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Uribe reflects on presidential term

Former Colombian president responds to allegations of human rights violations
By TORSTEIN HOSET Alvaro Uribe, former president of Colombia, addressed security issues in Latin America to a capacity audience of 400 people in the Knight Management Center Cemex Auditorium Tuesday. The South American leader acknowledged claims of human rights violations by his administration, but argued that these measures were necessary to right the course of the country in the long term. Colombia had many problems at the time I took charge, Uribe said. Noting the prevalence of poverty and violence when he assumed power in 2002, Uribe noted, these problems couldnt be addressed until the security situation was under control. It was difficult, if not impossible, he added, to attract foreign investment to the country until order was restored. When Uribe took power, his country was on the brink of civil war, with large portions of the countryside and rainforest under the control of guerillas and paramilitary groups. Running on a platform of national security through military intervention and the empowerment of the people, with the slogan Firm hand big heart, Uribe won the election despite his underdog status. During his eight years in power, Uribe was able to cut the countrys kidnapping rate which ranked among the worlds highest in 2002 by 90 percent. He brought a feeling of security to the minds of the Colombian people, said Clara Gomez, a Colombian expatriate living in the U.S., of Uribes accomplishments during his presidency. The work he did was invaluable, and it allowed Colombians to start living their lives again. We were once more able to go back and visit friends and family; it was coming back to a totally different country, Gomez added. During Uribes tenure as president, a significant part of the Colombian population rose out of poverty, and economic growth enabled Colombia to reach its current position as South Americas thirdfastest growing economy. Uribe appealed to other Latin American countries to learn from the experience of Colombia in solving their own problems of lawlessness and stagnation. When questioned about the security concerns raised by drug trafficking in Northern Mexico, Uribe argued that his Mexican conservative counterpart, President Felipe Caldern, who delivered the 2011 Stanford Commencement address, did an excellent job battling the drug cartels. He noted, however, that some of Calderns policies had to be adjusted. Publio Adrianza 15, who was born in Venezuela and moved to Guadalajara, Mexico, noted that Calderons main problem was the ability to harness the power of the people as Uribe did. The Mexican people dont have the same faith in the government as did the Colombians, Adrianza said. Theyre not convinced by what Caldern is doing. Uribe acknowledged that the criticism leveled against his government for human rights violations and forced internal displacement of civilians is valid. He noted, however, that some of the methods employed were necessary to reach the state of relative security that the country enjoys today. Uribe pointed to the bombings of the Ecuadorian rainforest and the ensuing diplomatic crisis as an example of the harsh strategies needed to provide security. One of the factors that Uribe described as key to winning the trust of the people was perseverance. He explained that he had to make tough decisions that put him under intense public scrutiny. Although Uribe said he questioned at these pivotal moments whether what he was doing was right, he decided for the sake of consistency and integrity to maintain his course, he said. Adrianza responded favorably to Uribes speech. His ideas are great, and the perseverance he showed in staying true to his beliefs, as well as the great faith he showed in his people through the way he harnessed their truthful energy and power, is just what the Mexican people need as they go to the polls this summer, Cerqueira said. The Mexican general election will be held on Sunday, July 1, 2012. Contact Torstein Hoset at thoset91@stanford.edu.

The Mexican people dont have the same faith in the government as did the Colombians.
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South American leader Alvaro Uribe addressed a standing room only crowd Tuesday night, highlighting the role of his administration in reviving the Colombian economy.

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SPEAKERS & EVENTS

Palo Alto City Council approves Ronald McDonald expansion at Stanford

By THE DAILY NEWS STAFF The Palo Alto City Council voted 6-0 Monday to add a three-story complex to the Ronald McDonald House at Stanford, more than doubling its size in hopes of meeting a growing demand for space. The Ronald McDonald House, a nonprofit organization located at 520 Sand Hill Road, provides temporary lodging for children receiving treatment at Lucile Packard Childrens Hospital for life-threatening illnesses, in addition to providing housing for their families. The accepted proposal would add a 68-bed facility including a kitchen, dining room, laundry facilities and other activity rooms. The addition would meet the needs identified in an outside study commissioned by the nonprofit and the childrens hospital, which estimated that 60 to 70 more beds were necessary. For nine years, the nonprofit has had to turn away 30 to 40 families a day due to the lack of available rooms and an extended length of stay ranging from six to 24 days. According to the an article in the Palo Alto Daily News, council members said they were moved by the heartfelt stories shared by patients, staff members and volunteers of the hardships families face when turned away from the facility. While the proposal has been approved, the project must still undergo a series of public hearings to win full approval.
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Human trafficking fight gains steam

Mexican congresswoman equates human trafficking to slavery
By MARY ANN TOMAN-MILLER
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ting a grip on the problem, in terms of ending the level of impunity currently enjoyed by those who force immigrant woman and children into prostitution. One of the reasons that human traf-

ficking has been such an intractable problem, Gallagher added, is that it is woven into the fabric of the global economy. Trafficking fits into migra-

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Human trafficking is a growing problem nationally and globally, and public awareness is an essential part of any solution, declared Anne Gallagher, director of the Asia Regional Trafficking in Persons Project, during a panel discussion on the topic Tuesday evening at the Bechtel Conference Center. Mexico has become a major destination for human trafficking and a supplier of human sex slaves to the United States, according to Rosi Orozco, a Mexican congresswoman who joined Gallagher in the discussion. Orozco has supported proposed legislation in Mexico to curb human trafficking a practice she said is often promoted by drug cartels and organized crime syndicates because of the huge profits generated. Trafficking isnt going away, Gallagher said. We dont seem to be get-

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Rosi Orozco highlighted the stories of individual human trafficking victims Tuesday evening at the Bechtel Conference Center. Orozco is sponsoring a piece of legislation that will go before the Mexican Commission of Justice tomorrow.

HEALTH

Santa Clara County reports 16 domestic violence-related deaths in 2011, adapts firearm policy
By THE DAILY NEWS STAFF Sixteen domestic violence-related deaths in Santa Clara County were reported in 2011, according to the Santa Clara County Domestic Violence Council Death Review Committee, which revealed the statistics Tuesday.

Vaden addresses birth control pill recall

By LINDSEY TXAKEEYANG Tepper, director of medical services at Vaden, in an email to The Daily. Brands affected by the recall include Lo/Ovral-28 and generic norgestrel/ethinyl estradiol pills. Tepper said students who obtain their birth control pills off-campus should check with their pharmacies to determine if their prescriptions contained the recalled lot numbers, which can be found online. Late last year, a customer complaint prompted Pfizer to conduct an investigation on the packaging of certain brands of birth control pills. The company concluded that an estimated 30 packs might contain the incorrect number of active or inactive pills. Should we identify even one package that does not meet our . . . standards, we voluntarily recall the entire lot, a Pfizer press release stated. Therefore, we have voluntarily recalled the 28 lots which is approxi-

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No Stanford-bound medicine was included in the about 1 million packs of birth control pills voluntarily recalled by drug manufacturer Pfizer on Jan. 31 due to incorrect packaging, said a Stanford health administrator. While Vaden Health Center at Stanford does not carry any of the affected medication, campus Peer Health Educators (PHE) have been briefed on how to handle the recall, wrote Robyn

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pregnancy and little likelihood of other adverse health effects for the patient. Arnold added that in two other instances, out of over 200,000 packages inspected, only one of the missing pills was an active one. Missing one day of an active pill, she noted, only slightly increases the risk of pregnancy. In no instance was more than a single pill found to be out of place, and in no instance were the placebo or active pills tainted in any way, Arnold said. According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Birth Control Guide, even properly packaged pills may not be 100 percent effective: five out of 100 women who use oral contraceptives may still get pregnant. Contact Lindsey Txakeeyang at ntxakee@stanford.edu.

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mately 1 million packs to ensure that any possibly impacted product is removed from pharmacy shelves and women who use the product are alerted. The affected packs typically come with 21 white birth control pills with active ingredients and seven pink pills that are inert. Due to a packaging error, there may be too many or too few active pills in the recalled packs. The main thing weve been told is, Dont scare residents because its not life or death, West Lagunita PHE Cassie Montoya 13 said. [Students] just might not be completely protected. Montoya noted that because

of the color distinction between the active and inactive pills, If youve been taking birth control for awhile, then youd know that theres a mix-up. According to the Pfizer press release, As a result of this packaging error, the daily regimen for these oral contraceptives may be incorrect and could leave women without adequate contraception and at risk for unintended pregnancy. Grace Ann Arnold, director of global media relations for Pfizer, downplayed the potential risk of the mix-up in an email to The Daily. In three packages out of more than 200,000 packages inspected by Pfizer, a single inactive placebo pill was inadvertently replaced with an active pill, Arnold said. This error, even if undetected, creates no increased chance of

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The 2011 total represents the highest number since 21 deaths were reported in 2003. The committee typically releases the annual report on Valentines Day. Of the countys 57 total homicides last year, 11 were domestic violence-related, and six of the 11 involved guns. The five non-homicide, domestic violence-related deaths were all cases in which a domestic violence suspect committed suicide. In an article in the San Jose Mercury News, Steven Dick, chair of the Death Review Committee, highlighted the importance of removing firearms from abusers with restraining orders filed against them. One of the reported gun cases involved Imad Ed Daou shooting his 22-year-old son, Andrew, in his sleep last summer with a .38 caliber Smith & Wesson revolver and then committing suicide only three weeks after receiving a restraining order from his ex-wife, Carmen Hamady Daou. It is time to take weapons out of abusers hands, Carmen said in an article in the Mountain View Voice. In light of the increasing involvement of firearms in domestic violence-related killings, Dick announced a new policy in which abusers with protective or restraining orders will be asked to surrender firearms and weapons immediately instead of waiting 24 hours. Dick said that in 2011, the ending of a relationship as in Daous case was a common theme in domestic violence-related killings. According to the committee, the murders and suspected killers in the reported cases crossed all ethnic, socioeconomic and gender lines.
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Saldivar receives National Humanities Medal

By THE DAILY NEWS STAFF Ramn Saldvar, professor of English and comparative literature, received the 2011 National Humanities Medal Monday. President Obama presented Saldvar, along with eight other recipients, with the award, intended to recognize individuals or groups whose work has deepened the nations understanding of the humanities, in a White House ceremony. The National Endowment for the Humanities first began granting the honor, which it may bestow on up to 12 candidates each year, in 1997. James Williford, a writer based in Dallas, Texas, wrote a description of Saldvars work on the organizations website, calling Saldvar one of the nations foremost scholars of Chicano literature and the hybrid culture that it sprang from. Williford commented how Saldvar grew up in a workingclass, Spanish-speaking household in Brownsville, Texas, a border town that stands on the edge of both American and Mexican culture. He added how, after attending the University of Texas at Austin and Yale University, Saldivar used his upbringing to inform his work, The Borderlands of Culture: Amrico Paredes and the Transnational Imaginary, which Williford deemed a masterpiece. Saldvars work beckons us to notice the cultural and literary markings that unite and divide us, read he White House press release on the award. Saldvar has taught at Stanford since 1991 and has served as chair of the English Department and the Comparative Literature Department, in addition to having served as the Universitys first vice provost for undergraduate education.
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tion [patterns] and trade regimes that free up the movement of goods and services. According to Gallagher, one of the historic problems in controlling the crisis has been the lack of a consistently applied definition of human trafficking. In 1998, when she began working on the issue, there wasnt even an international legal agreement on what trafficking was, she said. How dramatically things have changed, Gallagher noted. We now have a treaty and a definition replicated in almost every country in the world. Gallagher said an important step in addressing human trafficking was a shift in perspective on the issue within the international community. The topic, previously discussed only in the context of human rights, is now frequently addressed in conjunction with efforts

to control drugs and crime. The United Nations passed a treaty in 2000 barring the practice and giving the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime responsibility for implementing the latest protocol. However, a number of issues and obstacles continue to pose challenges to ending the practice, Gallagher said. Now the concern is that the definition is possibly too broad and can include forced marriage or pornography, which was not what the drafters planned in 2000, Gallagher noted. When human trafficking laws are expanded to attempt to control peripheral areas, it can dilute the effectiveness of anti-trafficking laws, she suggested. Orozco emphasized the toll of human trafficking. I think of human trafficking as slavery, she said. Addressing the plight of women and children forced into prostitution, Orozco added, even in their minds they are slaves. As a result, Orozco said that human trafficking should be a crime that is highly punished in every state. Gallagher emphasized the importance of pragmatic solutions to the crisis. We need specialized police and prosecutors, [since this is] a crime that is impossible to prosecute without the victims approval, she said. She stressed the need to bring victims into the criminal justice system. Noting that the issue has become very politicized, Gallagher urged the audience to draw on different perspectives. She stressed the importance for Stanford stu-

dents to think critically and to be discerning about what they take in and what they believe. The members of the Stanford community in attendance voiced concern for the plight of victims of human trafficking. I decided to attend this talk because I wanted to learn more about human rights violations and what I can do in my daily life to bring awareness to this issue, Makeda Morrison 15 said. I believe that as a consumer tied into the world market, it is my obligation to be knowledgeable about human trafficking. Helen Stacy, coordinator of the program on human rights at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, introduced and mediated the panel discussion, which was sponsored by the Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law (CDDRL). The presentation was part of the Stanford Program on Human Rights, a quarter-long series focusing on human trafficking as global slavery. Contact Mary Ann Toman-Miller at tomanmil@stanford.edu.

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LEADING RESEARCHER TALKS TIME, MONEY AND HAPPINESS

By ELISE JOHNSON
bstract monochrome paintings and leafy plants give the office in the Graduate School of Business (GSB) a calm feeling suited for a leading researcher on happiness. Jennifer Aaker Ph.D. 95, the General Atlantic Professor of Marketing at the GSB, is a social psychologist and marketer. Her research is centered on the science and data behind pursuing personal happiness. An iPhone application designed by Aaker now allows users to track and analyze their happiness. Rather than trying to be happy or get happier, we work to design environments that enable happiness, Aaker said of her teams work. After receiving her doctorate in marketing from the GSB in 1995, the happiness expert became interested in the relationship between emotions and goals. In her studies of mixed emotions, she discovered that negative emotions are often both functional and beneficial. We actually have some newer work that shows that people like feeling mixed emotional appeals because it reflects real life, Aaker said. Aaker looked at the type of goals people pursue and how they pursue them, comparing the effectiveness of a variety of goals across different cultures. This research on both emotions and goals laid the groundwork for her larger stream of work on time, money and happiness. Aaker published The Time-Ask Effect: The Happiness of Giving in 2008 with co-writer Wendy Liu, assistant professor of marketing at UCLA. The pair looked into participant willingness to donate to charitable causes by comparing participant response to requests for time with response to requests for money. We found that when you ask for money first, people step away, Aaker said. But not if you ask them for their time. According to Aakers findings, people believed in a link between happiness and donating time, and as a result were more inclined to donate their time. This led Aaker to an even broader finding the idea that happiness can be a mechanism that fuels action. The idea that something will make you happy drives powerful decision making, Aaker said. Aaker began to research how the meaning of personal happiness changes as one ages. Along with Sep Kamvar from the Institute for Computational and Mathematical Engineering at Stanford and Cassie Mogilner from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Aaker identified two primary types of happiness excited happiness and calm happiness. Kamvar, Mogilner and Aaker found that the younger generation defines happiness as excitement, while the older generation defines it as calmness. Our research suggests that you have to define the context their culture, their age, their setting, Aaker said. Once you know that, you can define happiness. As a result, definitions of happiness shift in regular ways depending on context. However, Aaker said, this does not mean that ones happiness cannot be manipulated. She described an exercise in which the experimenter used small manipulations to collect information

FORMULA FOR HAPPINESS

on varying definitions of happiness. Subjects were asked to breathe deeply or focus on the present for a given period of time, and were then asked what happiness meant to them. Your meaning of happiness can shift, and you, as a 17-, 18- or 19year-old, will start to view happiness as [a] 40-year-old [would], Aaker said. Students can thus take control of their happiness levels to make the most informed decisions. When caught up in a moment of angst-ridden excitement, Aaker recommends adopting a frame where happiness and peacefulness are more equated. I would expect individuals who are more conscious of these two states and who recognize their influence would make better decisions, Aaker said. Would that make them happier overall? Im not sure. Aakers approach to happiness differs from the clinical work done by Dr. Fred Luskin from the Stanford Prevention Research Center and Carole Pertofsky, director of wellness and health promotion services. Luskin and Pertofsky teach a class on happiness, whereas Aakers work focuses on designing companies and brands with happiness in mind. Students taking her GSB course this quarter, Designing Happiness, take a very data-driven approach to happiness, with marketing as the main concern. What we try to do . . . is give students first-hand knowledge of these types of insights and enable them to analyze data, Aaker said. This in turn helps them design stronger companies and brands. Aakers new iPhone application, the Designing Happiness Tool Kit, makes quantifying happiness accessible. Users take a moment of happiness and quantify it on a ten-point scale. Your stream starts to collect your moments of happiness all geo-tagged and time-tagged, Aaker said. Eventually, you can start to see this interface and collect all your happy moments. A lot of times you walk around not knowing whether youre happy or not, she added. Just taking a moment of happiness makes people recognize, Oh yeah, I am happy right now! Contact Elise Johnson at elisej@stanford.edu.

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Jennifer Aaker Ph.D. 95 teaches the course Designing Happiness, which applies her research in the science of happiness to the market.

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By ARIELLA AXLER
ith investment banking interviews, start-up recruitment and the chaos of summer job applications, winter quarter is a time when many students contemplate the direction of their career path. For some of these students, the private sector seems the logical next step for post-Stanford pursuits, but for others, the public sector has its own appeal. For these students, the Haas Center and Stanford in Government (SIG) team up together each year to offer a competitive summer internships program. I gained an international perspective while working on things that I cared about, said Rhodes Scholar Ishan Nath 12, a former member of The Daily Editorial Board. Because of the people I met and the opportunities that were opened [for me], my SIG Fellowship was one of the most important things that happened to me during my time at Stanford. After his sophomore year, Nath participated in an internship at the Carter Center in Atlanta as part of the SIG and Haas Center Summer Fellowships Program. Nath, an economics and earth systems major, worked for Jay Hakes, director of the National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling. After his summer work, Nath continued to pursue his interest in the subject through a six-month research project he completed while serving as a senior consultant on the commission. Stanford has a tremendous tradition dating back to Leland Stanford of preparing future leaders in the world, said Megan

Fogarty, director of fellowships and postgraduate service work at the Haas Center. The founding platform of the University is about making a difference in the world. Most students come to Stanford with commitment to the public good. According to the program website, SIG and the Haas Center seek to provide students with support to develop and implement innovative, collaborative service projects that address community needs. In the past six years, the program has worked especially hard to expand opportunities for students to become involved in the public sector. Students can work in Washington, D.C., for government organizations, ranging from the Health Resources and Services Administration to the Federal Energy Regulatory Committee. For those who want to remain on the West Coast, the program provides internships at the California Department of Finance and at the Environmental Defense Fund in San Francisco. Another key element of the fellowships program is the international fellowships component. Students who are selected for these fellowships spend their summers abroad in countries such as Peru, Taiwan, Ghana and Hungary, working on issues ranging from human and civil rights to environmental conservation. Fellowships at the Institute for Democracy in South Africa, the Reserve Bank of India and the Brookings Doha Center in Qatar are a few of the offered positions. I wanted to do something that would immerse me in the think tank world and allow me to deepen my interest in the Middle East. This internship was the perfect combination of that, said Miriam Marks 11, a coterm student in public policy and

Daily columnist who participated in the Brookings Doha Center SIG fellowship this past summer. Marks said that it was especially exciting to work in the Middle East in the midst of the Arab Spring. In addition to pre-arranged positions, the program offers funding for students to design their own project proposals. This option gives students who find a job that interests them in the public sector the opportunity to apply for a fellowship stipend to reduce financial strain. Past recipients of this fellowship have worked on Capitol Hill for senators and congressmen and at policy think tanks in California. The stipend program is a pilot initiative, recently founded in honor of the 50th anniversary of SIG. A survey distributed last year indicated a high demand for funding that would allow students to take on other internships in the public sector, precipitating the program. Forty percent of people [in a student survey] said their plans would have changed had they had funding to support an unpaid internship in public policy, said Lina Marie Hidalgo 13, SIG director of expansion planning. This year, SIG will disburse 10 stipends following two different application deadlines in February and April. The stipends range from $4,000 to $6,000 and are based on the internship location and the students financial aid status. SIG hopes to expand the program in upcoming years. Next year we hope to have 15 [stipends], and we hope to have secured an endowment to fund 40 internships by 2014, Hidalgo said.

She emphasized that students from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. In terms of selection, we give preference to students who demonstrate need, are non-majors in the field and . . . younger students [whom] we hope will continue to pursue public policy, she said. According to Fogarty, as a result of the support offered by the Haas Center and SIG in encouraging students to pursue professions in public service, there has been a drastic increase in postgraduate involvement and interest in the public sector. Of the Class of 2012, about 260 students have actively been to the Haas Center to explore a public service job, an increase from about 150 this time last year, Fogarty said. The Haas Center actively networks with alumni and the Career Development Center to make opportunities for jobs and internships widely available. While the fellowships promote professional engagement in the public sector, Nath emphasized that the private sector work can be considered public service. Public service is not just NGOs and politics, it is also anything you love that may contribute to society in a way, such as working for a tech company and doing great things for society, Nath said. Besides summer fellowships, Haas offers a variety of outlets for students to become involved in public service throughout the year. Any student that wants to do service during the year or after graduation should visit Haas, Fogarty said There is a wealth of support, and I urge folks to take advantage of it. Contact Ariella Axler at aaxler@stanford. edu.

Pathways to public service

Haas and SIG fellowships grant students opportunities in public service fields
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Miriam Marks 11 worked at the Brookings Doha Center in Qatar last summer through a SIG and Haas Center Summer Fellowship.

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ednesday, Feb. 8 was a momentous day for the residents and alumni of Chi Theta Chi, a student run cooperative house that is one of only two on-campus student residences not owned by the University. A collection of University officials (including the Vice Provost of Student Affairs, the Dean of Residential Education, and the Senior Associate Vice Provost for Residential & Dining Enterprises) told Chi Theta Chis managerial staff that the University planned to not renew Chi Theta Chis land lease, thereby bringing the house under University ownership. During the meeting, the University cited a number of reasons for its decision, including: Chi Theta Chis expired corporation status with the State of California (which means Chi Theta Chi cannot be held liable for incidents on its property), fire inspection violations and concerns about the comfort and safety of students who draw into the house but may not wish to live there. Currently, the University plans to begin collecting rent from residents starting spring quarter, to close the house over the summer for renovations (the first summer closure for the house in many years), and to reopen Chi Theta Chi as a fully integrated University co-op for the 2012-13 academic year. Reactions to the news across campus were largely negative. Students both within and outside of the co-op community expressed concern at the Universitys handling of the announcement, which came with minimal forewarning and little attempt to jointly resolve the situation. Students also expressed concern at the potential loss of one of only two private-title student residences on campus, and the only private-title residence open to all Stanford undergraduates via the Draw. The other private-title house, the all-male Sigma Chi fraternity, is typically only open to fraternity members during the academic year. As a private-title house, Chi Theta Chi offers

unique management opportunities for its residents beyond ordinary self-op and co-op managerial duties. Current and former residents also cite Chi Theta Chis work week a week before classes begin in September when all Chi Theta Chi residents work on house projects and Chi Theta Chis ability to stay open to students during the summer as other unique advantages that University-owned houses do not offer. Undoubtedly, Chi Theta Chi needs to address some of the Universitys complaints by, for instance, correcting fire inspection violations. This Board, however, wonders if the University could have pursued less drastic measures before unilaterally revoking Chi Theta Chis lease. We question, for instance, the University justifying its decision by citing a tax status issue that only arose this past August (and has since been resolved) and what amounts to a straw-man argument about student comfort and safety. Chi Theta Chi was one of the most desirable residences in the 2011-2012 housing draw, so random students with poor draw numbers are not being assigned to Chi Theta Chi; Chi Theta Chi could also easily convert to a 100 percent pre-assigned residence to formally eliminate any potential unhappy residents. Particularly in light of the Universitys decision to reinstate the Kappa Sigma fraternitys housing for the 2012-13 academic year, we argue that it is equitable to give Chi Theta Chi a similar second chance to allay the Universitys concerns. If Chi Theta Chi has not adequately addressed the Universitys concerns in a year, then revoking its land lease may be more justified. Chi Theta Chis independence produces a unique culture unlike any other residential culture on campus. The Facebook page in support of Chi Theta Chi is aptly titled Keep XOX weird. It would be a shame to unnecessarily compromise the independence of such a unique mainstay of campus culture.

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m going to let you in on a little secret: I wasnt planning on coming to Stanford. I know, its hard to stomach, particularly after last weeks column where I publicly declared my love for Stanford (which, for the record, still holds true). But back when I was in high school, I spent the majority of my senior year thinking that I would be attending a particular school over on the East Coast. I had applied to said school early action, and once I got in, I was on cloud nine. I had it all figured out: I was going to major in bioengineering, join a sorority and live it up in the snow (Im not entirely sure how I tricked myself into thinking this I live in California and own a portable space heater). I was convinced, and I was in the midst of packing my bags when something happened: I got into Stanford. I still remember reading the email that welcomed me to the Class of 2014. I was sitting on my bed and staring at my computer screen while my mom, who was downstairs in the kitchen, remained completely unaware of the news I had just received. It was only after a few minutes of disbelief that I managed to walk over to the stairs and yell, Hey Mom . . . I just got into Stanford. It was right then that my slightly-less-than-a-quarter-life crisis began. I had never really thought about what I would do if I got into Stanford, so when I did get in, I had absolutely no idea what to do with myself. I spent hours making pro/con lists and seeking out students at both colleges in order to try and determine who was happi-

er. I even attended both admit weekends, but as the May 1 deadline drew near, I found myself no closer to making a decision. It wasnt until one night at dinner, when I totally freaked out (typical crazed But what if I make the wrong choice?!?! stuff), that my parents finally spoke up and suggested that I attend Stanford. I quickly shut up and asked them for their reasoning, which led to hours of discussion at the dinner table that gave me plenty of new pros and cons for my lists. The next morning, after careful deliberation, I approached my parents and told them that I was ready to make a deposit to secure my place at Stanford University, and the waterworks began. I cried, my mom cried, we all cried, and long story short here I am now. Now, the only reason I was reminded of this story was because I am a sophomore, and I, like many of my fellow Fourteen-ers, am currently in the process of figuring out my major. iDeclare Week was just a few weeks ago, and at the various events there was one particular piece of advice that I remember hearing multiple times: Remember, its not your parents education. Its yours. From the moment we commit to Stanford, we are encouraged to take advantage of the Universitys vast resources and collaborate with the Stanford community. We are taught to seek advice and learn from our peers, our professors, our advisors and even alumni. Despite this, however, we are never told or even reminded that it is still okay to get help from our original mentors our par-

Ravali Reddy
ents. For 18 years of our lives, before we became Stanford students, we were our parents kids first. They raised us and helped us become the individuals we are today, individuals who got into Stanford. Doesnt raising Stanford students qualify them as members of the Stanford community? Now, Im not telling you to orient yourself and head off in whatever direction your parents point you toward. When it comes down to it, President Hennessy and Vice Provost Elam are completely right: at the end of the day, this is your education, and more importantly, your life. You should be making your own decisions, and you should be making ones that make you happy. But its important to remember that making your own decisions doesnt mean you need to shut other people out of your life. So next time youre worried about picking your major or stressing about a midterm, instead of whining to your roommate, try picking up the phone and giving your parents a call. Regardless of whether you take their advice, Im sure youll leave them with a smile on their faces. Speaking of majors, Ravali would love to hear about how you chose yours. Email her at ravreddy@stanford.edu.

BURSTING THE BUBBLE

Lamenting the loss of IHUM

Edward Ngai
miliar with. So why do we hate IHUM so much? Because at the end of the day, many of us are forced to take humanities classes were not interested in. The very least the IHUM program could do is let us apply the humanities to areas we are passionate about. If youre going to force us to eat spinach at the buffet, at least let us heap on the ranch. But instead of being offered classes that address our interests like a medical humanities IHUM exploring the world of bioethics, or a social sciences IHUM relating morality to government and economics we get to choose between such diverse offerings as Poetic Justice, Epic Journeys, Inventing Classics and What is a Classic? Never mind all the other amazing classes you wish you had the units to take. Youre stuck in the salad line, the buffet consisting of religious classics, Russian classics and Greek and Roman classics. Bon appetit. Compound this with the diffi-

tudents hate IHUM. Assigned books are conspicuously crisp and unmarked. There are rows of empty bike racks in front of a half-empty auditorium by week three. I have so much IHUM reading, a dormmate complains. No response. A snort, and maybe a snigger somewhere. Some people sigh. Fact is, if youre still doing your IHUM reading in week six, you probably need a heavier course load. Its such a shame, really, that this is the state of freshman-year humanities at one of the worlds top-ranked humanities schools. Because whether we like IHUM or not, the humanities should play some role in every college students education, no matter what you want to do or who you want to be. The humanities can teach us to think critically and analyze connotations, undercurrents and contexts as well as what is on the page. Reading the stories of other characters, real or fictional, can teach us about ethics, morality and our role on earth. We can see the follies of humankind in text and perhaps even realize that, in some ways, were not so different here in flesh. Those arent skills only for humanities majors. Those are broadbased, critical-thinking, big-picture skills that everyone should be fa-

culty of scheduling two quarters in advance and the potential conflicts with other classes, and youre pretty much dealt a hand where you might have to take a class you couldnt care less about. And say in some alternate reality we are willing to walk into our IHUM class and give it a fair shot. After all, it focuses on close reading, rhetorical analysis and textual arguments. These are all very important skills. But some have found that their repeated attempts to relate the works of antiquity to the 21st century have been rebuffed on the grounds that it is beyond the scope of the assignment. In the humanities, this is probably true. We probably shouldnt extrapolate too much and should rather focus on how the text reads. But for a HumBio major? Few of us are interested in the material

to begin with. Now we cant even relate these texts to the things we do care about? No wonder that however wellintentioned we are going into the program, we inevitably end up disillusioned with IHUM. In truth, our hatred of IHUM should not be that difficult to change. Stanford should move IHUM in a more interdisciplinary direction, relating the humanities to science, medicine, political science and fine arts. Indeed, this would do much to prove to skeptical college students that the humanities are crucial and omnipresent no matter what we intend to pursue in the future. But as Stanford does away with IHUM in the near future, replacing it with a waffly thinking course that essentially waives the requirement to have any exposure to the humanities over a four-year

college career, the University is throwing the baby out with the bathwater. We should reaffirm the role of the humanities in a wellrounded, elite education by using an approach that proves their worth and ubiquity in other fields to students; instead, we are simply enlarging the hoops through which freshmen are forced to jump. Worse still, we will no longer require Stanford graduates to have at least acquainted themselves with the humanities and their teachings: lessons of morality, society and the human condition. And it is the loss of those lessons, if not necessarily the IHUM program itself, which is worth lamenting. Disagree? Ed wants to hear what you think. Email him at edngai @stanford.edu or tweet him @edngai.

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SPORTS
Miles

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Jacoby is my Homeboy

The ballad of great Jeremy Lin

h, what could have been, if we had just held onto him! With the basketball team quickly falling back to earth, so soon after a hot start had many among us dreaming of once again watching the Cardinal in the Big Dance, it has been hard to escape the incredible story of a young man who played his high school ball just across the street at Palo Alto High School. His team won a state title, and he was named the state player of the year by several associations. A boy with a 4.2 GPA in high school, he seemed like the perfect candidate for Stanford, particularly given the transition from Paly to the Farm, which is literally just a few hundred yards, wouldnt be too difficult. But the Cardinals then-coach Trent Johnson dropped the ball almost as badly as Bills wide receiver Stevie Johnson, not offering a scholarship to the 6-foot-3 point guard who averaged 15 points, seven assists, six rebounds and five steals per game his senior season on a team that was 32-1. The problem was that then-Stanford coach Trent Johnson reportedly [messed] this thing up bad, really bad, according to Paly coach Peter Diepenbrock. Johnson supposedly did not offer him a scholarship because he had only one more offer left and was already set to let one of two-highly recruited players, Landry Fields or DaVeed Dildy, take the slot. The local kid took off for Harvard, and the rest, as they say, is history. But the addition of the exact thing that Stanford mens basketball has been missing over the past four years, an outstanding pure point guard, could well have bridged the gap between the Lopez brothers and Fields and the current solid sophomore class. Instead, the Cardinal has been an afterthought on the nations college basketball radar, not making the NCAA Tournament or even the NIT since 2008. Oh, what might have been, if we had just held onto Jeremy . . . There once was a young boy named Jeremy, he went to Paly just across the street; In high school he was a man among boys, with good hands, strong will and quick feet. As young Jeremy got older and bigger, his play began to make people talk: That boy has got quite a bright future; to him all the colleges will flock. But though Paly won a state title, poor Jeremy could not catch a break;

Mixed results define first two tournaments

By AUSTIN BLOCK

CONTRIBUTING WRITER

n its first tournament of the spring season, the Stanford mens golf team took third place at the Amer Ari Invitational on the strength of freshman Patrick Rodgers third-place finish and junior Andrew Yuns final round 65. Heading into the final round of the tournament, held at the Kings Course on Hawaiis Big Island, Stanford was nine-under and tied for fifth, but the team posted an 11-under 277 on the last day to vault into third place and finish at -20. Yuns seven-under 65 was tied for the lowest round of the tournament. No. 1 Texas, which won the tournament by 10 shots, and No. 4 USC were the only schools to finish ahead of the Cardinal. We got off to not the greatest start, but to come back and finish the way we did with such a good field is very promising, a good way to start the winter season, so thats always nice, said senior captain Wilson Bowen. I think we were the low team if you look at the last two days, so just not quite the best start. A few days after the tournament, the Golf Coaches Association of America honored both Yun and Rodgers by placing them on the 28-player Ben Hogan Award watch list. The Hogan Award, given annually to the best mens collegiate golfer, is awarded at the end of the spring season. Entering this weeks San Diego Intercollegiate, the Cardinal was ranked No. 5 in the nation by Golfweek, but the team stumbled in its opening round at the San Diego Country Club, shooting a team score of +19 on Monday. This time, the Cardinal was unable to recover from its slow start and finished eighth, 32 shots behind tournament-winner No. 11 Washington. Rodgers, currently the nations No. 3 college golfer, led the team with an individual score of six-over and

finished 17th. It was his first finish outside the top 10 in six college tournaments. Junior Steven Kearney, a native of San Diego, called the course extremely difficult. So far this season it seems that we always manage to have three guys play really well, but our fourth and fifth man struggle to post low scores, Kearney said. In a game where you must count four out of five total scores, we need to have everyone play well on the same day. That is how you win golf tournaments as a team. We are only as strong as our fifth man. The team now has a two-week break before traveling to Las Vegas for the Southern Highlands Collegiate Masters, which starts March 9. Bowen said the event, which the Cardinal does not usually play, attracts a strong field every year. Following the Las Vegas tournament, the Cardinal plays two more tournaments before competing in the Pac-12 Championship and NCAA Regionals. Despite the teams disappointing finish in San Diego, Kearney believes the Cardinal can win the national championship. There is no doubt in my mind that we are the best team in the country, Kearney said. Many guys on the team have had very glorified junior careers, and we all know how to win. We won our first tournament of the season by 16 shots, which is almost unheard of in college golf. He pointed out the strengths of teammates like Rodgers and Yun, who he said play consistently well every tournament, and the elite tournament experience of the teams starting lineup as evi-

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MEN FALTER IN KLAHNS RETURN

CARD LOSES AT HOME TO FRESNO STATE
By DASH DAVIDSON
STAFF WRITER

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The Stanford mens tennis team suffered a tough defeat on Tuesday afternoon at the hands of a resilient Fresno State squad. In a very close, back-and-forth match, the Bulldogs were able to rebound from losing the doubles point and clinch the match four points to three during a particularly intense round of singles play. The teams were locked in a tight match from the very beginning of the day. After more than three hours of play, only two points had been decided the Cardinal with one after winning the doubles point and the Bulldogs with the other after a win on court five. The three top court matches all went to three sets all of them could have gone either way and sounds of fierce rallies and primal screams echoed off the stands of a sparsely populated Taube Family Tennis Stadium. The Stanford squad was playing without two of its top singles players: senior Bradley Klahn, who remains sidelined from singles play with a back injury, and junior Dennis Lin, who was out of the lineup with an undisclosed ailment. Klahn did make his highly anticipated dual-match debut as a doubles player, teaming up with usual partner Ryan Thacher in their victory on the No. 1 doubles court. Klahns dou-

bles return gives Cardinal fans some positive hope for his return to singles action, as the team has been somewhat listless in his absence. The unavailability of Klahn and Lin in singles play resulted in the teams two freshmen, John Morrissey and Robert Stineman, playing on the third and fourth singles courts, their highest assignments of the season. As has been their tendency all year, the rookies rose to the challenge, providing the Cardinal with their only two singles wins of the afternoon. The match ultimately came down to the No. 1 singles court, where Thacher was doing battle with fellow senior Remi Boutillier. Boutillier and Thacher have seen a lot of each other over the years, and both are ranked in the top 40 of the collegiate singles rankings, with Thacher at No. 37 and Boutillier at No. 14. The match was a classic seesaw affair, with Boutillier taking the first set, Thacher the second and the third decided by a tiebreaker, which Boutillier managed to win, 7-5. The Cardinal has had difficulty building momentum this season, with just two wins last weeks victories over Hawaii and Brigham Young University in its last five matches. Last Friday, following the victory over BYU, Thacher spoke of the need to refocus and get back on the winning track, a need that the Cardinal will have to address in its 11-day break from dual-match play. In the interim, Stanford will travel to Charlottesville, Va., this weekend to compete in the ITA National Team Indoor Championships. Contact Dash Davidson at dashd@stanford.edu.

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Senior Bradley Klahn, who has been sidelined with a back injury, made his season debut on Tuesday in a doubles match with partner Ryan Thacher. The pair won, but the team fell.

STEWART AND KAUPPILA TALK SHOP

By JACK BLANCHAT
MANAGING EDITOR

With the No. 2 Stanford baseball team kicking off its season this Friday, The Stanford Daily sat down with sophomore shortstop Lonnie Kauppila and junior centerfielder Jake Stewart to talk shop before No. 10 Vanderbilt comes to Sunken Diamond. The Stanford Daily (TSD): First of all, what was the teams reaction to being ranked the countrys preseason No. 2 team by Baseball America? Lonnie Kauppila (LK): We were stoked; we didnt really expect to be that high. We expected to be pretty high, but being up at No. 2 is kind of a statement. Honestly, being No. 2 and seeing that makes each and every one of us work just as hard, if not harder, just to maintain that spot. Jake Stewart (JS): When that ranking first came out, we were surprised. We expected to be up there just because of our situation last year, where we made it to regionals and we had a lot of guys coming back, but I didnt think that we expected to be as high as No. 2. I dont think thats really changed our work

ethic coming to the field every day, though. Our goal is to outwork every team in the country, our coaches say it every day, and even if we had been ranked sixth, seventh, 10th, 12th or 15th, that still would have been our goal. TSD: With so many returning starters from a quality team last season, whats the mood been like so far for the team this year? LK: Personally, I feel that this is the closest team Ive ever been on. Were all on the same page; we all work hard, not only for the team but also for ourselves individually, because we want to be the best that we can be. When we do that as a team, we can ultimately come together and try and achieve that one goal of going to Omaha and ultimately winning either a Pac-12 championship or a national championship. JS: Personally, this is the coolest team Ive ever been on because of the fact that everybodys so close and works so hard together . . . Its cool for me because its not just the fact that everybodys such great teammates, it goes beyond that. Everybody on the team is the biggest fans of everybody else on

the team. We love watching each other play as much as we love playing beside each other. Ive never been on a team thats like that. TSD: After losing a couple critical parts of the bullpen last season, like Los Angeles Dodgers first-round pick Chris Reed, how do you expect the pitching staff to do this season? LK: To be honest, I think that our pitching staff is just as good as it was last year. I mean we did lose Chris, which was a big hit to our team, and [White Sox draft pick Scott] Snodgress, too, but I think the key this year is just throwing strikes and letting the other teams beat us. I feel that with our quick outfield and with our almost stellar infield, we can beat anyone as long as our pitchers just get it over the plate and as long as we hit, because we do have probably one of the best lineups in the country. TSD:With seven of the teams best hitters returning, what are some of the teams offensive goals for this season? LK:Weve talked about it, and we think

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Sophomore Lonnie Kauppila, who played second base last year, will be making the transition back to shortstop, in which he has the most experience. Kauppila and the No. 2 baseball team will kick off their season at home against Vanderbilt.

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GYMNASTICS BATTLES IN BERKELEY

By CONNOR SCHERER
CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Last Sunday, both the mens and womens gymnastics squads traveled to the East Bay, seeking important victories in hostile territory. While the womens team left Cals Haas Pavilion with a dominant win, ending a two-meet losing streak, the men returned to the Farm disappointed, falling to Cal and top-ranked Oklahoma. Coming into the meet against Cal (4-3), the Stanford womens gymnastics team (5-2) looked to end one streak while extending another. The Cardinal had lost two consecutive meets on the road to Pac-12 opponents first at Oregon State and the following weekend at UCLA and faced yet another hostile environment at Berkeley. However, the Card has had impressive success against Cal in recent history, going undefeated against the Golden Bears since 2000, and 34-1 dating back to 1996. Stanford achieved on both counts, as strong performances from veterans and younger gymnasts alike helped the team come away with a 196.175-194.725 decision over rival Cal. The Card took an early lead on the floor exercise, earning a total team score of 48.775, good enough for a 0.150-point lead. Freshman Pauline Hanset was especially strong, earning her first collegiate victory and scoring 9.850 in the

event for the third time this year. It was nice to see all of her hard work pay off this weekend, said head coach Kristen Smyth. She performed a beautiful floor routine and was rewarded for her efforts. The Cardinal held a 0.500-point lead going into the third round, which was extended by junior Nicole Daytons strong 9.875 on vault. Dayton won the event for Stanford, and the team put up a total score of 48.950 in the event. Stanford excelled on the bars, putting up a season-best score of 49.400. Each of Stanfords gymnasts scored a 9.800 or higher, highlighted by senior Nicole Pechanec, who scored a 9.925. Although Pechanec competed in just one event on Sunday rather than her usual four, the 9.925 was a personal best and a team-high in the uneven bars for the season. With a commanding 1.125point lead going into the final round, the Cardinal looked to seal up the victory with a solid round on the beam and did so with a team score of 49.050. Sophomore Shona Morgan and freshman Ivana Hong both earned impressive scores of 9.900 to win the event. The victory also marked the first collegiate win for Hong, who Smyth described as one of the best in the country on balance beam. Junior Ashley Morgan took home her first all-around victory of the season with a score of 39.175, while sophomore captain Amanda big, scoring often and against anyone, But the scouts still said,No way! In the League, you wont even score one. So Jeremy went back to the drawing board, his NBA dreams un-obscured, Until at last the Warriors came calling, his place on a team now assured. The story almost stopped there, in Oaklands not-so-bright lights, But there was more to be written (and more to be smitten); his name was primed for new heights. But little Jeremy as many once knew him, isnt that same Jeremy anymore; He got a chance with the Knicks, plus some flashy new kicks, and

Spinner made her official collegiate debut after being sidelined for two years by injury with a 9.750 on beam. This Saturday, Stanford will compete against Brown and Bridgeport at the Metroplex Challenge in Fort Worth, Texas. The No. 5 Stanford mens gymnastics team faced a familiar opponent in No. 7 Cal (4-3), as Sunday was the fourth time the two teams have met this season. Also at the meet were the No. 1 Oklahoma Sooners (8-1), marking the first time the two teams faced each other this season. Competing without freshman Brian Knott, who is out for the season due to injury, the Cardinal (43) faced a daunting task: squaring off against two of the nations premier programs with a depleted roster. After beating Cal in its last two meetings this season, Stanford (343.700) placed third in Sundays meet behind both the Sooners (351.600) and the Golden Bears (349.400). After two rounds, the Card was in second place behind Oklahoma. However, struggles on the pommel horse prevented the Cardinal from decreasing the deficit, instead dropping the team to third place, where it would stay for the rest of the afternoon. Stanford did defend its No. 1 ranking in vault with a strong team score of 58.900, led by junior Eddie Penev (15.500), redshirt freshman moved off his brothers living room floor. All the points, the assists, the great highlights, we watch on the edge of our seats, As Jeremy plays like a reckless tiger, and we cheer his many great feats. In 100 years things might be quite different, and the world might dissolve into sin; But one thing will be shared forever: the ballad of great Jeremy Lin. Despite his love for Jeremy Lin, Miles Bennett-Smith will never, ever leave Tim Tebows strong embrace. Request to hear Miles epic poem about Timothy Richard at milesbs@stanford.edu or on Twitter @smilesbsmith.

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Freshman Pauline Hanset helped the Cardinal to an early lead in its meet against California, earning a 9.850 on the floor exercise and her first collegiate victory. The Cardinal defeated Cal 196.175-194.725.
Sean Senters (15.100) and sophomore Cale Robinson (14.900). Both Penev and Robinson posted season-high scores in the event. The Cardinal also put together its best performance on high bar for the season, posting a team score of 57.800. Redshirt sophomore Paul Hichwa led the team in the event with a 14.800, his best high bar score on the season, while Penev was close behind with a 14.700. Another highlight for the Cardinal was redshirt junior Jordan Nolff, who captured the title in rings with a 15.300. As a whole, the team struggled to compete at its potential, scoring 4.700 points lower than its last meet. However, Stanford will have an opportunity to quickly reverse the trend as it faces Cal yet again, as well as the Japanese College AllStars, at Burnham Pavilion on Saturday evening at 7 p.m. Contact Connor Scherer at cscherer@stanford.edu.

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No schools offered him scholarships, they saw flaws that he just couldnt shake. With no chances for him on the West Coast, Jeremy took his game to the East; At Harvard he found himself wanted, and in Ammakers style at peace. In Beantown, Jeremy found a fast rhythm, pushing the ball up the court and down; The Ivy League could not contain him: not Penn, not Princeton and not Brown. And soon little Jeremy became

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we should honestly be putting up six to seven runs a game. One through eight, one through nine, we dont know who some of the hitters are going to be, but one through seven or eight is just going to be brutal for the other pitchers. I kind of feel bad for them, knowing that after you face Stewart, Gaffney and Piscotty you still have to deal with Ragira, Wilson and Kenny, so theres no one that you can really look to to get an out. JS: We feel as if Piscotty and Ragira are the two best pure hitters in the country, so having those two guys back-to-back . . . we feel like every single time they come up, they can get a hit. If we get on base, we know one of those two is going to drive us in. Its hard to get past those two and get them both out. Its pretty much impossible. Theyre about as good as it gets in college baseball. TSD: Even with all the returning starters, there are still some open spots left in the starting lineup who do you expect to have a breakout season this year? LK: I think [redshirt junior] Christian Griffiths is going to make a comeback; he hurt himself last year, redshirted last year, so I think he could make a big impact on our team, especially being a switch hitter. As for freshmen, we expect some of the pitchers to really step up because they have a good opportunity to make it in the rotation and give the team the depth that

we need. We expect [freshmen pitchers] David Schmidt, Spenser Linney and John Hochstatter to do some things that are kind of unexpected of them in their first year. TSD: Lonnie, youve switched from second base last season to shortstop this year. How has that transition been for you, and do you expect to stay at short this entire season? LK: Ive played shortstop all my life, so actually last year transferring to second base was kind of a big transition for me. I kind of didnt know what to expect. Now that Ive been more on the left side of the infield this year, its been awesome. I cant explain how comfortable and how at home I feel at shortstop. Im hoping I can get the playing time I want, but overall, as long as were winning I dont have a problem with playing either shortstop or second base. TSD: Finally, how nice is it to start with four of the first five series of the season at home, especially after going on the road for the first three series of the year last season? LK: Its nice being at home; last year was kind of hectic, especially being a freshman. Traveling three weekends in a row is a little rattling, especially dealing with crowds and umpires and all that, so its kind of comforting to have them come to our place this year and to be in our home environment. I think its going to do a lot more good than bad. Contact Jack Blanchat at blanchat @stanford.edu.

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dence of the squads potential. If we can all put together the round that we are capable of, there is no team that can beat us, Kearney added. Its only a matter of time before it happens, and I have a feeling it is going to be very soon. Despite the recent setback, he defended his teams chances come May, particularly against those who doubt Stanfords ability to perform in high-pressure situations.

The way I see it, we are the underdog right now, he said. We havent played our best yet this season, and the media questions our ability to play well under pressure after not making it through Regionals last year in Indiana. I have seen every guy on this team shoot in the mid-60s on difficult courses, so there is no doubt that we can pull it off. But most of all, he added, nothing would be better than beating [No. 3] UCLA and USC on their home track to bring home an NCAA Championship. Contact Austin Block at aeblock @stanford.edu.

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