SPORTS | Men’s volleyball avenged earlier losses to Cal State Northridge with an emphatic sweep to win the MPSF Tournament. The win gave Stanford an automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament, which was held at Maples Pavilion this year.

Women’s water polo had a disappointing MPSF, finishing third, but was still awarded the No. 1 seed for the upcoming NCAA Tournament.

The Farm played host to its biggest track and field meet of the year, the Payton Jordan Cardinal Invitational. Stanford athletes had a number of wins and top performances, but the highlight of the night was professional runner Chris Solinsky, who pulled away from favorite Galen Rupp to shatter the American record in the 10,000 meters.

By defeating host Denver in overtime, Stanford’s women’s lacrosse team won the MPSF Tournament and assured itself a spot in the play-in game for the NCAA Tournament.

Two wins from a national title, the Cardinal headed into the NCAA Tournament with the No. 1 seed and high spirits. Led by senior setter Kawika Shoji, who was named National Player of the Year, Stanford eased past No. 4 seed Ohio State with a resounding sweep to make it to Saturday’s final against No. 3 seed Penn State.

In today’s Daily, a courtside breakdown on the final win.

— Jacob Jaffe

NEWS | A years-old debate on the University’s investment in and divestment from companies in the Middle East resurfaced last week as a group calling itself Campaign Restore Hope emerged, distributing petition fliers in dorms and saying it might push for an ASSU Undergraduate Senate resolution on divestment. (Senator Mohammad Ali ’10 backs CRH.) Pro-investment group Invest for Peace, which has ties to the Stanford Israel Alliance, also emerged. The Senate did not agree on when to make way for next year’s elected students, making a divestment bill unlikely before the end of the quarter. But CRH claimed a victory in raising awareness about the issue  and pledged future cooperation with community members.

Mentioned in the debate last week was the University’s Advisory Panel on Investment Responsibility & Licensing, which recently approved a student-led proposal for Stanford to acknowledge the potential impact of its investments in the conflict-ridden Democratic Republic of the Congo.

A handful of Stanford students participate in ROTC — and must travel to nearby universities like San Jose State to do so. They shared their experiences in a panel on Tuesday hosted by the Truman Service Initiative, as the debate renews about whether or not to bring the ROTC program back to Stanford.

Stanford nurses submitted a counterproposal to Stanford hospitals in an ongoing labor union dispute, but the hospitals said talks are over unless nurses accept Stanford’s “last, best and final” offer.

And Granada, the dorm on west campus, started locking its shower rooms after a peeping Tom report — not the last of such reports this spring.

That, plus the University board of trustees’ report on their retreat to Yale, in today’s Daily.

— Elizabeth Titus

FEATURES | We hit the trail with writer Zoe Leavitt, who trekked around Stanford’s 8,180-acre campus on the annual moderated Walk the Farm tour put on the by the Bill Lane Center for the American West. Check out what Stanford’s top environmental profs are saying about climate change…and how, after 21 miles, Leavitt just wanted a change of shoes.

Hitting the gym or hitting the books is the question for Stanford’s myriad student athletes. We took an insiders’ look at how members of Stanford’s Division 1 teams balance their competing passions for athletics and academics.

Damn, it feels good to be a banker — or does it? Stephanie Liou talked to undergrads planning on heading to Wall Street as they explain that going into finance isn’t selling your soul.

We rounded out the week with a look at the d.school’s new home on Escondido Mall. It’s a building that oozes design philosophy — there are no cubicles in this place. Take a look at the new features and ideate away.