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A History of the Stanford Review
1987. Stanford University, under President Donald Kennedy, was at its most liberal. It was in that era that it abandoned the Western Civilization humanities program and replaced it with a politicized, anti-Western program. It was in that era when the University created a speech code to threaten anyone who spoke out in politically incorrect ways. And, in response, it was in that era that the Stanford Review was founded. ....Full story.....by Henry Towsner

Bush Finds Core Advisors at Hoover
Dateline: October 29, 1999
This article was written in the middle of Autumn Quarter, soon after Gov. Bush declared that he would run for President. In the year since, his connection to the Hoover fellows has only grown closer. Condoleeza Rice, formerly Stanford's Provost, is now President Bush's National Security Advisor. In this article, the Review brought a story to campus--which later was picked up nationally--that most students were little aware of.

Starting from nothing, George W. Bush assembled largest policy machine ever seen for a presidential candidate, staffed in large part by Stanford's own Hoover Institution.

Over a hundred advisors from everywhere in America are struggling to give shape and form to Gov. Bush's proposals, still a full year before the election. No one has seen anything of this scope before at this stage of a candidacy. And Mr. Bush will need all the advice he can get in order to shape his proposals before this year's front-loaded primaries. ....Full story.....by Bob McGrew and Henry Towsner

Fall IHUM Review: Area One Under the Microscope
"IHUM sucks." Perhaps it's not the most common refrain heard in freshmen dorms, but at this time of the quarter it's at least a close second behind similar comments about Branner. It makes sense: people develop distaste for large institutions that they can't do anything about, and when they can't take it anymore, they turn the institutions upside down. This explains the French Revolution, the inevitable historical cycle of Stanford's humanities requirement, and might even provide insight to the coming downfall of Branner. ....Full story.....by Scott Rasmussen

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