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February 4, 2011
SUN DEVILS STOMPED
By JACK BLANCHAT
DESK EDITOR
In a long, hard-fought game
Thursday night, the Stanford
women’s basketball team slogged
out a 72-54 victory over Arizona
State.
The Cardinal (19-2, 10-0 Pac-
10) couldn’t quite get on a roll
over the course of the game, lean-
ing on their “Big Three” to carry
them to the always-precious road
win.
Senior Jeanette Pohlen had 19
points, junior Nnemkadi Ogwu-
mike had 17 points and senior
Kayla Pedersen had 15 points, as
the three combined for 71 per-
cent of the Cardinal’s scoring
total.
The Cardinal pushed ahead
right out of the gates, jumping out
to a 25-13 lead after 12 minutes
thanks to nine early points from
Pohlen, but the Card’s offense in-
explicably stalled shortly after-
ward.
For the next eight minutes,
Stanford didn’t make a single
basket from the floor. The Sun
Devils (13-7, 5-5 Pac-10) were
able to chip into the lead slowly
but surely, and five Cardinal free
throws were all that kept Stan-
ford in the lead.
Arizona State cut the score to
30-26 after Kimberly Brandon
made a jumper with 1:14 to go in
the first half, but Pohlen ripped
the ball away from Markisha Pat-
terson and went coast-to-coast
for a layup just seconds later, se-
curing a 32-27 Stanford lead at
halftime.
The five-point lead at the
break was the smallest halftime
lead the Cardinal have had since
a four-point margin over UConn
on Dec. 12.
STUDENT LIFE
Row dues
lead to
confusion
Potential changes to refund
procedure kept low-key
By KURT CHIRBAS
STAFF WRITER
According to several financial man-
agers, Row residents are no longer re-
funded their houses’ unspent social and
board dues. A changed Residential Edu-
cation policy requires that houses de-
posit their budget surpluses in restricted-
use accounts called “Capital Reserve
Funds” (CRF).
Money funneled into these accounts
is used for unforeseen expenses and pur-
chases that will remain in a given house
for more than a year, such as speakers
and furniture. Once the money is de-
posited, it can no longer be used to pay
for parties, day trips, cable television or
kitchen expenses.
Though Row financial managers
(FMs) were informed of the new policy
during training, Residential Education
(ResEd) has not made an administrative
announcement. In an e-mail to The
Daily, associate dean of Residential Edu-
cation Nate Boswell wrote that “no offi-
cial change has been implemented at this
time.”
“Residential Education continues to
explore policies related to spending so-
cial dues allocation in Row houses,
specifically as it relates to maximizing
consistent spending habits from quarter
to quarter,” he said.
Official or not, many financial man-
agers are operating under the policy. Ac-
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NOTES: No. 4 Stanford was in a tight bat-
tle against Arizona State early in the sec-
ond half, but pulled away late for a 72-
54 road victory. Senior Kayla Pedersen
led the Cardinal with 15 points, 10 re-
bounds and six assists as Stanford won its
47th straight Pac-10 game, one shy of
the all-time record. Arizona is coming off
a loss to Cal, firmly in the middle of the
Pac-10 at 4-5.
tained by 25-for-33 shooting from
the free-throw line. In total, the
Card knocked in more free
throws than they did shots from
the floor, 25 to 23.
Brandon led the charge for
Arizona State with 18 points on 7-
for-16 shooting, but the rest of the
Devils couldn’t find their stroke,
Stanford Daily File Photo going 17-for-56 from the floor
and 1-for-10 from three as a team.
Sophomore forward Joslyn Tinkle, above, had seven points on 2-3 shooting in just 10 minutes of play, as the Despite the loss, the Sun Dev-
Cardinal powered its way to a 72-54 victory over Arizona State in Tempe, Ariz last night. ils saved face after their last meet-
ing against Stanford, where the
The second half saw more of out to a nine-point lead after five The Cardinal had a slower- Cardinal steamrolled to an 82-35
the slow, disjointed play of the minutes of play and extending the than-usual shooting night from victory at Maples Pavilion thanks
first half, which was beset by free lead to double-digits with 9:41 left the floor, especially from behind to shooting 64.8 percent shooting
throws, fouls and turnovers. in the game. After that, the Sun the three-point line, where they from the floor, its best all season.
But Stanford ultimately won Devils never got within striking made just one of five attempts.
the back-and-forth duel, creeping distance. However, Stanford was sus- Please see WBBALL, page 8
COMING
UP SHORT
STANFORD HANGS WITH
ARIZONA, FALLS LATE
By JACOB JAFFE
DESK EDITOR
For one of the first times this season, the offense
was clicking for the Stanford men’s basketball team.
Unfortunately for the Cardinal (11-10, 4-6 Pac-10),
the defense uncharacteristically did not come to
play in a 78-69 loss to No. 21 Arizona (19-4, 8-2) on
Thursday night.The 78 points represented the third-
highest total Stanford has allowed all season,and the
Wildcats were the first opponent to break 70 points
against the Cardinal since Oklahoma State in mid-
December.
Junior guard Jeremy Green led Stanford with 21
points, but he shot only 8-for-21 from the field. Ju-
nior forward Josh Owens had 13 points and nine re-
bounds, while junior guard Jarrett Mann had 11
points, eight rebounds and five assists.
For Arizona, sophomore forward Derrick
Williams, who leads the Wildcats in scoring and re-
bounding, was dominant once again with 21 points
and eight rebounds. Sophomore guard Lamont
Jones, junior forward Jesse Perry and junior guard
Kyle Fogg each reached double digits as well for Ari-
zona, which has now won seven of its past eight
games.
In the early going, Stanford appeared frustrated
on both ends of the floor. Halfway through the first
half, Arizona opened up a nine-point advantage at
26-17, due in large part to Stanford’s foul trouble. In
the first half alone, five different Cardinal players —
including four starters — picked up two fouls
apiece.
With so many of its core players on the bench,
Stanford head coach Johnny Dawkins turned to a
lineup of Mann and four freshmen — Anthony
Brown, John Gage, Aaron Bright and Josh Huestis.
Despite the lack of experience on the floor, the gam-
SIMON WARBY/The Stanford Daily ble paid dividends as the Cardinal went on a run to
Forward Dwight Powell, in white above, was part of a freshman quartet that sparked an
eight-point run in the second half to keep Stanford close. Powell finished with six points. Please see MBBALL, page 8
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NEWS
SPEAKERS AND EVENTS

Ford CEO stresses

roots, creativity
NIKHIL JOSHI
SENIOR STAFF WRITER
Alan Mulally, president and
CEO of the Ford Motor Company,
has a lot to say about leading a busi-
ness. Since Bill Ford handed him the
keys to the then struggling car man-
ufacturer in Sept. 2006, Mulally has
led the company’s share price to a
nine-year high, while GM and
Chrysler, its two main domestic
competitors, went bankrupt and
were bailed out by the government.
But yesterday, speaking at the
GSB’s “View From the Top” lecture
series at Bishop Auditorium, Mulal-
ly, armed with a notepad and pencil,
was there to listen.
“Let’s do a case study on Ford.
I’m looking for a few more good
ideas,” Mulally said. “This is Stan-
ford. We’ve got the smartest people
in the world. What are we going to
do?”
When Mulally arrived in Detroit
in 2006, after a successful career at
Boeing, he inherited a company
that was projected to lose $17 bil-
lion that year. Ford, Mulally said,
was a regionalized “house of
brands,” with no comprehensive
strategy, no scale and no global inte-
gration.
“We were unprofitable in every
one of those brands, and on every
model we were losing money,” he
said.
As audience members began
rattling off turnaround plans, Mu-
lally repeatedly commented on the
stunning simplicity of the ideas that
KOR VANG/The Stanford Daily
fueled Ford’s return to profitability.
The MBAs in the audience sug- Alan Mulally spoke yesterday at the Graduate School of Business as part of the “View From the Top” lecture series. The
gested investments in R&D, reposi- Ford Motor Company CEO drove home several points, including the importance of persistance and innovation.
tioning and simplifying the Ford
brand, figuring out what customers “I would propose to you that 100 years ago. Mulally spoke pas- begun doing so well — selling cars.
want, lowering reliance on incen- everything you said is about leader- sionately about Ford’s ability to Yesterday, Mulally made it clear
tives and cutting dividends. Turn by ship,” Mulally said. “Because every continue to play a global leadership that he is attuned to that mission.
turn, Mulally would chime in with a one of those is a courageous deci- role today. “I’ll be outside after this to take
“really” or a “wow.” sion.” “We are a key part of the solu- your car orders,” he quipped.
These ideas felt like no-brainers. To really turn Ford around, Mu- tion for economic growth, but also “We’ve got some great vehicles for
But putting them into action in De- lally said, the company had to move environmental sustainability and you.”
troit, at a company with 100 years of back to its roots, and attack the auto energy security,” Mulally said.
history and a variety of entrenched market with the same discipline and First, however, Ford needs to Contact Nikhil Joshi at nrjoshi@stan-
interests, was not as easy. creativity as Henry Ford showed continue doing what it has again ford.edu.

SPEAKERS AND EVENTS

Lofgren dreams of reform for

immigrant students in U.S.
By ROBERT TOEWS
STAFF WRITER
U.S. Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren ‘70 spoke
in front of a large crowd in Tresidder yesterday
evening. Lofgren discussed her recent efforts to
pass the DREAM Act through Congress and
the challenges that the bill may face going for-
ward.
ANASTASIA YEE/ The DREAM Act is an immigration reform
The Stanford Daily
bill that aims to provide a process through which
immigrant students that came to the United
STUDENT LIFE States illegally as minors can achieve permanent
resident status.
for permanent residency if they arrived in the
U.S. before the age of 16, lived in the country for
a minimum of five consecutive years, graduated
from a U.S. high school and are “of good moral
character.”These students could apply for a six-
year “conditional” legal resident status.
At the end of this six-year period,they would
be eligible to become permanent residents if
they completed at least two years of higher edu-
cation in the U.S. or served two years in the U.S.
military.
Though the House of Representatives
passed the bill last December, it was blocked by
filibuster in the Senate.

RA Advisory Board to In the bill’s current version, students qualify Lofgren, the senior Democrat on the House
Immigration Subcommittee and one of the bill’s
chief proponents, lamented the fact that the bill

serve as campus liaison

By THEO MATTHEWS
In an effort to increase awareness and ac-
countability regarding students’ concerns, a
new Residential Assistant Advisory Board
will meet with Residential Education staff
members, including deans, assistant and as-
sociate directors, over the next several
weeks. The board will function as a liaison to
various student groups and work to educate
and solicit opinions from RAs on new ResEd
initiatives.
The board, which will feature eight to 10
current first-year and returning RAs, aims to
embody a range of residential groups on
campus including all-freshman dorms, eth-
nic-themed houses and Row houses.
Brandon Jackson ‘13, an RA in Castano,
proposed the formation of the board as a
way to provide feedback and respond to
ResEd’s logistics.
“I wanted to create a formal mechanism
that would allow student staff members to
have a recognizable voice as ResEd contin-
ues to grow and develop,” Jackson said.
During fall quarter, Jackson approached
ResEd assistant director Cisco Barron with
an initiative that outlined a plan to better in-
tegrate RA staff into the department.
“The RA Advisory Board is not a voting
board,” Jackson said. “Rather, it is a way for
a select group of current RAs to represent
the many different perspectives and view-
points that student staff members and resi-
dents have.”
Jennifer Calvert, associate dean of
ResEd, said that ResEd was also seeking a
solution to better integration, and was on the
frontier of this initiative.
“We envision the board as a group that
thinks together,” Calvert said.
“As we are putting the board together, we
have been looking for RAs who are able and
willing to talk to and work with the RAs in
their area to represent a spectrum of opin-
ions to the board,” she added.
The inclusion of the new RA Advisory
Board comes after months of concerns
among RAs that ResEd did not fully consid-
er student concerns when changes to the RA
Please see BOARD, page 5
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Zoe Lofgren ‘70 spoke yesterday in Tresidder
about efforts to pass the DREAM Act, which
would enable illegal immigrant students to
achieve permanent resident status as minors.
has not yet been enacted into law.She referred to
the illegal immigrant students that the DREAM
Act seeks to naturalize as “de facto Americans.”
“When I think about this bill not passing, I
think about these young people who have done
all the things they were supposed to do, who
stayed in school and got good grades and played
by the rules,” Lofgren said.“And now the coun-
try they grew up in is not theirs legally, and they
have no prospects for the future.”
Throughout her speech, Lofgren strove to
address misconceptions and arguments often
put forth by opponents of the bill.
“It is common to hear horror stories about
the negative impact that immigrants could have
on our society,but if you look at the statistics,im-
migrants are more law-abiding in general,” she
said. “They have higher rates of entrepreneur-
ship, and they are more active in small business
development than Americans born here.”
Lofgren was pessimistic about the bill’s
prospects in the immediate future, pointing to
the Republican majority that took office in the
House in January and that immigration has re-
cently become a polarizing topic.
“This is one aspect of immigration reform on
which we really should all agree, a bill whose
roots are in fact bipartisan,”Lofgren said,adding
that John McCain, among other Republicans,
Please see DREAM, page 3

RESEARCH

Lab taps new smart

phone technology
By NARDOS GIRMA
A team of researchers at the
Stanford Mobile and Social Com-
puting Research Group is studying
applications of a groundbreaking
technology that could change the
way people use their phones. This
technology, called Near Field Com-
munication (NFC), allows devices to
interact in a new way and is expected
to become standard in smart phones
within the next five years.
NFC works by transmitting
shortwave radio signals. Its potential
uses include the transfer of files, ap-
plications and information, all
through the simple touch of a cell
phone to another device.
Nokia and payWave credit cards
also implemented similar technolo-
gy. Ben Dodson, a graduate student
in computer science and a member
of the research team, believes that
the implementation of NFC will be
driven by the payment option it of-
fers.
“We expect it to be as standard of
a feature as Bluetooth became,”
Dodson said. “People will want to
use phones to make payments, so it
could become a new revenue stream
for Google and Verizon to start mak-
ing transaction fees for every time
you go to make a payment with your
phone.”
The NFC research currently con-
ducted at the Stanford MobiSocial
Research Laboratory focuses on
how applications can take advantage
of NFC as opposed to studying the
payment method.
“What really excites us is that you
get two objects really close together,
and that in itself is enough to make
them interact,” said Dodson. “You
don’t have to press buttons. You
don’t have to launch an app even.
You just get them close together and
Please see SMART, page 5
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FEATURES
Reflections of an
undocumented immigrant
By ASHLEY MENZIES
F
ermín Mendoza ‘11
comes from what he
calls a “mixed-status
family.” His youngest
brother was born in
the United States and is a citizen
by birth. His older sister, a
teacher who recently married, is
a permanent resident. Mean-
while, Mendoza, his parents and
his other brother, a sophomore in
college, are not legal residents.
Courtesy of Fermín Mendoza
The U.S. Senate’s blockage of the
DREAM Act late last year keeps
people like Mendoza in legal limbo.
The legislation would have provided
a path to citizenship for young, un-
documented immigrants who were
brought to the United States as chil-
dren. Its failure leaves Mendoza, a
public policy major, looking ahead
to future activism, graduation and
where he goes from there.
Mendoza was born in Mexico
and came to the United States with
his family when he was 4 years old,
going on to attend middle and high
school in Texas. His parents had
come to the U.S. on a three-month
tourist visa and indefinitely extend-
ed their stay. They moved for better
job security and to help their chil-
dren pursue better educations, they
emphasized to their son.
Mendoza’s parents told him at an
early age that he wasn’t an Ameri-
can citizen, and he was told never to
speak about his immigration status
because he “did not have papers.”
Nonetheless, Mendoza grew up,
went to school and got involved in
extracurricular activities much like
any other American — with his
legal status in what felt like the dis-
tant background.
“I didn’t feel different at all
growing up,” Mendoza said. “I had
the same access to public education
in the United States. My immigrant
identity only pushed me to do better
in classes.”
Mendoza considers himself
lucky. His father has worked roofing
houses for the past 16 years, and his
mother recently changed jobs from
dry cleaning to house cleaning.They
made sure Mendoza and his siblings
never worried about finances and
that their primary focus was school-
work.
Mendoza did not want to work a
manual-labor job like his parents,
which motivated him further to
excel in the classroom.
“Even when I started attaining a
level of education that was higher
than theirs, I still convinced myself
that what I was doing was not as
hard as what they were doing,” he
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was a co-sponsor of the bill in 2001.
He later withdrew his support in re-
sponse to the changing political cli-
mate.
“There are some who feel this is a
divisive issue that can be used for po-
litical advantage,” she said. “That is
not helpful in terms of facilitating an
honest political process.”
Yesterday’s talk was organized by
said about his parents.
Mendoza took his schoolwork
seriously and, in middle school, was
encouraged to apply to a program
for gifted students. The application
for the program required documen-
tation of his parents’ income, which,
as unauthorized immigrants, they
had difficulty providing. His coun-
selors and other administrators at
the school were supportive and
helped him work around these ob-
stacles, he said. He began to feel
more comfortable with his immigra-
tion status.
A few years after gaining support
from his school, Mendoza felt com-
fortable opening up to his peers. In
10th grade, several of his projects in
school focused on immigration and
the DREAM Act. Because his
school was 98 percent Latino, many
people were familiar and concerned
with immigration issues.
“I didn’t see any reason to hide
it,” said Mendoza. “I was protected
by educators at my school.”
Refining a Worldview
For Mendoza, the transition to
Stanford was difficult because he
was in a radically different environ-
ment. There were fewer Latino stu-
dents, and he found people here less
focused on immigration issues. Inse-
curities about his immigration status
sprung up again. Meanwhile, he
wrestled with being gay. He felt dif-
ferent than other Stanford students
and hid those parts of his identity
from his peers during his freshman
year.
But after a fellow student made
jokes about undocumented immi-
grants and pointed out that Men-
doza couldn’t vote, Mendoza felt it
was time to assert himself against
what he felt were ignorant views on
immigration at Stanford and nation-
wide. He tried to be more honest
about his background with himself
and others.
“I struggled with thinking of my-
self as a person,” Mendoza said.
“What does it mean to be human?
People are calling me illegal. I don’t
have any rights.”
the Stanford Immigrant Rights Pro-
ject (SIRP) and co-sponsored by a
number of other student groups.
“I hope students were able to take
away a comprehensive understand-
ing of the complexities of immigra-
tion politics, but more importantly, a
sense of urgency to learn more about
the issue and take some action,” said
Alexandra Salgado ‘11, a SIRP mem-
ber.
Lofgren is currently serving her
eighth term in the House of Repre-
sentatives, representing California’s
16th congressional district based in
San Jose. She received a B.A. from
Friday, February 4, 2011 ! 3
“I struggled with thinking of myself
as a person.”
— FERMÍN MENDOZA
His sophomore year, he joined
the Stanford Immigrants Rights
Project, where the DREAM Act be-
came the group’s focus as it facilitat-
ed President Hennessy’s public sup-
port of the legislation. His junior
year, he collaborated with the group
to plan Immigration Week, which
featured a series of immigrant-
rights demonstrations.
Last summer, Mendoza won a
Haas Center for Public Service fel-
lowship to work at Educators for
Fair Consideration, which works to
advance the educations of low-in-
come (and often undocumented)
immigrant students. When his fel-
lowship ended, Mendoza was ready
to enter his senior year and pre-
pared to fight for the DREAM Act’s
passage. After watching the House
vote in favor of the bill this fall, he
was encouraged.
“It was definitely something
new,” Mendoza said.“The DREAM
Act had never passed in any cham-
ber of Congress. It was a great sym-
bol of support for undocumented
students at the government level.”
But watching the Senate block
the bill soon afterward, he realized it
was not going to pass.
“I was sitting with my sister and I
almost cried,” Mendoza said. “But I
had to hold it back.”
Although Mendoza was disap-
pointed, he said the vote was re-en-
ergizing and that he and other pro-
ponents of the bill couldn’t afford to
be pessimistic. He believes there is
much more work to be done and
feels sad for those less fortunate.
“I am privileged,” he said.“I’m at
Stanford. Other people don’t have
that as a support.”
Although Mendoza can’t legally
work in the United States upon
graduation, he aspires to attend law
school. His experiences have in-
spired him to help advance gay
rights and immigration reform.
“At the end of it all, I feel really
lucky to be who I am,” Mendoza
said.
Contact Ashley Menzies at amen-
zies@stanford.edu.
Stanford University in 1970 and a J.D.
from Santa Clara University in 1975.
“I speak about immigration from a
personal perspective,” Lofgren said.
“My grandfather was an immigrant
who came here because he wanted to
be free.
“I am in Congress today because
we had a country that allowed a
young man who just wanted a better
life to join our nation. Unfortunately,
that is not the state of our country
today.”
Contact Robert Toews at rtoews@stan-
ford.edu.
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Why So Awkward? Board of Directors

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“O
mg, it was, like, super
awkward!!!”
“Soooo awkwarddddd.”
“Dude, he just looks so awk-
ward all the time . . . “
We’re a little obsessed with
awkward, aren’t we? How many
times did you say awkward today?
An awkwardly large number? . . .
Err, awkward.
Anyway, hi. In this, my first col-
umn, I want to tell you about the
beginnings of my obsession with
human interaction. And it all
began with an exploration of awk-
wardness.
My sophomore year, I had a job
as a “Peer Network Engagement
Intern” through Hillel. In practice,
this meant that I was paid to take
Jewish undergrads out to coffee
(although I always went to Jamba
Juice because I couldn’t pass up the
opportunity to say Jamba Jews) in
order to further a sense of Stanford
Jewish community. Before you ex-
claim in astonishment, remember
that my wages came from the same
people who fund free trips to Israel
for Jewish youth. Moving on. Yes,
the job undoubtedly changed my
perceptions of Judaism. But more
significantly, it completely changed
the way I have viewed my interac-
tions with people, with particular
focus on the “awkward.”
Have you ever been on a blind
date? Pretty awkward, right? How
about a blind platonic date? Wayyy
more awkward.
On a blind date, there is a pur-
pose to your meeting. You arrive
with the expectation and goal of
evaluating the other person, per-
haps as your soul mate or perhaps
as your next one-night stand. Phys-
ical attraction matters in addition
to some level of personality com-
patibility; I would imagine that
personality matters less if you’re
looking for a fun night and is of
somewhat greater importance if
you’re looking for your future
spouse. But personality also may
be less important than the physical
attraction because you can either
ignore it (one-night stand) or be
forgiving of what you don’t like
(soul mate) because, hey, the next
date might go better!
My platonic dates with random
Jewish undergrads didn’t have
these advantages. Both my Jewish
Jamba recipient and I knew that we
would not call each other back for
a second outing — the point of my
job was to reach out to as many stu-
dents as possible. Thus the idea of
platonic dating, or becoming
friends, was not really our focus.
We also knew that physical attrac-
tion would not really play a part in
our interaction because we didn’t
have aspirations of hooking up
later. The best we could hope for
was an hour of good conversation,
Miriam Ellora
Marks
and thus personality compatibility
was of great importance.
Let’s just say I met my fair share
of people with whom I was not par-
ticularly compatible on any level.
A few of them made that hour of
conversation seem longer than my
two-hour Econ lectures. I would
ask questions and receive mono-
syllabic answers in return; I would
embark on my own brief mono-
logues and see boredom; I would
attempt to make jokes and see that
quizzical look of, “Oh, was that
supposed to be funny? Um, yeah.
Not laughing.” Dare I say, I felt
awkward.
But several of my dates were
fantastic. And, interestingly, the
success of our Jamba dates did not
necessarily hinge on our compati-
bility as much as something else,
the ultimate secret, the Holy Grail.
They were able to talk to me as if
we were friends already. They ig-
nored the fact that we were
strangers and talked to me freely,
without reservation or hesitation.
And that prompted me to recipro-
cate. We shared stories and opin-
ions; sometimes it became clear
that our personalities were not very
compatible, but for that single hour,
how could we possibly run out of
things to share so long as we were
comfortable with sharing them?
After that, I couldn’t have a con-
versation with someone without re-
ferring to my Jamba strategy of pre-
tending we were already friends.
And I tried it out on everyone —
the cashier at Olive’s, people I met
at parties, my professors. It became
easier to meet new people and also
more rewarding when I forged new
friendships. I realized something
key — that “awkwardness” lies in
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shamelessly at anyone and every-
one (some restrictions apply). And
for another, I convinced myself to
start writing a column, because
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treating all my readers — a bunch
of whom will be strangers — as if
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Miriam hopes you won’t be awkward
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O BSESSIVE KOMPULSION
In Defense of Being a Pack Rat
I
have a hoarding problem. It’s
not a serious issue, like not being
able to walk through my room
because I have a mammoth collec-
tion of 80s Cabbage Patch Kids Kristian
dolls — it’s more an issue of not Bailey
being able to let go of memories and
their physical manifestations, for
fear that I’ll one day regret it.
For example, until this week, I trickles over into my digital life. I
subscribed to the Sunday New York can’t delete anything from high
Times solely to do the crossword, school — not syllabi, not papers,
which appears in the magazine. De- and definitely not PDFs of e-mails I
spite this, I still felt the need to hold sent and received from teachers and
onto the main section of every friends (organized by person and
paper I’d gotten in my brief sub- sorted chronologically and dating
scription period. Maybe someday, as far back as August 2006). My
ten or twenty or fifty years from “High School” folder takes up 32 gi-
now, it will bring me joy to know gabytes of my 250GB Mac-
that I still have a copy of the paper BookPro, though, to be fair, most
from the day Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell are pictures. I have a folder for
was repealed. “Screenshots,” because I tend to
But why would 29, 39, or 69 year- find many things on the Internet
old me care when my current 19 that are worthy of being document-
year-old self didn’t bother to read ed for eternity.
even the front page of a product Though there is some semblance
that, until this week, drained $48.94 of rationality for holding onto the
out of his account every four newspapers and things like copies
weeks? (N.B. I unsubscribed this of The Daily from when my first col-
week because $48.94 was too much umn ran or my Orange Bowl pro-
money in one billing session, but gram, I can’t even begin to rational-
only in looking at my statements to ize keeping the other items. I hold
write this column did I realize I that onto things like receipts from trips
the per week price I paid to have the to CVS, old fortunes from Chinese
crossword sent to my P.O. Box was restaurants, pamphlets about
too embarrassing to write out.) Green Library, or the wrapper that
My answer is pretty simple. It’s once held my sandwich from the
history. And no one seems to value birthplace of the Philly Cheeses-
history as its happening, save for teak (to be fair, I was twelve when I
monumental moments — 9/11 and first acquired it and threw it out
November 5, 2008 come to mind — only a few months after.)
at least I don’t; otherwise, I would Because I keep things like these,
read the paper every day. But I still my desks and drawers, at Stanford
save enough things, like 12 weeks and at home, are like mini time cap-
worth of Sunday New York Times, sules that tend to be somewhat
to the point where I don’t know messy. It’s too painful to convince
what to do with them. myself to throw out my receipt from
Browsing through my computer the then-new Barnes & Noble on
files would reveal that this disorder 86th and Lexington from that day in
Miles Bennett-Smith
Sports Editor
Helen Anderson
Features Editor
Kor Vang
Photo Editor
Willa Brock
Copy Editor
June of 2009, when I had last hung
out with my friend before I went on
a student trip to Italy for five weeks,
which was the longest I’d ever been
away from home, my first time in
Europe and the source of my love
for all things Italian. (*Takes a
breath.*) I wish I could shorten this
sentence, but I can’t, and for the
same reason that I could not (and
still have not) thrown out that re-
ceipt: I place meaning in the small-
est of things based on the larger
ramifications they once held, do
hold, or one day will hold in my life.
I’ll admit that I hope someone —
an anthropologist, maybe, but
hopefully a biographer — might
one day find all my belongings in-
teresting. But barring that, I’ll also
settle for the fact that my life — the
people, the places and the events
that comprise it — is extraordinari-
ly interesting to me and that I never
want to forget any of it. I already
reminisce about the third, fourth
and fifth grades being the best years
of my life and lament the fact that I
don’t remember much of why that
was, so what’s wrong with keeping
everything from the time that peo-
ple tell me will be the “best four
years of my life?”
For this reason, I’ve kept a jour-
nal since November 2008. But it’s
the unreadable, the unwriteable, the
unsaid that I want to remember —
things like receipts that no one else
will understand but that will prompt
me to say, Oh, that was from the
then-new Barnes & Noble on 86th
and Lex from that day...
So, for now I’ll keep on hoarding.
Kristian is looking for free storage
space. If you have any extra drawers
or desk space, send him an e-mail
(which he may keep forever) at kbai-
ley@stanford.edu.

WANDERLUST

TRAVEL 101 Johnny

C
all it my parting co-term gift,
but I’m spilling all my secrets.
Travel secrets, that is. Some
may consider jetting off to Europe
for a few days during winter quarter
excessive, or even foolish, but I’ve
found that it’s one of the most exhila-
rating ways to break free of the Stan-
ford bubble, not to mention a reinvig-
orating way to clear your head before
finals. It may be an obsession, or even
an addiction, but I’ve got a travel
fever and the only cure is more globe-
trotting.
Yes, there is something glamorous
about travel. Everyone loves it, yet al-
ways complains about how expensive
it is to fly in style, stay in luxury hotels,
eat at chintzy restaurants, etc.They’re
right — all of these things are exces-
sively expensive. The travel industry
is created to take away our hard-
earned money, and yet there are so
many tricks that I’ve learned that will
allow you to have your money/good
grades and travel, too. No one can
claim to know everything about trav-
eling, or even the airline industry, but
I’d like to say that from my experi-
ence reading aviation forums, the
pastime of searching for cheap fares,
making huge mistakes and exchang-
ing tips with other travelers, I know a
thing or two about extravagant travel
on a dime.And most importantly, I’m
going to tell you all about it. Heck, if
Jersey Shore is headed to Italy, you
definitely can!
Sometimes it means living a dual
life — or shall I say — a life of ex-
tremes. It’s something like the starv-
ing grad student (me!) settling for
three days of pasta with red sauce
after splurging on a wheel of brie
cheese. Yes, that’s an exaggeration,
but $5 saved here is a ?3 panino on
the streets of Florence. Well, I guess
?3 doesn’t buy much of anything any-
more, but you get the picture. It’s re-
sisting the urge to splurge on the han-
dle of Svedka and going for a Four
Loko instead. Well, I guess you can’t
get real Four Loko anymore, either.
Maybe a better image is fixing your
leaky faucet spending habits in order
to turn on the fire hose for a brouha-
ha in Venice. I’m not sure about you,
but I’d rather have one real caffe
macchiato than an eternity of burnt
“lattes,” or whatever else they have
around here.
Winter quarter is the perfect time
to travel, and over the course of this
column, I’m going to share a few of
my experiences to give you some
good ideas. There are periodic fare
sales to nearly all domestic destina-
tions, not to mention that flights to
Europe are a fraction of what they
would cost during the high spring-
summer season. Or sometimes you
can score a cheap ticket to Hawaii
just in time to relax the weekend be-
fore finals, lazing on Waikiki beach.
There’s nothing like the healing
power of saltwater, tropical fish, sand
and sunshine. Of course Santa Cruz
could suffice if the weather is nice
enough, but I wouldn’t hold my
breath.
Whether it’s a weekend power
trip to London or a week of “sick
leave” in Brazil, I’ve probably done
it. I dream of inspiring new travel-
Bartz
savvy Stanford students. Even if
some of you may dismiss my at-times
spontaneous and ill-planned vaca-
tions as an excessive waste. I am with
this. I aim to challenge the tradition-
al Stanford bubble by showing an ex-
perience of the extreme — wander-
lust. Best of all, these worldly experi-
ences cost a fraction of what you
might think. Would you rather be in
French House or strolling down the
Champs-Elysees? Your pick, just
keep in mind that Cafe Night is twice
a quarter (thank God!). Whoever
said it was possible to lead a fabulous
life of excess without completely
draining the bank account was right.
I’ve said it once, and I’ll most certain-
ly say it again: Stanford is great, but
there is just too much of the world
out there for you to see. Everyone
needs some time away, even from
this Cardinal Nirvana. Fabulous trav-
el is not just for the filthy rich any-
more; even a starving grad student
like myself can get away — to practi-
cally anywhere. You need a weekend
trip, so stop agonizing over a prob-
lem set or what new pair of shoes to
buy, and do as our friend Mr. Twain
once said: “throw off the bowlines,
sail away from the safe harbor.”
You’ll be glad that you did, and just
think of the stories.
Do you have a travel question or just a
hilarious story? E-mail “Prof.” John-
ny Bartz at jbartz@stanford.edu.
The Stanford Daily
POLICE BLOTTER
By IVY NGUYEN
DESK EDITOR
This report covers a selection
of incidents from Jan. 27 to Feb. 2
as recorded in the Stanford De-
partment of Public Safety bul-
letin.
THURSDAY, JAN. 27
" Between 2:10 and 2:15 p.m., an
unlocked bike was stolen from
outside Mirrielees.
" Between 7:20 and 8:45 p.m., an
unidentified person made
three death threats during a
phone call to a resident in ZAP.
The person later sent a text
message to the resident apolo-
gizing for the threats.
" Between 8 and 10 p.m., a U-
locked bike was stolen from the
outside of Castano.
FRIDAY, JAN. 28
" At 6:30 a.m., an injury car vs.
bike collision occurred along
Stanford Avenue.
" At 6:50 a.m., another person re-
ceived an injury after a bike vs.
fixed object collision occurred
in the Tresidder parking lot.
SATURDAY, JAN. 29
" Between 10 a.m. and 2:45 p.m.,
at the Track House, someone
99% of Americans try to avoid getting caught in traffic.
1% of Americans try to avoid getting caught in an ambush.
Photo by Staff Sgt. JoAnn S. Makinano, U.S. Air Force - Zaghiniyat, Iraq, April 4, 2007
broke the window of a parked locked bike parked in front of
rental car and stole a briefcase Adelfa was stolen.
containing the owner’s person-
al belongings. " At 11:05 a.m., a collision with a
fixed object resulted in injury at
" Between 1:30 and 4:45 p.m., un- the intersection of Serra Street
known suspects broke into car and Lasuen Mall.
parked at 267 Galvez Street by
smashing the front passenger " At 10:52 a.m., a non-injury ve-
window and opened the trunk hicle vs. vehicle collision oc-
with the trunk release. The sus- curred at the intersection of
pect made away with a comput- Palm Drive and Palo Road.
er and other items.
" At 12:05 p.m., a woman was
" Between 2 p.m. and 12 a.m., a cited and released at Palo Road
U-locked bike was stolen from and Quarry Road for driving
the front of 612 Alvarado Row. without a license.
SUNDAY, JAN. 30 " Between 12:10 p.m. and 2:50
" At 12:25 a.m., a student walking p.m., an unlocked bike was
along Mayfield Avenue was stolen from the side of Encina
cited and released for being a Hall facing Hoover Tower.
minor in possession of alcohol.
" Between 6:25 p.m. and 8:30
MONDAY, JAN. 31 p.m., a woman’s iPod was stolen
" Between 9:45 and 11 a.m., un- from her unattended backpack,
known suspects smashed a win- which was sitting on the upper
dow of a car parked at the inter- deck of the water polo pool at
section of Stanford Avenue and Avery Aquatic Center.
Junipero Serra Drive, stealing a
purse. WEDNESDAY, FEB. 2
" At 2:20 p.m., at Escondido
"A non-injury multi-vehicle col- Road and Campus Drive a man
lision occurred at Bowdoin was cited and released for driv-
Street and Pine Hill at 1:39 p.m. ing without a license. His vehi-
cle was also towed.
TUESDAY, FEB. 1
" Between 10 p.m. the previous Contact Ivy Nguyen at iknguyen@
day and 10 a.m. Feb. 1, a cable stanford.edu.
BOARD
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application process were an-
nounced last quarter.
“In the past, there have been
some concerns from students
about the lack of transparency and
the overly bureaucratic nature of
ResEd,” Jackson said. “Hopefully,
this board will be able to bridge the
current perceived gap between stu-
dents and administrators who they
often don’t get to have much con-
tact with throughout the year.”
Over winter break, ResEd sent
out e-mails to all of the RA staff to
get a sense of how interested they
were in working to create the new
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something happens.”
Of course, NFC isn’t foolproof
yet. Such an increase in mobility and
openness comes with an expected
amount of concern about privacy ERIC KOFMAN/
and security. Although the maxi- The Stanford Daily
mum transmission distance for most
devices is about eight centimeters,
the addition of a sufficiently strong for the project, remarked on the im-
antenna could enable interference,a portance universities play in creat-
type of eavesdropping on informa- ing a programmable and accessible
tion transmissions. Internet.
However, users would also have “A lot of companies are focusing
the option of disabling NFC in their on proprietary software,” Lam said.
phones, just as Bluetooth can be “They like to lock people in on their
turned off. Scott Klemmer, assistant own proprietary systems.And that’s
professor of computer science, who the reason why our project is fo-
researches barcodes and interface cused on breaking down the barriers
design, voiced a possible concern to openness.”
with the accelerated movement to- However, companies sometimes
wards digital technology. collaborate with researchers in the
“When we start to put informa- MobiSocial laboratory.This collabo-
tion digitally, it raises the question of ration aims to increase the efficiency
how long that information is going with which the NFC technology will
to be accessible by the outside be incorporated into products.
world,” Klemmer said. “So for tran- The effect NFC technology may
sient information, these technolo- have on the smart phone market is
gies are really valuable. But when still unclear. The only phone with
you’re banking on that information NFC technology currently on the
being there centuries from now,it’s a market is the Google Nexus S. Al-
more challenging proposition.” though there is some speculation
Research in NFC technology is that NFC will be standard in the
only a portion of a much larger proj- next iPhone, it is unconfirmed.
ect that MobiSocial is pursuing. The “We know that NFC is going to
lab, in fact, received a $10 million be very new,” Lam said. “And we
grant from the National Science want to be there and help create
Foundation to be used over five open methods.”
years.
Monica Lam, professor of com- Contact Nardos Girma at ngirma@
puter science and a faculty director stanford.edu.
board. In addition, ResEd held an
informational meeting last Thurs-
day, at the end of which they invited “This board is one
RAs to apply for the board.The ap-
plications were closed on Monday.
Nearly finished with the RA in-
terview process, ResEd is now tak- effort to ensure...a
ing steps to prepare for managerial
staff positions.
“ResEd is an incredibly large
and complex organization,”
systematic way to
Calvert said. “As we think about
developing the residential pro-
gram, we have many constituents
and many variables that need to be
be a part of the
considered.This board is one effort
to ensure that our RAs have a sys-
temic way to be a part of the con-
versation.”
conversation”
Contact Theo Matthews at themat@ — Jennifer Calvert
stanford.edu.
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SPORTS
KILLER KLAHN
Defending NCAA Singles Champion Bradley Klahn, above, won his singles match in straight sets, 7-6, 7-5, helping
Stanford beat Texas Tech, 5-2, at Taube Tennis Stadium on Thursday afternoon. The junior from Poway, Calif. is No. 15 in
the country, and the No. 8 Cardinal are now undefeated through four dual matches this season.
STANFORD ACE PROPELS CARDINAL
DASH DAVIDSON
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Thursday afternoon at the Taube
Family Tennis Center brought anoth-
er strong showing for the No. 8 Stan-
ford men’s tennis team, which
notched perhaps its most impressive
victory of the young season by defeat-
ing the No.15 Texas Tech Red Raiders,
5-2.
In what turned out to be its closest
and most highly contested match of
the year, the Cardinal was anchored
by strong play from its No. 1 player,
defending NCAA singles champion
Bradley Klahn.The star junior and his
doubles partner, No. 2 player and jun-
ior Ryan Thacher, secured the always-
pivotal doubles point in a victory over
Texas Tech’s Raony Carvalho and
Rafael Garcia. Klahn and Thacher de-
feated the Brazilian duo, 8-6.
Over on Court Three, sopho-
Bruins
back for
more
No. 1 Stanford puts
ranking on the line
WILL SEATON
STAFF WRITER
After booking its ticket to the
USTA/ITA National Indoor Cham-
pionships, the No. 1 Stanford
women’s tennis team (3-0) had a
week of practice to prepare for a
tough early-season test against No. 5
UCLA (4-0) this weekend.
“Last week we had three matches,
so that was pretty strenuous,” said
senior Carolyn McVeigh. “This week
we’ve been working on our games
and working on a lot of doubles play.
It’s nice to get the group together.
Last week we couldn’t work that
much because we had to be prepared
for the matches.”
The victory over No. 39 Oklahoma
on Saturday after was a good learn-
ing experience for the freshmen on
the team. Stanford bounced back
after an early setback in doubles play
and swept the singles points to earn a
6-1 victory.
“Right after we lost the doubles
point, all of us were just so focused,”
said freshman Kristie Ahn. “[Head
coach] Lele [Forood] likes to say, ‘as
soon as doubles is over, forget about
it. Go straight to singles.’ The upper-
classmen did a really good job of
preparing us, too.”
The young team’s promising men-
tal fortitude is a good sign going into
the match against a UCLA team that
provided Stanford with its most one-
sided loss of last year.After dropping
the doubles point in that match, Stan-
ford could only muster one victory to
avoid the sweep. Current senior Hi-
lary Barte defeated Yasmin Schnack,
7-5, 2-6, (10-7).
mores Denis Lin and Matt Kandath
helped secure the doubles point for
Stanford by dispatching Texas
Tech’s David Gonzalez and Raphael
Pfister, 8-2.
“Doubles points are critical in
matches like this,” said Stanford head
coach John Whitlinger. “Any time
you’re playing a team that is a really
tough team, as Texas Tech is, the dou-
bles point is gigantic — when you can
get that first point and only have to
win three singles matches, it makes a
really big difference.”
Stanford executed early in dou-
bles, securing the final margin by win-
ning four of the six singles matches
and falling just short in a pair of three-
set losses. Klahn, Lin, senior Alex
Clayton and senior Greg Hirshmann
all won their singles matches.
Whitlinger lauded his team for the
way it played against such a tough op-
ponent.
The Stanford women’s tennis team is undefeated and ranked No. 1 in the
country after three matches. The Cardinal squares off against the No. 5 UCLA in
a Pac-10 showdown tomorrow afternoon at Taube Tennis Stadium.
Stanford prevailed over the Bru-
ins, 5-2, two months later, and the
players maintain that this year’s
UCLA squad is a different story.
“I don’t think we’ve talked a lot or
at all about last year,” Barte said.
“We’re just looking forward to play-
ing them on Saturday. It’s a brand
new challenge and a brand new
squad they have.”
UCLA’s biggest change has come
at the No. 1 spot. Last year, Schnack
was a dominant singles and doubles
player for the Bruins, and she paired
up with Andrea Remynse to make a
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“Texas Tech just beat Cal, who I
think is a very good team, a few days
ago, so we know that they are talent-
ed,” he said. “I was very pleased with
our effort today; I thought the guys
competed well and, overall, I’m very
happy with what happened today, and
the team should be too.”
With his team off to a blazing start,
Whitlinger said that the goal was to
continue improving everyday.
“Our motto has always been,‘build
towards May’. You’ve got to be play-
ing your best tennis in May, no matter
how you start the season,” he said.
“You want to finish strong, and we’re
trying to get ourselves into a position
to do that.”
The Cardinal will be back on the
courts Tuesday, Feb. 8, at home against
Utah.
Contact Dash Davidson at dashd@
stanford.edu.
Stanford Daily File Photo
run to the NCAA national semifinals
in doubles, ending the season with a
40-8 overall record.
This season, McCall Jones has
taken over the No. 1 position. A
transfer from Brigham Young Uni-
versity, Jones is a junior listed at No.
26 in the Preseason ITA Singles rank-
ings.
“Yasmin was a really solid singles
and doubles player,” McVeigh said.
“So I think they’re definitely going to
miss her a little bit.”
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MEN’S BASKETBALL
ARIZONA 78
STANFORD 69
2/3, Maples Pavilion
TOP PERFORMERS Points Shooting
J. GREEN, STAN 21
D. WILLIAMS, ARIZ. 21
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
ARIZONA STATE 72
STANFORD 54
2/3, Tucson, Ariz.
TOP PERFORMERS Points Shooting
K. PEDERSEN, STAN 15
K. BRANDON, ASU 18
MEN’S TENNIS
TEXAS TECH 2
STANFORD 5
2/3, Taube Tennis Stadium
MEN’S BASKETBALL
ARIZONA STATE 3 P.M.
STANFORD
2/5, Maples Pavilion
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
STANFORD 1 P.M. PST
ARIZONA
2/5, Tucson, Ariz.
WOMEN’S TENNIS
UCLA 12 P.M.
STANFORD
2/5, Taube Tennis Stadium
Tom Taylor
Are all athletes
created equal?
T
his weekend, there are
two major events on
either side of the At-
lantic sports divide.On
Sunday,fans in the U.S.
will be glued to Super Bowl XLV,
while in the U.K. and a few near-
by countries, the start of the Six
Nations (Europe’s most presti-
gious rugby tournament) will be
grabbing up the headlines. It
might just be a coincidence of the
sporting schedules,but it gives me
the perfect excuse to examine the
recent claims made by one of my
friends that “95 percent of the top
500 (male) athletes in the world
play in the NBA or NFL.”
It isn’t hard to find enough ex-
ceptions to prove that more than
25 of the world’s elite athletes
compete outside of those two
sports. The fastest, strongest and
highest jumpers in the world are
at the Olympics every four years
running track, lifting weights and
leaping as far and high as they
can. Even the best from the NBA
or NFL would struggle against
the top 10 in each of those disci-
plines,accounting for hundreds of
athletes. However, there is a
clear difference between the
M. GYMNASTICS
Stanford sends
eight to Vegas
JENNY PETER
STAFF WRITER
A select group of eight ath-
letes from the men’s gymnastics
team will head to Las Vegas this
weekend for the Winter Cup
Challenge, a re-ranking meet
for the U.S. Men’s Senior Na-
tional Team. Over 100 gymnasts,
including six members of the
2010 World Championships
Team and three Olympians, are
contending for spots on the Se-
nior National Team.
Representing Stanford at the
event are seniors Alex
Buscaglia, Josh Dixon, Tim
Gentry and Ryan Lieberman,
redshirt senior Nick Noone,
redshirt sophomore John Mar-
tin and freshmen Cale Robin-
son and Chris Turner.
“The seniors — Tim, Alex,
Ryan and Josh — are motivated
to have a successful senior cam-
paign and use the year as a
springboard to the international
level,” said Stanford head coach
Thom Glielmi.
The preliminary round of
competition was yesterday, with
the final competition scheduled
to take place tomorrow.
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Pct. Assists Reb.
8-21 38.1% 0 1
8-14 57.1% 2 8
Pct. Assists Reb.
4-11 36.3% 6 10
7-16 43.7% 1 5
very specific challenges of athlet-
ics and the more all-around de-
mands of a team sport. It makes
more sense to ask if the NFL and
NBA have a monopoly on the
athletes in team sports, and to
compare like with almost-like:
specifically, football with rugby.
The mammoth American
football TV marathon may well
last longer than the three games
that will kick off Six Nations, but
it doesn’t take long to recognize
the shared heritage of these two
sports. The balls are both oval,
and you can score by either
touching down or kicking
through the posts. If you pay
enough attention, you can even
spot the similarities in player po-
sitions and tactics, making a com-
parison between the two far more
interesting than between, say,
football and soccer.
There are still, though, some
major differences,and the biggest
of these is the stop-start nature of
football versus the more fluid na-
ture of a rugby game. This does
more than provide for the prime-
time advertisement slots at the
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“Spots on the National Team
are getting more and more com-
petitive as we get closer to the
Olympic Games, so it really
comes down to who delivers
when the time is right,” Dixon
said.
The Stanford men are hop-
ing for strong performances for
personal as well as team-orient-
ed reasons, as the meet helps de-
termine the 15 men who will
make up the Senior National
Team in the 2011 Visa Champi-
onships in St. Paul, Minn., from
Aug. 17-20. However, a good
showing will also reflect favor-
ably on Stanford’s name in the
national and world gymnastic
circles.
“When a Stanford gymnast
wins an event, or places high on
the event, it reflects well on the
work being done in our gym,”
Glielmi said.“The guys’ training
has been going extremely well,
and their hard work has benefit-
ed their preparation.”
“Showing up at such a high-
caliber meet with eight guys, the
most from any club or collegiate
program, speaks to the strength
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cording to Roth FM Lyn Mehe’ula
‘11, Student Organized Services
(SOS) director Nick Peters ‘94 told
financial managers to try to spend
the entirety of their income each
quarter. SOS manages Row house
accounts, including CRF funds.
G E T NOTICED BY When contacted, Peters declined to
THOUSANDS. comment.
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When current Roth residents
/classifieds met last spring, Mehe’ula told them
that she would budget as carefully
as possible in hopes of refunding
the money back to them.
“The mark of a good financial
manager last year was to budget
wisely, so that at the end of the year,
you had the opportunity to give
money back to your residents,”
Mehe’ula said.
TUTORING But at training in August, FMs
were told that unspent money
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Jim(307)6993392 broke the news to Roth’s residents
at the first house meeting of the
year.
“There were groans,” Mehe’ula
said. “No one was really happy
about it, especially since it was dif-
ferent from what I had told them in
the spring, but no one’s really com-
plained beyond groaning at the
meeting.”
Casa Italiana FM Jack Jor-
gensen ‘12 also informed his resi-
dents of the change at the beginning
of fall quarter.
residents who had lived in a Row
house the last year, saying, ‘Just a
heads-up, due to a policy change
this year, we will not be able to
grant refunds this year,’” Jorgensen
said. “I also reiterated that we
would do our best to keep costs
down and make the most out of
their money.”
Purpose of change unclear to many
Officially, the intent behind the
change aims to encourage houses to
spend their entire budgets each
quarter. But among financial man-
agers, the purpose is less clear.
“I’ve asked [ResEd] a few times,
and I’ve never gotten a definitive
answer,” Mehe’ula said.
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She speculated that it might
have been instituted to make sure
that all houses had money in their
CRFs.
“I remember during training at
the beginning of the year, multiple
houses didn’t have a CRF fund,”
Mehe’ula said.
“If you don’t have a CRF fund,
it’s hard to get a lot of things for the
house, especially if the house needs
new furniture or something that’s
necessary,” she added.
Mehe’ula said that she views the
CRF as “incredibly important” and
was initially happy about the
change. Being the first group to ex-
perience the change, however, is
difficult.
“When you are in the first group,
you don’t have previous years to
benefit from, so we are paying into
something that we won’t ever see,”
Mehe’ula said.
Jorgensen, however, stated that
the change was implemented by
ResEd to encourage financial man-
agers to spend all the money they
collect in social dues.
“The Row Office wants us to ac-
tually spend [the social dues] on the
residents [and] use it to provide
services in terms of social events
and activities that all residents can
use to relax and de-stress,” Jor-
gensen said.
He added that the change was
made to bridge a gap between large
Row houses and small ones. Jor-
gensen said that economies of scale
allow larger Row houses to run
high end-of-year budget surpluses.
Smaller Row houses have not
demonstrated this trend.
Under the former policy, this
meant that those living in the bigger
houses would, on average, be re-
funded more money than those liv-
ing in smaller houses.
“[ResEd] viewed it as a little bit
unfair that these small houses were
struggling to make their budgets
while these large houses were hav-
ing large surpluses,” Jorgensen
said.
Slavianskii Dom FM Chris
Kucharczyk ‘11 said he had not
heard of a policy change concerning
social dues, but agreed that such a
change was probably made to even
out the financial gap between hous-
es. He hypothesized that the change
was implemented to “equalize the
pay for housing.”
At least one house last quarter
had a significant budget surplus
that was directed to its CRF fund.
The house’s financial manager, who
requested anonymity due to his on-
going efforts to work out the issue
with ResEd, said that he was not
aware of the policy change until it
“became relevant” to him.
He added that ResEd has tried
to keep residents’ best interests in
mind.
“I think if there’s a big surplus,
they’ll work with you to figure out
how to move those funds,” he said.
“They’ll be flexible about how to
resolve the situation.”
He said one of the difficult parts
of the change is that it’s harder to
save up for big events because sur-
pluses are deposited into the CRF
on a quarterly basis.
“You can’t have a long-term
budget where you spend a little bit
less this quarter, and save up for a
big event in the spring,” he said.
“Everything has to be spent in that
quarter or else you lose access to it.
That’s sort of the surprise.”
Budgeting the ‘spirit of the Row’
Jorgensen said that the change
has, in some ways, made his respon-
sibilities as a financial manager
more difficult.
“We typically have a set number
of events that we like to do, so this
forces us to budget how much we
actually plan on spending for those
events beforehand,” Jorgensen
said. “Because if we budget too lit-
tle, then we aren’t going to be able
to have those events.”
“But if we budget too much,” he
added, “then what’s going to hap-
pen is all that money is going to be
rolled into CRF.”
Overall, Jorgensen thought that
the change was designed to con-
tribute positively to student life on
the Row and maintain its distinct
social atmosphere.
“ResEd, the Row Office and the
managers that work here are trying
to preserve the spirit of the Row as
much as possible, and, ultimately, I
think the policy is designed to en-
hance that,” he said. “Whether it’s
the most effective policy or whether
all the kinks have been worked out
of it, I don’t know. But I think that’s
still the overall goal that this policy
is trying to meet.”
Tyler Brown contributed to this re-
port.
Contact Kurt Chirbas at kchirbas
@stanford.edu.
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MGYM
Continued from page 6
and depth of the Stanford pro-
gram,” Dixon added..
The competition also counts the
individual event scores toward par-
ticipants’ NCAA averages, so Stan-
ford will be able to compare itself
against the rest of the nation.
“It is a great experience, not just
to see how they stack up against the
other collegiate gymnasts but also
Stanford men’s gymnastics will be well represented at the Winter Cup Challenge, with eight current athletes attending the Las Vegas event.
against the best gymnasts in the
United States,” Glielmi said.
Although seven members from
the 2010 World Championships
Team have already earned their
berths onto the national team, eight
other spots are still up for grabs.The
Winter Cup will help determine
those spots based on the following
criteria: the highest-ranked all-
around athlete who is not a member
of the World Team, the top four
gymnasts based on the National
Team Point Program, two athletes
chosen by the Men’s Program Com-
mittee and one athlete selected by
the national team coordinator.
The National Team Point Pro-
gram is a ranking system used for ad-
vancement to the final round. The
top 42 gymnasts in the all-around
and the top two gymnasts from each
event will advance, and the all-
around and individual event cham-
pions will then be decided based on
a combined two-day score.
The Cardinal squad will be
joined by some familiar faces when
it heads to Vegas this weekend.
Stanford alumnus David Durante, a
2002 graduate of the men’s team,
will be at the event conducting in-
TAYLOR
Continued from page 6
Super Bowl — it fundamentally
changes the type of athlete involved.
Football players must develop the
ability for short, powerful bursts of
activity with comparatively long re-
covery periods in between. Rugby
players are required to balance
strength and power with endurance
— the ability to get back up immedi-
ately after a hit and keep running.
In both sports, the athletes train to
perform in certain roles with different
skill sets,but football players take this
to the extreme. Some may spend en-
tire careers working within a very spe-
cific role or position on the field, per-
haps never even coming close to
touching the actual football. For this
reason, they are almost certainly bet-
ter at their primary jobs.This is a luxu-
ry that can’t be afforded within rugby,
in which periods of constant play can
WBBALL
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Next up for Stanford is a trip
down south to Tucson, where the
Arizona Wildcats will play host on
Saturday evening.
MBBALL
Continued from front page
get back in the game.A three-point-
er by Gage capped an 8-0 run that
cut the Arizona lead to one.
Spurts were common from both
teams, though, and the Wildcats im-
mediately responded with seven
straight to bolster the lead back up
to eight. Stanford fought back with
another 8-0 run, including two more
Gage three-pointers, to tie the
game at 33. Gage, a freshman from
Vashon Island, Wash., has received
very limited playing time through-
out the season and had made only
five field goals all year before his
three consecutive three-pointers.
“The one guy who doesn’t play
as much who really gave us a spark
late in the first half was John Gage,”
Dawkins said. “I’m proud of him
coming in under those circum-
stances in this type of a game and
really stepping up and playing the
way he did.”
After a great defensive posses-
sion by Stanford, Fogg hit a three-
pointer at the shot-clock buzzer to
quiet the crowd, and Perry hit an-
other with four seconds left to give
Arizona a 39-33 halftime lead.
With its starting lineup back on
terviews for the USA gymnastics
website as well as sending tweets
during the competition. Durante is
the 2007 U.S. All-Around Champi-
on and an alternate to the 2008
Olympics. Stanford graduate Sho
Nakamori ‘09 will also be compet-
ing at the event.
The Winter Cup Challenge
wraps up this Saturday, and the Car-
dinal will continue team competi-
tion on Feb. 12 at the Gold Country
Classic in Oakland.
Contact Jenny Peter at jpeter12@stan-
ford.edu.
NADIA MUFTI/The Stanford Daily
last more than 20 minutes. It thus be-
comes nearly impossible to predict
and plan for what will happen.Rugby
players must have a wider range of
skills than their counterparts in the
NFL.
And even within the very specific
roles of football players,there are no-
table exceptions to the rule. Most
kickers in football have but one task,
and so, with all the resources behind
them, it would not be unreasonable
to expect them to be clearly the best.
The longest field goal in NFL history
is 63 yards;the longest penalty kick in
international rugby is a full seven
yards further.
Equipment also complicates the
issue. Because football players wear
helmets and pads, they certainly hit
each other harder than rugby players
can while still avoiding serious injury,
but that doesn’t make them better
athletes any more than wearing Air
Jordans would make me (not) like
Mike.
The poster boy for both of these
sports easily fits the stereotypical
In the Wildcats’ last matchup
against the Cardinal, Stanford
cruised to an 87-54 victory behind
a season-high 24 points from
Nnemkadi Ogwumike.
Arizona will try to stop the
powerful Card with its own version
of the “Big Three” — Davellyn
Whyte, who averages 15.2 points
per game, Ify Ibekwe, who adds
“Unfortunately we
didn’t have the
opportunity to make
the last run.”
—JOHNNY DAWKINS
the floor, Stanford came out in-
spired, scoring 12 of the first 13
points of the second half, including
an 8-0 run to take its first lead of the
game. Green took control, punctu-
ating the run with a coast-to-coast
dunk and a layup.
Six minutes into the second half,
the Cardinal led, 45-40, and had not
allowed a field goal in the half.That
turned out to be the last time Stan-
ford would lead all game, as
Williams finally broke the string
with a putback, part of a 9-0 Wildcat
run.
“It was a game of runs through-
out the entire night, and unfortu-
nately we didn’t have the opportu-
nity to make the last run,” Dawkins
said.
As the second half wore on, the
game remained close and the fouls
started to pile up again, putting
both teams in the bonus with plenty
of time remaining. Consecutive
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WTENNIS
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This year’s team appears to be
particularly prepared for the chal-
lenge, even though several of the
freshmen are facing their first big
Pac-10 test.
“We’ve seen a lot of really great
stuff from them [the freshmen] so
far,” McVeigh said. “They’ve had
really successful junior careers be-
fore Stanford so they know what
it’s like to play in big situations. I
know they’re going to battle and
“Losing to
them was a
wakeup call
for the team.”
—Caroline McVeigh
give it their all.”
Over the past several seasons,
UCLA has become a big rival for
the Cardinal in both Pac-10 and
national competition, claiming
their first NCAA Championship
in 2008 as Stanford struggled. But
since then, the Card is 2-1 against
the Bruins with its own NCAA
championship in 2010 — the lone
Stanford loss being the 6-1
blowout in Los Angeles last year.
“Losing to them last year was a
wakeup call for the team,”
McVeigh said. “We started work-
ing a lot harder. We knew that
even though we were really good,
we had to bring our best for every
match.They won NCAAs two sea-
sons ago and they’ve been one of
our rivals ever since then.”
The match is scheduled for
noon on Saturday at Taube Family
Tennis Stadium.
Contact Will Seaton at wseaton@
stanford.edu.
ideal of what an athlete should look
like: tall, broad-shouldered, strong
and fast. It’s also hard to fault foot-
ball or rugby players’ commitment
— they get hit hard, hard enough to
break lesser men, but still come back
for more. Unfortunately, rugby play-
ers don’t play football and vice versa,
so there is no way to make an objec-
tive comparison.
It would be all too easy for me to
rank rugby far above football, but
the truth is disappointingly far less
controversial. The world’s best ath-
letes are those who have taken their
particular discipline to its absolute
maximum, who have drilled their
bodies and refined their god-given
talents to reach the limit of what is
achievable within the rules of their
own sport.
Tom Taylor clearly wishes he had the
body of a wide receiver, but sadly, he
does not. If you’d like to taunt him
with a picture of your rock-hard abs,
send him an e-mail at tom.taylor
@stanford.edu.
13.9 points and 9.8 rebounds a
game, and Soana Lucet, who puts
in 11.7 points per game.
The Cardinal will put its 13-
game win streak on the line in Tuc-
son on Saturday at 4 p.m. in the
McKale Center.
Contact Jack Blanchat at jmblanchat
@stanford.edu.
layups by freshman forward
Dwight Powell — four of his six
points for the game — tied the
game at 58 with just five minutes to
play.
Stanford made only two field
goals the rest of the way, though,
and the Wildcats made clutch shots
down the stretch. While the Cardi-
nal was its usual inconsistent self at
the free-throw line, Arizona made
all eight of its charity shots in the
final 1:23 to secure the victory.
For the game, the Wildcats shot
53 percent from the field, while
Stanford shot only 41 percent. The
Cardinal had 16 offensive re-
bounds, which were converted to 22
second-chance points. However,
Stanford shot only 6-for-25 from
the three-point line, including 1-for-
13 in the second half. Arizona leads
the country in three-point field goal
defense, allowing only 27 percent
from beyond the arc.
Up next for the Cardinal is Ari-
zona State, who Stanford defeated,
70-56, last month in Tempe.The Sun
Devils have lost seven consecutive
Pac-10 games and have not won a
road game since Jan. 1.
Stanford and Arizona State tip
off on Saturday at 3 p.m. at Maples
Pavilion.
Contact Jacob Jaffe at jwjaffe@stanford.
edu.
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SLIDERBAR
A
mericans may have a
slightly skewed per-
ception of tapas. The
Spanish style of eating
(Andalusian in origin)
involves a small plate of food
served at a bar specifically to
accompany drinks. Our
interpretation is something
more along the lines of mak-
ing a meal at a restaurant out
of appetizers. One permuta-
tion of the American philos-
ophy on tapas is sliders.
However, just as we were
somewhat off in our under-
standing of tapas, so is
Sliderbar off in their attempt
at sliders.
SliderBarCafe
VERDICT:
324 University Ave.
Palo Alto
“Don’t
Bother” 650.322.7300
Sliderbar has a casual
atmosphere that works best
as a relatively quick lunch
destination or a happy hour
stop for drinks and food
after work. The décor of the
restaurant and bar makes it
relatively cozy, so it is easier
to overlook the fact that the
small space can certainly get
cramped.
Unfortunately, any
redeeming aspects of the
2 turn allows the cheese to
intermission
predict the winners
MOVIES
page 5
MISSES THE MARK
vibe are trumped by the sub-
par menu. In general, all of
their beef options are weak.
The American Classic Slider,
for example, is a disaster. It
lacks flavor almost entirely
and ultimately ends up
resembling a savory Twinkie
as mayonnaise oozes through
the perforation in the top of
the bun created by the
wooden pick. The same is
true of the Double
Cheeseburger Slider — it’s
just a larger version of its
Classic cousin that is physi-
cally more difficult to eat.
The Kobe Beef Slider is dis-
appointing as well and is
demonstrative of Sliderbar’s
failure to understand how to
bring out the savory, tender
aspects of meat.
Sliderbar performs poor-
ly with its non-beef options,
too. For example, despite the
powerful ingredients, the
California Chicken Slider
manages to completely
underwhelm in terms of fla-
vor. Neither the garlic, ginger
or chipotle come through at
all — only a bland, forget-
table slider is left in their
place. The All Natural Italian
Sausage Slider Dog is chewy
with a flavor similar to a
cheap hotdog purchased at
the grocery store; even the
tsunami of relish can’t cover
up poor quality meat. The
MUSIC
page 3
Intermission revies the latest effort from
Cold War Kids
Roxy Sass shows off her
ADVICE
page 8
A combination of the American Classic and California Chicken sliders at SliderBar Cafe
Vegetarian Slider is a waste.
The patty is shockingly dry
and makes the dish difficult
to eat, given its displeasing
mouth-feel. And while the
Serrano Chili Southwestern
Slider has a bit of a spicy
kick to it, there is nothing to
compliment the Serrano chili
flavor, leaving the burger as
more of a tease of what
could have been.
Not all of the sliders were
complete misfires, but none
were outstanding. The
Mediterranean Slider, for
example, has good flavor to
it, but the proportions are a
bit off; the lamb patty is deli-
cious, but so large that it
overwhelms any of the sur-
rounding flavors, which in
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impart a particularly heavy
feel to the burger without
providing much of the subtle
feta flavor. The Marinated
Portobello Slider is also
somewhat enjoyable. The
savory mushroom provides a
delectable substitution for
meat that is well-compli-
mented by the sweetness of
the caramelized onions and
the balsamic vinegar. The
Memphis Style Natural
Pulled Pork BBQ Slider is
one of their stronger dishes
with a nice, sweet and tangy
BBQ sauce that is not too
heavy, but it hardly holds up
to the dedicated BBQ restau-
rants in the surrounding area
for purists on a quest.
The excitement underly-
ing an establishment like
cover
food
Sliderbar is the ability to
avoid commitment and try a
little bit of everything; five
sliders is a manageable feat
allowing a good sampling of
the whole menu. But when
so few dishes deliver any-
thing worth noting, the
experience unravels, and you
become forced to order from
a limited set of mediocre
options. If you need the fun
of sundry tastes, consider
tapas at Joya. If you’re in the
mood for a solid hamburger,
try The Counter. If you’re
thinking of Sliderbar, “don’t
bother.”
—joshua GLUCOFT
contact josh: glucoft@stan-
ford.edu
 music
O
.C.-natives Cold War Kids defy all
chill Californian stereotypes of
beaches, sunshine and greenery. They
sport black jackets and skinny jeans fit for
cloudy skies. Darkly insightful lyrics accompa-
ny the soaring vocals, which contain a blend
of garage post-punk and gospel fervor. This is
the epitome of indie-rock cool, as far as image
goes.
The first time I stumbled on the band
was when I heard “Hospital Beds” from their
2006 debut “Robbers & Cowards.” “Mine Is
Yours,” the title track of their new album, is
fashioned like a power ballad. Soft, tween
pop-worthy electronic beats introduce the
tune, and then echoing drums fall in line with
lead singer Nathan Willet’s words. Realistic
love runs out of room, Willet mourns. He
cannot sway the sun or the moon for the
object of his affection. A crescendo into the
heights of romance succeeds in ear-worthy
satisfaction, promising “All my stones become
your pearls/All of my trials are your treasures.”
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fall, I come out of the wilderness to lay by the
off the album don’t shy away from tribulation
waterfall”). Aside from the strong presence of
either. “Royal Blue” dotes on watching rain
guitars and drums, synth keyboards give the
clouds and having skies for roofs. Upbeat
Cold War Kids airy, glazed undertones. There
clapping and rough-and-tumble guitar riffs
is richness of sound, which proves comple-
make this message shine. Likewise, “Out of
mentary to the emotion-packed array of love
the Wilderness” is laden with visual imagery,
stories.
interesting enough to seem otherworldly
Two odd music styles end up in the selec-
(“cryptic graffiti greetings to read”) and mag-
tion, really for variety’s sake rather than to
nificent enough to place yourself in the scene
add depth to the album. “Bulldozer,”
(“I will always walk tall/when the rain starts to
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“Sensitive Kid” and “Cold Toes on the Cold
Floor” feature sharper vocals, jagged and
fierce in temperament. In this way, the Cold
War Kids retain the slightly disheveled charm
of their earlier albums. These songs would be
better received in an eclectic blues lounge
because they near on rockabilly and are just
short of ‘90s grunge.
This music release ends with “Flying
Upside Down,” a somewhat forgetful tune
meant to leave you with the rising soulfulness
of the band. The goal for this track seems to
be raw energy instead of lasting enjoyment.
Though there are definite lulls in the
song list, the Cold War Kids’ ambitious
attempt to bring heart isn’t for naught. For
instance, other artists addressing similar top-
ics are tempted to sing apathetically. For those
with a soft spot for a cross between main-
stream melodies and indie ruggedness, the
band is at point in its career to convey exactly
that.
A blogosphere chart-topper is “Skip the
Charades.” The song is a plea for seeing
through the fogginess of false strength and
flowery language. Jangling cymbals and light
guitar strumming offset the dim nature of the
narrative (“you wait on letters/patient for any
sign of life”).
And then there’s “Finally Begin,” a more
low-key number. Near-spoken verses state the
scenario: years of over-thinking and commit-
ment issues on the protagonist’s part broaden
the distance between two lovers. He tells him-
self, “If it’s got to be a leap of faith, I wish some-
body’d push me. That way I’d know who to
blame.” The lilting way that insecurities are
expressed draws in the listener while the com-
plexity offers more sentimental value than
your average refrain.
Ultimately, the Cold War Kids are
refreshing for slow mornings and overcast
days. They’re commendable for being radio-
friendly yet still being poetically dynamic
enough for the indie world.
—sophia VO
contact sophia:
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‘Life,’ ‘Salesman’ and ‘Happy’ strike a
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ntermission flew out to Utah last week for the
27th Sundance Film Festival. While it’s pretty
much impossible to watch all the films, we did
manage to check out a couple.
“Life in a Day”
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wasted, lost in routine and Documentary
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bartered away. But there is
something human and
imperfect and beautiful about the way those com-
mon hours are spent, the choices we make with-
out thought, the act of rising, of brewing coffee, of
screaming and crying and kissing and laughing —
and somehow, with the help of thousands of peo-
ple around the world, director Kevin MacDonald
has captured it in “Life in a Day,” a 90 minute doc-
umentary. We meet a man who has been biking
around the world for nine years, a mother strug-
gling with cancer, a boy without a mother, a boy
who shines shoes for a living. We watch love and
rejection and hope and frustration unfold on the
screen, but it is not the monumental that cuts us
deepest — it is the universality of, and beauty in,
the banal that is most striking. “Life in a Day” is a
gorgeous film that artfully combines footage from
all over the world, captured by thousands of indi-
viduals who responded to MacDonald’s YouTube
directive: to film one day — July 24, 2010 — in
your life and submit the footage. From over 8,500
hours of film, MacDonald and his producers
gleaned thousands of clips which, together, com-
prise a visual poem that is at once affirming,
depressing, moving and ultimately wonderful, true
to life itself.
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movie, we laughed. We sat
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Quebec suburb in the dead
of winter. We watched, bored,
as a car salesman went about his business in
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French, with barely readable white subtitles
scrawled across the winter landscape. We watched
patiently as he extended his hand for gumballs
from his grandson, we watched expectantly as he
greeted his daughter with a kiss, we watched drea-
rily as he sold cars, we watched sleepily as he
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that tragedy: selling cars, eating leftovers, walking
in the snow. We left the theater feeling a little per-
plexed and very bored, the Park City chill turning ERIC KOFMAN/ The Stanford Daily
our exasperated sighs into little cold clouds. We
laughed about the self-indulgent artsiness of the life — her troubled husband, who cannot even
film, we joked about the lack of significance in the feign sexual interest in her, and her troublemaking
obsession with the mundane and we went to bed, son, who, in one scene, tells her she is ugly — are
unaware that this film had penetrated our con- deprecating and cruel. When the perfect young
sciousness and — in some undetected but indeli- family moves next door, Kaja’s world is given a big
ble way — had moved us. “The Salesman” is a film kick of excitement, and we watch as the aforemen-
that requires patience, a film that should be tioned blowjobs and infidelity unfold with humor
absorbed rather than analyzed, appreciated for the and honesty. A racially-charged subplot of the
blank stare into reality that it offers. film involving Kaja’s white son and the family next
door’s adopted African son lends a dark and
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against a Pepto-pink backdrop. that brutal truth, on every level, is remarkable and
Which begged the question: What? For goodness brave. Similar to “The Kids Are All Right” in tone,
sake, its tagline was “a comedy about infidelity, but with an extra element of humor and a touch
moose meat, blowjobs and cottage cheese.” I of the absurd (there is a Norwegian a cappella boy
immediately wrote the film off, assuming it was band that serves as a kind of Greek chorus for the
going to be unbearably kitsch and contrived. film, singing American folk hymns between
How wrong I was. “Happy Happy” is, in a scenes), “Happy Happy” was a winner at
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Norway. Kaja, played by Agnes Kittelson, is incred- —jennifer SCHAFFER
ibly charming and funny, but the two men in her contact jennifer: jmschaff@stanford.edu
movies Academy Awards Nominations and Predictions
Best Picture
“Black Swan,” “The Fighter,” Inception,” “The
Kids Are All Right,” “The King’s Speech,”
“127 Hours,” “The Social Network,” “Toy
Story 3,” “True Grit” and “Winter’s Bone.”
Who will win: Despite the earlier critical
buzz surrounding “Black Swan” and “The
Social Network,” which won Best Picture at
the Golden Globes, it will be near impossible
to stop the momentum of “The King’s
Speech,” which recently swept the Producers,
Directors and Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Unless “The Social Network” pulls off a last-
minute comeback, expect the historical
drama to take the top prize this year.
Best Actor in a Leading Role
Javier Bardem in “Biutiful,” Jeff Bridges in
“True Grit,” Jesse Eisenberg in “The Social
Network,” Colin Firth in “The King’s Speech”
and James Franco in “127 Hours.”
Who will win: Colin Firth is the obvious
favorite with his recent wins at the Golden
Globes and Screen Actors Guild Awards. No
doubt the Academy will also want to reward
Firth for his breathtaking performance in
“The King’s Speech,” not to mention for a
long and successful Hollywood career.
Best Actor in a Supporting Role
Christian Bale in “The Fighter,” John Hawkes
in “Winter’s Bone,” Jeremy Renner in “The
Town,” Mark Ruffalo in “The Kids Are All
Right” and Geoffrey Rush in “The King’s
Speech.”
Who will win: Christian Bale is a likely
choice after his Golden Globes win for his
gritty turn in “The Fighter,” but don’t dis-
count John Hawkes. He was nearly unrecog-
nizable in thriller “Winter’s Bone,” and his
chilly, terrifying performance is definitely
worth a win.
Best Actress in a Leading Role
Annette Bening in “The Kids Are All Right,”
Nicole Kidman in “Rabbit Hole,” Jennifer
Lawrence in “Winter’s Bone,” Natalie
Portman in “Black Swan” and Michelle
Williams in “Blue Valentine.”
Who will win: There is no denying Natalie
Portman’s dominance this awards season for
“Black Swan,” but if an upset happens, the
award will likely go to Annette Bening, who
has been nominated four times for an
Academy Award, but has never won.
Best Actress in a Supporting Role
Amy Adams in “The Fighter,” Helena
Bonham Carter in “The King’s Speech,”
Melissa Leo in “The Fighter,” Hailee Steinfeld
in “True Grit” and Jacki Weaver in “Animal
Kingdom.”
Who will win: Melissa Leo has already
picked up plenty of awards for her perform-
ance in “The Fighter,” putting her in the lead
for this award. However, the Academy loves
an upset, and the Supporting Actress catego-
ry can be full of surprises. Newcomer Hailee
Steinfeld wowed the crowd with her per-
formance in “True Grit,” and Jacki Weaver
was terrifying as a heartless mafia mother in
“Animal Kingdom.” Either one is a likely pick
in the case of an upset.
Best Director
Darren Aronofsky for “Black Swan,” David
O. Russell for “The Fighter,” Tom Hooper for
“The King’s Speech,” David Fincher for “The
Social Network” and Joel and Ethan Coen
for “True Grit.”
Who will win: Although David Fincher was
the earlier favorite for “The Social Network,”
Tom Hooper’s recent Directors Guild win
cements him as the favorite. It’s possible
either Darren Aronofsky or the Coen broth-
ers could upset for their films this year, both
done in their signature styles, but odds point
to another win for “The King’s Speech.” (It’s
perhaps important to note Christopher
Nolan’s obvious snub in being excluded from
this category for “Inception.”)
Best Documentary (Feature)
“Exit through the Gift Shop,” Banksy and
Jaimie D’Cruz, “Gasland,” Josh Fox and Trish
Adlesic, “Inside Job,” Charles Ferguson and
Audrey Marrs, “Restrepo,” Tim Hetherington
and Sebastian Junger, and “Waste Land,”
Lucy Walker and Angus Aynsley.
Who will win: Although it is not completely
outside the realm of possibility for Banksy to
win for his unusual, witty documentary,
expect “Inside Job,” a searing portrait of Wall
Street’s role in the recent financial crisis, to
take home the statuette.
Best Film Editing
“Black Swan,” “The Fighter,” “The King’s
Speech,” “127 Hours” and “The Social
Network.”
Who will win: Ignoring another glaring Who will win: “The King’s Speech” will likely
“Inception” snub, expect another win for start its Academy Awards winning streak
“The King’s Speech.” Although “The Social early in the evening with this award, unless
Network” is another likely winner, expect the Lisa Cholodenko and Stuart Blumberg can
momentum of “The King’s Speech” to start come from behind with their witty, original,
early in the awards program with this prize. family drama “The Kids Are All Right.”
Best Music (Original Score) — h a l l e E D WA R D S
“How to Train Your Dragon,” John Powell, contact halle: halle@stan-
“Inception,” Hans Zimmer, “The King’s
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Speech,” Alexandre Desplat, “127 Hours,”
A.R. Rahman, and “The Social Network,”
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross.
Who will win: Although Trent Reznor and
Atticus Ross picked up the Golden
Globe for their understated, moody
score for “The Social Network,” don’t
be surprised to see Hans Zimmer win
for “Inception.” It could provide the
blockbuster’s only win of the night,
and Zimmer has a large body of
soundtrack work supporting him.
Best Adapted Screenplay
“127 Hours,” Danny Boyle and Simon
Beaufoy, “The Social Network,” Aaron
Sorkin, “Toy Story 3,” screenplay by
Michael Arndt; story by John Lasseter,
Andrew Stanton and Lee Unkrich, “True
Grit,” written for the screen by Joel Coen
and Ethan Coen, and “Winter’s Bone,”
adapted for the screen by Debra Granik and
Anne Rosellini.
Who will win: Aaron Sorkin is the favorite
for his witty, fast-paced “Social Network”
script, especially after winning at the Golden
Globes. However, Debra Granik and Anne
Rosellini’s work in “Winter’s Bone” was phe-
nomenal, and if the movie picks up any
awards, this might be it.
Best Original Screenplay
“Another Year,” written by Mike
Leigh, “The Fighter,” screenplay
by Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy and
Eric Johnson; story by Keith
Dorrington, Paul Tamasy and Eric
Johnson, “Inception,” written
by Christopher Nolan,
“The Kids Are All
Right,” written by Lisa
Cholodenko and Stuart
Blumberg, and “The
King’s Speech,” screen-
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Derek Cianfrance’s poignant “Blue
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love story that reminds us that some-
times, happily ever after is merely a means
to an end. Featuring Ryan Gosling and
Michelle Williams as the 20-something cou-
ple Dean and Cindy, the film juxtaposes the
optimistic, early days of tenuous courtship
with the decidedly unglamorous family life
of years later, weaving together two narra-
tives from markedly different times and
spaces.
Shot in crisp, vibrant Super 16 mm as
the young couple falls in love, and grainier
Red One as their marriage slowly crumbles,
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f you thought the gun-filled poster
of “The Mechanic” advertised a
movie about some guy who repairs
firearms, you’re wrong. With exciting
car chases, fighting and other forms of
violence, the film delves into the world
of a super assassin.
Arthur Bishop (Jason Statham), the
titular master hit man, has killed countless
people, and he’s good at it. His cool,
detached dedication to his job shows when
he kills his mentor Harry McKenna (Donald
Sutherland) without as much as a blink.
McKenna’s death leaves his only son Steve
(Ben Foster) in emotional and financial
wreckage. To make up for his actions, lone-
wolf Arthur decides to take Steve as an
apprentice and teaches him the ways of his
“clean” killing philosophy.
“The Mechanic” is definitely a treat for
action fans. It encompasses all necessary ele-
ments of a good action movie — weapons,
explosions and, of course, lots and lots of
tough guys with inhuman gun and fighting
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the film achieves a dreamy quality as it
jumps back and forth through time. And, at
just under two hours, the slow yet steady
pacing makes experiencing the evolution of
the relationship as voyeuristic as watching a
train get derailed in slow motion; deep
down you know what’s coming, but you
can’t quite believe it until it happens.
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skills executing coldhearted kills. The film is
a great adrenaline rush, especially toward
the end of the movie when the blood and
gore factor is especially pronounced. With
blood spilling around, Arthur and Steve
demonstrate the copious ways a human can
die. While they may not be aesthetically
pleasing, the fights onscreen definitely get
your heart pumping.
A perfect fit for his role, Stratham has
made a name for himself playing the leads
in countless action-packed, testosterone-
filled B-movies. He captures the audience
here with his charisma, portraying the cool
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At the heart of “Blue Valentine” lies an
eerie verisimilitude that makes it alternately
compelling and yet difficult to watch.
Because the movie was in development for
nearly a decade, both Gosling and Williams
had years to prepare for these roles, and
when production finally began, Cianfrance
pulled out all the stops in order to make it
but conflicted Arthur with a brooding reti-
cence. Likewise, Foster, best known as Angel
in “X-Men: The Last Stand,” works well with
man.
However, the directing methods and
cookie-cutter plot detract from the strong
performances. Scene transitions could’ve
been smoother, storylines more convincing
feel as authentic as possible. The majority of
the film is unscripted, and much of it was
shot in long, continuous takes, giving the
actors a rare kind of freedom. This method
yields a raw candidness, which perhaps is
what struck a nerve with the MPAA, who
initially stamped an NC-17 rating on it. But
and Other Drugs”), nothing in “Blue
Valentine” feels gratuitous or exploitative. In
actuality, very little is shown, and what does
get included only emphasizes how Dean and
Cindy’s relationship changes.
Gosling gives a forceful performance as
a man crazy in love, and particular scenes in
“Blue Valentine” will make Nicholas Sparks
fans reminisce over a popular 2004 romance
drama that incidentally also co-starred a
fair-skinned, doe-eyed blonde in the lead. As
Dean, a walk across the Brooklyn Bridge
suddenly takes a turn for the worse, much
like a certain Ferris wheel ride from another
film, and the scene in which Dean and
Cindy consummate their relationship for the
first time will probably also ring some bells.
This is not to say that Cianfrance’s film is
simply “The Notebook” redux (although as a
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— the ease with which Steve trains to
become an assassin is a bit eyebrow raising.
2008’s “Wanted” with Angelina Jolie did a
much better job in those respects.
As far as cool, mindless fun goes, “The
Mechanic” certainly fits the bill.
—cindy NI
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‘Archer’: Thursday night cartoons
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dmittedly, certain shows never
make it onto my radar because
they are guy shows: “Man vs.
Wild,” “Top Gear” and “Ninja Warrior.”
None of these, you’ll note, is a scripted
series. There’s something about narrative
and serialized plots that is anathema to
the average male attention span. FX’s
foray into the niche universe of animated
television with “Archer” combines genre
parody with a procedural framework in
an attempt to prove that men care about
characters with the same fervency as
women.
I started hearing about “Archer” last
year as all of my guy friends exhorted me
to switch to FX following a Thursday
night on NBC. In terms of television
comedies, “Archer” is more “Adult Swim”
than “Family Guy” or “South Park.” Adam
Reed, the show’s creator, was also the man
behind “Sealab 2021” and “Frisky Dingo,”
signaling his commitment to animated
television. Where shows like “South Park”
are founded on a series of references and
parody, “Archer” is unique in the history
of animated series in that it is a parody of
genre. Even “Looney Toons” lampooned
political figures, but the show wasn’t
defined by those sneaky jobs.
The eponymous “Archer” offers a
caricature of both a Ken doll and James
Bond. To pursue the world of the latter,
“M” stands for “Mom,” voiced by Jessica
Walter, the quintessential self-absorbed
mother from “Arrested Development.”
Sterling Archer works as a spy at his
mother’s agency ISIS (International
“Archer,” Courtesy FX
Secret Intelligence Service), alongside his
ex-girlfriend Lana and the flamboyantly
gay Ray, to name just two of the dysfunc-
tional and neurotic employees. The spy
plots usually lack the suspense we’ve
come to expect from chase scenes, as
Archer only accidentally apprehends the
bad guys. When he does, Archer is hap-
pening upon justice in his quest for self-
gratification and pleasure: he is a scrupu-
lous nymphomaniac and occasional
misogynist. In identifying the seemingly
disparate depictions of men and women
on the show, one must acknowledge that
both are portrayed as stereotypes: the for-
mer blundering and blunt, the latter
pleasure seeking and equally blunt. The
spy conceit here is not a device for val-
orizing male heroism and intellect, rather
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WHAT TO WATCH NEXT
WEEK
Sunday: THE SUPERBOWL!
I’m serious. Sports broad-
casts are the ultimate amal-
gamations of storytelling and
reality. Plus, you can’t miss
the advertisements!
8:00 “Glee” returns with the
post-Superbowl explosion of
football, musical theater and
Michael Jackson (Fox).
Monday at 9 p.m.: “Gossip
Girl” has an episode titled
“Panic Roommate,” which is
ironic given Leighton
Meester’s starring turn as a
murderous college freshman
in the feature film “The
Roommate” (CW).
Tuesday at 9 p.m.: “White
Collar” has returned! Hunky
reformed bad boys abound
(USA).
a window into the dirty, simple mind of
the heterosexual male.
Although sex and its politics occupy
the heart of the show’s humor, the comic
book animation affords the writers a sur-
prising ability to manipulate body and
voice for a laugh. The sensibility is best
described as “crass,” but I’m impressed by
its ability to diagnose institutional
absurdities regarding office decorum, the
world of business, class, gender and
nationality. The writers have taken the
first “I” in ISIS to heart, as the show
spares no country or state. I would liken
its sense of humor at certain moments to
“Arrested Development,” a comparison
that is always a sign of high quality. The
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Roxy Sass
takes on the Super
Bowl
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uper Bowl weekend: bringing
America together by dividing
it in two. For those currently
trying to bed someone who is
invested in the game’s outcome,
pray to the powers that be for a
victory for the preferred team,
since the outcome can mean tri-
umphant sex or mopey sex. The
latter group has Roxy’s sincerest
sympathies.
But for those not yet at bedfel-
low status and looking to impress
that sporty gent or lady in your
life, the Super Bowl is the perfect
opportunity to display your
knowledge of football strategies.
Although Roxy’s not the best when
it comes to defensive tactics (mak-
ing her easy prey for Ben
Roethlisberger), she’s a great offen-
sive coordinator — and knows the
value of a tight end both on and
off the field.
Plus, Roxy’s going to be hon-
est here: the full-contact rough-
housing and beautiful arc of a
well-thrown pass really get her
clock ticking. Even after the game
is over, Roxy’s down for some full-
on tackles, a few face masks (for
when she wants it rough) or even
an unexpected sack. Then sprinkle
in a wildcat formation here and
there, take it to the end zone and
then to cap it off, don’t neglect to
split Roxy’s uprights.
Besides the pure joy of a well-
played football game and the, er,
post-game recap, Roxy knows that
a big game such as this one is
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advice
prime opportunity to get some
gambling in. While Roxy’s familiar
with the concept of beating the
spread — it is, after all, a position
she’s been in often — she’s also
open to over/under betting as long
as it’s followed by some over/under
bedding. Or if that fails to excite,
perhaps some exotic prop bets;
Roxy’s got an open mind.
And which team gets Roxy’s
vote this Sunday? Hard to say:
Roxy would rather you steel her
than pack her, even if you barely
know her. But she does also look
damn cute in a hat shaped like a
wedge of cheese. Instead of
attempting prescience, she’s just
going to let winner take all.
Touchdown, Roxy.
—roxy SASS
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friend of mine pointed out, a
mash-up of the two would easily
go viral on YouTube), but that
Gosling’s portrayal merits the
comparison.
Instead, it is Williams’ subtle
presence as the enduring partner
to Dean that makes the movie tick.
We watch as Cindy dreams big,
slogging through pre-med courses
in college to become a doctor and
talking with her grandmother
about someday finding true love.
We want her to be able to have it
all — the career, the Prince
Charming and the spark clearly
missing from her own parents’
relationship, but instead her life
gets interrupted. Flash forward to a
dreary suburban home, a little girl
and a less than perfect marriage;
the bright young woman is gone,
replaced with an aimless bore.
Cianfrance once said that if he
had been able to make “Blue
Valentine” at the time he actually
conceived of the project, it proba-
bly would have ended up as some-
thing resembling “The Notebook”. gritty, documentary-style approach
But by waiting until after he had
started his own family, it adopted
an emotional maturity that sets it
is nonetheless refreshing.
—misa SHIKUMA
apart from the typical romantic
fodder that litters the box office at
this time of year. Bleak as
contact misa:
mshikuma@stanford.edu
Cianfrance’s vision may be, his
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precision of language, when cou- the popular, fail to concede the
pled with the inimitable and pitch- artistic success inherent to the
perfect delivery of the animated financial success of these genres.
actors, yields quotable lines and “Archer” points out and explains
memorable dialogue exchanges. the unrealistic in the spy genre,
Visually, the use of jump cuts and perpetually looking out for what
swipes, a la “30 Rock” in one sense, audiences are questioning internal-
keeps the 20 minutes brisk and the ly but repressing because of their
potential crudeness transitory. enjoyment. The creators of
Well-executed shows such as “Archer” believe you can do both.
“Archer” remind us that parody is
an art, deserving of sufficient nar- — l i z S TA R K
rative, characters, setting and dia- contact liz: estark12@stan-
logue. Franchises such as “Scary
f o rd . e d u
Movie” or “Vampire Sucks,” which
aim to earn a buck by parodying
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