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Stanford, Federal Government Partner to Preserve Historic Software

by Salil Dudani

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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

by Alec Arceneaux

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 [...]

“Moral Foundations of Capitalism” class cancelled

by Devon Zuegel

As the United States dipped into recession after the stock market crash in the late 2000s, capitalism was under intense scrutiny. As concern and criticism of the economic structure rose, part-time History and Philosophy of Science (HPS) professor John McCaskey mulled over the idea of teaching a course on capitalism. “I thought it was a [...]

Science, Technology and Society Program Revises Curriculum

by Alex Richard

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Stanford’s Science, Technology, and Society (STS) program has significantly overhauled its curriculum over the past years.  The appointment of Associate Professor Fred Turner as Director of STS was announced two years ago- “in part,” he says, “So I could begin having discussions about what the new curriculum might look like.” The formal process began a [...]

Cardinal Football Strength Building; Rose Bowl Ahead

by Pepito Escarce

If you are a fan of Stanford football, there was much to give thanks for this past week. First, the Card went into Autzen Stadium and stole then-No. 2 Oregon’s ticket to the National Championship Game winning 17-14 in overtime, on a redemptive game winning kick from much-maligned kicker Jordan Williamson. Then, the Cardinal went [...]

Classified Documents in Espionage Case Made Accessible at the Hoover Institution

by Abby Fanlo

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In 1917, amidst growing concern during World War I that the United States would not be able to find enough manpower for the war effort, Congress passed the Espionage Act. It included the creation punishments of imprisonment and fines up to $10,000 for interfering with military recruitment, while also restricting possession of classified information that [...]

CodeHS Aims to be Market Trailblazer for Pre-College Computer Science Education

by Devon Zuegel

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Zach Galant and Jeremy Keeshin have kept themselves busy since graduating Stanford this past June. The two founded CodeHS, an online computer science class geared for high schools. On November 12th an Indiegogo campaign launched called CS in HS, with a goal is to raise $100,000 to make their program available to 1,000 high school [...]

Libertarian Vice-Presidential Candidate Judge Jim Gray Speaks at Stanford

by Danny O'Neel

Judge Jim Gray, the Vice-Presidential candidate of the Libertarian party, filled McClelland Auditorium in the GSB on Thursday October 25th. Judge Gray, a longtime advocate of drug policy reform, focused on the economy, jobs and education as he outlined the Libertarian platform of Gov. Gary Johnson. He began his talk by announcing “You are all [...]

International Socialist Organization Holds Stanford Meeting

by Danny O'Neel

The International Socialist Union held a meeting on campus Wednesday entitled “Capitalism Isn’t Working: Build the Socialist Alternative” to spread its message and open its doors to the Stanford community. The organizers sought new members and a dialog about socialism’s role in both domestic and foreign affairs. They certainly achieved the latter, and a clipboard [...]

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