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North Korea. You made one each year from 2004 such as those due for faculty promotions. changes are part of a broader set of
to 2009. How is this trip different from the previous “Obviously, we made this decision in improvements intended to help students
ones? Any change in North Korean society, diplo- order to minimize the number of lay- make better decisions about classes by
macy? offs,” Etchemendy said. “As you know, having more room to communicate with
Siegfried Hecker (SH): We visited North Korea the economic situation has deteriorated their adviser.
from Tuesday, Feb. 24 to Saturday, Feb. 28, and first
of all it was quite a relief from Beijing in that the Stanford men upset No. 21 ASU, 74-64 in Tempe since November and continues to look
quite bleak.”
“I want people to get more informa-
tion when enrollment is open,” Black
air was quite clear and that the weather was beau- Etchemendy also added that stock said. “Right after midterms is a good
tiful. In Beijing, it went day to day from being By HALEY MURPHY (21-8, 10-7). More importantly, though, the assets comprise only a small portion of time. It’s a break, a couple of weeks to
smoggy to being almost impossibly smoggy. So the DESK EDITOR game also served as much-needed revenge the University’s endowment. However, coordinate schedules.”
first thing that we found when we got off at for the 90-60 thrashing Arizona State like those of many of its peer institu- Black said adding an extra day to the
Pyongyang, was the After beating USC 75-63 at home in handed Stanford on Jan. 2 as the Cardinal tions, Stanford’s assets are tied in illiquid start of each quarter allows professors
relief of having rea- Maples Pavilion, it seems the Stanford raced out of the gates, gunning for an assets that cannot be easily sold at this who schedule classes on Mondays to
sonably clean air. men’s basketball team took that game’s upset. time without significant loss to the have more time in the classroom, espe-
All the way momentum and packed it in their suitcases “That’s always motivation,” junior University, Etchemendy said. cially during winter quarter, which sees
around, while some — because the newfound energy somehow Landry Fields said of the teams’ previous two Monday holidays in President’s Day
people believed made its way to Tempe, Ariz., where the meeting. “That’s the kind of stuff that our Registrar announces new and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
that North Korea Cardinal defeated No. 21 Arizona State, coaching staff and our players, we don’t academic calendar “The reasons for not having instruc-
and its economy is 74-64. forget. We all knew that the first time University Registrar Thomas Black tion on the first Monday were mostly
sinking, we’ve actu- The decisive victory marked a better- around wasn’t our best effort, and we announced new changes to the academ- administrative,” Black said. “They relat-
ally seen it rising late-than-never conference road win for wanted to make sure that didn’t happen ic calendar to take effect starting with ed to registration and bill payment, but
and looking better the Stanford men (17-11, 6-11 Pacific-10 again. Tonight we played with energy and the 2009-2010 school year. The changes since then, we’ve all gone virtual, and we
than we’ve seen in Conference) — the first of the season com- purpose.” include moving the start of enrollment can recover quite easily.”
the past. I would ing on the season’s last road trip — and the to the sixth week of the previous quar-
say this is the stark- third consecutive loss for the Sun Devils Please see MBBALL, page 7 ter. The preliminary study list deadline Please see SENATE, page 2
est observation of
how it struck differ-
ently as the previ-
Photo courtesy Siegfried Hecker
ous times.
[Diplomatically,] Prof. Siegfried Hecker makes OFF-CAMPUS DAILY POLL
we’ve seen a change frequent Track Two, non-offi- Do you think ASSU Executive
of attitude since cial visits to North Korea. His
October 2006, when most recent visit in late
they conducted a
nuclear test. Even Februrary marked his sixth
Students join Prop. 8 slates should have their campaign
spending capped?
38 votes taken from stanforddaily.com at 9:10 p.m. 03/05/09
11%
though, by technical visit in fiver years to the
standards, that detached Asian country.
nuclear test was of
limited success, politically for them it was very suc-
rally outside state court 11%
C
D
61%
cessful. So the principal attitude change is one of Calif. Supreme Court The demonstration, billed the 18% A
greater confidence on their part. They now tell us, “100,000 March,” hoped to garner B
you must deal with us as a nuclear weapon state.
We have demonstrated that we have nuclear
holds Prop. 8 hearings 100,000 supporters to demonstrate
outside of the court proceedings.
weapons.We’ve tested a nuclear weapon, and so we While it was well short of this lofty
expect to be treated as a state that has nuclear By RYAN MAC goal with only several hundred peo- A) Yes, slates should be elected on the basis of
weapons. That confidence will most likely harden DESK EDITOR ple attending, the event was of unde- their ideas and not by the size of their wallets.
their negotiating position. Then, of course, they’re niable importance in the fight for B) No, it’s all fair in love and politics.
also still trying to get a sense of what the new “No on 8” and “Yes on 8” cam- same-sex marriage, according to C) I don’t have an opinion on the matter.
administration will do. They are entering the nego- D) I only care about free T-shirts, so...
paign signs, ubiquitous in the weeks Wadden.
tiations with a new administration from what they before last November’s elections, “The crowd was very, very intense Today’s Question:
considered to be a position of strength. reappeared yesterday in San in the public addresses following the Do you agree with the Registrar’s decision to
begin quarters on Monday instead of Tuesday?
Francisco as the state Supreme Court court proceedings,” Wadden a) Yes, I feel it will add more time to my learning
SD: How is North Korea’s disablement process of heard a challenge to Proposition 8, explained. “There was obvious com- experience.
b) No, I love that extra day when coming back
its nuclear facilities going? which banned same-sex marriages. mingling between groups, with people from winter or spring break.
SH: In July 2007, they stopped operations and c) Wait, classes never started on Monday in
Approximately 50 Stanford stu- fighting for space. It was like a sport- the first place?
began disabling the nuclear facilities. When I was dents, most of whom were in favor of ing event where there are two sets of d) Who cares? I don't even go to class.
there almost exactly one year ago, they showed me overturning the initiative and allow- fans from both teams sitting together. vote today at stanforddaily.com!
the nuclear facilities, allowed me to take photo- ing same-sex marriage, made the trip Also, there was so much dialogue,
graphs of the nuclear facilities to demonstrate that with groups talking and arguing con-
they are disabling those facilities that produce the
bomb fuel — the plutonium. Disabling the facilities
to San Francisco to demonstrate and
watch court proceedings on a large,
outdoor Jumbotron.
sistently throughout the morning.” Correction
means making it more difficult to restart. They Laura Wadden ‘10, a student Courthouse Arguments
have finished most of the disablement actions, but In Thursday’s story, “Group con-
leader for the Emma Goldman While demonstrators were arguing demns Rice,” the quote “[The peti-
still need to complete the unloading of the fuel Society for Queer Liberation, outside, the real deliberation
from the nuclear reactor. tion was drafted] in light of Rice’s
described how the group brought stu- occurred within the courthouse as the war mongering and torture” was
They made the decision last year to slow down dents to the event by 8 a.m., long state Supreme Court listened to argu-
the unloading because the other parties did not misattributed to Symbolic Systems
before the proceedings started. ments regarding three separate cases Prof. Todd Davies. Also, Davies
meet their obligations of providing heavy fuel oil “By 9, they started playing what that directly challenged Prop. 8.
or equivalent energy aid. At this point, Japan and did not write the letter, but was
was happening inside the courthouse, According to a court press release, involved in drafting it. Similarly, it
South Korea have not finished their obligations, so discussion of these cases was divided Photo courtesy N.M. Hartfield
and people were immediately quiet,” should be noted that the group’s
the slow-down continues. she said. “People wanted to hear the into three main focuses. Stanford students and demonstrators watch a giant
piece is an open letter, rather than
case and didn’t want a loud raucous Jumbotron outside the California Supreme Court as litigators a petition.
Please see HECKER, page 3 protest.” Please see PROP. 8, page 3 inside discussed the constitutionality of Prop 8.
FEATURES
Today, winter quarter.
FML
By EMMA TROTTER from Atlanta [for that bring students together Kallman asserted his mental independence.
MANAGING EDITOR P a r e n t s ’ to socialize while protecting “You have to have strong values, and if you let some-
Weekend],” he them against mild illnesses. one else dictate how you think, that’s not good,” he said.
said, “but I had to “The healing aspect “It’s a big myth. No one is actually against winter quarter.”
T
here’s something about winter quarter.
Whether it’s the rain, unit overload, sniffling study for two of the tea makes it the best Schindelhaim pointed to less advertising for campus
classmates, less socializing or an endless midterms, write winter activity,” she said. parties as one factor that minimizes socializing during
expanse of school days to get through before two papers and Despite her best winter quarter. Still, on the whole, she said social life is
summer, Stanford’s middle term leaves many prepare for a efforts, Schindelhaim has more stable for freshmen in winter than in fall.
students in an unshakable state of gloom. presentation.” still noticed more students “There’s less social stress,” she said. “I’ve asked fresh-
“Stanford is usually a bright, happy, sunny place, and Contrary to coming to her for medical sup- men in the dorm, and they say they’ve liked winter quar-
winter quarter is pretty much the exact opposite,” said popular belief, most plies than in fall. According to ter more so far because it’s more comfortable in the
Nkemjika Ugonabo ‘09 with a sigh. “It’s just consistent- students do not actu- Vaden Health Center, more peo- dorm.”
ly not a happy time.” ally take more units in ple are sick during winter quarter Hironaka, who was a Resident Assistant (RA) in a
“I just had bad luck this quarter,” agreed Derek winter quarter than in than in fall or spring. freshman dorm last year, disagrees.
Rowley ‘12. “I really feel like it was totally out of my fall or spring. In fact, this “If I look at diagnoses that “I think some [freshmen] still felt a little lost in
control. I don’t think I could have planned better or any- phenomenon is limited reflect acute illnesses — respira- Stanford,” she said. “I think our Stanford culture leads
thing like that.” mostly to the freshman class. tory tract infection, gastroenteri- some freshmen to feel that they should be able to imme-
But it isn’t all just bad luck. Students, professors and According to Paddy McGowan of tis, pharyngitis, stomach pain, diately feel at home . . . however, everyone is still adjust-
administrators agree — winter quarter is more difficult Stanford’s department of etcetera — fall quarter had ing and settling into college life during winter quarter.”
for many students. Institutional Research & Decision about 2,292 visits with those
Support, freshmen weighed in at a diagnoses, winter had 2,667 Stuck in the Middle
Rain, Rain, Go Away 15-unit median for fall 2008 and a and spring had 1,804,” said
17-unit median for winter 2009. Vaden’s Robyn Tepper. “The quarter system is particularly exhausting,”
Some students point to bad weather as an explana- Median units taken in both Both Tepper and Rovee said. “Students have to rev up three times per
tion for their winter melancholy. fall and winter of the 2008- Schindelhaim also year. You may be tired in spring, but you can see the
“My clothes are always wet from the rain,” Rowley 2009 academic year hov- pointed out that many light, and in fall you’re not tired. So it makes perfect
complained. “And I can’t sit on my bike seat!” ered at around 17 for students choose not sense that winter quarter is the most difficult.”
Often, these physical factors influence important sophomores, 16 for jun- to visit Vaden, opt- “It’s the middleness of it,” he added.
decisions. iors and 15 for seniors. ing instead to try to Schindelhaim noted that, unlike fall and spring quar-
“When you go to bed at 5 a.m. and have class at 9 Of course, there are deal with illness on ters, winter quarter doesn’t include any long breaks dur-
a.m., rain is definitely the barrier between going and not exceptions. their own. ing or immediately following it.
going to class,” noted Lewis Hom ‘10. “I personally pre- And when Moneyhun agreed.
In addition to tangible discomfort, students claimed ferred to pile on the students are sick, “One thing might be the 20-plus weeks of winter and
that rain also affects their moods. coursework during win- they don’t just suf- spring quarter stretching out ahead of you,” he said. “In
“It’s not something you can quantify but I do believe ter quarter,” said fer physically — January, it’s basically a marathon until June.”
seeing sun outside, glistening on the palm trees, can help Christine Hironaka ‘09. their grades and Additionally, for seniors working on honors theses,
lighten some of the stress that accompanies being a “This was largely due to social lives suffer as well. winter quarter coincides with the most difficult push to
Stanford student,” Ugonabo said. “Dear God, if you the fact that the courses I needed to take were “You can’t get your projects finish on time.
could make it sunnier outside, that would be nice.” offered in the winter and I also wanted to frontload done,” Hom said. “You’re just “For thesis writers, it’s the most stressful time,”
In contrast, some students love the rain. the work so I could take fewer courses and have not in the mental state to do Rovee said. “Seniors are faced with having to produce
“Rain is the closest I can get to snow, so I’m taking all more time for extracurriculars — and the sun — so.” most of the thesis.”
of it that I can,” said David Edwards ‘12 of Denver, during spring quarters.” “Physical health is not unre- Hironaka is currently working on her thesis and fin-
Colorado. A few students also pointed out that their lated to mental health and clar- ishing her last two courses before graduation. Because
“It makes you appreciate the sunny days more,” departments seem to offer the most intense and ity,” added Rovee, who said he of her irregular schedule, this quarter has been different
added Edwards’ roommate, Washington, D.C. native challenging courses only in winter. has noticed more absences for her than in past years.
Ben Kallman ‘12. “I’ve noticed that a lot of classes I want to take this quarter due to sickness. “With courses, you always have the regular schedule
Edwards and Kallman appear to be in the minority, are offered in the winter,” said Carmel Additionally, lack of of classes, midterms and finals,” Hironaka said, “but with
though. Professors have also noticed the toll rain takes Schindelhaim ‘10. “I can’t help taking a huge load. exercise can become a a thesis, you only have one due date in May, and making
on students’ energy during winter quarter. It’s ridiculous.” problem during winter that due date is entirely up to you and your own initia-
“There are days you walk in and can just feel that this Still, Schindelhaim said that in the past, winter quarter. tive.”
is going to be a tough day,” said English Prof. quarter has been her favorite quarter because her most “I think But Hironaka seemed not to be experiencing a win-
Christopher Rovee. “Little things can affect a seminar, challenging classes have also been the that workaholic ter quarter slump despite the added pressure of thesis
like the lighting in a room. When it’s gloomy outside, most interesting. Stanford people — work.
you often can feel a deadness in the room.” Hom, too, is bogged down including students, “I would have to say that this has been a more enjoy-
Rovee described California winter weather as partic- with work this quarter. staff and faculty — able winter quarter for me, relatively speaking, because
ularly off-putting. “All of my hard classes, the tend not to get I enjoy working on my thesis,” she said.
“There’s this sort of weird division between the ones with time-intensive group enough exercise
sunny and rainy seasons which can make winter a real projects, are in winter quarter,” CRIS BAUTISTA/The Stanford Daily and relaxation as it It Wasn’t All Bad
drag,” he said. “It’s not cold, but it is damp, and every- said Hom, a mechanical engineer- is,” said Clyde “There are some things I look forward to in winter
thing just feels kind of ‘blah.’” ing major. “That doesn’t go well with not wanting to Moneyhun, Resident Fellow quarter that are nice,” Hom said. “A lot of great video
Rovee tries to counteract the negative effects of win- leave your dorm because of the rain.” (RF) in Branner, “and bad weather games are released, there’s the fake Daily and midnight
ter weather by altering his teaching style, sometimes Difficult classes combined with inclement weather, keeps people inside even more.” breakfast is really fun.”
having his students walk a few laps around the class- Hom said, have had a negative impact on him academi- Rowley was less optimistic.
room before starting discussion. cally — he always gets his worst grades during winter Social Slump “Why do we try so hard to get in here, just to keep
“Professors have to be cognizant of it and find ways quarter. working this hard?” he mused.
to either bring extra energy to the room or use the con- “I miss lecture a lot, and I don’t go to office hours In addition to mental, physical and academic slug- Though students and staff will face a fresh quarter in
templative quality of winter to the advantage of discus- because I just don’t want to go outside.” he said. “In win- gishness, some students also reported feeling the effects two weeks, most expect not to feel as gloomy as they did
sion,” he said. “It’s challenging, but it can be done if one ter, I’m apathetic about academics. All I want to do is of social stagnation. this quarter.
is sensitive about it.” hang out in my room with a cup of tea and work.” “I couldn’t really meet new people,” Rowley said. “I “I think most people do start feeling better almost
was just hanging with the people I met first quarter. I automatically in March and then April, when the end of
Getting Tough Achoo! was buried under my work, constantly trying to catch the grinding school year is near, when the sun is out
up.” again, when people are tossing Frisbees on the lawn
Rowley’s winter quarter has consisted of work, work Schindelhaim, who works as a Peer Health Educator “Winter quarter blues is definitely infectious,” again,” Moneyhun said.
and more work. (PHE) in Trancos, uses tea to try to directly counteract Ugonabo added, though she believes that, ultimately,
“Last weekend, my parents flew here all the way sickness. Periodically, she holds “Tea with PHE” events mental state comes from within. Contact Emma Trotter at emmat@stanford.edu.
Correction SENATE
Pizzo, Pathology Prof. Irving
Weissman and Obstetrics and
tion. Once completed, the center will
be a multidisciplinary hub integrat-
Gynecology Prof. Renee Reijo Pera ing the expertise of many different
In The Daily’s coverage of the Continued from front page updated the senate on the progress departments.
ASSU’s campaign finance reform, of two brand-new additions to the “Part of the goal was to set up an
it incorrectly noted that ASSU School of Medicine: the Li Ka-Shing entirely non-departmental institute
Vice President Fagan Harris ‘09 He added that the extra day also Center for Learning and Knowledge which houses, now separately, part of
was in favor of the proposed legis- serves as a symbolic message under- and the Lorry I. Lokey Stem Cell the cancer center and the rest of the
lation; he was actually opposed to scoring the importance of education Research Building. The buildings are stem cell institute and which will be
the bill that was eventually voted at Stanford. part of a larger renovation and managed in part by the stem cell
down by the Undergraduate “Stanford’s telling the world, expansion of the medical school, and institute,” Weissman said.
Senate. Also, Monday’s editorial, ‘We’re going to put more money in will significantly augment Stanford’s
“ASSU must rein in campaign education by doing this,’” Black said. research capabilities. Contact Nikhil Kamat at nvkamat@
spending,” incorrectly implied “It’s committed to instruction. I don’t The $75 million stem cell facility is stanford.edu.
that public financing came from see any downsides to this at all.” slated for completion in 2010.
student’s tuition; rather, the fund- Weissman said that the presence of
ing is derived from the ASSU New School of Medicine facilities to such a facility was delayed by federal
endowment, which is based off focus on stem cell research bans on human embryonic stem cell
SSE profits. Medical School Dean Philip research during the Bush administra-
The Stanford Daily Friday, March 6, 2009 N 3
PROP. 8
found null and void on the basis that But on the other side of the argu- that this is a pretty reasonable, and real lives are at stake and that it’s Proposition 22 in 2000 to Proposition
the right legislative procedures have ment, the matter was simply one of straight-forward argument, but not a matter of semantics or legal 8 in 2008, I fully expect the legaliza-
not been met. the people’s choice. whether it was wise or tolerant is minutiae,” Seal said. “At least having tion of same-sex marriage in
Continued from front page “The main argument against “Proposition 8 constitutionalizes another issue.” a presence will raise awareness and California by 2016,” he said.
Prop. 8 is that the California California’s multi-generational con- The California Attorney maintain this as one of the main “Proposition 8 was the spark that
Constitution makes a distinction sensuses about the definition of civil General’s office went on to present issues of today and not let it fade. As reignited a movement, which we’ve
“In the cases before the court, the between what is a revision and what marriage,” read a statement from another argument against Prop. 8, we saw from today, the issue is still all seen in the protests across the
court has issued an order listing the is a mere amendment,” said Law the Interveners, those that were saying that while Prop. 8 was a prop- unresolved.” nation in the wake of its passage.”
following three issues to be briefed Prof. Jane Schacter, who specializes responsible for defending the initia- er amendment, it was unconstitu- Erik Donhowe ‘10 shared a simi-
and argued,” the statement read. in constitutional law. “If something tive. “The precise issue has been tional on the ground that it violated lar optimism. Contact Ryan Mac at rbmac@stanford.
“(1) Is Proposition 8 invalid because rises to a revision, it must go through before the people of California in certain inalienable rights and liber- “Given the progress from edu.
it constitutes a revision of, rather a much longer, deliberate process, one form or another for over 30 ties.
than an amendment to, the with a role for the legislature and years — and their judgment has Along with the constitutionality
HECKER
California Constitution? (2) Does possibly a constitutional convention. remained constant. Whenever the of the amendment, the court will ities of cooperation in these areas.
Proposition 8 violate the separation One of the tests for a revision is if people have perceived challenges to also decide if Prop. 8 could be a How do you envision these future
of powers doctrine under the something alters the fundamental the basic definition of marriage, they retroactive initiative and annul the exchanges?
California Constitution? (3) If structure of government.” have responded — in a measured 18,000 same-sex marriages that Continued from front page SH: We met with officials from the
Proposition 8 is not unconstitutional, A court statement from the way — through the democratic occurred between June and ministry of education and one of
what is its effect, if any, on the mar- Petitioners, those against Prop. 8, process to preserve it.” November. The court must make a the economic universities to discuss
riages of same-sex couples per- addressed directly that. Kenzie Seal ‘12, an anti-Prop. 8 final decision on these matters with- If the other parties complete potential cooperation in education-
formed before the adoption of “The central principles in this student who attended the demon- in the next 90 days. their obligations, then I believe al and technology exchange. In the
Proposition 8?” Court’s prior revision cases demon- strations, found little flaw in the North Korea is prepared to com- past, we have also met with officials
For those hoping to repeal Prop. strate that Proposition 8 is not a per- legal basis of this argument. What’s to Come plete the disablement. However, the from the health ministry. So, in
8, the argument centered around missible amendment to the State’s “Basically, these lawyers argued According to Schacter, those hop- next important step is to dismantle addition to working the nuclear
whether the November initiative was Constitution,” the statement read. that people had spoken and that it ing to completely overturn Prop. 8 on the facilities — that is, take them issues, we’re very interested in try-
an amendment to the California “By abrogating the fundamental will always come down to the peo- the basis of revision may be disap- apart. The terms of that dismantle- ing to engage the North Korean
Constitution, or rather a revision, principle of equality for a group ple who will decide how they will pointed. ment have not yet been negotiated. community in a broader set of
something that would require state defined, by a suspect classification, govern,” Seal said. “They argued “Challengers to Prop. 8 face an Subsequently, they will need to give activities than simply nuclear, and
legislative action. If the court rules in Proposition 8 plainly falls into the that to declare people’s vote invalid uphill fight,” she said. “It is tough to up their nuclear weapons. That technology is one of those. They’re
favor of the latter, Prop. 8 would be category of a revision.” would show judicial tyranny. I feel establish a revision and not an seems a long way off now based on very interested in material science,
amendment because California is their comments. biotechnology, information tech-
famous for its initiative process and nology, and so we explored the pos-
changing its constitution by initiative. SD: Do you think the example of sibility of exchange visits and par-
Even now, there is considerable North Korea contributes much to a ticularly having some Stanford pro-
skepticism to these arguments solution of nuclear problems in fessors go to North Korea and lec-
expressed by at least two of the jus- other regions — for example, Iran? ture on those topics.
tices who originally supported same- SH: Right now, the second nuclear
sex marriage. It does not look prom- hot spot is Iran, and the difference SD: What do you aim to teach stu-
ising.” between North Korea and Iran is dents inside and outside the class-
However, there may be greater that North Korea has declared its room?
hope for upholding those marriages nuclear program now to be a SH: Particularly, I want students to
that already occurred. weapon’s program and has demon- understand the intersections of
“Challengers of Prop. 8 have a strated that at least it can detonate a technology and policy. The nuclear
better chance in defending these nuclear device, even though it was- field is a very good one to do that
marriages and prevailing on that n’t fully successful. Iran, I believe, is because you must understand the
issue than on the propriety of Prop. developing an option for nuclear basics of nuclear technology to
8,” Schacter said. weapons but under the umbrella of make good policy. And we also now
As for the future, the signs of the doing it strictly for civilian purposes. have 60 years of very rich history of
past election are favorable for those They say, “We’re not a nuclear the interplay of those two in so
favoring equal marriage rights, weapon state and we have no inten- many different countries and so
according to Schacter. tion of developing nuclear many different ways. For example,
“I think the interesting thing is weapons,” but they are continuing in both of my classes the students
that if they uphold Prop. 8, the ener- to put most of the capabilities in have to write policy papers that
gies of those against the initiative place should they decide to build show they have at least a basic
will turn back to political process- weapons. understanding of the technology,
es,” she said. “The 52 percent from The dividing line between mili- even though they may be social sci-
the past election is significantly tary and civilian is a very fine line, ence, political science, international
lower than the numbers of a similar so North Korea and Iran are two relations majors, but I want them to
initiative [Prop 22] passed in 2000, very different problems. However, understand the difference between
which had a 61 percent support those countries certainly watch each plutonium and uranium, between
level.” other and look at the diplomatic fission and fusion, between
Regarding yesterday’s demon- responses during each other’s nego- weapons and energy. That’s what I
strations, Stanford students feel they tiations. like to be able to contribute to the
achieved their goal and have great University.
hope for what is to come. SD: During your visits, you met with
“I think that the demonstration is North Korean officials in education, Contact Calla Huan Sheng at hsheng
to remind the justice that real people public health, and explored possibil- @stanford.edu
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fensive as it is unwise.
UC-Berkeley
THE DAILY CARDINAL,
University of Wisconsin-Madison
W sion, and subsequently the financial
state of the University, departments
across the University find themselves en-
Yvorn “Doc” Aswad-Thomas ‘11, ASSU Ex-
ecutives Dorsey and Harris and Provost
Etchemendy. These individuals all took the
garding the community centers:
1. That all full-time employees of the commu-
nity centers retain their jobs, maintain full-
In November, the board of directors gaged in a common struggle: cutting budgets. time to attend our meeting intended to in- time status along with all contractual benefits
hired Emerald alumnus Steven A. Smith as a THE DAILY EVERGREEN, We note that because institution-wide cuts form our communities about a budgetary and pay and are guaranteed job security
consultant, and he drafted a plan, which in- Washington State University are unavoidable during times of financial cri- process that has done little to engage stu- throughout the time of budget cuts.
cluded a call to hire a publisher. Smith then THE DAILY IOWAN, sis, it is equally unavoidable that students dents.Although the Provost came as an invit- 2.That cuts made to the operational budget of
authored the publisher’s job description as University of Iowa must change their expectations of Stanford ed guest like everyone else, we are grateful the community centers not exceed 10 percent
well as his own terms of employment for the DAILY KENT STATER,
due to the extenuating circumstances. The that he answered some student questions and over the next two years and not be perma-
position, which the board approved without Kent State University
Students of Color Coalition (AASA, BSU, concerns regarding the arduous process at nent. We demand our right to negotiate with
negotiation. On Feb. 24, the board voted to MEChA, MSAN and SAIO), along with the hand. administrators over the proposed budget
hire Smith as the Emerald’s publisher, and to THE DAILY LOBO, Queer Straight Alliance (QSA) and the The town hall meeting ended with an un- cuts.
give him unprecedented control over the full University of New Mexico Women’s Coalition, have banded together derstanding that students of color have histor- 3.That Provost Etchemendy and President
paper’s operation, including supervising the THE DAILY NEXUS, during this time of uncertainty to seek an- ically struggled to maintain community center Hennessy maintain their, and the Universi-
editor in chief. Smith could also have been UC-Santa Barbara swers and formulate solutions to this difficult resources and to preserve the integrity of Stan- ty’s, stated commitment to diversity.
concurrently employed by the university, issue. We, the aforementioned coalition of ford’s commitment to diversity. When con- We invite all to attend our rally in support
creating a clear path for the university to THE DAILY NORTHWESTERN, student leaders, are not only seeking to make fronted with a plea by student leaders to shel- of community centers today, March 6, in
control what should be student-produced Northwestern University our community centers a priority in these ter the community centers from the drastic 15 White Plaza. We hope that you will join us to
editorial content. THE DAILY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF budget cuts, but we also ask that the adminis- percent cuts to their already overstretched make a statement to the Stanford administra-
In the face of the strike, Smith has decid- WASHINGTON tration makes the process transparent and budgets, the Provost echoed his previous tion that we care about spaces and programs
ed to withdraw his decision to accept the po- considerate of students’ needs. claims that “no department would go un- that keep students thriving at Stanford.
THE DAILY PENNSYLVANIAN,
sition. Today the Emerald staff demands a Student leaders have been trying to en- scathed.” We understand that. Our aim has
University of Pennsylvania
nationwide search for a new publisher, gage with administrators since the President never been so unrealistic as to ask to remain CHRISTIAN NGO
whose authority would not extend over the THE DAILY PRINCETONIAN, and Provost communicated that cuts would unaffected by budget cuts. Rather, we have LILIAN THAOXAOCHAY
editor and who would not be employed by Princeton University be made across Stanford at the end of fall been advocating for centers to not have to face Asian American Students’ Association
the university. THE DAILY RE.VEILLE, quarter.Advocacy work on behalf of the cen- the 15 percent cuts on top of staff reductions. ADAMMA SPEARMAN
Since its inception, the Oregon Daily Louisiana State University ters was done in subsequent months to under- Cuts of this magnitude would handicap the ASHLEY ANDERSON
Emerald has served as an invaluable learn- stand the effects of the budget cuts.ASSU Ex- purpose that the centers have to positively af- Black Student Union
ing resource for its student journalists, but if THE DAILY TARGUM, ecutives Jonny Dorsey ‘09 and Fagan Harris fect the academic and personal lives of the di-
the board continues to wrest control from Rutgers University ‘09 have taken a stand on community centers verse students they serve and house. While EDGAR CHAVEZ
students, the Emerald’s mission and legacy THE DAILY TEXAN, as part of their four undergraduate priorities. budget cuts of 10 percent or lower will have MELISSA MORALES
will be invalidated. Without objectivity and University of Texas at Austin And just this week,the ASSU Undergraduate substantial effects on the abilities of our cen- MEChA de Stanford
independent content in the newsroom, the Senate passed a resolution that speaks to the ters, we believe that they may still be able to FATIMA HASSAN
THE DAILY WILDCAT,
paper cannot properly train its student re- unique importance of community centers in perform the tasks that are essential to the vital- Muslim Student Awareness Network
University of Arizona
porters and the campus will lose an irre- the lives of students. Student leaders finally ity of our communities: to recruit, to retain and
THE GATEWAY, met Vice Provost Greg Boardman last Thurs- to graduate healthy and successful students. CHARLIE SYMS
placeable source of information, outside of
University of Alberta day, but unfortunately left with no concrete We hope that our struggle to maintain Queer Straight Alliance
the influence of university public relations
efforts. THE HIGHLANDER, answers and an ambivalent feeling that our community motivates students to consider ERIKA CHASE
The Emerald,like many papers across the UC-Riverside already under-staffed and low-budget centers what really matters to them. Our coalition MILILANI TRASK-BATTI
country, is in dire financial straits and faces will be disproportionately affected by the wants to send a clear message to the Univer- SAMANTHA AZURE
the possibility of closure. This financial real- THE INDEPENDENT ALLIGATOR, budget cuts. sity’s administration that we condemn their WAYVA WATERMAN
ity, however, should not force the staff to University of Florida On Wednesday, we organized a town hall lack of transparency and blind budget cuts Stanford American Indian Organization
compromise their guiding ethics as journal- THE MARTLET, to discuss the budget-cut process and the ef- that are damaging to student life if these stu- PAULA DE LOS ANGELES
ists or to sacrifice the paper’s autonomy.The University of Victoria fect cuts would have on the vitality of our cen- dents are not substantively involved in the Women’s Coalition
decision to give a publisher sway over jour- ters. We were honored to host well over 100 process. For this reason, we as concerned stu-
THE MCGILL DAILY,
nalists would in no way solve the paper’s fi-
McGill University
nancial crisis; as such, this seems to be a cal-
lous overreaching by the board and the uni- THE MICHIGAN DAILY,
versity, and an attempt to take advantage of University of Michigan at Ann Arbor M ARK M Y W ORDS
a financially struggling, but influential, stu- NEW UNIVERSITY NEWSPAPER,
dent organization while the time is right. UC-Irvine Mark
We are living in a tough time for the
newspaper business. Now, more than ever,
we must stand strong and stand together to
THE STANFORD DAILY,
Stanford University
The disenfranchised conservative Kogan
maintain our editorial independence — any THE STATE PRESS, n issue that has commonly been raised in To help understand, imagine that along with
measure of overarching interference in con-
tent undermines our journalistic standards
and is unacceptable, no matter the financial
situation. Practicing journalism under the
Arizona State University
THE UBYSSEY,
University of British Columbia
A this paper and in my conversations with
politically minded folks on campus is the
complete lack of a conservative student voice on
the right/left spectrum there is also a statist/anar-
chist line.A true statist would argue that the gov-
ernment should have the power to dictate any
ence”Palin and Gov.Bobby “I performed a real
exorcism” Jindal, just can’t stop talking about
campus. I find this an interesting assertion. I and all things for the common good.A left-wing how much they love their imaginary religious
possibility of censorship and the meddling THE UCSD GUARDIAN,
don’t believe there is a lack of “conservative” statist would be a Communist or socialist, while friends and unborn cell clusters. They believe
influence of an administration undermines UC-San Diego
points of view on campus — they are the minor- a right-wing statist would be an authoritarian or that preserving the moral fiber of America by
the purpose of a free press — we hope that WASHINGTON SQUARE NEWS, ity,sure — but rather,I believe that the problem fascist entity.An anarchist,on the other hand,be- preventing homosexuals from getting married
the Emerald’s board will recognize this un- New York University is the modern-day hijacking of the term “conser- lieves the role of government is inherently evil and teaching children that “God did it”is a more
vative” by evangelical whackjobs and self-right- and therefore should be minimized or eliminat- important issue than the fact that thousands of
eous morality crusaders. ed to the greatest degree possible.A good exam- our young men are dying for no reason in the
Unsigned editorials in the space above represent the views of The Stanford Daily's editorial board and do not
necessarily reflect the opinions of the Daily staff. The editorial board is comprised of two former Daily staffers, I believe in limited government, fiscal re- ple of a group of moderate anarchists can be Middle East.
three at-large student members and the two editorial board co-chairs. Any signed columns and contributions sponsibility and meritocratic advancement.That found in our very own founding fathers. Are you serious? This group of ignorant big-
are the views of their respective writers and do not necessarily represent the views of the entire editorial board. should make me a conservative,right? The very idea of an anti-government political ots is the party whose namesake goes back to the
To contact the editorial board for an issue to be considered, or to submit an op-ed, please email I’m not religious and I couldn’t care less if party is counter-intuitive to the message the con- founding fathers and intellectuals that famously
editorial@daily.stanford.edu. gays married, went to the moon or were elected temporary media, government and the political stood to defend the rights of the people against
president. I believe women should always have establishment constantly spits out. federalist power grabs? Words cannot begin to
the right to choose just as much as I believe that The modern Democratic Party is left/statist. express my shame in the modern “conservative”
every man, woman and child should have the The modern Republican Party is right/statist. movement.
O P-E D right to own and carry a firearm. Are you starting to understand why I feel a little But there is hope.Political action groups cen-
At the same time,I staunchly oppose welfare left out? Who do I have to look to for represen- tered on a return to a socially liberal/economi-
economics and the expansion of the federal tation and leadership? cally conservative approach to government
Justice as a means for peace state in any degree. I believe the Constitution The Democrats are too busy falling all over have grown massively in numbers and in
gave us a framework to evolve our system of themselves to see who can grab more federal fundraising, especially since the recent election.
government to whatever we wanted, and I res- pork dollars from this new stimulus budget and “Young Americans for Liberty” are trying to
olutely hold that any politician circumventing are already clamoring to piss away a few hun- motivate the youth of America to become in-
that framework is both a coward and deserving dred more billion dollars to guarantee their own volved and fight back against the continuing en-
ednesday, for the first time in histo- tration has kept unsettlingly quiet and con- largement of the federal state, a movement that
SPORTS
TRACK & FIELD MEN’S VOLLEYBALL
Women
grab MPSF
TITLE TAKEN Flyers crash
onto Farm
indoor title No. 7 Card set to take on No. 9
Lewis in two matches this weekend
Cardinal women score 115
team points for first title since ‘06 By JACOB JAFFE
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
On the hook
Cardinal readies for series BASEBALL
3/5 St. Mary’s L 6-5
against No. 2 Longhorns
UP NEXT TEXAS
By DENIS GRIFFIN 3/6-8
DESK EDITOR
Sunken Diamond
The Stanford baseball team fell again GAME NOTES: The Cardinal hosts No. 2 Texas this
on Thursday night, losing 6-5 to St. Mary’s weekend, needing its bats to wake up in a hurry
for its fifth consecutive defeat and second against what has been a dominant pitching staff for
loss to the Gaels in a little over a week.And the Longhorns thus far in 2009. Offensively, Stan-
it’s not as if the road gets any easier for the ford has struggled to start the year, with sophomore
Cardinal anytime soon — Stanford is set Kellen Kiilsgaard leading the offense in limited at-
to host a three-game series against unde- bats with a .368 average and two home runs. On
feated and second-ranked Texas this week- the whole, the Cardinal is batting just .237 on the
end. season.
The Cardinal (2-6) started off its season
well enough, taking two of three from Van-
derbilt at Sunken Diamond two weeks ago.
But a 5-3 loss to the Gaels on Feb. 25 was play the way we know we can — that’ll
followed by a three-game sweep on the help our confidence . . . People aren’t pan-
road against Cal State-Fullerton and last icking too much because we’ve got a long
night’s defeat has sent Stanford reeling season to go.
into its third weekend series of the year. Last night against St. Mary’s (7-2), the
Stanford knows it needs to regain its foot- Cardinal offense again had difficulty get-
ing quickly before its conference schedule ting rolling, as Gaels pitcher Kyle Barra-
begins. clough allowed just two runs through six
“As far as our confidence and things innings, giving up just four hits and walking
like that go, I think it’s very important to at three while tallying an impressive eight
least play better and feel like we’re swing- strikeouts. The Cardinal’s pitching staff,
ing the bat to our potential and hopefully meanwhile, combined to allow five runs
through the first four innings of play. GIULIO GRATTA/The Stanford Daily
get a couple wins,” senior outfielder Joey
August said. “I know [Texas is] a great Freshman Scott Snodgrass and the Cardinal pitching staff will need to limit the Longhorns’ offense this weekend to give the Stanford bats a chance
team, but I think it’s good to come out and Please see BASEBALL, page 6 to make the difference. The Cardinal has accumulated a 6.83 team ERA to start the season and its offense has scored just over four runs per game.
6 N Friday, March 6, 2009 The Stanford Daily
SOFTBALL
WBBALL BASEBALL
Making matters worse in the imme- face a team of Stanford’s caliber,hav-
diate future, the Longhorns’ pitching ing played four games against UIC,
to field of four
reer-high five three-pointers, thanked failing once again to get rolling early to allow a run through 16 innings what we can do,” sophomore infield-
the presence of her star center for her in the game, staged a late rally to put pitched, while Cole Green has a 0.59 er Colin Walsh said.“We haven’t seen
open shots. the outcome in doubt. The team ERA in 15.1 innings pitched. them play yet; there’s a lot of talk of
“Jayne gets a lot of attention,” scored one run in the third on a pair “We’re going to have to rely on good pitching, good hitting, et cetera.
Pohlen said.“And when she gets dou- of singles and a wild pitch, then an- our staff a little bit to keep their run Basically, it all comes down to what
bled, she is a good passer, so [I] had a other in the sixth on sophomore totals down, and we’re going to have they can do against us. We feel we
lot of open looks.” Kellen Kiilsgaard’s solo shot to right to swing the bats the way we know have the players to match up against
Appel, who was held to just nine center, before batting around in the how,” August said. “We’re just going them. We’re going to go into the se-
By CHRIS FITZGERALD competition on Friday against Illi- points and 11 rebounds, credited the eighth to score three.August double- to have to know that they’re going to ries with some confidence and try
DAILY SPORTS INTERN nois State (6-7) at 1:30 p.m. before an Arizona defense as being one of the scored sophomore leadoff man Zach come after us.We’re going to have to and pull off some good wins.”
afternoon matchup with Penn State. toughest she has gone up against this Jones and junior Toby Gerhart, both be ready for them to attack the strike The Cardinal will first face off
The Stanford softball team just The Nittany Lions (5-4) boast a year. of whom had singled to start the in- zone, and we’re going to have to try against the Longhorns tonight at 5
kept on rolling last weekend, adding pitching tandem of sophomore Jack- “I haven’t seen a double that big,” ning. Kiilsgaard then singled and sen- to be aggressive instead of respond- p.m. followed by games Saturday and
five victories to bring its current win ie Hill and freshman Lisa Akamine, she said. “It’s tough to make passes ior Brent Milleville hit a sacrifice fly ing to what they’re going to do.” Sunday at 1 p.m. The series repre-
streak to 17 games. Now the Cardinal who have posted a combined 0.87 against [two girls] 6-foot-7 and 6-foot- to bring August home and cap off the Offensively,Texas (10-0) has been sents Stanford’s last chance for a
has its sights set on a six-team tour- ERA over 56 innings of work. 5 that can jump out of the gym.” Cardinal’s night at five runs. led by David Hernandez — a nonconference tune-up before trav-
nament on the Farm, beginning Fri- Akamine also stars on offense, hit- Stanford also struggled getting to Stanford’s offense has been less Danville, Calif.-native who is hitting eling to Berkeley next Saturday to
day at 9 a.m. ting .375 on the season. the boards early, as the Cardinal was than stellar to start the year, batting .455 to start the year. Shepherd Tant start a three-game series against Cal.
No. 5 Stanford (18-1) hosts the Illinois State finished second in outrebounded in the first half, 16-15. just .237 as a team and posting an and Brandon Loy aren’t far behind,
Louisville Slugger Classic over the the Missouri Valley Conference last The Cardinal narrowly avoided a anemic .320 slugging percentage, and batting .355 and .314, respectively. Contact Denis Griffin at djgriff@stan-
weekend, playing doubleheaders season. The Redbirds are paced of- devastating upset loss, but with Cal’s is averaging just 4.375 runs per game. Still, the Longhorns have yet to ford.edu.
Friday, Saturday and Sunday. A per- fensively by senior Amber Smith, loss to Arizona State yesterday, the
fect 5-0 at home,the Stanford women who boasts a .405 batting average. Stanford women have now clinched
can claim an 84-10 record in tourna- Work in the circle should fall to at least a share of the Pac-10 title.
ments they have hosted dating back freshman Jordan Birch. Birch has 42 Stanford will host the Sun Devils
to 2003. strikeouts and a 3-3 record this sea- on Saturday with a chance to win the
In the midst of the longest win- son. conference championship outright.
ning streak in Cardinal Softball his- The Cardinal will finish off its Although head coach Tara Van-
tory, head coach John Rittman cred- weekend against San Diego State (9- Derveer dismissed the possibility, the
ited his team’s depth as the key to its 9) and Vermont (1-4) on Saturday. Cardinal may have been looking past
success. The Aztecs are coming off of a divi- Arizona.
“We know we have a lot of versa- sion-best 44-17 record last season. “Arizona played a great game,”
tility and it makes us a lot stronger,” Stanford faces San Diego State for VanDerveer said. “When we had
he said. “We have had enough depth the second time this year, after win- them down, they didn’t quit . . . We
to push through two big injuries.” ning 9-2 in San Diego on Feb. 15. can’t just show up, put on the uni-
Senior Maddy Coon rejoined the Stanford, which trailed in its first forms and pencil in wins.”
lineup in Fullerton last weekend meeting with the Aztecs until late, In addition to Pohlen’s big game,
after missing five games due to in- will see either freshman Bailey the Cardinal got a solid performance
jury. Even with the Stanford veter- Micetich or sophomore Samantha out of Pedersen,who put up 16 points,
an’s comeback as designated player, Beasley in the circle on Saturday. including two big, second-half threes,
the Cardinal infield still features just Beasley leads the team with 75 K’s in along with six rebounds.
two upperclassmen and no seniors 68 innings of work. Offensively, Pedersen, last week’s Pac-10 Play-
outside of the pitching circle. Coach meanwhile, sophomore Jessica er of the Week, seems to be rounding
Rittman was proud of his young Camello has helped the Aztecs win into shape at the right part of the sea-
squad’s attitude heading back into four of their last five, earning MPSF son, which will be key to Stanford’s
tournament play this weekend. Player of the Week honors on Tues- success come postseason.
“Our team is mature enough to day for her efforts. Stanford has now won 12 consecu-
know we’re only as good as our last Coach Rittman admitted that his tive games since losing in Berkeley on
game,” he said. team knows little about Vermont. Jan. 18. It will look to wrap up the sea-
Stanford has been perfect since a But Stanford will get a chance to son with one more victory on Saturday.
1-0 loss to Oklahoma State in Tempe, adapt, playing the late game on Sat- VanDerveer hopes the experience
Ariz. on Feb. 6. During its 17-0 run urday, and an 11:15 a.m. Sunday of hard-fought games, like last night’s
since the loss, the team has accumu- game against the Catamounts. Ver- against Arizona, will help the Cardi-
lated seven shutouts between fresh- mont is likely to give Jocelyn Abaray nal going into tournament time.
man Ashley Chinn and senior Missy the nod in the circle; the sophomore “I didn’t see anybody falling apart
Penna. The duo has combined for an has yet to surrender an earned run in for us,” the Stanford coach said.“This
ERA of just 1.11, and Penna leads all 16.2 innings of work. was a great win for us tonight.”
active pitchers in the nation with The Cardinal rounds out its six
1,003 strikeouts in her career. Contact Daniel Bohm at bohmd@stan-
Stanford will open its weekend of Please see SOFTBALL, page 7 ford.edu.
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DARFUR
I ever faced such a crisis again, I arrest warrant, Al-Bashir has now is our critical moment to let
would come down on the side of revoked the licenses of humanitari- Obama know that ending the geno-
dramatic action, going down in an aid organizations such as the cide in Darfur is a priority of the
Continued from page 6 flames if that was required.” International Rescue Committee American people. Recently, 250,000
However, we have yet to see and Mercy Corps, cutting off mil- Americans (including 600 Stanford
President Obama or Ambassador lions of people who depend on these students) mailed post cards to the
Stanford, has been very outspoken Rice give life to their promises and programs’ lifesaving services. The White House telling the new admin-
about genocide. In the Atlantic ideals. United Nations estimates that up to istration that they believe stopping
Monthly’s September 2001 issue, Now, more than ever, the people 100,000 people could die each the senseless killing of innocent
Rice said of the Rwandan of Darfur need our leadership. month in the event that these aid people is always a top priority. On
Genocide, “I swore to myself that if Already, in response to the ICC organizations are forced out. So, her 25th day in office, Secretary of
State Hillary Clinton received a
phone call every minute between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m. asking her to take
action on Darfur. We hope that the