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Football: Nunes ready to make first career start as Cardinal faces San Jose State in season opener

George Chen
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Aug. 31, 2012
Redshirt sophomore placekicker Jordan Williamson has matured mentally since missing the game-winning field goal for the Cardinal in last season's Fiesta Bowl, where Stanford eventually lost to Oklahoma State 41-38. The kicker credits the team for helping him his regain confidence, "If I didn’t have the supportive teammates and coaches like I did, it would’ve been really difficult to come back. Stanford students as well, they were just phenomenal and showed great support." (JIM SHORIN/Stanfordphoto.com)

Football preview: Kicker Williamson returns with a mature mindset; Montgomery, Terrell poised to dazzle in return game

George Chen
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Aug. 29, 2012
Then-juniors Shayne Skov (center) and Jarek Lancaster (right) celebrate after a 57-3 win over San Jose State on Sept. 3, 2011. Just two weeks later, when Skov injured his ACL and MCL, Lancaster was forced to fill in for the Cardinal's star linebacker, and the rest is history. Lancaster would lead the team with 70 tackles last season. (JIM SHORIN/StanfordPhoto.com)

Football preview: Stars Skov and Thomas lead linebackers, but others’ experience makes Card unstoppable

Joseph Beyda
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Aug. 28, 2012
Redshirt junior defensive end Ben Gardner played a vital role in Stanford's stingy run defense that allowed less than 85 yard per game on the ground, good enough for fourth in the nation. (JOHN TODD/Stanfordphoto.com)

Football preview: With depth on defensive line, Cardinal looks to emulate last season’s stingy run defense

George Chen
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Aug. 26, 2012
Captain running back Stepfan Taylor, a strong preseason candidate for the Doak Walker Award, enters his senior year with back-to-back 1000-yard rushing seasons under his belt. Needing 1,264 yards to become the all-time Stanford rushing leader, Taylor has worked on his flexibility and ability to read defenses prior to the snap during the off-season. (DON FERIA/Stanfordphoto.com)

Football preview: Taylor, Wilkerson ready to lead Stanford’s high-powered running game

George Chen
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Aug. 24, 2012
Redshirt junior quarterback Josh Nunes will take charge of the Stanford offense this season after beating out redshirt sophomore Brett Nottingham and redshirt freshman Kevin Hogan for the job. "In all the empirical evidence that we’ve collected, Josh has been the most consistent," explained head coach David Shaw while announcing the decision Tuesday. (CASEY VALENTINE/Stanfordphoto.com)

Football preview: With Nunes at the helm, Stanford passing game reloads for another big season

Joseph Beyda
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Aug. 23, 2012
The Cardinal offensive line

Football preview: Powerful offensive line anchored by freshman talent and veteran leadership

George Chen
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Aug. 22, 2012
Workers test graphics and camera angles before the Pac-12 Networks' first live event, Stanford's women's soccer home opener against Santa Clara. "We have triple backups," explained Pac-12 Networks Executive Vice President and General Manager Lydia Murphy-Stephens. (JOSEPH BEYDA/The Stanford Daily)

Pac-12 Networks televises Card’s 6-1 win in women’s soccer home opener, its first live event

Joseph Beyda
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Aug. 20, 2012
Thinking Matters is slated to replace IHum as the new freshman humanities requirement. (LORENA RINCON-CRUZ/The Stanford Daily)

Thinking Matters the next step in ‘cyclical’ humanities requirements

Rachel Beyda
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Aug. 16, 2012
Redshirt sophomore Brett Nottingham (above)

Football preview: Nottingham, Nunes front-runners in tightly contested quarterback race

George Chen
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Aug. 16, 2012
Courtney Verloo

W. Soccer: The beginning of a new era

David Eng
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Aug. 9, 2012
Priya Sorcar, a Stanford grad, is the founder of TeachAIDS, an organization aimed at creating animations to educate individuals across the world about AIDS. Here, she is photographed with a computer screen featuring one of the educational animations. (GLENN ASAKAWA/University of Colorado)

Animating AIDS

Kylie Jue
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Aug. 2, 2012
Redshirt freshman outside linebacker Kevin Anderson (above) played for three quarters at the Cardinal & White Spring game.

Football preview: For outside linebacker Kevin Anderson, reward for hard work is finally in sight

George Chen
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Aug. 2, 2012
Junior defender Melissa Seidemann (above)

A glance at Stanford’s Olympic gold contenders

Tom Taylor
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July 26, 2012
Tennis legend Serena Williams (above) defeated Coco Vandeweghe (SIMON WARBY/The Stanford Daily)

W. Tennis: Williams defends her Bank of the West Classic singles title

Karen Feng
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July 19, 2012
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Undrafted & Underrated: Stanford WR Griff Whalen works to join his best friend, Andrew Luck, on the Colts’ roster

Billy Gallagher
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July 12, 2012
Ike Shehadeh, owner of Ike's Place on Stanford's campus near the Engineering Quad, started from humble beginnings and created one of the largest sandwich empires in the Bay Area. (KEVIN TSUKII/The Stanford Daily)

Ike’s Place: the making of a sandwich superstar

David Eng
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July 12, 2012
Former Cardinal forward Peter Sauer, pictured here in a Jan. 16, 1999 game against UCLA, died on Sunday when he collapsed and hit his head after a recreational-league game. Sauer had a wife and three kinds. (REUTERS)

Remembering Peter Sauer, Stanford’s ‘fundamentally unselfish’ forward of the ’90s

Joseph Beyda
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July 12, 2012
All-American Stephen Piscotty (above) was one of the main contributors for the Cardinal on the diamond this past season. The All-Pac-12 Player amassed 56 RBIs and unselfishly started on the mound when Stanford needed his leadership presence. (MEHMET INONU/The Stanford Daily)

Baseball: The season in review

Joseph Beyda
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July 5, 2012
Junior linebacker Shayne Skov was reinstated to the Stanford football team five months after a January DUI incident, which led to a one-game suspension. Above, Skov records one of his three sacks in the Jan. 3, 2011 Orange Bowl. (SIMON WARBY/The Stanford Daily)

Football: Skov reinstated, faces one-game suspension from January DUI

Joseph Beyda
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June 29, 2012
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