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After two days of meetings, the Board of Trustees announced a 3.5 percent increase in tuition and housing fees, bringing total Stanford fees to $48,843 — a $1,631 increase — for the 2009-2010 school year. These fees do not include books, travel or personal expenses. Though the increase in tuition is the same as last year’s, the number is actually the lowest in the past decade, which has seen increases closer to six percent.

“The Trustees did this very thoughtfully thinking about the realities of the economy and the impact this was having on our families,” said Board of Trustees Chair Leslie Hume. “This will in no way affect those who are on financial aid.” Hume said that even with the budget crisis, the Trustees were committed to the financial aid program launched this year. In the current system, families with incomes lower than $100,000 are not asked to pay more than the yearly earnings from work-study.

Already, the University has received more financial aid requests this year than anticipated. The University plans to spend about $110 million on need-based scholarships next year, up from an estimated $102 million this year. In step with the nationwide trend of rising tuition costs, however, the Trustees voted for the increase in tuition, which is the third-largest source of rev-

enue after endowment income and sponsored research. The increase in tuition is 3.75 percent, while housing costs are going up 2.5 percent. Graduate school tuition is also being raised by 3.5 percent. In an effort to conserve resources, other areas of the budget have also been pared down. Notably, the University has halved the construction budget. Of the $2.8 billion in planned construction for the next three years, the University

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Community Day cut to ease budget Local tradition too expensive in tough times

Squabbles emerge over NomCom chair’s absence

By JENNY REMPEL SENIOR STAFF WRITER

Stanford recently cancelled Community Day as part of ongoing budget cuts to handle the recent decline in the value of the University’s endowment. The biannual event invites community members to the campus for familyoriented activities and performances, and had grown quite popular. When it was last held in 2007, Community Day attracted 8,000 visitors to campus for performances and activities hosted by 40 student groups. Presentations ranged from science demonstrations to martial arts performances to dance productions. Academic departments on campus also opened their doors to host tours and highlight their research. “I really enjoyed it,” said Pin-yi Ko ‘09, who volunteered with the community service group Tzu Chi at the 2007 event. “It was really good to have the members of the outer community interacting with Stanford students.” However, since the base cost of holding Community Day is around $250,000, the University decided to cancel this year’s event, according to Elaine Enos, executive director of Stanford Events. Enos emphasized that this initial amount does not include the individual department and student group expenditures made across campus. “I don’t see this as the end of Community Day itself as the campus has, and always will be, looking for ways to reach out and invite the surrounding communities to visit and participate in our campus community,” Enos said. Although Enos had already begun initial planning for the event, she said that the University made the decision to cancel it before any funds had been spent. She expects that residents of the neighboring communities who had attended the event in the past will respect the University’s decision. “I believe that there is an understanding and sensitivity by Palo Alto residents toward saving money and employees’ jobs wherever possible,” Enos said. “Considering these difficult economic times, to postpone a gathering until a later date would

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Bikers and pedestrians were up and about on a cold. clear day yesterday, though the wind kept everyone bundled up. The sun was decieving as students traveled to class, wind in their hair and nip in the air. Forecast says possible rain tomorrow, same cold and less sun.

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Protein linked to pancreatic cancer growth Inhibition could create treatment options; early trial underway By ZOE RICHARDS Researchers at Stanford’s School of Medicine have identified a protein that may lead to treatments for cancerous pancreatic tumors. Amato Giacci, the lead researcher for the project, said he is hopeful that treatments will be found for pancreatic cancer patients who now face tough odds. “There’s really not a lot of very good treatments for [pancreatic cancer],” Giaccia said. “Very few patients really see five years survival, which is different than other solid

tumors. It’s very aggressive and very nasty.” Giaccia, a radiation oncology professor and member of the Stanford Cancer Center, is the senior author of the research on the new protein, which was published in Cancer Research on Feb. 1. For the past four years, Giaccia researched the role that connective growth tissue factor (CTGF) plays in pancreatic tumors. In their most recent study, Giaccia’s team implanted human pancreatic tumor cells into mouse pancreases and compared the growth of the control tumor cells with low levels of CTGF to those with high levels of CTGF. They found that those with high levels of the protein grew faster and were more likely to metastasize. CTGF aids tumor growth by amassing extra tissue with the cancer, according to Giaccia.

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“It’s like fibrosis — it’s like for somebody to put a lot of connective tissue intermixed with the tumor,” he added. Giaccia’s team thought differently than most about the origins of this unusual and deadly characteristic of pancreatic tumors. “We thought that actually there was some factors that were secreted by this solid tumor that caused [the connective tissue growth],,” Giaccia said. Giaccia’s analysis of gene expression changes led his team to conclude that CTGF could explain the extreme connective tissue growth associated with pancreatic tumors, as well as its aggressive growth phenotype. It is this protein that may be at the root of tumors’

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After surviving a final review by the Undergraduate Senate last night, the Wellness Room is on track to open in Old Union by the end of winter quarter.The good news was tempered, though, by a disagreement that had Senator Luukas Ilves ‘09 calling for the dismissal of Nominations Commission (NomCom) Chair Eric Osbourne. By a unanimous vote, the Senate passed a bill to charter the wellness project, authorizing $6,000 in funds for the first five quarters of the new program. Deputy Chair Patrick Cordova ‘09, who has made advocating for mental health services a priority, had a few last-minute critiques of the Wellness Room, though he approved of the plan’s intentions. Specifically, he found the three-hour training requirement for the student wellness coordinator vastly insufficient. “I don’t feel that if I was a student on campus who was dealing with significant emotional problems, I would feel well with going to a room where the head student only had three hours of training,” he said. ASSU Vice President Fagan Harris ‘09 promised to include the changes recommended in the meeting and encourage better communication between the Senators and the Cabinet members in charge of the Wellness Room. But not all disputes were as smoothly mediated, as tensions flared following the announcement of Osbourne’s absence. The seven-member NomCom is tasked with nominating individuals for ASSU committees and also disseminating committee reports. Throughout the quarter, some members of the Senate have criticized the lack of communication from NomCom, particularly at the Jan. 27 Senate meeting that Osbourne attended. Graduate Student Council (GSC) member Ryan Peacock notified the body of the situation. “Basically, because of a trend of interactions, [Osbourne] and the rest

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Kimberly Washington ‘11 lives in Escondido Village with her son, Diante Jr., and his father, Diante.

Two undergraduates balance life as both students and mothers By LEAH KARLINS

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ost Stanford undergrads have to deal with roommates. Only a few have to change their roommates’ diapers.

Among those few is Maria Contreras ‘10, who lives on campus with her 18-month-old daughter, Claire. When Contreras returned to Stanford this fall after taking a year off, worries about classes and homework took a backseat to more pressing concerns, like applying to daycare and finding a nanny. Contreras recalls the first week of that quarter being “crazy.” She decided to enroll in the Human Biology core because the lectures were posted online, enabling her to leave in the middle of class if her daughter had an emergency. “I wasn’t thinking about myself,” said Contreras, who fell behind on homework until she found a kind neighbor who could look after her daughter during the day. There are nine undergraduates with children living in Student Housing this year, a number which is “fairly typical,” according to Rodger Whitney, executive director of Student Housing. For some of those students, the challenges of juggling problem sets with bedtime stories came as no surprise. Kimberly Washington ‘11 was expecting a child before she set foot on the Stanford campus. “I knew I wasn’t passing up the opportunity to be a student there, and I also knew that I was going to have a child,” she wrote in an email to The Daily from her family home, where she is taking a year off. “It’s as simple as that.” Washington spent her freshman year in Escondido Village with her son and his father. “It is very nice there,” she said. “The baby

COMMUNITY Continued from front page seem prudent and thoughtful.” Stanford students echoed Enos’ opinion, but urged a continued focus on keeping Stanford events open to the public. “I think the president is facing a lot of really tough decisions and they have to look really critically at the budget,” said Allison Fink ‘12. “They should try to make sure that maintaining good relationships with the community is still a priority, though.” For the most part, Fink thinks service organizations that have lasting relationships with neighboring communities are more meaningful than one day of activities on campus. Ko was also sympathetic to Stanford’s reasons for calling off this year’s Community Day. “I’m disappointed that it’s not happening this year, but I don’t feel incredibly upset about it,” she said. “I’m not devastated. I understand with budget cuts and whatnot that some things have to go.” Stanford has hosted five Community Day events, beginning in 2002. Enos hopes that Stanford will consider holding another event in

has his own room, and his father and I have a space to ourselves as well.” Although she appreciated her apartment and found Stanford students and faculty to be very supportive of her situation, the change of setting was tough. “There were a lot of people who wanted to help me and make sure that I was not struggling to be a parent and a student,” she said. “Although, I think having the dorm experience would have allowed me an easier transition into college life,” Washington added. According to Whitney, all Stanford students with children, including graduate and undergraduate students, live in Escondido Village. They can apply for apartment housing starting in the second trimester of pregnancy. But housing situation aside, becoming a mother has given Washington some perspective, and led her to reevaluate her academic goals. “I am thinking about changing my major and my career plans,” she said. “So, I am not quite sure what is in store for me after Stanford.” For some students, a new baby comes as a surprise. Contreras learned she was pregnant during winter quarter of her freshman year, shortly after she had broken up with the baby’s father — a student at another university whom she had dated for two years. Some people suggested that she have an abortion or give her baby up for adoption, but neither of these options felt right to her. “I had never anticipated the type of bond I would have with her, even before she was born,” Contreras said of the relationship with her daughter. “She felt like such a part of me the instant I knew she was there.” The other students in Contreras’ freshman dorm were supportive, but being pregnant while attending school was still challenging. “There was a lot emotionally I was going

the same style at some point in the future. For the time being, though, she is satisfied that Stanford’s many lectures, sporting events, concerts and art performances provide a good route for including the University’s neighbors in campus life.

through,” she said. She also noted many physical changes she hadn’t anticipated, such as sleeping for long hours. “Pulling all-nighters during finals was just not going to happen,” Contreras said. Contreras was five months pregnant when she finished freshman year. She took a year off to live with her family in Sacramento and then returned to classes this fall with Claire in tow. On a recent weekday evening, enchiladas simmered on the stove while Contreras played with Claire in the living room of their Escondido Village apartment. “Apple!” Claire yelled happily, pointing to a green vase. “Apple! Apple!” Needless to say, Claire’s arrival has brought a lot of changes. Contreras spends her time very differently now — doing laundry, shopping for groceries and, of course, playing with Claire. She wakes up at 7:30 a.m. to change Claire’s diaper, dress her and feed her. In the evenings, she runs errands before putting her daughter to bed. She does homework after Claire falls asleep, or crams it in on the weekends, when her parents drive down from Sacramento to stay with her. Contreras’ social life has taken a backseat to her maternal responsibilities, and her duties now take priority when considering future academic and career choices. “But it’s okay,” she said. “It’s something I was prepared to do.” After all, a midterm is nothing compared to a daughter. “People don’t tell you how much it’s going to change when you have a child,” she added. “But they also don’t tell you that she’s going to be the only thing you care about, so all those sacrifices don’t seem like sacrifices anymore.” Contact Leah Karlins at lkarlins@stanford. edu.

“There continues to be events on campus where the surrounding community is regularly encouraged and invited to participate,” she said. Contact Jenny Rempel at jrempel@ stanford.edu.

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Maria Contreras ‘10 took the Human Biology core while raising her daughter, Claire.

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A response to the State of the Association hey’re nowhere near done, but what a difference half a year makes. At this midpoint in the terms of ASSU President Jonny Dorsey ‘09 and Vice President Fagan Harris ‘09, the editorial board would like to take the opportunity to commend the ASSU Executives for the excellent job they have done in confronting some difficult campus issues and setting a competent, passionate and inclusive tone. During Friday’s State of the Association address, Dorsey chose to emphasize what remained to be accomplished over what the ASSU had already achieved, laying out his vision for the ASSU’s continued role in partnering with students to face the challenges ahead. Dorsey’s address was, by his own admission, “more of a recruiting speech,” and he offered an impassioned appeal for continued student involvement in the budget cut process,a rejection of the campus “bystander culture” and a commitment to “leverage the human capital in our community, to support those who live, study and work alongside us.” While the Execs are the first to point out that their task remains unfinished,the ASSU’s leaders are shaking off its ineffectual image. Evidence is abundant, from the association’s revamped website, to the more frequent and better-advertised events to the decent turnout of 30 or so students to hear Dorsey’s self-designated “dorky-ass talk on a Friday night.” This is not to say that the ASSU does not still suffer from its hallmark inefficiencies and intra-association bickering. Dorsey acknowledged as much when he stated his hope to continue acting more as community organizers than politicians. Indeed, a number of Dorsey and Harris’ campaign promises remain unfulfilled as they have spent their time and energies turning their full attention to the budget crisis. Nevertheless, the ASSU has been able to serve its function as mediator between the administration and the student body — of particular importance during these difficult rounds of budget cuts. A good case in point is the recent series of town hall meetings to solic-

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it student input on which programs students consider most important to maintain. The process culminated in a well-publicized petition to President John Hennessey, Provost John Etchemendy and several budget officers, outlining the four major budget priorities supported by the 1,621 signatories. Assisted by a high-caliber cabinet, the ASSU Executives have begun living up to many of their campaign promises.Among the achievements Dorsey cited Friday are new table rental methods,a campus calendar and a Community Collaboration Fund designed to create a more tightly knit campus community. What is most striking is the degree to which the ASSU Executives feel these issues personally. Dorsey became visibly choked up describing issues of sexual assault and conversations with Stanford employees who stand to lose homes and jobs in this continued economic crisis.The pride was evident in his voice when he mentioned Stanford’s “No on Proposition 8” phone bank, by far the largest in the state. Reminding students that “we’re talking about people’s lives,”it is readily apparent that Dorsey truly does buy into our Founding Grant’s mission to create leaders for the public good. Their commitment to going out of their way to include everyone on campus in the ASSU’s activities is a refreshing departure from the policies of previous ASSU Executives, and the work that they and the ASSU have begun to accomplish is impressive and deserves appropriate recognition. Like Dorsey, the editorial board urges students to become involved and active in the ASSU and campus community. “The ASSU and Stanford are changing,” Dorsey said on Friday. “The way the student body interacts with the administration and helps to define the school is changing.” While there is much work to be done, it seems that this change is slowly unfolding, much to Dorsey and Harris’ credit. The two are on their way to completing one of the most effective ASSU Executive terms in recent memory.

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Take heart, undergraduates he scary thing about returning to grad school at age 33 is that you wind up hanging out with folks who were being born while you were sitting in the hallway of your middle school, listening to your metal-head friends brag about going to the Skid Row concert that night. There are some advantages, though, in the form of hard-won knowledge that can only be gained through a long, sometimes brutal, sometimes illuminating slog through the real world. In the 10 years between college and returning to grad school, I have worked in the pits of a trading floor,run a software startup,slaved in a cubicle for the world’s second-largest software company, taught math at an urban high school and watched friends go through similar journeys and transformations. I don’t pretend to know everything,or even a lot.But I know a few things,and I thought I’d use my first column or two to share some of these tidbits with the undergraduates and younger grad students here at Stanford. After all, dear reader, you may have the world at your feet, but unless you’re careful, the world may bite sharply at your ankles.

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You will find a job This downturn is bad. I remember the dotcom crash, and this is worse. I had just moved out to the Bay Area in 2001 to work as a programmer at Oracle, and the whole region was emptying out as fast as U-Haul could provide trucks. My commute on the 101 dropped from 40 minutes to a half hour as traffic thinned out from winter to summer of that year. My rent dropped 40 percent six months later. But a funny thing happened — while pets.com’s promise of an online pet food utopia did not materialize, the quieter, more fundamental efficiency gains promised by the Internet did.The tech sector recovered nicely. This downtown is deeper and more widespread. But first, take some heart in that, according to a recent article published on Bloomberg.com, the unemployment rate for those with college degrees is 3.8 percent — half the national average.And don’t forget that our society is still producing knowledge at a dizzying rate.Biotechnology,nanotech,energy technology, etc. will all lead to new products and industries that will continue to drive economic growth. As a smart Stanford graduate, you will be able to find a job — some job at least, until things get better. It may not be in your ideal area, or pay as much as you like, but you will not only survive but also prosper.

All young human beings possess a “squalor” gene that allows you to exist, happily, on Ramen noodles in an apartment you share with six other friends and someone’s 23foot pet reticulated python. This gene is fully active through your mid-20s, after which it slowly goes dormant and is subsumed by the “nesting”gene,which compels you to buy stuff at Crate and Barrel. It’s okay that there are no more investment banking jobs, because you didn’t want one anyway As an undergrad at a fancy East Coast college,my friends and I used to make fun of a certain type of student. This student was an (almost always) male, hyper-aggressive and socially awkward type who couldn’t wait to graduate, put on a suit and go work on Wall Street. The sense I got was that they somehow feel that working in a high-paying prestige job would make them cool, and that they would wind up hanging out at 2 a.m. in New York’s hottest clubs, surrounded by fashion models. The truth was they wound up at 2 a.m. in their cubes, surrounded only by each other. Investment banking, which I witnessed through the eyes of several friends (not the suit-types above, mind you, just misguided), is the most soul-draining work I have ever seen.Eighty- to hundred-hour weeks, year after year, literally rob you of your youth. And yet so many recent college grads get sucked in,because the recruiting process channels you there.All of my friends left the industry after their two-year analyst positions ended. One is now pursuing her passion in the movie business; another went to cooking school. Now, I’m not saying no one should ever go into investment banking. And there are certainly good, decent people in the field. If you really love the work — finance, deal making, etc. — it may be right for you. And many bankers pay their dues, and then use their substantial wealth to reinvent themselves. For example, New Jersey governor John Corzine worked at Goldman for almost 30 years, took the company public, made $400 million and went on to a (presumably fulfilling) career in politics. My point is: Know what you’re getting into and choose your career for the right reasons — because you love it and want to contribute to the field. Next week:Some lost souls go to purgatory. Others go to law school. Angry investment banking groupies can reach David at [email protected].

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The uncertainty of hope hile studying abroad in Chile last spring, my host father, a jolly former military officer, told me bluntly that he wasn’t sure the U.S. was ready for a black president. Not that he minded, he quickly added (and, for what it’s worth, Chile’s president is a woman), but he just didn’t think our country was tolerant enough — a view that was not uncommon abroad. Yep, we used to have a fantastic reputation. From election night to the inauguration, however, the euphoria greeting Barack Obama made it seem like America was back in style abroad and that, domestically, Obama would be granted a generous honeymoon from the press and public opinion as he transitioned into power. Beyond the celebrations in parks and homes here, much of the rest of the world seemed ready to collectively exhale with the end of the Bush administration. Expectations at home and abroad were set skyhigh. Perhaps on both fronts then, some disappointment was inevitable. But I wonder how far the deflation in enthusiasm and expectations will go. Internationally, Obama was more icon than candidate — a cause to be joined. My friends in Uganda, where I worked last summer, were more excited about the presidential election than I was. “We’ve started a group called Ugandans for Obama,” said Charles, a journalist, while I was in his Kampala office in July. “We want to find a way to contribute to the campaign. If we give you money, can you take it back and donate it for us?” I had to explain that this was just slightly illegal — even if Al Gore and Bill Clinton may have gotten away with some Chinese contributions back in 1996 — but the enthusiasm was still impressive. In what seemed to be an entirely unrelated incident, an entrepreneurial street salesman had actual “Ugandans for Obama” T-shirts which he tried to sell to me at an outdoor cafe. Not buying one was one of my biggest regrets of

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Michael Wilkerson the summer, and the worst part is, I can’t remember why I didn’t. Maybe I can still find one on eBay. For weeks after the election, one Ugandan friend had “Yes they did!” as his status message on Gmail, and another was truly horrified that I wasn’t going to pony up the airfare cost and head to D.C. for the inauguration. Uganda neighbors Kenya, the country of Barack Obama’s father, but the excitement still seemed like it was about more than the new President’s African heritage — an idea reinforced by the candidate’s popularity in many other countries from Europe to the Middle East. One Web site, “The World Wants Obama Coalition,” posted updates on Obama supporters from over 30 countries,and a BBC poll released on Jan. 20 — the day of the inauguration — found that over two-thirds of respondents across 17 countries expected U.S. foreign policy to improve under the new administration. But back at home,reality has started to sink in: Obama cannot do everything everyone wants, and he certainly cannot do it all instantly. Cabinet nominees with tax woes and an inability to pressure Congress to pass a fast stimulus plan have started to undermine faith in the President’s leadership abilities, even though his approval ratings among Republicans actually increased during the pre-inauguration transition period. The same sentiment is brewing abroad. Though he wasn’t yet president, the near-silence of Obama and his advisors on high-intensity violence in Gaza — with more than

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1,000 Palestinian civilians killed — undermined optimism about him in the Arab world, where the conflict is often viewed as the most important issue in the Middle East. Alaa Al Aswany, an Egyptian author, wrote in The New York Times on Saturday that for this reason, many of his friends who had stayed up all night watching election results did not watch Obama’s first interview in office with the Arabic news channel Al-Arabiya. “They were so frustrated by Mr. Obama’s silence that they weren’t particularly interested in watching it,” he wrote. Just as Obama is likely to make some recovery domestically, it is too early to write off his popularity abroad or his chances for foreign policy success.He has,after all,yet to truly begin any major foreign policy initiatives.The aura of invincibility, however, is gone. But there are smaller bright spots. The election in Iraq went reasonably well, and the reversal of the Mexico City Policy, which will once again allow U.S. funding to go to family planning organizations abroad that perform or provide information on abortions,has been well-received abroad. Even in countries like Uganda, where abortion is heavily frowned upon and most people are very religious, the move was appreciated by those who do not want U.S. domestic ideological battles imposed as a moral compass. Still, the next few months will be crucial.Al Aswany wrote that in Egypt, people still hope Obama can do great things, and most people in the U.S. do, too. Pushing the economy to recovery and fixing healthcare and education are in the best interests of the country, Rush Limbaugh’s ratings notwithstanding. But for all of Obama’s supporters, hope that he can succeed has supplanted certainty. It’s up to him to restore the faith. Have any cool Obama paraphernalia from abroad? Send details to michaeljwilkerson @gmail.com.

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Too Big to Fail: Valentine’s Day made easy efore I get started on this — my first column of The Daily’s 235th volume — I’d like to say: Welcome! Yes, my column is differently titled, and yes, I am now sharing my picture with columnist/bitter archrival Jenna Reback. Why? Well, we are sharing (technical term: going splitsies) a column because writing separate columns was throwing the universe out of balance or something equally drastic-sounding. So, barely a paragraph in and already we’ve saved the universe.You’re welcome. Now,onto the column.As I am sure you are aware, Valentine’s Day is approaching, much like old age and killer bees, and unless you have some sort of time-stopping mutant ability, you are powerless to stop it. Luckily for you, I have decided to draw from my shockingly narrow range of romantic experiences to transform this opinions column into a full-fledged advice column. Gentlemen, the first thing you should do is pick a girl and stick with her. Nothing turns a girl on quite like wholehearted devotion, especially if you don’t know her yet. That way, she’ll feel like she’s so perfect you don’t even need to meet her to be in love with her. Check out her Facebook profile at least 35 times before talking to her in order to ensure that you can adjust your musical, moviecal and televisional tastes accordingly. WARNING: if you take this too far and start professing your newfound love for the Spice Girls, “Desperate Housewives” and “The Notebook” all at once, she might think of you as that friend with the weird, effeminate tastes. There is nothing wrong with this; it just means she will not be bearing your offspring anytime soon. If you must, just pick one of her girly interests to share and throw in some wholesome manly

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things like Metallica,“Man vs.Wild”or “Jurassic Park” to let her know you still have testosterone pulsing through your man-veins. So you’ve chosen a girl. Now what? Easy. Ask her out! You will need an excuse to spend time with her;girls hate it when guys are direct with what they want.Ask her to coffee to talk about homework. Better yet, see if she wants to get Fraiche with you (you’ll win double-entendre points). This will make her totally unclear on what you want from her,which means you will have gotten close to her without totally ruining your chances yet. Score! Kind of. Now,I know what you are thinking:“This is all great, Kevin, but what shouldn’t I do while trying to impress the fairer sex?”A great question, reader, and fortunately for you, I have plenty of advice I can share here. The first thing I would try to avoid is using the phrase “the fairer sex,” because there is nothing fair about a gender that publicly flaunts Natalie Portman and yet refuses to let me date her. Secondly, if you decide to compliment a girl, know what you want to say first. In my experience, girls react bizarrely when you say stuff like, “Hi Olga. You have very nice . . . ears.” Personally, I would love to be told I have nice ears, so I have no idea what the problem is.

I have also learned that context is key.You might be able to dance with a random girl at a party,but try the exact same thing when you’re in line at the grocery store, and suddenly it’s harassment. Again, I don’t make the rules, though apparently they do exist. Now, I know, dear Reader, that there is a distinct statistical possibility that you are a female. Therefore, in the interest of fairness, I will throw some advice at you as well. Ladies, the only thing you need to know about men is that no matter what we might say, every one of us holds a soft spot for Legos. Try out this line sometime: “Hi Timmy, would you like to build Lego spacecraft for several hours and then have wild, shameless intercourse?” Did Timmy say yes? Of course he did, because Timmy is a man and no real man would ever, ever pass this up. Throw a pizza into the mix, and he will probably propose to you on the spot. So there you have it:genuine,tried and true Valentine’s Day advice. For men seeking men and women seeking women, you can actually just switch around the genders and I’m pretty sure most of what I wrote still holds. Now, to the readers about to get asked out, try saying yes. People complain about dating at Stanford, but there won’t be a culture of dating here unless asking someone out stops seeming so bizarre. At worst, you’ll have a hilarious disaster story to share with your friends; at best, you might start something that lasts a while. And that, reader, is why you should be less scared of Valentine’s Day than killer bees. Share your own romantic rules, dating disasters and love of Legos with Kevin at [email protected].

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SENATE Continued from front page of his committee have decided not to directly come and present to the Senate,” he said. “He was pretty put off by the conversation two weeks ago to the point that he was just done.” Peacock related that Osbourne would still meet with the GSC and that senators were welcome to talk with him at the GSC meetings. The Senate was partly confused and partly affronted by the announcement. “I’m frankly quite disappointed

that [Osbourne] is not here this evening,” Cordova said.“Actually, I’m quite upset.” Senator Ilves stated that the NomCom chair was not performing his job adequately and that he was no longer returning emails. “This kind of an attitude, in my personal view, would be grounds for dismissal,” he said. “The fact of the matter on the ground is this, Eric [Osbourne] and the Nominations Commission failed at their job until we started to ask for accountability.” Harris urged “cooler heads to prevail” until the two sides could speak in person at a later date. Making progress in the budget

advocacy arena, the Senate announced further plans for the Student Expert’s Consultation Meeting, where a couple dozen upperclassmen will be asked to help the Senate narrow down the four advocacy principles — academics, community centers, mental health and frontline staff — to a more specific list of programs. Harris cautioned the Senate that they must be careful in carrying out the Expert Meeting this Thursday. “There can’t be any favoritism, elitism or nepotism,” he said. Contact Marisa Landicho at landicho@ stanford.edu.a

POLITICS

Negotiations intensify on stimulus plan By ANDREW TAYLOR THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON — Negotiators hoped to seal agreement on President Barack Obama’s economic stimulus package Wednesday after making good progress in the first rounds of closed-door talks. Obama’s negotiating team insisted on restoring some lost funding for school construction projects as talks began Tuesday in hopes of striking a quick agreement, but by late in the day it appeared resigned to losing up to $40 billion in aid to state governments. Earlier Tuesday, the Senate sailed to approval of its $838 billion economic stimulus bill, but with only three moderate Republicans signing on and then demanding the bill’s cost go down when the final version emerges from negotiations. Negotiators were working with a target of about $800 billion for the final bill, lawmakers said. “That’s in the ballpark,” Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont., said of the $800 billion figure late Tuesday. Baucus had said earlier that $35.5 billion to provide a $15,000 homebuyer tax credit, approved in the Senate last week, would be cut back. There was also pressure to reduce a Senatepassed tax break for new car buyers, according to Democratic officials. Within hours of the 61-37 Senate vote, White House Chief of Staff

Rahm Emanuel and other top Obama aides met in the Capitol with Democratic leaders as well as moderate senators from both parties whose support looms as crucial for any eventual agreement. House Democratic leaders promised to fight to restore some of $16 billion for school construction cut by the Senate.Those funds could create more than 100,000 jobs, according to Will Straw, an economist at the liberal Center for American Progress. The moderate senators — Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins of Maine and Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania — are demanding that the final House-Senate compromise resemble the Senate measure, which

devotes about 42 percent of its $838 billion in debt-financed costs to tax cuts, including Obama’s signature $500 tax credit for 95 percent of workers, with $1,000 going to couples. The $820 billion House measure is about one-third tax cuts. Collins said last week she won’t vote for any final bill exceeding $800 billion in spending and tax cuts. Specter warned that the Senate bill must stay “virtually intact.” The GOP moderates also want the final bill to retain a $70 billion Senate plan to patch the alternative minimum tax, or AMT, for one year. The provision would make sure 24 million families won’t get socked with unexpected tax bills during the 2010 filing season.

CANCER

consequences beyond pancreatic cancer alone. “A lot of cancers can be traced back to similar problems and similar causes, so this research may be useful towards finding better treatments for pancreatic cancer and also to find further insights into the treatment of other cancers as well,” he said. Mediating between the mouse model and the human patient is difficult for researchers, and Giaccia explained, “A lot of experimental mouse work probably overpredicts for the impact of a treatment and in large part it’s because most of those experiments are done by injecting

Continued from front page difficult treatment. “We’re hopeful that if CTGF plays such an important role with human pancreatic cancer in experimental models that it will have some effect in humans,” Giacci said. Khanh Le ‘11, who works at the Asian Liver Center and is involved with outreach about liver cancer’s effects on the Asian community, noted that this research might have

CAMPUS LIFE

Stanford Store sees sales go up By MATTHEW SERNA CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Given steep endowment declines and significant budget cuts to programs across campus, the Stanford Store has been a bright spot amidst a sea of economic woes. The Stanford Store, a subsidiary of Stanford Student Enterprises, sells Stanford merchandise and feeds its profits back to the ASSU. “We’ve had a 20 percent growth from this point last year,” said Bennett Hauser ‘10, the store’s manager. “We grew really fast last year, so the fact that we’re 20 percent up is incredible.” Hauser attributes the store’s success to clever and persistent marketing. “It’s been all about our marketing initiatives,” he said. “If you do a good job during admit weekend, [prospective freshmen] learn about us, then, come NSO, they are already familiar with the store. Come Parents’ Weekend, their parents know about us.” As a result of this marketing strategy, Hauser believes the Stanford Store has drastically increased its presence on campus, particularly to underclassmen. “We have freshmen and sophomores who know far more about us than some seniors who may have never even heard of us during their freshman year,” Hauser said. “It’s been about bonding with classes as they come in and making sure there is greater awareness.” Online sales in particular have grown drastically. According to Hauser, a redesigned Web site with a more official URL (store.stanford.edu) has contributed to the store’s success.

tumor cells underneath the skin of a mouse.” Because mice and humans are so different, it is unsure if the protein’s efficacy will be the same in humans. To find out, Dr. Albert Koong and his research team have been at work since November working in a clinical study that aims to translate Giaccia’s research into a viable treatment for pancreatic cancer patients. The researchers are currently in Phase One of the trials to determine whether the treatments are safe for additional testing. Dr. Koong’s clinical research team works with four patients in a four-

Still, despite growth, the store’s sales have not been immune to the effects of the recession. Budget cuts in nearly every department have cost the Stanford Store business, as many departments have trimmed their discretionary spending for Stanford Store products. “We think [the economy] is impacting our custom products division,” Hauser noted. “A lot of Stanford departments have lost a lot of disposable income for pens, luggage bags and other things they would normally give away.” Though Hauser conceded that demand for Stanford products is shrinking given the current economy, he is not worried that the store could start losing business. “We’ll continue to grow within a shrinking market, [as long as] we keep taking more business from the bookstore,” Hauser said. One of the store’s largest initiatives so far this year was last weekend’s “Big Sale.” “Last year was the first year we did [the Big Sale]. Winter quarter is usually slow, so last year we had this idea that, at least for one weekend, we wanted to raise hype and awareness about our store,” Hauser explained. “The sale was extremely effective last year, so we figured why not try it again.” But this year, the sale could not escape the poor state of the economy. “The sale went very well, but compared to last year, it wasn’t quite as successful,” Hauser said. Hauser hopes to leverage momentum from the Big Sale to increase sales over Parents’ Weekend, which takes place the last weekend of this month. Contact Matthew Serna at [email protected].

week, three-dosage regimen of Gemzar (a chemotherapeutic standard agent of care) and FG3019 (an antibody that targets CTGF). After they get a cycle of chemotherapy patients, they will be able to see if the tumors respond to the treatment. “They’re looking for what might be new and more efficacious for them,” Williams said. “I can’t keep spots on this trial — I fill them up as soon as one opens up. It’s hard because there’re more patients that probably would participate than spots available.” Contact Zoe Richards at iamzoe@

TUITION Continued from front page has delayed or halted $1.4 billion in projects. Construction on the Law School office building, the automotive innovation facility, Crothers Hall, the Knight Management Building and the faculty homes on Stanford Avenue will continue as planned. Contact Marisa Landicho at [email protected].

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SPORTS A WELCOME

RESPITE Card dominates non-conference foe By DENIS GRIFFIN

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With just eight games remaining in its regular season, the Cardinal men’s basketball team faced its final non-conference opponent last night at Maples Pavilion. With a tough, final slate of Pacific-10 Conference competition remaining, Stanford’s 85-50 win over Cal State-Bakersfield served as a triumphant tune-up for the Cardinal heading down the season’s final stretch. Stanford (15-7, 4-7 Pac-10) shot out of the gate against Bakersfield (6-18), turning a 10-6 advantage with 15:24 remaining in the first half into a 19-6, 13-point lead less than two minutes later. By halftime, Stanford led by 25 — a margin that had expanded to 37 points with just over 13 minutes remaining in the game. Bakersfield was unable to close that gap in the slightest as the Cardinal cruised to an easy, 35-point win. With the victory, the Cardinal will finish a perfect 11-0 in its non-conference, regular-season schedule. “I thought our guys played really well today,” said Stanford coach Johnny Dawkins. “I thought, from start to finish, everyone who got in the game made positive contributions. I think our leadership really set the tone at the start of the game. “We came out and established what we wanted to do not just offensively, but on the defensive end,” he continued. “I think it carried through to the rest of our guys and became infectious as everyone else kind of followed through, and I thought that was a good, solid effort by our team tonight.” Despite the game’s lopsided nature, senior point guard Mitch Johnson was convinced that there was still a good lesson for the Cardi-

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GAME NOTES: After beating Cal State-Bakersfield 85-50 last night, Stanford returns to Pac-10 play this weekend as it travels across the Bay to take on rival Cal Saturday afternoon. The Cardinal will be looking to repeat its performance from the previous Battle of the Bay, when it beat the Bears 75-69 at Maples Pavilion last month. nal to take away from last night’s victory. “In the preseason a lot of times, we were supposed to win some of the same types of games — we’d get up 20, 25 points and then get back down to 10 or 12,” he said.“We really didn’t put teams away.And I think in every single game we’ve lost in the Pac-10, except maybe one or two, we’ve led maybe eight to 12 points and we just gave those leads right back in all those games. So I hope that one thing we can take away from this game is that once you get a lead, to try and build on that lead and maintain it and not play so helter skelter.” Senior forward Lawrence Hill led the Cardinal with 20 points on 8-14 shooting from the floor in just 25 minutes of play. Hill’s frequent companion at the top of the Cardinal statsheet, senior guard Anthony Goods, was held out, however, as he recovered from flu-like symptoms that first manifested early yester-

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Junior Landry Fields chipped in with 10 points, eight rebounds and six assists, as Stanford beat Cal State-Bakersfield by a score of 85-50 last night. The Cardinal will get back to its conference schedule this weekend when it takes on Cal at Berkeley Saturday afternoon. day. Dawkins was hopeful that Goods would be back in time for Saturday’s game at California. In the meantime, though, Hill was supported primarily by junior Landry Fields, who chipped in 10 points on 5-6 shooting while also pulling down eight rebounds and notching a team-leading six assists. Fields’ night was punctuated by a long jumper from just inside the arc as the clock wound down in the first pe-

riod to double-up Bakersfield, 50-25, going into the locker room at the half. Senior Kenny Brown, meanwhile, was efficient off the bench, going 3-3 and 2-2 from beyond the arc to chip in eight points. In all, a team effort propelled the Cardinal, as 12 players put points on the board for the team. “I think the biggest thing is we put together 40 minutes of good basketball,” Johnson said. “I think that’s one thing that we talked

Bohm On My Mind

Blame MLB,not A-Rod

Cardinal sweeps last match before Championships By ANTHONY NGUYEN SENIOR STAFF WRITER

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hope this is the last article written about Alex Rodriguez and steroids, I really do. With the baseball season just around the corner,I want to read and write about homeruns and strikeouts, not steroids. That being said, with less than a week until spring training begins, I have a few things I need to get off of my chest regarding steroids in baseball. First let me start by saying: I have your back, A-Rod. If people want to scrutinize anyone for the steroid era in baseball, then they should scrutinize the real offenders:Major League Baseball and the Players’ Union. Major League Baseball allowed for a generation of abuse to take place. It consistently turned a blind eye to the use of performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) because the increase in offense in baseball meant an increase in revenue for the league. After the strike in 1994, baseball was waning in popularity. The NFL and NBA were far more popular, and baseball needed something to renew fan interest. As my colleague Wyndam Makowsky alluded to on Monday, this came in the form of the 1998 homerun chase between Sammy Sosa and Mark McGwire. It didn’t take a rocket scientist to tell at the time that these men, along with countless others throughout the league, had gotten unnaturally massive in a short amount of time. Major League Baseball, however, did not care to look into what substances were allowing these players to grow because attendance and fan interest was up around the league. The Players’ Union is equally responsible for so staunchly defending a practice that is illegal in the United States to take place without enforce-

about, one through 14 guys tonight without Anthony [Goods], came in and contributed from all different positions and levels.And we didn’t have much drop off. I think that’s one thing that we can look forward to, hopefully getting some more of that in the future.” Defensively, meanwhile, the Roadrunners were held in check,as they shot just 31.6 percent

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Freshman Logan Hansen serves for Stanford in yesterday’s match against Cal Poly. The Cardinal swept the match 7-0 and will now prepare to head to the National Team Indoor Championships this weekend.

On a cold February afternoon, the No. 5 Stanford women’s tennis team blanked Cal Poly 7-0 in the final tune-up match before the ITA National Team Indoor Championships. With the shutout, the Cardinal women picked up their fourth win of the year before heading to Madison, Wis. for the Indoors this weekend. Continuing its strong doubles play this season, Stanford swept the doubles point with scores of 8-5, 8-5 and 8-3. Stanford has yet to drop the doubles point in any dual-match this season, which bodes well for the young squad. “This season,we’ve had this mindset in doubles to come out firing and take no prisoners,” sophomore Hilary Barte said. “I think that carries over into singles, and hopefully that will continue through Indoors.” Again, the team of Barte and junior Lindsay Burdette led the charge at the top spot with their elevated play this season. As the lone ranked doubles duo on the team, Barte and Burdette have found their stride on the courts this season, having yet to drop a doubles set. “The tournament in Palm Springs was really important for us,” Barte said. “I think we finally clicked. Last year we were not necessarily on the same page every day, but this year I feel like we’re definitely on the same page and playing much better together.” “The two and three doubles team are playing well also — it’s really exciting,” Barte added. The momentum carried into singles as Stanford piled up five straight set wins on the afternoon. At the top of the lineup, despite dropping a set, Barte prevailed. Senior Jessica Nguyen bounced back with a 6-4, 6-3 victory and Burdette won her 61, 6-4 decision to round off the top half of the lineup. At the bottom half, sophomore Carolyn McVeigh won 6-3, 6-0 at No .4. Continuing the strong play of the underclassmen, freshmen Courtney Clayton and Logan Hansen took their matches in straight sets, 6-3, 6-1 and 6-2, 6-1. After pulling a stomach muscle in the Indoor qualifying matches, freshman Veronica Li was held from the lineup. “Courtney has done a really good job, especially in her first couple of matches,”

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GAME NOTES: The Stanford women’s tennis team will head to Madison, Wis. this weekend to take part in the National Team Indoor Championships. The No. 5 women have reeled off victories in four straight matches, with their most recent victory coming from a 7-0 blanking of Cal Poly. The team hopes to continue its fine form and winning streak at the Championships.

Barte said of her teammate.“Li’s hurt,but hopefully she’ll be ready for Indoors.” Earlier this month, the Cardinal recorded wins over No. 51 Colorado and No. 36 Illinois to qualify for the Indoors, its 15th appearance at the Championships. Two years removed from its last title at the Indoors, Stanford is seeking redemption after being eliminated by Georgia Tech the last two years. After today’s match, Stanford seemingly has the momentum for another run at the Indoors. “I think we just need to stay solid and continue to work on our games,” Barte said. “Especially playing teams like Cal Poly before Indoors is important to get a lot of confidence going before such a big tournament.” With the win, Stanford’s regular season home win streak stretches to an astounding 110 straight on its home court. Including its 28-0 record in the postseason at home, Stanford has yet to be beaten on the Farm in almost a decade. Fortunately for the Card, after a travel-heavy 2008 campaign, Stanford will play all but three of its matches at home. Currently on a 10-match homestand, the Cardinal women have taken advantage of their scheduling. After the Indoors, Stanford will return back to the Farm for six more matches before hitting the road. “It’s nice to be home,” Barte said of

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TRACK AND FIELD

Card enjoys inside track Stanford track and field continues strong indoor season By ANARGHYA VARDHANA

All seven Cardinal gymnasts finish in top-25 at Winter Cup Classic

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also good to see the guys pick back up even after a minor mistake. The rest of the NCAA season looks positive for us.” As a result of the Winter Cup, Nakamori and Sender were once again chosen to be a part of the U.S. Men’s Senior National Team. The seven gymnasts named to the team will make up a part the U.S.Team. As a member of the National Team last year,Nakamori competed at a few international meets that took place during the Stanford collegiate season. This year, events will take place in Canada, Puerto Rico, Russia and Japan. “I would really like to go to Japan because most of my family is out there,” Nakamori said. Being on both the Stanford team and U.S. National Team may pose a challenge in terms of scheduling. Nakamori is confident, however, that his teammates will be able to make up for his absence. “The Stanford team is very deep, so I know that I could count on them even when I have to compete abroad,” Nakamori said.“We had a very deep team last year and to tell you the truth, we have a really deep team this year as well. It’s definitely great to have a group of guys that I can count on.”

The Stanford track and field team sent a small contingent of athletes to Albuquerque, N.M. this past weekend to compete in the New Mexico Classic at the Albuquerque Convention Center. The men were led by up-and-coming junior hurdler J.J. Jackson, who won the men’s 60-meter hurdles with a personal best time of 8.06 seconds. Jackson finished fourth in the preliminaries with a time of 8.30, only to come back and win the finals. “I usually don’t have any pre-race rituals or do anything special to focus,” Jackson said. “But in the finals, I focused on running my race and not getting caught up with what the other guys were doing, and ran hard through the finish” What will it take to achieve the provisional standard time of 7.91? “To get provisional I’ll need to run a completely clean race,” Jackson said.“For example, in the prelims race this weekend, I had a good start but a poor finish, and in the finals,the start was weak,but the finish was strong.If I can bring it all together in one race, I should be able to run a 7.91.” Also faring well for the men was junior Tyrone McGraw, who finished sixth in the 60-meter dash with a time of 6.92 seconds, and junior Danny Belch, who finished 11th in the event with a time of 6.98. Belch also ran the 200 meters, in which he finished 10th with a time of 22.04 seconds. The women were led by their pole vaulters, junior Caitlin Hewitt and redshirt freshman Natasha Barthel. Both posted personal bests in the event, placing first and second, respectively. Hewitt won the event with a vault of 12-11 1/2, followed by Barthel, who finished with a height of 12-5 1/2. Senior Tessa Flippin won the high jump with a jump of 5-5, while another Cardinal, junior Kara Bennett, finished second with a jump of 5-3. One athlete who did not compete in New Mexico was team captain senior Myles Bradley, the Stanford recordholder in the men’s 60-meter hurdles. Even so, he is looking forward to achieving his goals in the upcoming meets as the team finishes out the indoor season. “At this point in the season, I’m working on my speed and form over the hurdles,” Bradley said. “I was able to run a good time early in the season, so the focus is all on the MPSF and NCAA meets, which are in late February and mid-March.” Bradley is also trying to qualify for NCAAs in the long jump. After competing in an event at the UW Invite two weeks ago, Bradley is hoping to achieve the qualifying standard soon. On the subject of the hurdles, Bradley admits the race is difficult and requires a high level of skill and concentration. “So much happens in such a short period of time,” he said.“In under eight seconds,an athlete must clear five 42 inch barriers and cover 60 meters — there are many opportunities to hit hurdles or take off too close or too far. The necessity for precision makes each race a new challenge.” The key to Bradley’s success? “Unfortunately, I don’t have any lucky underwear,” he said,“but I do have the same warm-up routine prior to a race. I start about 90 minutes before race time, and after jogging, stretching and doing drills, I usually finish just in time to run.” “I also do the same thing as I get into the blocks right before a race,” he added. “It’s more for consistency than superstition.” This coming weekend, the Cardinal will be split into three groups attending one of the following meets: the Husky Classic at the University of Washington, the Texas A&M meet in College Station, TX or the Tyson Invitational in Fayetteville,Ark.

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By JENNY PETER Seven members of the Stanford men’s gymnastics team competed at the Winter Cup Challenge last Thursday and Saturday to contend for spots on the U.S. Men’s National Team.All Cardinal members finished in the top half of the 42 gymnasts who qualified from the preliminary round and advanced to finals. Cardinal seniors Sho Nakamori and Bryant Hadden, redshirt junior Greg Ter-Zakhariants and David Sender ‘08 competed in the afternoon preliminaries, while sophomores Josh Dixon, Ryan Lieberman, Alex Buscaglia and Tim Gentry competed in the evening session. The Cardinal finished both preliminary rounds with top scores on almost every event. In the evening session, Dixon finished first on vault with a 16.06, Gentry took second on rings with a 14.65 and Lieberman placed fourth on high bar with a 14.4.

“Overall we did really well... I saw a bunch of aggressive routines.” — SHO NAKAMORI, redshirt senior In the afternoon session,Ter-Zakhariants placed fourth on high bar (14.55) and Hadden claimed second place on rings with a 14.95. Sender took first on rings and vault, sticking both his dismount landings. Nakamori’s parallel bar routine earned him second place (14.9) and he tied for third on the floor exercise (14.5). His floor routine had clean landings on all his tumbling passes, including his front layout to front flip with a double full twist. “I basically used prelims as practice to get all the jitters out before finals on Saturday,” Nakamori said, “but I felt like I was in the zone the entire time and competed very comfortably.” The Men’s Program Committee ranks gymnasts based on a system that awards points relative to how the men finished on each event.The point totals are then combined at the end of the second day of competition and the top seven gymnasts are automatically placed on the team. Nakamori advanced to the finals on Saturday with the second-highest total points,with 115,behind 2008 Olympic team bronze medalist Joseph Hagerty. In the final competition, all the Stanford athletes once again placed in the top half of the all-around competitors. The only exception was Gentry, who did not compete on pommel horse and therefore was not a contender for the all-around. Nakamori placed third in the all-around with a 176.1 — a combined score from both prelims and finals. Sender placed 11th with 169.6 points, followed by Ter-Zakhariants who had 169.1 points. Leiberman, Hadden and Dixon took 16th,17th and 18th,respectively,with scores of 167.25, 166.25 and 165.3. In the event finals, every Stanford gymnast placed in the top 10 in at least one event. Sender won still rings with a combined score of 30.65 and vault with a 32.2. Nakamori placed third on parallel bars (29.95) as well as in the top 10 on pommel horse, rings and high bar. Buscaglia took fourth on vault (31.7) while Gentry took seventh (31.45)

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Redshirt senior Sho Nakamori performs on the parallel bars for Stanford. Nakamori was one of seven Cardinal gymnasts to participate in last weekend’s Winter Cup Classic and finished third in the all-around.

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GAME NOTES: The Stanford men’s gymnastics team returns to California this week after seven members of its squad competed in the Winter Cup Classic in Las Vegas. All seven men finished in the top-25 at the Winter Cup, with redshirt senior Sho Nakamori earning a thirdplace finish. The team will next compete in the Gold Country Invitational in San Francisco this weekend. and Dixon placed ninth (31.35).Ter-Zakhariants’s best finish was ninth on the floor (29.45), and Hadden’s still rings routines put him at second place with a combined score of 30.15. “Overall we did really well,” Nakamori said. “I saw a bunch of aggressive routines from my teammates. It was

WRESTLING

Cardinal splits two at home By ZOE LEAVITT CONTRIBUTING WRITER

In dramatic fashion at Burnham Pavilion last Friday, Stanford wrestling recovered from a 16-3 deficit to beat Arizona State 20-19. Though forced to forfeit the heavyweight class, setting the Cardinal six points behind before the wrestling even began, Stanford fought for several big wins to take the match by one point. After winning the heavyweight class by forfeit,ASU’s Anthony Robles pinned Stanford sophomore Austin Quarles at 125 pounds to earn six more points. Sophomore Porfirio Madrigal then got the Cardinal on the scoreboard, achieving his 15th win of the year,but fellow sophomore Cameron Teitelman lost to widen the score to 16-3 in favor of the Sun Devils. “I kind of knew going into it we’d have our work cut out for us,” said Stanford head coach Jason Borrelli. “I wasn’t too worried [about the point deficit] at this point, I just told the guys to worry about themselves and the match would take care of itself.” Borrelli’s confidence proved to be well-placed. At 149 pounds, junior Tyler Parker surged with less than 10

seconds remaining to tie the score at 3-3, then scored an escape in overtime to win. His exciting victory proved a turning point in the match for Stanford, which then battled the Sun Devils to narrow the point deficit. “[Parker] exemplified everything we want for our guys,” Borrelli said. “To never stop wrestling . . . This really shifted the momentum in the match; we knew we had a chance to win.” In the next match, sophomore Lucas Espericueta dominated ASU’s Te Edwards 20-3. Redshirt freshman Nick Amuchastegui, riding on the Cardinal surge, defeated Kyle DeBerry for his 12th consecutive victory. Although freshman Victor Haug fell at 174 pounds, junior Jake Johnson came back for a 5-0 win at 184 pounds.With only senior Luke Feist’s match to go, Stanford was down by two points, 19-17. With the outcome of the match in his hands, the team’s sole senior did not let Stanford down. Feist’s 5-0 victory earned three points for Stanford, and the team defeated Arizona State for the second season in a row. Throughout the suspenseful match, personal records brightened

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MBBALL Continued from page 7 on the night and were outrebounded as well by a 48-37 margin. No individual Bakersfield player dominated, as forward Santwon Latunde and center Cory Brown tied with eight points on the night to lead the team. California (18-6, 7-4 Pac-10), however, should pose a much more substantial obstacle for the Cardinal. The Bears defeated Washington 86-71 and Washington State 71-63 in their most recent pair of games and are looking to rise in the conference standings, where they are currently tied for second with Arizona State, behind Washington and UCLA. The Cardinal, though, despite possessing the inverse of the Bears’ conference record, upset California the last time the teams met in a 75-69 thriller at Maples Pavilion on Jan. 17. “Similar to today, [we] played hard for 40 minutes,” Hill said of the win against Cal following last night’s game. “It could’ve went either way, and unlike our close games which we’ve had . . . we played hard to the last minute and took over. We have that to look back on for why we won against them.” Tip off against the Bears is scheduled for 5 p.m. on Saturday in Berkeley. Contact Denis Griffin at djgriff@ stanford.edu.

WOMEN’S LACROSSE

Dominant opener By SARAH OHR CONTRIBUTING WRITER

The Stanford women’s lacrosse team (1-0) kicked off its season with a bang this weekend as it outscored the Lady Ducks of Oregon, 17-5. After taking a bus to Eugene in order to afford every member of the team the opportunity to be a part of the season opener, the Cardinal proved that even an 11-hour drive could not dampen its energy, much of which stemmed from a well-received change in coaching staff. The Cardinal is now led by head coach Amy Bokker, former head coach of George Mason. The victory increases Stanford’s all-time record against Oregon to 5-1, with the only loss coming in 2007. “I think the victory was especially sweet for the upperclassmen who have mostly frustrating memories of our season opener against Oregon in 2007,” said junior attack and leading scorer Dana Lindsay. “Getting the chance to go back to their field and make a statement about the new face of Stanford Lacrosse and the kind of team we hope to be this season was awesome.” Early on, Oregon appeared as though it was going to put up a tough opener for Stanford. The Ducks started strong, leading the game 4-1 after just eight minutes of play, but the Cardinal did not waver.The team responded with an impressive rally of 15 unanswered goals. “The first fifteen minutes we were not playing our game as our rhythm and timing were both a bit off,” said senior midfielder and co-captain Bess Siegfried. “I couldn’t be more proud of how we turned things around and took complete control of the game.” Bokker was also pleased with her team’s debut. “We just needed time to settle in,”she said.“Even when we fell behind, we seemed to control the tempo of the game.We were never really worried.” Lindsay led the way for the Card with four goals and two assists, along with junior midfielder Lauren Schmidt, who tallied three goals and one assist. Lindsay’s strong performance earned her the title of Mountain Pacific

Sports Federation’s co-Player of the Week, which was announced Monday. This is the first MPSF honor awarded this season and marks Lindsay’s first time receiving it during her collegiate career. “More than anything, Saturday was a lot of fun,” Lindsay said. “We’ve been training, practicing and scrimmaging all year, but none of that compares to game day.” Key defenders for Stanford included senior Maris Perlman and freshman Paige Farmakis. Farmakis made a statement in her collegiate debut as she shut down the Ducks’ leading scorer — Oregon senior attack Ilsa van den Berg did not score a single point for the first time in 21 consecutive games. Bokker gave credit to the defenders, who held the Ducks to only two goals during the second half. “Our athleticism and depth really worked to our advantage,” she said.“Our defense really helped to open up our offense, and that’s our game.” A final source of Stanford’s success came in the form of sophomore goalkeeper Annie Read, who had seven saves in her first collegiate start. “Annie Read had a fantastic game, especially for her first collegiate start,” Siegfried said of her teammate.“She gave us the extra boost of confidence we needed to find our flow.” Siegfried also commented on the momentum and closeness the team has now gained going into the start of their home season. “Busing to Oregon was an awesome way for the team to spend time together before our opening game,” she said. “We are all very excited about the win, but are ready to get back to practice in preparation for the next game.” Next up for the Cardinal are the Bulldogs of Fresno State (0-1) on Thursday,Feb.12.This year marks the debut of Fresno State’s women’s lacrosse program. Scheduled for a start time of 7 p.m. at Laird Q. Cagan Stadium, this game will be the home opener for Stanford. Contact Sarah Ohr at [email protected].

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ment. It took until 2004 for any drug testing for PEDs to take place. This decade or so of free reign allowed a culture of abuse to grow within the league. Rodriguez referred to this in his interview with ESPN’s Peter Gammons on Monday by saying,“At the time of that culture, there was no legal and illegal.” That is because Major League Baseball loved every second of it. Now, the double standards are flying all over the place. Players like Rodriguez, McGwire and Barry Bonds were everything to baseball at the turn of the century,and today they are being accused of ruining the sport. It is impossible to know how many players actually took steroids, but the number is at least in the hundreds. It wasn’t just hitters either. Many of these homerun hitters were doing it against ‘roided-out pitchers. Rodriguez was a career .377 hitter

WRESTLING Continued from page 8 the day. Espericueta achieved the 50th win of his career, reaching a milestone only three other current wrestlers (Johnson, Feist and junior Zack Geisen) have passed. Amuchastegui’s victory tied him with Espericueta as the fourth-winningest freshman in school history. “This was the first match all year when the guys seemed really relaxed,” Borrelli commented on the team’s success. “Maybe because we were losing so much at first, it took off some of the pressure.” Two days later, however, that pressure would return. On Sunday, Stanford traveled to Boise State only to collapse under the weight of

with two homeruns against pitcher Roger Clemens, another star accused of using PEDs. What I am trying to say is that this entire era needs to be looked at independently. It is unfair to judge one player and not another, because, frankly, it is impossible to know who did what. It is for that reason that it is absurd that McGwire is not in the Hall of Fame after appearing three times on the ballot. He was the most feared hitter in the league in the late ‘90s, and his alleged use of PEDs was part of what Rodriguez referred to as a “tremendous need to keep up.” McGwire (and Sosa) brought baseball out of a hole, and for some reason they lose any recognition of this because Major League Baseball wants to retroactively punish them for something it had no interest in enforcing at the time. Similarly, the stigmatizing of Barry Bonds is ludicrous. Bonds filled stadiums up in the beginning of this decade, making thousands of dollars for owners,and all of a sudden he has this scarlet letter on and no

one will hire him. Who knows if he will make the Hall of Fame despite being perhaps the greatest player who ever lived, steroids or not. Major League Baseball, the Players’ Union and baseball writers are all trying to have their cake and eat it too. All of them need to own up and admit that this period was their fault and move on. Stop blaming the players; they just did what you all wanted them to do. I will end with a prediction: Alex Rodriguez is going to have a career year this season. You heard it here first. He can’t get booed any more then he already does, so that won’t be different. Plus he has six years of hiding a secret off of his shoulders (not to mention some guy named Mark Teixiera hitting in front or behind him). Don’t be surprised if the only bombshells you see coming from ARod this year are from his bat, maybe 50 or 60 times.

Boise’s winning lineup. The No. 11 Broncos — the defending Pacific-10 Conference champions — threw six top-20 wrestlers at the Cardinal to dominate 38-3. Freshman Matt Sencenbaugh won the only match of the day for Stanford, in the day’s first match at 125 pounds. He rallied from behind to tie the score in the third period, then got a takedown with only four seconds left to beat Brian Owen 109. Sencenbaugh’s third victory in a row “was some of the best wrestling I’ve seen all year from him,” Borrelli said. After Sencenbaugh’s blaze of glory, Stanford forfeited the heavyweight match and lost the remaining eight straight matches. Boise State’s Tyler Sherfey, whom Amuchastegui had defeated earlier this season, came back with a vengeance to shatter the Cardinal sophomore’s win-

ning streak. But Amuchastegui did not go down easy, holding the score 2-1 until Sherfey scored a two-point takedown with 20 seconds left to win 3-2. This was the fourth straight dual meet in which Boise lost no more than one match. After dominating Cal Poly 27-16 last season, Stanford will invite the Mustangs back for more on Sunday at 1 p.m. in Burnham Pavilion. This regular-season finale will be Feist’s last home match of his career. The Mustangs (3-10) will bring five Pac10 placers, including the defending, 157-pound Pac-10 champion, No. 12 Chase Pami. Fifth-ranked 125pounder Micah Ferguson will also put up a fight against Sencenbaugh, who will have to struggle to continue his winning streak. As the wrestlers look forward to the Pac-10 Championships, the Cal Poly match and the remaining two weeks will be their last chance to hone their skills and practice their technique. Borrelli finds it hard to look back over the season yet, considering the opportunities that still await. “A lot of guys want to qualify for nationals,” he said. “The conference meet is a good indicator of how the season goes.”

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TENNIS Continued from page 7 playing on the Farm. “Just Stanford in general is pretty special. Maybe that has something to do with it — I’m not really sure.” While winning at home may be nice, the road to the Indoor and NCAA Championships will require a greater consistency in the team’s match play. Their first real test will come soon enough this weekend. Contact Anthony Nguyen at [email protected].

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