by all of the team,” Kosty said. The double-header wins against Hawaii mark the first time since 1992 that the Warriors were swept by Stanford at home, and the first time in six years that the Cardinal has managed a win on Hawaiian soil. The long overdue wins over Hawaii weren’t the only groundbreaking events that Stanford was able to celebrate last weekend. On Friday, the NCAA announced that the Cardinal would be the host of the 2010 National Collegiate Men’s Volleyball Championships, marking the first time in Stanford history that the event will grace the Bay Area. “The Bay Area has long supported men’s volley-

MEN’S VOLLEYBALL
2/28 vs. Hawaii W 3-0

UP NEXT UC-SANTA CRUZ (10-6)
3/3 Burnham Pavilion 7 p.m. GAME NOTES: Stanford’s victories against Hawaii marked the first time
since 1992 that the Warriors were swept by the Cardinal at home. On Friday, the NCAA announced that Stanford would host the 2010 National Collegiate Men’s Volleyball Championships. Today’s opponent for the Card, UC-Santa Cruz, is hitting only .267 on the season.

The No. 3 Stanford women’s gymnastics team lost for the first time this season, falling victim to San Jose State on the road.The loss brought the Cardinal’s overall record to 12-1. Stanford’s 12-0 start to the season was a school record. “We were unable to stop the snowball effect of mistakes that started on the first event,” said senior Kelly Fee. “It showed us that we need to work on our mental toughness a bit more. We came off a bad practice a few days before, but we warmed up well and expected to deliver a solid performance. “We have already bounced back from last weekend,” Fee added.“We are determined not to waste this opportunity to grow as a team.We’re getting tougher each day and building confidence in the process. Alabama won’t know what hit it when we leave Tuscaloosa.” Stanford will face the Alabama squad on the road on March 6 for their final regular season meet. The team will then go on the Pacific-10 Conference championships on March 21, which will be hosted at the Maples Pavilion on campus beginning 4 p.m. The Cardinal had a poor start against unranked San Jose State and suffered from miscues in the opening rotations of the three-team meet at UC-Davis. Stanford’s mistakes set the tone for a poor performance by the team’s high standards. San Jose would go on to win 194.7, with Stanford and Davis close behind with scores of 193.95 and 192.7, respectively.The score was a season low for the Cardinal, and Stanford had not lost to San Jose State since 2005. San Jose State also had a subpar performance, failing to win a single event outright and totaling fewer than 195 points. Stanford still managed to win all four of the events,

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Wyndam

Makowsky
Between the lines

Women drown Spartans, 16-8
By MIKE LAZARUS The match had every making of an early blowout, but No. 1 Stanford women’s water polo had to wait until the fourth period to finally relax and celebrate their 16-8 victory over No. 8 San Jose State on Saturday. The Cardinal jumped out to a 3-0 lead with goals by freshman Melissa Seidemann, senior Kira Hillman and junior Kelly Eaton. The Spartans managed to get one shot past junior goalkeeper Amber Oland, but Stanford immediately countered on a goal by junior Alex Koran to bring the first period to a close. Leading 4-1 at the start of the second period, Stanford continued its offensive onslaught, scoring three unanswered goals in a two-minute span.With San Jose unable to create any scoring opportunities on offense or stop the Cardinal on defense, it looked as if Stanford could safely notch another tally under its win column. Yet the Spartans would not go down without a fight.San Jose immediately responded to Stanford’s three-goal streak with one of its own, cutting the lead to 7-4 at halftime. “Each time we had a chance to put our

WOMEN’S WATER POLO
2/28 vs. San Jose State W 16-8

UP NEXT ARIZONA STATE
(9-6, 0-1 MPSF)
3/7 Tempe, Ariz. 12 p.m. GAME NOTES: Stanford narrowly beat Arizona State 1514 in the teams’ only meeting this year. The Cardinal finished the month of February with a 10-1 record. Three Stanford players scored three goals apiece against San Jose State.
stamp on the game and put it out of reach emotionally, we couldn’t do it,” said head coach John Tanner. After a quick goal by freshman Pallavi Menon to open the second half, San Jose scored two straight goals to draw within two points of the Cardinal. That, however, was the closest the Spartans would come to upsetting the best team in the land. Seidemann stopped San Jose’s momentum with a goal off a Stanford steal. Menon then followed by scoring on an outside shot to give the Cardinal a little breathing room. From that point on, it was all Stanford.The Cardinal outscored the Spartans 6-2 for the rest of the game and shut them out in the fourth period. Eaton, Seidemann and Koran led Stanford with three goals each, while Menon and Hillman each had two. The victory was Stanford’s second over the Spartans this year. The Cardinal defeated San Jose 13-7 en route to winning the Irvine Invitational on Feb. 21. “They played us differently this time,”Tanner said.“They mixed it up well.The first time they had two post players, but only one today. That threw us off a little bit.” With a 10-1 record in February, Stanford is reluctant to step into March. Even worse, the Cardinal opens the new month with a match against No. 6 Arizona State this Saturday. Stanford barely survived the Sun Devils in their previous meeting, narrowly winning 1514 during the Stanford Invitational earlier this season. “ASU is a lot like San Jose,” Tanner noted. “They have good shooters and good balance

Kenny Brown’s moment in Card history

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ome performances stick with individual fans long after they’ve been forgotten by the rest of the sports world. They seem inconsequential years down the road, but to that one person, or to that one fan base, they exist as far more than a footnote in history. It isn’t John Paxson winning the championship with a single shot, or Vince Young trotting into the end zone to take the BCS crown — those are tremendous moments that transcend time. No, these instances are smaller in magnitude, but carry heavy significance. Take this December, for example, when New York’s Derrick Ward ran wild over the Carolina Panthers. In his last regular-season game in a Giants uniform, and with the top playoff seed on the line, the reserve tailback took to the icy field and carried his struggling team to a second half resurgence and overtime victory. His line on the night: 15 carries, 215 yards and a No. 1 seed. In the end, it was all for moot:The Giants were bounced in their first postseason game, and a season of high hopes ended in disappointment. But Ward’s performance was emblematic of more — it was his

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The Stanford women’s water polo team jumped out to an early lead on Saturday to defeat San Jose State. Despite exhibiting shaky defense at times, the No. 1 Cardinal was able to use its offensive firepower to its advantage, proving too explosive for the Spartans.

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lasting imprint on his tenure with team. It summarized, in just over 60 minutes of football, everything that Ward brought to the Giants: a gritty runner who could trample defenses that forgot about him in focusing on more well-known threats. His endless motor, even as he was kept in the

“It was pretty amazing.”
— KENNY BROWN, senior point guard
game without rest, was representative of a career that took him from Fresno State to Ottawa (Kansas, not Canada), to the Jets’ practice squad and finally to a regular role with the Giants; despite the obstacles, he never stopped running. I was one of the fans in attendance that night. I stood and watched from the upper deck of Giants Stadium. I had on four pairs of socks and three layers of pants for what was sure to be an epically windy and cold affair. Instead of worrying about how many extremities I could lose to the frost, I found myself admiring Ward’s tenacity, even as the game extended close to midnight and respites were hard to come by. It was a great and lasting performance, but one that fans of other NFL teams have likely already forgotten — that is, if they were ever cognizant of it at all. But now that Ward has signed a long-term deal with Tampa Bay, that is the memory that will remain with me. And that’s why he’ll always be a Giant in my eyes. Athletes move on to different teams and careers, but as sports fans, we remember them in the ways we see fit, and keep them stuck in the time. After Sunday, Kenny Brown, even if he goes on to be a celebrity dentist extraordinaire, will forever be clad in Stanford white, falling back against the Cardinal bench as he drains a three-point dagger. Why? Because on a night in honor of him and his classmates, in front of a crowd and teammates looking for any salvation to a largely lost season, Brown delivered a shot that few would take and even fewer would make. The Cardinal was up by five at this specific moment, but USC refused to quit, and given Stanford’s tendencies to lose leads late, nothing was certain. Anthony Goods missed a three, and the ensuing rebound began to carom out of bounds. Brown leaped and, in the air, tossed the ball back to Landry Fields. Brown immediately headed to the corner, took the pass and, fading away with a hand in his face, stayed true to his nickname and knocked down the prayer. It deflated the Trojans and threw Maples into a frenzy. There were nearly five minutes left in the game, but the outcome was practically secured. “Kenny showed the moxie of stepping back and having the threeball go,” said coach Johnny Dawkins. “No hesitation, bottom of the net.” Barring a miracle, Stanford will miss the NCAA Tournament. They may not even have an NIT bid secured. It’s been a frustrating and heartbreaking season for the Cardinal, which, just a year removed from the Sweet 16, has battled everything from three one-point conference losses to struggling attendance. But on Sunday, all was right. Stanford showed resiliency and flashed brilliance — and Brown summarized it all with one play. It’s moments like those that make a season of tribulations worth the effort. “It was pretty amazing,” Brown said. He wasn’t going to be a Cardinal this year — he was supposed to be at dental school, and had already been accepted when Dawkins invited him back. He returned, and with his shot and performance on Sunday, Downtown Kenny Brown became more than just a loveable fan favorite — he secured his place in Stanford lore. It may not be on the level of Nick Robinson’s buzzer-beater against Arizona, but it doesn’t have to be. When Cardinal fans remember this season, they’ll recall the ups and downs, but they’ll also remember that on Senior Day, the former walkon made his mark. At the press conference after the game, Brown was asked if it was worth it to come back and play this year — if it was worth it to go out with a team that would likely not have the same success as its direct predecessor. Without hesitation, Brown laughed and delivered a perfect answer: “Yes.” Wyndam Makowsky is grateful for Kenny Brown and all the seniors who have left their mark on Stanford basketball. Contact him at makowsky@ stanford.edu.

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ball at all levels and in all aspects, and it’s an exciting thing for the Bay Area because of its enthusiasm for men’s volleyball,” Kosty said.

“We’re excited to bring the . . . Championships to the Bay Area.” The tournament will be held at Maples Pavilion and will be composed of the reigning champions of the three major conferences, plus an at-large team competing in a Final Four-type format. With the Honolulu road trip completed, Stanford can now look

forward to playing 11 of its final 13 regular-season matches at home. Today, the Cardinal will face UCSanta Cruz in Burnham Pavilion before playing a double-header against No. 10 Lewis on Friday in Maples Pavilion and Saturday in Burnham Pavilion. Contact Jeff Lu at [email protected].

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“I think that our performance on Friday night was a combination of a lot of things,” Janiga said. “After the first event, it seemed like we never turned the meet around and it snowballed into the other events.” “We are definitely prepared to hit our routines, as we’ve shown consistently all of season,” Janiga continued. “We are just writing it off as a fluke night that will never happen again. We are looking at it as a wakeup call that even we can never get too comfortable.” Despite the Cardinal setting 21 season-best scores against Cal on Feb. 22, Fee’s uneven bars performance marked the only season best score against San Jose. “Last week, we had the men’s crew team shout and heckle us as we went through a beam line-up,” Janiga said. “Those scenarios are what are going to prepare us to compete in front of 10,000 people at Alabama and Nationals. The meet made us more fired up for this weekend in Alabama. They may be counting us out because of our score this past weekend, but we are ready to bring it.” Alabama is currently ranked No. 11 and will be led by All-Americans Kayla Hoffman and Casey Overton. Last year, Stanford hosted Alabama and narrowly edged out the four-time national champions. Alabama came in second in a tri-meet over the weekend against Penn State and Ohio State, but has beaten some tough competition this year, including current No. 5 Auburn. Stanford will face off against Alabama on Friday, March 6 in Tuscaloosa. The meet is scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m. Contact Kenan Jiang at [email protected].

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By SARAH OHR
CONTRIBUTING WRITER

WOMEN’S LACROSSE
2/28 vs. Notre Dame L 17-8

The Stanford women’s lacrosse team suffered a disappointing loss in Indiana over the weekend as it dropped its game against No. 12 Notre Dame, 17-8. The Fighting Irish outscored Stanford 9-3 in the first half,making a recovery near impossible.The Cardinal improved its performance after halftime, but a second-half score of 8-5 in favor of Notre Dame left the game in the hands of the Fighting Irish. “We didn’t play anywhere near our caliber,” said sophomore midfielder Karen Nesbitt, who came away with one goal and one assist. “We played frantic and reacted to them.It was a terrible feeling,and I know it won’t happen to us again because none of us want to feel like we did after that game.” Head coach Amy Bokker blamed the loss on a lack of aggression and too little selfishness. This was also a reason for Stanford’s first loss of the season last weekend against a very physical Syracuse team. “It was a really physical game,” Bokker said. “I felt that we needed to be a little bit tougher. Everybody’s scoring and we have different threats; that’s a positive. But we need to get more physical to allow ourselves to take advantage of our skills.” Senior defender Maris Perlman agreed. “Our team has a very different feel than past years,” Perlman said. “Everyone in the offense is a threat; we don’t really have ‘superstars’ who score the majority of the team’s goals, like some other teams. “This is a huge strength of ours as our offense is really well-rounded and hard to shut down,” she continued. “This can also be our weakness sometimes as everyone plays as a team player, and sometimes you just need someone to be a little selfish and make the decision that today, in this game, they are going to score four goals — and that didn’t really happen in our game against Notre Dame.” Looking forward, the Cardinal hopes to maximize individual efforts in an attempt to strengthen team play. The team resumed practice on Monday and has four practices before its next game. “I think this weekend was an eye-opener for everyone and showed us the importance of needing to bring our best game and individual effort for 60 minutes of every

UP NEXT SAINT MARY’S (1-3)
3/6 Moraga, Calif. 4 p.m. GAME NOTES: Stanford was outscored 9-3 in the first half of its loss at
Notre Dame. Four of Stanford’s final eight games come against ranked teams. Saint Mary’s has yet to win a home game on the season.

game,” said senior attacker Bess Siegfried. “In moving ahead, we are going to be working on holding each other more accountable in practice and taking more individual responsibility and initiative. We all know the talent is there, but it takes each player’s belief and confidence in herself to achieve team success.” Sophomore goalkeeper Annie Read agreed that the Cardinal has tremendous potential, and that this overall team potential is what needs to be focused upon. “I think we all just want to try to move forward and not let the loss dictate the rest of our season,” Read said. “We have so much talent and potential on our team and hope that these traits will shine over the next few weeks.” Fortunately, it appears that the loss came early enough as to not completely hamper the Cardinal’s playoff hopes. Stanford has eight games left until the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) Tournament begins. “Our goal is to make it to the tournament again this year,” Perlman said. “To do this, we need to beat the top teams. Losing to Notre Dame hurts us, but we have more games against top-ranked teams that we can use to prove who we are this year. I am confident in our team that we can bounce back from this.” The Cardinal will indeed have plenty of chances to face top-ranked teams, as four of its final eight games are against teams currently ranked in the top 20. Stanford will take on St. Mary’s in Moraga, Calif. on March 6, but returns home to face William & Mary on March 8. Contact Sarah Ohr at [email protected].

but the supporting cast performed poorly despite the efforts of the winning rotation. In the opening event, junior captain Carly Janiga withdrew from the meet after winning the balance beam with a 9.875. On the floor, senior Nicole Ourada tied San Jose’s Thomasina Wallace to win the floor with a score of 9.9. Freshman Alyssa Brown and sophomore Shelley Alexander tied San Jose’s Lily Swann with a 9.85 to win the vault. Fee capped things off by clinching victory on the uneven bars with a score of 9.9. Still, Stanford was unable to muster enough points in the closing events to land a comeback victory.

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— similar challenges.” With Arizona State’s athleticism and scoring threats, Stanford’s defense, which has been an issue for the team all season long, will be tested. Against San Jose, the Cardinal may have found a solution for sub-par defending: more offense. “We played well on offense and made them play tough defense,”Tanner said. “They never got comfortable on offense because of it.” Even with the firepower Stanford has on offense, including the terrifying trio of Seidemann, Eaton and senior Lauren Silver, Tanner is not planning on relying solely on his offense. “We just need to be more as-

“We just need to be more assertive on defense.”
— JOHN TANNER, head coach
sertive on defense,” he said. After the Arizona State match, Stanford will make the quick flight back home and head to Davis for a doubleheader against No. 11 UCDavis and No. 17 Cal-State Bakersfield on Sunday. Davis boasts an 11-5 record, with quality wins over No. 18 UC-San Diego and San Jose. Bakersfield is currently 9-4 on the year, with marquee victories over No. 13 UC-Santa Barbara and No. 14 Michigan. While neither team should pose a serious problem for the Cardinal, Stanford’s biggest challenge may be overcoming fatigue after what will be a very physical match against Arizona State. Luckily for Stanford, Davis plays Santa Clara earlier in the day before facing the Cardinal, so neither team will be completely fresh and rested. Both the Arizona State and Davis matches are scheduled to begin at noon, and the Bakersfield match will start at 3 p.m. Contact Mike Lazarus at mlazarus @stanford.edu.

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around the country and at Stanford. The average Stanford professor made $173,700 in 2007-2008, according to data form the American Association of University Professors (AAUP).Assistant professors did not crack six figures — they averaged $94,300. Prof. of Philosophy Chris Bobonich was not surprised to learn that medical specialists earn the highest salaries at universities.

“[The top five salaries are] actually a lot less than I thought they’d be making,” Bobonich said.“If that’s actually what we need to pay them to come here and work, then I’m not opposed to it.” Bobonich also said he could understand why humanities professors earn less. “I’ve heard it said that humanists are moveable,” Bobonich said. “[Scientists are] harder to move such that universities are bidding, trying to lure people away. Salaries did rise to a significant degree because of that, but I don’t think it’s far to say that we’re badly paid.” English Prof. Emeritus Arnold

Rampersad agreed with Bobonich, expecting medical faculty to be the highest-paid University employees. He said, however, more attention should be given to support staff pay. “I think everyone should be paid more, especially the staff as opposed to the faculty,” Rampersad said. “The secretarial staff, the janitorial staff, the mid- and lower-level staff — those are the people I’m most concerned about. The salaries are not what they should be for them to live very well in an area as expensive as this one. That’s what concerns me the most.” Contact Liz Stark at [email protected].

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really have a position on this campus.” Marcus Williams ‘09 also said that he strongly disagrees with Santorum’s statements about homosexuality and homosexual rights. He was surprised, therefore, to find Santorum’s rhetoric on national security to be particularly engrossing.

Though Williams remains unsupportive of Santorum’s arguments, he remarked, “I was impressed by how skilled of a politician he was.” Political Science Prof. Morris Fiorina discussed student opposition to Santorum’s lecture in an email to The Daily. “There is no denying that Santorum is representative of an important faction of the national Republican Party that helped it reach majority status a decade ago, a faction that now threatens to turn the party into a national minority for a genera-

tion,” Fiorina said. He acknowledged that Santorum’s views might run counter to those of a young and largely liberal student body. “Stanford students lead very sheltered lives, so exposure to points of view that would rarely be heard on campus has some educational value,” Fiorina said. “College campuses should be loud, raucous forums where students critically examine all manner of ideas.” Contact An Le Nguyen at [email protected].