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Instructor Ala Ebteka gives Christina Chan, a computer science graduate student, a few pointers during a drawing class in the Rodin Sculpture Garden. The University has the largest collection of Rodin sculptures outside of France.
Nobels take on D.C. in fight for funding
Prize winners argue for more fed. research money
NEWS|
James Stewart wasn’t the only outsider to take Washington, D.C. by storm.
Prof. Roger Kornberg and Prof. Andrew Fire, who both won the Nobel Prize last year, “went to Washington” earlier this month.
Their mission: get more congressional support for science research.
Tobacco vote today
NEWS|
The Faculty Senate will vote today on a controversial resolution that would bar tobacco companies from funding University-sponsored research projects.
Bavarian minister pitches green tech.
NEWS|
Bavaria’s state economic minister told a crowd of more than 100 local businessmen and academics gathered in the Faculty Club last night that California and Bavaria should work together to develop the alternative energies of the future.
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Freshman outfielder Toby Gerhart, shown here against Oregon State in April, had four runs on five hits in one three-game series against the Beavers this year.
Double Time
SPORTS|
For Toby Gerhart, the learning curve has been steep. The freshman outfielder is the latest in a long line of Stanford two-sport athletes, splitting his time between the diamond and the gridiron.
Ready for Regionals
SPORTS|
The No. 18 Stanford softball team begins its postseason run against No. 23 Fresno State tonight at home, with Smith Family Stadium a site for the 2007 NCAA Regionals.
Golf enters NCAAs
SPORTS|
After a disappointing fourth-place finish at the Pacific-10 Conference Championships, the No. 2 Stanford men’s golf team is looking to step up its game at the NCAA West Regional, today through Saturday in Tempe, Ariz.
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Editorial: Vote no on tobacco ban
OPINIONS|
This afternoon, the Faculty Senate will consider and potentially vote on a proposal that would ban Stanford researchers from accepting funding from tobacco companies. Such a policy might seem like an obvious move at first, but a more careful examination of the ban’s potential impact leads us to urge the Senate to vote against it.