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TUESDAY
May 26, 2009
The Stanford Daily An Independent Publication
www.stanforddaily.com Volume 235
Issue 65
BUDGET CUTS

VPUE,
Engineering
LUCK OF THE DRAW
Students learn fates LOWEST INDIVIDUAL DRAW NUMBER CUTOFFS
announce cuts under new system; WOMEN MEN
By ELLEN HUET
STAFF WRITER
89 unassigned house # house #
Both the Office of Vice Provost for By CHRISTINE McFADDEN Xanadu (single) 33 Xanadu (single) 22
Undergraduate Education (VPUE) and the SENIOR STAFF WRITER
School of Engineering announced signifi-
Xanadu (two-room double) 141 Xanadu (two-room double) 127
With housing assignments posted around 5
cant reductions to staff and programming
last week, because of the University’s finan- p.m. last Friday and released online later that Casa Italiana 190 Bob 272
night, students this year became the first to expe-
cial situation.
rience the new three-tiered Draw system and
Xanadu (one-room double) 314 Eucalipto 361
Like virtually all campus units, VPUE
and the School of Engineering have been also the first to feel the effects of housing “un-
stuffing.”
Xanadu (one-room triple) 315 680 Lomita 396
forced to restructure administration and
make sacrifices in staff and programming in According to Student Housing, the changes Xanadu (two-room triple) 315 Crothers (single) 515
order to stay afloat. this year went over relatively smoothly. Despite
the new process and procedural changes in Xanadu (one-room quad) 315 Jerry 591
place, assignments were finished on time and the
VPUE
In his address to the Faculty Senate last new system is, so far, trouble-free, administrators
Chi Theta Chi 433 Storey 712
Thursday, Vice Provost for Undergraduate said.
“The feedback overall has been positive —
Adelfa (focus) 450 Xanadu (one-room double) 716
Education John Bravman announced that
VPUE has eliminated 25 administrative and people seem to think the process is fair, and that 680 Lomita 538 Xanadu (one-room triple) 716
professional positions in recent months, we are on the right track,” said Executive
which has reduced its non-lecturer staff by Director of Student Housing Rodger Whitney. Bob 587 Casa Italiana 719
18 percent. Sixteen employees were laid off,
nine spots were lost by attrition and six new Undergraduate Housing Eucalipto 606 EBF 732
Student Housing this year saw major changes
positions were created in restructuring.
In an interview with The Daily, Bravman in which living arrangements were considered to
Jerry 607 Mars 733
explained how the cuts were made. be popular among students. Cut-off numbers for
Housing were not released during the ranking
Granada 627 Chi Theta Chi 744
“Our goal was to share administrative
support wherever possible and to minimize period, which arguably affected which living Branner (focus) 631 Phi Sig 775
a reduction in directly serving staff,” quarters were in high demand.
Bravman said.“We tried to take most of the “One difficulty is that past popularity of
cuts in background staff.” houses is based on many things, not just cut-off
CRIS BAUTISTA /The Stanford Daily
Bravman said that VPUE’s funds were numbers,” said Sue Nunan, director of Housing
hardest hit by endowed funds that went Assignments.
“underwater,”meaning their current market Nunan went on to explain how students are earlier and is made clearer to students. In the graduates. ing — unless they are certain they will live off-
value is less than their historic dollar value. often attracted to houses with higher cut-off end, all but Synergy filled with people who The only students unassigned for summer campus — and to still attend their in-house draw,
Endowed funds make up 60 percent of numbers than in previous years, ranking those requested respective houses. were those who had limited residence choices. but additionally apply for the re-assignment
VPUE funds, and underwater funds are first with a supposed higher chance of getting in. “They [Synergy] have had those spaces left Unassigned students as well as any others seek- round in Axess by the autumn waitlist deadline
forcing the office to cut budgets by $8-10 mil- However, because this occurs with many stu- open for them to recruit via the waiting list,” ing summer housing are advised by Housing to of July 5. However, students are encouraged to
lion. dents, the cut-off number the following year is Whitney said. “Normally, we would have filled apply by May 31 for the waiting list, with results reapply to houses where they really want to live,
“Our largest dollar loss is from the actually lowered. the house with people who request to live any- being announced June 5. because once reassignments are given, current
endowed funds,” Bravman said. “They pay Whitney said efforts to increase the number where, but since this house is a co-op, the spaces assignments are cancelled immediately.
out almost nothing.” of desirable options have alleviated concern over were held for the wait list so that people who Unassigned Students Student Housing distributed a survey earlier
VPUE, which previously housed nine this issue to some extent. want to live in a co-op and are willing to fulfill the Compared to last year, there were fewer last week in order to get feedback on the overall
administrative units under its umbrella, has “One thing which has changed this year, and requirements will live there.” unassigned students with guaranteed housing. Draw process and changes. According to
now reduced that number down to four.The was a goal of the Draw Task Force and Housing Like Mirrielees, Roble filled with Tier One “We always expect and plan for a certain Whitney,student responses will be carefully eval-
largest change is the creation of Stanford Master Plan, is that the draw of houses has and low Tier Two numbers. Toyon filled quickly number of unassigned students so that vacancies uated over the summer.
Introductory Studies (SIS), which now changed,” Whitney said. “Not only are the Row in Tier Two, and the lower tiers went to some which occur over the summer can be filled,” One frequent complaint Housing received
includes Freshman and Sophomore houses popular, but now a real array of residence houses in Florence Moore Hall, Okada and Whitney said. was from upperclassmen who had been through
Programs (FSP), Program in Writing and types,including large residences and apartments.” Suites, specifically the six-person suites. According to Whitney, there are about 89 the Draw before and wanted to obtain their
Rhetoric (PWR) and Introduction to the According to Whitney, several houses with- unassigned-but-guaranteed students who will Draw numbers before ranking their preferences.
Humanities (IHUM). out historically low cut-off numbers, such as Graduate Housing receive housing assignments over the summer, Nunan noted that since students were able to
“Combining FSP, PWR and IHUM Mirrielees, filled with Tier One and low Tier Two Whitney noted that for the first time in compared to last year’s 125. rank all of their residence choices in order of
made perfect sense because they’re all cur- numbers. Stanford history, Student Housing is easily meet- “Eighty-six more upperclassmen applied preference rather than a limited amount — a
ricular-based programs with faculty teachers Among the houses and dorms that filled Tier ing demand for graduate housing. This is due to than last year under guarantee,” Nunan said. major difference from past years — Draw num-
principally aimed at first years,” he said. One this year were Row houses such as Xanadu, the added space from the Munger Graduate “About 110 more applied than expected last bers were unnecessary.
The other three units under the new Bob, 680, Storey and Mars, although they did not Residence. year, so between the two years, we’re up about “We will review the merits of having the
arrangement are the Center for Teaching have as low of cut-off numbers as usual. “Some grad students are currently unas- 200 people, but we’ve added spaces with numbers available in advance again next year,”
and Learning, the Bing Overseas Studies Eucalipto, Adelfa (focus) and Granada in signed, but we’re confident they’ll be assigned by Crothers Hall, so we have 111 more undergrad- Whitney said.“Student feedback indicates we’re
Program and Undergraduate Advising and Lagunita Court drew Tier One, as did French the start of school,” Whitney said. “Students uate beds this fall than last year at this time.” on the right track, but as always, we will work
Research, which has subsumed the House and Casa Italiana. Branner (focus) and should sign up for the summer wait list if they are As for unguaranteed students, which number hard to improve our processes for students.”
Freshman Dean’s Office. Crothers singles, on the docket for students to unassigned.” 65 and are typically fifth-year seniors or students With the implementation of the Housing
“Those three units becoming one had rank for the first time in recent memory, also The graduate housing lottery, which also ran who had guaranteed years but restricted housing Master Plan and the creation of new, premier
been in the works for a while,” Bravman went to Tier One numbers, as did cooperative smoothly, saw an increase in interest in the gen- choices, many should receive housing after guar- spaces for upperclassmen, Whitney hoped that
said. “Undergraduate Advising and houses EBF and Chi Theta Chi. der-neutral program. The program was expand- anteed students are assigned, according to more people would be happy with their assign-
Undergraduate Research were merged “Most of the co-ops filled in Tier One, some ed to more housing options this year, and the Housing. ments.
because advising involved making students in Tier Two, with a good mix of staff, pre-assign- demands of students were met. “We hope students will stay unbiased and
aware of research opportunities.” ments and Draw assignments,”Whitney said. Post-Draw give us feedback,”he said.“We’ll have more time
VPUE’s restructuring will affect students He noted one of the department’s concerns Summer Housing Now that assignments have been released, to tweak and improve for next year, but this year
mostly through reduced programs, specifi- was the filling of the co-ops, as pre-assignments Anyone who applied for summer housing Housing encourages students to make note of has been very successful.”
cally a smaller number of courses offered for got off to a late start this year. Next year, Student and was willing to live anywhere received it, their in-house draw meeting date.
sophomore seminars and Sophomore Housing and Residential Education will work according to Housing. In fact, additional spaces If students aren’t happy with their assign- Contact Christine McFadden at cnm714@stan-
College. together to ensure that the process is announced are still available for both graduates and under- ment, they are advised not to cancel their hous- ford.edu.
Bravman said that VPUE has been plan-
ning for these cuts since fall of 2008, when
the office first learned about funding issues,
and that the office began organizing reduc-
STUDENT GROUPS
tions in mid-November. VPUE still has
another $1.2-1.4 million to cut in its budget,
but Bravman explained that the office has
postponed that to fiscal year 2011.
“I ultimately am optimistic about the
Money pours in for goat donations
future,” Bravman added. “I’m particularly By ERIC MESSINGER charitable contribution. The IGCF, a student organization with
excited about SIS, which will help students DESK EDITOR “We were looking for something to do that roughly 70 active members, came to White
think broadly about their first intellectual had a component of outreach, but wasn’t just Plaza on Thursday as the culmination of a
experiences at Stanford.” White Plaza featured some novel guests a free gift, and would empower people,” said three-week fundraising effort. Passersby were
IHUM Director Russell Berman agreed last Thursday, as four goats and a 200-pound Neth Walker, a second-year Ph.D. student in able to buy tickets at a price of five dollars to
that while the restructuring was a difficult yak were on site to lend their hooves to a geological and earth sciences. pet a goat and 10 dollars to pet a goat and also
process, the new organization system shows charity effort sponsored by graduate students. “We didn’t want a one-off — we wanted take a picture. Courtesy Olivia Hatton
promise. Members of the Intervarsity Graduate something that would last,” Walker added. Nate Chambers, a third-year Ph.D. student
Kassa Betre, a second-year Ph.D. student in in computer science and a coordinator of the
A donor to the Stanford Goat Project poses
“A result of some painful staff reductions, Christian Fellowship (IGCF) brought the ani-
mals to Stanford as part of the “Stanford Goat particle physics and an IGCF member, said project, said the event exceeded their expec- with one of four goats brought to White
the new organization, SIS, provides an
opportunity to develop greater synergy Project,” an effort to raise money to purchase that goats provide a steady supply of milk, pro- tations, with over half of the fundraising Plaza Thursday by students from the
among these important pieces of the fresh- goats for impoverished families in developing duce calves that can be sold for money and occurring on Thursday. Intervarsity Graduate Christian Fellowship.
man and sophomore years,” Berman wrote countries. The fundraising effort raised a total also produce fertilizer. “A lot of people came up,” Chambers said.
in an email to The Daily. of approximately $6,600, with 100 percent of “You’re not just giving them a temporary “There were a lot who got really invested per- “It was very exciting to see the enthusiasm
The director also explained that IHUM the proceeds going to the purchase of 88 dairy solution,” Betre said. “It’s more long-term.” sonally, and would just buy six tickets for no from the campus community,” she added.
will be facing reduced programming. While goats. Betre, who spoke of his own experience reason.” Speculating about why the goats attracted
previous years offered 12 winter-spring News of the effort also led to a late contri- growing up in poverty in Ethiopia, added that Sadie Bartholomew, a member of the support, Chambers felt that the tangible qual-
course options for freshmen, that number bution from an outside donor who learned of he found the effort to be important symboli- IGCF steering committee, echoed Chambers’ ity was the key component.
has now been reduced to 10. the project’s results, which will allow addition- cally, as well as tangibly. comments. “I don’t want to get too philosophical
“Because more faculty want to teach in al purchases and could result in a grand total “It’s about creating opportunities for the “I think it went far better than we expect- about it,” Chambers said, “but I think that
the program than we can accommodate,” of as many as 100 goats. Stanford community to reach out to people ed, the response from students, faculty and particularly now in this economy people are
IGCF members explained the choice to who may be far away, but are still our broth- passerby,” said Bartholomew, a second-year
Please see CUTS, page 6 donate goats as an effort to provide a lasting ers and sisters,” Betre said. biochemistry Ph.D. student. Please see GOATS, page 6

Index Features/2 • Opinions/3 • Sports/4 • Classifieds/5 Recycle Me


2 N Tuesday, May 26, 2009 The Stanford Daily

FEATURES
99
Things
As the Class of 2009 approaches its graduation, here are
99 Stanford “must do’s” to check off or catch up on

to do before you graduate


By KELLEY FONG
SENIOR STAFF WRITER
65. Kill someone in a dorm game of Assassins
66. Walk around Lake Lag
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1 1. Eat at every on-campus eatery


2. Facebook friend one of your professors
67. Go to Big Game
68. Mentor a younger student
69. Tag along on a campus tour
JENNY PEGG/The Stanford Daily

3. Have a picnic on the Oval 70. Donate to Senior Gift


71. Go to office hours
4. Sit in on a class totally outside your field
5. Take a trip to Monterey
6. Explore the Old Chem building
72. Take an athletics class
73. Go on ski trip at Tahoe
74. Scream your class year at the top of your lungs with Dean Julie
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7. Take a dip in the Jacuzzi in the Faculty Ghetto
8. Hang out on the roof of the psych building 75. Utilize 5-SURE
9. Do Dance Marathon 76. Get a stuffed cow from the Bookstore’s holiday giveaway
10. Improve your cooking skills by helping prepare a meal at a co-op 77. Host a ProFro
11. Visit one of the many Stanford campus farms 78. View an item from Special Collections
12. Get rolled out 79. Run Campus Drive loop
13. Hike the Dish 80. Watch the sun set over the Pacific Ocean
14. Check out the Mausoleum and Angel of Grief under a full moon 81. Take tourist-style photos in the Quad
15. Run an on-campus 5K 82. Go on Band Run
MICHAEL LIU/The Stanford Daily 83. Go to a career fair and pick up free pens and other giveaways
16. Take a picnic to Sharon Park
17. Hear a visiting lecturer speak — bonus points if it’s on a topic outside your 84. Write chalk messages around campus
field 85. Go to FLiCKS

22 18. Go “sky tunneling” around the Quad


19. Play The Game
20. Go fruit-picking around campus
86. Learn the locations of the numbered buildings in the Quad . . . or at least,
most of them
87. Table for something in White Plaza
ALEX YU/The Stanford Daily
21. Take a tour of Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve 88. Redeem your Treehouse and CoHo “free items” from the Stanford Directory
22. Watch a friend act in a play coupons
23. Go to a four-minute reading hosted by the English department 89. Rent a DVD from Green Media/Microtext
24. Do primal scream . . . with a passion 90. Try a Student Initiated Course

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25. Look for shooting stars at the Observatory 91. Get thrown in the shower for your birthday
26. Have a bonfire at the Lag fire pit 92. Go hiking in Yosemite
27. Pose a question to a campus speaker 93. Meet your friends’ parents
28. Pig out at Late Nighteat 94. Have gelato at Gelato Classico
29. Sunbathe in the grassy area of your choice 95. Organize a dinner party with your friends
30. Enjoy the free Internet and 24-hour sugar fest at Happy Donuts 96. Have a key to somewhere on campus other than your room
MICHAEL LIU/The Stanford Daily 31. Buy discounted software and computers from the Bookstore 97. Go to an event organized by a student group you have no connection to
32. Fountain hop 98. Spend a day at a local beach
33. Study in the Bender Room in the Bing Wing 99. Thank all of the people who have helped and supported you during your
35. Have a reunion with your freshman dorm time at Stanford
36. Watch a movie on the projector screens in the History Corner classrooms
37. Ride the Marguerite — With contributions from members of the Class of 2009, Stanford Magazine
38. See Gaieties and the Frosh Facebook
40. Make friends with the custodial staff
41. Pull an all-nighter Contact Kelley Fong at ktfong@stanford.edu.
42. Go to Senior Pub Night
43. Learn the Axe cheer
44. Visit the Haas Center for Public Service ALEX YU/The Stanford Daily

25 45. Volunteer to be a subject in a research study


46. Invite a professor to dinner
47. See a movie at The Stanford Theatre
MICHAEL LIU/The Stanford Daily 48. Be quoted or have your photograph in The Daily
49. Eat at the Faculty Club
50. Explore Sutrobaths at night
51. Go to every kind of sporting event at least once
52. Go steam tunneling
53. Go to the farmer’s market . . . and sample everything
54. Walk, not bike, to class for a day . . . maybe even a quarter
55. Go see a performance that you ordinarily wouldn’t
56. Dress up for a Special Dinner
57. Go to the top of Hoover Tower
58. Attend a protest, demonstration, rally or sit-in
59. Write a letter for The Stanford Fund
60. Visit the Cantor Center for Visual Arts
61. Take a creative writing class

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62. Go to Frost Amphitheatre at night
63. Try the rock-climbing wall at Arrillaga Center for
Sports and Recreation
64. Nominate a friend or a professor for a university or
MICHAEL ROONEY/The Stanford Daily departmental award
The Stanford Daily Tuesday, May 26, 2009 N 3

OPINIONS
EDITORIAL The Stanford Daily
Established 1892 AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER Incorporated 1973

Stanford correct in standing up Board of Directors

Christian Torres
Managing Editors

Devin Banerjee Joanna Xu


Tonight’s Desk Editors
Eric Messinger

for gender-neutral housing President, Editor in Chief


In Ho Lee
Chief Operating Officer
Deputy Editor
Nikhil Joshi
Managing Editor of News
Managing Editor of Intermission
Stuart Baimel
Columns Editor
News Editor
Jacob Jaffe
Sports Editor
ensions have recently flared up on adults, students are, in general, better served

T
Someary Chhim Wyndam Makowsky Tim Hyde,Andrew Valencia Chelsea Ma
campus and nationwide over an arti- by being allowed to make their own choices; Vice President of Advertising Managing Editor of Sports Editorial Board Chairs Features Editor
cle submitted to The National Review, it usually turns out for the best, or alternate- Devin Banerjee Emma Trotter
Cris Bautista Michael Liu
the famous conservative magazine founded ly allows students the chance to learn from Managing Editor of Features
Kamil Dada Head Graphics Editor Photo Editor
by the late William F. Buckley. The article their own mistakes. A counterpoint to this
was written by an overprotective parent of a argument is that many parents foot the hefty Michael Londgren Agustin Ramirez Nina Chung
Managing Editor of Photo Samantha Lasarow
Stanford student who became upset over the Stanford bill and should thus have a say in Copy Editor
Theodore Glasser Head Copy Editor
fact that the student, a senior, was assigned the lives of their offspring.While it is a sepa- Cris Bautista
to a mixed-gender room. rate argument whether parents should be Robert Michitarian
Graphics Editor
This year is the first year of a pilot program expected to pay for college, monetary lever- Glenn Frankel
for gender-neutral housing at Stanford, al- age should not be used as a tool of control to
though it has long existed unofficially keep college-age children in line. Contacting The Daily: Section editors can be reached at (650) 723-2555 from 3 to 10 p.m. The Advertising Department can be reached at (650) 721-5803, and the
through many of the co-ops.Perhaps the most Demonizing gender-neutral housing is Classified Advertising Department can be reached at (650) 721-5801 during normal business hours.
striking part of the article was that the author also entirely unfair to the LGBTQ commu-
expressly stated that had Stanford offered nity. Enshrining a bi-gendered system as im-
this option four years ago, she never would mutable relegates the transgendered popu-
have allowed her daughter to matriculate lation to second-class status and borders on
here. It is understandable that there may be hate. Implying that allowing people of oppo- C RIME AND P UNISHMENT
some pressure on Stanford to backpedal and site genders to room together will cause
reverse its stance on gender-neutral housing them to sleep together is not only judgmen-
to preserve matriculation rates,particularly in
an economically trying time; but so far, there
is no sign that it will, and the editorial board
tal and assuming of the social mores of Stan-
ford students, but also assumes a hetero-nor-
mative society. Stanford hosted the largest
My love letter to my co-op Emily
would like to continue to encourage Stanford
to support the option of gender-neutral hous-
“No On Proposition 8” phone bank in the
state of California and has been a national ear My Co-op, I love you. Really. You But it’s started happening almost every day
Grubert
ing. Character is demonstrated through
strength in the face of adversity, and it is great
to live in a place that continues to be a model
leader for LGBTQ rights. Preserving gen-
der-neutral housing will entrench that status
and serve as an example to universities
D are a great community, you’re just
quirky and far enough away from
everything to be the best house on campus,
— when it’s not that hard to put meat in the
refrigerator the night before or in the morn-
ing to defrost.
and you’re committed to trying to do well by More on the energy side — ovens and
for other universities.
The first observation inspired by this situ-
around the world.
Every so often there comes a time when the earth. You use the most environmentally stovetop burners get left on with surprising Most of the time,[...] waste is
ation — unrelated to the issue of gender- our convictions are tested, and it appears responsible products you can find, like recy- frequency (they’re electric, which makes it
neutral housing — is the danger of “helicop- Stanford has passed this test this time. The cled toilet paper and nontoxic cleaning solu-
tions. You have recycling bins all over the
easier to not notice they’re on). This is not
only a waste of energy; it’s pretty dangerous
unconscious or accidental,and
ter parenting,” the idea that parents contin- editorial board applauds and encourages
ue to hover around their sons and daughters continued support for gender-neutral hous- kitchen, and you have three compost bins. for the next person who comes along. Or, in
after they go to college and proceed to mi- ing, not only to allow students the freedom People actually use them (most of the time)! terms of lighting, when a space that is well-lit it doesn’t take much
cromanage their lives.The author of the arti- to make their own choices, but also to stand You make sure vegetarians can eat well at by ambient light coming in through windows
cle expressed concern that her daughter did
not have a say in her housing situation, as she
in solidarity with the LGBTQ community.
May Stanford’s gender-neutral housing poli-
every dinner, and you’d do vegan if there
were any vegans in the house. You support
has all its lights on, even when flipping them
on and off produces no discernible change in
effort to get rid of it once
had appointed a proxy for her housing meet- cies serve as an example for other universi- political discourse and do house hiking trips light availability . . . it’s not really doing any-
ing, but the daughter has expressed in no un- ties, who may be wary of alienating parents and fireside gatherings. I love you. I’ll miss thing for anyone. you’re aware of it.
certain terms that she was comfortable and by adopting a similar policy, even when they you. Walking around campus, I’ve noticed that
happy with her housing arrangement. As know it is the right thing to do. Now, take this in the context of the fact it’s not uncommon to see hoses left on, drain-
that you are absolutely great: it’s just that ing directly into the street or into a storm
there are a few mistakes that get made fairly drain. Walking around America, you see the want a steak, and you’re going to love that
Unsigned editorials in the space above represent the views of The Stanford Daily's editorial board and do not consistently, though I think these are more of doors of air-conditioned stores left open all steak, and it’s super tasty, go ahead and eat it.
necessarily reflect the opinions of the Daily staff. The editorial board is comprised of two former Daily staffers, “human being” problems than problems spe- the time — similar in concept to leaving the Or if you come home after an awful day and
three at-large student members and the two editorial board co-chairs. Any signed columns and contributions
cific to our co-op. refrigerator door open for five minutes while the only thing that is going to make you
are the views of their respective writers and do not necessarily represent the views of the entire editorial board.
To contact the editorial board for an issue to be considered, or to submit an op-ed, please email I’m talking about those mistakes that are you make a sandwich. Most of the time, this happy is a hot, 15-minute shower, go for it. If
editorial@daily.stanford.edu. unquestionably waste. waste is unconscious or accidental, and it you’re enjoying something that isn’t substi-
There’s a piece of paper prominently doesn’t take too much effort to get rid of it tutable, that’s not waste. It might not be the
posted on our refrigerator that points out the once you’re aware of it. That’s the beauty of most efficient use of resources all the time,
O P-E D amount of water that various daily choices
are responsible for consuming (for the
eliminating waste — it doesn’t have to affect
lifestyles, since the waste wasn’t doing any-
but it’s not waste.
On the other hand, tossing out difficult-
record, I claim credit for being neither the thing for anyone in the first place. We just to-produce meat, hard-to-transport-and-re-
first to see this nor the one to post it — which have to be a little smarter about how we ap- ally-damn-scarce freshwater, or last-time-

Native culture deserves respect is another reason my co-op is great).


Even in the face of a big sign that says a
pound of beef is responsible for 1,500 gallons
proach certain systems, like defrosting. Or
like paying attention to what’s in the refriger-
ator, and then closing the fridge door while
we-didn’t-have-enough-of-this-so-we-
threw-out-the-governor electricity is just
silly. So if we as a culture are looking for ways
of water, it’s not uncommon that 10 pounds we contemplate the goodness within. to improve our resource utilization, let’s start
or generations, Native peoples in this people that these parties represent. These

F of meat get thrown out because they didn’t Again, I’m definitely talking about the by eradicating waste. The marginal benefit is
country have struggled with the appro- people,more often than not,simply do not un- get cooked after a defrost or because the kinds of waste that have no benefit. Like pay- huge, and you can still turn on your heater in
priation, commodification and exotifi- derstand the roots of our community’s con- house forgot they were there for a few weeks. ing for meat and then throwing it out. It’s this the winter.
cation of our cultures — processes deeply cerns over these disrespectful misrepresenta- When defrosting, it’s not that unusual that kind of waste that is easiest to get rid of, since
rooted in histories of colonization and op- tions of our peoples, and have no intention of a bunch of meat is left in a sink with the water causing it has no benefit for people. A lot of Emily sometimes buys a few gallons of gaso-
pression. Stanford University has not been offending anyone. They often have no idea running over it for several hours. In emergen- the time, it’s actually hurting people, through line and lights them on fire for fun. It’s only
immune to these societal illnesses.On numer- what it feels like to have a total stranger look cies, sweet. There aren’t many other options cost or through incidences such as stovetops waste if she can’t watch, right? If you want to
ous occasions over the past four decades, the them in the eyes and tell them that they are when you have two hours to get dinner to- being unexpectedly on and burning people. help her get into the carpool lane when she does
Native community at Stanford — consisting dressed as a member of their ethnic group, gether for 60 people and nothing’s defrosted. Because really, at the end of the day, if you this,email her at gruberte@stanford.edu to join.
of Native American, Alaska Native and Na- while wearing mock regalia from other cul-
tive Hawaiian students — has confronted, tures and religions, with little or no under-
and continues to confront, these issues here standing of where or how their “costume”
on campus. came about. Ignorance, though, is no excuse
In 1972, a small group of Native students for intolerance. So, once again, our communi- T HE D UDE A BIDES
petitioned the University for the removal of ty stands steadfast in our opposition, and in so
its former “Indian” mascot and were success- doing we intend to educate.
ful in doing so, sparking movements toward The American media and Hollywood have
the removal of similar mascots throughout
the country. Yet, in spite of the students’ suc-
cess, the mascot issue did not die in the 1970s.
long done Native peoples, as well as other
marginalized peoples, extreme injustice with
the derogatory stereotypes and misrepresen-
If you will it Dude, it is no Dream
Since then, year after year, when Big Game tations they have created. Mascots, party he latest spat of protests over the re- the knowledge and tools necessary to lead a
comes around,groups of nostalgic alumni and
students feel the need to try to revive the mas-
cot’s disrespectful and denigrating imagery.
As recently as 2006,The Stanford Review fea-
themes and costumes that depict similar por-
trayals of marginalized peoples — whether
intentionally or not — serve to perpetuate
and reinforce these stereotypes and misrep-
T duced hours of the Community Center
staff once again highlights the volatile
climate around racial issues on this campus. Zack
fulfilling life. The last thing we should be
doing is discouraging students from actively
engaging in intellectual pursuits.
tured an editorial entitled “Long Live Light- resentations.As this continues to occur, these
Not unlike a whole host of issues, discussions Warma The intersection of immigration and edu-
around “diversity” versus “entitlement” hap- cation contributed largely to me being here
foot!” referring to Prince Lightfoot, who, stereotypical misrepresentations continue to pen wholly within the context of the Stanford today. My maternal grandmother, a Roman-
from 1951 to 1972, served as the University’s be ingrained in the American consciousness Bubble, wholly disconnected from larger ian Holocaust refugee living in Israel, was
official “Indian” mascot at football games. and the cycles of marginalization and oppres- struggles happening beyond El Camino given a chance to come to America because
This was in response to the controversy sur- sion, too, continue on. Native peoples since Real.There is however, an issue that for once in regards to her time at the Farm. Brought of a scholarship to NYU. The triumphs and
rounding a number of T-shirts printed by a 1492 have been represented as “savages,” seems to have powerful implications both in- into the U.S. on a now-expired temporary tribulations of my family over the past five
group of alumni which featured the face of “heathens” and, more recently, mascots and side the Farm and out in that great, terrifying tourist visa at the age of four, Clara was edu- decades were made possible by the chance
Stanford’s former mascot. caricatures in literature and other forms of wilderness known as the real world. cated here. Applying to Stanford as a Mexi- NYU, and to a large extent the U.S., gave to
Similarly, despite the numerous voiced mass media. These misrepresentations have The Development, Relief and Education can citizen, Clara was totally honest with the my grandmother so many years ago.
concerns of the Native community, The Re- palpable implications for our peoples socially, for Alien Minors Act of 2009, or “DREAM University about her standing, which in turn Though America has a distinguished his-
view has sporadically used a caricature mentally and politically. We, Native students ACT,” is a measure introduced this past provided her with a full scholarship given her tory of really screwing minority groups over
known as the “Chief” in association with its here at Stanford, continue to fight the same March to Congress that would provide un- inability to legally earn wages. Though I will (see Chinese Exclusionary Act, pre-1865
“Smoke Signals” column.This caricature was fight that our ancestors and elders have for documented students a path to citizenship draw criticisms for this comment, I applaud South, anything regarding Native Ameri-
last seen in 2005, though The Review still reg- generations — a fight for respect,equal rights contingent upon enrollment in higher educa- the school for the courage to honor educa- cans, 19th century New York anti-Irish senti-
ularly publishes “Smoke Signals” in its week- and treatment as human beings. Our cultures tion or the United States military. Unlike a tional excellence, even in the face of narrow- ments, etc.), the reason we have excelled to
ly paper. In whatever shape or form, there has are not party themes. Our traditional regalia wide swath of national and international de- minded legality. such extraordinary heights is our ability to
been a consistent history of those insistent on and clothing are not costumes. We are not velopments whose impact upon the Stan is An active, highly motivated and incredi- provide a haven for the best and the brightest
“bringing back the Indian,”and in each occur- mascots or caricatures.We are human beings. non-existent, the possible passage of the bly involved student,Clara’s future prospects that the rest of the world was too prejudiced
rence our community has been steadfast in Today in White Plaza, a number of stu- DREAM ACT would make a splash here be- are uncertain, to say the very least.“It is real- or stupid to welcome.This is a legacy we must
our opposition. dents will be holding a demonstration to cause, unbeknownst to a great many of us, we ly hard to plan for the future when you aren’t continue.
Unfortunately, degrading depictions of make a clear statement that these issues of have undocumented students among our even sure whether you will be in the country I support the DREAM ACT out of appre-
Native peoples as mascots are not the only is- cultural sensitivity, stereotyping and misrep- Cardinal ranks. the next day,” she remarked, noting the inac- ciation both for Clara’s talent and for the vast
sues of this sort that our community faces resentation need to be taken seriously by Until literally a week ago, I had never ac- cessibility of study abroad programs, paid in- potential these undocumented students can
here on campus. Each year when Halloween everyone at this University. Our demonstra- tually considered the notion that Stanford ternships and other resources. Clara’s only bring to the U.S. as citizens. Xenophobia and
comes around,our community is brought face tion will be held in solidarity with the Ameri- could have any students here that were not real hope of staying in America, outside of over-played fears of “immigrant invasions” a
to face with those who find it fun and cool to can Indian Movement-West’s demonstra- legally allowed to be in the U.S.-of-A. Well, marriage, rests with the DREAM ACT. la Lou Dobbs are not the solution for breath-
dress up like “Pocahontas,” “Tiger Lily” or tions this week in San Francisco at the San you can add that to the list of things I have Though I have a personal connection to ing life into our sagging national fortunes.Let
“Lilo and Stitch,” thinking nothing of their Francisco Giants and Atlanta Braves games, been wrong about.There are a handful of un- Clara, I have no doubt there are thousands us bring people like Clara out of the shadows
demeaning costumes and the history of cul- which will protest against racist imagery in documented students enrolled at Stanford, out there like her who have been blessed and into the legal workings of this country.
tural appropriation they represent. Also, sports, specifically Atlanta’s continued use of with a friend of mine from freshman year — with the opportunity to excel in the Ameri-
every spring, various houses and dorms have the “Braves” mascot and the “tomahawk who for the sake of anonymity will be called can school systems but are faced with the Zack is beginning to get alarmed by his recent
become accustomed to throwing “lu’au” par- chop.” Clara — among them. possibility of ultimately being denied the “serious” streak. Next week he will relentlessly
ties, featuring “tiki” bars and students dressed In a rather candid and moving email ex- chance to make good upon these tools. Edu- disparage some large group of people/Zonies.
up in coconut bras and grass skirts, with little LEON PERALTO ‘10 change, I discussed with Clara the circum- cation, above all, is the means by which to Have any easy targets? Let him know at zwar-
or no consideration of the history and the Co-President,Hui o Hawai’i stances surrounding her status, particularly better one’s life — to become equipped with ma@stanford.edu.
4 N Tuesday, May 26, 2009 The Stanford Daily

SPORTS
FAILURE TO CLOSE Denis
Griffin
Rants and Raves

Softball loses both Friday ford’s only advantage all evening.


Arizona fought back, pushing across three
strikeouts, Rittman acknowledged his team’s
lack of familiarity with Arizona’s third arm in

games, ends season


runs in the bottom of the third, with all but
one of the inning’s four hits coming with two
outs.
the rotation.
“We chased some pitches that maybe if
we’d seen her earlier in the year, we’d have
Looking back
By CHRIS FITZGERALD
DAILY SPORTS INTERN
Senior ace Missy Penna recorded every
out in the circle for Stanford, but gave up 11
hits in the complete game. The Cardinal’s
only other threat came in the fourth, when
laid off some of those pitches later on in the
game,” Rittman said.
Stanford mustered three runs in the sixth
and put itself in position for a seventh-inning
and looking
The Stanford softball team had its dream
of a trip to Oklahoma City shattered Friday
evening at the hands of Arizona.
Koplitz hit a leadoff double in the fourth and
scored on a single from senior Maddy Coon.
But the attack stalled, and Arizona ace Jen-
comeback. Sisk, however, shut down the Car-
dinal, striking out all three batters in the sev-
enth to end the game, knocking Stanford out
forward
The No. 5 Cardinal (48-11, 13-8 Pacific-10 nifer Martinez mowed down the middle of in the Super Regional for the second straight

A
Conference) dropped consecutive games at the order, allowing only two runs. year. t long last, I think we can fi-
the Farm for the first time all season. Before After his team’s first loss at home since The Cardinal’s season included a nation- nally say that the great transi-
Friday, Stanford held an impressive 31-1 March 27, Rittman reverted back to the ba- al-best 28-game win streak and a program- tional seasons of 2008-2009
home record, but this did not carry over to its sics of softball. best No. 2 ranking for three weeks early on in are past for the Cardinal.
Super Regional with Arizona. For the 21st “You get in big games and you can’t give a conference play. And though I won’t have front row
time in school history, the No. 6 Wildcats (46- great offensive team like that outs, and we For senior Penna, the twin losses on Fri- seats,I,for one,am still pretty excited to
15, 13-7) punched their ticket to Oklahoma had three errors — three costly errors,” he day bring her record to 35-8. She exits Stan- see what’s just around the corner for
City.The trip marks four straight years in the said. ford with 119 career wins, the 14th most in Stanford in more sports than I can
Women’s College World Series, with back-to- Junior hurler Sarah Akamine finished off NCAA softball history, and 50 career count.
back national championships in 2006 and the Cardinal and allowed no runs over the shutouts, a school record. Coon, the only I have an odd sense of just how
2007. final three frames. other senior on the team, contributed a home strange it must’ve been to be a sports
After a win on Thursday evening put Stan- The rubber match reflected how much the run on Friday and two hits in her final game fan in the Stanford Class of 2009, be-
ford within one game of taking the series, momentum had shifted since Stanford’s win with the Cardinal. cause I feel like I’m somewhat of an
dropping the last two games was even more on Thursday. The Wildcats ended the Card’s Rittman showed appreciation for his two honorary member as my co-term stud-
crushing for Stanford head coach John season with a 6-5 win, rocking Penna for 10 seniors, Coon and Penna. ies wind down here.There was a much
Rittman. more hits. “I’m very proud of our senior leadership greater sense of finality for the Class of
“Unfortunately it didn’t happen tonight, Arizona jumped on top early via senior in Maddy and Missy — couldn’t ask for two 2008,which saw its era on campus come
but we’re very proud of our team — very Sam Bannister’s three-run home run in the better leaders to lead us,” Rittman said.“The to an end with the football team strug-
proud of the season we had — and it’s just a top of the first inning, and never looked back. things they’ve accomplished over their four gling, but winning some huge upsets
tough loss,” Rittman said. Stanford chased junior Sarah Akamine, years [are] remarkable.” against USC and Cal; the basketball
Arizona brought out the bats early in a 7- adding two in the first inning before an out All told, Rittman pointed to the positives team concluding the Lopez twins-era
3 win to open play Friday. The Card took the could be recorded, but failed to find the an- of his team’s season. AGUSTIN RAMIREZ/The Stanford Daily in style in the Sweet 16; Candice Wig-
lead in the first with freshman Ashley swer to sophomore Lindsay Sisk. Sisk offi- “We’re very proud of our team,” he said, gins trying for a national title in her last
The No. 5 Cardinal saw its season end in the game with the Stanford women; and
Hansen’s one-out double to the left-field cor- cially went seven complete innings and al- “very proud of the season.”
ner. Junior Shannon Koplitz knocked a single lowed only two earned runs on half a dozen Super Regional as it dropped its final two games Stanford baseball driving all the way to
up the middle to score the game’s opening hits. Contact Chris Fitzgerald at chrishfitz@gmail. to No. 6 Arizona on Friday. Stanford finished one the College World Series in Omaha.
run.The lead after one inning would be Stan- On Sisk’s dominance, which included 14 com. step short of the Women’s College World Series. The members of the Class of 2009
will have memories of their own, but
they will be memories of a different
sort — not of endings in their last year
MEN’S TENNIS

Cardinal sees
Baseball misses postseason at Stanford, but beginnings. Because as
I leave Stanford with this year’s class,
it’s hard not to feel that there are good
things around the corner for a lot of
marquis programs here on the Farm.
When I first set foot on campus in
By DENIS GRIFFIN took the win, as Stanford took the the spring of 2004, Stanford football

mixed results SENIOR STAFF WRITER lead for good in the bottom of the was, essentially, on its last legs. Then-
seventh inning, courtesy of some quarterback Trent Edwards gave the
Looking to earn a spot in an wildness from the OSU staff. team some star-power, but not much
NCAA Regional for a hopeful re- With the game tied, 5-5, August hope.And things got worse before they

at NCAAs
turn to the College World Series,the struck out against Tanner Robles to got better.
Stanford baseball team went into lead off the inning, but reached first But maybe they had to. The end of
the weekend knowing it would need on a wild pitch before advancing to the Buddy Teevens-era gave rise to the
a sweep to have any realistic shot at second on a throwing error by the Walt Harris hire. When what seemed
the postseason. But after a series- Beavers’ catcher. After Robles like a safe move at the time, hiring an
By ALYSSA AHLUWALIA opening loss on Friday and a narrow walked junior Toby Gerhart and established Division-I head coach to
CONTRIBUTING WRITER victory Saturday, Stanford was un- struck out Kiilsgaard,James Nygren rebuild a stagnating program, blew up
able to even win the series,dropping came on in relief for Oregon State in the athletic department’s faces with a
Stanford men’s tennis players No. 34 the rubber match on Sunday against and promptly hit Stanford’s next 1-11 2006 season, a drastic step was
Bradley Klahn and No. 21 Alex Clayton the Beavers. batter,senior Brent Milleville,with a needed. And so far, that drastic step
The Cardinal (30-25,13-14 Pacif- TAYLOR CONE/The Stanford Daily pitch to load the bases.Ryan Gorton looks to be paying dividends, as head
ended their runs in the NCAA Singles Tour-
nament last week in College Station,Texas. ic-10 Conference) rallied from a 4- Despite a late surge over the final stretch of the year, the Cardinal could relieved Nygren but gave up a two- coach Jim Harbaugh leads the team to-
Freshman and ITA Rookie of the Year 10 start to the year, going 26-15 over not fully rebound from its poor start. This past weekend, Stanford lost two run single to sophomore Zach Jones wards what could be a big 2009 cam-
Klahn completed his season with a 35-9 over- the final 41 games of the year. But of three to the visiting Oregon State Beavers, ending the regular season to put the Cardinal on top for good. paign.With a promising young QB per-
all record (20-5 dual, 19-8 vs. nationally- much of that was due to a red-hot Junior reliever Max Fearnow haps ready to take over,a solid running
and eliminating any possibility of another run in the postseason.
ranked opponents) after he was defeated on April as the Cardinal was just 10-7 pitched 4.1 scoreless innings, even game and tenacious defense, 2009
Wednesday in the first round of play. down the stretch in May — an im- though he allowed 10 baserunners. could be a banner year for a rejuvenat-
Klahn forced Ohio State’s Steven Moneke provement over the team’s early- Oregon State (35-17, 15-12), Stanford’s arms, meanwhile, got ed Cardinal football squad.
(who made it to the finals match this year) to season struggles, but not enough to meanwhile, parlayed its successful off to a rocky start against the Sunday, 5-2 Oregon State On the hardwood, the Stanford
two tie-breakers, but was defeated in each set make up the deficit and carry Stan- conclusion to the season into a spot Beavers on Friday.Freshman starter In the rubber match of the series, women will return virtually every
7-6(6),7-6(5). ford into the postseason. in an NCAA Regional, joining fel- Jordan Pries gave up a leadoff triple the Cardinal was done in by sloppy major contributor and look to make
“I had been playing well and was confident “I don’t think it’s settled in yet,” low Pac-10 teams Washington State to start the game and allowed three defense and a chaotic seventh inning yet another run deep into the postsea-
going in,”Klahn said after the loss.“I just let a said senior outfielder Joey August and Arizona State in the postseason. runs on three hits,two walks and two in which the Beavers scored three of son. But somehow, now a full year re-
lot of chances slip away, and yes, I am disap- after the series, which marked the wild pitches over the first two in- their five runs. moved from the departure of Wiggins,
pointed to have lost out in the first round of in- end of his Stanford career.“I still feel Friday, 5-0 Oregon State nings.Pries settled in to throw a solid “Maybe not the program every there is the sense that now, more than
dividuals play to Moneke.” like I’m going to put the uniform on The Cardinal opened the series five innings after his early struggles, year, but at least this year we’ve ever, this team is locked and loaded for
Clayton had another impressive showing and keep showing up,so it’s definite- with less-than-inspiring play at the but the OSU offense had already played pretty good defense — real action.
in the singles competition, advancing into the ly a little bit hard. But I’ve had a plate, as the Beavers blanked Stan- provided all the offense Gaviglio good defense,” head coach Mark With the powerful post presence of
quarterfinals this year after making it to the great career and a great time, so I ford, 5-0. Freshman right-hander needed to secure the series-opening Marquess said after the game. “But junior Jayne Appel and sophomore
semifinals last year. wouldn’t trade anything in and [I Sam Gaviglio went the full nine in- win. not today.” Kayla Pederson as the team’s back-
In his first-round match, Clayton came have] no regrets at all. So it’s obvi- nings for Oregon State, allowing The Beaver offense, meanwhile, bone, plus the development of several
back to beat Baylor’s No. 45 Jordan Rux, 4-6, ously frustrating that we couldn’t get only three hits (including two from Saturday, 7-6 Stanford took advantage of three Cardinal exciting youngsters, the cards may just
7-5,6-4. this one done and couldn’t win this sophomore right-fielder Kellen Ki- With hopes to rally in the series’ errors in the second and third in- finally be stacked in the Cardinal’s
In the ensuing round of 32 on Thursday, big series, but again, no regrets with ilsgaard) while striking out seven second game in order to preserve nings to score twice and take a 2-1 favor. You got the feeling watching
Clayton had the chance to avenge fellow Car- all the great things and great rela- and walking none. The effort was the slimmest of chances for a post- lead. But when sophomore Alex Stanford against UConn in the Final
dinal Klahn’s fall to Ohio State.Clayton upset tionships I’ve had here. Gaviglio’s first complete game of season berth,the Cardinal pulled off Pracher came on in relief of fresh- Four last season that the team just was-
“It’s been an unbelievable expe- the season, improving his record to a narrow victory over the Beavers. n’t quite ready — perhaps if Wiggins
Please see MTENNIS, page 6 rience,”he added. 9-1 and his ERA to 2.84. Sophomore closer Drew Storen Please see BASEBALL, page 6 had been a year younger and still on the
team, or Appel and the others a year
older,Stanford might have been able to
hang tough with the Huskies. Next
year, the latter will be a reality, and
there’s certainly no reason to expect
any steps backwards for a team that has
been among the most consistently
dominant teams at Stanford over the
last decade.
As for men’s hoops,it’s hard to envi-
sion a major turnaround coming quick-
ly for a team losing nearly all of its
biggest contributors. But, for better or
worse,starting in 2009-2010,this will be
coach Johnny Dawkins’ team, and he
will get a virtually clean slate to rebuild
the Stanford program. One way or an-
other,Stanford will,at the very least,be
able to get a very good sense for its
most recent major coaching hire over
the next couple of seasons.

Please see GRIFFIN, page 6


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DAILY POLL
MTENNIS CUTS
ing salary increases for the coming ment on them, since they have yet to
fiscal year, eliminating staff within be officially announced.
the Dean’s Office and reducing ex- How effective do you think
Continued from page 4 Continued from front page penditures within each department Contact Ellen Huet at ehuet@stanford. student fasting will be with regard
by 14 percent. edu. to community center budget cuts?
69 votes taken from stanforddaily.com at 9:50 p.m. 05/25/09
Plummer acknowledged in the
the Buckeyes’ best player, No. 3 Bryan Berman said, “courses will rotate email that it is unlikely that depart-
Koniecko,6-4,6-7(5),6-1. out on a regular cycle to make room ments will be able to make the 14 A 3%

GOATS
On Friday, Clayton continued his for new courses — but a regularly percent reduction without eliminat-
success against his next opponent, No. renewed curriculum is surely a good ing staff positions.
12 Nate Schnugg of Georgia,winning in outcome.” Nonetheless, Plummer remained
straight sets, 6-4, 7-6(4). The win drove optimistic about the future of the Continued from front page 39% 30%
Clayton to the quarterfinals, where he School of Engineering school, promising to work with
battled out three sets with Mississippi’s The School of Engineering also Provost John Etchemendy and D B
No. 30 Devin Britton and won the first recently released plans to reorgan- deans from other schools to find safer about their money. They want
set 6-4 before losing the ensuing two ize administration and cut programs creative ways to cut costs. to make sure to do good.”
sets 7-6(3) and 6-4. Britton ended up in order to meet strict budget re- “We are aggressively pursuing “When you have something you 28%
beating Moneke in the final to win the quirements. ways to both generate income and can touch and feel,” he added, C
tournament. Dean Jim Plummer announced reduce expenses so that we can re- “there’s a security and a self-assur-
With the loss, Clayton ends his 2009 that in response to the budget crisis, open the frozen faculty billets,” he ance that their money is going to
season with a 32-11 overall record (14- the school must make a permanent wrote. something good.” A) Very effective. VPSA will reinstate full
5 dual, 13-11 versus nationally-ranked reduction of $9.6 million to the base The school’s plans for the future Walker also noted the appeal of funding.
opponents) in a season marred by in- operating budget. After protecting are still on track, including openings novelty value. B) Somewhat effective. It will at least
juries. CHRIS SEEWALD/The Stanford Daily essential expenditures, which in- for a new automotive innovation fa- “I think just having the goats and raise awareness.
Despite his own individual loss in Sophomore Alex Clayton rebounded clude costs such as faculty salaries, cility and a renovated Peterson the yak out there just piqued every- C) Not at all effective. There are not
the first round, Klahn took time to from an injury-plagued season to reach the school will cut 21 percent of the Building in 2009. one’s interest,”Walker said. enough people fasting.
praise his elder teammate’s successes. remaining operating budget. “We are committed to complet- Bartholomew added that after D) I don’t care.
the quarterfinals of the NCAA Singles
“Alex had a great tournament,” In an email to all engineering ing the key capital projects under- the positive response, she hopes for a Today’s Question:
Klahn said. “He lost a hard-fought Tournament before losing to eventual school faculty and staff, Plummer way,” Plummer added. repeat performance in 2010. Were you happy with your housing assignment?
quarterfinal match to the eventual winner Devin Britton of Mississippi. delineated the various plans the The Stanford Center for Profes- “The goats will be coming again a) Yeah, I'm living exactly where I wanted!
tournament champion.” school has for making such a signif- sional Development, which is the next year, I hope,” Bartholomew b) It’s not ideal, but I’m okay with it.
c) Not at all, I got a terrible location.
Now that the individual competi- for the team and myself to build on our icant budget reduction. The school School of Engineering’s online and said. d) I wasn’t even assigned!
tions are over for the Cardinal,the team successes this season, and to use this will be reallocating endowment in- distance education program, is also e) I did not enter the Draw.
looks forward once again to a united ef- year’s NCAAs as motivation to contin- come, freezing 15 vacant faculty po- considering cuts in the near future, Contact Eric Messinger at messinger@ vote today at stanforddaily.com!
fort at competition for next season. ue to work harder in the offseason and sitions until further notice, eliminat- although Plummer declined to com- stanford.edu.
“Although the end result wasn’t get back to the level we know we are ca-
what I had envisioned for myself in the pable of.”
Individuals, there are still a lot of posi-

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By advancing so far in the tourna- with several sophomores who played senior Brent Milleville was excited to
ment, Barte and Burdette earned All- key offensive roles in 2009,perhaps it’s think of the possibilities for the squad
American honors. Barte was also the Stanford baseball team,more than he’s now leaving behind.
named an All-American for her per- any other, that bears all the marks of a “The pitching is what’s going to
formance in singles, where she was program to watch next year. carry them next year — this pitching
ranked No. 7 and reached the round In short, looking back, 2008-2009 staff is going to be unbelievable,” he
of 16 before falling to No. 8 Marrit may have been a bear market for Stan- said. “Pitching was a little bit hit-or-
Boonstra from Florida. This is the ford sports. But on closer inspection, miss this year, but the talent was there
second consecutive year in which much of this market, at least, seems and these guys just needed a little expe-
Barte was named an All-American poised for a turnaround. rience. There’s a lot of guys coming
in singles and doubles, while Bur- back and they’re going to shut down
dette has been an All-American in Denis Griffin hopes Stanford’s teams turn some teams.”
doubles all three years at Stanford. around faster than the nation’s economy.
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