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STANFORD MEMORIES
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PREFACE
Hi Stanford,
Welcome home! Whether today is your first time on campus or your last new school year, Stanford is an amazing place to be. Were home to some of the worlds best thinkers, activists, engineers, public servants, entrepreneurs, researchers and student leaders; you could easily spend years just hearing the amazing thoughts and life stories from your fellow Stanford students and teachers. In this amazing place, it is easy to find one thing that you enjoy and stick to it. However, we want to encourage you to explorehang out in the Oval, try out for a dance troupe, walk down University Avenue, take Social Dance 1, check out Berkeley, or join a student group. Explore all that Stanford and the Bay Area have to offer. Inside this Unofficial Guide to Stanford youll find out about great restaurants in the area, amazing deals, the rich history and traditions of Stanford University, and more. We hope that this Guide helps you find out more about your new home and all of the wonderful opportunities available to you! Good luck and we hope that you have a new school year full of fun, exploration and hilarity! Sincerely,
Michael Cruz
ASSU President
&
Stewart Macgregor-Dennis
Vice President
PREFACE
Table of Contents
I) PREFACE..........................................................................................................................2 1) INTRODUCTION: HISTORY ....................................................................................5 2) IN AND AROUND CAMPUS ...................................................................................7 3) BARE NECESSITIES .............................................................................................21 AND HOUSINGHOME LIFE.......................................................................................31 4) TRANSPORTATION ..................................................................................................41 5) ACADEMICS..................................................................................................................51 6) CARDINAL CULTURE BY TUSB (KRISTI BOHL & ANDREA ACOSTA) ..................................67 7) BREAKING THE BUBBLE BY TUSB (MEGAN MCGRAW & GEORGE MALKIN) ............................77 8) CARDINAL COMMUNITY BY TUSB (CARLO PASCO & SEBASTAIN GOULD)................................97 9) CONCLUSION .............................................................................................................113 10) BUSINESS LISTINGS........................................................................................115 11) DINING LISTINGS............................................................................................125 12) BUSINESS COUPONS ..........................................................................................129 13) DINING COUPONS...............................................................................................179
PREFACE
Intro
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f youre a frequent wearer of gear with the Stanford official seal on it, you might sometimes be met with confused stares from people less familiar with our school. Stanford is a junior university? I thought it was a regular university. Chances are that if you go to Stanford, you already know how to respond to this question. Nonetheless, it probably couldnt hurt to know a little more about the Stanfords and what they were thinking when they decided to start a university.
1INTRO: HISTORY
cational at a time when most universities were all male, and it was non-denominational when most were associated with a religious organization. Avowedly practical, the school demonstrated its commitment to producing cultured and useful citizens when most universities concerned themselves only with the former trait. The same amount of opportunity is available to students today, as they continually forge Stanford tradition in the spirit of innovation, creativity, and character. After 119 years, Stanford Universitys graduates have founded Hewlett-Packard, Yahoo!, Cisco Systems, Google, and Nike, just to name a few.
1INTRO: HISTORY