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Members of the Stanford community held a candlelight vigil on March 19th in White Plaza to commemorate the fourth anniversary of the Iraq War. #gallery http://stanforddaily.com/image/full/7112
Alvin Chow

Members of the Stanford community held a candlelight vigil on March 19th in White Plaza to commemorate the fourth anniversary of the Iraq War.

Admissions office reports records across the board

Historic number of applications yields record-low admission rate
By The Daily News Staff
NEWS| On Friday, the Office of Undergraduate Admission announced that a total of 2,465 applicants were accepted to the University this year. Admitted students have until May 1 to decide whether to accept Stanford’s offer.

Grad schools ranked highly

By The Daily News Staff
NEWS| Stanford is the only university in the country listed in the top 10 of all five major graduate school disciplines, according to the 2008 U.S. News & World Report rankings released Friday.

Auto burglaries flare up

By Rahul Kanakia
NEWS| After a series of on-campus car burglaries which began early in February, the Department of Public Safety has issued a number of warnings urging students to lock their car doors and to remove valuables from their vehicles.

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Senior center Brooke Smith saw her Stanford career ended early against Florida State in the NCAA second round. #gallery http://stanforddaily.com/image/full/7111
Alvin Chow

Senior center Brooke Smith saw her Stanford career ended early against Florida State in the NCAA second round.

Men's hoops trounced by Louisville

By Daniel Novinson
SPORTS| Stanford played lethargically all afternoon, getting beat to seemingly every rebound and loose ball, and Louisville hardly broke a sweat, using a 22-3 run to build a 46-20 halftime lead and cruise to a 78-58 victory.

Women fall in second round upset

By Haley Murphy
SPORTS| The second-seeded Stanford Cardinal (29-5), then ranked fifth in the nation, lost in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Mar. 19 to the tenth-seeded Florida State Seminoles (24-9) who won 68-61.

Fencing fares well at NCAAs

By Andrew Shen
SPORTS| The Stanford fencing team returned from the NCAA hampionships in New Jersey with an impressive ninth place finish, the highest among Western Region teams.

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Stranded students at Caltrain: Hopefully no more

By Editorial Board
OPINIONS| Nothing is more frustrating than returning to campus from an amazing spring break, only to find oneself stranded at the Palo Alto Caltrain station. That situation will, hopefully, be fixed by Parking and Transportation Services' extended Marguerite schedules for the weekends of spring break.

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