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Striking janitors, along with their friends, families and supporters, stood outside the Quad Wednesday afternoon in protest of their employer, ABM Janitorial Services. #gallery http://stanforddaily.com/image/full/9231
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Striking janitors, along with their friends, families and supporters, stood outside the Quad Wednesday afternoon in protest of their employer, ABM Janitorial Services.

Janitors strike for wages

Rally on East Campus draws crowd of supporters
By Devin Banerjee
NEWS| Nearly 100 University janitors went on strike yesterday after reaching a stalemate in contract negotiations with ABM Janitorial Services, an outside contractor that supplies workers to Stanford.

Faculty salaries differ by speciality, tenure

By Nikhil Joshi
NEWS| Numbers from Stanford reveal that the average salary figure is brought up by high salaries at the professional schools. Furthermore, the average faculty salaries lag well behind coach and administrator salaries, though by a smaller margin than at other schools.

Plans for green buildings outlined

By Mike Ding
NEWS| Y2E2 won’t be Stanford’s only green building in the years to come — students can count on massive University efforts to reduce energy consumption over the next few decades.

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Alex Gits

Fresh feet

By Anarghya Vardhana
SPORTS| A freshman standout on the Stanford track and field team, Gits’ day follows a “typical runner’s schedule:” get up, run, eat, class, eat, class, run again, study and homework, and finally sleep.

Barte advances to NCAA second round

By Anthony Nguyen
SPORTS| A day after being named the 2008 ITA National Rookie of the Year, freshman Hilary Barte advanced in the NCAA Singles Championship with a 4-6, 6-2, 6-0 opening round win over UNLV’s Elena Gantcheva.

Steady in relief

By Roxie Dickinson
SPORTS| Every time head coach Mark Marquess waves to the bullpen late in the game, Cardinal baseball fans have faith in knowing that they can count on freshman closer Drew Storen to get the job done.

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