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THURSDAY Volume 240A
June 30, 2011 Issue 1
SUMMER WEEKLY EDITION
Opinions 6
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countering kiasu in competitve society
Sports 8
Baseballs season ends in Super Region-
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Monterey Bay's tumultuous past sheds
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NEWS
UNIVERSITY
University
hires dean
for sexual
assault
By MARIANNE LEVINE
SENIOR STAFF WRITER
At Stanfords 120th commencement,
Mexican President Felipe Calderon empha-
sized in his keynote address the importance
of maintaining ones principles, even when
they are challenged. Calderon also stressed
the graduates responsibility to use their ed-
ucation to find solutions to world problems,
drawing upon his own personal and political
experiences to illustrate these points.
Today you leave Stanford with the best
tools and the best knowledge, Calderon
said. To graduate from this University is a
huge honor and a great responsibility. It
means you have the ability to serve others, to
bring positive change this world needs and to
do what so many had said was impossible.
Calderon asked the class of 2011 to ques-
tion whether they wanted to live their lives
with little impact on the world, or whether
they wanted to become agents of change. He
stated that the key to life is to graduate as a
human being, and to become a good citizen
of the world. Calderon revealed that ones
ideals are the guideposts for having a global
impact.
Fight for your ideals with all your
heart, Calderon said. It doesnt matter
how hard it feels. Defend your principles in
the face of adversity.
The president described how fighting for
his ideals led to his own rise to power. He re-
vealed he learned this important lesson
while growing up in autocratic Mexico.
Calderon stated that prior to Mexicos de-
mocratic transition, a single party controlled
all political activity. Those who protested
the autocratic regime were massacred or
merely disappeared. Growing up, Calderon,
whose family remained politically active,
often expressed his frustration with the sys-
tems injustice to his father.
He told me, I understand your anger,
but we are doing this because it is the right
thing to do, because it is our moral duty to
our country, Calderon said. The only way
to change Mexico peacefully is to appeal to
peoples consciences; if we dont do that, no
one will.
Calderon discussed how his fathers ad-
vice remained with him throughout his polit-
ical career.
You must never stop defending your
ideas, he emphasized. Do not hesitate in
your efforts because mans power to create is
bigger than mans power to destroy.
The President stressed to the class of 2011
to never give up on their principles and to
follow their passion. He listed the numerous
challenges that face the world today, focus-
ing in particular on poverty and global
warming. Calderon cited the Club of Romes
By ELLORA ISRANI
NEWS EDITOR
In an effort to complement and centralize
campaigns against relationship abuse and sexu-
al assault on campus, the University recently
hired its first assistant dean for sexual assault
and relationship abuse, Angela Exson.
Dean Exson previously served as the assis-
tant director of the Womens Leadership & Re-
source Center and Campus Advocacy Network
at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Accord-
ing to Associate Vice Provost
for Student Affairs Chris Grif-
fith, Dean Exson will work pri-
marily with the staff who re-
spond to urgent and emer-
gency student situations as
well as the Violence Against
Women (VAW) grant team.
We created the position to
complement our existing pre-
vention, education and re-
sponse structure, Griffith wrote in an email to
The Daily. Angelas primary responsibility
will be to help provide a coordinated and con-
sistent response to sexual violence and rela-
tionship abuse.
Exson said personal experience and passion
for her field will define her role.
I have been working in this field for over a
decade, and I have both a personal and profes-
sional commitment to raising awareness, dis-
pelling myths and engaging in honest dialogue
to prevent the occurrence of these issues, she
said. The role of this office will be to provide
education and consultation regarding issues of
interpersonal violence and to deliver a coordi-
nated, consistent and effective response.
Both Griffith and Exson individually noted
that the position will be a collaborative one,
meant to integrate itself within the Universitys
infrastructure and provide resources that fill
current voids. Griffith broke down Exsons role
into three parts: prevention, education and
TAMER SHABANI/The Stanford Daily
The Stanford Class of 2011 and their guests listen as President of Mexico Felipe Calderon
delivers this years commencement address to a packed stadium on the morning of June 12.
UNIVERSITY
Calderon
speaks to
class of 2011
UNIVERSITY
University launches travel assistance program
By BILLY GALLAGHER
SENIOR STAFF WRITER
The University announced earlier this month
that it is launching a new International Travel
Assistance Program intended to provide im-
proved medical, personal, travel and security as-
sistance services to Stanford affiliates who are
traveling abroad on University-related business,
research or programs.
Vice Provost for Student Affairs Greg
Boardman announced the new program in a
June 6 University-wide email. The program cov-
ers faculty, staff, postdoctoral scholars and stu-
dents as well as their spouses, domestic partners
and dependents.
Assistant Vice President for Risk Manage-
ment Tina Dobleman explained the Universi-
tys inspiration for the new program.
Expanded global travel by faculty, staff, stu-
dents and postdoctoral scholars created the de-
sire for consolidated international travel assis-
tance resources and services, Dobleman wrote
in an email to The Daily.
The programs website provides travel,
health and security information by country as
well as telephone numbers to call for interna-
tional travel-related assistance. Before traveling,
anyone covered under the program can register
his or her travel plans, which will help the Uni-
versity locate and contact that individual in case
of an emergency.
The new program includes medical referrals
to local doctors or clinics as well as assistance
with lost documents and prescriptions. The
Vaden Travel Clinic also assists students with
pre-trip planning and vaccinations.
Not all of the services under the programs
umbrella are new. Information resources have
been available to students in the past but were
Angela Exson
Please see CALDERON, page 4
Please see TRAVEL, page 7 Please see DEAN, page 20
By PHILIP BUI
Following concerns expressed
by parents whose childrens day-
care is located near the proposed
Stanford Hospital & Clinics expan-
sion, Stanford University Medical
Center has offered to relocate the
daycare to a different on-campus
site for the duration of the construc-
tion, according to an announce-
ment by Arboretum Parents Group
spokesperson Laura Pisani at Mon-
days Palo Alto City Council meet-
ing.
After four years of debate and 96
community meetings, the $5 billion
hospital expansion project, which
Palo Alto Mayor Sid Espinosa
called the largest development
project in the history of the city in
a phone interview with The Daily,
was for the most part approved at
the June 6 Palo Alto City Council
meeting. It was delayed at a subse-
quent meeting on June 20 when
parents from the Stanford Arbore-
tum Childrens Center expressed
concerns about air and noise pollu-
tion from construction. The day-
care is 38 feet from a proposed nine-
story parking garage at Hoover
Pavilion.
Community members had previ-
ously expressed concerns about the
increased traffic associated with the
Medical Centers expansion and the
potential environmental damage
from the construction process. As
part of the June 6 approval, Stan-
ford agreed to pay $175 million to
Palo Alto to address these issues.
This includes $39.2 million for
infrastructure, community develop-
ment and sustainability programs as
well as $91 million to current and
new hospital employees over the
next 51 years for Caltrain passes.
The remaining amount was des-
ignated to other concerns about en-
vironmental and sustainability im-
pacts, including the relocation of
many trees in order to reduce the
number needed to be cut down for
the Medical Centers expansion.
Furthermore, some community
members had expressed visual
aesthetic concerns, said Palo Alto
Deputy City Manager Steve Emslie
in a phone interview.
Stanford Medical Center is ex-
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Q&A with
new School
of Education
Dean Steele
By JENNY THAI
SENIOR STAFF WRITER
After two years as Columbia
University provost, renowned so-
cial psychologist Claude Steele will
return to Stanford as dean of the
School of Education, succeeding
current Dean Deborah Stipek on
September 1.
Steele served as a professor of
psychology at Stanford from 1991
to 2009. He was also the director of
the Center of Comparative Studies
in Race and Ethnicity and the Cen-
ter of Advanced Study in the Be-
havioral Sciences. His research fo-
cuses on the individual psychologi-
cal experience in domains such as
such as stereotype threat, a social
process that can drastically affect
the experiences and performances
of people belonging to negatively
stereotyped groups.
The Stanford Daily spoke with
Steele over the phone regarding his
new position.
The Stanford Daily (TSD):What
factors influenced your decision to
return to Stanford?
Claude Steele (CS):In a letter I
wrote to my colleagues, I state that
it was far from an easy decision
perhaps the most difficult of my ca-
reer . . . the decision to accept the
Stanford offer came down to a diffi-
cult-to-pass-up opportunity to play
a role in the field of education at this
critical time in our nations history.
TSD:What are you looking forward
to most regarding your return to the
Farm?
CS:A chance to learn about and
from that School, to learn about the
issues of educational issues and
policies [and about] translating so-
cial science and psychological re-
search to educational issues and so-
cial problems. Its a really rich envi-
ronment, and there are really great
colleagues there.
TSD:What are some of the chal-
lenges you see in the School of Ed-
ucation, and how do you aim to ad-
dress them?
SERENITY NGUYEN/The Stanford Daily
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Please see HOSPITAL, page 5
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famous report, titled Mankind at
the Turning Point, which said that
the gaps between man and nature,
and rich and poor, needed to be
narrowed. Calderon stated that
forty years after its publication,
these two gaps remain.
One big mistake is [the idea]
that we must choose between fos-
tering economic growth and pre-
serving nature, Calderon ex-
plained. It is possible to fight
poverty and climate change simul-
taneously, and these false dilem-
mas must be debunked with the
truth of science.
Calderon emphasized the need
to develop pragmatic solutions that
design a path for low-carbon eco-
nomic growth. He stated that Stan-
ford, with its talent and modern
technology, has the tools to solve
the worlds most pressing prob-
lems. Calderon revealed that the
success of his Pro-rbol Program,
which uses taxpayer money to re-
forest woodlands, demonstrates
that it is possible to alleviate pover-
ty while preventing deforestation.
Calderon concluded his speech
by highlighting the importance of
being happy.
Enjoy life, seek happiness ac-
tively - that is the essence of being
alive, Calderon said. Find the
meaning for your existence, think
of the goal you want to reach, but
above all enjoy the beautiful jour-
ney.
Calderon ended by quoting
Constantine Cavafys famous
poem, Ithaca, in order to illus-
trate the beginning of class of
2011s life journey.
Dont be afraid of sailing
against the wind and avoiding the
wave of mediocrity, Calderon
said. Today your beautiful jour-
ney has begun. Enjoy it.
Contact Marianne LeVine at
mlevine2@stanford.edu.
CALDERON
Continued from page 2
By ELLORA ISRANI
NEWS EDITOR
This report covers a selection of
incidents from May 27 to June 29 as
recorded in the
Stanford University Department of
Public Safety bulletin.
During this period, several lap-
tops and a large number of bicycles
were stolen on campus.
FRIDAY, MAY 27
IAt 11:25 p.m., a man was cited
and released at the corner of
Mayfield and Santa Ynez for
being a minor in possession of al-
cohol.
IBetween 11:30 p.m. on May 27
and 6:00 a.m. on May 28, a laptop
was stolen from La Maison Fran-
caise.
SATURDAY, MAY 28
IAt 1:45 a.m., a man was cited and
released for urinating in public
outside La Maison Francaise.
IAt 10:20 p.m., a man was cited
and released at the corner of
Campus Drive and Cowell Lane
for being a minor in possession of
alcohol.
SUNDAY, MAY 29
IAt 12:45 a.m., a bonfire was re-
ported near a sand volleyball
court in a pit behind Narnia
house. The Palo Alto Fire De-
partment was called to extinguish
the fire.
IAt 10:05 a.m., a man was cited
and released for driving unli-
censed at the corner of Stanford
Avenue and Yale Avenue.
MONDAY, MAY 30
IBetween 4:30 p.m. and 4:35 p.m.,
a victims unattended camera was
stolen from a bench at the Main
Quad.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1
IBetween 8:00 a.m. and 6:16 p.m.,
a victims U-locked bike was
stolen from the bike rack at the
Lokey I. Lokey Stem Cell Re-
search Building.
SATURDAY, JUNE 4
IAt 1:00 a.m., a man was arrested
and transported to Stanford Uni-
versity Medical Center for being
under the influence of a con-
trolled substance. He was later
released from the emergency
room.
IBetween 3:00 a.m. and 8:30 a.m.,
a victims unattended tablet com-
puter was stolen from the Toyon
Hall lounge.
IBetween 8:40 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.,
Please see BLOTTER, page 11
THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 2011 THE STANFORD DAILY N SUMMER WEEKLY EDITION N5
UNIVERSITY
University to receive
Anderson Collection
By PIETER ILIASSOV
Stanford recently accepted one
of the preeminent collections of
post-World War II American art, a
significant private donation known
as the Anderson Collection, that is
expected to make the University a
major destination for art enthusi-
asts.
The collection, built over the last
50 years by Harry W. Anderson,
Mary Margaret Anderson and
Mary Patricia Anderson Pence,
consists of 121 paintings and sculp-
tures. It is one of the most expen-
sive collections to be donated to
any university.
Many had expected the Ander-
sons to donate the collection to the
San Francisco Museum of Modern
Art, which has been a regular bene-
ficiary of the couple. However, the
couple cited public education as a
motive for their unexpected move.
We have always been closely
associated with colleges and uni-
versities, and in making this gift to
Stanford, we anticipate the stu-
dents, the public and the entire art
community will have the opportu-
nity to fully engage the collection,
they said in a statement. Hopeful-
ly, this gift makes a great university
greater and the world a grain of salt
better.
The University has announced
that by 2014, it will complete the
construction of a building to house
the collection.
According to Stanford Universi-
ty spokeswoman Lisa Lapin, the
Anderson Gallery will be a part of
the new arts district adjacent to
the Cantor Arts Center and the
planned McMurty Building for Art
and Art History.
An exact site plan has not been
determined, but we do hope we will
be able to announce architect selec-
tion shortly, she wrote in an email
to The Daily. Funding for the
building will be from University
sources and is expected to include
philanthropy.
She also emphasized that the
building itself is not included in the
Andersons gift.
The Andersons gift to the
campus comprises works of art, not
a monetary contribution, she
wrote.
Though housing and maintain-
ing the pieces will be at a financial
cost to the University, President
Hennessy released a statement
highlighting the educational value
of housing the collection at Stan-
ford.
It will be an honor to own this
beloved collection at Stanford Uni-
versity and curate these works in
perpetuity for the benefit of future
generations of students, art schol-
ars and the public, he said. We in-
tend to continue the Andersons
tradition of making great art acces-
sible by highlighting the collection
as a key element in our broad arts
initiative at Stanford.
In their statement, the Ander-
sons explained that the impetus be-
hind the collection came during a
1964 trip to Paris, where they were
inspired by the Louvres French
Impressionist pieces. They initially
focused on Early Modernists and
Early American Modernists, be-
fore shifting exclusively to post-
World War II American art.
Stanford has been intimately in-
volved in the collection even prior
to the donation; in the time since its
inception, several Stanford profes-
sors and 30 postdoctoral interns
have studied it.
Collection artists include Jack-
son Pollock, Helen Frankenthaler,
Franz Kline, Morris Louis, Agnes
Martin, Robert Motherwell,
Nathan Oliveira, David Park, Mark
Rothko, David Smith, Frank Stella
and Wayne Thiebaud 86 indi-
viduals in all.
The Andersons described it as a
collection of collections, given its
inclusion of a range of genres such
as abstract expressionism, color
field painting, post-minimalism,
California funk art, Bay Area figu-
rative art, light and space contem-
porary painting and sculptures.
This arrangement with Stan-
ford is a momentous occasion for
the Andersons, said Jason Linet-
zky, manager of the Anderson Col-
lection, in a statement. It offers
the family their first true opportu-
nity to maintain the integrity of the
core collection in perpetuity, to
launch an active and lasting legacy
and to engage the broadest possible
audience all long-held goals.
Contact Peter Iliassov at iliassov
@stanford.edu.
CS:Just learning about the School,
thats my first challenge. I hope to
talk to the people in the search
committee. Stanford has a really
great faculty. Theyre very interest-
ed in seeing a closer intellectual
community, so I suspect thats
something thats going to be a pri-
ority trying to form that sense of
community. Theres also an empha-
sis to make [the School of Educa-
tion] a strong focus of strong intel-
lectual activity on campus a real
center.
TSD:Could you talk a little about
your experience as provost at Co-
lumbia? What did you take away
with there?
CS:Being provost is a really amaz-
ing job. You get to manage the uni-
versity. You learn how the universi-
ty works financially, what are the
important things in maintaining
their quality, what resources you
have available to ensure that quali-
ty is maintained and maximizing
them. Its a privilege of a job to have
that vantage point . . . The School
of Education at Stanford is already
a very good school, so the first thing
is to do no harm.
TSD:What are some of the biggest
issues in education? Which are the
most urgent?
CS:Education is one of the hotter
topics in society right now: how to
educate our population really well,
to have education that makes us a
competitive society. How do you
have a system that delivers that
kind of education to all of our stu-
dents? There are various theories
out there. Democratization of ac-
cess to education thats very im-
portant.
TSD:How do you feel about your
transition from pure social sciences
research to a program that is more
interdisciplinary and policy fo-
cused?
CS:Its nice to worry less about
basic social science and more about
applying those concepts to larger
societal issues. Its a very natural
thing to move from the Psychology
Department to the School of Edu-
cation. Im very comfortable in in-
terdisciplinary settings. When you
spend your life in the social sci-
ences, at some point, you want to
see how those social science con-
cepts play out in the real world, and
so its really exciting to come back.
Contact Jenny Thai at jthai1@stan-
ford.edu.
Senior Gift breaks
participation
record
By THE DAILY NEWS STAFF
Participation in the Senior Gift
campaign reached a record high in
percent participation this year, with
79 percent of the class contributing
as of a week before the campaign
ended. The previous record was 78
percent.
The Senior Gift contributes to
The Stanford Fund, 82 percent of
which goes directly to need-based fi-
nancial aid. The campaign website
calls it a class milestone one that
will have an immediate and lasting
impact on the next generation of
Stanford students.
As of May 31, 2011, The Stan-
ford Fund had received a total of
$12,421,220 from 20,456 previous
alumni, which reflects a 23.3 percent
participation rate for those graduat-
ing between 1926 and 2010. Dona-
tion participation is calculated by
fiscal year, which spans from Sept. 1
to Aug. 31.
Ellora Israni
STEELE
Continued from page 3
Courtesy of Columbia University
Claude Steele will return as
Dean of the School of Education
after two years as Columbia Uni-
versity provost. He was previously
a psychology professor at Stanford.
NEWS BRIEFS
pected to add 1.3 million square
feet: 144 additional beds in its main
hospital and 104 beds, new family
rooms and a relaxing medical gar-
den at Lucile Packard Childrens
Hospital. At the city council meet-
ings, many Stanford doctors
stressed the importance of the addi-
tional space in order to better serve
the community and the growing
population.
Stanford will be able to build a
world class hospital it needs, Es-
pinosa said.
Various community members,
including former San Francisco
49ers quarterback Steve Young,
had expressed support for the pro-
posal.
As a resident of Palo Alto, as
someone who for generations now
for my children and probably
their children have been benefi-
ciaries of this hospital, Young said
at the June 6 meeting, I urge you
to approve this project tonight in a
unanimous fashion.
In addition, the Medical Cen-
ters expansion will allow Stanford
to bring its hospital buildings up to
seismic standards. Currently, Stan-
fords main hospital building is not
up to standards set after the 1994
Northridge earthquake, but the
changes outlined in the current pro-
posal should rectify any deficien-
cies.
As for the daycare issue, the
University and the parents have
until July 6 to decide whether a
legal injunction on the expansion is
necessary. Many are hoping it will
be resolved amicably and the col-
laborative partnership between
Stanford and the Palo Alto commu-
nity will continue.
Over the last two years, we
moved towards a much more col-
laborative way of solving the is-
sues, said Palo Alto City Council
member Pat Burt.
The parents want their con-
cerns to be met, he added. Every-
one expects the hospital and day-
care will be resolved quickly and to
everyones satisfaction. [We] hope
to have final approval in a week or
two.
Pisani said at the meeting that
the parents group is optimistic a
sufficient solution is in the works.
Contact Philip Bui at pbui@stan-
ford.edu.
HOSPITAL
Continued from page 3
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six . . .
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The car slowly begins to move, and my
mother exhales in a very annoyed manner.
So kiasu, she mutters, shaking her head
and rolling her eyes.
For the Western world, kiasu just sounds
like any other word in any other foreign lan-
guage. But for those in the lion-port city of Sin-
gapore, its a way of life. For many Singapore-
ans, kiasu is the definition of the only way one
ought to live ones life.
Kiasu (key-ah-sue) is actually a Hokkien
word. Translated, it literally means fear of los-
ing. And not just losing at Yahtzee or Scrab-
ble. We in Southeast Asia have taken the para-
noia of not being the first or the best at every-
thing to a whole other level. So much so that we
will go to extraordinary means to guarantee we
are the first and you are not.
Kiasu parents impose strict study laws on
their children in elementary school to ensure
that they are at the top of their graduating class
and score highest in their future A-levels. A
kiasu eater will take too much food from a buf-
fet for fear that there will be none left later.
And a hard-core kiasu fan will queue for days
in advance to make sure he or she gets a limited
free ticket to a rock show. So will a hardcore fan
in America. But there is a darker side to being
kiasu.
Being kiasu doesnt only mean that you do
everything you can to get ahead. It also means
that you do everything in your power to make
sure that others dont get ahead of you. Stand-
ing still on the escalator to prevent someone
from passing you is considered better than ac-
tually competing to reach the summit by
walking. If you signal to change lanes in traffic,
the car next to you will purposely move forward
to prevent you from getting into his lane (de-
spite the fact that you are going to a completely
different destination). A car in a light-con-
trolled turn lane will purposefully take his time
to try and trap you behind a light, so he can take
off and leave you behind in the dust.
There is however, a way to beat kiasu.
The term kiasu connotes self-preservation,
egocentrism and over-competiveness. The
method in which you overcome kiasu, there-
fore, is to be everything that kiasu is not. That
means being overly kind and super-considerate
of others feelings, but not in an insincere or sar-
castic manner. You have to truly be genuine.
This throws a hardcore kiasu into a state of
total confusion, suspicion and paranoia. If you
have a cart full of groceries and you offer to let
the person behind you go ahead with his or her
four items, he or she will be shocked and quick-
ly refuse the offer. A kiasu driver will be suspi-
cious when you motion to let him or her in to
the flow of traffic. These calm acts of kindness
can be as powerful as a stun gun, not only in the
short term, but in the long term as well be-
cause maybe in that moment of shock and con-
fusion, your fellow citizens will question the
purpose of your actions. And when they realize
that it goes completely against the social norms
of kiasu, theyll begin to question their actions.
And then maybe, just maybe, they might act a
little differently toward other people.
Today, society is so caught up in the capital-
ist rush that we often forget the need to uphold
the Golden Rule for ourselves, rather than
make sure others uphold it. Do unto others as
you would they unto you does not mean that if
you believe you have been mistreated, you
have the right to seek petty revenge. It is not
our place to supervise others and uphold the
Golden Rule for them. But when we take care
to treat people right, they will be inclined to do
the same for us.
Dont let kiasu define Southeast Asia for
you, though. The Singaporean government en-
dorses communal welfare and random acts of
kindness. It is not uncommon to see a young
boy or girl spring up from his or her seat to
allow a pregnant woman to rest on the public
transit. If you seem lost, I can guarantee that a
well-meaning citizen will stop and ask you if
you need assistance. If you happen to trip on
the stairs (like myself) and your books, pens
and papers spill everywhere, a crowd of people
will come rushing to help you to your feet and
make sure you are unharmed and able to con-
tinue on your way.
Although encountering kiasu can be annoy-
ing, most people greet it comically. Its the part
of our culture that we make fun of. We even
S
cattered across Santa Clara County
home during our tenure at Stanford
are 23 parcels of land so polluted that
theyve been targeted for government inter-
vention.
These Superfund sites, numbering
more than 1,250 across the United States and
its territories, are contaminated by heavy
metals, organic solvents and petroleum
residues. Some are at risk of contaminating
the drinking water of hundreds of thousands
of people; others already have. Some sites are
so polluted that their very soil must be
scraped away; others will not be fit for human
habitation for generations.
But the purpose of the Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA)-administered Su-
perfund (or, as Congress originally passed the
legislation, the Comprehensive Environ-
mental Response, Compensation and Liabil-
ity Act of 1980) is the cleanup and long-term
rehabilitation of those sites that can be re-
stored. And so EPA officials scurry about the
country, evaluating the extent of contamina-
tion, implementing emergency controls when
necessary and designing cleanups in concert
with the affected state and community.
To see an extreme cleanup in action is to
see humans operating as though they were on
another planet or perhaps in the bowels of
the Fukushima reactor. All-white hazmat
suits attempt to shield workers from acute
toxicity or long-term carcinogenesis. As the
sites infrastructure, foundations, landscaping
and topsoil are stripped away, so too is the
identity of a place that was once untouched by
man, then bustling with human activity and
then finally rendered, through our activities,
poisonous to our very existence. One won-
ders: how did this happen? Who allowed it to
happen?
The answers to such questions are simulta-
neously simple and ambiguous. On the one
hand, theres usually one clear culprit: some
negligent business dumping waste in the
backyard, for example. But on the other
hand, many of the listed sites predate Super-
fund (and other environmental) legislation.
Certainly, its hard to imagine the polluters
were oblivious to the consequences of their
actions, though they might not have known
the specific dangers of their waste stream
(today, we still test only about one in 10 of the
new chemicals we release into the environ-
ment).
It took environmental catastrophe to
rouse environmentalism in the American
public. So its little wonder that, absent regu-
lation, businesspeople worried more about
their bottom lines than a trickle of mercury
here or a few gallons of paint thinner there. If
the environment were affected, well, maybe
no one would notice.
In reality, Superfund sites are among the
easiest to link to their polluters: contamina-
tion is physically present in the place where it
was dumped, or leaked, generally by the pre-
vious or current owner. And so in 70 percent
of the cases, the EPA points its finger, and the
guilty party picks up the cleanup tab.
But that leaves three out of 10 sites un-
funded. For 15 years, we met this shortfall
with specific taxes levied on the oil and gas in-
dustry, chemical manufacturers and some
other corporations. When that tax expired in
1995, Congress continued to fund (a dwin-
dling number of) the highest priority projects
by appropriating general funds that is, by
taking money out of Americas back pocket.
This seems intuitively unfair: why should
we pay twice (with our health and with our
checkbooks) for the environmental miscon-
duct of big business? Yet attempts to rein-
state the tax have repeatedly failed. This year,
well see if Washington State has better luck
on a smaller scale, as its legislators debate a
one-percent tax on petroleum products, pes-
ticides and fertilizers to pay for storm water
cleanup. (Rainfall picks up traces of these
pollutants when it flows over suburban lawns
and busy streets.)
The typical business propaganda, of
course, abounds: well drive industry and jobs
overseas! Increased prices will pass the tax on
to the consumer!
The latter is almost certain to happen.
And it should. Because both we and those
faceless corporate giants are complicit in
something called the Tragedy of the Com-
mons: we use nay, abuse natural re-
sources not directly linked to or owned by
ourselves. Thus, when resources are de-
stroyed or degraded, we experience no direct
personal costs. Indeed, even if only one per-
son (or one company or one country) does
the damage, the burdens are diffused over a
larger local (or global) population.
So, when we take a long shower without
paying the cost of sustainable water, or when
we drive our cars without paying a carbon
emissions tax, or when we dump our sewage
into the ocean to mix with everyone elses,
LETTERS FROM THE DRAGONLANDS SEEING GREEN
Kiasu and the Rat
Race
Aysha
Kureishi
Holly
Moeller
OPINIONS
Please see MOELLER, page 7 Please see KUREISHI, page 7
Superfund Me
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were chipping away at our global
savings without putting anything
away for the future.
Thats not to claim that we can
buy our way out of, say, climate
change especially since we dont
know its true cost. And even if we
could pay for infinite sea walls, relo-
cation and air conditioning, all the
money in the world couldnt bury
more oil in the ground to fuel these
projects. But if we start paying the
real cost of the environmental dam-
age we do or at least some (likely
underestimated) approximation of it
well probably start doing less
damage. And maybe, for one beauti-
ful year, well clean Superfund sites
faster than we list them.
If you dont feel like donating to Su-
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MOELLER
Continued from page 6
have a comic called Mr. Kiasu,
which depicts a Singaporean man
leading a very kiasu life and going
about his affairs in a very kiasu way.
No two people will start physically
fighting in the street arguing over
who was first, all in the name of
kiasu.
But if you really want to see
kiasu in action, dont look to South-
east Asia. Instead, think about what
kiasu really means for a society. If
youre stuck, check out the movie
Rat Race. In Southeast Asia, we
call it kiasu. In the West, we just call
it capitalism.
Aysha Kureishi is a hardcore kiasu.
Get tips and hints from her at ayshak
@stanford.edu.
KUREISHI
Continued from page 6
not as easy to access as they are on the
new website.
Emergency medical evacuation
services have also been available to
students in the past; these services
have now been consolidated to three
vendors: International SOS, On Call
International and MEDEX Global
Solutions.
Dobleman said they were chosen
because they are leaders in the field of
international travel assistance.
The International Travel Assis-
tance Program is the result of a joint ef-
fort between Student Affairs, Vaden
Health Center, Postdoctoral Affairs,
Bechtel International Center, Bing
Overseas Studies Program, Business
Affairs/Global Services, the Provosts
Office and Risk Management.
Dobleman said that because some
of the services included in the pro-
gram are billed on a per-use basis, the
University does not yet have an annu-
al cost determined for the program.
Information services (from country
profiles to health and security alerts),
medical referrals and general travel
assistance are available to students
for free.
This program does not provide
medical insurance, Dobleman wrote.
Participants are expected to pay for
medical office visits, clinical services,
hospitalization, prescriptions, etc. di-
rectly to the medical provider. Expens-
es should then be submitted to your
medical insurance provider for reim-
bursement. It is important to under-
stand your medical insurance cover-
age before you travel, as some carriers
respond only to emergency medical
expenses incurred overseas.
Despite Boardmans University-
wide email, some students who spoke
to The Daily were unaware of the pro-
grams existence or what it entailed.
Its too bad that the email came off
as a sweet-but-disposable gesture by
Stanford, wrote Elizabeth Rosen 13
in an email to The Daily. Rosen is a for-
mer Daily staff writer.
Im used to traveling in countries
where I speak the language, namely
South America and France, Rosen
added. But having something as sim-
ple as a referral to an English-speaking
doctor when thats not the case seems
pretty valuable.
Im doing research in Tanzania
this summer, which is relevant because
Im currently using the evac services of
the program, wrote Anne Adelson
13 in an email to The Daily. I may or
may not end up using that program for
Australia [in the fall].
Dobleman explained that faculty,
staff, students and postdoctoral schol-
ars do not need to sign up for the pro-
gram as its services are currently avail-
able to each of those groups.
Contact Billy Gallagher at wmg2014
@stanford.edu.
TRAVEL
Continued from page 2
8 NTHE STANFORD DAILY N SUMMER WEEKLY EDITION THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 2011
SPORTS
By JACK BLANCHAT
STAFF WRITER
After blasting its way through the first
round of the postseason, the Stanford baseball
teams season ended just one step short of the
College World Series when it dropped two
games to North Carolina in the Chapel Hill
Super Regional in early June. Despite finish-
ing short of its ultimate goal a chance to
play for a national title in 2011 the Cardi-
nals run to the Supers for the first time since
2008 showed that the young, explosive team
looks primed for a run to Omaha in 2012.
The Cardinal started seven (and some-
times eight) underclassmen for the majority of
the 2011 season, and the prevailing question at
the outset of spring was if the team could de-
velop from a highly ranked recruiting class
into a force to be reckoned with on the nation-
al scale. During the regular season, the Cardi-
nal cruised past substandard foes but didnt
dominate against high-quality opponents en
route to a fifth-place finish in the Pac-10.
But by the time Stanford entered the post-
season, the young Cardinal suddenly looked
like a group of veterans on a mission, dominat-
ing the Fullerton regional from its spot as the
No. 2 seed. Behind sophomore starter Mark
Appel, who pitched a complete nine innings in
the first game of the regional, Stanford bashed
Kansas State 10-3 to take the opener.
The pressure racked up against Cal State
Fullerton in game two of the regional, but
Stanford got more excellent pitching from two
juniors Jordan Pries and Chris Reed
and critical plays from two sophomores
outfielder Tyler Gaffney and third baseman
Stephen Piscotty to slip past hometown
Fullerton, 1-0.
Pries was perfect on the mound until he al-
lowed a single to lead off the fifth inning. After
a sacrifice bunt and a strikeout, Titan second
baseman Greg Velazquez clubbed a shot into
the outfield that looked like it would end up as
an RBI double, but Gaffney made a diving
catch to end the inning and keep the game tied
at zero.
While replays showed that the ball
bounced off the turf before ending up in
Gaffneys glove, the favorable call kept the
momentum going Stanfords way, and Piscot-
ty crushed a fastball over the left-field fence to
JOHN SCHOECH/The Stanford Daily
Junior reliever Brian Busick, pitching above, was a key part of a Stanford bullpen that was solid throughout the year. Busick will likely take over
for junior Chris Reed as Stanfords closer next season. Reed was selected 16th overall in the MLB Draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers.
BASEBALL FALLS IN CHAPEL HILL, BUT LOOKING GOOD FOR 2012
HANG UP THE HATS
Please see BASEBALL, page 11
THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 2011 THE STANFORD DAILY N SUMMER WEEKLY EDITION N9
T
he 2010-11 school year
was another banner
campaign for the Stan-
ford Athletics program.
The football team set
numerous school records en route to
its best season ever and its first BCS
bowl victory, a 40-12 thrashing of Vir-
ginia Tech, and a No. 4 ranking.
In typical Stanford fashion,
though, the football team was not the
only Cardinal squad to have a stellar
year. Stanford prides itself on the
depth of its athletics program, and
this depth was once again on display.
For the 35th straight year, the Cardi-
nal won at least one national title.
This one was even more special, as
the streak-extending championship
was also the schools 100th NCAA
team title. And again, in typical Stan-
ford fashion, it came in a so-called
small sport, mens gymnastics.
Title No. 101 came exactly a month
later, when the womens water polo
team dispatched archrival Cal in the
final.
Along with these triumphs, nu-
merous other sports enjoyed remark-
able seasons. This has led to more
awards for the school, including yet
another Directors Cup. Winning the
award for the best overall athletics
program in the country should be
quite an honor for any school, but for
Stanford, the Directors Cup has be-
come merely an alarm clock, a re-
minder that another year has passed.
Why? Because Stanford has now
won the cup 17 straight times. To put
this in perspective, star quarterback
Andrew Luck had not yet begun
kindergarten when the Cardinal
started this streak.
Ho hum, another Directors Cup.
Stanford well represented at
World Cup
A total of six soccer players are represent-
ing Stanford at the 2011 FIFA Womens
World Cup in Germany, with four current and
former Cardinal seeing action in the first
game of group play this week.
Already making an impact is American de-
fenseman Rachel Buehler 07, whose goal on
a loose ball off a corner kick late in the open-
er sealed a 2-0 victory for the United States.
The 76th-minute tally gave the U.S. squad the
only multi-goal victory thus far in the tourna-
ment.
Joining Buehler on the American team is
goalkeeper Nicole Barnhart 04 and forward
Kelley OHara 10, though neither saw action
in the opening match.
The two current Stanford players in the
tournament, junior defender Alina Garcia-
mendez and senior midfielder Teresa Noyola,
are both playing for Mexico. Despite their rel-
ative youth, they both saw action in the Mexi-
can squads first match. While Noyola came in
as a late-game substitution, Garciamendez
at 20, the squads fourth youngest player
started and played the full 90 minutes.
Another fairly recent Stanford grad in the
tournament is Ali Riley 10, who started for
the New Zealand team in its first match and
played the entire game.
Mexico and New Zealand will both have
their second match of group play today, while
the United States wont play again until Fri-
day.
Joseph Beyda
Volleyball heads to China for tournaments
The Stanford womens volleyball team re-
turned last week from a 10-day trip to China
that included visits to several cultural sites as
well as six matches against local teams as a
part of the China-USA Challenge Invitation-
al Tournament.
After landing in Beijing on June 9, the
squad traveled to Weifang in the Shandong
province, where it competed in its first three-
game tournament and spent the first half of
the trip. Also competing were Shandong,
Shandong National, Fujian and the Bring It
Promotions Red and Blue teams, the United
States two other representatives. The Cardi-
nal dropped all three of its matches against the
Chinese squads to finish last.
Stanford then returned to Beijing and
fared much better in the final three contests of
the trip, which included a five-set victory over
Shandong in the second match, avenging a
loss earlier that week. The group of returning
Cardinal also made stops at the Great Wall of
China, the Forbidden City and the Temple of
Heaven before returning home on June 20.
During the trip, redshirt freshman Lydia Bai
received media attention due to her lineage
her mother, Jenny Lang Ping, won the gold
medal with the Chinese National Team at the
1984 Olympics and later coached the team to
a silver.
Joseph Beyda
Football picks up early commits
Stanfords 2012 recruiting class is shaping
up quickly, with three wide receivers joining
the mix last week to bring the football teams
commit tally to nine.
Four-star Deante Gray, three-star Kodi
Whitfield and two-star Connor Crane are
three recruits that will help fill the void left by
departing seniors Doug Baldwin and Ryan
Whalen at the receiver position. All three
signed on June 23 and look to bolster the Car-
dinals offensive prospects in the years to
come.
Other standouts among Stanfords 2012
Even with womens
win, Capital One
Cup is poor award
JUST
ANOTHER
CUP
SPORTS BRIEFS
Jacob
Jaffe
Please see BRIEFS, page 14
Stanford Daily File Photo
Midfielder Teresa Noyola, a rising senior, is one of two current Stanford players participating
in the 2011 FIFA Womens World Cup in Germany. Along with rising junior defender Alina
Garciamendez, Noyola is competing with the Mexican team. Shell be rejoining a Stanford
squad this fall that lost in the national title game to Notre Dame.
Please see JAFFE, page 10
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Another performance so dominant
that you could take away both NCAA
titles and Stanford would still have
clinched the cup before baseball sea-
son is even over. Big deal, this hap-
pens every year. Didnt they create a
new award so Stanford wouldnt al-
ways win? Didnt some idiot blabber
on about that for a whole column last
summer?
Ok, Id be surprised if you remem-
bered that. But you might have heard
a little bit about the Capital One Cup
in the past year. Its a new award that
is supposed to measure the same thing
as the Directors Cup, but is struc-
tured, not coincidentally, in a way that
hurts Stanfords chances by a) split-
ting mens and womens programs
into separate awards, b) arbitrarily
making some more popular sports
count for two or three times as much
as others and c) even more arbitrarily
omitting some sports entirely. The
Capital One Cup comes with much
more money, much more coverage
and much more ESPN than the Di-
rectors Cup, so it has become the new
award of choice.
So how did the Cardinal do in this
Cardinal-unfriendly competition?
Again, in typical Stanford fashion, the
depth of the womens program over-
came the aforementioned restric-
tions to give Stanford the inaugural
Capital One Cup on the womens
side. Despite heartbreaking finishes
in NCAAs in soccer, basketball and
tennis, Stanford still racked up 121
points across nine sports to hold off
Texas A&M and Cal for the title.
The win earns the program another
trophy, 200 grand and a presentation
at next months ESPY Awards.
Meanwhile, the men will not win but
are slated to finish in the top five
pending the results of the final base-
ball poll.
For any reasonable fan, this was a
great year. But if theres anyone who
can be unreasonably negative, who
can find the con amid hundreds of
pros, its yours truly. Maybe its just
because Im a pessimist, or maybe
Im channeling my inner Gordon
Gekko, but Im feeling a little
greedy. I think Stanford deserves
bothCapital One Cups, which Ill call
COCs (pronounce as you wish).
To start, just take a quick peek at
the Capital One Cup website. If you
want to know the scoring, theres a lit-
tle box by the standings, and it starts
with the headline EVERY CHAM-
PIONSHIP COUNTS (yep, its in
all caps) before listing the scoring sys-
tem.
Really? Take the mens side for
example. Removing co-ed sports
(since the COC decided that women
and men are separate but equal),
there are 16 NCAA sports, and you
can make it 17 if you want to split foot-
ball into FBS and FCS. The COC only
has 14. Apparently gymnastics, water
polo and volleyball dont count as
championships. I wasnt aware that all
those players were playing for noth-
ing. Oh by the way, how did Stanford
do in those sports? First, third and
seventh in the country. Hmm, coinci-
dence.
But wait, the COC is all about pop-
ularity, right? Thats what it claims
anyway. So those sports, which have
fewer than 25 Division-I teams each,
arent popular enough to qualify.
Thats why womens gymnastics is not
in either; it only has 63 D-I teams.
Now, if womens gymnastics were like
mens lacrosse, which is a way more
popular sport (and has no Stanford
varsity team, by the way) with its 61
D-I teams, it would not only be fac-
tored in, but it would count for twice
as much as a minor sport like tennis
(262 D-I teams, Stanford a perennial
contender).
Glad thats cleared up. So, to sum-
marize the brilliance of the COC, take
a look at Eastern Washington. Yep,
that Eastern Washington, known pre-
viously for its red field and Rodney
Stuckey and thats about it. Well, this
year, EWU football lost by 23 to
Montana State, one of the two teams
to actually lose to Washington State.
Stuckeys alma mater then went on a
tear, squeaking by to win its remain-
ing games and enter the FCS tourna-
ment (yep, there is a college football
playoff in some parts of the country).
Despite having an average margin of
victory of less than a touchdown,
Eastern Washington edged out
Delaware for the FCS title. Shocking-
ly, the Eagles did not place in the top
10 in any other sport.
But if you look at the mens COC
standings, youll see Eastern Wash-
ington way up there with 60 points,
which will likely net the Eagles a top-
five or six finish. So winning the sec-
ond-division football title gives it 60
points. On the other hand, if you add
up Stanfords points for finishing
fourth in the real football subdivision,
winning the national title in mens
gymnastics, winning the national title
in womens water polo, placing sec-
ond in womens tennis, placing sec-
ond in womens rowing, placing third
in mens water polo and placing
fourth in mens cross country, you get
56 points. Not even in Star Trek could
there be a universe where that makes
any logical sense.
So whats the takeaway, get rid of
all these awards? Well, no. Its still
good to see schools honored for hav-
ing athletic success in a variety of
sports (even if the current mens
leader, Auburn, has scored points in
only two). And how bad can an award
be for Stanford if Stanford wins half of
it and takes home 200k in the process?
Sadly, the answer is still pretty
darn bad.
But awards shouldnt overshadow
what a great year it was for Stanford
sports. Congrats to every athlete,
coach and staff member that con-
tributed to Cardinal athletics this past
year. You made Stanford once again
the best athletic school in the country.
Maybe one day youll reach the
same heights as Eastern Washington
football.
Jacob Jaffe is distraught that his
columns didnt earn Stanford any
Capital One Cup points. Send him
consolation at jwjaffe@stanford.edu.
JAFFE
Continued from page 9
OLYMPIC SOCCER RIPE FOR RIDICULE
O
f all the memorable sights and
sounds that the Olympics will
bring to London next year, one of
the strangest might be a British
soccer team.
It might sound odd that the island that
brought this sport to the world and that holds
three Olympic gold medals has not competed
in the mens competition since 1956 and has
never entered a team in the womens. But so are
the complexities of international sports.
To play in the Olympics, teams must usually
qualify in earlier tournaments: in Europe, for ex-
ample, this consists of the UEFA Under-21
Championship, and even to reach that tourna-
ment, European teams must have succeeded in
an earlier group stage. Not only would the
Home Nations (England, Northern Ireland,
Scotland and Wales) have to unite to compete in
the Games, but they would have to do this sever-
al years beforehand in order to pass through all
the qualification stages. Next year, however, is
an exception: as host, the U.K. might enter a
team or athlete in every sport, regardless of the
usual rules.
But life is never quite that easy. Only the
English FA supports the idea, with the other
three football associations rejecting it on princi-
ple. Just broaching the subject seems dangerous,
since apart from the technical difficulties of how
to form such a team, there is the question of
whether membership should be based purely on
merit (potentially making the team almost ex-
clusively English) or on a quota system (that
could be detrimental to the team and clearly un-
fair). It raises the unthinkable prospect of the
four nations losing their historical privilege and
being forced to play together in other interna-
tional tournaments. That would be something
like the MLB deciding there are too many base-
ball franchises on the East Coast and making the
Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees join
forces.
As an English fan, I too am completely
against the idea. Not only does a British soccer
team make no sense, but if Im being really,
really honest soccer has no place in the
Olympics. The Games should be the biggest
event in any sport that gets to grace its stage, and
in comparison to the World Cup, an Olympic
gold medal is just a consolation prize.
So what should we do?
There might just be a way to please everyone
at least everyone in the U.K., that is and
take soccer back to its roots. With a guaranteed
ticket, we can surely select anyone we want, so
why pick professionals? Few locals will show
much more than a passing interest in the soccer
tournament, and should a professional British
team reach the final, many may dread the impli-
cations of a positive result.
But if the team was entirely made up of ran-
domly selected amateurs and chosen not on the
basis of skill but on enthusiasm (and passing a
basic fitness test), things would surely be differ-
ent. If millions will tune in to watch reality TV,
surely reality sport can capture a similar audi-
ence.
And it would be the perfect response to the
bigwigs of international sport, particularly soc-
cer. Not only would it highlight the pointlessness
of Olympic soccer whose tournament will
take place a few short days after the climax of the
far more globally significant UEFA Euro 2012
Championship and the fact that the sport de-
flects much needed attention away from far
more deserving Olympics activities, but would
also be a rejection of the status quo, a protest
vote that all is not well in the world of soccer.
While disputed by the major governing bod-
ies, it is a generally accepted fact that the wishes
of corporations have been put far ahead of those
of real fans. Within the beautiful game itself,
money rules far more than anything else. The
gulf between the top teams and those just a few
Tom Taylor
Perhaps its time to give
the amateurs a chance to
teach the pros a
lesson or two.
Apparently gymnastics,
water polo and
volleyball dont count as
championships.
Please see TAYLOR, page 14
give the Cardinal a 1-0 lead in the
bottom of the sixth inning.
Reed then came in and made sure
that was the only run Stanford would
need by getting the final out with a
runner on third base in the eighth in-
ning. He then pitched a 1-2-3 ninth
inning to close out the most intense,
pressure-packed game of the season
and secure his ninth (and most im-
portant) save of the year.
After grinding out the win over
Fullerton, Stanford once again un-
leashed its offense to secure a trip to
the Super Regionals, defeating Illi-
nois 14-2 behind two home runs from
senior Ben Clowe and another bomb
from freshman right fielder Austin
Wilson. The 14 runs were the most
Stanford had scored since a 22-run
performance against Washington
State back on April 2.
But upon arrival in North Caroli-
na, the heat, humidity and postsea-
son pressure (as well as outstanding
Tar Heel pitching) ended Stanfords
season.
In the first game of the best-of-
three series, Stanford could hardly
muster any offense off Tar Heel se-
nior Patrick Johnson, who struck out
seven and only allowed one run in 7.2
innings. After an early UNC run,
Stanford looked like it was in posi-
tion to finally break Johnson in the
top of the seventh when senior Dave
Giuliani almost knotted the game up
with a shot to the warning track that
was chased down at the last moment
by centerfielder Ben Bunting, but
the Tar Heels swung the momentum
in their favor with a two-run home
run in the bottom half of the seventh
to knock Stanford starter Appel out
of the game.
The Cardinal answered right
back with two runs in the top of the
eighth on an infield single from fresh-
man Brian Ragira, but the bullpen
promptly gave up two runs in the
bottom half of the inning to seal
Stanfords fate in game one, a 5-2 loss
that left the Cardinal in a do-or-die
position.
Pries got the call to try and square
the series up at one game apiece, but
the junior never quite found com-
mand of the strike zone and gave up
three runs early on before he was
bounced from the game in the fourth
inning with Stanford trailing 3-1.
Meanwhile, UNC freshman Kent
Emanuel strode through the Cardinal
lineup by only giving up one run in six
innings of work, which looked like it
would be more than enough to secure
a victory when Stanford relievers
Brian Busick and Reed who was
battling a flu-like illness gave up
three more runs in the seventh inning
to extend the Carolina lead to 6-1.
That was partly due to a costly throw-
ing error from Piscotty, his third of the
weekend.
But instead of whimpering
through the end of the game, the
Cardinal suddenly stormed back in
the bottom of the eighth inning
when, after an RBI from Ragira
scored Gaffney, Wilson rolled a
bases-loaded double all the way to
the wall in left-center to score three
runs and make the game 6-5. Giu-
liani reached on a walk after Wil-
sons double, but senior catcher Zach
Jones promptly grounded into his
second double play of the day to end
the scoring in the eighth and leave
the Cardinal down one run headed
to the ninth frame.
After Reed got two outs in the top
of the ninth inning, the sky quickly
turned dark with rain, leading to a
three-and-a-half-hour delay. When
play resumed, Reed came back out
to the mound, but he was unable to
prevent another run from scoring,
making the Tar Heel lead 7-5 when
the Cardinal came to bat with its sea-
son on the line.
Clowe and freshman pinch hitter
Danny Diekroeger both struck out
before Piscotty grounded out harm-
lessly to second base, sending the Tar
Heels into a frenzy on the field and
leaving Stanford scratching its head,
looking for answers as to how it pos-
sibly could have been bounced from
the postseason so unceremoniously.
Looking Ahead
All in all, the story of the 2011 sea-
son appears to be that Stanford looks
like a looming giant for 2012 and be-
yond: the Cardinal will most likely
lose just seven players from a team
that had only four seniors. Reeds
breakout year prompted the Los An-
geles Dodgers to take the Southern
California native with the 16th pick
in the MLB Draft, following in the
footsteps of former Cardinal closer
and current Washington National
Drew Storen, who was the 10th over-
all pick in the 2009 draft.
In 2012, Stanford will bring back
several top prospects, including
Appel, who logged a team-high in in-
nings while pitching against top-
flight competition all year, as well as
junior lefthander Brett Mooneyham,
who missed all of 2011 after having
surgery on his pitching hand. The
bullpen will be a bit of a question
mark with Reed moving along to the
pros, but Busick looks fit to step into
the closer role after returning from
injury to finish out 2011 with solid
numbers, including a 2.79 ERA.
On offense, the Cardinal will re-
turn the teams top nine hitters, in-
cluding Piscotty, who hit .364;
Gaffney, who takes a 22-game hit-
ting streak into 2012; Ragira, the Pac-
10 Freshman of the Year; Wilson, the
teams leader in home runs; and
sophomore shortstop Kenny
Diekroeger, who slumped slightly
this year after hitting .365 as a fresh-
man in 2010. Defensively, the squad
must find a way to replace Jones,
who started every game behind the
plate in 2011, but every other posi-
tion player returns to the field.
Altogether, it appears that the
Cardinals excellent postseason
groomed a young, potent team to be
ready for the chance to return to the
College World Series, and it appears
that Stanfords goal the one word
chanted after every game looks
like it might be on the horizon, closer
than ever: Omaha.
Contact Jack Blanchat at blanchat@
stanford.edu.
BASEBALL
Continued from page 8
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Stanford Daily File Photo
Senior catcher Zach Jones started all 57 games behind the dish for the Car-
dinal this season and bounced back from a tough start at the plate to finish
with a .255 average. Besides his catching, Stanford will also lose his post-
season experience from the teams 2008 College World Series run during
Jones freshman year.
a victims credit cards, cash and li-
cense were stolen from her purse
left unattended on a bus at the cor-
ner of Campus and Escondido.
MONDAY, JUNE 6
I Between 5:00 a.m. and 7:30 a.m.,
an unknown suspect tipped over
a Stanford Housing golf cart,
spilling the battery acid. Palo
Alto Fire Department respond-
ed to clean up the spill, and Stan-
ford Facilities transported the
cart for repairs.
TUESDAY, JUNE 7
IBetween 11:00 p.m. and 11:40
p.m., multiple unknown suspects
vandalized furniture in the lobby
of Meyer Library during a spon-
taneous unauthorized party.
Stanford Facilities was notified.
THURSDAY, JUNE 9
IAt 3:53 a.m., a man was cited and
released for possession of a con-
trolled substance at the Pearce
Mitchell Complex.
SUNDAY, JUNE 12
IBetween 12:15 a.m. and 12:45
a.m., an unknown suspect en-
tered a room at Kappa Sigma and
stole a laptop and camera.
MONDAY, JUNE 13
IAt 1:55 a.m., an illegal bonfire
was reported on Cowell Lane.
The Palo Alto Fire Department
responded and extinguished the
fire, and Facility Operations was
notified to clean up debris.
TUESDAY, JUNE 14
IBetween 10:45 a.m. and 11:05
a.m., a trespassing incident
caused a stay-away letter to be
served. The individual stated he
understood but disagreed.
THURSDAY, JUNE 16
IAt 9:00 a.m., a City of San Fran-
cisco parking meter was found
during an end-of-school-year
maintenance check at Columbae
House.
FRIDAY, JUNE 17
IAt 2:55 a.m., an arrestee was
transported to the San Jose Main
Jail and booked for public intoxi-
cation, vandalism and tampering
with fire equipment.
TUESDAY, JUNE 21
IAt 10:55 a.m., a Bering Sea
Ecotech employee hit a gas line
while digging a micro trench on
Mayfield Avenue. The gas line
was temporarily repaired and
PG&E was notified.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22
IBetween 2:17 p.m. and 3:00 p.m.,
an unknown suspect entered an
office in Green Earth Sciences
building and stole an unattended
backpack, which was later found
attended at the corner of Pana-
ma Street and Samuel Morris
Way.
SUNDAY, JUNE 26
IAt 8:30 p.m., two individuals lost
bags on campus that contained
their German passports.
Contact Ellora Israni at ellora@stan-
ford.edu.
BLOTTER
Continued from page 4
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FEATURES
By ERIN INMAN
STAFF WRITER
Y
ou might see a squad of
pelicans or a sea otter
tying herself to the
kelp canopy, said
Adam Cole 10, de-
scribing a typical scene at the Hopkins
Marine Station in Monterey. You will
definitely see a harbor seal. And always
you can smell the ocean the same
ocean that inspired Steinbeck gray-
green in the morning sun and thick with
swaying, gold-flecked life.
Alexandra Pounds 11, another Hop-
kins alum who will finish up her degree
in Earth Systems with a Concentration
in Ocean Science this fall, remembers
other details about the center.
Looking out past the large boulders
that stick out of the water, you remem-
ber all the biodiversity you saw at low
tide and wonder what its doing under
the water, she said. The sun and the
wind make everything feel fresh. The
mass covering of greenery the surrounds
the station is actually invasive, so you
dont feel bad trampling on it to get a bet-
ter look at the baby sea lions lounging on
the beach.
Yet the picturesque Central Coast
oasis was not always so serene, a theme
that Hopkins Marine Station Director
Stephen Palumbi chronicled in his re-
cent book, The Death and Life of Mon-
terey Bay. The book, released in No-
vember 2010, covers the bays tumul-
tuous history, from the times of Spanish
exploration to cannery exploitation to
todays model of a successful ecosystem
revival.
Monterey Bay is a story of revival
because despite suffering problems sim-
ilar to those faced by other ocean ecosys-
tems, such as pollution and overfishing, it
has recovered dramatically since the
1930s, Palumbi said.
In the 1920s, the Hopkins Marine Sta-
tion housed part of the California De-
Please see MONTEREY, page 14
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A great awakening
The resurrection of Monterey Bay
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class are four-star recruits Noor
Davis and Alex Carter, ranked 18th
and 115th in the ESPNU 500, re-
spectively. Noor is projected to be
the second-best outside linebacker
in this years class, while Carters
experience as a defensive back
could translate to roles as a safety
or another receiver.
Stanford is tied with Utah for
fourth in the Pac-12 with nine re-
cruits to date, behind Washing-
tons 15, Arizona States 12 and
USCs 10.
Joseph Beyda
Pac-12 to become official
Just over a year after the addi-
tion of Utah and Colorado was an-
nounced, the two schools will be-
come an official part of the soon-
to-be-Pac-12 tomorrow.
The conference will also split
into a North and South division
next year, with Stanford, Califor-
nia, the Oregon schools and the
Washington schools in the North
and the remaining schools in the
South.
Utahs addition is expected to
make an immediate impact on the
Pac-12s football hierarchy,
though Stanford will not play the
Utes this year since the conference
schedule remains at nine games.
The squad finished the season
ranked No. 23 in the USA Today
Poll with a 10-3 record after climb-
ing as high as sixth in the rankings
after an 8-0 start.
Colorado, on the other hand, is
likely to be competitive in mens
basketball. The Buffaloes finished
just outside the NCAA Tourna-
ment bracket last year but finished
fifth in a competitive Big-12 before
falling in the semifinals of the con-
ference tournament to highly
ranked Kansas.
Joseph Beyda
Stanford athletes recognized by
conference
Four Cardinal athletes received
the Pac-10 2011 Spring Scholar-
Athlete Award, the conference an-
nounced Monday. For an individ-
ual to be eligible for the award, he
or she must be a senior, have a cu-
mulative grade point average of
3.0 or higher and participate in at
least half of the scheduled athletic
competitions.
Long-distance runners Elliott
Heath and Kate Niehaus and row-
ers Alex Syverson and Erika
Roddy were the four Stanford stu-
dent-athletes awarded. Ten total
student-athletes in the conference
were selected from a pool nomi-
nated by their respective universi-
ties.
The honor is the second Pac-10
Scholar-Athlete Award of the year
for Heath, who also was recog-
nized for cross country. The senior
from Winona, Minn., is a seven-
time All-American, a national
champion in the 2011 NCAA in-
door 3,000 meter and the Stanford
record-holder in the 5,000 meter.
Niehaus was the most experi-
enced distance runner for the Card
this past season, competing in both
cross country and track as a red-
shirt senior.
Syverson was a member of the
Stanford mens crew squad that
earned a bronze at the Pac-10
Championships. He earned a de-
gree in economics with a 3.70
grade-point average.
Roddy was the 2009 Pac-10
Womens Rower of the Year and
was part of the Stanford I Eight
boats that placed second, first and
third in the country in 2008, 2009
and 2011, respectively.
Senior USC pitcher Chris
Mezger, Oregon golfer Jake
Dukeminier, Cal golfer Pia Halbig,
ASU outfielder Lesley Rogers and
tennis players Jaak Poldma and
Venise Chan from USC and Wash-
ington, respectively, were the
other spring student-athletes rec-
ognized.
Kevin Zhang
Cardinal athletes participate in USA
Track Championship
Last weekends USA Track
and Field Championships at the
historic Hayward Field featured
current and past Stanford ath-
letes. The national competition in
Eugene, Ore., had implications
for qualifying for the World
Championships later this summer.
Junior Chris Derrick and se-
nior Jake Riley, a pair of long-dis-
tance runners, both competed in
the 5,000-meter. Derrick finished
seventh, and Riley followed in
12th. Senior runner JT Sullivan
competed in the 3000-meter
steeplechase and finished eighth.
Senior Stephanie Marcy ran a per-
sonal best 33:18.18 in the 10,000
and finished 18th.
In the U.S. Junior Champi-
onships, which took place along-
side the national championships,
freshman Jeremy Hines finished
third in the shot put with a toss of
61-10.5. Freshman Katie Nelms
competed in the 100-meter hur-
dles but was disqualified because
of a false start.
Stanford alumni also made a
splash in the meet. Jillian Ca-
marena-Williams 04 was the only
Cardinal athlete to make the
World Championships team with
a second-place finish in the shot
put.
Lindsay Allen 08 and Sara
Hall (formerly Sara Bei) 04
missed qualifying for the World
Championships after finishing
fifth and sixth, respectively, in the
3,000-meter chase. Lauren Flesh-
man 03 placed eighth at the 5,000-
meter and Lauren Centrowitz 09
finished 18th in the heats but did
not qualify for the finals.
Russell Brown 08 was the only
male alum participating and fin-
ished 26th in the heats for the
1, 500-meter, cl ocki ng i n at
3:44.47.
Kevin Zhang
BRIEFS
Continued from page 9
league positions below them seems
unbridgeable, and perhaps the only
possibility of crossing between these
two worlds comes from the interven-
tion of an oil-rich sheikh (for teams
ascending) or finally succumbing to
the backbreaking debt they have ac-
crued (for teams descending).
The stars are paid salaries that are
so phenomenally huge that I cant
even think of an adjective offensive
enough to describe them. Even in
times of plenty, these pay packages
would astound fans; now, deep in the
global economic crisis brought upon
us by our best financial minds, they
make even less sense. We paid the
brightest economists and bankers
fantastical bonuses, and they de-
stroyed our system; maybe there is a
moral there.
Perhaps its time to give the ama-
teurs a chance to teach the pros a les-
son or two.
Tom Taylor, after missing out on
tickets to the Games, is willing to em-
barrass himself on the soccer field if
it means he could actually make an
appearance. Bring him back to
Earth at tom.taylor@stanford.edu.
TAYLOR
Continued from page 10
partment of Fisheries, which studied
the effects of the sardine fishing in-
dustry. Researchers there found the
canneries pollution and overfishing
to be unsustainable for the bay.
This data fell on deaf ears until
Julia Platt, a marine biologist, advo-
cated for a clean bay. Though she
won a series of court cases against the
canneries pollution, nothing was
done, prompting Palumbi to call this
a hollow victory.
Platt subsequently established the
first community-based marine re-
serve on the West Coast. With such a
reserve, she could protect the ani-
mals from everything except pollu-
tion, hoping that they could come
back strong when the pollution was
finally eradicated, Palumbi said.
Palumbi explained that the area
near the Hopkins Marine Station in-
corporated the strongest protection
through a no-take zone for scientific
study and protection of the shoreline.
By the 1960s, impressive abalone
colonies were growing, attracting the
return of sea otters. As the sea otters
consumed the herbivores, a vibrant
kelp forest returned.
Founded in 1984, the Monterey
Bay Aquarium changed the relation-
ship between the bay and the com-
munity. Instead of acquiring a profit
by taking precious resources out of
the bay for consumption and sale, the
aquarium and ecotourism business
profit by celebrating the ecosystems
health and making it possible for oth-
ers to do the same. As locals saw that
a healthy, productive and diverse
ecosystem was both beneficial for the
environment and good for busi-
ness, more people began to advo-
cate for its growth.
The aquarium now sees more
than two million visitors per year,
whom it educates on the values of
ecosystem diversity by engaging
them with marine life directly be it
walking alongside massive tanks of
jellyfish or holding starfish.
Through the enlargement of
Platts original reserve, the anti-pollu-
tion efforts of the region and the influ-
ence of the Aquarium, Monterey Bay
is now in its best shape of the past 200
years. Some problems still exist, espe-
cially pollution via agricultural runoff,
but people are able to talk about it,
to come to grips using the bay and not
let future problems overwhelm the
bay as past problems used to,
Palumbi said.
He noted that Stanfords classes
and various overseas and off-campus
opportunities including those in
Australia, Hawaii or Hopkins
best foster environmental discussion
among undergraduates as they allow
students to become involved with
real ecosystem issues.
They open up the natural world
to real, intense academic study, he
said.
Hopkins offers combined lecture
and field classes on kelp forest ecolo-
gy, marine conservation biology and
marine and molecular ecology, all of
which draw from the bay itself lit-
erally.
One day, one of our professors,
James Watanabe, went scuba diving
in the bay before class, scooped up a
bucket of life and brought it back,
Cole recalled. We spent several
hours sifting through it and examin-
ing the diversity under a microscope.
That was pretty representative of
how Hopkins classes are run.
Be it working on worms that his
group collected in the tide pools or
analyzing the behavior of snails that
the students found crawling in the
bay, Cole described other hands-on
experiences in his time at Hopkins.
Every class, every professor and
every research project at Hopkins is
inextricably linked to the ecosystem
that surrounds it, he said.
Like Cole, Pounds quarter in
Monterey Bay instilled in her a last-
ing love for the outdoors that she
hopes to incorporate into her future
career.
Hopkins made me realize how
much I love being outside and inter-
acting with nature I dont think a
desk job is right for me, she said. I
need to be seeing and watching na-
ture in a personal manner to have an
engaging life. At Hopkins, I interact-
ed with the ocean, its variability and
changing mood, and now I could
never abandon that relationship.
Contact Erin Inman at einman@stan-
ford.edu.
MONTEREY
Continued from page 12 Hopkins made
me realize how
much I love
being outside
ALEXANDRA
POUNDS 11
E
veryone has a guilty pleasure. Some oth-
erwise healthy people go wild on boxes
of Twinkies; some perfectly intellectual
students read Twilight; some generally ami-
able techies troll strangers on /b/. Me? I watch
The Bachelorette. In my defense, though, the
daft dancer-slash-dentist Ashley and her harem
of identical, clean-cut white boys have got a lot
to teach us (mostly about how not to go about
the dating world).
To catch you guys up: this years bache-
lorette is Ashley, and shes about a thousand
times more annoying than Ali; her personality
is built on insecurities, and her behavior is
based around mind games. So far this season,
shes made out with just about everyone, fallen
in love with the only guy completely disinter-
ested in her within a week of having met him
and then cried about it for the rest of the season
when he decided to leave. Youre now officially
caught up; I just spared you literally 10 hours of
viewing in two sentences. Youre welcome.
This week, the primary lesson learned was
that, despite what Ash and the boys so persis-
tently tell us, not every tacky tourist destination
in America can be the perfect place to fall in
love eventually youre going to have to pick
one. Regardless, the guys did their best to con-
vince us that Chiang Mai, Thailand was in fact
the dreamiest damn setting on the planet.
Harvard boy Ames waxed eloquent on the
romance in the air as the camera panned
through crowded, stinking street markets, with
an instrument that must have been the
lovechild of a foghorn and a bagpipe blaring in
the background. Be still my heart.
The one-on-one date also taught me some-
thing new: namely that watching two people
pretend to make out is a good deal more
uncomfortable than watching them actually go
at it. The date was with Ben F., who has so little
sex appeal that Ashley has to spend 100 percent
of her camera time trying to convince the cam-
eraman that he is, in fact, oozing with sessuality.
In one memorable moment, the pair was sitting
in front of a temple and Ben leaned in for a kiss,
only to be told in Ashleys nasal whine that this
place is too sacred for that! Instead, the two
leaned in
close and
shared a
mental kiss:
Im picturing kissing you; Im
picturing it too. It was like watching a
couple having phone sex while sitting
next to each other. I still shiver at the
thought of it.
The group date didnt have a
whole lot of life lessons, but it was one of
the more fantastic moments this season: in a
rare and highly appreciated bit of fan service,
the suitors were stripped down
and oiled up, given a brief lesson
in Thai boxing and then thrown
into a ring and told to kick the
crap out of each other. Viewers
were then subjected to Ashleys little worried
cries if you didnt want them to hit each
other, Ash, why did you create this challenge?
as the guys gleefully wailed on one another.
Inevitably, Harvard-boy Ames discovered that
no amount of fancy schooling can help you
guile your way out
of a fight and was
sent to the hospital
for a mild concus-
sion (perhaps the
worlds least
glamorous
injury). Ashley
was distraught,
of course, but
not distraught
enough to go
check on Ames
in the hospital.
And from the rare
two-on-one date (in
which one man gets a rose
and the other gets sent
home), I was finally able to reach the conclu-
sion that Ashley was actually, genuinely, legiti-
mately awful. We all knew that she was inse-
cure, and we all knew that she was fairly annoy-
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TV RECAP
Stupid is as stupid does
MOVIE REVIEW
I
f Cars 2 were made by DreamWorks,
itd be a pretty good movie. But because
Cars 2 is, of course, a Pixar film, its held
to a higher standard.
Pixar has been the movie studio that could
do no wrong. They have dazzled us with brilliant
films in the last decade such as the Toy Story
movies, Monsters, Inc., Ratatouille, WALL-
E and Up. They have shown us that its possi-
ble to make a film about French gourmet cook-
ing starring a rat, to tell a robot love story and, in
a society that doesnt value old age, to have an
adventure film starring a 78-year-old. In recent
times, when only dark, serious movies could
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T
heir group name is LMFAO:
obviously, uncle and nephew
duo Redfoo and Sky Blu arent
aiming for seriousness in their music.
The title of their second full-length stu-
dio album, Sorry for Party Rocking,
reveals the same; LMFAO came to bring
a 60-minute barrage of electro-pop to
overstimulate their already sweaty,
dancing target audience. While Sorry
for Party Rocking is perfect for a night
out, its real failure comes in its tiresome
repetition the album sounds like one
endless song.
The duos first album, Party
Rock, released in 2009, introduced
their vision of endless nightlife. Singles
Im in Miami Bitch and Shots,
along with the rest of the somewhat
interchangeable tracks, were almost per-
fectly engineered for a hot, too-crowded
college party. Nonetheless, LMFAO
seemed like a one-hit-wonder type of
duo, not one with a whole lot of talent
behind the music.
However, for a group that doesnt
exactly display versatility in their musi-
cal style or talent in their singles,
LMFAO has been wildly successful.
Exhibiting the marketing skills they
probably inherited from Motown
Records founder Berry Gordy, their
father (Redfoo) and grandfather (Sky
Blu), LMFAO quickly won the hearts of
college students around the world with
their perfect party lives and enormous
female entourage.
The first single from Sorry for
Party Rocking, Party Rock Anthem,
quickly became the duos most success-
ful individual song of their first two
albums, perhaps for its somewhat
generic description of a party (every-
body just have a good time) that can
appeal to a broader scope of audiences.
However, compared to the rest of the
album, its sound completely blends into
the crowd.
In fact, the songs that shine some-
what are those that feature the talents of
other artists. For instance, Take It to
the Hole features an annoying tinny
whine throughout the song, but a guest
appearance by Busta Rhymes gives the
song more credibility and differentiates
it, somewhat, from the other hour of
electro. Similarly, Champagne
Showers, the second single from the
album featuring Natalia Kills, might be
a thinly disguised extended metaphor
for something else, but at least the
sound of a womans voice breaks up the
rest of the album.
However, the key failure of Sorry
for Party Rocking comes with its lack
of even one song that breaks the others
mold. A few have promise: along with
the collaborations, which at least insert
another voice, With You seems like it
might introduce a new sound, with a
more sophisticated techno intro that
feels like it couldve been produced by
Daft Punk. However, it quickly disinte-
grates into almost the same beat as every
other tune on the album. To be blunt,
every song sounds the same, and a run-
through of Sorry for Party Rocking
leaves listeners wanting a little more.
In the end, Sorry for Party
Rocking starts the party like it was
meant to do, but if youre looking for
some pensive music this summer,
LMFAO isnt for you. However, if youre
planning on partying, expect to hear
Sorry for Party Rocking, which might
just be a frat DJs dream come true.
andr ea HI NTON
cont act andr ea:
anhi nt on@st anf or d. edu
MUSIC REVIEW
LMFAOs
new Party
same refrain
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MUSIC REVIEW
Bon Iver hits
sophomore slump
B
on Ivers first album For Emma, Forever Ago is
a tough act to follow, and his eponymous sopho-
more album is a testament to this fact.
For Emma was critically acclaimed because it was
more a meditation that stemmed from Vernons volun-
tary isolation in northern Wisconsin than a collection of
songs. Bon Iver takes an opposite approach, one that
front man Vernon himself described as an ambitious
musical departure from his previous work. Moving
away from a single thematic and musical core, each track
on Bon Iver represents a place and its particular feel.
This structural organization is successful, save for a cou-
ple of missteps that render the album a noble attempt
and only that.
The album opens with Perth, a reflective piece
that features Vernons familiar, ghostlike vocals. The soft
drums, reminiscent of Team, are the first indicator of
Bon Ivers expansion to a full band. Although instru-
mentally denser, the quality of Bon Iver is retained
Vernon still mumbles his lyrics, drowning them in over-
dubbing and causing the listener to focus more on the
music than the words themselves.
Minnesota, WI is another strong track that bene-
fited from Bon Ivers newfound ambitions. The use of
an electric, modern sound layered on hillbilly guitar is
innovative and fresh. Vernons use of his lower register
on the track is a welcome departure from his frequent
falsetto. Vernon further experiments with his voice in
Hinnom, TX, and his use of range to differentiate
between the moods of the places he explores on Bon
Iver is an indicator of his openness to musical experi-
mentation.
Towers is another accomplished piece that incor-
porates the old Bon Iver (whispered vocals, soft guitar)
with some of the newer bells and whistles (such as the
surprising but fitting violin). On the other hand,
Holocene makes up for its plain melody and sparse
instrumentation with its intriguing lyrics: Someway
baby, its a part of me, apart from me/Youre laying waste
to Halloween.
Michicant, with its flawless use of layering and
harmony, is one of the strongest tracks in the album. It
establishes a sense of narrative within the place it is
describing I was unafraid/I was a boy/I was a tender
age and advances the story in a way that comple-
ments the swells of the music.
However, by the time Wash. comes around, these
Courtesy Interscope Records
Please see BON IVER, page 18
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A definitive
remake of
Ocarina? No.
I
dont think anyone is surprised by the
warm reception critics have given the
recent 3DS remake of The Legend of
Zelda: Ocarina of Time. Its a sure seller and
perhaps the easiest boardroom pitch of all
time the original game holds the highest
Metacritic score in history, and the 3DS
release almost single-handedly justifies pur-
chasing a software-starved system that
nonetheless holds Nintendos highest-ever
price tag for handheld hardware.
Take a closer look at the remakes
Metacritic page, though, and a somewhat less
predictable trend emerges or at least a less
agreeable one, if you ask me. Amidst the
obligatory praise for a brilliant remake from
a company that often leaves its past
untouched, critics have been deifying
Ocarina 3D as the definitive release of the
1998 classic.
I want us on the same page about what
that really means, so lets unpack that claim a
little bit it may be less innocuous than it
seems.
Calling Ocarina 3D definitive implies
that its not only better than the N64 release,
but that it somehow encapsulates the entire
essence of what that game really was and
does so even more effectively than the origi-
nal game itself. Were talking about encom-
passing, surpassing and rendering obsolete
one of the most revered and influential
games of all time. Definitive is just a word,
but it says a lot.
Before I get too dramatic about diction,
Ill let that thought sit for a bit and indulge
some of my cohorts claims. After all, its
hard not to agree with at least a few of their
points. Ive spent more time with the original
Ocarina than almost any other game, and I
cant shake the feeling that the 3DS version
represents a more accurate representation of
Miyamotos original vision for the game.
Take a look at some of the concept art from
the mid 90s, then compare them to a few
screenshots, and youll see what I mean.
Characters are more detailed but maintain
their stylistic flair, Links animations are
more fluid but dont deviate from their roots
and Castle Town is actually made of poly-
gons. Ive already played the hell out of
Ocarina 3DS and delivered the final face-stab
to Ganon, and I never felt that I was playing
anything but good, old-fashioned Ocarina of
Time.
For that, outsourced developer Grezzo
should be praised. It was entrusted with an
all-time classic and tuned the game up just
enough to bring its visuals to where they
should have been 13 years ago and no fur-
ther. The game looks not quite like it was,
but still as I remember it. Its a quietly
astounding feat that developers should
remember when touching up hallowed fran-
chises (Im looking at you, Halo).
But were forgetting the most important
part of Ocarina of Times legacy the
impact it had on the industry. Think back to
the context of the gaming landscape when it
came out and the pure innovation it brought
to the table. And of course, the countless
games that continue to iterate on its basic
principles. We simply cant talk about a
definitive version of Ocarina without
remembering that it largely defined an era of
gaming itself. Three-dimensional navigation
and intelligent cameras, expansive open
worlds, contextualized action it all came
from Ocarina, the same way Halo proved
that first-person shooters can hold up on
consoles.
As a pixel-to-pixel tribute, Ocarina 3DS
is shackled to a golden blueprint that once
turned the industry upside down for being
unique. Its a strict formula, and one that
makes it inherently unable to have the same
lasting impact on games again. Other than
another reminder that our industry may be
the most remake-friendly of any entertain-
ment medium, it offers nothing notable or
new but some well-implemented (read: non-
intrusive) motion controls. Compared to the
groundbreaking original, its just a drop in
the sea.
I wouldnt call it sad, but perhaps
inevitably ironic: Ocarina 3DS was developed
in the context of an industry that its source
material largely defined, and by sticking to
the script could never have truly recreated
what the original really meant. Even if it did
make an ill-advised but ambitious attempt to
similarly redefine, say, open-world 3D games
on handhelds, it would surely deviate too
much from original to even carry the same
name.
Ocarina 3DS is one of my favorite
ind
ames
Courtesy Nintendo
gain award buzz, they really showed us that movies
could still be considered great despite being funny.
While the original Cars is generally not
considered one of Pixars greatest movies, its still
a solid piece of entertainment with that certain
Pixar magic. The cars are all well-developed,
three-dimensional characters and when
Lightening McQueen (Owen Wilson) shows how
much hes grown throughout his stay at Radiator
Springs, its genuinely moving.
I wish I could say the same about Cars 2,
but instead of nuanced, its simply loud and in
many ways, the characters feel one-dimensional. If
the original Cars was Pixars sports movie, then
Cars 2 is Pixars spy movie. Cars 2 brings back
all of the characters (with the exception of Doc
Hudson voiced by the late Paul Newman) from
the first film and introduces some new ones,
including two spy cars Finn McMissile (Michael
Caine) and Holley Shiftwell (Emily Mortimer).
Cars 2 focuses a good chunk of its time on
Mater (Larry the Cable Guy), the dimwitted-but-
lovable tow truck. While I really liked Mater in the
first Cars, a whole movie centered on him is real-
ly a bit too much Mater. He works best when hes a
supporting character and grates when hes anything
more. The two spy cars Finn and Holley are bland
and nothing more than caricatures of the generic
British spies that they portray. Though the spy cars
are equipped with some very cool spy gadgets and
Finns action sequences are especially very fun to
watch, as characters, they really are unmemorable.
Cars 2 is colorful, busy and full of fun eye
candy. I enjoyed many of the details in the Cars
world including their version of drinks, airplanes,
Tokyo (including anime versions of the cars),
European street markets and allusions to other
Pixar films. There are many attempts at jokes, but
few hit the mark.
The conflicts and ideas in Cars 2 shouldve
translated into Pixars trademark poignancy but
end up feeling hollow. Theres just too much going
on: spies, racing, tons of action and traveling that
really prevents the character development from
coming through.
While Cars 2 has its fun moments, it lacks
heart and that extra special Pixar touch.
mei - hsi n CHENG
cont act mei - hsi n:
mei hsi n@st anf or d. edu
CARS
Continued from page 15
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spatial and territorial explorations
are hazier. Wash., despite the eerie
piano riff, doesnt really progress
past that, and Lisbon, OH, and
Calgary are directionless. Without
a Re: Stacks to be building toward,
some of these songs seem lost.
The last track, Beth/Rest, is
more face plant than misstep and
would be better used as a PSA for
synthesizer abuse. It seems overeager
and overambitious, as if all the
instruments that were subtly used
throughout the album were haphaz-
ardly thrown in at the end. The
result is far from dynamite and fin-
ishes an otherwise sound album
with an unimaginative synth ballad
that conjures up a mental image of
kids in mullets slow-dancing at
homecoming.
Despite considerable efforts,
even Bon Iver couldnt escape the
dreaded sophomore slump. Bon
Iver contains some wonderful
tracks, and, like any respectable sec-
ond album, doesnt simply try to
recreate its predecessor. However,
Bon Iver loses some of its magic
when it tries too fiercely to tear away
from its past.
nat asha AVERY
cont act nat asha:
naver y@st anf or d. edu
BON IVER
Continued from page 16
ing, but today, I learned that she was
flat-out stupid. On her date, she told
William (a snake) and Ben C. (a
really nice, sincere guy) that she
would be sending one of them
home. William made a couple of
awkward attempts at excluding Ben
(here, pal, you sit over here 10 feet
away!), then gave up on subtlety
and took Ashley aside to tell her that
Ben was completely disinterested in
her and was looking forward to
online dating after the show. It was
the most blatant attempt at sub-
terfuge I have ever seen, but little
Ashleys jaw dropped. She proceed-
ed to race back and send Ben home,
despite his insistence that he had
said no such thing, obviously. On the
bright side, he was just spared a
grim future with Miss Insecurity.
General conclusion of the
night: Chiang Mai is in fact not the
perfect place to fall in love.
eliana CARMONA
contact eliana:
carmona@stanford.edu
RECAP
Continued from page 15
games of 2011, but it can never
replace my favorite game of all time.
Even putting my own pro-Zelda bias
aside, its impossible to encapsulate
the core of what Ocarina of Time
has become. With 13 years of the
gaming industrys adolescent years
stretched out before it, its clear
Zeldas maiden voyage into polygo-
nal 3D has ascended beyond stan-
dard accounts of controls, anima-
tions and level design to an almost
divine position that for years bent
the arc of gaming history in its direc-
tion. Ocarina 3DS is a well-crafted
love letter and a beautiful realization
of the developers original intent, but
its 13 years too late to have the
galactic influence thats so integral to
the legacy of its predecessor. I know
its picky, but if youre paid to write
you need to be careful with words
and definitive is one that just does-
nt belong here.
nat e ADAMS
cont act nat e:
nbadams@st anf or d. edu
ZELDA
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[Exson] has served as the pri-
mary source of information and
contact for faculty, staff and stu-
dents and has conducted training
with those constituencies as well,
Griffith added.
Viviana Arcia 13, president of
the Womens Coalition, noted that
Stanford has already taken many
steps to increase awareness of sexu-
al assault and relationship abuse is-
sues and to develop more effective
responses. These initiatives have in-
volved the Office of Judicial Af-
fairs, Counseling and Psychological
Services (CAPS) and the Center for
Relationship Abuse Awareness.
Resident assistants, peer health ad-
visors and the Survivors Group,
which Arcia co-founded, complet-
ed additional training.
Because these resources often
function autonomously, commu-
nication can sometimes be lacking
among the campus organizations
and student groups.
Dean Exson and her office
will be instrumental in providing
the community with a sort of one-
stop resource where students can
be advised of all their options,
Arcia wrote in an email to The
Daily.
As for specific issues that
Exsons office could address,
Arcia offered two answers: sensi-
tivity training on the part of staff
and campus police as well as
campus culture.
Misogyny and sexism still ex-
ists at Stanford, she said. We can
have these resources and these
amazing administrators, but I feel
like if more safeguards arent
made against sexism or sexual ha-
rassment on the part of students,
then we obviously wont get to the
root of the causes of sexual assault
including same-sex abuse and vio-
lence against women.
Exson echoed this concern.
There is often a great deal of
misinformation and mispercep-
tion about these forms of violence
that lends itself to their preva-
lence, she said. This can present
a challenge in response and pre-
vention efforts, because there may
be resistance if people feel that
their current knowledge and belief
systems are being tested or invali-
dated.
Regardless of the specific ini-
tiatives Dean Exson takes at Stan-
ford, entrepreneurship and coop-
eration could prove to be the cor-
nerstones of her work.
Our efforts will require collab-
orative effort, creativity and com-
munity accountability, she said. I
think that all of these ideals are fos-
tered and supported here at Stan-
ford.
Contact Ellora Israni at ellora@stan-
ford.edu.
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