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WINTER WOES
Students hate winter quarter.
The Daily investigates.
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FACULTY & STAFF
Hecker talks
North Korea
MS&E prof. dicusses his most
recent trip to isolated nation
By CALLA HUAN SHENG
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
A complete transcript of the following interview
with Prof. Hecker is available online at www.stan-
forddaily.com.
Management Science and Engineering
Professor Siegfried Hecker, an expert on nuclear
weapons, recently returned from a visit to North
Korea, where he frequently checks on the country’s
denuclearization process. Hecker has researched
extensively in fields of plutonium science — he
served as director of Los Alamos National
Laboratory from 1986 through 1997, and remains
an emeritus director to the Laboratory. Through a
series of Track Two, non-governmental, non-official
visits to North Korea, Hecker has worked closely
with the previous and current administration’s
North Korean negotiations team. The Daily spoke
with Hecker about his experiences in the country,
and his insight into nuclear issues in North Korea
and elsewhere.
The Stanford Daily (SD): This is your sixth visit to
North Korea. You made one each year from 2004
to 2009. How is this trip different from the previous
ones? Any change in North Korean society, diplo-
macy?
Siegfried Hecker (SH): We visited North Korea
from Tuesday, Feb. 24 to Saturday, Feb. 28, and first
of all it was quite a relief from Beijing in that the
air was quite clear and that the weather was beau-
tiful. In Beijing, it went day to day from being
smoggy to being almost impossibly smoggy. So the
first thing that we found when we got off at
Pyongyang, was the
relief of having rea-
sonably clean air.
All the way
around, while some
people believed
that North Korea
and its economy is
sinking, we’ve actu-
ally seen it rising
and looking better
than we’ve seen in
the past. I would
say this is the stark-
est observation of
how it struck differ-
ently as the previ-
Photo courtesy Siegfried Hecker
ous times.
[Diplomatically,] Prof. Siegfried Hecker makes
we’ve seen a change frequent Track Two, non-offi-
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
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-
cessful. So the principal attitude change is one of
greater confidence on their part. They now tell us,
you must deal with us as a nuclear weapon state.
We have demonstrated that we have nuclear
weapons.We’ve tested a nuclear weapon, and so we
expect to be treated as a state that has nuclear
weapons. That confidence will most likely harden
their negotiating position. Then, of course, they’re
also still trying to get a sense of what the new
administration will do. They are entering the nego-
tiations with a new administration from what they
considered to be a position of strength.
SD: How is North Korea’s disablement process of
its nuclear facilities going?
SH: In July 2007, they stopped operations and
began disabling the nuclear facilities. When I was
there almost exactly one year ago, they showed me
the nuclear facilities, allowed me to take photo-
graphs of the nuclear facilities to demonstrate that
they are disabling those facilities that produce the
bomb fuel — the plutonium. Disabling the facilities
means making it more difficult to restart. They
have finished most of the disablement actions, but
still need to complete the unloading of the fuel
from the nuclear reactor.
They made the decision last year to slow down
the unloading because the other parties did not
meet their obligations of providing heavy fuel oil
or equivalent energy aid. At this point, Japan and
South Korea have not finished their obligations, so
the slow-down continues.
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Senior guard Anthony Goods scored 15 points to help the Cardinal avenge a 90-60 loss
to the Sun Devils earlier in the season with an upset road win in Tempe last night.
DESERT STORM
Stanford men upset No. 21 ASU, 74-64 in Tempe
By HALEY MURPHY
DESK EDITOR
After beating USC 75-63 at home in
Maples Pavilion, it seems the Stanford
men’s basketball team took that game’s
momentum and packed it in their suitcases
— because the newfound energy somehow
made its way to Tempe, Ariz., where the
Cardinal defeated No. 21 Arizona State,
74-64.
The decisive victory marked a better-
late-than-never conference road win for
the Stanford men (17-11, 6-11 Pacific-10
Conference) — the first of the season com-
ing on the season’s last road trip — and the
third consecutive loss for the Sun Devils
OFF-CAMPUS
Students join Prop. 8
rally outside state court
Calif. Supreme Court
holds Prop. 8 hearings
By RYAN MAC
DESK EDITOR
“No on 8” and “Yes on 8” cam-
paign signs, ubiquitous in the weeks
before last November’s elections,
reappeared yesterday in San
Francisco as the state Supreme Court
heard a challenge to Proposition 8,
which banned same-sex marriages.
Approximately 50 Stanford stu-
dents, most of whom were in favor of
overturning the initiative and allow-
ing same-sex marriage, made the trip
to San Francisco to demonstrate and
watch court proceedings on a large,
outdoor Jumbotron.
Laura Wadden ‘10, a student
leader for the Emma Goldman
Society for Queer Liberation,
described how the group brought stu-
dents to the event by 8 a.m., long
before the proceedings started.
“By 9, they started playing what
was happening inside the courthouse,
and people were immediately quiet,”
she said. “People wanted to hear the
case and didn’t want a loud raucous
protest.”
WONDERCON
AT FACULTY SENATE
ALVIN CHOW/The Stanford Daily
(21-8, 10-7). More importantly, though, the
game also served as much-needed revenge
for the 90-60 thrashing Arizona State
handed Stanford on Jan. 2 as the Cardinal
raced out of the gates, gunning for an
upset.
“That’s always motivation,” junior
Landry Fields said of the teams’ previous
meeting. “That’s the kind of stuff that our
coaching staff and our players, we don’t
forget. We all knew that the first time
around wasn’t our best effort, and we
wanted to make sure that didn’t happen
again. Tonight we played with energy and
purpose.”
Please see MBBALL, page 7
The demonstration, billed the
“100,000 March,” hoped to garner
100,000 supporters to demonstrate
outside of the court proceedings.
While it was well short of this lofty
goal with only several hundred peo-
ple attending, the event was of unde-
niable importance in the fight for
same-sex marriage, according to
Wadden.
“The crowd was very, very intense
in the public addresses following the
court proceedings,” Wadden
explained. “There was obvious com-
mingling between groups, with people
fighting for space. It was like a sport-
ing event where there are two sets of
fans from both teams sitting together.
Also, there was so much dialogue,
with groups talking and arguing con-
sistently throughout the morning.”
Courthouse Arguments
While demonstrators were arguing
outside, the real deliberation
occurred within the courthouse as the
state Supreme Court listened to argu-
ments regarding three separate cases
that directly challenged Prop. 8.
According to a court press release,
discussion of these cases was divided
into three main focuses. Stanford students and demonstrators watch a giant
Jumbotron outside the California Supreme Court as litigators
Please see PROP. 8, page 3 inside discussed the constitutionality of Prop 8.
SALARIES FROZEN
Univ. staff also discusses adjusments to
academic calendar, medical school facilities
By NIKHIL KAMAT
STAFF WRITER
Provost John Etchemendy PhD ‘82
announced a University-wide salary
freeze at yesterday’s Faculty Senate
meeting. The Senate discussed budget
cuts, new medical school facilities and
upcoming changes in the academic cal-
endar.
Severe budget cuts to affect all
University departments
Citing the worsening economy and its
sharply negative effect on the
University’s endowment, Etchemendy
announced a planned budget reduction
of approximately $100 million for the
next fiscal year. The budget reduction is
$30 million greater than originally
expected.
In order to meet the cuts,
Etchemendy announced the salary
freeze, which will begin on Sept. 1. The
freeze will not apply to certain raises
such as those due for faculty promotions.
“Obviously, we made this decision in
order to minimize the number of lay-
offs,” Etchemendy said. “As you know,
the economic situation has deteriorated
since November and continues to look
quite bleak.”
Etchemendy also added that stock
assets comprise only a small portion of
the University’s endowment. However,
like those of many of its peer institu-
tions, Stanford’s assets are tied in illiquid
assets that cannot be easily sold at this
time without significant loss to the
University, Etchemendy said.
Registrar announces new
academic calendar
University Registrar Thomas Black
announced new changes to the academ-
ic calendar to take effect starting with
the 2009-2010 school year. The changes
include moving the start of enrollment
to the sixth week of the previous quar-
ter. The preliminary study list deadline
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would be moved to the first Monday of
the quarter and the add/drop deadline
would be consolidated and fall on the
Friday of the third week of each quarter.
Course withdrawal and grading basis
deadlines would also be consolidated
and fall on the eighth week of each quar-
ter. Additionally, each quarter would
have an extra day by starting on a
Monday instead of a Tuesday.
Black said that the proposed calendar
gives students greater flexibility in
selecting their classes. He said that the
current schedule adds needless stress to
students by forcing them to choose class-
es and seek advising during the finals
period.
“Course enrollment for spring quar-
ter opens Monday,” Black said. “Most
students are thinking about finishing
their quarter; they’re totally focused on
finishing off their papers, and then to ask
them at this juncture to start thinking
about the upcoming quarter?”
Black said that the scheduling
changes are part of a broader set of
improvements intended to help students
make better decisions about classes by
having more room to communicate with
their adviser.
“I want people to get more informa-
tion when enrollment is open,” Black
said. “Right after midterms is a good
time. It’s a break, a couple of weeks to
coordinate schedules.”
Black said adding an extra day to the
start of each quarter allows professors
who schedule classes on Mondays to
have more time in the classroom, espe-
cially during winter quarter, which sees
two Monday holidays in President’s Day
and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
“The reasons for not having instruc-
tion on the first Monday were mostly
administrative,” Black said. “They relat-
ed to registration and bill payment, but
since then, we’ve all gone virtual, and we
can recover quite easily.”
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Today’s Question:
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c) Wait, classes never started on Monday in
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d) Who cares? I don't even go to class.
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Correction
In Thursday’s story, “Group con-
demns Rice,” the quote “[The peti-
tion was drafted] in light of Rice’s
war mongering and torture” was
misattributed to Symbolic Systems
Prof. Todd Davies. Also, Davies
did not write the letter, but was
involved in drafting it. Similarly, it
should be noted that the group’s
piece is an open letter, rather than
a petition.
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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
In The Daily’s coverage of the
ASSU’s campaign finance reform,
it incorrectly noted that ASSU
Vice President Fagan Harris ‘09
was in favor of the proposed legis-
lation; he was actually opposed to
the bill that was eventually voted
down by the Undergraduate
Senate. Also, Monday’s editorial,
“ASSU must rein in campaign
spending,” incorrectly implied
that public financing came from
student’s tuition; rather, the fund-
ing is derived from the ASSU
endowment, which is based off
SSE profits.
SENATE
Continued from front page
He added that the extra day also
serves as a symbolic message under-
scoring the importance of education
at Stanford.
“Stanford’s telling the world,
‘We’re going to put more money in
education by doing this,’” Black said.
“It’s committed to instruction. I don’t
see any downsides to this at all.”
New School of Medicine facilities to
focus on stem cell research
Medical School Dean Philip
Pizzo, Pathology Prof. Irving
Weissman and Obstetrics and
Gynecology Prof. Renee Reijo Pera
updated the senate on the progress
of two brand-new additions to the
School of Medicine: the Li Ka-Shing
Center for Learning and Knowledge
and the Lorry I. Lokey Stem Cell
Research Building. The buildings are
part of a larger renovation and
expansion of the medical school, and
will significantly augment Stanford’s
research capabilities.
The $75 million stem cell facility is
slated for completion in 2010.
Weissman said that the presence of
such a facility was delayed by federal
bans on human embryonic stem cell
research during the Bush administra-
tion. Once completed, the center will
be a multidisciplinary hub integrat-
ing the expertise of many different
departments.
“Part of the goal was to set up an
entirely non-departmental institute
which houses, now separately, part of
the cancer center and the rest of the
stem cell institute and which will be
managed in part by the stem cell
institute,” Weissman said.
Contact Nikhil Kamat at nvkamat@
stanford.edu.
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PROP. 8
Continued from front page
“In the cases before the court, the
court has issued an order listing the
following three issues to be briefed
and argued,” the statement read.
“(1) Is Proposition 8 invalid because
it constitutes a revision of, rather
than an amendment to, the
California Constitution? (2) Does
Proposition 8 violate the separation
of powers doctrine under the
California Constitution? (3) If
Proposition 8 is not unconstitutional,
what is its effect, if any, on the mar-
riages of same-sex couples per-
formed before the adoption of
Proposition 8?”
For those hoping to repeal Prop.
8, the argument centered around
whether the November initiative was
an amendment to the California
Constitution, or rather a revision,
something that would require state
legislative action. If the court rules in
favor of the latter, Prop. 8 would be
found null and void on the basis that
the right legislative procedures have
not been met.
“The main argument against
Prop. 8 is that the California
Constitution makes a distinction
between what is a revision and what
is a mere amendment,” said Law
Prof. Jane Schacter, who specializes
in constitutional law. “If something
rises to a revision, it must go through
a much longer, deliberate process,
with a role for the legislature and
possibly a constitutional convention.
One of the tests for a revision is if
something alters the fundamental
structure of government.”
A court statement from the
Petitioners, those against Prop. 8,
addressed directly that.
“The central principles in this
Court’s prior revision cases demon-
strate that Proposition 8 is not a per-
missible amendment to the State’s
Constitution,” the statement read.
“By abrogating the fundamental
principle of equality for a group
defined, by a suspect classification,
Proposition 8 plainly falls into the
category of a revision.”
But on the other side of the argu-
ment, the matter was simply one of
the people’s choice.
“Proposition 8 constitutionalizes
California’s multi-generational con-
sensuses about the definition of civil
marriage,” read a statement from
the Interveners, those that were
responsible for defending the initia-
tive. “The precise issue has been
before the people of California in
one form or another for over 30
years — and their judgment has
remained constant. Whenever the
people have perceived challenges to
the basic definition of marriage, they
have responded — in a measured
way — through the democratic
process to preserve it.”
Kenzie Seal ‘12, an anti-Prop. 8
student who attended the demon-
strations, found little flaw in the
legal basis of this argument.
“Basically, these lawyers argued
that people had spoken and that it
will always come down to the peo-
ple who will decide how they will
govern,” Seal said. “They argued
that to declare people’s vote invalid
would show judicial tyranny. I feel
that this is a pretty reasonable,
straight-forward argument, but
whether it was wise or tolerant is
another issue.”
The California Attorney
General’s office went on to present
another argument against Prop. 8,
saying that while Prop. 8 was a prop-
er amendment, it was unconstitu-
tional on the ground that it violated
certain inalienable rights and liber-
ties.
Along with the constitutionality
of the amendment, the court will
also decide if Prop. 8 could be a
retroactive initiative and annul the
18,000 same-sex marriages that
occurred between June and
November. The court must make a
final decision on these matters with-
in the next 90 days.
What’s to Come
According to Schacter, those hop-
ing to completely overturn Prop. 8 on
the basis of revision may be disap-
pointed.
“Challengers to Prop. 8 face an
uphill fight,” she said. “It is tough to
establish a revision and not an
amendment because California is
famous for its initiative process and
changing its constitution by initiative.
Even now, there is considerable
skepticism to these arguments
expressed by at least two of the jus-
tices who originally supported same-
sex marriage. It does not look prom-
ising.”
However, there may be greater
hope for upholding those marriages
that already occurred.
“Challengers of Prop. 8 have a
better chance in defending these
marriages and prevailing on that
issue than on the propriety of Prop.
8,” Schacter said.
As for the future, the signs of the
past election are favorable for those
favoring equal marriage rights,
according to Schacter.
“I think the interesting thing is
that if they uphold Prop. 8, the ener-
gies of those against the initiative
will turn back to political process-
es,” she said. “The 52 percent from
the past election is significantly
lower than the numbers of a similar
initiative [Prop 22] passed in 2000,
which had a 61 percent support
level.”
Regarding yesterday’s demon-
strations, Stanford students feel they
achieved their goal and have great
hope for what is to come.
“I think that the demonstration is
to remind the justice that real people
Friday, March 6, 2009 N 3
and real lives are at stake and that it’s
not a matter of semantics or legal
minutiae,” Seal said. “At least having
a presence will raise awareness and
maintain this as one of the main
issues of today and not let it fade. As
we saw from today, the issue is still
unresolved.”
Erik Donhowe ‘10 shared a simi-
lar optimism.
“Given the progress from
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Continued from front page
If the other parties complete
their obligations, then I believe
North Korea is prepared to com-
plete the disablement. However, the
next important step is to dismantle
the facilities — that is, take them
apart. The terms of that dismantle-
ment have not yet been negotiated.
Subsequently, they will need to give
up their nuclear weapons. That
seems a long way off now based on
their comments.
SD: Do you think the example of
North Korea contributes much to a
solution of nuclear problems in
other regions — for example, Iran?
SH: Right now, the second nuclear
hot spot is Iran, and the difference
between North Korea and Iran is
that North Korea has declared its
nuclear program now to be a
weapon’s program and has demon-
strated that at least it can detonate a
nuclear device, even though it was-
n’t fully successful. Iran, I believe, is
developing an option for nuclear
weapons but under the umbrella of
doing it strictly for civilian purposes.
They say, “We’re not a nuclear
weapon state and we have no inten-
tion of developing nuclear
weapons,” but they are continuing
to put most of the capabilities in
place should they decide to build
weapons.
The dividing line between mili-
tary and civilian is a very fine line,
so North Korea and Iran are two
very different problems. However,
those countries certainly watch each
other and look at the diplomatic
responses during each other’s nego-
tiations.
SD: During your visits, you met with
North Korean officials in education,
public health, and explored possibil-
Proposition 22 in 2000 to Proposition
8 in 2008, I fully expect the legaliza-
tion of same-sex marriage in
California by 2016,” he said.
“Proposition 8 was the spark that
reignited a movement, which we’ve
all seen in the protests across the
nation in the wake of its passage.”
Contact Ryan Mac at rbmac@stanford.
edu.
ities of cooperation in these areas.
How do you envision these future
exchanges?
SH: We met with officials from the
ministry of education and one of
the economic universities to discuss
potential cooperation in education-
al and technology exchange. In the
past, we have also met with officials
from the health ministry. So, in
addition to working the nuclear
issues, we’re very interested in try-
ing to engage the North Korean
community in a broader set of
activities than simply nuclear, and
technology is one of those. They’re
very interested in material science,
biotechnology, information tech-
nology, and so we explored the pos-
sibility of exchange visits and par-
ticularly having some Stanford pro-
fessors go to North Korea and lec-
ture on those topics.
SD: What do you aim to teach stu-
dents inside and outside the class-
room?
SH: Particularly, I want students to
understand the intersections of
technology and policy. The nuclear
field is a very good one to do that
because you must understand the
basics of nuclear technology to
make good policy. And we also now
have 60 years of very rich history of
the interplay of those two in so
many different countries and so
many different ways. For example,
in both of my classes the students
have to write policy papers that
show they have at least a basic
understanding of the technology,
even though they may be social sci-
ence, political science, international
relations majors, but I want them to
understand the difference between
plutonium and uranium, between
fission and fusion, between
weapons and energy. That’s what I
like to be able to contribute to the
University.
Contact Calla Huan Sheng at hsheng
@stanford.edu
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OPINIONS
E DITORIAL
Standing behind
student press
n Wednesday morning, the entire ed-
O
itorial staff of the Daily Emerald —
the student-produced newspaper at
the University of Oregon — went on strike
in protest of the attempts of its board of di-
rectors to install a publisher with unprece-
dented control over the newsroom.
Today, college newspapers across the
United States and Canada stand in solidari-
ty with the editorial staff of the Daily Emer-
ald in support of the independent collegiate
press and student-controlled editorial con-
tent. We are deeply dismayed by the short-
sighted actions of the Emerald’s board of di-
rectors and strongly support the strike until
the staff’s demands are met, and independ-
ent student journalism can be safeguarded
from such attacks at the Emerald and on col-
lege campuses nationwide.
On Thursday the board of directors had
the audacity to publish their own version of
the Oregon Daily Emerald using content
from The Associated Press and a front-page
statement from the board.This move is as of-
fensive as it is unwise.
In November, the board of directors
hired Emerald alumnus Steven A. Smith as a
consultant, and he drafted a plan, which in-
cluded a call to hire a publisher. Smith then
authored the publisher’s job description as
well as his own terms of employment for the
position, which the board approved without
negotiation. On Feb. 24, the board voted to
hire Smith as the Emerald’s publisher, and to
give him unprecedented control over the full
paper’s operation, including supervising the
editor in chief. Smith could also have been
concurrently employed by the university,
creating a clear path for the university to
control what should be student-produced
editorial content.
In the face of the strike, Smith has decid-
ed to withdraw his decision to accept the po-
sition. Today the Emerald staff demands a
nationwide search for a new publisher,
whose authority would not extend over the
editor and who would not be employed by
the university.
Since its inception, the Oregon Daily
Emerald has served as an invaluable learn-
ing resource for its student journalists, but if
the board continues to wrest control from
students, the Emerald’s mission and legacy
will be invalidated. Without objectivity and
independent content in the newsroom, the
paper cannot properly train its student re-
porters and the campus will lose an irre-
placeable source of information, outside of
the influence of university public relations
efforts.
The Emerald,like many papers across the
country, is in dire financial straits and faces
the possibility of closure. This financial real-
ity, however, should not force the staff to
compromise their guiding ethics as journal-
ists or to sacrifice the paper’s autonomy.The
decision to give a publisher sway over jour-
nalists would in no way solve the paper’s fi-
nancial crisis; as such, this seems to be a cal-
lous overreaching by the board and the uni-
versity, and an attempt to take advantage of
a financially struggling, but influential, stu-
dent organization while the time is right.
We are living in a tough time for the
newspaper business. Now, more than ever,
we must stand strong and stand together to
maintain our editorial independence — any
measure of overarching interference in con-
tent undermines our journalistic standards
and is unacceptable, no matter the financial
situation. Practicing journalism under the
possibility of censorship and the meddling
influence of an administration undermines
the purpose of a free press — we hope that
the Emerald’s board will recognize this un-
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Justice as a means for peace
ednesday, for the first time in histo-
W ry, the International Criminal
Court issued an arrest warrant for a
sitting president. Omar Al-Bashir, the infa-
mous president of Sudan, was charged with
five counts of crimes against humanity and
two counts of war crimes — including exter-
mination, forcible transfer, torture and rape
— in the Darfur region of Africa’s largest
country. The genocide in Darfur has contin-
ued for nearly six years and we should ap-
plaud the ICC for this first step toward jus-
tice. But we must not think this is the final
step in achieving peace.
This day is not a surprise to anyone — it
has been a long time in the making. In July of
2008, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, lead prosecu-
tor for the ICC, first requested an arrest war-
rant for Al-Bashir. While President Barack
Obama made clear his commitment to Dar-
fur on the campaign trail, so far, his adminis-
deniable fact and immediately meet the
staff’s demands. Until then, we stand with
the Oregon Daily Emerald.
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tration has kept unsettlingly quiet and con-
spicuously inactive. Historically, the United
States has never offered more than tentative
support for the ICC and still maintains an in-
telligence-sharing relationship with Sudan
in fighting our War on Terror — as if the hor-
rors in Darfur don’t qualify as terror. Our
new administration must do more to lead the
world community in providing the diploma-
cy and humanitarian aid that will be neces-
sary to see this historic move towards justice
translate to peace. At the very least, the U.S.
must show that it has a plan if Al-Bashir fol-
lows through on his threats to escalate at-
tacks in response to an indictment.
Activists do not suspect that the new ad-
ministration is insincere in its commitment
to Darfur. Susan Rice, the newly appointed
Ambassador to the UN and a graduate of
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The struggle for community
ith the onset of the current reces-
W sion, and subsequently the financial
state of the University, departments
across the University find themselves en-
gaged in a common struggle: cutting budgets.
We note that because institution-wide cuts
are unavoidable during times of financial cri-
sis, it is equally unavoidable that students
must change their expectations of Stanford
due to the extenuating circumstances. The
Students of Color Coalition (AASA, BSU,
MEChA, MSAN and SAIO), along with the
Queer Straight Alliance (QSA) and the
Women’s Coalition, have banded together
during this time of uncertainty to seek an-
swers and formulate solutions to this difficult
issue. We, the aforementioned coalition of
student leaders, are not only seeking to make
our community centers a priority in these
budget cuts, but we also ask that the adminis-
tration makes the process transparent and
considerate of students’ needs.
Student leaders have been trying to en-
gage with administrators since the President
and Provost communicated that cuts would
be made across Stanford at the end of fall
quarter.Advocacy work on behalf of the cen-
ters was done in subsequent months to under-
stand the effects of the budget cuts.ASSU Ex-
ecutives Jonny Dorsey ‘09 and Fagan Harris
‘09 have taken a stand on community centers
as part of their four undergraduate priorities.
And just this week,the ASSU Undergraduate
Senate passed a resolution that speaks to the
unique importance of community centers in
the lives of students. Student leaders finally
met Vice Provost Greg Boardman last Thurs-
day, but unfortunately left with no concrete
answers and an ambivalent feeling that our
already under-staffed and low-budget centers
will be disproportionately affected by the
budget cuts.
On Wednesday, we organized a town hall
to discuss the budget-cut process and the ef-
fect cuts would have on the vitality of our cen-
ters. We were honored to host well over 100
The disenfranchised conservative
n issue that has commonly been raised in
A this paper and in my conversations with
politically minded folks on campus is the
complete lack of a conservative student voice on
campus. I find this an interesting assertion. I
don’t believe there is a lack of “conservative”
points of view on campus — they are the minor-
ity,sure — but rather,I believe that the problem
is the modern-day hijacking of the term “conser-
vative” by evangelical whackjobs and self-right-
eous morality crusaders.
I believe in limited government, fiscal re-
sponsibility and meritocratic advancement.That
should make me a conservative,right?
I’m not religious and I couldn’t care less if
gays married, went to the moon or were elected
president. I believe women should always have
the right to choose just as much as I believe that
every man, woman and child should have the
right to own and carry a firearm.
At the same time,I staunchly oppose welfare
economics and the expansion of the federal
state in any degree. I believe the Constitution
gave us a framework to evolve our system of
government to whatever we wanted, and I res-
olutely hold that any politician circumventing
that framework is both a coward and deserving
of immediately and permanently losing his or
her office.
Doesn’t really sound like your typical conser-
vative,does it?
By definition, it seems I am more closely
aligned with the “statesmen” of the Robert Taft
era or the Jeffersonian “republican/classical lib-
eral,”a far cry from the modern image of a “con-
servative.”
I think the confusion around campus and
around the country is centered on what it truly
means to be conservative. Allow me to do my
best to try to help expand our definitions and
perspectives.
First and foremost,the right-left political con-
tinuum drilled into our minds by pundits and
polls creates a false paradigm. This misconcep-
tion of the political compass makes it nearly im-
possible from the get-go to classify something
like a truly conservative or classically liberal
mindset.
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concerned students, including ASSU Senator
Yvorn “Doc” Aswad-Thomas ‘11, ASSU Ex-
ecutives Dorsey and Harris and Provost
Etchemendy. These individuals all took the
time to attend our meeting intended to in-
form our communities about a budgetary
process that has done little to engage stu-
dents.Although the Provost came as an invit-
ed guest like everyone else, we are grateful
that he answered some student questions and
concerns regarding the arduous process at
hand.
The town hall meeting ended with an un-
derstanding that students of color have histor-
ically struggled to maintain community center
resources and to preserve the integrity of Stan-
ford’s commitment to diversity. When con-
fronted with a plea by student leaders to shel-
ter the community centers from the drastic 15
percent cuts to their already overstretched
budgets, the Provost echoed his previous
claims that “no department would go un-
scathed.” We understand that. Our aim has
never been so unrealistic as to ask to remain
unaffected by budget cuts. Rather, we have
been advocating for centers to not have to face
the 15 percent cuts on top of staff reductions.
Cuts of this magnitude would handicap the
purpose that the centers have to positively af-
fect the academic and personal lives of the di-
verse students they serve and house. While
budget cuts of 10 percent or lower will have
substantial effects on the abilities of our cen-
ters, we believe that they may still be able to
perform the tasks that are essential to the vital-
ity of our communities: to recruit, to retain and
to graduate healthy and successful students.
We hope that our struggle to maintain
community motivates students to consider
what really matters to them. Our coalition
wants to send a clear message to the Univer-
sity’s administration that we condemn their
lack of transparency and blind budget cuts
that are damaging to student life if these stu-
dents are not substantively involved in the
process. For this reason, we as concerned stu-
M ARK M Y W ORDS
To help understand, imagine that along with
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
and all things for the common good.A left-wing
statist would be a Communist or socialist, while
a right-wing statist would be an authoritarian or
fascist entity.An anarchist,on the other hand,be-
lieves the role of government is inherently evil
and therefore should be minimized or eliminat-
ed to the greatest degree possible.A good exam-
ple of a group of moderate anarchists can be
found in our very own founding fathers.
The very idea of an anti-government political
party is counter-intuitive to the message the con-
temporary media, government and the political
establishment constantly spits out.
The modern Democratic Party is left/statist.
The modern Republican Party is right/statist.
Are you starting to understand why I feel a little
left out? Who do I have to look to for represen-
tation and leadership?
The Democrats are too busy falling all over
themselves to see who can grab more federal
pork dollars from this new stimulus budget and
are already clamoring to piss away a few hun-
dred more billion dollars to guarantee their own
political careers.
The modern left might as well rename itself
the Moral Hazard party for all the faith I have in
their economic and social justice programming.
While I am completely behind their purely social
agenda (I’d say it doesn’t go far enough.Drug le-
galization anyone?), I would like to see it enact-
ed without them sticking their hands ever deep-
er into my pockets.
And what about the Republicans? They’re
the party of fiscal conservatism! That sounds like
a pretty good start. But wait, weren’t these so-
called fiscal conservative responsible for starting
two wars, increasing the federal deficit to astro-
nomical new heights and bailing out Wall Street
banks with public dollars? That’s a strange inter-
pretation of the term fiscal conservative in my
book.
As if that public hypocrisy weren’t bad
enough,the current figureheads of the Republi-
can Party, Gov. Sarah “I don’t believe in sci-
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dents and leaders demand the following re-
garding the community centers:
1. That all full-time employees of the commu-
nity centers retain their jobs, maintain full-
time status along with all contractual benefits
and pay and are guaranteed job security
throughout the time of budget cuts.
2.That cuts made to the operational budget of
the community centers not exceed 10 percent
over the next two years and not be perma-
nent. We demand our right to negotiate with
administrators over the proposed budget
cuts.
3.That Provost Etchemendy and President
Hennessy maintain their, and the Universi-
ty’s, stated commitment to diversity.
We invite all to attend our rally in support
of community centers today, March 6, in
White Plaza. We hope that you will join us to
make a statement to the Stanford administra-
tion that we care about spaces and programs
that keep students thriving at Stanford.
CHRISTIAN NGO
LILIAN THAOXAOCHAY
Asian American Students’ Association
ADAMMA SPEARMAN
ASHLEY ANDERSON
Black Student Union
EDGAR CHAVEZ
MELISSA MORALES
MEChA de Stanford
FATIMA HASSAN
Muslim Student Awareness Network
CHARLIE SYMS
Queer Straight Alliance
ERIKA CHASE
MILILANI TRASK-BATTI
SAMANTHA AZURE
WAYVA WATERMAN
Stanford American Indian Organization
PAULA DE LOS ANGELES
Women’s Coalition
Mark
Kogan
ence”Palin and Gov.Bobby “I performed a real
exorcism” Jindal, just can’t stop talking about
how much they love their imaginary religious
friends and unborn cell clusters. They believe
that preserving the moral fiber of America by
preventing homosexuals from getting married
and teaching children that “God did it”is a more
important issue than the fact that thousands of
our young men are dying for no reason in the
Middle East.
Are you serious? This group of ignorant big-
ots is the party whose namesake goes back to the
founding fathers and intellectuals that famously
stood to defend the rights of the people against
federalist power grabs? Words cannot begin to
express my shame in the modern “conservative”
movement.
But there is hope.Political action groups cen-
tered on a return to a socially liberal/economi-
cally conservative approach to government
have grown massively in numbers and in
fundraising, especially since the recent election.
“Young Americans for Liberty” are trying to
motivate the youth of America to become in-
volved and fight back against the continuing en-
largement of the federal state, a movement that
mirrors the youth revolution for Ronald Reagan
back in the late ‘70s and ‘80s.The “Campaign for
Liberty,”another PAC,seeks out and donates to
local and regional politicians who espouse the
ideals of true freedom and liberty in the hope of
eventually making inroads at the national level.
The reason that the conservative voice on
campus is lacking is because of the confusion
and disorganization surrounding conservatism
in America in general. Until the Republican
Party reclaims its roots of personal liberty and
true fiscal conservatism, the confusion will con-
tinue.If Republicans choose to go down the road
of the Palins and the Jindals of the party,conser-
vatism will continue to fall by the wayside, both
at Stanford and in Washington,until a new lead-
ership emerges.
Who is John Galt? Go to www.stanfordliberty.
com and email mkogan@stanford.edu to find out.
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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

By ANARGHYA VARDHANA After a comfortable victory against an overmatched

STAFF WRITER
The Stanford track and field team competed in Seat-
tle this past weekend at the Mountain Pacific Sports
Federation Championships, with the Cardinal women
earning a spectacular championship,their first one since
2006.The women’s success was a testament to the depth
of their team, as Stanford placed in nearly every single
event.
“This is a stepping stone to the NCAA Indoor
Championships,” senior team captain Hakon DeVries
said. “It’s a very competitive meet in all event areas for
the men and women, and we’ll need everyone to step
up.”
Leading the way for the women on the first day of
competition was junior Kate Niehaus, who claimed her
first individual MPSF title in the 5,000 meters with a ca-
reer best time of 16:22.34, achieving an NCAA provi-
sional standard.Also faring well in the 5,000 meters was
freshman Emilie Amaro, who finished in fifth with an
NCAA provisional time of 16:35.32.
Sophomore Whitney Liehr had an incredibly busy
but productive day as she not only set the school record
in the pentathlon with her score of 4,012, but also be-
came the first athlete in Stanford history to total over
4,000 points in the event. Her mark was good enough to
earn her second place in the event, and was just short of
the NCAA automatic standard, although she easily
reached the provisional mark. Liehr’s best event in the
pentathlon was the long jump, in which she soared to a
career best of 20 feet, 1 1/2 inches.
Another school record was provided by freshman
Katerina Stefanidi in the pole vault when she placed
second with a mark of 13-5 1/4.
More points were scored for Stanford by the
women’s distance medley “B” relay, the “A” relay hav-
ing already qualified for nationals at previous meets this
season. The team, consisting of sophomore Madeline
Duhon, freshman Joy O’Hare, redshirt senior Claire
Cormier-Thielke and freshman Laurynne Chetelat fin-
ished second with a time of 11:22.70.
The women earned their final points for the first day
in the field events, led by a third-place finish in the long
jump from 2008 Olympian Arantxa King, who had a
mark of 19-11 3/4.
The men were led on the first day of competition by
senior Myles Bradley in the long jump when he tied for
third with a mark of 24-7 1/4, an NCAA provisional
standard. Bradley’s leap places him third in the all-time
record book for Stanford. Bradley also ran an impres-
sive 7.77 seconds in the prelims of the 60-meter hurdles,
setting a stadium record and advancing to the finals as
the No. 1 seed.
Also faring well in the field events was fifth-year
Kyle Davis-Hammerquist who finished seventh in the
weight throw with a toss of 62-0 1/2. Following him was
junior Carter Wells who finished eighth with a tremen-
dous personal best toss of 60-3 1/4.
In the distance races, the men had a few point-scor-
ing finishes, led by sophomore Jacob Riley, who finished
fourth in the 5,000 meters with a time of 14:04.3. Riley
was followed by sophomore Brendan Gregg who
placed sixth in the event with a career-best and NCAA
provisional standard of 14:07.45.
During the second day of competition, the distance
runners once again showed their prowess on the track,
Please see TRACK, page 7
Sophomore Jeanette Pohlen led the Cardinal with 21 points, including a pair of free throws, to help ice the game
with four seconds remaining against Arizona last night at Maples Pavilion. Stanford next faces ASU on Saturday.
No. 2 Cardinal earn a share of Pac-
10 title with 70-67 win over ‘Cats
By DANIEL BOHM
STAFF WRITER
The No. 2 Stanford women’s basketball team
shrugged off a sluggish start and then held off a furious
comeback to beat visiting Arizona 70-67,Thursday.
The heavily favored Cardinal (25-4, 16-1 Pacific-10
Conference) looked to have pulled away from the Wild-
cats (11-17, 4-13) in the second half, behind a career-high
21 points from sophomore guard Jeanette Pohlen — but
a late, 13-0 Wildcats run drew the visitors to within 65-64
with 1:54 to play.
But junior Jayne Appel came up with a big offensive
rebound and put back on a missed Jillian Harmon
jumper to halt Arizona’s run.
Appel had difficulties for much of the game but felt
somewhat vindicated by the one big play.
“I didn’t play well the entire game,” she said.“I had a
lot of turnovers and struggled inside, but I got the big
shot when I had to.”
After the Appel lay-in, Wildcat Courtney Clements
then hit a three to pull Arizona within one, but two
Pohlen free throws and a missed, desperation three by
Ashley Frazier left the Cardinal with the victory.
Arizona led for much of the first half until an 11-2
AGUSTIN RAMIREZ/The Stanford Daily y
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
3/5 Arizona W 70-67
UP NEXT ARIZONA STATE
3/7 Maples Pavilion
GAME NOTES: The Stanford women’s basketball team earned at least
a share of the Pacific-10 Conference title with a win over Arizona
last night at Maples Pavilion. The Stanford women were led offen-
sively by sophomore Jeanette Pohlen’s 21 points on 6-11 shooting,
including 5-8 from three-point range. Junior Jayne Appel, mean-
while, scored nine to move into 13th place all-time on the Cardinal
scoring chart.
Stanford run, highlighted by a pair of Pohlen three-
pointers near the end of the half, put the Cardinal up for
good.
Stanford struggled to adjust to the zone defense that
the Wildcats employed early on. Appel, the Cardinal’s
leading scorer, was routinely double- and triple-teamed,
leading nine first-half turnovers by the Cardinal.
Arizona’s zone defense looked vulnerable as the
game progressed, however, as Stanford shooters Pohlen
and sophomore Kayla Pedersen got hot from the outside
to stretch the Cardinal lead to 65-51 with 7:13 to play.The
Cardinal didn’t score again for almost five minutes.
Please see WBBALL, page 6
opponent to kick off its home stand, the Stanford men’s
volleyball team must now face a top-10 opponent twice
in a row.
On Tuesday, the No. 7 Cardinal (12-7, 7-6 Mountain
Pacific Sports Federation) easily dispatched Division-
III UC-Santa Cruz in straight sets, 30-21, 30-20, 30-21.
The Cardinal used an unusual lineup, resting nearly
every regular starter and giving playing time to many
substitutes. Stanford’s traditional back-ups thrived in
the spotlight, though, as the Cardinal’s second team
dominated the Banana Slugs in each set.
“It’s great on two levels,” said junior outside hitter
Ed Howell, who led both teams with 12 kills for the Car-
dinal. “It gives the back-ups experience, and it also al-
lows starters to rest.”
Howell, making his first collegiate start, and junior
outside hitter
Jason Palacios
making his sec-
MEN’S VOLLEYBALL
ond, led the Car- 3/3 UC-Santa Cruz W 3-0
dinal, combining
for 23 kills and a
.559 hitting per-
centage.
UP NEXT LEWIS
3/6, 3/7
“[Using our
backups] shows Maples Pavilion, Burnham
we have a great Pavilion
ability to play,”
head coach John Kosty said. “Jason and Ed took great
advantage of the opportunity and a lot of guys played re-
ally well.”
The Cardinal also started senior setter Miki Groppi,
sophomore libero Jordan Inafuku and sophomore mid-
dle blocker Max Halvorson for the first time this season,
along with freshmen regulars outside hitter Brad Law-
son and middle blocker Gus Ellis.Also receiving playing
time were senior libero Jarod Keller, freshman setter
Evan Barry and sophomore outside hitter Ian Connolly.
“It shows how deep we are,” Palacios said. “It’s a tes-
tament to our second team that the guys who play the
big matches are playing these guys in practice every
day.”
As a team, Stanford hit .403, while holding UC-Santa
Cruz to a meager .092, the lowest average of any Stan-
ford opponent all year. The Cardinal men also notched
eight service aces, including four from Howell — season
highs for both team and individual aces in a match. The
Cardinal pulled away in each set, using a 5-0 run in the
first, an 8-0 run in the second and a 7-0 run in the third
to defeat the Banana Slugs.
The win pushes the Cardinal’s win streak to four
matches overall, its longest of the season.
“We just feel good that we’re playing well,” Kosty
said. “We enjoy the success, but we know we’ve got
tough opponents ahead of us.”
The next of those tough opponents is No. 9 Lewis,
which will play the Cardinal twice this weekend in non-
conference matches.
“We’ll be in for a battle,” Kosty said. “They well de-
serve their [No. 9] ranking.”
Lewis, a small Catholic school in Illinois, sports a
gaudy 11-3 record, with all three losses coming in road
matches against top-15 teams.The Cardinal hopes it can
add to that total in two matches this weekend, but knows
it will not be easy.
“Any team from the Midwest that comes out West is
Please see VBALL, page 7

On the hook
Cardinal readies for series
against No. 2 Longhorns
By DENIS GRIFFIN
DESK EDITOR
The Stanford baseball team fell again
on Thursday night, losing 6-5 to St. Mary’s
for its fifth consecutive defeat and second
loss to the Gaels in a little over a week.And
it’s not as if the road gets any easier for the
Cardinal anytime soon — Stanford is set
to host a three-game series against unde-
feated and second-ranked Texas this week-
end.
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
followed by a three-game sweep on the
road against Cal State-Fullerton and last
night’s defeat has sent Stanford reeling
into its third weekend series of the year.
Stanford knows it needs to regain its foot-
ing quickly before its conference schedule
begins.
“As far as our confidence and things
like that go, I think it’s very important to at
least play better and feel like we’re swing-
ing the bat to our potential and hopefully
get a couple wins,” senior outfielder Joey
August said. “I know [Texas is] a great
team, but I think it’s good to come out and
BASEBALL
3/5 St. Mary’s L 6-5
UP NEXT TEXAS
3/6-8
Sunken Diamond
GAME NOTES: The Cardinal hosts No. 2 Texas this
weekend, needing its bats to wake up in a hurry
against what has been a dominant pitching staff for
the Longhorns thus far in 2009. Offensively, Stan-
ford has struggled to start the year, with sophomore
Kellen Kiilsgaard leading the offense in limited at-
bats with a .368 average and two home runs. On
the whole, the Cardinal is batting just .237 on the
season.
play the way we know we can — that’ll
help our confidence . . . People aren’t pan-
icking too much because we’ve got a long
season to go.
Last night against St. Mary’s (7-2), the
Cardinal offense again had difficulty get-
ting rolling, as Gaels pitcher Kyle Barra-
clough allowed just two runs through six
innings, giving up just four hits and walking
three while tallying an impressive eight
strikeouts. The Cardinal’s pitching staff,
meanwhile, combined to allow five runs
through the first four innings of play. GIULIO GRATTA/The Stanford Daily
Freshman Scott Snodgrass and the Cardinal pitching staff will need to limit the Longhorns’ offense this weekend to give the Stanford bats a chance
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,

Card plays host

Continued from page 5
Pohlen, who knocked down a ca-
Continued from page 5
The Cardinal’s offense, despite
staff has been dominant to start the
year, posting a 1.24 team ERA. Bran-
don Workman and Cole Green have
led the Texas staff in innings pitched
to start the year — Workman has yet
one against UT-Arlington, four
against Penn State to this point and
one on the road at Texas State.
“Our mindset going into any se-
ries is pretty much the same:we know

to field of four
By CHRIS FITZGERALD
DAILY SPORTS INTERN
The Stanford softball team just
kept on rolling last weekend, adding
five victories to bring its current win
streak to 17 games. Now the Cardinal
has its sights set on a six-team tour-
nament on the Farm, beginning Fri-
day at 9 a.m.
No. 5 Stanford (18-1) hosts the
Louisville Slugger Classic over the
weekend, playing doubleheaders
Friday, Saturday and Sunday. A per-
fect 5-0 at home,the Stanford women
can claim an 84-10 record in tourna-
ments they have hosted dating back
to 2003.
In the midst of the longest win-
ning streak in Cardinal Softball his-
tory, head coach John Rittman cred-
ited his team’s depth as the key to its
success.
“We know we have a lot of versa-
tility and it makes us a lot stronger,”
he said. “We have had enough depth
to push through two big injuries.”
Senior Maddy Coon rejoined the
lineup in Fullerton last weekend
after missing five games due to in-
jury. Even with the Stanford veter-
an’s comeback as designated player,
the Cardinal infield still features just
two upperclassmen and no seniors
outside of the pitching circle. Coach
Rittman was proud of his young
squad’s attitude heading back into
tournament play this weekend.
“Our team is mature enough to
know we’re only as good as our last
game,” he said.
Stanford has been perfect since a
1-0 loss to Oklahoma State in Tempe,
Ariz. on Feb. 6. During its 17-0 run
since the loss, the team has accumu-
lated seven shutouts between fresh-
man Ashley Chinn and senior Missy
Penna. The duo has combined for an
ERA of just 1.11, and Penna leads all
active pitchers in the nation with
1,003 strikeouts in her career.
Stanford will open its weekend of
competition on Friday against Illi-
nois State (6-7) at 1:30 p.m. before an
afternoon matchup with Penn State.
The Nittany Lions (5-4) boast a
pitching tandem of sophomore Jack-
ie Hill and freshman Lisa Akamine,
who have posted a combined 0.87
ERA over 56 innings of work.
Akamine also stars on offense, hit-
ting .375 on the season.
Illinois State finished second in
the Missouri Valley Conference last
season. The Redbirds are paced of-
fensively by senior Amber Smith,
who boasts a .405 batting average.
Work in the circle should fall to
freshman Jordan Birch. Birch has 42
strikeouts and a 3-3 record this sea-
son.
The Cardinal will finish off its
weekend against San Diego State (9-
9) and Vermont (1-4) on Saturday.
The Aztecs are coming off of a divi-
sion-best 44-17 record last season.
Stanford faces San Diego State for
the second time this year, after win-
ning 9-2 in San Diego on Feb. 15.
Stanford, which trailed in its first
meeting with the Aztecs until late,
will see either freshman Bailey
Micetich or sophomore Samantha
Beasley in the circle on Saturday.
Beasley leads the team with 75 K’s in
68 innings of work. Offensively,
meanwhile, sophomore Jessica
Camello has helped the Aztecs win
four of their last five, earning MPSF
Player of the Week honors on Tues-
day for her efforts.
Coach Rittman admitted that his
team knows little about Vermont.
But Stanford will get a chance to
adapt, playing the late game on Sat-
urday, and an 11:15 a.m. Sunday
game against the Catamounts. Ver-
mont is likely to give Jocelyn Abaray
the nod in the circle; the sophomore
has yet to surrender an earned run in
16.2 innings of work.
The Cardinal rounds out its six
Please see SOFTBALL, page 7
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-
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
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.”
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
year. of whom had singled to start the in- zone, and we’re going to have to try against the Longhorns tonight at 5
“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
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-
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
5 that can jump out of the gym.” Cardinal’s night at five runs. led by David Hernandez — a nonconference tune-up before trav-
Stanford also struggled getting to Stanford’s offense has been less Danville, Calif.-native who is hitting eling to Berkeley next Saturday to
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.
outrebounded in the first half, 16-15. just .237 as a team and posting an and Brandon Loy aren’t far behind,
The Cardinal narrowly avoided a anemic .320 slugging percentage, and batting .355 and .314, respectively. Contact Denis Griffin at djgriff@stan-
devastating upset loss, but with Cal’s is averaging just 4.375 runs per game. Still, the Longhorns have yet to ford.edu.
loss to Arizona State yesterday, the
Stanford women have now clinched
at least a share of the Pac-10 title.
Stanford will host the Sun Devils
on Saturday with a chance to win the
conference championship outright.
Although head coach Tara Van-
Derveer dismissed the possibility, the
Cardinal may have been looking past
Arizona.
“Arizona played a great game,”
VanDerveer said. “When we had
them down, they didn’t quit . . . We
can’t just show up, put on the uni-
forms and pencil in wins.”
In addition to Pohlen’s big game,
the Cardinal got a solid performance
out of Pedersen,who put up 16 points,
including two big, second-half threes,
along with six rebounds.
Pedersen, last week’s Pac-10 Play-
er of the Week, seems to be rounding
into shape at the right part of the sea-
son, which will be key to Stanford’s
success come postseason.
Stanford has now won 12 consecu-
tive games since losing in Berkeley on
Jan. 18. It will look to wrap up the sea-
son with one more victory on Saturday.
VanDerveer hopes the experience
of hard-fought games, like last night’s
against Arizona, will help the Cardi-
nal going into tournament time.
“I didn’t see anybody falling apart
for us,” the Stanford coach said.“This
was a great win for us tonight.”
Contact Daniel Bohm at bohmd@stan-
ford.edu.
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MBBALL|Sun Devils stunned, 74-64
Energy arrived early for Stanford.
The Cardinal went down 0-1 on a free
throw by Josh Pendergraph at 17:15,
but it was the only time that Stanford
trailed in the game. Senior forward
Lawrence Hill responded quickly with
a jumper, and Stanford never looked
back. By the five-minute mark of the
first half, the Cardinal found itself
leading 25-13, and though the Sun
Devils had cut the lead to six at the
break, the margin never got smaller
than that.
In the first half,the Sun Devils were
led by sophomore guard James Hard-
en,who had half of his 22 points before
intermission. But the key for Stanford
was solid defense. Arizona State
first period,with the Cardinal register-
ing a steal on six of them. Inside, Stan-
ford also held Sun Devils star Jeff Pen-
dergraph to seven points in the first 20
minutes (15 on the game), squashing
the threat of a follow-up on his 31
points against Stanford in their first
meeting.
The Cardinal came out firing again
at the start of the second half. An 8-0
run gave the team its biggest lead of
TRACK
Continued from page 5
as a pair of Cardinal runners earned
championships. Leading the way was
senior Lauren Centrowitz, who won
the mile with a time of 4:39.00,
breaking the meet record set by for-
mer Cardinal standout, Arianna
Lambie ‘08.
The second distance event win for
the day was captured by the young
energy of freshman Laurynne
Chetelat, who won the 3,000-meter
run with a time of 9:08.15, once more
breaking the meet record set by Ari-
anna Lambie. The time was also an
NCAA automatic qualifying stan-
Friday, March 6, 2009 N 7
the night, 40-26, at 16:10. Just three
minutes later,however,the Sun Devils
found a 7-0 spurt of their own, looking
as if they might stage a comeback.
Instead, a jumper by Fields at 10:36
silenced Arizona State once again,and
Stanford avoided its season-long
trend of relinquishing leads. Hill at-
tributed this success to the balanced
scoring and consistency of Cardinal
leaders.
“I think the difference was how
well we executed tonight,” he said.
“From start to finish, we stuck to our
game plan and received contributions
from everyone.”
Offensively, Stanford was led by its
veterans. Fields led with 18 points and
three steals, but had three teammates
also land in double digits.Senior guard
Anthony Goods added 15 points and
four boards, while Hill had 13 points
and six rebounds and senior guard
Kenny Brown added another 12
points. As a team, Stanford shot 50
percent on the game and held the Sun
Devils to just 36 percent.
Meanwhile,the Sun Devils seemed
off balance. Despite Harden’s 22
points and Pendergraph’s double-
dard for Chetelat.
The final event champion of the
day was King, who won the triple
jump with a leap of 42-4, a provision-
al standard. Other top finishers in
the field events included senior
Michaela Wallerstedt, who placed
third in the shot put with a personal
best toss of 51-7 3/4, and senior Tessa
Flippin, who placed sixth in the high
jump with a personal best mark of 5-
8 1/2.
The women showed incredible
depth in the 800 meters as three
Stanford runners placed in the top
eight-point scoring positions: fresh-
man Maria Lattanzi, senior Kaylin
Pennington, and Duhon.
On the men’s side, Bradley pro-
vided the only event win in the 60-
meter hurdles, winning the event
double (15 points, 11 rebounds), and
sophomore Richards Kuksiks regis-
tering all 14 of his points in the second
20 minutes, the team never found a
way back into the game.
“This is like a crazy mystery to me,”
Pendergraph said. “I don’t know
what’s going on . . . Three in a row? It
doesn’t make any sense.”
The dazed and confused feeling,
though, was limited to ASU.The Stan-
ford players instead felt that their sea-
son of hard work was finally bearing
fruit.
“This feels good,” Hill said, “but
right now it’s important to finish the
season strong and build momentum
heading into next week.”
Before the postseason rolls around
for the Card, though, the men will
have to keep momentum up through
Saturday,when Stanford takes on Ari-
zona, whom the Card defeated 76-60
on Jan 4.The game tips off in Tucson at
4:30 p.m., and will be televised by FSN
Arizona and broadcast on KTRB 860
AM.
Contact Haley Murphy at hmmur-
phy@stanford.edu.
with a time of 7.79 seconds.
Freshman distance standout
Chris Derrick also had a successful
meet, finishing in second in the 3,000
meters with a provisional time of
7:57.30. In the mile, the Cardinal was
led by Heath, who finished third with
a time of 4:01.91.
Another freshman talent on dis-
play was Morton, who finished in
fourth in the 400 meters with a time
of 47.08.
In the field events, day two of the
competition was led by sophomore
Corey Dysick, who placed fourth in
the pole vault with a spectacular per-
sonal best of 16-11 1/2. Following
Dysick was sophomore Casey
Roche, who placed seventh with a
mark of 16-5 1/2.
The women dominated the com-
petition, winning the meet by more
than 20 points. The skill and prowess
of the women’s team will be chal-
lenged at nationals as the Cardinal
hopes to make its mark on the bigger
collegiate arena in College Station,
Tex., March 13-14. Entering the
MPSF Championships, both men
and women were ranked No. 25 in
the country, but the achievements in
Seattle could significantly boost
those marks.
Contact Anarghya Vardhana at vard-
hana@stanford.edu.
VBALL
Continued from page 5
looking for blood,” Howell said.
“They’re really dangerous, and we’ll
have to bring our A-game if we
want to come out of the weekend
with two wins.”
Stanford is in the midst of four
consecutive matches against non-
conference opponents, but the team
is nevertheless preparing as if its
postseason chances are at stake.
“There’s always something on
the line,” Kosty said. “These non-
conference matches could poten-
tially determine an NCAA at-large
spot, so we’ve always got something
to play for.”
Starting with thus past Tuesday’s
match against UC-Santa Cruz, the
Cardinal finishes off the season
with 11 of 13 matches at home,
where it has a 4-1 record. The men’s
team hopes its home fans can spark
the Cardinal to success through the
rest of the season.
“It gives us a great opportunity
to finish strong,” Kosty said.
“[Playing at home] helps us dra-
matically,” Palacios added. “The
fans are epic, they’re dressed for the
occasion and they come ready to
heckle.”
Tonight’s match is at Maples
Pavilion, while tomorrow’s is at
Burnham Pavilion. Both contests
against Lewis start at 7 p.m.
Contact Jacob Jaffe at jwjaffe@stan-
ford.edu.
SOFTBALL
Continued from page 6
games in three days against UC-
Davis.The Aggies (10-5) return First
Team All-Big West senior pitcher
Jessica Hancock. Hancock is in pos-
session of an impressive 0.75 ERA,
good for a 6-2 record on the season.
Stanford sits at 9-3 lifetime against
the Aggies, although Rittman ac-
knowledged that Davis always plays
Stanford tough.
The Cardinal can claim a 24-6
mark lifetime against their five op-
ponents coming up this weekend.
Action begins on Friday at 1:30 p.m.
for Stanford, as it looks to build on
its 17-0 run.
Contact Chris Fitzgerald at chrish-
fitz@gmail.com.
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DARFUR
Continued from page 6
Stanford, has been very outspoken
about genocide. In the Atlantic
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Rice said of the Rwandan
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However, we have yet to see
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Rice give life to their promises and
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Already, in response to the ICC
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month in the event that these aid
organizations are forced out. So,
now is our critical moment to let
Obama know that ending the geno-
cide in Darfur is a priority of the
American people. Recently, 250,000
Americans (including 600 Stanford
students) mailed post cards to the
White House telling the new admin-
istration that they believe stopping
the senseless killing of innocent
people is always a top priority. On
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

POLICE BLOTTER new administration will listen and

By ELLEN HUET
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
This report covers a selection of crimes from Feb. 25
to Mar. 3 as recorded in the Stanford Police
Department Public Bulletin.
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 25
I Between 9:30 a.m. and 6:45 p.m. near Roble, an
unknown suspect(s) smashed the front passenger
window of the victim’s vehicle and stole the GPS
system.
I At 9:10 p.m., a vehicle vs. vehicle, non-injury colli-
sion occurred at Peter Coutts Rd. and Raimundo
Way.
THURSDAY, FEB. 26
I Between 8 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., an unknown sus-
pect(s) vandalized the tire on the victim’s bike that
was parked outside the Stanford Dining catering
kitchen near Tresidder Union.
I At 7:35 p.m. at 620 Sand Hill Road, the Stanford
DPS EOD K9 assisted PAPD on a report of a sus-
picious package (and possible abuse of police
acronyms).
I Between 4 p.m. on Feb. 16 and 8:45 p.m. on Feb. 26,
an unknown suspect broke the rear passenger win-
dow on the victim’s parked car in Florence Moore
parking and took an in-dash stereo/CD player.
I Between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m., the victim’s unlocked
bicycle was taken from outside the Graduate
School of Business. Witnesses to the scene report-
ed the victim’s serious lack of common sense.
FRIDAY, FEB. 27
I Between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m., the Stanford Store in
Tresidder Union received a counterfeit $100 bill
from an unknown suspect.
I At 12:25 p.m. near the Psychiatry Academic and
Clinic Building, a suspect called a victim, thereby
I Between 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. near the Track House
lot, the reporting party’s parked vehicle was dam-
aged when a portion of a construction zone fence
fell on it. The vehicle also received a citation for
not wearing a hard hat in a properly designated
area.
I At 11:30 p.m. at Florence Moore residences, an
arrestee was detained for investigation of bike
theft. The arrestee was also cited and released for
misappropriation of found property and posses-
sion of less than an ounce of marijuana.
I At 11:21 p.m. at Delta Delta Delta, the victim
reported receiving annoying text messages from
the other party. The victim later insisted that the
text exchange was indeed a “big deal” and assured-
ly worthy of the Department of Public Safety’s
attention.
I An unknown suspect took the victim’s backpack
from the lobby of Kresge Auditorium between
11:25 and 11:45 a.m.
I Between 8 p.m. on Feb. 28 and 10:30 p.m. on March
1, a victim’s unlocked bike was taken from outside
Griffin House. The victim later expressed confu-
sion over how the unlocked bike could have been
stolen.
MONDAY, MARCH 2
I An unknown suspected pried open a barrier and
entered the cab of a construction crane near
Munger Graduate Residence between 4 p.m. on
Feb. 27 and 6 a.m. on March 2.
I Between the hours of 2 and 6:30 p.m., an unknown
suspect took an iPhone from the victim’s backpack
while it was unattended in the Stanford Law
School.
TUESDAY, MARCH 3
I At 9:55 a.m., a driver failed to stop for the red light
at Palm and Arboretum and struck another driver
in a non-injury traffic collision.
use the arrest warrant as a catalyst
for reshaping the United States’ role
in this conflict.
At a recent conference at
Stanford, Richard Williamson, the
former U.S. Special Envoy to
Darfur, said that the United States
has a three- to six-month window in
which to act if we hope to see con-
siderable change in the region.
There are a host of actions the
United States can take, the least of
which is to appoint a special envoy
to Sudan in order to more actively
engage in the diplomatic process. In
any event, the United States is faced
with an important choice: Do we
lead the international community in
developing a strategic plan towards
justice and peace or do we let the
situation only get worse? In every
day of inaction, we are making our
choice. At this moment, we all need
to make it painstakingly clear:
Darfur matters to us, justice gives
way to peace and we expect more
from our leadership.
Angie McPhaul is a coordinator of
Stanford STAND: A Student Anti-
Genocide Coalition. Comments can
be directed to amcphaul@stanford.
edu. If you would like to learn more
and take action, come to a STAND
meeting, held Tuesdays at 9 p.m. in the
DK Room of the Haas Center.

GET IN THE GAME

violating a recently issued court restraining order.
SUNDAY, MARCH 1
I Two bicyclists were involved in an injury collision
at Escondido and Galvez at 12:10 a.m. One of the
bicyclists was arrested for DUI on a bike, cited and
released at the scene.
I Between midnight and 10:25 a.m., an unknown
suspect entered a university vehicle at 672 Lomita
Drive and rifled through the contents. Nothing was
taken.
Contact Ellen Huet at ehuet@stanford.edu.
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