Stanford's Parents' Weekend draws a big crowd, despite the rainy weather

More than 3,000 family members representing some 1,700 families braved the sometimes rainy weather for Stanford’s annual Parents’ Weekend. Provost John Etchemendy welcomed the visitors on Friday morning in Memorial Auditorium to kick off the weekend’s activities, which includes faculty lectures, open houses, tours, an "entertainment extravaganza" and receptions. The event is designed to give family members a sense of the social and academic lives of Stanford students.