Category: Heard on Campus

Dressed for success in Silicon Valley

When he emerged from his motorcade at the top of the Oval in jeans, no necktie and a casual blue jacket, Russian President DMITRY MEDVEDEV was a striking contrast to those who had come to greet him. Provost JOHN ETCHEMENDY wore a dark dress suit and tie, and former Secretary of State CONDOLEEZZA RICE, political… Read more Dressed for success in Silicon Valley

Trish Del Pozzo feted by the Senate

Members of the Faculty Senate recently recognized TRISH DEL POZZO, assistant academic secretary, for her 30 years of service to Stanford with the following resolution, read by Senate Chair ANDREA GOLDSMITH, professor of electrical engineering: “Where, during the period that Trish has served as assistant academic secretary, there have been 25 chairs of the Faculty… Read more Trish Del Pozzo feted by the Senate

Jayne Appel tweets from Sacramento

“FINAL FOUR. Time to get me some cowboy boots!” JAYNE APPEL tweeted Monday night after her Cardinal women’s basketball team pulled out a win in the final second of the Elite Eight game against Xavier in Sacramento. The team will soon head to San Antonio for the Final Four. Another of Appel’s tweets made the… Read more Jayne Appel tweets from Sacramento

Sarah Soule weighs in on women's protests and the police response to their confrontations

As part of her research on social movements, Sarah Soule, a professor at the Graduate School of Business and a faculty fellow at the Clayman Institute for Gender Research, has looked at the movements that have galvanized women, including the Equal Rights Amendment, civil rights, abortion, peace, and education and welfare reform. She also studies… Read more Sarah Soule weighs in on women's protests and the police response to their confrontations

Stanford community comes out against hate

Just before 8 a.m. Friday morning, Stanford students began a solemn processional toward the lawn in front of Hillel. Their peaceful gathering, called “Stanford United,” was to be a show of force against the extremist Westboro Baptist Church, a group that sustains itself by launching public attacks against the gay community, the Jewish community and other targets of their… Read more Stanford community comes out against hate

Heard on Campus: 'I'm no more enlightened than I was yesterday'

Just before 5:30 a.m. Tuesday morning, Med School Dean PHILIP PIZZO was doing his usual run around campus when “in a flash, all the lights on campus went out.” Pizzo, who has made that run almost every morning since his arrival nine years ago, said his initial thought was to just keep going. But the… Read more Heard on Campus: 'I'm no more enlightened than I was yesterday'

On Facebook: The life and legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.

CLAYBORNE CARSON, Stanford historian and director of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute,  welcomes your questions and comments on the late civil rights leader’s life and legacy in the latest installment of Stanford Open Office Hours on Facebook. Post your questions, and his answers will be posted next week.

An officer and a funnyman

NANCI HOWE, associate dean and director of student activities, was on her way to the office earlier this week and noticed two police cars parked in front of Dinkelspiel Auditorium. She saw Deputy ALLEN JAMES of the Stanford Department of Public Safety heading back to one of the cars and questioned why they needed to… Read more An officer and a funnyman

The Marguerite driver's got jokes

A Marguerite Palm Drive Express driver cheered up his busload of passengers early Monday morning when he turned to them as he opened the doors and said, “Just remember, this is the last opportunity you’ll have this year to go to work on a Monday.” The riders cracked up as they disembarked. Have you heard… Read more The Marguerite driver's got jokes

Check your local listings

MARION KENWORTHY,  a longtime campus resident who describes herself as among those who are “strong Stanford supporters but older and unable to walk, climb steps and get ourselves to the stadium,” did quite a bit of legwork to find out where to find Versus, the network that will broadcast this afternoon’s Big Game. Here’s what… Read more Check your local listings