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NEWS BRIEFS SOCC stages rally Precourt Center Senate hears grants three research awards By THE DAILY NEWS STAFF “Opposition The Precourt Energy Efficiency Center awarded three grants this year to investigate the reduction of energy use in buildings. The grants, worth to ROTC”bill $400,000 each, were awarded to a Stanford economist and teams in the School of Engineering and the Grad- uate School of Business. With advisory question looming, Mechanical engineering professor Gianluca Iaccarino and civil engi- Senate takes action on ROTC neering professor Martin Fischer won the grant for their computer By KATE ABBOTT model, which aims to predict energy DEPUTY EDITOR use in buildings.They plan to test their model in the Yang and Yamazaki En- The Undergraduate Senate passed a resolution Tuesday op- vironment and Energy (Y2E2) build- posing the discriminatory policies of ROTC in an effort to edu- ing,which is designed to be one of the cate the student body. greenest buildings on campus. After reaching the required number of eight senators to have Civil engineering professor Ray- quorum, the Undergraduate Senate started its meeting several mond Levitt and Erica Plambeck, a minutes late,with Senators Ben Jensen ‘12 and Carolyn Simmons professor at the Graduate School of ‘13 joining the meeting from their study abroad locations via Business, are looking at ways to help IAN GARCIA-DOTY/ Skype. the construction industry adopt ener- The Students of Color Coalition (SOCC) held a rally last night in the Old Union Before the ROTC discussion, all funding bills for the evening gy-efficient innovations. Despite the courtyard. Tiq Chapa ‘10, above, worked the crowd with Alryl Koroma ‘11 and were passed,and Publications Board Director Alice Nam ‘11 and recent increase in energy-saving tech- former ASSU Vice President Kelsei Wharton ‘12 in the background. assistant director Zachary Warma ‘11 discussed plans to create a nologies, few have been used in the publications media center on the second floor of the Nitery for building industry. use by all campus publications next year. Nam also put a bill on Matthew Harding, an assistant previous notice to redefine the role of the Publications Board di- professor of economics, intends to STUDENT GOV’T rector for next year, which will be debated for next week. study how financial incentives can “We want to rethink how publications are funded on campus encourage individuals to conserve since a lot of them seeking out special fees,” Warma, a former energy. Daily staff member, said.“We would like for our publications to SOCC explains candidate have the best papers,the best layouts possible and we sit on a sig- — Ivy Nguyen nificant amount of money to do that. “The Publications Board wants to expand its institutional Steinman receives endorsement process presence,teach classes and be the driving force for a more vibrant publications culture on campus,” he added. lifetime achievement By BILLY GALLAGHER ment of Colored People (NAACP) and Nam also addressed the pending petition to bring a case to the STAFF WRITER the Stanford American Indian Organiza- Constitutional Council against the appointment of Warma to the award tion (SAIO). Publications Board, which has yet to be accepted. During ASSU elections season,many “The coalition of SOCC was created “I don’t see how I’m able to do my job currently because I’m By THE DAILY NEWS STAFF campus groups endorse candidates in to have a unifying political voice for all six supposed to propose a funding bill that The Claw is a part of,so it order to sway voters. In recent years, of these groups,” said Yvorn Aswad- needs to be proposed by a different director,”Nam,who is the ed- Neurology professor Lawrence none of these endorsing groups have Thomas ‘11,BSU co-president. itor in chief of literary magazine The Claw, said.“This bill would Steinman won the 2011 Multiple been as successful or active as the Stu- Aswad-Thomas said the six groups help fix that.” Sclerosis International Federation dents of Color Coalition (SOCC). collaborate informally throughout the The main discussion of the night centered on a bill proposed Charcot Award,a biennial award that Last year, 10 out of 12 SOCC-en- year and are almost exclusively formally by Senator Robin Perani ‘13 and Senate Associate Alex Kindal honors lifetime achievement in multi- dorsed candidates were elected to the active as SOCC during the ASSU elec- ‘14, titled “Resolution in Opposition to the Return of ROTC to ple sclerosis research. Steinman 12th Undergraduate Senate.The last two tions season. .” Kindal was not present for the proceeding earned recognition for transferring years that SOCC supported an executive Aswad-Thomas and SOCC Liaison discussion about the bill. knowledge from molecular analysis slate, Cardona/Wharton in 2010 and Tiq Chapa ‘10 were both SOCC-en- The original bill, which was later replaced, cited an obligation to licensed therapy. Avula/Jones in 2007,that slate was victo- dorsed candidates elected to the 10th to protect the interests of all students, including transgender stu- Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an in- rious. Undergraduate Senate.Chapa explained dents, but voiced support for current ROTC cadets who partici- flammatory disease that damages the Candidates, current and former that the subgroups send a total of 30 lead- pate in off-campus programs. It therefore opposed the return of myelin sheath around the axons of ASSU Senators and Executives and the ers to SOCC for the elections decisions. ROTC in accordance with the University’s nondiscrimination the brain and spinal cord, making it SOCC leadership sat down with The With 15 endorsed candidates this policy. difficult for the axons to conduct sig- Daily to shed light on the process behind year, SOCC could potentially sweep the Debate over the bill lasted for almost three hours as Senators nals.While some treatments exist,the the SOCC endorsement. Senate. SOCC has endorsed incumbent discussed the language, the technicalities of the nondiscrimina- prognosis is difficult to predict and Rafael Vazquez ‘12, Brianna Pang ‘13, tion policy and the intent behind passing such a resolution.Mem- much remains unknown about the The Coalition Samar Alqatari ‘14, Dan Ashton ‘14, Ian bers representing the LGBT community and Stanford Students disease. SOCC is a coalition of six groups: the Chan ‘14, Shawn Dye ‘14, Lily Fu ‘14, for Queer Liberation (SSQL) were present as part of the open Steinman’s research studies the Asian American Students’ Association Nate Garcia ‘14, Alex Kindel ‘14, Karl forum. mechanisms of the disease’s relapse (AASA), the Black Student Union Kumodzi ‘14,JR Lesansee ‘14,Anna Nti- Perani said that she felt it was the duty of the ASSU to protect and remission by identifying and (BSU),Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano Asare ‘14, Janani Ramachandran ‘14, minority groups’ rights, and therefore take a firm stance on the characterizing genes that regulate in- de Aztlan (MEChA), the Muslim Stu- Byron Shorty ‘14 and Tara Trujillo ‘14. ROTC issue. dent Awareness Network (MSAN), the Please see BRIEFS,page 2 National Association for the Advance- Please see SOCC,page 2 Please see SENATE,page 8

STUDENT GOV’T ASSU Executive slates spar at Tuesday’s CoHo debate

By KABIR SAWHNEY 2.0,” and discussed their desire to partner DESK EDITOR with student groups and bring an entre- preneurial mindset to the ASSU. Alex With the ASSU general election a few Hertz ‘13 and Sam Coggeshall ‘12, run- days away,voters got a final chance to see ning as the -backed all three slates running for ASSU Execu- slate, talked about the need for a more tive in a debate last night at the CoHo.The physically healthy student body. debate was co-sponsored by The Stanford The debate then moved to questions, Daily, and Stanford where substantive differences emerged in Government and moderated by Daily between the Seldon/Vasquez and Deputy Editor Kate Abbott ‘12 and Re- Cruz/Macgregor-Dennis slates. Both view Editor-in-Chief Autumn Carter ‘11. campaigns, however, struck similar notes Questions came from the moderators at the beginning of the debate when they themselves and from voters who submit- explained what they believed was the ted queries in advance. most pressing issue facing Stanford stu- All three slates — Cruz/Macgregor- dents. Dennis, Seldon/Vasquez and “If there was one issue we could tack- Hertz/Coggeshall — repeated many of le, I think we would tackle this issue of the points published in their platforms connectiveness and community at Stan- throughout the campaign. ford,”Cruz said.“It seems like a lot of stu- In their opening statement,Tenzin Sel- dents have this ‘Stanford Duck Syn- don ‘12 and Joe Vasquez ‘11 came out with drome’ that all of us have heard about, their two main initiatives: “bridging the this idea that wellness isn’t here at Stan- gap” between various communities on ford.” campus and a fresh focus on mental “Joe and I also believe that the most health among the student body. On the important issue concerning our student IAN GARCIA-DOTY/The Stanford Daily opposing side,Michael Cruz ‘12 and Stew- body right now is mental health and well- All three ASSU Executive slates participated in a debate yesterday evening at the CoHo. Pictured above art Macgregor-Dennis ‘13 emphasized are candidates Michael Cruz ‘12, Alex Hertz ‘13, Stewart Macgregor-Dennis ‘13 and Joe Vasquez ‘11. the theme of their campaign, “Stanford Please see DEBATE,page 2

Index Features/3 • Opinions/4 • Sports/6 • Classifieds/7 Recycle Me 2 N Wednesday,April 6, 2011 The Stanford Daily

for the Executive to connect to stu- student representatives, we listen to From 2005 to 2007, Eisenberg dents using technology, including a all sides of the issue,” Seldon said. served as executive director of Hillel DEBATE fully revamped ASSU website and “There’s a large contingent of the BRIEFS at Brown University, where she fur- Continued from front page an iPhone app. student body population on both Continued from front page ther developed the school’s cultural The two slates clashed sharply on sides of the issue,” Vasquez added. programs and increased participa- the ROTC advisory question. Cruz “By taking a very partisan approach tion in Birthright Israel.She also was ness,” Seldon said. “It is still heavily and Macgregor-Dennis aligned and choosing one side of the issue, flammation in the brain, and devel- a fellow at the Mandel Leadership stigmatized on this campus.” themselves with the “Campaign to you’re potentially marginalizing and oping new therapies that modulate Institute from 2008 to 2009. Seldon detailed several initiatives Abstain,” a movement to influence just creating an even bigger divide.” the immune system. “We are thrilled to have Serena she planned to enact around mental students to vote abstain on the refer- The debate concluded after each The prize comes with a cash Eisenberg’s leadership to take Hillel health if elected, including a push for endum. slate was allowed to give a closing award of $2,500 and will be presented at Stanford into the future,” wrote changes to resident assistant (RA) “It really comes down to the fact statement. In their final words, in Amsterdam at the annual Euro- Jim Heeger, president of the Hillel training,expanded utilization of exist- that there’s a marginalized commu- Cruz/Macgregor-Dennis promoted pean Committee for Treatment and Board of Directors,in a press release. ing mental health resources and more nity and a discriminated-against the bridging of the ASSU with entre- Research in Multiple Sclerosis. “Her Hillel experience at a major courses on the topic of “happiness.” community,” Macgregor-Dennis preneurship and public service,while university, track record of success in Two of the most contentious is- said.“Really,if we’re voting on these Seldon/Vasquez explained their pas- — Ivy Nguyen developing programming and fund- sues at the debate were each slate’s civil-rights issues, then we’re voting sion and commitment to achieve the ing and deep appreciation of engag- stance on the ROTC advisory ques- on civil-rights issues for both the goals delineated in their platform. Hillel appoints new ing college students in meaningful tion and their plans to effectively marginalized and the discriminated After a final burst of campaign- exploration of Jewish life and identi- communicate and engage with the against. We stand up for both these ing, the polls for the ASSU election executive director ty will be a great asset.” general student population.With re- communities and that’s why we’re will open on Thursday at 12:01 a.m. “Hillel at Stanford is known as an spect to student engagement,Seldon fully in support of the abstain cam- and close on Friday at 11:59 p.m.Vot- By THE DAILY NEWS STAFF outstanding organization, and I am and Vasquez both emphasized mak- paign.” ers can cast their ballots at honored to be joining its diverse Jew- ing personal connections with as Seldon and Vasquez declined to ballot.stanford.edu. Results for all Hillel announced Monday the ap- ish student body,skilled professionals many students as possible via dorm take a position on the issue, saying races will be announced on Saturday pointment of Rabbi Serena Eisen- and impressive alumni and parent meetings, office hours and regular they believe the role of the Executive at 5 p.m. at the CoHo. berg as its executive director. Eisen- network,”Eisenberg wrote in a press meetings with student group leaders. is to allow space for all viewpoints to berg follows in the footsteps of Adina release. Macgregor-Dennis’ approach was be heard. Contact Kabir Sawhney at ksawh- Danzig Epelman, who left last year starkly different; he detailed plans “We have to make sure that, as [email protected]. after a decade of service on the Farm. — An Le Nguyen

goals that the candidates would try to “We think talking to people is the Gao pointed out that the combina- “It becomes very unhealthy for accomplish to address these issues. most effective way to campaign,” he tion of SOCC galvanizing its commu- our democratic process when you SOCC Candidates were interviewed the said. nity members to vote and many other only have one very large group domi- Continued from front page week of March 1 by a mix of SOCC According to Chapa,“other coali- students not voting or take the nating elections and channeling peo- leadership at the community centers. tions are able to buy Facebook ads process seriously contributes to ple into the Senate or executive who “They want to know what we want and banners” whereas SOCC is not. SOCC’s success in elections. will obviously be much more favor- SOCC has given its support to to accomplish during the next year However, he believes that this is not able to their agenda,”Gao said. Michael Cruz ‘12 and Stewart Mac- and how we can work with communi- the most effective strategy for candi- Meetings after Elections Seaton acknowledged that SOCC gregor-Dennis ‘13 for Executive. ty centers,”said Namir Shah ‘14,a cur- dates. Gao said one or two days after “has been extremely effective in SOCC is also asking the members of rent candidate for Undergraduate “A lot of candidates are stressed the elections results were an- bringing out their constituents and in its communities to vote to abstain on Senate. “And obviously they want to moneywise so when we say invest- nounced for the 10th Undergradu- getting their people elected.” Measure A. make sure that our interests align with ment we mean time and energy and ate Senate,the SOCC leadership ran This, however, comes with its own “We only pick students that will be theirs and that we will be effective people,”he said. a meeting with the newly elected complications. effective SOCC Senators,” Aswad- representatives of them.” SOCC holds events for its en- SOCC Senators discussing strate- “For the ASSU and student gov- Thomas said.“There is no ideal magic This idea was demonstrated dur- dorsed candidates to meet members gies to get them into leadership posi- ernment in general,it gets to the point number.Had it been the case this year ing SOCC interviews when potential of their communities and helps candi- tions like the Senate chair, Senate where at times it almost feels like the that we only found five candidates to endorsees were asked how they dates by putting up fliers. deputy chair and Appropriations SOCC leadership — two or three or have what it takes to represent the is- would vote on important issues.Miles Shelley Gao ‘11, who chaired the committee chair. four individuals — are kind of choos- sues that our communities care about, Seiver ‘14, another candidate, said he 10th Undergraduate Senate after Will Seaton ‘13, a current Senator, ing the Senate for the next year,” then we would have only picked five.” was asked whether he would vote yes being SOCC-endorsed and served on noted that SOCC Senators capital- Seaton said. “That number really reflects who for a Muslim community center. the 11th Undergraduate Senate after ized on their majority to capture “Some time in the next few years I we have faith in,”he said. Some hot button issues on campus, not receiving the SOCC endorse- many of the leadership positions. think it would be very beneficial to such as Measure A, were not dis- ment for her reelection campaign, Seaton is also a Daily staff writer. ASSU and student government for The SOCC Interview Process cussed during the interviews. said the most important thing SOCC Chapa stressed education to the endorsement process to be ana- This year, about 30 of 41 Under- Aswad-Thomas said all six groups does is getting its community mem- SOCC candidates and Senators as the lyzed,”he added.“Just in terms of con- graduate Senate candidates applied of SOCC have an equal say in choos- bers to vote in vast numbers.Gao cur- most important objective, never forc- sidering the viability of the organiza- for SOCC endorsement.Chapa said a ing candidates to endorse;rather than rently serves on The Daily’s Board of ing them to vote one way. tion and making sure particular majority of candidates apply for having a formal voting process SOCC Directors. “We’ve never said, ‘There’s this groups on campus don’t dominate the SOCC endorsement in a typical year. leaders deliberate until they reach a “They do a very targeted method,” question.You have to vote this way,’” discussion too much.” Candidates who wish to be consid- consensus. Gao said.“They know who they rep- Chapa said. ASSU Elections Commissioner ered for endorsement were asked to Most candidates were notified on resent and they know that their con- Gao noted that she thinks it’s very Stephen Trusheim ‘13 said there are fill out an application by Feb. 26 at the last day of spring break,March 27, stituency really believes in SOCC’s natural for any interest group to put no current policies in place to regulate midnight. The application asked for if they did or did not receive the en- endorsements. They send out emails its people in leadership positions. endorsements. basic information as well as questions dorsement. to community lists like Diaspora and about candidates’ past involvement in say,‘Well these are our endorsed can- A Solution? Kate Abbott and Wyndam Makowsky communities of color. It also sought Rocking the Vote didates, they support our values and While Gao believes that SOCC is contributed to this story. information on how candidates in- Chapa stressed SOCC’s connec- our agenda and you should just vote a “legitimate group,”she sees the need tended to remain aware of issues af- tion to a large community of people as down the line for them.’ And it really for other interest groups representing Contact Billy Gallagher at wmg2014 fecting communities of color and their most useful campaign tool. works.” various student viewpoints. @stanford.edu. Top 8 Special Fees Requests Organization Total Request Cost Per Undergrad “Club Sports is one of Stanford’s largest student organizations, with over 1000 participating graduate and undergraduate students. Special Fees help our team cover basic operating costs such as equipment purchase, facilities rental, coach salaries and travel to tournaments. The funding we receive from Special Fees helps us keep our dues low, so that all students can continue to participate, and reduces the time and energy teams spend fundraising, allowing athletes to focus on their sport.” Club Sports $185,622.40 $12.20* — Kate Johnson, M.S. ‘11, President and Financial Officer

“Speakers Bureau brings Stanford a wide variety of well-known speakers. We do this in two important ways. First, we help pay to bring a number of “big speakers” to campus. Recent big names include Adam Savage, Matisyahu, Common, and James Franco, and events with the creators of College Humor, Perez Hilton, and Joseph Gordon-Leavitt are currently in the works. Second, we provide financial assistance and event planning guidance to other VSOs. All VSOs can apply for cosponsorship funding, up to $1500 ASSU Speakers per year.” — Stephanie Nicholson, ‘13, Financial Officer Bureau $175,162.00 $11.51*

“SCN representatives use Special Fees funding to bring the best of music and entertainment to the Stanford community as can be done within the given budget. The events we plan are therefore mainly for the students, and we do not usually charge the students to attend concerts. The Stanford Concert Network has allowed students to enjoy a rich variety of concerts throughout the decades that it has been in existence.” Stanford Concert — Albero Aroeste, ‘13, Financial Officer Network $135,090.00 $19.24

“The ASSU Legal Counseling Office provides confidential legal advice and consultation to Stanford students, their spouses and domestic partners. The ASSU LCO is devoted to educating students so that they are informed of their ASSU Legal rights and can cope with legal problems. Special fees fund these services.” Counseling Office $111,038.00 $7.30* — Heather Kirton, Office Coordinator “For under a dime a day, the Stanford community has access to unparalleled news coverage reporting on Stanford specific issues. Given the challenging times print media faces, The Stanford Daily needs students to subsidize a fraction of our expensive daily printing costs (we cover the remaining 85% of total operating costs). We are relying on students more than ever to support The Daily because we are the only student group that provides a 5-day a week news service.” Stanford Daily $89,500.00 $12.89 — Mary Liz McCurdy, ‘09, C.O.O.

“KZSU provides 20+ hours per day of music, sports, and public affairs programming for the Stanford community. We need solid funding mainly to cover our equipment costs, a part-time Chief Engineer, and the travel expenses of our student broadcast teams as they cover the home and away games of up to eight different Stanford sports.” KZSU $81,338.00 $11.71 — Alan Joyce, ‘12, General Manager

“ASB runs between 15 to 17 spring break service-learning trips each year, catering to over 300 students, making it one of the largest community service organizations on campus. We are maintaining our current level of special fees funding to ensure that all qualified applicants, regardless of their income level, can participate in the ASB program in the coming year.” Alternative — Shaan Chugh, ‘14, Financial Officer Spring Break $80,358.25 $11.58

“The Junior University Marching Band performs nearly 197 times each year - our request allows us to play at athletics, on-campus events, charity events, and to represent Stanford as a whole. A significant portion of Leland Stanford our special fees budget may go to building a Segway for every band member - we like to show up to charity fundraisers in style. Whatever's left will go Junior University toward equipment repair, duct tape, and inflatable instruments for the hordes of freshmen we expect the football team to recruit for us.” Marching Band $77,300.00 $11.14 — Ben Lasley, B.A. ‘09, M.S. ’11, Manager

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By KELSEY GEISER a thermometer. the wild to allow for a normal hibernation. vealed that they remain aware of their sur- CONTRIBUTING WRITER Not now. The bears were embedded with transmit- roundings throughout the hibernation period. Grahn, along with biology professor Craig ters that sent radio signals through antennae in “The really interesting thing was the indica- Heller and Brian Barnes, Director of the Insti- the walls of the bears’ hibernation crates.Each tion that they have a biochemical suppression hat do hibernating bears and tute of Arctic Biology in Alaska, set out to im- bear was equipped through surgery with an of metabolism apart from the temperature ef- space travel have in com- prove upon this old-school research technique electroencephalogram (EEG) to measure fect,” Heller said of the findings.“So their tem- mon? The answer begins in by applying recent advancements in telemetry brain waves, electrocardiograph (EKG) to perature only goes down a few degrees but the frigid Arctic with two in- technology to further our knowledge on bears measure heart rate and devices for measuring their metabolism goes down by 75 percent,and trepid Stanford biologists and the details of their hibernation.They pub- body temperature. you can explain that just from the cooling off of wWith a penchant for bears.Sleeping bears,to be lished their findings in “Hibernation in Black Through their previous work, Barnes and the tissues.” exact. Bears: Independence of Metabolic Suppres- Grahn knew that the body temperatures of These discoveries about how bears hiber- Biologists Dennis Grahn and Craig Heller, sion from Body Temperature.” small hibernators drop to the temperature of nate could potentially be applied to advance along with their co-workers, staked out in the Grahn and Heller had previous experience their surrounding environment and back up human surgical practices, care for stroke or Arctic to observe the hibernation patterns of studying smaller animals’ hibernation pat- again in cycles while the animal is asleep.When heart attack victims and even space travel, ac- bears.What they found could upend the way we terns. Building off of Barnes’ access to bears body temperatures cool, the animals experi- cording to Heller. think about human sleep and its possibilities. through his work with the Institute of Arctic ence a reduction in metabolic rate. However “If you want to go to Mars,you might as well Hibernation — the ability of animals like Biology and a shared interest in studying what during this fluctuation, the hibernators do not sleep more,” he said. bears to sleep through the winter while lower- constitutes hibernation in a bear,a group of six experience REM sleep. Although many of the potential applica- ing their body temperature and metabolism to intrigued researchers initiated a study in Fair- However, the results of these past experi- tions are far from being realized and data avoid the need for food intake — isn’t a novel banks,Alaska, utilizing the latest technology. ments did not coincide with the researchers’ re- analysis still stands to be completed on the hi- idea for scientists, yet surprisingly few in- “We certainly were the first people to use cent bear study.Bears,unlike other hibernators, bernation studies, the researchers are deter- depth hibernation studies have been conduct- [new telemetry technology] on hibernation in do not lower their temperature as much as mined to continue gleaning new knowledge ed because of the lack of appropriate technol- small animals, and, so out of that, questions would be expected given how drastically their from their research. ogy that can allow researchers to observe their about bears came up,” Grahn said. metabolism decreases. However, for Heller, the critical aspect of subjects. Each experiment lasted six months and As it turns out,Bears actually shiver to keep the experiment was the fact that the subjects Grahn described the crude former ap- studied two black bears at a time. The bears their body temperatures from dropping too “weren’t golden bears.” proach as one in which “somebody snuck up were set up in large crates made to look and low while they experience both REM and non- on a hibernating bear”and took a reading with feel as comfortable as their dens would be in REM sleep.Analysis of bears’ brain activity re- Contact Kelsey Geiser at [email protected]. 4 N Wednesday,April 6, 2011 The Stanford Daily OPINIONS

EXECUTIVE SLATE OP-EDS Cruz/Macgregor-Dennis Tenzin/Vasquez

espite the ever-present Stanford bub- Empowerment e have had the opportunity to en- ness in the Greek community. ble, we are lucky and privileged to Career: Provide consistent student and ca- mesh ourselves within the fabric Dhave the opportunity to encounter an reer development support from freshman Wthat is Stanford — to learn the nu- Diversity and Tolerance: abundance of cultures, ethnicities and back- year-onward, regardless of your major. ances, values and uniqueness of the individu- We deeply care and are committed to is- grounds.There is a diversity of beliefs and val- Health: Create a centralized website als of our community.As such,it is our goal to sues and promotion of diversity, equality and ues that each student has to offer, but too specifically for health and wellness, providing make the single the collective, to give every tolerance on campus. We will provide the often we have encountered the problem of information and directing students to the ap- individual the opportunity to develop their necessary support and space for community voicing these passions.This is where “Stanford propriate health resources. leadership potential while enhancing their centers to raise awareness on specific issues 2.0” comes in. We believe that we all have Queer issues:Empower the queer commu- ability to see beyond barriers and to gain a by supporting the Diversity Advisory Board. opinions and experiences to share and that the nity through gender-and-queer-sensitive facil- sense of agency within the general Stanford We will initiate campaigns to raise awareness issues that face each community or student or- ities and gender-neutral housing. We also community. of the Acts of Intolerance Protocol and will ganization cannot be adequately solved with- firmly believe that it is unacceptable to ask the We are Tenzin Seldon ‘12 and Joe Vasquez engage with administration and promote out an empowered student body and a re- student body to vote on the civil rights of a mi- ‘11 and we are looking to be your next ASSU greater dialogue with Stanford police and the sponsive student government. By creating an nority, and we support the campaign to vote Executives. We have been actively involved larger community. intersection of experience and engagement, “abstain” on ROTC. in the Stanford community both inside the we hope to build a more unified and aware Diversity:Advocate restoration of all com- ASSU and out and are looking to bring a new Advising and Student Life: Stanford community.We are Michael Cruz ‘12 munity center professional staff to full-time level of inclusion, relevance and excitement We will increase the opportunities for and Stewart Macgregor-Dennis ‘13 and we are employment,and create a database system for to student involvement. We are running to mentorship and interaction between the excited to be running for ASSU Executive. student groups and community centers to en- make a difference in a real way, to bring di- graduate and undergraduate student popula- Right now, as we write this piece from our hance communication between alumni, cur- verse and rich communities together and to tion by working closely with the Graduate secret headquarters, we are surrounded by rent students, and the greater Stanford com- work on issues facing every Stanford student. Student Council; strengthen advising by other students who are as invested in commu- munity. Our vision centers around enacting con- working with UAR and administrators and nity issues as we are. With our campaign crete change,working alongside the adminis- make the transition to Stanford accessible theme of “Stanford 2.0”, we hope to not only Student Life tration and students like you. Stanford is our and personal for everyone, including first- empower and engage all Stanford students in Housing:Create the position of a Diversity home and we believe we must work together generation, low-income students; provide voicing their needs, but also foster a more Peer Educator as part of dorm staff, who will to make a real, tangible difference. As such, more career support and guidance through open and forthcoming ASSU, one that meas- be trained in diversity and queer issues, work- the four major themes of our platform are: working with the Cardinal Careers and Ca- ures results and is consistently searching for ing to foster a feeling of safe and open space reer Development Center. better ways to fulfill student needs.We are cur- for all Stanford students. Promoting Mental Health and Well-being: rently endorsed by PASU, SOCC, Stanford Dining: Make dining options more stu- We plan to engage students in dialogue Transparency and Accessibility: Club Sports, Stanford Dems and the Queer dent-friendly through healthier late-nite op- with resources such as Vaden, CAPS and The We envision an ASSU that works along- Coalition, endorsements that speak volumes tions and effective responses to student feed- Bridge about how to improve wellness on side the general Stanford community, one about our commitment to addressing and re- back. campus; leverage our visibility as ASSU that actively reaches out to those it aims to sponding to a diverse set of student issues. Technology:Take advantage of technology Execs to create more classes on campus ad- serve. We promise to initiate and launch Here is a taste of our platform,which will give in order to streamline Stanford event plan- dressing issues of mental health; incorporate agendas that are important to the larger you a better sense of the projects we intend to ning, rework Stanford websites such as Zim- workshops in dorms and support for in- Stanford population and create avenues to tackle. A more complete platform can be creased salary for Peer Health Educator found at: stanford2.com: Please see CRUZ,page 5 (PHE); advocate for support, safet, and well- Please see TENZIN,page 5

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Scandi- Bartz Managing Editor of Intermission Wyndam Makowsky Copy Editor navia in the winter is cold, snowy Jane LePham Zack Hoberg Staff Development and dark, however I couldn’t resist Managing Editor of Photography Business Staff free lodging and a chance to practice Shelley Gao my Swedish. Rich Jaroslovsky Begüm Erdogan The whole week before I debat- Sales Manager ed whether or not I should even go. It was kind of like the time I found Contacting The Daily: Section editors can be reached at (650) 721-5815 from 7 p.m. to 12 a.m. The Advertising Department can be The sweater and my reached at (650) 721-5803, and the Classified Advertising Department can be reached at (650) 721-5801 during normal business hours. an amazing quads-length orange, Send letters to the editor to [email protected], op-eds to [email protected] and photos or videos to multimedia@stanford pink and magenta knit angora hip- daily.com.Op-eds are capped at 700 words and letters are capped at 500 words. ster sweater online — the epitome of a bad-purchasing choice. The sweater and my trip were both huge trip were both huge mistakes, financially and just in gen- eral, but I legitimized. I could work on the plane and wear my sweater in OP-EDS Sweden! mistakes,financially I fell asleep as soon as I was un- derway, in blissful absence of my roommate’s loud nocturnal typing. Before I knew it I was at the Arlan- Closing the Citizen-Soldier Gulf da airport, clacking my way across and just in general, the hardwood floors and uttering dumb phrases in Norwegian to the OTC’s absence from this cent of Americans is directly af- for the very reason that they were beautiful Swedish immigration offi- campus has removed a criti- fected. The Chairmen of the Joint so closely knitted to their home cial.She smiled and said good morn- but I legitimized. Rcal mode of discourse be- Chiefs, Admiral Michael Mullen, communities. ing to me in English, which I count- tween the military and the civilian recently warned of the danger of Not only should the military be ed as at least a partial win. Luckily, population it serves.As the daugh- this increasing gulf between the closely tied to the community it all Scandinavian languages are very ter of an Air Force officer, I grew military and the civilians they serves, but it is strongest when it is closely related, so if you know one, up entirely behind the gates of U.S. serve to protect. The implications a reflection of that community. you can kind of communicate in the within walking distance. Skating in military installations.The schools I of this gulf could prove to be detri- Thucydides once contended that other two. Not that it matters the park was pleasant, and to top it attended were filled almost exclu- mental not only to civil-military “the society that separates its though, because everyone speaks all off there was a U.S. space exhibit sively with fellow military depend- relations, but to the foreign policy scholars from its warriors will have English. in the mall. ents. College marked my first ex- decisions of the . For its thinking done by cowards and I took the high-speed train into At lunchtime, we ventured to an perience living off base and being citizens and politicians to truly un- its fighting done by fools.” His ob- the city and watched the falling all-you-can-eat sushi place.As it was surrounded primarily by civilians. derstand the cost of war, they must servation is no less relevant in his snow against aspen trees. It was the also the cheapest lunch option,I was I was struck that while I under- be intimately aware of the sacri- ancient Greek republic than our cheapest choice, and I was quite a bit worried. I was hungry and was- stood the nuances of civilian life, fices we ask our military to make. American one.The military should pleased that I qualified for the n’t about to offend my host, but let’s my civilian counterparts had virtu- By the same token, a military be a reflection of the society it under-25-child fare. I cursed the de- just say that some of my sushi con- ally no notion of what life in the should be intimately tied to the so- serves, and this should apply to the veloped world because the WiFi noisseur friends would have been military entails. Worse, they ciety it serves to remain keenly academic community no less than wasn’t working and thought to my- disappointed. As my host was quite seemed almost proud of their ig- aware of the values and freedoms any other part of the general pub- self, I wonder how I will meet my excited about sharing this secret norance. they are asked to make sacrifices lic. Just as the concept of the citi- friend at the train station. sushi place,it became my immediate The gap between the military for. Our Founding Fathers feared zen-soldier serves to sustain civic Back in my Boy Scouting days — favorite food. I love this sushi! On and civilian populations has been the potential dangers of having a engagement and ensure political no joke, Wilderness Survival merit the note of food though, one cannot growing further apart in recent large standing army as a threat to accountability, the idea of the war- leave Sweden without trying decades. Though we are currently liberty; instead, they placed em- badge — we were taught to stay put Please see ROTC,page 5 in one place when lost in the woods. Swedish meatballs. prosecuting two wars, only 1 per- phasis on the formation of militias Surely this applied at the train sta- A serious concern for those trav- tion. I pawed once or twice at the eling to Scandinavia is that alcoholic odd Swedish telephone, but after beverages are ridiculously expen- swiping my credit card in a few sive due to high taxes. It’s perfectly Miss Fit - The frustrations of sustaining a places, I decided that I had none of legal to bring from home as long as the appropriate coins. I have a bad it’s within the country-specific limits record with foreign payphones. — for Sweden it’s 1 liter of spirits or healthy lifestyle on a college campus Luckily I arrived on time, unlike 2 liters of wine. I received a king’s when I planned to meet up with a welcome when I unwrapped a bottle am not a physiology or nutrition physical condition with the expecta- cionados among the throngs of friend at Platform 9 3/4 on a jaunt to of Svedka — ironically much cheap- expert, nor am I an “athlete.” I tion of continuing to improve my freshmen, but those of us not on a London earlier this year.Eventually er in the U.S. This was soon sup- Iwould like to begin with this dis- health and athleticism.As I become Stanford sports roster likely had lit- I was found. planted with Red Bulls, chips and claimer to dispel any notion that I conscious of the extreme impor- tle concern with healthy dining op- I packed light, so my friend and I biler, a Swedish candy akin to am attempting to market myself as tance of fitness in sustaining a tions and navigating athletic facili- did a bit of exploring of old Stock- Swedish Fish, except shaped like such. I am simply your average happy and (somewhat) sane college ties. We were busy being bombard- holm. Seeing the bridges, statues, ar- cars. I’m fairly certain you can buy twenty-something female who de- life I’m compelled to share a few in- ed with hundreds of new faces, chitecture was all well and good. I them at Ikea (but I’m not really al- veloped a passion for health and a sights that may be useful to my non- classes, a cappella groups, parties wasn’t in the museum-ing type of lowed to go there since my Norwe- penchant for clean eating. My ad- athlete peers seeking fitness infor- and profound late-night bonding mood, so I instead posed in front of gian family wouldn’t approve). It ventures in the fitness world have mation. This week’s tidbit is: Com- sessions. Who in her right mind particularly precarious historical was truly a feast fit for a coterm! been hindered by obstacles ranging mon roadblocks to achieving fitness leaps out of bed for a jaunt around figures. I was quite impressed with a Nightlife in Stockholm is superb, from my own ignorance to misinfor- goals in the college setting. campus loop before that 9 a.m. swan, duck and goose smorgasbord however as with everything in that mation, from prejudices to dining 1. Apathy Spanish class after a Wednesday — as in they were being fed in the city, get ready to spend your money. hall inflexibilities and from social Exercise and diet did not feature night spent chugging wine and gorg- park and I took pictures — quite To say I was partying with Swedish pressures to the strains of college prominently in my thoughts during ing on delicious cheeses? cultural. The Grand Hotel, Royal life. I emerge from these road- the high school/college transition. Palace and several churches are all Please see BARTZ,page 5 blocks at a high level of personal I’m sure there were some fitness afi- Please see FIT,page 5 The Stanford Daily Wednesday,April 6, 2011 N 5

OP-EDS Vote Abstain:What It Means and Why It Makes Sense

o vote abstain is to have a nu- because I am so explicitly affected anced opinion, to have an un- by the measure. Tderstanding of the implica- My voice and my Philadelphian tions of the vote this Thursday and peers are such a small minority on Friday and to know that this vote campus, and yet we are very much a has the greatest effect on not one, part [SV1]of the diversity that but two marginalized communities makes up Stanford. Ultimately, it is who deserve greater voice than they my hope that people would under- are being afforded. It is not a stance stand that I deserve to be heard in on ROTC and in fact brings togeth- the forum of the Faculty Senate and er both sides. not referred to as part of a statistic. As ASSU Chief of Staff, I am By abstaining, I personally be- leading the Vote Abstain campaign lieve it is about making sure that because I believe it is important each person has an equally power- that as a Stanford community, we ful voice with those making the de- can do a better job, create a better cision. This poll is the measure of forum and allow for a better outlet the climate of the student body. for those most affected by the ensu- They will point to this poll, if given ing decision to be made by those legitimacy, as the barometer of administrators charged with listen- what Stanford students think, trivi- ing to student input.Let us stand to- alizing and ultimately, stripping us gether in voting abstain so that we of the power to explain our opin- do not trivialize the small groups of ions. people, whether they be pro or anti The minority voice should be Student Engagement ROTC, into one singular vote but able to sit on equal ground as the Green: Institutionalize Green rather afford them an equally pow- majority opinion, whether it is BARTZ CRUZ Events Consulting for student erful voice within the appropriate those often marginalized in the Continued from page 4 Continued from page 4 events and incentivize attendance at forums.Let us as a student body not ROTC or those discriminated certified “Green” events with an be wrapped up in a statistic or re- against in the transgender commu- ASSU Event Point system. duced to a number in a poll, but nity.That way,you can go to the fac- pop stars may be a bit of an exag- bra, and create an iASSU app to en- Service: Work to unify efforts bring the diverse complex opinions ulty senate and have a big voice as geration,however I was told at least able greater student-ASSU commu- among public service sub-communi- we have to the Faculty Senate and opposed to one vote where minori- twice that I had just met so-and-so, nication and participation. ties,and collaborate with campus en- give that legitimate voice. ties who are most affected by the a Eurovision hopeful from last Living: Create a Life Skills class trepreneurship groups to emphasize The ROTC situation is compli- decision have disproportionate im- year. Not to mention the fact that that addresses financial literacy, lap- social entrepreneurship and service. cated because there are two very pact. the pre-party was primarily my top maintenance, cooking skills, and Arts: Create a centralized forum small and equally marginalized Discriminating on either side of friend’s colleagues from the local other essential areas. for the performing arts community subsets on campus that are a part of the issue is not fair to those commu- strip club. And yes, we danced to to list auditions, performances, and this vote. I will be the first person to nities that are affected and margin- Abba. Advocacy events as well as facilitate communi- admit that the intricacies of alized. I am abstaining because I Upon my return, my plan for Sexual Health:Lower the height- cation between different perform- whether it should be back on cam- want to see those specific individu- blonde hair got vetoed,but I at least ened Standard of Proof to allow for ance groups. pus are numerous and at times, als not be reduced to a singular vote picked up some sweet hair wax for “clear and convincing” or “prepon- Greek: Increase ASSU engage- both sides very convincing. I try to when proportionally they are by far my new do — the perfect match for derance of evidence”instead of “be- ment with the IFC, ISC, MGC, and put myself in other people’s shoes the most effected subset of the pop- the ultimate hipster sweater. yond a reasonable doubt. AAFSA, and work to find storage as much as possible before making ulation. I am not voting on ROTC; Disabilities: Work with campus space for non-housed fraternities a judgment, and in this, it is no dif- I am voting abstain because I fully Johnny wants to know what your fa- organizations and the administra- and sororities. ferent. understand what it means to use my vorite Abba song is. Let him know at tion to create a map of gender-neu- This is merely a brief glimpse of I am from Philadelphia, Penn- voice effectively and fully under- [email protected]. tral and accessible bathrooms/ what we hope to accomplish in the sylvania and I wonder what I would stand what this ballot measure dorms in order to improve the Dis- coming year with your help, and think if ROTC did not permit peo- means. ability Draw. while these issues may seem sepa- ple from my city from participating. I implore that you, as a Stanford Grads: Increase flexibility of rate and discrete, remember that What if I as well as my Philly peers voter, protect the diversity of opin- health insurance options for gradu- they come together and define the were so explicitly affected by this ions we as a student body encapsu- ate students. Stanford community as a whole.We program and then we as a student late.Vote abstain this Thursday and TENZIN Women: Work with ResEd, want to hear what you think, so feel body voted on whether it should Friday. Continued from page 4 WoCo and other administrators to free to contact us at cruzmacgregor- come back? I think it is safe to as- create a “sexual violence monitor” [email protected]. We look for- sume that I am going to lose that JOHN HASKELL ‘12 training program for organizations ward to working together and build- vote and my voice is not going to ASSU Chief of Staff hear public opinion during Execu- that throw large party-type events. ing Stanford 2.0 with you. have the magnitude that it deserves [SV1]”part,” not “a part” tive and Senate meetings. These are just some of the high- er-level ideas that we are looking to who glides to class to get extra car- discouraging. It has taken years of Maybe you can drop ten pounds enact. Don’t hesitate to shoot us an dio in. I have personally become floundering to locate what I consid- with the latest fad on the market, email and invite us to coffee or din- FIT known in Stern dining as the weird er reliable sources of information but you’ll gain that and more when ner. We would love to hear about Continued from page 4 “chicken-girl,” because I always re- about exercise and nutrition. On a you stop. Making a healthy diet a what’s important to you or even quest that the chef grill plain, un- related note, a common challenge lifestyle choice is the only realistic just to chat. Our broad level of ex- marinated chicken for me (I don’t to reaching health goals is defining way to achieve a strong, fit home- perience and strong track record 2. Time (lack of time, that is) want oil and sugar). There are de- those goals in the first place.Do you ostasis. C) Achieving fitness goals does not even come close to under- Nowadays, I begin every day tractors quick to label consistent ex- want to excel in a particular area? requires a plan and a strategy. It is scoring the level of commitment with a run and end each day with a ercise as “compulsive” and con- Become a better runner, cyclist, unbelievably frustrating to watch and dedication we have for our po- weight-lifting session. Oftentimes scious eating as “restrictive.” Of etc.? Do you want to gain muscle? the people in the gym who wander sition and serving you. Feel free to when my workout program comes course disordered eating and dis- Lose fat? Tone? Without setting re- randomly from machine to ma- reach out to us at josephv@stan- up in conversation, I receive the re- torted body image are serious issues alistic and well-defined goals, it will chine, pumping out a few ineffectu- ford.edu or [email protected]. action: “I wish I had the time to and quite prevalent at Stanford. be impossible to sort out the good al reps and leave thinking they’ve work out like you do.” I hate to However, being labeled as a “com- information from the bad. achieved something. Don’t be burst the bubble, but the time to pulsive over-exerciser” merely be- 5. Misconceptions and overgen- afraid to ask for information and in- work out doesn’t just “happen.” I cause I’m not a Stanford-sanctioned eralizations struction! There are plenty of re- am no less busy with academics, ex- athlete is disturbing and ridiculous. This is an enormous category, sources, especially at the Stanford tracurricular shenanigans and so- 4. Ignorance (and inability to set and I mention it here for the pur- gyms. If you’re going to take the ROTC cial engagements than your typical goals) pose of dispelling some of the most time to go to the gym, make sure Continued from page 4 Stanford girl.You have to create the This was one of my most signifi- common health/fitness misconcep- you’re not wasting it. time to exercise and find a way to cant roadblocks after I overcame tions. A) Fit does not mean skinny. shove it into your tight schedule. the apathy factor and decided to get Getting into shape does not neces- ERICA MORGAN ‘11 rior-scholar serves to provide en- This is difficult—not impossible. in shape. There is a vast world of sarily mean losing weight. I have lightened military leadership and 3. Negative Stereotypes misinformation and a burdensome spent the past six months attempt- Erica will be sharing these insights in protect the core values of the pop- These stereotypes come in many quantity of good information too. ing to gain five pounds of lean mus- a sequence of three columns. Look ulation. ROTC enables future of- flavors. Nobody wants to be known Navigating the sea of fad diets, cle, and it was much more physical- for the next column with suggestions ficers to learn in a hybrid military- as the “gym rat” who gazes admir- trendy workout programs, blogs, ly demanding than periods of my for overcoming common roadblocks civilian environment, where they ingly at his biceps in the Arrillaga supplements, protein powders, per- life when I’ve attempted to lose and tips for navigating the dining can study military doctrine while mirrors. Everyone always has a sonal trainers and stylish, over- weight. B) Crash diets do not work. halls and college gyms! Email her at engaging in the civilian academic snide laugh at “rollerblade woman” priced spandex can be daunting and Rather, they are not sustainable. [email protected]. world. ROTC has been a vital component of creating a more ed- ucated and more professional mil- itary, which ultimately benefits the society it serves. A society should demand that its military leaders be the best and the brightest, but it must also allow them the opportunity to ob- tain such education. By denying ROTC’s right to exist at Stanford, opponents are turning a blind eye to the reality of global politics; they ignore the fact that the mili- tary will not cease to be a defining social force so long as violent con- flict exists in the world. In actuali- ty, opponents are promulgating a viewpoint completely antithetical to the values of a university edu- cation. Intolerance, xenophobia and isolationism have no place in academia, and yet these are the defining characteristics of those who seek to keep ROTC out of Stanford.The pervasive ignorance of this viewpoint does only harm to the state of civil-military rela- tions and the prevalence of this viewpoint is detrimental for our society as a whole. Shouldn’t we ensure that our future military of- ficers are as well educated as pos- sible so that we may all benefit from enlightened military leader- ship in the future? As a society, we could ask for nothing more than to have educated warrior-scholars fighting to guarantee our rights. The wind of freedom does indeed blow here at Stanford, but let us never forget who secured this freedom.

REBECCA YOUNG, M.A.‘11 6 N Wednesday,April 6, 2011 The Stanford Daily SPORTS

Kabir Sawhney CARD CRUISES Follow the Money Correcting College Cups hough my colleague Jacob Jaffe has explored the many, many failings of the Capital One Cup in the past, I feel like it’s a good Ttime to revisit the issue now that the winter sports season is winding down and the big spring sports — led by baseball and softball — are in full swing. With a few winter sports left to be counted,Stanford is holding its own in the standings, at third in the women’s competition and fourth in the men’s (and that doesn’t count the results of the recent women’s NCAA Tourna- ment). So it appears that the Capital One Cup has completed at least one of its stated missions:prevent Stanford from winning every year by splitting up men’s and women’s sports and creat- ing a tier system to award more points to sports on the basis of “popularity” (i.e. ones arbitrarily chosen by the Cup’s organizers).The other goal — to award schools for being good at foot- ball and basketball — seems to be working fairly well, as the two teams atop the men’s standings are Auburn and Connecticut. Having seen the results roll in so far, I can see flaws in the Capital One Cup IAN GARCIA-DOTY/The Stanford Daily — most obviously, is its egregious bias Senior pitcher Danny Sandbrink (2-0), above, went four shutout innings to get the win versus San Jose State. Sandbrink used a pitch he calls the “funk,” in favor of the big revenue sports.Aside which is a variation of a sinker, to keep Spartan hitters off balance. He did not allow a hit and only surrendered one walk in Stanford’s 5-2 victory. from its top finish in football, the Auburn men only have one other top- 10 finish (sixth place at the swimming UP NEXT and diving championships), while Four Cardinal pitchers combine on four-hitter UConn has only its basketball title to speak of. On the women’s side of USC By MICHAEL LAZARUS base until a leadoff walk in the fourth “The funk was working well.” things,Cal is in the lead,but its position (10-18, STAFF WRITER and didn’t record their first hit until Stanford wasted little time get- is fairly warranted: the Golden Bears the sixth. ting on the board offensively. Sopho- won the swimming title and finished 2-4 Pac-10) Two games after piling on 22 runs BASEBALL more center fielder Tyler Gaffney second in volleyball. against Washington State, the No. 11 led off the home half of the first with Yet the most important failing that 4/8 SAN JOSE STATE 2 Los Angeles, Calif. 6 P.M. Stanford baseball team proved it a walk and came around to score on I see in the Capital One Cup is its divi- can win with its arms too, holding STANFORD 5 back-to-back singles by sophomore sion into men’s and women’s sports.An GAME NOTES: Coming off of a se- San Jose State to two runs on four 4/5, Irvine, Calif. shortstop Kenny Diekroeger and award that purports to reward overall ries win at Washington State to hits Tuesday night en route to a 5-2 freshman first baseman Brian Ragi- athletic excellence should do just that, kick off conference play, the Stan- victory. With his patented “funk” pitch — ra.The single by Diekroeger extend- without any conditions.I see no reason ford baseball team will look to On a beautiful night at Sunken a sinker with unpredictable move- ed his hit streak to 15 games. to separate out the men’s and women’s continue its strong play when it Diamond — a pleasant change from ment — dancing all over the strike The Cardinal then extended its programs, since the exploits of male travels to USC to play a struggling snowy Washington — senior starter zone, Sandbrink never let San Jose lead in the second. After another and female athletes should not merit Trojan squad. USC has lost two in Danny Sandbrink paced the Cardi- State get comfortable at the plate. perfect inning by Sandbrink, the separate awards.It also hurts programs a row and eight of its last 10 nal (14-7, 2-1 Pac-10), tossing four “They handle the bats well, but I Cardinal exploded for four runs, like Stanford’s,whose strength has tra- games. no-hit innings and striking out two. just kept the ball low and they got ditionally lain in its women’s teams. The Spartans (19-9) did not reach themselves out,” Sandbrink said. Please see BASEBALL,page 8 With that said,I believe that the Di- rectors’ Cup — which Stanford has won 16 consecutive years — has some flaws of its own which could use cor- recting.For those of you who are unfa- miliar, Stanford has won the award TROJANS, ANTEATERS BESTED BY POLO every year buts its first, but the Cardi- By KEVIN ZHANG overtime.” mary role.” nal’s strength comes from more than one source.Of course,Stanford has ex- DAILY SPORTS INTERN The nine Cardinal goals were The Cardinal’s diversified of- UP NEXT scored by a variety of players. fensive attack was complimented emplary programs top to bottom,but a The top-ranked Stanford Sophomore two-meter Annika by excellent goalie play, as senior HAWAII large reason for our Directors’ Cup women’s water polo team finished Dries and freshmen driver Kim Amber Oland had nine stops. dominance is the sheer size of our ath- its Southern road trip Krueger each tallied a pair. Junior Even after an emotional victo- (13-6) letic program. unscathed, taking two tough con- two-meter Melissa Seidemann, ry, Stanford looked sharp the fol- Stanford fields 31 varsity athletic 4/9 Avery Aquatic Center teams, easily one of the largest pro- tests over No. 13 UC-Irvine and junior drivers Pallavi Menon and lowing day against the Anteaters 6 P.M. No. 3 USC. Stanford (20-0, 5-0 Cassie Churnside, and freshmen (14-8).The Cardinal jumped out to grams in the country. Looking down MPSF) won 13-4 and 9-8, respec- drivers Kelsey Suggs and Garton an 8-2 halftime lead with sopho- the final Directors’ Cup standings from GAME NOTES: With just three games remain- last season, it is clear that Stanford’s tively. notched a goal apiece. more Kate Baldoni in the cage. ing on its schedule, top-ranked Stanford After solid wins against No. 15 “We use more players than Baldoni finished the 13-4 rout with size gives it an unmistakable edge.Sec- has an undefeated season well in its sights. ond-place Florida has 21 varsity pro- UC-Davis and No. 4 UCLA last other teams,” Tanner said. “This eleven saves. Hawaii is coming to town trying to spoil weekend, the Cardinal had anoth- weekend we got impressive contri- “Amber and Kate have split Stanford’s perfection. The Warriors lost Please see SAWHNEY,page 8 er match against USC (15-4, 3-2), butions from everyone on the ros- their last match against Cal, 7-6. which defeated Stanford in the ter,often in areas outside their pri- Please see WPOLO,page 8 2010 NCAA National Champi- SPORTS BRIEFS onship game by one goal. Stanford has not lost since that game, enter- ing the rematch with 18 straight Lightweight rowing takes San Diego victories, including two wins Crew Classic crown against the Trojans this season. WOMEN’S WATER POLO Stanford’s “A” lightweight crew team took home the Vitamin Water STANFORD 13 Cup at the San Diego Crew Classic UC IRVINE 4 last weekend with a time of 6:41.70. 4/3, Irvine, Calif. The Cardinal’s “B” boat finished third at 6:59.84. Stanford fell behind early The Stanford men’s crew team in this matchup, down 4-1 after a finished second in the Copley Cup quarter of play. Junior driver and the Sharp Cabrillo Cup, also at Nadia Dan scored half of the USC the San Diego Crew Classic. The goals in the first quarter. Cardinal’s top Eight won its heat in Even with the three-goal deficit the Copley Cup then finished just on the road, Stanford came surg- 2.75 seconds behind defending Na- ing back and went on a 4-0 run to tional Champion Cal in the final. capture the lead. The two squads Stanford’s second Eight won its went into final period of regula- heat in the Sharp Cabrillo Cup and tion in a 5-5 deadlock. finished with a time of 6:12.32,in the Stanford held a 7-5 advantage final, 7.62 seconds behind Cal yet in the fourth quarter,but USC bat- again. tled back to force overtime. In the The women’s crew team finished second overtime period, sopho- second in two competitions over the more driver Jillian Garton weekend: the Jessop-Whittier Cup launched skip-shot bar-in that and the Jackie Ann Stitt Hungness sealed the deal. Cup, third in the Laurel V. Korholz “We were in disarray on de- Cup and fourth in the Karen Plum- fense in the first quarter, and we leigh Cortney Cup. Stanford’s top played poorly at both ends the last SIMON WARBY/The Stanford Daily boat raced in the Jessop-Whittier few minutes of the game,” said Cup and finished 2.63 seconds be- head coach John Tanner. “But we Junior driver Pallavi Menon, above right, scored one of Stanford’s goals in the Cardinal’s victory over defending hind USC after winning its heat. were organized on defense and national champion USC last weekend. Stanford’s 9-8 overtime victory was the Cardinal’s third win over the had quality possessions in the defending champions this season. 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night. Sophomore third baseman Stephen Piscotty capped the inning BASEBALL with a run-scoring double down the Continued from page 6 left field line. From there, it was all about the Cardinal pitchers. once again ignited by a leadoff Sandbrink once again set down walk. Following a single from the Spartan offense in order in the freshman designated hitter Brian third. After a walk to start the Guymon, senior catcher Zach fourth, the only base runner Sand- Jones brought home freshman brink allowed,the senior struck out right fielder Austin Wilson for the Danny Stienstra, the Spartans’ second run of the game with a sac- leading hitter, to end his night. rifice fly to left. Jones, who had “Tonight we grabbed an early been in a season-long slump before lead and that makes it a lot easier the Washington State series, now to pitch versus a zero-zero game,” has 11 RBI in his last four games. Sandbrink said. “You can be much Gaffney then kept the inning more aggressive on the mound.” moving with a double, setting up Moving from a veteran to a senior left fielder Ben Clowe’s RBI rookie,head coach Mark Marquess groundout to short. Gaffney came handed the ball to A.J. Vanegas. around to score on an error by San The freshman quickly retired the Jose State, its first of three on the side in the fifth,but ran into trouble in the sixth.After issuing the fourth SAN JOSE STATE 2 STANFORD 5 leadoff walk of the game, Vanegas nity to speak for themselves,”Sachs this seems to be like a lot of political 00/04/05 allowed a single and then a deep fly said. bullshit.” SAN JOSE STATE STANFORD ball that set up a first and third sit- SENATE SSQL co-president and Daily After Senate Chair Madeline ab r h rbi ab r h rbi uation. staffer Holly Fetter ‘13 said that she Hawes ‘13 called for a recess,the re- Hertler, C. dh 3 0 0 0 Gaffney, T. cf 2 2 1 0 Continued from front page Martin, J. cf 4 1 1 1 Clowe, B. lf 4 0 0 0 Vanegas got the grounder he believed this was a way for the Sen- maining Senators drafted a new Valdez, J. 2b 3 0 0 Diekroeger, K. ss 4 1 1 0 was hoping for, but the ball was hit ate to show that the “nondiscrimi- resolution with consultation from Carroll, M. ph 1 0 1 0 Piscotty, S. 3b 4 0 1 1 too slowly for Diekroeger and “[Transgender students] can’t nation policy has teeth.” members of the open forum titled, Reiling, M. pr 0 0 0 0 Ragira, B. 1b 4 0 1 1 freshman second baseman Lonnie serve openly, so ROTC will still vi- “I have to wonder what Stan- “Resolution to Acknowledge and Stienstra, D. 1b 4 0 0 1 Kauppila, L. 2b 3 0 0 0 Natov, C. 3b 3 0 0 0 Wilson, A. rf 3 1 0 0 Kauppila to turn the double play, olate the University nondiscrimi- ford’s values are if it wants to bring Oppose the Discriminatory Nature Christian, T. ph 1 0 0 0 McArdle, D. dh 0 0 0 0 allowing San Jose State to score its nation policy,and while DADT has back an institution that discrimi- of ROTC’s Policies.” The new bill, Schulz, N. rf 4 0 0 0 Guymon, B. ph/dh3 1 1 0 first run of the night. been repealed, it has not been im- nates blatantly against transgender which did not include the original Quiery, T. lf 2 0 0 0 Ringo, J. ph 1 0 0 0 Junior Scott Snodgress kept the plemented yet,” she said.“The way students, and people disabled men- support for off-campus ROTC pro- Jenkins, K. ph/lf1 0 0 0 Jones, Z. c 3 0 0 1 DiRocco, M. c 2 1 0 0 Spartans’ bats at bay in the seventh we have ROTC now, people can be tally and physically . . . that seems grams, was passed unanimously by Borg, N. ss 3 0 2 0 and eighth, surrendering only one involved, just off campus. We are really flawed to me,” she said.“This the nine senators present. Totals 31 2 4 2 31 5 5 4 hit. Piscotty saved a would-be dou- representing them by voicing our is not about trans students versus “Students should know that ble with a backhand dive down the support for them off campus, but military students; this is a basic what we’ve passed now,which is op- R H E line at third. San Jose State 000 001 001 2 4 3 because the military discriminates issue of upholding the nondiscrim- posing the discriminatory policies Stanford 140 000 000 5 5 0 The Spartans managed to against sexual orientation and not ination policy.” of ROTC, is very different from E—Valdez (7); Natov 2(4). LOB—San Jose State 4; Stanford 7. scratch across one more run on any rational basis, we can’t Army ROTC cadet Jimmy what the students will be voting on 2B—Gaffney (4); Piscotty (8). SF—Jones (1). SB—Hertler (8) against junior closer Chris Reed, allow it.” Ruck ‘11 was also present to dis- Thursday and Friday, which is to Pitchers IP H R ER BB SO but it was too little, too late. Reed Both Warma and Senator Re- cuss his experience in the ROTC support or oppose the return of San Jose State struck out pinch hitter Tyler Chris- becca Sachs ‘13 expressed concerns program, and clarified that trans- ROTC,” Senator Khaled Alshawi Melero, J. L (1-1) 3.0 5 5 3 2 1 tian for the final out of the ball- with the bill as proposed. gender students would be able to ‘13 said. Slaton, D. 3.0 0 0 0 0 5 game. “I think having Stanford stu- participate in ROTC courses of- “In terms of support or not sup- LeBaron, E. 2.0 0 0 0 2 2 Stanford The win improves Stanford’s dents participating in ROTC and fered at Stanford. He also men- porting the return of ROTC, the Sandbrink W (2-0) 4.0 0 0 0 1 2 record to 6-0 in midweek games being able to have a dialogue on tioned that discrimination within Senate is not taking a stance,” Vanegas, A. 2.0 1 1 1 1 0 and extends its overall winning campus adds a very positive value,” ROTC stems from federal policy. Bruny said following the vote. Snodgress, S. 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 streak to three games. Reed, C. 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 Warma said during open forum.“If “The military is under the subor- “We’re just saying we oppose the Next up for the Cardinal is a the ASSU is supposed to represent dination of the civilian leadership policies of the program that violate WP— Reed (3). Pitches/strikes: Melero 54/32; Slaton 43/29; LeBaron 33/18; Sandbrink 52/31; Vanegas 34/21; Snodgress 26/18; conference clash against USC in all students,regardless of the size of of this country, it’s a federal issue the nondiscrimination policy that Reed 20/12. Los Angeles this weekend. the group, the ASSU has to hear all more so than a Stanford issue,” the University has set forth.” Umpires: HP: Jason Venson 1B: Greg Charles 3B:Bill Speck voices and that cuts both ways. I Ruck said. T—2:25. A—1,428 Contact Michael Lazarus at mlazarus don’t think there’s a place, particu- After Senator Will Seaton ‘13 Contact Kate Abbott at kmabbott@ — Compiled by Daniel Bohm @stanford.edu. larly with the election coming up, voiced discomfort with the bill as it stanford.edu. for you to be weighing in on this. currently stood, Senator Pat Bruny There’s a chance for transgender ‘13 suggested changing the lan- basketball tournament. students and their allies, and guage of the bill to specifically state Stanford would, of course, still ROTC cadets and their allies to opposition to the discrimination Correction SAWHNEY have an excellent chance of winning weigh in . . . but I don’t think this is perpetuated by the ROTC pro- something this body should be in- gram, and not against the program This correction relates to an Apr. Continued from page 6 the Directors’ Cup for every year from now until the apocalypse. How- jecting itself into.” itself. 5 article entitled “University rejects ever, its victory will be even stronger “The issue I see is that the stu- During this debate, Fetter chid- Kappa Sigma appeal.” In a memo- grams, third-place Virginia has 25 and when our competition knows it does- dent body is going to be voting this, ed the Senate for not taking a randum, Vice Provost for Student UCLA,coming in fourth,has 22 teams. n’t come from sheer size. if the student body has the oppor- stronger stance against ROTC. Affairs Greg Boardman incorrectly Thus,the Cardinal has a bigger margin tunity to voice their opinion and “[The revision] is another sym- stated that the current Kappa Sigma of error, since it can rely on a large Kabir Sawhney wants to tell you about their opinion should be held over bolic gesture where you can pass a house is located at 1025 Campus number of programs (each of which is the sheer size of his “program.” Find ours . . . We should not speak for bill that doesn’t say anything,” she Drive.In fact,the house is situated at equally weighted) to inflate its place in out what that means at ksawhney them when they have the opportu- said.“Be strong,be Senators,or else 1035 Campus Drive. the standings. @stanford.edu. Thus, the Directors’ Cup should implement a weighting system of its own,which ensures that programs are not punished simply for a relative lack of size.Unlike the Capital One Cup’s WPOLO arbitrary weighting system, sports Continued from page 6 should be weighted in the Directors’ Cup by how many Division I pro- grams exist in that sport. Being the time and played well the last few best team out of almost 300 D-I men’s weeks,” Tanner said. “All three of basketball programs should count our goalies are competitive with more than winning in water polo, and supportive of one another.” which is played almost exclusively on Stanford has only three regular the West Coast. Stanford gets a good season matches left before the number of points from gymnastics, MPSF Tournament. The team is and though the Cardinal wins cham- scheduled to return home to play pionships in the sport regularly, there No. 5 Hawaii on Saturday. aren’t as many men’s gymnastics teams in the country as there are Contact Kevin Zhang at kevinzahn- teams that make the NCAA women’s [email protected].