Volume XL, Issue 2

What Confessions Pages Reveal About Their Schools

There’s plenty of talk about Stanford’s instantly famous ‘confessions’ page, but we weren’t the first ones and we aren’t the only ones spilling confessions on facebook. In fact, the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom shut down ‘Exeter Uni Confessions’ in October of last year – long before the phenomenon arrived at American schools. [...]

Stanford, Federal Government Partner to Preserve Historic Software

by Salil Dudani

Stanford University Libraries has begun a project to preserve the roughly 15,000 pieces of software dating from 1972 to 1993 in the Stephen M. Cabrinety Collection in the History of Microcomputing. Titles such as Tetris and the original SimCity will be shipped to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the federal agency funding [...]

Rachel Maddow on War and the Humanities

Rachel Maddow, television host, author, LGBT advocate, and Stanford alumna, returned to her alma mater on March 16 for the first time since graduating to give a lecture in Memorial Auditorium about her book, Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power. The talk, which also dealt with the importance of a humanities education and her [...]

Freshmen Alcohol Transports Decrease but More Extreme Cases Remain

by Devon Zuegel

During the winter quarter, the class of 2016 received a special email from the Robert Urstein, Dean of Freshmen, and Ralph Castro, Director of Office of Alcohol Policy and Education (OAPE). After congratulating the freshman for passing the half-way mark of their first year at Stanford and for making great strides in reducing the number [...]

The Heart of the Matter: Free Trade

by Tristan Abbey

Our new “The Heart of the Matter” series features interviews with experts on either side of a controversial issue, asking each the same questions to see where and on what grounds their arguments diverge. Arguing in favor of free trade is Dr. Kenneth L. Judd, Paul H. Bauer Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution. Opposing him is Dr. Paul Craig Roberts, former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Economic Policy and former Senior Research Fellow at the Hoover Institution.

World News in Brief

by John Komkov

So You Think You Can Broker Bilateral Peace Agreements? President George Bush recently wrapped up a seven-nation tour of the Middle East where he traveled to push for a peace between Palestine and Israel and to rally Arab states against the Iranian regime. In Riyadh, Bush joined in a traditional Saudi sword dance with Prince [...]

The Right McCaindidate

by Jack Greer

America needs a president who can lead us during tough times, who can make tough calls, who can unite and not divide, and whom we can trust. Senator John McCain is that man.

Giuliani’s the One

by Christopher Sacks

The record suggests that the Democratic Party is heavily favored to win in 2008. In the past four quarters, Clinton and Obama have raised more money than the top Republican candidates. Moreover, the prospect of seeing America’s first female or black president stirs the imagination of millions in not just America—suggesting a potential record Democratic turnout.

Navigating Dire Straits: The GOP in 2008

by Carl Kelm

Though the calendar has turned a new page, the Republican Party has not escaped the problems that have plagued it for the last two years. As its presidential candidates battle for the right to be standard-bearer, the GOP faces both a difficult election and a general malaise not seen since the days of Watergate. And it is not clear if help is in sight, either.

Candidates At-a-Glance

by Staff

As Super Tuesday draws near, we feel it is important to discuss the pros and cons of the GOP candidates. Our At-a-Glance profiles cover each major candidate’s positions and background in a concise, objective style, while our individually authored opinions articles delve into specific concerns or approbations. We hope our readers find our primary elections issue helpful!

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