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Zachary Warma

The Winds of Freedom, The Winds of Change

by Zachary Warma

An impressive new admit class, the Faculty Senate’s ROTC, the GSB’s new Knight Center and other indicators point to a Stanford poised for future change.

Taking Stanford Back to the Future

by Zachary Warma

With several issues impacting student life, Stanford seems to be repeating history and reopening old debates.

Overcoming the Apathetic Majority

by Zachary Warma

Overcoming the apathetic majority means voters need to realize that the ASSU can actually impact student life for better or for worse.

It’s Time to Open Duck Season

by Zachary Warma

We should stop being complacent about the “duck syndrome” and take real steps to improve student wellness.

The Cost of Greatness

by Zachary Warma

Has Stanford’s quest for world-class status imperiled its soul?

The Farm: Getting some love from the Grey Lady!

by Zachary Warma

Perhaps it is a result of Stanford’s evisceration of USC last Saturday, the Band’s brilliant send-up of “Girls Gone Wild” founder (and SC alum) Joe Francis, or just maybe they realized they couldn’t possibly top Jordan Carr’s review of Going Rogue. Whatever the reason may be, however, The New York Times, the pompous pulp colossus (and [...]

NPR talks Stanford, mental health issues

by Zachary Warma

National Public Radio, the esteemed bastion of obscure trivia, even-keeled journalism, and late night classical music, ran a story both on its website the airwaves yesterday about the rise of reported mental health-related diagnoses on college campuses across the United States.  On most fronts, this news would not come as a particular surprise to anybody. [...]

I See, a (Non-Sanctioned) Full Moon a’Risin’…

by Zachary Warma

As the clock-tower struck midnight, in the face of the great Swine Flu specter and flanked by the entire upper echelon of the VPSA staff (including our dear friend Nanci Howe), roughly 400 Stanford students gathered to “celebrate” one of Stanford’s oddest traditions, Full Moon on the Quad. Canceled nearly two weeks by VPSA, citing [...]

Fall at the Farm: What to Watch For

by Zachary Warma

The masses have once again descended upon the Farm, which means that a new Fall Quarter is about to take off. After a tumultuous 2009, with Stanford enduring its largest budget cuts in history and a bevy of voices arguing about the nature of those cuts, it’s anybody’s game determining how this year turns out. [...]