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Zimbra to be axed, replaced by Gmail

Full transition pending business agreement
By ILEANA NAJARRO
STAFF WRITER

STUDENT LIFE

SSE late on student payments

By JULIA ENTHOVEN
CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Stanford signed a contract with Google last month to have Google Apps including Gmail replace the communication services Zimbra offers to the campus. The move came after an 18-month evaluation period, during which time Stanford, as part of an informal consortium of 10 research universities, scanned the marketplace for comprehensive collaboration solutions for combining email, calendar, instant messaging, document sharing and more, according to Executive Director of Information Technology Services (ITS) Matthew Ricks in an email to The Daily. This consortium issued a Request For Proposal (RFP) to multiple vendors, evaluated responses and entered into contract negotiations with selected vendors, Ricks wrote. The transition will begin during spring quarter, allowing undergraduate students to self-select the timing for the switch to Gmail. Google Docs will be enabled for the entire campus in the summer including faculty, staff and graduate students. A full transition

cannot happen until Google enters a Business Associate Agreement (BAA) with the University. In delivering Google Apps to Stanford, were responding to the desires of the majority of our community, Ricks said. Both Stanfords Law School and Graduate School of Business have migrated to Google Apps successfully, as well as members of the Stanford Alumni Association. According to Ricks, the transition is necessary due to consistent feedback from the student body preferring Gmail to Zimbra. Ricks said that 95 percent of students who currently send their email outside Stanford forward their messages to Gmail. Ricks also said that while Zimbra has been a viable platform for email and calendar for the past three years since implementation, cloud-based solutions such as Google Apps provide unique advantages and familiarity. Cloud-based solutions offer greater scalability, higher availability, greater storage quota, continual feature enhancements and greater business continuity capabilities, Ricks said. ASSU Vice-President Stewart Macgregor-

ASSU financial branch plagued by understaffing

Student-group leaders and financial officers have increasingly voiced their frustration concerning Stanford Student Enterprises (SSE) banking process, with some students reporting delays of up to four months before receiving compensation for expenses they paid out-of-pocket on behalf of a group. Feross Aboukhadijeh 12, founder and leader of the Stanford Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), bought iPads last spring quarter as prizes for a hacking competition that ACM organized and independently funded. According to Aboukhadijeh, his request for reimbursement has been rejected three times for small mistakes in documentation. Once, SSE put the groups request on hold because the amount filed for was exactly one cent less than what was on the receipt, Aboukhadijeh said. Each time his request for reimbursement was rejected, Aboukhadijeh said he had to wait five to six weeks for the requests to be evaluated before he could refile. It took four months for SSE to reimburse $600 from the funds his club had independently raised. Dealing with the reimbursement process and . . . SSE with all their finances has been the worst part of my job, he added. More than 35 users liked a status Aboukhadijeh posted Jan. 23

Dennis 13 SERENITY began speaking withDaily said he NGUYEN/The Stanford ITS administrators last year about the possibilities for a transition to Google Apps because it was something that he said strongly aligned with his own sense of what students should have. Macgregor-Dennis also said that the number of students already forwarding email to personal Gmail accounts demonstrated a need for such a transition. If the two email services were pretty much equivalent, you would expect very few students to transition, but the proportion of the Stanford student body that has transitioned to Google Apps means that most students see it as a superior service, he said. Owen ONeal 15 is one of the many students who currently forwards his Zimbra emails to a Gmail account. He said he agrees

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STUDENT LIFE

University admins terminate Chi Theta Chi lease

By BRENDAN OBYRNE & MARGARET RAWSON to the Alpha Epsilon Alumni Association of Theta Chi Fraternity, Inc. The University will take control of the house on April 2, due to the Lessees failure to adequately respond to multiple and chronic breaches of the Lease, read the letter, signed by Vice Provost of Student Affairs Greg Boardman and Senior Associate Vice Provost of Residential and Dining Enterprises Shirley Everett. Chi Theta Chi, a house known for its independent spirit, began functioning as a co-operative in 1973 but did not officially split from Theta Chi Fraternity until the late 80s. XOX is one of two houses, the other being Sigma Chi, that are not operated directly by Stanford University, but rather have leasehold agreements. The University owns the land on which XOX sits, but rents the plot on a long-term contract with a land-use fee. In

Stanford moved Wednesday to revoke the lease of Chi Theta Chi (XOX), one of two non-University operated houses on campus, citing lease violations, liability concerns and pressing life safety issues. Stanford hereby elects to terminate the lease pursuant to the termination right set forth in...the Lease, read a letter delivered

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Facebook IPO inspires students

By LINDSEY TXAKEEYANG Following Facebooks Feb. 1 filing for an initial public offering (IPO), University professors and alumni told The Daily the change will not affect Facebooks daily operations, but does create potential for the company to become an even bigger resource for Stanford. Blake Johnson, a professor of management science and engineering, said he does not believe Facebooks financial situation will change in any material way due to the IPO because the company has been able to raise as much money as it desired in the private market. Johnson added that although public scrutiny increases once a company becomes public, Facebook has always been under enormous amounts of public scrutiny. The world doesnt change that much for Facebook, Johnson said. In a letter published during the IPO filing, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg stated, We dont wake up in the morning with the primary goal of making money, but we understand that the best way to achieve our mission is to build a strong and valuable company. This is how we think about our IPO as well, Zuckerberg continued. Were going public for our employees and investors. Johnson agreed with this assessment. Its to allow their employees to realize the value of their stock, Johnson said. Thats likely to be the bigger impact for both Face-

Students share concerns with Faculty Senate

By MARSHALL WATKINS
DESK EDITOR

Courtesy of Linda A. Cicero/Stanford New Service

ASSU student representative-at-large Reagan Thompson 12 spoke to the Faculty Senate Thursday, addressing concerns about advising and faculty-student interaction.

Student presentations by ASSU representatives led the agenda at the Faculty Senates Feb. 9 meeting. The session also included a report by Dean of Earth Sciences Pamela Matson. President John Hennessy opened the meeting by noting the conclusion of the Stanford Challenge, a five-year fundraising initiative that raised $6.2 billion in pledges for the University.The Challenge fundraising will support areas including new faculty positions, need-based financial aid and facility construction. ASSU President Michael Cruz 12 opened the segment devoted to student presentations by discussing the significance of diversity at Stanford, noting that among the vast range of issues facing students the composition of the University affects the entire campus community. Emphasizing steps already taken, such as the development of the Native American Community Center (NACC) and the subsequent spike in retention among Native American students, Cruz credited the University with embracing diversity, but highlighted the importance of continued progress. This diversity ultimately gives students more ways to connect with their faculty and their administrators, Cruz said. Reagan Thompson 12, ASSU representativeat-large, focused on expanding the extent and type of faculty-student interaction in particular, ex-

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Innovation centers seek to address high textbook prices

By SARAH MOORE
CONTRIBUTING WRITER

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While spending hundreds of dollars on textbooks and course readers written by the professors teaching the related courses is a common experience for Stanford students, Stanford research and innovation labs are working on projects to reduce course material costs by addressing copyright licensing. Stanfords CodeX, also known as the Stan-

ford Center for Legal Informatics, and Media X have been working on a Print on Demand system a new way to lower prices for course materials. Our University pays several million dollars to get access for our students to certain materials, and frequently when professors did course readers, they didnt check what the University had rights to, said Roland Vogl, project director of Stanford Intellectual Property Exchange (SIPX). We built a system that automates

many of those processes and also takes into account the rights the student already has under the librarys permission. During the 2011 spring quarter, Print on Demand was used to print course readers for three Stanford classes. Students paid up to 78 percent less for the course readers produced by this new system. SIPX is currently developing a Publish on

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How Guttentag writes for film

By ANN TYLER MOSES
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that Google has several advantages over Zimbra. I do really like Google products in general because the formatting of Gmail is pretty intuitive, and I can find anything really smoothly, ONeal said. I found the old Zimbra program to be almost blocky and not as easy to navigate and Id always had Gmail, so I knew it better. According to Macgregor-Dennis, Stanford is also moving forward with the transition because of financial savings to the University due to ending investments with Zimbra. According to ITS Computing Support Specialist Christopher Boshers at Vanderbilt University, Vanderbilt made the full transition to Google Apps for Education in mid-2010 due in part to the superior service Google offered, but also due to expenses. We transitioned because the cost of storing emails is a great cost to us and because its really effective for all student emails to be stored on Google servers rather than ours, Boshers said. According to a case study released by Google Apps for Education, Vanderbilt saved approximately $750,000 due to the transition. Boshers confirmed that the student responses were overall positive. While Ricks said that, [Stan-

Two-time Academy Award-winning writer, producer and director Bill Guttentag spoke Thursday evening about his experience writing for film and television in discussion with Stanford English lecturer Hilton Obenzinger. The Hume Writing Center and Stanford Continuing Studies sponsored the event as an installment of their How I Write conversation series. Guttentag discussed the difference between writing for the screen and the page. Guttentag, who published his first novel, Boulevard, in 2010, has worked in both mediums, knowing the demands and advantages that come with each. In a novel, Guttentag said, one can communicate the contents of a persons thoughts with far more ease and elegance than through film. The thing about film is that you can manipulate time, which is really a gift, Guttentag said. Its the way they look at each other, how long they hold the look before they say the line of dialogue. Guttentag gave the audience a glimpse at the process by showing a page of a screenplay for his upcoming work Knife Fight. He then treated the audience to a brief clip from the film, which will be released later this year. Screenplays have to emphasize the external by nature, Guttentag said. You must think, every step of the way, about what is an actable moment. The writer and filmmaker also stressed the recursive aspect of screenwriting, noting that every film is written three times: as a screenplay, as the

film itself and then in the editing process. There are always aspects to fix and improve, he added. Sometimes mistakes have proven valuable, Guttentag said, such as when he chose not to correct a historical flub in a line he wrote that was then delivered by actress Eva Mendes, or when he instructed his crew to intentionally let a microphone drop into the frame on a faux-documentary-style project something his veteran producer amusedly told him he had certainly never seen before. Guttentag also spoke extensively about the commercial aspect of filmmaking. Film is a business, in addition to an art form, he said. Its not called show show, its called show business nor is it called business business, for that matter. Guttentag spoke of a conversation filmed for his recent work Nanking in which translators suddenly cease speaking and begin to cry and said that the entire crew soon broke down into tears. He said his goal is to somehow capture moments like that and then communicate them to an audience in a theater. Theres a universality to it, and thats what youre looking for, he said. Perhaps the most memorable moment in the conversation was Guttentags recollection of a movie he had seen, which featured a talking monkey. At one particularly clunky line, he found himself thinking, The monkey wouldnt say that! The fact that he had skipped over the impossibility of a monkey speaking at all was, Guttentag said, a testament to the films power to immerse the viewer in a different world. Contact Ann Tyler Moses at atmoses@stanford.edu.

fords] switch is more of a programmatic effort than a cost intensive effort, Macgregor-Dennis said there will be a lower cost for maintaining an email server after the transition. According to Boshers, Vanderbilt had no issue with privacy concerns during the transition. Google has sound security standards, but the lack of a BAA prevents a large portion of the University from adopting Gmail at this time, Ricks said. For all Stanford Google Apps core services, privacy of Stanfords data is contractually assured, he added. The operational access to Stanford at Google Apps is subject to the same policies, and Stanford employees are still the service administrators. Macgregor-Dennis said that, moving forward, there will still be some issues to work out with handling the transition. I think the main issue is, how do we communicate this to the student body, and how do we transition students in a way thats minimally disruptive and maximally beneficial to their experience, Macgregor-Dennis said. Overall, Ricks said that Zimbra was still an accomplishment for ITS and that Google Apps is a move forward. Stanford IT Services is very proud of the email and calendaring services we provide to our user community, he said. Contact Ileana Najarro at inajarro@stanford.edu.

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Air campaign sets unethical precedent in Iraq, prof says

By MARWA FARAG
MANAGING EDITOR

Associate Professor of History Priya Satia B.A., B.S. 95 delivered a talk entitled The Defense of Inhumanity: Air Control and the British Idea of Arabia Thursday at Annenberg Auditorium. The talk was part of the Ethics and War Series sponsored by the Bowen H. McCoy Family Center for Ethics in Society. Satia discussed the British invention of air control as a military surveillance tactic in Iraq during the

interwar years. She said British perceptions of the region, which they called Arabia, allowed British officials to reconcile their ethical scruples with the violence of the tactic, and she added that these British experiences in Iraq have influenced Americans thinking about the region today. Once proven successful in Iraq, Satia said, the tactic was exported to the rest of the British Empire and eventually found a place in conventional warfare. Satia began her lecture dis-

cussing the League of Nations 1919 establishment of the mandate system after the First World War, focusing on the British Mandate of Mesopotamia (Iraq), which cobbled together the former Ottoman provinces of Mosul, Baghdad and Basra in 1920. Iraqis began resisting the British involvement almost immediately, at a time when mass nationalist resistance had started threatening the British Empire at large, Satia said. Historians tended to emphasize [British] peaceableness between the wars . . . compared to the more openly violent rivals on the world stage at the time, Satia said. This indulgent view takes British self-perceptions about the period a bit too much at face value. Satia contended that the violent system of aerial policing implemented by the British in Iraq was one of the solutions the British used to counter the Iraqi rebellion.

Air control entailed policing Iraq through Royal Air Force (RAF) squadrons patrolling the country, coordinating information with ground forces to bombard subversive villages and tribes. The tactic, Satia said, was invented by the British in Iraq. The way in which British officials managed to run a successful public relations campaign to ensure public ignorance of, or support for, the air campaign was a main focus of Satias talk. [Positive public perception was] part of a mode of imperial statecraft that the British designed to cope with the fact that they were pursuing empire in an increasingly anti-imperial world, Satia said. Satia added that cultural reasons related to the British idea of Arabia a romanticized construction, rather than a geographic or cultural reality explained why the unprecedented air control

scheme was first devised in Iraq. Arabia was deemed a spy space . . . a space where professional, methodological and ethical standards did not apply, Satia said, following an exposition on the British explorers of Arabia, including T. E. Lawrence. This perception allowed the Air Force and officials to recast the air control tactic as a humanitarian, morally scrupulous act, guided by the empathy the British explorers had for the Arab tribes. Willful ignorance at the outcome [of bombing campaigns] made air control sit more easily in the British mind, Satia said. Only in Arabia did such fecklessness make sense and thus make air control acceptable. Satia relied heavily on primary sources of explorers and actors of the period, shocking the audience at points with quotes from British military on the positive effect bombing the Arabs had on them. The transposition of real Arabia into the Arabia of myth made bombing palatable, Satia said. [As not] merely a simple racist dehumanization of Arabs but also of long-circulating ideas about Arabia as a place exempt from . . . this worldliness. At the end of the day, this claim to empathy was based literally on sand, Satia said. Satia went on to argue that the United States learned the wrong lessons from the British experience in Iraq, highlighting U.S. use of drones. Air control was a mechanism of control for a region where a more overt form of control was a political impossibility, Satia said, drawing parallels between the British experience and the American. On Feb. 7, the New York Times reported that the number of staff in the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad 16,000, costing $6 billion annually would be slashed by as much as half.

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coming public, it most likely means more growth, more jobs for Stanford students, Garrity said. Since its arrival to northern California, Facebook has provided jobs and internships to Stanford students. Feross Aboukhadijeh 12, who interned at Facebook during the summer of 2010, said he was part of a team of five people three employees and two interns that worked on building a new version of Facebook groups. The project went live in October after four months of work. It was the coolest experience in my life up to that point, Aboukhadijeh said. Its a good a way to get industry experience and learn how a well-run company does its stuff. Stanford makes CS majors, and Facebook hires them, he added. Alex Hoffer 13, president of the Blyth Fund and a member of the board of Stanford Finance, wrote in an email to The Daily that, the IPO of Facebook shows many aspiring entrepreneurs that a group of young, very bright people can create a tremendous amount of value very quickly. Its a very inspiring story. Facebook and Stanford have a long history together, Garrity said, and I think theyll continue to do a lot of great things together. An IPO would just be exciting for everybody. A lot of [Facebooks] employees are young and do interesting things, and a lot of these things will involve Stanford, Stanford students and Stanford research projects, Johnson said. Contact Lindsey Txakeeyang at ntxakee@stanford.edu.

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book and Stanford. According to The New York Times, about 1,000 Google employees became millionaires on paper after its IPO in 2004. Lots and lots of people left Google, not necessarily because they were dissatisfied with Google, but [because], Hey I have some money, and Im going to start something of my own, Johnson said. He added that the chances of this happening with Facebooks employees are even higher, as a lot of people after seeing the success of companies such as Google went to Facebook with the knowledge this would happen. Steve Garrity 04, co-founder of the social media company Hearsay Social, said he believes many students come to Stanford with the idea of starting their own company one day, calling it the Silicon Valley dream. Garrity said Facebook exemplifies this dream. While the relationship between Stanford and Facebook is unlikely to change as Facebook continues its move towards be-

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Demand system, in which it will integrate with the intranet learning management system used at Stanford to distribute electronic course materials, as well as explore mobile distribution opportunities, according to its website. Overall, the Stanford community is clearly looking for cheaper ways for professors to compile and develop course materials through projects such as SIPX and digital coursereaders. Professors do not usually have any say in the prices of the books they write, even if the materials are published by Stanford University Press, economics professor John Taylor said in an email to The Daily. As with any book, textbook prices are determined by cost of physical production, payments to editors, writers, marketing and sales representatives, bookstore (or online) margins and publisher profits, Taylor wrote. In addition many textbooks are accompanied by supplements: test-banks, instructors manuals, course management services, web pages, slides, etc., which add to the cost. Taylor authored the current textbook used to instruct Economics 1A. The textbook costs $270 at the Stanford Bookstore. According to computer science professor Eric Roberts author of Stanfords CS 106A: Programming Methodology textbook, which the Stanford Bookstore sells for $127 new and $92.50 used there are three main sources of cost for course readers: production, permissions and bookstore revenue. Roberts will

teach CS 106A this spring. For most courses, the largest share is permissions, Roberts said. We have to pay copyright laws. To put together a reader, you have to get permission to use any of the materials you have in the reader. Those permission costs vary. Were very fortunate here. The bookstore does the research for us and actually has standing agreements with a number of the major publishers. Particular publishers have standard page costs that make permission costs easy to compute, but copyright fees are not constant for all materials. For instance, Roberts said he taught a poetry class last year with significantly fewer pages than the typical course reader, but a notably greater price. Production costs include whatever the bookstore and subcontractors need in order to photocopy the material. Bookstore revenue is the percentage of sales that the private company on campus is compensated. Roberts is currently working to publish the CS 106B course reader online. The material is also available for sale in the bookstore, where it costs $64.25, and Roberts encourages students to buy it. Print copies are still enormously helpful, he said. People will come to office hours with the reader all marked up with lots of highlighter and little arrows and post-its because it helps them. Additionally, a print copy of the CS 106B course reader is also advantageous because it is permitted during tests, while online sources are not, Roberts said. When asked why he has elected to offer the reader online, Roberts responded that some people simply like having a digital copy. However,

some students would also choose digital copies if costs were significantly lower or nonexistent, Roberts said. Roberts acknowledges it is a lot more common than 25 years ago to put course materials online simply because technology has advanced. Nonetheless, with this progress, there have been issues with faculty posting copyrighted materials on the Internet. It helps prices a little, but its not the right thing to circumvent those rights, Roberts said.Theres a big push in the Internet age for free material, but Ive written some books, and they take an enormous amount of time. Ive put three years of work into this current one, and the publishers put time into this project too. If you expect all that to happen for free, the quality will go down. Regardless, students still look for ways to decrease the prices they pay for course materials. The seventh edition of Taylors Principles of Economics, co-written with Akila Weerapana of Wellesley College, was released for purchase in time for the start of the 2012 winter quarter. Most new modern introductory textbooks in economics, whether used at Stanford and other universities, are comparable in price,Taylor said, concerning the price of his textbook. Savings are available from using used books or older editions. Online purchases can also have a lower price. Prices have risen substantially in the past twenty years, Taylor said. I think that competition from online alternatives to physical texts are going to drive down the price of texts in the future. I hope so. Contact Sarah Moore at smoore6 @stanford.edu.

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he senior class presidents announced this week that Stanfords 2012 Commencement speaker will be Newark Mayor Cory Booker 91 MA 92. Although many of the responses from members of the Class of 2012 and others have been positive, there has also been a vocal sense of disappointment at the selection of Mayor Booker. Anecdotally, at least, there is a feeling that this years Commencement speaker is just the mayor of Newark. There are perhaps two major reasons for this feeling.The first is that Booker is not as widely known or well recognized as other Commencement speakers Stanford has had, from Steve Jobs (2005) to Oprah Winfrey (2008) to last years Felipe Caldern, president of Mexico. But once one looks past this name recognition, it is clear that Mayor Booker is a strong selection. He has a variety of distinguished accomplishments he played football for Stanford, won a Rhodes scholarship, attended Yale Law School, and is now serving a second term in a very challenging job as mayor of Newark. Those still doubting the import of Mayor Booker need look no further than the 2011 TIME 100, a listing by the magazine of the most influential people in the world. Mayor Booker is in impressive company with a glowing write-up by none other than Ms. Winfrey. The second concern is that Mayor Booker is not unknown to this campus; he has spoken on a variety of occasions, most recently participating in the 2011 Reunion Homecoming Roundtable at Stanford on redefining K-12 education in the United States. This years seniors had the chance to see him lecture during their freshman year as part of the Haas Centers Voices in Public Service Leadership series. This concern is somewhat more understandable. Many seniors want their Commencement speaker to

be someone momentous, someone who they may never have the chance to hear address them in person again. Viewed through this lens, having Cory Booker here for the second time this academic year may seem somewhat anticlimactic. This Board, however, believes that the content of the Commencement address is far more important than the name of the speaker, or how many times he or she has spoken on campus. The members of the Class of 2012 are closing one chapter in their lives for many, the end of their formal education and beginning another. A Commencement speaker ought to be able to engage the class and speak to the graduates excitement and fears. He or she should be able to draw from his or her own struggles and accomplishments in order to impart a message about what is to come. The hope is that Cory Booker will be able to do those things. The variety of experiences in his own life, we hope, will mean that he can relate to more than just the aspiring politicians of the Class of 2012. It helps, of course, that he is known to be an engaging public speaker with a strong sense of humor clips of his speeches on YouTube have singularly positive comments. It helps, too, that Mayor Booker was himself sitting at Commencement not all that long ago, and that he can relate to the unquestionable impact Stanford has had on each graduating senior. Lastly, his numerous appearances at Stanford ought to be seen as a positive sign. Clearly, various members of this institution hold Mayor Booker in high esteem, and he seems to have maintained a strong connection with the Farm. Ultimately, a good or bad Commencement speaker can only really be judged as such by the speech he or she delivers. As of now, this Board feels the senior class presidents have chosen well for their class.

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ven as I write this column, my first since the poignant close of Volume 239 in June 2011, I am exceedingly nervous. I had a good run at that time: I wrote a few good columns, a few mediocre ones and some that I dared not take the initiative to show anyone. When I was proud of a column, I would take extra steps to spread my messages across cyberspace and, in addition to my typical posting in The Daily, I would post my article to my Facebook wall. Once I had copied and pasted the link, hit the return

key and confirmed that the link was visible on my wall, I would sit and wait. Each minute was always more agonizing than the last. Each time I was at a moment of my greatest vulnerability. How long before the first like would surface? How long until a comment? In an ideal world, did I want more likes than comments, or vice versa? Every time I saw someone else with a post whether of a cute kitten video or interesting news article that had garnered some couple dozen likes, I panicked. Was my column no better than the latest Morgan Freeman meme? No more likeable than a picture of a sunset that was probably photoshopped? Ill be honest. The thought of a link on my wall, posted by me, that was naked, bare and devoid of likes or comments terrified me to the core. And this insecurity is not limited to my column, but extends to most of what I choose to put on Facebook pictures, posts, check-ins, you name it. As a result of my paranoia, I have thought long and carefully about how to garner more feedback. Perhaps you have too. And while we are not necessarily in control of others opinions regarding our content, we can at least make sure that our friends see our posts, our uploads, our tags. In other words, we are in control of only one thing: when to post. So, when do you post? Vast amounts of information flood Facebook newsfeeds at every hour of the day, and yet all you want is to make sure that your friends see your link. You want to post at an hour when people are on Facebook so they can see what youre doing. But you also want to catch them at a time when theyre busy and hopefully not posting their own things, because your mobile upload of a pizza covered in garlic cloves (but really, have you ever seen garlic pizza?!) should not have to compete with some picture about how to make a panda cake. You matter, and your friends had better acknowledge that by liking your Facebook activity. I consulted with several others and decided to post more strategically. At first I assumed Sunday morning would be best: very few

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people are usually awake, and if I were to wake up just ahead of the larger student body and edge my material onto Facebook, my post would be the first thing that my friends see when they log on. I could almost imagine their thought processes: Oh, look, the only thing on my newsfeed is something Miriam just posted! LIKE. Unfortunately, my empirical tests showed that students will wake up anywhere from 10 a.m. to about 5 p.m. on Sundays, and newsfeeds are packed by noon. Rather than have my posts jostle for space with others, I turned to Sunday evening, when students are usually panic-stricken and doing their homework after a weekend of procrastination. As a result, while they are still likely to browse their newsfeeds, theyre less likely to post things. For my own posts and uploads, this means a bigger audience and less competition. Success . . . for now. But this doesnt even begin to take into account time zones, threeday weekends and the post-college lifestyle (when there is no homework on Sunday nights). Sometimes I wonder if my obsession is unique. I see statuses and posts that no one has deigned to like, and I wonder if the poster of such items is mildly disappointed. I browse past a new profile picture that remains unacknowledged or a mobile upload left without comments, and I feel pity for the poster. Then I remind myself that Im the exception to the norm, and I feel just a bit better. Miriam hopes you wont email her at melloram@stanford.edu until youve liked this article on the Daily page and, if possible, on her Facebook. You can comment too.

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average of six to seven months after a request was filed. Acosta said he is still waiting for one payment of $251 from the beginning of the academic year when he bought new drumsticks and replaced old equipment. Acosta filed the reimbursement request in October, he said. Its frustrating because if our student group were to just process all of our finances through a normal bank like Wells Fargo or Bank of America, everything that we do would be ready the next business day or the same business day, said Wesley Ford 13, who has served as the financial officer for both the Stanford Cycling Club and the Solar Car Project. But somehow, because we have a student bank, transactions take a month. If you had to wait for a month for Wells Fargo . . . it would be unacceptable . . . but somehow its different here. Ford who has lodged formal complaints against the SSE and met with officials from Capital Group last spring said that other University departments that fund student projects dont take nearly as long to process requests. Other University departments usually have a hierarchy above them so theyre actually accountable to someone, whereas [for] the SSE, as far as I know . . . there is [not] that much oversight, Ford said. Several students have complained about the minute particulars that cause the SSE to reject reimbursement requests. For instance, Acosta said SSE rejected a reimbursement request because his last name hadnt been printed on the receipt, despite being on the scan of his attached credit card statement. Fleet Street singer Andrew Forsyth 14 said he purchased tuxedos for the groups new members in late September, an expense of about $700. Despite refiling almost immediately when a problem with his paperwork was reported, Forsyth said he has still not received reimbursement. Voluntary student organizations (VSOs) are required to bank through SSE in order to use Stanfords name and retain their non-profit status, according to the ASSU Constitution. Forsyth said, however, that the lengthy and complex reimbursement process has led Fleet Street to seriously consider opening a Wells Fargo account. Student groups are resorting to other measures to get their Former XOX Resident Assistant (RA) Bear Douglas 09 M.A. 10 and former Resident Computer Consultant Abel Allison 08, both members of the XOX alumni board, described the meeting as an ambush in an email to a XOX alumni email list. The administrators informed XOX that after deliberation, the University decided not to renew the houses lease for this coming fall and to take control of the house on the first day of spring quarter. Students will begin paying rent to the University at the start of spring quarter this year. The house, which normally remains open, will be closed this coming summer to allow for University renovations. According to the email from Douglas and Allison, the University provided several reasons for its decision. University officials cited that XOX has been using the tax identification number of Theta Chi Fraternity, despite the receipt of a cease-anddesist letter from the organization. Both Allison and Douglas denied any knowledge of this violation or such a letter. The email also said administrators allege that XOX has funds, Forsyth said. We do not want to put our money into the SSE banking system . . . We have enough econ majors on this campus to tell you that if you dont have liquid assets, then theyre not worth anything. If we cant spend our money, it is worth so much less to us. Understaffed, but looking up Ford argued that the SSE is understaffed a statement with which Plofker agreed. It definitely is [understaffed], Plofker said. We are currently looking for another full time accountant . . . [But] since [he or she would be] a full time Stanford employee, it takes a lot longer than a normal hiring process. According to Plofker, SSE has been looking to fill the position since fall quarter, and the hiring will not be finalized until spring quarter. Unfortunately it is somewhat of a bureaucracy, he added. Meanwhile, students say they feel left out of the SSE loop. Several students including Ford, Forsyth and Aboukhadijeh, who all approached SSE or ASSU members with complaints about the process said that the responses they received reflected more concern with public image than actual reform. All of us student group leaders are trying to get stuff done, trying to put on awesome events, said Aboukhadijeh, whose group does not get any of its funds from The Stanford Fund, general fees or special fees. Even though its our student group who raises all the money . . . were stuck . . . giving them our money and then begging for them to give it back, Aboukhadijeh said. Still, students said things seem to be looking up. SSE members said they are confident that they will get through the backlog by the end of the quarter and encourage all financial officers to come to them with problems. Right now, this week, things are pretty good, Ford said. Things are taking two weeks, maybe, to process. [But] it shouldnt take a special request to get important transactions processed, Ford added. Just by default, it should happen within a couple days, [or] a week at most. Contact Julia Enthoven at jjejje@stanford.edu.

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on his Facebook wall, which expressed his frustration with the SSE banking process. SSE, an independent branch of the ASSU, manages the finances for all student groups. Internal setbacks Dylan Plofker 12, director of SSEs Capital Group, acknowledged the backlog. We are working to speed [the reimbursement process] up, Plofker said this week. We have actually caught up half of the backlog in the last few weeks. According to Plofker, the backlog was caused when several crucial SSE components fell apart in a short time span. At the end of the 2010-11 academic year, SSE lost one of its full-time accountants and has struggled to replace her through a slow recruitment and training process, he said. At the beginning of this academic year, SSEs documentation server crashed, causing them to lose access to their system for several days, as well as deleting all of the requests that were being processed at the time. In addition, due to a new documentation policy instituted last spring requiring both a credit card statement and a line-by-line receipt, reimbursement requests take more time to process, according to SSEs Chief Executive Officer Neveen Mahmoud 11. [We] have realized that the main issue is that requests actually take a lot longer than they used to in the past, with the same amount of staffing, Mahmoud said at an ASSU Undergraduate Senate meeting on Jan. 30. [But] I think we should be fully caught up, definitely by the end of this quarter. Students experience delay in process Students interviewed by The Daily disagreed with Plofkers claim that over the past two years requests typically took three to five days. Aaron Acosta 13, drum major for the Leland Stanford Junior University Marching Band (LSJUMB), estimated that over his two years as a band section leader, reimbursements took an

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amining office hours and advising structures. Noting that students often find faculty daunting, Thompson argued for office hours where students can talk not just about the class but also their Stanford career and for faculty to become more proactive in encouraging student engagement. Thompson also said a lack of outreach by academic advisers can marginalize their utility to students, especially in important areas such as recommendations and honors theses. Noting that the recent Study of Undergraduate Education (SUES) report highlighted the falling number of honors students as an area of concern, Thompson suggested that increased access to faculty advising may reverse the trend. Daniel DeLong 13, ASSU undergraduate representative to the Faculty Senate, emphasized the flawed nature of Stanfords current course evaluation system, citing stress imposed on faculty coupled with a lack of awareness among students of the purpose and application of evaluations and a lack of transparency surrounding how evaluations impact the future of courses. We have an imperfect evaluation process, [and] one that really affects untenured faculty, DeLong said. It makes them be safe rather than challenging students. Kamil Dada 11, ASSU graduate representative and former Daily editor in chief, highlighted four issues needing review. Dada noted that co-terminal students, trapped between undergraduate and graduate student bodies, often fail to integrate into the University community. He highlighted a lack of awareness among graduate students about the Honor Code at Stanford and its implications for academic work. Dada also cited the lack of counseling available to PhD and post-doctoral students at the Career Development Center and the yearlong nature of Cardinal Care health insurance regardless of leaves of absence as other pressing concerns.

Faculty members largely concurred with the ASSU representatives reports, with discussion focusing on the interaction between graduate and undergraduate students and the merits of course evaluations. Both Cruz and Dada said the ASSU can and should play a role in increasing interaction between undergraduate and graduate students, noting that the ASSU already includes leadership from both communities. The barrier between undergraduate and graduate students is co-created, Cruz said. The ASSU is trying to bridge that gap by bringing them into the same location. Caroline Hoxby, a professor in economics, cited the move to online evaluations as promoting polarized student viewpoints, noting that students who are apathetic toward a class are less likely to evaluate it. Hoxby advocated in class course evaluations. I think that it has degraded the overall evaluation process, she concluded, and students dont take them seriously. Matson followed the student reports with a presentation on the School of Earth Sciences. Noting the Earth Sciences role in addressing pressing global challenges, Matson argued for the fields sustained prominence at Stanford and cited the schools ability to adapt to new challenges. While acknowledging that encouraging more minority applicants has proven a challenge, Matson highlighted the growth in applications to the graduate program up 64 percent from 2005-06 as among the highest in the University. The number of undergraduate majors within the school has grown similarly by 41 percent since 2005-06. Matson said that the school has gradually created an intellectual community with resources available to the broader University. The Faculty Senates next meeting is scheduled for Feb. 23, when the Committee on Undergraduate Standards and Policies (C-USP) will bring the SUES reports recommendations before the Senate. The March 8 session is also reserved for discussion of the report. Contact Marshall Watkins at mtwatkins@stanford.edu.

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failed multiple fire safety inspections, is both financially and administratively incapable of avoiding ongoing defaults and has failed to maintain corporate status in California. Administrators also cited concerns that the University is ultimately responsible in the event of any lawsuits against the house, according to the email. A portion of students living in XOX are assigned to the house through the University draw, a factor that creates additional concerns for administrators worried about the experience of students who did not actively choose to live in the house. The University is committed to working with the [XOX] alumni board and the residents of the house to continue a co-op in the Chi Theta Chi house, Whitney said, emphasizing that the University is concerned foremost with ensuring the wellbeing of students and the long and short-term stewardship of the house. Contact Brendan OByrne at bobyrne@stanford.edu and Margaret Rawson and marawson@ stanford.edu. The article mentioned Iraqi suspicion that the decision indicates a U.S. move towards a discreet presence in Iraq. Its 1932 all over again an-

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the past, this agreement has allowed students more autonomy regarding administrative decisions. A May 1990 report on Cooperative Living at Stanford describes the house as a haven for groups seeking to avoid University red tape. We are confused and saddened by the Universitys attempt to remove ownership of the property from the houses alumni board, which has controlled the property for decades, said a press release from Chi Theta Chi. This transfer of ownership would directly undermine the diversity of the living options available to to undergraduates counter to the Universitys stated goal. Boardman, Dean of Residential Education Deborah Golder, Executive Director of Student Housing Rodger Whitney and other administrators attended a regularly-scheduled meeting between XOX representatives and Stanford Housing Wednesday.

other chapter in the long history of covert empire, Satia said, reflecting on the development. The very thinness of the U.S. presence continues to stoke widespread suspicions about a hidden man guiding their countrys forces. Contact Marwa Farag at mfarag @stanford.edu.

POLICE BLOTTER
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DESK EDITOR
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a bike locked in a rack outside of the Gates Computer Science Building between noon and 6 p.m. male was transported to the San Jose Main Jail and booked for being publicly intoxicated near 675 Lomita at 12:30 a.m. was transported to the San Jose Main Jail and booked for driving under the influence near the intersection of Bowdoin and Pine Hill at 1:50 a.m. unknown suspect tackled a woman from behind, grabbed her ankles, ripped off her stocking and then fled the scene after an unknown witness yelled. The incident occurred at 1:45 a.m. in Kennedy Grove. unknown suspect entered a womans room in 1018 Campus Drive, climbed on her bed and touched and kissed her before complying with the victims request that he leave. The incident occurred at 2 a.m. unknown suspect broke a passenger side mirror of a vehicle parked near 670 Lomita between 9:50 a.m. on Feb. 3 and 1 p.m. on Feb. 5. The damage is estimated to be less than $400. unknown suspect entered a construction site near the intersection of Campus Drive and Lomita Street and stole metal valued at $4,800 between 4 p.m. on Feb. 3 and 8 a.m. on Feb. 6. U-locked bike was stolen from outside of Otero in Wilbur Hall between 5:30 p.m. on Feb. 4 and 8:55 a.m. on Feb. 6. vehicle was stolen at 10:30 a.m. while parked near Escondido V.

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SPORTS
By JACK BLANCHAT
MANAGING EDITOR

The Stanford Daily

LOS ANGELES BLUES

CARDINAL DROPS 13TH STRAIGHT GAME IN L.A.
While the Cardinal (16-8, 6-6) did respond with a good rally to put itself back into the game by cutting the deficit to 56-53 with just 4:45 left in the game, it was never able to grab a lead and fully swing the momentum back its way. Senior guard Lazeric Jones led the way for UCLA with 21 points, while Travis Wear added 13 and Jerime Anderson contributed 12. Altogether, the Bruins improved to 11-3 at home and notched their fourth victory in their last five games. Freshman guard Chasson Randle was the brightest star on a dark night for the Cardinal, tallying 16 points. As a whole, Stanford committed 22 costly turnovers that led to 28 points for UCLA. The Bruins turned in the eleven-point margin of victory due to some late fouling by the Cardinal, and with the loss, Stanford has now lost two games in a row and five of its last six after it was tied for first back in mid-January. From here on out, the Cardinals chances at a regular season Pac-12 title are likely dashed, and its only chance at making the NCAA tour-

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On a Thursday night in Los Angeles, it only seemed fitting that the Stanford mens basketball team decided to wear its black uniforms against UCLA, as the Cardinal likely saw its chances at a Pac-12 title vanish thanks to a 7261 defeat at the hands of the Bruins. The Bruins (14-10, 7-5 Pac-12) got out to a massive lead early and then held on for dear life, blowing open a 25-9 lead in the first 11 minutes of the game and then fending off every Cardinal parry for the rest of the game.

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Freshman guard Chasson Randle (above) was the only Cardinal scorer in double figures, with 16 points on the night, but Stanford committed 22 turnovers and fell short against UCLA, 72-61. Stanford has fallen to .500 in Pac-12 play after leading the conference in mid-January.

SOFTBALL READY TO MAKE A RUN

By MILES BENNETT-SMITH
SENIOR STAFF WRITER

SIMON WARBY/The Stanford Daily

Senior shortstop Ashley Hansen (above), who was the USA Softball National Player of the Year in 2011 with a .495 batting average, leads the Cardinal into the 2012 season in the Kajikawa Classic in Tempe, Ariz., this weekend.

If you listen to the pundits, the key to success at the collegiate level in almost all team sports is experience. Michigans Fab Five notwithstanding, it is the holy grail of veteran leadership that turns talent and expectations into titles and crowns. Therefore, when the Stanford softball team kicks off its season today at the Kajikawa Classic with just seven upperclassmen on the roster and eight true freshman suiting up for coach John Rittman the Cardinals No. 10 preseason ranking might seem a bit high. But when your upperclassmen include the reigning USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year, a potential pitcher of the year and two other allconference honorees in the toughest league in the country, things might not be so bad. Despite being picked to finish fifth in the Pac-12 in the annual preseason coaches poll a detail that speaks more about the unbelievable collection of talent in the conference this year with No. 1 Arizona State, No. 3 California and No. 8. Arizona all ranked ahead of the Cardinal in the national polls Stanford is a popular darkhorse national title contender, thanks to that small but talented group of veterans and some highly touted newcomers. Senior shortstop Ashley Hansen has to be at the forefront of any conversation concerning the Cardinals chances. Hansen had one of the greatest single seasons in Stanford history last season, finishing third in the country with an otherworldly .495 batting average on top of 25 doubles, nine home runs and 45 RBI. Plenty of people took notice, as Hansen was named Pac-10 Player of the Year and earned her second AllAmerican honors in addition to the USA Softball Player of the Year award.

She will need the same kind of protection that the rest of Stanfords lineup afforded last season if the Cardinal is to challenge for the Pac-12 crown. Fellow senior Sarah Hassmann had a breakout year as well, setting a singleseason record with 35 steals, and also finding her way at the plate with a .398 batting average, which was .123 points higher than her previous career high. Junior second baseman Jenna Rich also built on a solid freshman campaign with a standout sophomore season in which she led the team in with 10 home runs and 49 RBI. The rest of Stanfords lineup doesnt lack for talent or pop, however. Senior outfielder and catcher Maya Burns has started 159 games in three seasons, and senior Jenna Becerra is the likely candidate to start at first base after primarily playing at the hot corner last season. In addition, Rittman is looking to a fresh wave of new talent to make an impact. Sophomores Corey Hanewich, Danielle Miller and Michelle Prong all saw frequent action last season with Hanewich and Miller earning All-Pac10 Freshman Team honors and classmate Caitlyn Pura came on strong towards the end of the year to earn playing time in the outfield. Among the rookies, freshman Hanna Winter is expected to get some looks at third base, but she will likely face competition from redshirt sophomore Tegan Schmidt, who missed the past two seasons with knee injuries. Winter has plenty of range and speed she was a track star in high school in Thousand Oaks, Calif. an asset that abounds across the incoming class of freshmen. That includes Leah White and Cassandra Roulund, who could both see action in the outfield. But one of the most impactful recruits who will make her Stanford debut this weekend is pitcher Nyree White. A Marist High School star from

ollege students just arent supposed to get up before 6 a.m. Not on a Saturday. Not to watch golf. But of course, Im going to be doing all of that tomorrow, when my dad and I take our annual trip to Monterey for the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am. Why, you ask? Its not the breathtaking views, though those are always a huge plus. And its not just to watch world-class professional golfers, with everyone from Vijay Singh and Phil Mickelson (who hit me in the knee a few years back with an errant sixth-hole drive) to Zach Johnson and Tiger Woods (who is finally returning to Pebble after a 10year hiatus). No, the biggest attractions at the event are by far the celebrities. If youre not familiar with the pro-am format, each foursome contains two professional golfers who compete individually to win the tournament but are also paired with an amateur, who could be a famous athlete, musician, CEO, actor or otherwise successful human being. The pro-am team also competes for a separate title, taking the best score between the two partners as the team score for that hole. In other words, you dont have to be a golf fan to have fun at Pebble. Do you like college football? Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops tees off at 8 a.m., with Alabamas Nick Saban about an hour behind. Are you more of an NFL fan? Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo (paired with Tiger this year) will pull out a driver on hole 10 at 8:22, while Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers simultaneously reaches for that long iron on the first tee. Super Bowl-losing coach Bill Belichick of the Patriots follows at 9:06 (together with BCS Championship-winning coach Saban), and ESPN analyst and former coach/cornerback Herm Edwards is set for 10:01. Could you be a fellow Bay Area sports nut, by any chance? Giants pitcher Matt Cain and our old friend Jim Harbaugh headline the 9:39 foursome. And if you arent impressed by sports at all (yet still happen to be reading this column), the tournament always hosts its fair share of actors: Josh Duhamel, Ray Romano, Andy Garcia and George Lopez in less than an hour. Wow. But by far the best memories come from Bill Murray, the guy from Caddyshack, Groundhog Day and Ghostbusters. He indisputably does the best on-course stand-up comedy, and hes known for snagging the crowd some snacks from the players tent (I scored a banana once as a kid). Hes become the tournaments headliner year in and year out and hes a pretty darn good golfer, too. Last year, my dad and I were sitting at the fifth-hole grandstands for the third round.A tricky par-3 guarded by bunkers and the coastline, hole five was playing even trickier than normal thanks to Pebbles predictably unpredictable wind. We watched dozens of players pros and amateurs alike miss in every way imaginable: long, short, left, right, bunker, trees, rough, ocean. Anything on the green was a good shot, and anything within 20 feet of the hole was far above average. Murray was the last player in his foursome to hit his tee shot. Wearing an Elmer Fudd hat (he and partner D.A. Points were in the hunt, after all), Murray walked into the tee box, took two practice swings baseballstyle and nailed a shot to within a foot or two of the pin. It was 11 a.m., and there were at most a hundred of us sitting in the grandstand, but we were all yelling like Andrew Luck had just thrown a game-winning touchdown. Of course, Murray took a few seconds to get down and line up his putt once he got to the green. And alongside Points, Murray won the 2011 tournament for the first time in his 20 years entering the event. Murray adds a sorely needed degree of levity to a sport that most non-players see as too drawn-out, too uneventful and too pretentious. Some members of the golf establishment dont appreciate his rabblerousing ways, but, at the end of the day, its the fans writing the golfers paychecks, and the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am is giving casual golf fans what they want. Maybe some of the other sports that the American market sees as boring tennis, soccer and increasingly even baseball can take a hint from Bill Murray. If you want

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OGWUMIKES SMASH USC

By DEAN MCARDLE AND TOM TAYLOR Both Stanford and USC featured a pair of sisters in their starting lineup.The sister duos hail from neighboring suburbs of Houston. But that was where the similarities stopped on Thursday as the Ogwumike sisters dominated the sibling battle against USCs Gilbreath sisters to lead Stanford to a 69-52 victory at Maples Pavilion. Nnemkadi, the older Ogwumike, rewrote the history books in the process, passing Jayne Appel for third on the all-time scoring list. She teamed up with younger sister Chiney to overpower USC on the block. three-point shooter and the Pac12s leader this season, had 14 of her 21 points in the first half of the December matchup between the two schools, but was held to just four in the first 20 minutes last night. By the time the final buzzer sounded, Corral had managed just 11 points. In contrast, Stanfords own star senior, forward Nneka Ogwumike, hit a jumper and drew a foul with 13:35 left in the first half to first tie and then pass her old Stanford teammate forward Jayne Appel on the all-time points list. Her 22 points pushed her total to 2,143. Next on the list is guard Kate Starbird, in second place, with 2,215 points. USC came out of the locker room firing in the second half. Corral tickled the twine with a deep three-pointer to cut the Stanford lead to six just over a minute into the half, but the Cardinal responded quickly with back-to-back inside buckets by the Ogwumikes. Minutes later, Chiney grabbed a defensive rebound and dished the ball to Kokenis, who launched a pass to a streaking Nneka for a fast-break layup. The basket stretched the Stanford advantage to 14 points. Free throws were key down the stretch for the Cardinal. The team hit five of six over the final three minutes to ice the game. Just as crucial was the stifling Cardinal defense that limited USC to 29 percent shooting on the night. I thought it was our defense, said Stanford head coach Tara Vanderveer. We really worked hard defensively, and we got out running. We got some nice breaks that opened things up a little bit. The win was Stanfords 75th in a row at home dating back to 2007, and the Cardinal has not lost a regular-season game at Maples since 2004. The Cardinal next grapples with the Bruins of UCLA Sunday at noon in the friendly confines of Maples Pavilion. UCLA is coming off a 58-67 loss at Cal on Thursday. Contact Dean McArdle at dmcardle@stanford.edu and Tom Taylor at tom.taylor@stanford.edu
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The Cardinal outscored the Women of Troy 34-14 in the paint, as Nneka paced Stanfords scoring attack with 22 points. The older Ogwumike was joined in double figures by Chiney, who had 21, as well as sophomore guard Toni Kokenis, who added 15. Chiney also set a career-high for blocked shots with six and tallied her sixth-straight double-double, pulling down 12 rebounds. Sophomore Briana Gilbreath and senior Ashley Corral led the Women of Troy with 11 points apiece. Stanford (21-1, 12-0 Pac-12) remained undefeated in the Pac-12 and firmly in control of first-place in the conference. USC (12-11, 6-6) came into the game tied for fourth in the Pac-12, and the loss dropped them to .500 in conference play. With a 12-2 run midway through the first half, Stanford pulled firmly ahead in a contest that had looked close for the first few minutes. Back in December at the Galen Center in Los Angeles, Stanford squandered the same 12point advantage and led USC by just three points at the half, inspiring the Trojans to push hard at the start of the second. But this time around, the Cardinal did not make the same mistake, holding its 33-22 halftime lead. Corral, USCs all-time leading

Sophomore guard Toni Kokenis (above) added 15 points to the Ogwumike sisters 43 points on Thursday night as Stanford cruised past the Trojans at Maples Pavilion to remain undefeated in Pac-12 play.

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your sport to be entertaining your athletes have to know what theyre doing. But sometimes, theyve got to bring an Elmer Fudd hat to the party as well. Joseph Beyda needs a contact line. Give him one at jbeyda@stanford. edu.

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By JACK BLANCHAT
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Eugene, Ore., White is a two-time state champion, three-time Pitcher of the Year and four-time First Team All-State honoree. She looked very solid during the fall exhibition season and will slide into the Cardinals No. 2 slot in the rotation. Nevertheless, much of Stanfords success will live and die on the right arm of junior ace Teagan Gerhart. The younger sister of former football star Toby, Gerhart was an All-Pac-10 First Team selection last season, going 26-13 with a 1.74 ERA and staggering 250 strikeouts. The Cardinal will need her to remain dominant in the circle if it is to blaze a path to the Womens College World Series for the first time since 2004 after coming up short in the Super Regionals in 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009 and 2011. Stanford will be tested early and often on the road to the College World Series in Oklahoma City, with 28 games scheduled against 2011 NCAA Tournament participants and 20 games against the preseason Top-25. This weekend, the Card is kicking things off in Tempe, Ariz., for the second consecutive season. Stanford opens with a double header against Cal State Northridge and No. 15 Texas A&M today. Saturday brings Portland State and Texas Tech, with UC-Santa Barbara on the slate for Sunday. After that, its back to the Farm for the home opener at the Stanford Nike Invitational, February 17-19. Todays first pitch from the desert is scheduled for 8 a.m. PST, with the second game of the twin bill to begin at 1 p.m. PST. Contact Miles Bennett-Smith at milesbs@stanford.edu.

After grabbing a big rebound win against Hawaii on Tuesday, the Stanford mens tennis team looks to continue its win streak this Friday against BYU. The No. 9 Cardinal (5-1) dropped its two biggest matches of the season last weekend to USC and UCLA and heads to the ITA Indoor National Championships in Charlottesville, Va., next week, so regaining the momentum lost to the L.A. schools will be the major goal of this weekend. Stanford does have a 19-2 all-time record against BYU, but if the Cardinal wants to

overcome the Cougars (3-4) this weekend, it will have to overcome three ranked players at the top of the lineup who are all off to hot starts in the spring season. Senior Georgy Batrakov, who plays at the number one spot, is the nations 43rd-ranked player thanks to his 12-6 record this season. Batrakovs doubles partner, sophomore Patrick Kawka, is the 106th-best player in the country, and the two have combined to notch an 11-6 doubles record this year. Rounding out the three ranked BYU players is freshman Keaton Cullimore, who has risen to No. 67 in the country thanks to a 14-7 start to his year. Aside from the three ranked players, sen-

ior Spencer Smith, the Cougars number-two player, holds the best singles record on the team with an 18-6 record this season. Getting a big win over a ranked player will certainly be important for Stanfords No. 1 player, Ryan Thacher, who fell to two ranked players in tough third sets last weekend and sat out Tuesdays singles matches against Hawaii to rest up for the long road ahead. An added subplot to the weekends matches is the health issues of ace player Bradley Klahn, whose back injury has kept him off the courts so far this season. Klahn, the 2010 NCAA singles champion, said his

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REDEMPTION ON THE LINE

By CHRISSY JONES
STAFF WRITER

SIMON WARBY/The Stanford Daily

Senior Veronica Li (above) and the Stanford womens team will look to avenge its loss to the Florida Gators in last years national championship on Sunday. This time around, the Cardinal will try to upset the Gators, who are ranked as the number-one team in the nation.

Its been almost 8 and a half months since the then-ranked No. 1 Stanford womens tennis team lost in the NCAA Championship to the then-ranked No. 2 Florida Gators. That loss snapped both the Cardinals hopes for a second straight national title and its NCAA-record streak of 184 consecutive home wins, which spanned 12 seasons. This Sunday, with the tables turned, No. 2 Stanford (2-0, 1-0 Pac-12) gets a chance at revenge against top-ranked Florida (4-0). Last years championship came down to Stanford junior cocaptain Mallory Burdettes nailbiting three-setter against Lauren Embree. Tennis aficionados will be in for a treat, as Burdette will most likely face her familiar foe once again. Ive played [Embree] countless times throughout our careers, so I know exactly what to expect from her, Burdette pointed out. Im really excited for the matchup, and I think it will come down to how well I execute my aggressive game plan. Though the taste of defeat is still bitter in their mouths, Burdette and the rest of the squad have worked assiduously on im-

proving and returning this season with a positive attitude. It was obviously a heartbreaker for us because we had been through so much as a team leading up to NCAAs and we still came so close winning another championship, Burdette said. But the opportunity to square off against the top team in the nation has been the light at the end of the tunnel for me. Its still very early in the season, so whether we win or lose, there will be a lot to learn. One challenge the team faced leading up to last years final match was the loss of key player and current sophomore Kristie Ahn, who suffered an ankle injury and has yet to play in a dual match since facing Cal last April. Naturally I was bummed that I wasnt able to play in front of the home crowd in the finals, but I was just as happy to root on my teammates, Ahn said of last years match. It was absolutely nerve-wracking, watching from the sidelines, and I think I finally understood what its like to be a tennis parent. Although we didnt come out with the win, I couldnt be more proud of my team and the way we competed. Ahn has worked hard to rehab

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stretch, but Klahn said he wants to make sure hes at full strength before he gets back in the lineup. Obviously the goal is to be ready as soon as possible Id like to be ready for Indoors if possible, he said. But its one of those things where you never know where setbacks may occur. Stanford and BYU hit the courts today at 1:30 p.m at the Taube Family Tennis Center. Contact Jack Blanchat at blanchat@stanford.edu.

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health has been steadily improving, but isnt completely sure when hell return to the courts. Obviously, its a hard injury to diagnose when I can play exactly, Klahn said. The biggest thing is just trying to minimize my pain level on the court and then also speed up my recovery time once Im done, so that Im

able to not feel any effects after practice or a match to the point where I can train and practice at my full capabilities and then be able to do it the next day. I feel like Im improving in that respect, and Im hoping its one of those things where doubles may come first. I can build myself back that way, start by playing doubles and then singles, he continued. The return of Klahn would be a big boost to an already solid Cardinal squad that could use its best player to help it down the

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nament can come through a victory in the season-ending Pac-12 tournament in Los Angeles. The Cardinal will get a chance to earn a split on this weekends road trip, however, as it travels to

USC to take on the Trojans later this weekend with a chance to snap a ghastly streak Stanford has now lost its last 13 games in the city of Los Angeles, a streak that stretches back to the 2004-2005 season. Stanford and USC tip off in Los Angeles at 4:30 p.m. on Sunday. Contact Jack Blanchat at blanchat@ stanford.edu.

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and return for this season, aided by the guidance of her coaches, her teammates and her trainers. The process was a bit tedious at times, inching my way forward, but I knew that in the long run it would pay off, she explained. I actually had to be fed balls for a while, and it felt like I was learning to play tennis again, but on crack. There was a lot of communication among many parties who constantly reassessed my situation so as not to lose track of my progress. While Coach Lele Forood and the players alike are excited about Ahns return, they realize that outstanding play from every member will be required to avenge their loss. [Florida] is definitely the team to beat, Forood said, but we want to see where we are at in only the second week of Febru-

ary, in the fourth match of our regular season. Though the other match of the weekend is less highlighted, Stanford first must pass a test on Saturday when they face No. 27 Pepperdine just one day before the Cardinal takes on the Gators. This will serve as another chance for the groups still-shaping dynamic to become even stronger. Were a small team this year with just eight girls, but its always different year to year she said. This team feels more like a circle and less like a pyramid. With the graduation of three seniors last year and the addition of sole freshman Ellen Tsay, she explained theres naturally less of a hierarchy. Weve got really experienced players despite being a young team, and they know how to get up for big matches, Forood said. Everyone knows how to prepare themselves. I do think it starts with the doubles though, and we have new doubles teams from last year, which we are still trying to gel. Its important in the

early season to see how our teams are playing together and to hope that weve got the right teams. One formidable pair to watch this weekend consists of sophomore Nicole Gibbs and Burdette. In their first two matches on court one, theyve won both with ease, 8-1. Were feeling great in doubles, Burdette said. Just like in singles, were still working on several things and just trying to improve with every match. Both matches take place at noon on the Taube Family Tennis Courts Pepperdine on Saturday and Florida on Sunday. Contact Chrissy Jones at chrissyj @stanford.edu

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TOP 5 ROM-COMS OF
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Its Valentines Day, and that means either its time to receive hundreds of dollars worth of gifts that will wilt or go bad in a week, or that nows your chance to spend some quality time staring at your computer screen watching bad movies. If option two sounds more like your life, here are five flicks that arent as pitiful to watch on Valentines Day as Titanic.

situation like a grown-up, but of course over the weekend, they fall in love. His daughters are adorable: The eldest is a newly-licensed driver preparing to leave for college, the middle one has a knack for falling in love and tying cherry stems in a knot in her mouth and the youngest is just about the sweetest kid you could hope for without being naive. Ultimately, the movie revolves around family, and while a touching romance ensues, Dan doesnt have to prove that hes Prince Charming; hes a single dad who loves his brother and his kids, and thats perfect enough for Marie.

smoked in the 90s or when he shows up on Weiszs doorstep, only to be greeted by her drunken boyfriend (Kevin Kline), who Will assumes is her father and gives him lessons in what it means to be a real man apparently, it involves a lot of scotch. When Will finally does figure out which woman he should be with, when the many layers of all of the characters have been peeled off and revealed, its a corny but realistic happy ending.

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Easy A Friends with Benefits

Friends with Benefits shares its premise with No Strings Attached two friends decide to have emotionless sex but ultimately fall in love in the process but its smart, funny and sweet. Its about two clever, career-oriented people so emotionally damaged by their families that they cant handle the mess of a relationship. And it updates the romcom fairytale; what these characters want is an equal, a best friend and a partner. Its a film very conscious of its genre theres even a fake romantic comedy film within a film that the characters poke fun at but it transcends and reinvents it. Yes, there are many frank (though well-concealed) sex scenes, and the outcome is horribly predictable, but the cleverness and strength of characters make this film everything a modern romantic comedy should be. Easy A is a high school romantic comedy in the tradition of John Hughes films, with the biting wit and religious satire of Saved and the quips of Juno. Its the film that launched Emma Stone into stardom as Olive Penderghast, the wise-cracking, confident and lovable outsider who accidentally finds herself in the middle of a rumor that she slept with someone who is, in fact, imaginary on a first date. As they are reading The Scarlet Letter in class, she decides to embroider an A on her own clothing in a show of irony thats lost on her classmates. The premise is dubious but the execution flawless. Its ultimately about a strong young woman whos too smart for her classmates, and whose very likable parents (Patricia Clarkson and Stanley Tucci) explain her completely. The movie delivers many well-deserved laughs and a sweet ending when she finds the boy whos her match.

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Away We Go
Away We Go picks up where most romantic comedies end: with a couple very much in love, committed and pregnant. The couple is Burt (John Krasinski) and Verona (Maya Rudolph), who embark on a road trip across the country. They meet up with friends all over, each with their own hilarious parenting philosophies, such as Maggie Gyllenhaals characters distaste for strollers: Why would I want to push my baby away from me?

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Definitely, Maybe
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In Definitely, Maybe, recently divorced Will Haynes (Ryan Reynolds) decides to tell his incredibly cute daughter Maya (Abigail Breslin) the story of how he met her mother, but he tells it as a mystery. He changes all the names and tells the story of the three most important women (Isla Fisher, Elizabeth Banks and Rachel Weisz) who graced his life, and its up to Maya to decipher which one is her mother. We understand why each pair would have fallen for each other, even though the relationships all ultimately ended. There are some very funny moments, like when Will accidentally slips in a detail about having

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Dan In Real Life

In Dan in Real Life, Steve Carell plays Dan, a widower and parent of three lovable daughters, who unwittingly finds love in a chance encounter with a beautiful and sophisticated woman in a bookstore, Marie (Juliette Binoche). Unfortunately, shes his brothers girlfriend. And theyre all on a weekend family retreat together. He handles the

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hances are anyone who has attended freshman year at Stanford has encountered the work of the Stanford Improvisors, known as the SImps for short and as Stanfords only improvisational performing troupe. The SImps winter showings last Friday and Saturday night brewed an uncalculated mastery satisfying loyal fans and those less familiar with the groups work. To start the show, the SImps tackled SuperScene, a formula allowing student choice to whittle down from an array of improvised scenes, each directed by a SImp, until the winner performed the final scene, capping off the show. Among other plots, the billing included a drama-suspense-thriller about an eavesdropping telephone operator in WWII America and a 1930s French circus stirred by infidelity. The show ultimately finished with a musical between two aspiring high school musical stars auditioning for a part in High School Musical Stars. After each of the scenes played out, the audience voted by applause until one by one, a winner was reached. The Oscars should be chosen like this. While spontaneously scripting their own scene, the improvisers took cues and the sporadic line from their directors who, like handlers in a horse and pony show, took the improv and comedy out in strides. The scenes developed in turn, usually escalating in stakes and silliness, with the director pausing and changing plots and lines. The ripe scenes pleased the crowd with refreshing comedy, but the real joy came from watching the fumbles and recoveries. The audience sympathized, reveled in the awkward and absurd and relished the rewinds and do-overs. And the direction was as funny as what became of | continued on page 8 |

hat do professional sound men, three up-and-coming artists from disparate genres and an incongruous gazebo-shielded stage on Mayfield Avenue have in common? They all were part of Sigma Nu and Kappa Kappa Gammas third annual Snowchella benefit concert. It [was] a massive event this year, admitted Joey Mezzatesta 12, one of Sigma Nus organizers. Co-organizer James Honsa 14 clarified, saying, We started thinking about the show in August, reaching out to the artists in November, and the contracts were finalized over Christmas break. Such an ambitious project required more funding than in the past. While previous years events were primarily powered by the Stanford Concert Network, this years primary benefactors were Residential Education, coordinated by Amanda Rodriguez, and the Office of Alcohol Policy and Education, coordinated by director Ralph Castro as well as Angelina Cardona 11. The grander scale, however, was not meant simply to wow party-fatigued students. Rather, the concerts goal was to raise funds for Support for International Change, an NGO devoted to fighting HIV/AIDS in Tanzania. Caroline Smith 12, the event organizer from Kappa, spearheaded the fundraising efforts due to a long-standing relationship with the organization. I volunteered in Tanzania two years ago, she explained, and last year, I was the campus coordinator [for recruitment]. This

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year, she is the U.S. Operations Manager, responsible for organizing the groups 13 college campus chapters across the country. Her devotion to the cause did not go unrewarded: the event raised over $6,000 far exceeding the proceeds of past years. Of course, that success could not have occurred without the participation of Myndset, After the Smoke and Bassjackers, the three artists who brought the night to life. Before the show, Myndset, an electronic dance DJ, spoke about why he chose to do this particular show. They [Sigma Nu] actually offered me two events, he offered, and I chose this one because of the charity aspect. Even though he has no personal connection to HIV/AIDS,

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for him, It doesnt matter what the cause is; [its] just [about] promoting the longevity of life at all. After the Smoke, a Florida-based band that falls loosely into the category of hip-hop, had a similar take. When asked why they chose Snowchella as their first show on the West Coast, group member Woozy identified the cause, saying, What we do and what we represent is about . . . helping people . . . Producer Anthony X2 added that he and the group represent people thinking for themselves and thinking globally. In addition to empathizing with the cause, all three artists are trying to increase their exposure. Anthony X2 hopes to evolve to the next level. Meanwhile Myndset wants to perpetuate a producing culture the way [I] grew up with it and expand his fan base, with a particular focus on college students because they are more loyal and more open-minded than other listeners. As the night began, though, and hundreds of students crowded around the stage to get even closer to the performers, it became difficult to think of the future. Instead, it was a night that existed solely in the present, a present in which, for one night, artist and consumer could unite with Support for International Change and one another to preserve the longevity of life for everyone.
louis LAGALANTE contact louis: lagalant@stanford.edu

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ne of the pitfalls of being on this side of the pond is not being able to readily access the gems of British television such as Doctor Who and Sherlock something about these shows makes for great Courtesy BBC television. The anglophiles are certainly to blame for this, but theres more than that responsible, though its hard to say what. (Forbidden fruit? Greener grass on the other side?) Fortunately, Doctor Who has gained a broader viewership in America, so waiting for episodes to air in the States while avoiding spoilers floating on the Internet isnt nearly as big of an issue anymore. The same cannot be said for the BBCs modernday rendition of the Arthur Conan Doyle series, Sherlock, which has an air delay of a few months. Written and produced by Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss, who also are the masterminds behind Doctor Who, the show makes up for what it lacks in quantity in its quality. The first season of the show aired in three 90-minute episodes in 2010. Leave it to the Sherlockians to take screencaps of virtually every second of the first season, hyper-analyze every minute detail and squeal over every meaningful look shared between Sherlock Holmes and his blogger, John Watson. (There is a remarkable amount of speculation regarding the allusion that Holmes and Watson are in a romantic relationship.) Benedict Cumberbatch (yes, thats his real name) and Martin Freeman star as Holmes and Watson, respectively. Both men are remarkable actors; the fans will wax poetic about Cumberbatchs cheekbones and deep jaguar with a cello voice, and theyll invariably try to persuade you that Martin Freeman is, in fact, made of kittens. (Not everything that comes from this fan-

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dom is necessarily coherent or normal.) The show itself, while absolutely brilliant, wouldnt be nearly as enjoyable if the fan base wasnt as active and passionate as it is. A show that has, in total, only six episodes, 18 cumulative hours of footage and airs about every year and a half, has managed to capture an audience that wholesomely appreciates what the writers and production crew have put together. The fans dedication to the show, despite an 18-month hiatus, cliffhangers and a production team that delights in trolling the fans, is resoundingly evident in how many fan-fictions there are for the show, the brilliant fan art and the constant dissection of scenes. During the hiatus between the first and second seasons (the latter of which has already aired in the UK but will debut in the US in May), the fandom went insane. Im a recent newcomer, but during the months between first seeing the show and the second season premiere, Ive been sucked into the Sherlock fandom. Ive been exposed to some of the battiest fans Ive ever encountered. And let me tell you: its been amazing. Sherlock is one of those things that wont find its complete value simply in the source. It is truly the perception of the show that makes it great, which is why we love Sherlock.
sara VAN RENSSELAER contact sara: saravr@stanford.edu

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place right outside Joanies. Given that both h, brunch. Anyone who has spent more than 15 minutes with me on a times Ive been, the wait was well over half an hour, the farmers market provides a Friday, Saturday or Sunday knows much-needed diversion. (As an aside, the that brunch is my favorite weekend leisure only thing a pack of hung-over, straight men activity. It would also be my favorite weekday activity were it not for being enrolled in turn out to like less than brunching is being forced to wait for a brunch table by classes. Plus, most restaurants annoyingly strolling through a farmers market. Learned refuse to serve staple brunch foods Monday that lesson the hard way.) through Friday. Im still reeling from a But the wait for Joanies is totally recent attempt to get bacon and worth it. The menu is packed pancakes at Mayfield Caf on with brunch staples waffles, Martin Luther King, Jr. French toast, a bevy of Eggs day, foiled when the waitBenedict varietals and more omelet ress informed our table that combinations than you can shake a only the banal lunch menu is stick at. My first time at Joanies, I available on Mondays. To quote one of my ordered brioche French toast with disappointed brunching companions (by strawberries. Although having to separately way of Thomas Paine), these are the times order strawberries (an extra $2), real maple that try mens souls. syrup (an extra $1.25), bacon (an extra $3) In my mind, brunch combines all the and brioche rather than regular bread (an best possibilities of the restaurant-going extra $1.50) was truly irritating, the combiexperience: long, leisurely hours spent at the nation was totally worth it. Also wonderful table, high calorie foods you would never was an omelet of smoked salmon, chives and cook for yourself (Hollandaise sauce) and a cream cheese, topped with Hollandaise tacit social sanction to drink alcohol before sauce. As an added bonus, the coffee is noon. Plus, most brunch dishes include insanely good, and the waiters come by bacon. Bacon tastes really good. about every twenty seconds with free refills. So given that brunching is one of my The archetypically core competences, mediocre Palo it shouldnt come Alto restaurant as a surprise that suffers from Im always on the unnecessarily fanlookout for a new ciful embellishspot to further ments on already refine my brunchgood dishes, exeing talents. This cuted poorly and weekend, I was with weird ingrehappy to discover dients. Joanies Joanies Caf, an classic, comfort unassuming but food-laden menu popular restaurant is a breath of on California fresh air for the Avenue. Just a fivenear-campus dinminute drive from EVIE DANFORTH/The Stanford Daily ing scene. All the campus, Joanies is ingredients are fresh, the cooking is authena convenient option for lazy Stanford students. Plus, the atmosphere is casual enough tic and the atmosphere is far from pretenthat you could literally walk in wearing foot- tious. Just add a few good friends, and youve sie pajamas (or an especially sloppy iteration got the perfect brunch. of the standard Stanford basketball shorts and frat tank uniform), and I doubt anyone evie DANFORTH would care. On Sunday mornings, the contact evie: erdanfor@stanford.edu California Avenue Farmers Market takes

YOUNG THE GIANT

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odern rock neophytes Young the Giant launched their second headlining tour Wednesday night with the first of two sold-out shows at the historic Fillmore in San Francisco. Sound quality at the Fillmore is top-notch some of the best Ive ever experienced in a live venue and the music didnt disappoint. The band started off strong with Apartment, the first track off their self-titled debut, followed by the melodic finesse of I Got. Lead singer (and former Stanford student) Sameer Gadhia 11 opened the number with a slow, almost a cappella line of its cheerful, swooping hook before the rest of the band kicked in. During each tune of the night, Gadhia hopped back and forth between a regular mic and a vintage-looking one that amplified the reverb effect on his voice. He turned to it particularly often to elongate the winsome high notes of Guns Out. Gadhias effortlessly smooth vocals are one of Young the Giants greatest assets; his distinct tone sets the band apart and elevates their songs from the work of their whinier contemporaries. The nights high point was their second single, Cough Syrup, probably the best track off their record. Everyone in the venue chimed in for the songs incessantly catchy chorus. Appropriately, a guy near me whipped out a bottle of prescription cough syrup and started chugging it nonchalantly. only released one album, but they shouldnt discount fan favorites from their first couple EPs like Texas Tea. They particularly shouldnt do so at West Coast shows, where followers are more likely to be familiar with the bands days as the Jakes (for the uninitiated, theyre originally from Southern California). They only delved into their Jakes catalog once with Shake My Hand, but regardless of fan deep-cuts, if youre on tour in support of the only album youve put out so far, why not play the whole thing? To be fair, they may have been saving some stuff to keep things fresh in between their two nights at the Fillmore. Its a small quibble, but one that will likely work itself out over the course

MEHMET INONU/The Stanford Daily of the tour. The second half was not without its own merits. A rousing rendition of God Made Man ended the main portion of their set. The band revels in its ambient jams and did so here, slowly biding their time and building up the melody before finally cresting with the hook. They closed out the night with their most recognizable hit, My Body. Though a predictable move, its impossible to deny the songs infectiousness, with its charging beat and power chords. Needless to say, the Fillmores ceilings were shaking. Musicians tend to pick opening acts that complement the main act, and Ohio up-and-comers Walk the Moon were no exception. If opening acts are generally in the same vein as headliners, the pop-rock quartet may have come from the same blood cell (excuse the poor metaphor). Nonetheless, the openers clearly had a great time warming up the crowd with a fun, upbeat cover of Fleet Foxes White Winter Hymnal and the descending harmonies of the cheekily titled I Can Lift a Car. The highlight was Anna Sun, an exuberantly youthful ditty that brought their set to a satisfying end.
lauren WILSON contact lauren: lhwilson@stanford.edu

Gadhia promised to play some of the new songs the band had been working on in their L.A. studio and delivered on it with Camera, a slow-starting tune featuring organ-like keyboard stylings. For a first night out, everything flowed pretty smoothly. However, the one kink Young the Giant still needs to work out is the pacing of their set. The first half of the show was stacked with fun sing-alongs like Apartment and Cough Syrup but tapered off after the latter song. The second part wasnt really a terrible lull, but was certainly a step down from a stellar start. The set also felt rather short with its modest 14-song span. Granted, the band has

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MOVIES
ith Laurence Olivier and Kenneth Branagh before him as the gods of modern Shakespeare, Ralph Fiennes has a lot to live up to. In Coriolanus, he proves he just might be the master of Shakespeare on film for the 21st century. In Coriolanus, Fiennes skillfully transports the Shakespearean play into a convincing modern piece all without changing the language. While Branaghs Shakespearean adaptations favored long, ten-minute shots, allowing the scenes to play out as if on stage, Fiennes daringly transforms the play into the language of film and of the film genres that best suit the material. The scenes never last more than a few minutes, giving the film energy and momentum and making it feel like we are watching a war or revenge film, not a work of classical theatre. Working with a significantly pared-down screenplay by John Logan, there is time to savor the

where this makes sense. Its a cross between a war film, a political thriller and a revenge picture, with enough physical brutality and honor not to be out of place in a Western. When Coriolanus is exiled, the first image of his departure is his large black boots pounding on the ground as he walks. We get many close-ups of Coriolanuss scarred face and body, scars he refuses to put on spectacle for political gain, and of his mouth, spitting out words in a fury. When we change locations, titles flash on the screen to tell us where we are, much like the globetrotting action flicks of today such as The International or Haywire. When Coriolanus campaigns for consul, he speaks to the

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Stanley Clarke Band delivers jazzy performance

tanley Clarke Band recently swung through San Francisco, playing a fantastic show with a familiar repertoire re-imagined. From the album Return to Forever, the song No Mystery was recreated for an acoustic ensemble, full of energy and spunk but with no signs of fusion, and with space made for the violin to play a key part in sharing the melody with the piano. The Band transforms pieces from Clarkes relaxed, cool jazz trio album Jazz in the Garden, such as Paradigm Shift, Sakura Sakura and Three Wrong Notes, into something closer to bebop. Theyve got the energetic rock sensibilities, but thankfully and gratify-

ingly, they stuck to their jazz and fusionfree roots. There is no other jazz bassist quite like Stanley Clarke. Though his mainstream fame comes from his rock-star fusion electric bass playing from Return to Forever, its his upright bass work where hes a true visionary. He has the uncanny ability to play the bass like a cellist, equally comfortable leading the melody or backing it up with bass lines that do so much more than walk the chords. He can also transform his bass into a percussion instrument in what are | continued on page 7 |

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important dialogue that does remain, and to let images and film conventions fill in the blanks. The television broadcast is used frequently and very effectively for exposition in the film: Coriolanus (played by Fiennes) is a powerful political figure, so we expect that this is how the masses would get their information about him. What better way to stage monologues criticizing his actions than on a television talk show, with the intonation of TV commentators? Coriolanus never soliloquizes, never connects personally with the audience, so all that matters in creating his character for us is his image as broadcast on television. Coriolanus is a play about an angry man whose hubris trumps his political ambitions and whose rash temper causes him to team up with his enemy to wage war on his own country in defense of his pride. He responds viscerally to everything he is, after all, a military man and Fiennes situates the play within film genres

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BECKY SHAW BRINGS

LIFE TO SF PLAYHOUSE
Importance of Being Earnest. The death of Suzannas father has left the family penniless not broke, but without savings. Her mother, Susan (Lorri Holt), who has multiple sclerosis, has taken a younger lover, her house painter, which disgusts Suzanna (Liz Sklar). Her cynical, adopted brother Max (Brian Robert Burns), on the other hand, sees this as a reasonable business deal; she simply cant afford to hire help to deal with her illness. It has also left Suzanna severely depressed, unable to get off the couch and glued to trashy television stories about prostitutes. As Max puts it, She has too much free time to be depressed; Suzanna replies, Im a graduate student! Becky Shaw is the MacGuffin of the play, which is really a study of relationships and their forms platonic, romantic and familial that can sometimes bleed together. Becky (Lauren English), a temp at Andrews (Lee Dolson) office, is the seemingly unfortunate recipient of a blind date with Max, a coldblooded New York finance guy. Max is judgmental, and when Becky shows up by taxi withCourtesy Actors Equity

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ina Gionfriddos recent work displayed at the SF Playhouse, Pulitzer Prize finalist Becky Shaw, is the best piece of theatre in San Francisco at the moment, and indeed, in the last few months. Gionfriddos

script is trenchant and clever, with enough laugh-out-loud epigrams to fill an Oscar Wilde play. But the play has more in common with early Woody Allen movies like Annie Hall that mix pathos with comedy than with The

out a cell phone, he asks if shes Amish or just one of those crazy environmental freaks. Unsurprisingly, their date goes badly: they get mugged, have bad sex and he kicks her out prematurely. What transpires is the unraveling of every relationship in the play. Suzannas husband, Andrew, who saved her from depression after her fathers death, feels responsible for Beckys postdate trauma and is drawn to nurse yet another sick puppy to health. Is he legitimately and | continued on page 8 |

CONTINUED FROM CLARKE PAGE 6 always crowd-pleasing turns, slapping it up and down like a drum, making use of the differences in pitch depending on where he hits the neck and fingerboard. Although missing frequent guest pianist Hiromi, the Stanley Clarke Band was in top form with its current lineup. Ruslan Sirotas move from electric keyboards to a Steinway grand has led him to find a new lucidity, allowing for crisper, more articulated sounds, so necessary in allowing him to build complex parts in both hands and have them heard by the audience. Violinist Zach Brock has great chemistry with Clarke; the two are able to play off and accentuate each others work, making these two stringed instruments anything but stiff. Ronald Bruner, Jr. on drums is also a notch above your average drummer, taking the time to build rhythms in his solos, using the base rhythms of the piece and only sometimes resorting to haphazard loud banging, the usual pitfall of the drum solo. At times, Bruners solos turned into a marvelous rhythmic call-and-response with himself. This was a concert without lows: It started off well and, by the end, reached even greater heights. Stanley Clark Band can seamlessly piece together a melody on multiple instruments: one phrase on the piano, the next on violin and the next on bass, sometimes with a couple of instruments leading the melody in tandem. In the first piece, No Mystery, I was so satisfied by the Stanley Clarke Bands playing and their solos that by the time we hit Clarkes solos, it was a shock that things were certain to get better. Theres an unmatched fullness of sound and complexity to Clarkes playing, created by carefully chosen rhythms, punctuated with silence and rests which help create focal points and enhance the melodic riffs. In his No Mystery solo, Clarke explored the melody and found similarities to other pieces, quoting from funk to pop and ending with a few bars of My Girl, which Bruner even added to with a bit of vocals. The Stanley Clarke Band is solid; Clarkes solos never fail to be the zenith of any piece. But what makes the band great, more than just adequate backup for the great Clarke, is the way they play off each other. They improvise together, they collaborate on melodies and rhythms across instruments, they have synergistic energy and they do it all so smoothly that you might mistake the bass for drums or the violin for the upper register of the bass. They work hard to make the most of what each instrument has to offer to enhance a piece: its democratic and nothing short of awe-inspiring.
alexandra HEENEY contact alexandra: aheeney@stanford.edu

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CONTINUED FROM SIMPS PAGE 2 it. The show progressed, and the audience found itself reluctant to cast a vote that would eliminate any of the superb options. The jaunty performances, so tightly wound but delightfully turbulent, had everyone suspecting the group planned the scenes and reveling in the fact that they didnt. As the scenes developed, the players respective talents grew to fit the scene. Max Sosna-Spear 11 ended the show on a high note, as his lyrical acumen strung together several impressive songs with lyrics as fixed and mawkish as any Broadway melodramedy. Graduate student Mathias Crawfords narration of the bizarre circus, interspersed with cuckoldry, spiked the fabulous accents with a sense of sarcastic irony that kept the audience in stitches: an inside joke for the whole crowd. Chris Young 10 scored the show with his improvised piano work. From what must be a fully stocked repertoire of genres and tunes, Young simultaneously followed and guided the improvisers inclinations, almost instructing the audience what to feel and what to expect. But of all these entertainers, one stood out as the crowd favorite, motivating plots and bringing an unmatched playfulness as a genuine scene-saver. James Mannion 13 is the funniest male on Stanfords campus. Somewhere between his accents and composure, Mannion proved himself an asset to any scene he can slip into, commanding roaring laughter with even obvious lines or kitschy body movements. With no scripted lines or preplanned plot, the SImps rely on each other to keep the show going and the audience interested, and Mannion certainly embodies the SImps at the top of their game responsive and supportive. The second installment of the show, Spontaneous Broadway, had several SImps propose musicals to the producer-audience based on their spontaneous renderings of songs extracted from the musical. The performers conjured up lyrics shop the play and the land of women resumed, revealing a structure to the play but the substance undecided. The female ensemble played against a male trio in what seemed like an endless upstaging, leaving all its players winners. The songs satisfied the audiences anticipation as the players grappled for harmony and humor. With only their eye contact, the improvisers communicated their hopes and needs for the scene. There is beauty in the struggle. They continually raised the stakes in this tale of the Amazon women and patriarchal invaders, suspending the play on the verge of cultural and sexual collision the audience grasps at the next scene, yet to be determined. But the best was that when the audience knew the improvisers had faulted, the performers acknowledged it and threw it back to the audience, inciting even greater laughter. Those beautiful moments of nonplussed short circuits spark into obvious Aha! moments that neither script nor plan could produce.
sasha ARIJANTO contact sasha: sasha.arijanto@stanford.edu

CONTINUED FROM CORIOLANUS PAGE 6 bly lucid line readings, with tones that fits the modern setting. The words may be in iambic pentameter, but the quality of the acting brings them to life; its a faithful Shakespearean adaptation. But this is Fienness first feature as a director, and his inexperience shows. The film is shot almost entirely, and misguidedly, with a handheld camera, to give the work immediacy and disorient us. However, it mostly comes off as lazy directing: Fiennes is still uncertain where to put the camera, what to focus on, or for how long. Coriolanus is a thoughtful, though imperfect, rendering of an often-overlooked Shakespeare play, and its proof that Fiennes is going to be a force to reckon with not just in front of the camera, but also behind it.
alexandra HEENEY contact alexandra: aheeney@stanford.edu

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audience voted by applause... until a winner was reached. The Oscars should be chosen like this.

CONTINUED FROM BECKY SHAW PAGE 7 harmlessly kind? Or is this kind of damage something he gets off on? As Max notes to Suzanna, Andrew married the last helpless woman he met. Meanwhile, Suzanna and Maxs semiincestuous tryst and her dependency on him which her mother claims he cultivated starting at a young age start to interfere with her marriage. Do they have a relationship? Is it altogether okay that Susan uses her boyfriend with the understanding that hes using her, too? The play is rife with moral ambiguity and asks many questions without really passing judgment on any of its flawed, richly drawn characters. The SF Playhouse proves a wonderful space for this intimate family comedy of middle-class manners, as it has been called. Wherever youre sitting, you get a clear view of all of the actors faces and movements. The stage is small, too, which adds a level of claustrophobia to their interactions: the discomfiture within the family is exacerbated by the lack of space to flee from one another. There is a lot of talent onstage: great comedic timing, motivated blocking with seamless movement on the stage and the ability of all the actors to play the gamut of emotions, from fear to joy to dismissive insecurity. But too often did the actors stumble over their lines, jumbling them up; the play needs to run for a couple more weeks to become fully polished. Soon, it will be not just a wonderful piece of theatre, but a masterful one.
alexandra HEENEY contact alexandra: aheeney@stanford.edu

Journey 2: The Mysterious Island: RealD3D: 11:00am, 1:30pm, 2:30pm, 4:20pm, 7:00pm, 8:00pm, 9:40pm Digital Cinema: 12:00pm, 5:00pm, 10:30pm Safe House: 11:10am, 12:10pm, 1:50pm, 2:50pm, 4:30pm, 6:10pm, 7:40pm, 9:20pm, 10:30pm Star Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace 3D: RealD3D: 11:00am, 12:00pm, 3:20pm, 6:10pm, 7:20pm, 10:30pm Digital Cinema: 2:20pm, 9:40pm The Vow: 11:20am, 12:20pm, 2:10pm, 3:10pm, 4:50pm, 6:20pm, 7:50pm, 9:10pm, 10:30pm Big Miracle: 11:00am, 1:35pm, 4:10pm, 6:50pm, 9:45pm Chronicle: 11:40am, 1:55pm,

4:05pm, 7:05pm, 9:50pm The Woman in Black: 11:20am, 2:00pm, 4:40pm, 7:30pm, 10:20pm The Grey: 12:25pm, 3:40pm, 7:10pm, 10:10pm One for the Money: 1:40pm, 7:00pm Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close: 12:30pm, 6:40pm The Adventures of Tintin: RealD3D: 11:00am, 9:25pm Digital Cinema: 4:00pm Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol: 3:30pm, 9:35pm Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy: 11:50am, 3:00pm, 6:30pm, 9:30pm Hugo: RealD3D: 11:30pm, 6:10pm Digital Cinema: 2:40pm, 9:20pm

against Youngs tunes with only the title of a song to go on; the audience provided fake song titles before the show, which were then drawn out of a hat and ranged from the soulful Meatloaf Monday Blues to the well then, email us! tale of licentiousness in My Lovers intermission@stanforddaily.com Name is Jose. Before each number, the SImp would cue in Young as to the tone of the song and the plot of the musical. By audience vote, MANAGING EDITOR Theres a Fire in My Loins, an aria Andrea Hinton by Lindsey Toiaivao 13 from the DESK EDITOR musical Amazon on Top, Sasha Arijanto received the most funding, and the full-length Broadway show comCOVER menced. Serenity Nguyen A 10-minute pause to work-

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