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Hecker talks North Korea MS&E prof. dicusses his most recent trip to isolated nation

Univ. staff also discusses adjusments to academic calendar, medical school facilities

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A complete transcript of the following interview with Prof. Hecker is available online at www.stanforddaily.com. Management Science and Engineering Professor Siegfried Hecker, an expert on nuclear weapons, recently returned from a visit to North Korea, where he frequently checks on the country’s denuclearization process. Hecker has researched extensively in fields of plutonium science — he served as director of Los Alamos National Laboratory from 1986 through 1997, and remains an emeritus director to the Laboratory. Through a series of Track Two, non-governmental, non-official visits to North Korea, Hecker has worked closely with the previous and current administration’s North Korean negotiations team. The Daily spoke with Hecker about his experiences in the country, and his insight into nuclear issues in North Korea and elsewhere. The Stanford Daily (SD): This is your sixth visit to North Korea. You made one each year from 2004 to 2009. How is this trip different from the previous ones? Any change in North Korean society, diplomacy? Siegfried Hecker (SH): We visited North Korea from Tuesday, Feb. 24 to Saturday, Feb. 28, and first of all it was quite a relief from Beijing in that the air was quite clear and that the weather was beautiful. In Beijing, it went day to day from being smoggy to being almost impossibly smoggy. So the first thing that we found when we got off at Pyongyang, was the relief of having reasonably clean air. All the way around, while some people believed that North Korea and its economy is sinking, we’ve actually seen it rising and looking better than we’ve seen in the past. I would say this is the starkest observation of how it struck differently as the previPhoto courtesy Siegfried Hecker ous times. Prof. Siegfried Hecker makes [Diplomatically,] we’ve seen a change frequent Track Two, non-offiof attitude since cial visits to North Korea. His October 2006, when most recent visit in late they conducted a nuclear test. Even Februrary marked his sixth though, by technical visit in fiver years to the standards, that detached Asian country. nuclear test was of limited success, politically for them it was very successful. So the principal attitude change is one of greater confidence on their part. They now tell us, you must deal with us as a nuclear weapon state. We have demonstrated that we have nuclear weapons.We’ve tested a nuclear weapon, and so we expect to be treated as a state that has nuclear weapons. That confidence will most likely harden their negotiating position. Then, of course, they’re also still trying to get a sense of what the new administration will do. They are entering the negotiations with a new administration from what they considered to be a position of strength. SD: How is North Korea’s disablement process of its nuclear facilities going? SH: In July 2007, they stopped operations and began disabling the nuclear facilities. When I was there almost exactly one year ago, they showed me the nuclear facilities, allowed me to take photographs of the nuclear facilities to demonstrate that they are disabling those facilities that produce the bomb fuel — the plutonium. Disabling the facilities means making it more difficult to restart. They have finished most of the disablement actions, but still need to complete the unloading of the fuel from the nuclear reactor. They made the decision last year to slow down the unloading because the other parties did not meet their obligations of providing heavy fuel oil or equivalent energy aid. At this point, Japan and South Korea have not finished their obligations, so the slow-down continues.

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Provost John Etchemendy PhD ‘82 announced a University-wide salary freeze at yesterday’s Faculty Senate meeting. The Senate discussed budget cuts, new medical school facilities and upcoming changes in the academic calendar.

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Senior guard Anthony Goods scored 15 points to help the Cardinal avenge a 90-60 loss to the Sun Devils earlier in the season with an upset road win in Tempe last night.

DESERT STORM Stanford men upset No. 21 ASU, 74-64 in Tempe By HALEY MURPHY DESK EDITOR

After beating USC 75-63 at home in Maples Pavilion, it seems the Stanford men’s basketball team took that game’s momentum and packed it in their suitcases — because the newfound energy somehow made its way to Tempe, Ariz., where the Cardinal defeated No. 21 Arizona State, 74-64. The decisive victory marked a betterlate-than-never conference road win for the Stanford men (17-11, 6-11 Pacific-10 Conference) — the first of the season coming on the season’s last road trip — and the third consecutive loss for the Sun Devils

(21-8, 10-7). More importantly, though, the game also served as much-needed revenge for the 90-60 thrashing Arizona State handed Stanford on Jan. 2 as the Cardinal raced out of the gates, gunning for an upset. “That’s always motivation,” junior Landry Fields said of the teams’ previous meeting. “That’s the kind of stuff that our coaching staff and our players, we don’t forget. We all knew that the first time around wasn’t our best effort, and we wanted to make sure that didn’t happen again. Tonight we played with energy and purpose.”

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Severe budget cuts to affect all University departments Citing the worsening economy and its sharply negative effect on the University’s endowment, Etchemendy announced a planned budget reduction of approximately $100 million for the next fiscal year. The budget reduction is $30 million greater than originally expected. In order to meet the cuts, Etchemendy announced the salary freeze, which will begin on Sept. 1. The freeze will not apply to certain raises such as those due for faculty promotions. “Obviously, we made this decision in order to minimize the number of layoffs,” Etchemendy said. “As you know, the economic situation has deteriorated since November and continues to look quite bleak.” Etchemendy also added that stock assets comprise only a small portion of the University’s endowment. However, like those of many of its peer institutions, Stanford’s assets are tied in illiquid assets that cannot be easily sold at this time without significant loss to the University, Etchemendy said. Registrar announces new academic calendar University Registrar Thomas Black announced new changes to the academic calendar to take effect starting with the 2009-2010 school year. The changes include moving the start of enrollment to the sixth week of the previous quarter. The preliminary study list deadline

would be moved to the first Monday of the quarter and the add/drop deadline would be consolidated and fall on the Friday of the third week of each quarter. Course withdrawal and grading basis deadlines would also be consolidated and fall on the eighth week of each quarter. Additionally, each quarter would have an extra day by starting on a Monday instead of a Tuesday. Black said that the proposed calendar gives students greater flexibility in selecting their classes. He said that the current schedule adds needless stress to students by forcing them to choose classes and seek advising during the finals period. “Course enrollment for spring quarter opens Monday,” Black said. “Most students are thinking about finishing their quarter; they’re totally focused on finishing off their papers, and then to ask them at this juncture to start thinking about the upcoming quarter?” Black said that the scheduling changes are part of a broader set of improvements intended to help students make better decisions about classes by having more room to communicate with their adviser. “I want people to get more information when enrollment is open,” Black said. “Right after midterms is a good time. It’s a break, a couple of weeks to coordinate schedules.” Black said adding an extra day to the start of each quarter allows professors who schedule classes on Mondays to have more time in the classroom, especially during winter quarter, which sees two Monday holidays in President’s Day and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. “The reasons for not having instruction on the first Monday were mostly administrative,” Black said. “They related to registration and bill payment, but since then, we’ve all gone virtual, and we can recover quite easily.”

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Students join Prop. 8 rally outside state court

Do you think ASSU Executive slates should have their campaign spending capped?

Calif. Supreme Court holds Prop. 8 hearings By RYAN MAC DESK EDITOR

“No on 8” and “Yes on 8” campaign signs, ubiquitous in the weeks before last November’s elections, reappeared yesterday in San Francisco as the state Supreme Court heard a challenge to Proposition 8, which banned same-sex marriages. Approximately 50 Stanford students, most of whom were in favor of overturning the initiative and allowing same-sex marriage, made the trip to San Francisco to demonstrate and watch court proceedings on a large, outdoor Jumbotron. Laura Wadden ‘10, a student leader for the Emma Goldman Society for Queer Liberation, described how the group brought students to the event by 8 a.m., long before the proceedings started. “By 9, they started playing what was happening inside the courthouse, and people were immediately quiet,” she said. “People wanted to hear the case and didn’t want a loud raucous protest.”

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The demonstration, billed the “100,000 March,” hoped to garner 100,000 supporters to demonstrate outside of the court proceedings. While it was well short of this lofty goal with only several hundred people attending, the event was of undeniable importance in the fight for same-sex marriage, according to Wadden. “The crowd was very, very intense in the public addresses following the court proceedings,” Wadden explained. “There was obvious commingling between groups, with people fighting for space. It was like a sporting event where there are two sets of fans from both teams sitting together. Also, there was so much dialogue, with groups talking and arguing consistently throughout the morning.” Courthouse Arguments While demonstrators were arguing outside, the real deliberation occurred within the courthouse as the state Supreme Court listened to arguments regarding three separate cases that directly challenged Prop. 8. According to a court press release, discussion of these cases was divided into three main focuses.

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B) No, it’s all fair in love and politics. C) I don’t have an opinion on the matter. D) I only care about free T-shirts, so... Today’s Question:

Do you agree with the Registrar’s decision to begin quarters on Monday instead of Tuesday? a) Yes, I feel it will add more time to my learning experience. b) No, I love that extra day when coming back from winter or spring break. c) Wait, classes never started on Monday in the first place? d) Who cares? I don't even go to class.

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Stanford students and demonstrators watch a giant Jumbotron outside the California Supreme Court as litigators inside discussed the constitutionality of Prop 8.

In Thursday’s story, “Group condemns Rice,” the quote “[The petition was drafted] in light of Rice’s war mongering and torture” was misattributed to Symbolic Systems Prof. Todd Davies. Also, Davies did not write the letter, but was involved in drafting it. Similarly, it should be noted that the group’s piece is an open letter, rather than a petition.

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Today, winter quarter. By EMMA TROTTER MANAGING EDITOR

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here’s something about winter quarter. Whether it’s the rain, unit overload, sniffling classmates, less socializing or an endless expanse of school days to get through before summer, Stanford’s middle term leaves many students in an unshakable state of gloom. “Stanford is usually a bright, happy, sunny place, and winter quarter is pretty much the exact opposite,” said Nkemjika Ugonabo ‘09 with a sigh. “It’s just consistently not a happy time.” “I just had bad luck this quarter,” agreed Derek Rowley ‘12. “I really feel like it was totally out of my control. I don’t think I could have planned better or anything like that.” But it isn’t all just bad luck. Students, professors and administrators agree — winter quarter is more difficult for many students.

Rain, Rain, Go Away Some students point to bad weather as an explanation for their winter melancholy. “My clothes are always wet from the rain,” Rowley complained. “And I can’t sit on my bike seat!” Often, these physical factors influence important decisions. “When you go to bed at 5 a.m. and have class at 9 a.m., rain is definitely the barrier between going and not going to class,” noted Lewis Hom ‘10. In addition to tangible discomfort, students claimed that rain also affects their moods. “It’s not something you can quantify but I do believe seeing sun outside, glistening on the palm trees, can help lighten some of the stress that accompanies being a Stanford student,” Ugonabo said. “Dear God, if you could make it sunnier outside, that would be nice.” In contrast, some students love the rain. “Rain is the closest I can get to snow, so I’m taking all of it that I can,” said David Edwards ‘12 of Denver, Colorado. “It makes you appreciate the sunny days more,” added Edwards’ roommate, Washington, D.C. native Ben Kallman ‘12. Edwards and Kallman appear to be in the minority, though. Professors have also noticed the toll rain takes on students’ energy during winter quarter. “There are days you walk in and can just feel that this is going to be a tough day,” said English Prof. Christopher Rovee. “Little things can affect a seminar, like the lighting in a room. When it’s gloomy outside, you often can feel a deadness in the room.” Rovee described California winter weather as particularly off-putting. “There’s this sort of weird division between the sunny and rainy seasons which can make winter a real drag,” he said. “It’s not cold, but it is damp, and everything just feels kind of ‘blah.’” Rovee tries to counteract the negative effects of winter weather by altering his teaching style, sometimes having his students walk a few laps around the classroom before starting discussion. “Professors have to be cognizant of it and find ways to either bring extra energy to the room or use the contemplative quality of winter to the advantage of discussion,” he said. “It’s challenging, but it can be done if one is sensitive about it.”

Getting Tough Rowley’s winter quarter has consisted of work, work and more work. “Last weekend, my parents flew here all the way

Correction In The Daily’s coverage of the ASSU’s campaign finance reform, it incorrectly noted that ASSU Vice President Fagan Harris ‘09 was in favor of the proposed legislation; he was actually opposed to the bill that was eventually voted down by the Undergraduate Senate. Also, Monday’s editorial, “ASSU must rein in campaign spending,” incorrectly implied that public financing came from student’s tuition; rather, the funding is derived from the ASSU endowment, which is based off SSE profits.

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from Atlanta [for that bring students together P a r e n t s ’ to socialize while protecting Weekend],” he them against mild illnesses. said, “but I had to “The healing aspect study for two of the tea makes it the best midterms, write winter activity,” she said. two papers and Despite her best prepare for a efforts, Schindelhaim has presentation.” still noticed more students Contrary to coming to her for medical suppopular belief, most plies than in fall. According to students do not actuVaden Health Center, more peoally take more units in ple are sick during winter quarter winter quarter than in than in fall or spring. fall or spring. In fact, this “If I look at diagnoses that phenomenon is limited reflect acute illnesses — respiramostly to the freshman class. tory tract infection, gastroenteriAccording to Paddy McGowan of tis, pharyngitis, stomach pain, Stanford’s department of etcetera — fall quarter had Institutional Research & Decision about 2,292 visits with those Support, freshmen weighed in at a diagnoses, winter had 2,667 15-unit median for fall 2008 and a and spring had 1,804,” said 17-unit median for winter 2009. Vaden’s Robyn Tepper. Median units taken in both Both Tepper and fall and winter of the 2008Schindelhaim also 2009 academic year hovpointed out that many ered at around 17 for students choose not sophomores, 16 for junto visit Vaden, optiors and 15 for seniors. ing instead to try to Of course, there are deal with illness on exceptions. their own. “I personally preAnd when ferred to pile on the students are sick, coursework during winthey don’t just sufter quarter,” said fer physically — Christine Hironaka ‘09. their grades and “This was largely due to social lives suffer as well. the fact that the courses I needed to take were “You can’t get your projects offered in the winter and I also wanted to frontload done,” Hom said. “You’re just the work so I could take fewer courses and have not in the mental state to do more time for extracurriculars — and the sun — so.” during spring quarters.” “Physical health is not unreA few students also pointed out that their lated to mental health and clardepartments seem to offer the most intense and ity,” added Rovee, who said he challenging courses only in winter. has noticed more absences “I’ve noticed that a lot of classes I want to take this quarter due to sickness. are offered in the winter,” said Carmel Additionally, lack of Schindelhaim ‘10. “I can’t help taking a huge load. exercise can become a It’s ridiculous.” problem during winter Still, Schindelhaim said that in the past, winter quarter. quarter has been her favorite quarter because her most “I think challenging classes have also been the that workaholic most interesting. Stanford people — Hom, too, is bogged down including students, with work this quarter. staff and faculty — “All of my hard classes, the tend not to get ones with time-intensive group enough exercise projects, are in winter quarter,” and relaxation as it CRIS BAUTISTA/The Stanford Daily said Hom, a mechanical engineeris,” said Clyde ing major. “That doesn’t go well with not wanting to Moneyhun, Resident Fellow leave your dorm because of the rain.” (RF) in Branner, “and bad weather Difficult classes combined with inclement weather, keeps people inside even more.” Hom said, have had a negative impact on him academically — he always gets his worst grades during winter Social Slump quarter. “I miss lecture a lot, and I don’t go to office hours In addition to mental, physical and academic slugbecause I just don’t want to go outside.” he said. “In win- gishness, some students also reported feeling the effects ter, I’m apathetic about academics. All I want to do is of social stagnation. hang out in my room with a cup of tea and work.” “I couldn’t really meet new people,” Rowley said. “I was just hanging with the people I met first quarter. I was buried under my work, constantly trying to catch Achoo! up.” “Winter quarter blues is definitely infectious,” Schindelhaim, who works as a Peer Health Educator (PHE) in Trancos, uses tea to try to directly counteract Ugonabo added, though she believes that, ultimately, sickness. Periodically, she holds “Tea with PHE” events mental state comes from within.

SENATE Continued from front page He added that the extra day also serves as a symbolic message underscoring the importance of education at Stanford. “Stanford’s telling the world, ‘We’re going to put more money in education by doing this,’” Black said. “It’s committed to instruction. I don’t see any downsides to this at all.” New School of Medicine facilities to focus on stem cell research Medical School Dean Philip

Pizzo, Pathology Prof. Irving Weissman and Obstetrics and Gynecology Prof. Renee Reijo Pera updated the senate on the progress of two brand-new additions to the School of Medicine: the Li Ka-Shing Center for Learning and Knowledge and the Lorry I. Lokey Stem Cell Research Building. The buildings are part of a larger renovation and expansion of the medical school, and will significantly augment Stanford’s research capabilities. The $75 million stem cell facility is slated for completion in 2010. Weissman said that the presence of such a facility was delayed by federal bans on human embryonic stem cell research during the Bush administra-

tion. Once completed, the center will be a multidisciplinary hub integrating the expertise of many different departments. “Part of the goal was to set up an entirely non-departmental institute which houses, now separately, part of the cancer center and the rest of the stem cell institute and which will be managed in part by the stem cell institute,” Weissman said. Contact Nikhil Kamat at nvkamat@ stanford.edu.

Kallman asserted his mental independence. “You have to have strong values, and if you let someone else dictate how you think, that’s not good,” he said. “It’s a big myth. No one is actually against winter quarter.” Schindelhaim pointed to less advertising for campus parties as one factor that minimizes socializing during winter quarter. Still, on the whole, she said social life is more stable for freshmen in winter than in fall. “There’s less social stress,” she said. “I’ve asked freshmen in the dorm, and they say they’ve liked winter quarter more so far because it’s more comfortable in the dorm.” Hironaka, who was a Resident Assistant (RA) in a freshman dorm last year, disagrees. “I think some [freshmen] still felt a little lost in Stanford,” she said. “I think our Stanford culture leads some freshmen to feel that they should be able to immediately feel at home . . . however, everyone is still adjusting and settling into college life during winter quarter.”

Stuck in the Middle “The quarter system is particularly exhausting,” Rovee said. “Students have to rev up three times per year. You may be tired in spring, but you can see the light, and in fall you’re not tired. So it makes perfect sense that winter quarter is the most difficult.” “It’s the middleness of it,” he added. Schindelhaim noted that, unlike fall and spring quarters, winter quarter doesn’t include any long breaks during or immediately following it. Moneyhun agreed. “One thing might be the 20-plus weeks of winter and spring quarter stretching out ahead of you,” he said. “In January, it’s basically a marathon until June.” Additionally, for seniors working on honors theses, winter quarter coincides with the most difficult push to finish on time. “For thesis writers, it’s the most stressful time,” Rovee said. “Seniors are faced with having to produce most of the thesis.” Hironaka is currently working on her thesis and finishing her last two courses before graduation. Because of her irregular schedule, this quarter has been different for her than in past years. “With courses, you always have the regular schedule of classes, midterms and finals,” Hironaka said, “but with a thesis, you only have one due date in May, and making that due date is entirely up to you and your own initiative.” But Hironaka seemed not to be experiencing a winter quarter slump despite the added pressure of thesis work. “I would have to say that this has been a more enjoyable winter quarter for me, relatively speaking, because I enjoy working on my thesis,” she said.

It Wasn’t All Bad “There are some things I look forward to in winter quarter that are nice,” Hom said. “A lot of great video games are released, there’s the fake Daily and midnight breakfast is really fun.” Rowley was less optimistic. “Why do we try so hard to get in here, just to keep working this hard?” he mused. Though students and staff will face a fresh quarter in two weeks, most expect not to feel as gloomy as they did this quarter. “I think most people do start feeling better almost automatically in March and then April, when the end of the grinding school year is near, when the sun is out again, when people are tossing Frisbees on the lawn again,” Moneyhun said. Contact Emma Trotter at [email protected].

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PROP. 8 Continued from front page “In the cases before the court, the court has issued an order listing the following three issues to be briefed and argued,” the statement read. “(1) Is Proposition 8 invalid because it constitutes a revision of, rather than an amendment to, the California Constitution? (2) Does Proposition 8 violate the separation of powers doctrine under the California Constitution? (3) If Proposition 8 is not unconstitutional, what is its effect, if any, on the marriages of same-sex couples performed before the adoption of Proposition 8?” For those hoping to repeal Prop. 8, the argument centered around whether the November initiative was an amendment to the California Constitution, or rather a revision, something that would require state legislative action. If the court rules in favor of the latter, Prop. 8 would be

found null and void on the basis that the right legislative procedures have not been met. “The main argument against Prop. 8 is that the California Constitution makes a distinction between what is a revision and what is a mere amendment,” said Law Prof. Jane Schacter, who specializes in constitutional law. “If something rises to a revision, it must go through a much longer, deliberate process, with a role for the legislature and possibly a constitutional convention. One of the tests for a revision is if something alters the fundamental structure of government.” A court statement from the Petitioners, those against Prop. 8, addressed directly that. “The central principles in this Court’s prior revision cases demonstrate that Proposition 8 is not a permissible amendment to the State’s Constitution,” the statement read. “By abrogating the fundamental principle of equality for a group defined, by a suspect classification, Proposition 8 plainly falls into the category of a revision.”

But on the other side of the argument, the matter was simply one of the people’s choice. “Proposition 8 constitutionalizes California’s multi-generational consensuses about the definition of civil marriage,” read a statement from the Interveners, those that were responsible for defending the initiative. “The precise issue has been before the people of California in one form or another for over 30 years — and their judgment has remained constant. Whenever the people have perceived challenges to the basic definition of marriage, they have responded — in a measured way — through the democratic process to preserve it.” Kenzie Seal ‘12, an anti-Prop. 8 student who attended the demonstrations, found little flaw in the legal basis of this argument. “Basically, these lawyers argued that people had spoken and that it will always come down to the people who will decide how they will govern,” Seal said. “They argued that to declare people’s vote invalid would show judicial tyranny. I feel

that this is a pretty reasonable, straight-forward argument, but whether it was wise or tolerant is another issue.” The California Attorney General’s office went on to present another argument against Prop. 8, saying that while Prop. 8 was a proper amendment, it was unconstitutional on the ground that it violated certain inalienable rights and liberties. Along with the constitutionality of the amendment, the court will also decide if Prop. 8 could be a retroactive initiative and annul the 18,000 same-sex marriages that occurred between June and November. The court must make a final decision on these matters within the next 90 days. What’s to Come According to Schacter, those hoping to completely overturn Prop. 8 on the basis of revision may be disappointed. “Challengers to Prop. 8 face an uphill fight,” she said. “It is tough to establish a revision and not an amendment because California is famous for its initiative process and changing its constitution by initiative. Even now, there is considerable skepticism to these arguments expressed by at least two of the justices who originally supported samesex marriage. It does not look promising.” However, there may be greater hope for upholding those marriages that already occurred. “Challengers of Prop. 8 have a better chance in defending these marriages and prevailing on that issue than on the propriety of Prop. 8,” Schacter said. As for the future, the signs of the past election are favorable for those favoring equal marriage rights, according to Schacter. “I think the interesting thing is that if they uphold Prop. 8, the energies of those against the initiative will turn back to political processes,” she said. “The 52 percent from the past election is significantly lower than the numbers of a similar initiative [Prop 22] passed in 2000, which had a 61 percent support level.” Regarding yesterday’s demonstrations, Stanford students feel they achieved their goal and have great hope for what is to come. “I think that the demonstration is to remind the justice that real people

and real lives are at stake and that it’s not a matter of semantics or legal minutiae,” Seal said. “At least having a presence will raise awareness and maintain this as one of the main issues of today and not let it fade. As we saw from today, the issue is still unresolved.” Erik Donhowe ‘10 shared a similar optimism. “Given the progress from

Proposition 22 in 2000 to Proposition 8 in 2008, I fully expect the legalization of same-sex marriage in California by 2016,” he said. “Proposition 8 was the spark that reignited a movement, which we’ve all seen in the protests across the nation in the wake of its passage.”

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ities of cooperation in these areas. How do you envision these future exchanges? SH: We met with officials from the ministry of education and one of the economic universities to discuss potential cooperation in educational and technology exchange. In the past, we have also met with officials from the health ministry. So, in addition to working the nuclear issues, we’re very interested in trying to engage the North Korean community in a broader set of activities than simply nuclear, and technology is one of those. They’re very interested in material science, biotechnology, information technology, and so we explored the possibility of exchange visits and particularly having some Stanford professors go to North Korea and lecture on those topics.

Continued from front page If the other parties complete their obligations, then I believe North Korea is prepared to complete the disablement. However, the next important step is to dismantle the facilities — that is, take them apart. The terms of that dismantlement have not yet been negotiated. Subsequently, they will need to give up their nuclear weapons. That seems a long way off now based on their comments. SD: Do you think the example of North Korea contributes much to a solution of nuclear problems in other regions — for example, Iran? SH: Right now, the second nuclear hot spot is Iran, and the difference between North Korea and Iran is that North Korea has declared its nuclear program now to be a weapon’s program and has demonstrated that at least it can detonate a nuclear device, even though it wasn’t fully successful. Iran, I believe, is developing an option for nuclear weapons but under the umbrella of doing it strictly for civilian purposes. They say, “We’re not a nuclear weapon state and we have no intention of developing nuclear weapons,” but they are continuing to put most of the capabilities in place should they decide to build weapons. The dividing line between military and civilian is a very fine line, so North Korea and Iran are two very different problems. However, those countries certainly watch each other and look at the diplomatic responses during each other’s negotiations. SD: During your visits, you met with North Korean officials in education, public health, and explored possibil-

Contact Ryan Mac at rbmac@stanford. edu.

SD: What do you aim to teach students inside and outside the classroom? SH: Particularly, I want students to understand the intersections of technology and policy. The nuclear field is a very good one to do that because you must understand the basics of nuclear technology to make good policy. And we also now have 60 years of very rich history of the interplay of those two in so many different countries and so many different ways. For example, in both of my classes the students have to write policy papers that show they have at least a basic understanding of the technology, even though they may be social science, political science, international relations majors, but I want them to understand the difference between plutonium and uranium, between fission and fusion, between weapons and energy. That’s what I like to be able to contribute to the University. Contact Calla Huan Sheng at hsheng @stanford.edu

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Standing behind student press n Wednesday morning, the entire editorial staff of the Daily Emerald — the student-produced newspaper at the University of Oregon — went on strike in protest of the attempts of its board of directors to install a publisher with unprecedented control over the newsroom. Today, college newspapers across the United States and Canada stand in solidarity with the editorial staff of the Daily Emerald in support of the independent collegiate press and student-controlled editorial content. We are deeply dismayed by the shortsighted actions of the Emerald’s board of directors and strongly support the strike until the staff’s demands are met, and independent student journalism can be safeguarded from such attacks at the Emerald and on college campuses nationwide. On Thursday the board of directors had the audacity to publish their own version of the Oregon Daily Emerald using content from The Associated Press and a front-page statement from the board.This move is as offensive as it is unwise. In November, the board of directors hired Emerald alumnus Steven A. Smith as a consultant, and he drafted a plan, which included a call to hire a publisher. Smith then authored the publisher’s job description as well as his own terms of employment for the position, which the board approved without negotiation. On Feb. 24, the board voted to hire Smith as the Emerald’s publisher, and to give him unprecedented control over the full paper’s operation, including supervising the editor in chief. Smith could also have been concurrently employed by the university, creating a clear path for the university to control what should be student-produced editorial content. In the face of the strike, Smith has decided to withdraw his decision to accept the position. Today the Emerald staff demands a nationwide search for a new publisher, whose authority would not extend over the editor and who would not be employed by the university. Since its inception, the Oregon Daily Emerald has served as an invaluable learning resource for its student journalists, but if the board continues to wrest control from students, the Emerald’s mission and legacy will be invalidated. Without objectivity and independent content in the newsroom, the paper cannot properly train its student reporters and the campus will lose an irreplaceable source of information, outside of the influence of university public relations efforts. The Emerald,like many papers across the country, is in dire financial straits and faces the possibility of closure. This financial reality, however, should not force the staff to compromise their guiding ethics as journalists or to sacrifice the paper’s autonomy.The decision to give a publisher sway over journalists would in no way solve the paper’s financial crisis; as such, this seems to be a callous overreaching by the board and the university, and an attempt to take advantage of a financially struggling, but influential, student organization while the time is right. We are living in a tough time for the newspaper business. Now, more than ever, we must stand strong and stand together to maintain our editorial independence — any measure of overarching interference in content undermines our journalistic standards and is unacceptable, no matter the financial situation. Practicing journalism under the possibility of censorship and the meddling influence of an administration undermines the purpose of a free press — we hope that the Emerald’s board will recognize this un-

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deniable fact and immediately meet the staff’s demands. Until then, we stand with the Oregon Daily Emerald. THE BROWN DAILY HERALD, Brown University THE CALIFORNIA AGGIE, UC-Davis CITY ON A HILL PRESS, UC-Santa Cruz

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The struggle for community

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ith the onset of the current recession, and subsequently the financial state of the University, departments across the University find themselves engaged in a common struggle: cutting budgets. We note that because institution-wide cuts are unavoidable during times of financial crisis, it is equally unavoidable that students must change their expectations of Stanford due to the extenuating circumstances. The Students of Color Coalition (AASA, BSU, MEChA, MSAN and SAIO), along with the Queer Straight Alliance (QSA) and the Women’s Coalition, have banded together during this time of uncertainty to seek answers and formulate solutions to this difficult issue. We, the aforementioned coalition of student leaders, are not only seeking to make our community centers a priority in these budget cuts, but we also ask that the administration makes the process transparent and considerate of students’ needs. Student leaders have been trying to engage with administrators since the President and Provost communicated that cuts would be made across Stanford at the end of fall quarter.Advocacy work on behalf of the centers was done in subsequent months to understand the effects of the budget cuts.ASSU Executives Jonny Dorsey ‘09 and Fagan Harris ‘09 have taken a stand on community centers as part of their four undergraduate priorities. And just this week,the ASSU Undergraduate Senate passed a resolution that speaks to the unique importance of community centers in the lives of students. Student leaders finally met Vice Provost Greg Boardman last Thursday, but unfortunately left with no concrete answers and an ambivalent feeling that our already under-staffed and low-budget centers will be disproportionately affected by the budget cuts. On Wednesday, we organized a town hall to discuss the budget-cut process and the effect cuts would have on the vitality of our centers. We were honored to host well over 100

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tration has kept unsettlingly quiet and conspicuously inactive. Historically, the United States has never offered more than tentative support for the ICC and still maintains an intelligence-sharing relationship with Sudan in fighting our War on Terror — as if the horrors in Darfur don’t qualify as terror. Our new administration must do more to lead the world community in providing the diplomacy and humanitarian aid that will be necessary to see this historic move towards justice translate to peace. At the very least, the U.S. must show that it has a plan if Al-Bashir follows through on his threats to escalate attacks in response to an indictment. Activists do not suspect that the new administration is insincere in its commitment to Darfur. Susan Rice, the newly appointed Ambassador to the UN and a graduate of

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ednesday, for the first time in history, the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for a sitting president. Omar Al-Bashir, the infamous president of Sudan, was charged with five counts of crimes against humanity and two counts of war crimes — including extermination, forcible transfer, torture and rape — in the Darfur region of Africa’s largest country. The genocide in Darfur has continued for nearly six years and we should applaud the ICC for this first step toward justice. But we must not think this is the final step in achieving peace. This day is not a surprise to anyone — it has been a long time in the making. In July of 2008, Luis Moreno-Ocampo, lead prosecutor for the ICC, first requested an arrest warrant for Al-Bashir. While President Barack Obama made clear his commitment to Darfur on the campaign trail, so far, his adminis-

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concerned students, including ASSU Senator Yvorn “Doc” Aswad-Thomas ‘11, ASSU Executives Dorsey and Harris and Provost Etchemendy. These individuals all took the time to attend our meeting intended to inform our communities about a budgetary process that has done little to engage students.Although the Provost came as an invited guest like everyone else, we are grateful that he answered some student questions and concerns regarding the arduous process at hand. The town hall meeting ended with an understanding that students of color have historically struggled to maintain community center resources and to preserve the integrity of Stanford’s commitment to diversity. When confronted with a plea by student leaders to shelter the community centers from the drastic 15 percent cuts to their already overstretched budgets, the Provost echoed his previous claims that “no department would go unscathed.” We understand that. Our aim has never been so unrealistic as to ask to remain unaffected by budget cuts. Rather, we have been advocating for centers to not have to face the 15 percent cuts on top of staff reductions. Cuts of this magnitude would handicap the purpose that the centers have to positively affect the academic and personal lives of the diverse students they serve and house. While budget cuts of 10 percent or lower will have substantial effects on the abilities of our centers, we believe that they may still be able to perform the tasks that are essential to the vitality of our communities: to recruit, to retain and to graduate healthy and successful students. We hope that our struggle to maintain community motivates students to consider what really matters to them. Our coalition wants to send a clear message to the University’s administration that we condemn their lack of transparency and blind budget cuts that are damaging to student life if these students are not substantively involved in the process. For this reason, we as concerned stu-

dents and leaders demand the following regarding the community centers: 1. That all full-time employees of the community centers retain their jobs, maintain fulltime status along with all contractual benefits and pay and are guaranteed job security throughout the time of budget cuts. 2.That cuts made to the operational budget of the community centers not exceed 10 percent over the next two years and not be permanent. We demand our right to negotiate with administrators over the proposed budget cuts. 3.That Provost Etchemendy and President Hennessy maintain their, and the University’s, stated commitment to diversity. We invite all to attend our rally in support of community centers today, March 6, in White Plaza. We hope that you will join us to make a statement to the Stanford administration that we care about spaces and programs that keep students thriving at Stanford. CHRISTIAN NGO LILIAN THAOXAOCHAY Asian American Students’ Association ADAMMA SPEARMAN ASHLEY ANDERSON Black Student Union EDGAR CHAVEZ MELISSA MORALES MEChA de Stanford FATIMA HASSAN Muslim Student Awareness Network CHARLIE SYMS Queer Straight Alliance ERIKA CHASE MILILANI TRASK-BATTI SAMANTHA AZURE WAYVA WATERMAN Stanford American Indian Organization PAULA DE LOS ANGELES Women’s Coalition

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The disenfranchised conservative n issue that has commonly been raised in this paper and in my conversations with politically minded folks on campus is the complete lack of a conservative student voice on campus. I find this an interesting assertion. I don’t believe there is a lack of “conservative” points of view on campus — they are the minority,sure — but rather,I believe that the problem is the modern-day hijacking of the term “conservative” by evangelical whackjobs and self-righteous morality crusaders. I believe in limited government, fiscal responsibility and meritocratic advancement.That should make me a conservative,right? I’m not religious and I couldn’t care less if gays married, went to the moon or were elected president. I believe women should always have the right to choose just as much as I believe that every man, woman and child should have the right to own and carry a firearm. At the same time,I staunchly oppose welfare economics and the expansion of the federal state in any degree. I believe the Constitution gave us a framework to evolve our system of government to whatever we wanted, and I resolutely hold that any politician circumventing that framework is both a coward and deserving of immediately and permanently losing his or her office. Doesn’t really sound like your typical conservative,does it? By definition, it seems I am more closely aligned with the “statesmen” of the Robert Taft era or the Jeffersonian “republican/classical liberal,”a far cry from the modern image of a “conservative.” I think the confusion around campus and around the country is centered on what it truly means to be conservative. Allow me to do my best to try to help expand our definitions and perspectives. First and foremost,the right-left political continuum drilled into our minds by pundits and polls creates a false paradigm. This misconception of the political compass makes it nearly impossible from the get-go to classify something like a truly conservative or classically liberal mindset.

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To help understand, imagine that along with the right/left spectrum there is also a statist/anarchist line.A true statist would argue that the government should have the power to dictate any and all things for the common good.A left-wing statist would be a Communist or socialist, while a right-wing statist would be an authoritarian or fascist entity.An anarchist,on the other hand,believes the role of government is inherently evil and therefore should be minimized or eliminated to the greatest degree possible.A good example of a group of moderate anarchists can be found in our very own founding fathers. The very idea of an anti-government political party is counter-intuitive to the message the contemporary media, government and the political establishment constantly spits out. The modern Democratic Party is left/statist. The modern Republican Party is right/statist. Are you starting to understand why I feel a little left out? Who do I have to look to for representation and leadership? The Democrats are too busy falling all over themselves to see who can grab more federal pork dollars from this new stimulus budget and are already clamoring to piss away a few hundred more billion dollars to guarantee their own political careers. The modern left might as well rename itself the Moral Hazard party for all the faith I have in their economic and social justice programming. While I am completely behind their purely social agenda (I’d say it doesn’t go far enough.Drug legalization anyone?), I would like to see it enacted without them sticking their hands ever deeper into my pockets. And what about the Republicans? They’re the party of fiscal conservatism! That sounds like a pretty good start. But wait, weren’t these socalled fiscal conservative responsible for starting two wars, increasing the federal deficit to astronomical new heights and bailing out Wall Street banks with public dollars? That’s a strange interpretation of the term fiscal conservative in my book. As if that public hypocrisy weren’t bad enough,the current figureheads of the Republican Party, Gov. Sarah “I don’t believe in sci-

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ence”Palin and Gov.Bobby “I performed a real exorcism” Jindal, just can’t stop talking about how much they love their imaginary religious friends and unborn cell clusters. They believe that preserving the moral fiber of America by preventing homosexuals from getting married and teaching children that “God did it”is a more important issue than the fact that thousands of our young men are dying for no reason in the Middle East. Are you serious? This group of ignorant bigots is the party whose namesake goes back to the founding fathers and intellectuals that famously stood to defend the rights of the people against federalist power grabs? Words cannot begin to express my shame in the modern “conservative” movement. But there is hope.Political action groups centered on a return to a socially liberal/economically conservative approach to government have grown massively in numbers and in fundraising, especially since the recent election. “Young Americans for Liberty” are trying to motivate the youth of America to become involved and fight back against the continuing enlargement of the federal state, a movement that mirrors the youth revolution for Ronald Reagan back in the late ‘70s and ‘80s.The “Campaign for Liberty,”another PAC,seeks out and donates to local and regional politicians who espouse the ideals of true freedom and liberty in the hope of eventually making inroads at the national level. The reason that the conservative voice on campus is lacking is because of the confusion and disorganization surrounding conservatism in America in general. Until the Republican Party reclaims its roots of personal liberty and true fiscal conservatism, the confusion will continue.If Republicans choose to go down the road of the Palins and the Jindals of the party,conservatism will continue to fall by the wayside, both at Stanford and in Washington,until a new leadership emerges. Who is John Galt? Go to www.stanfordliberty. com and email [email protected] to find out.

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SPORTS TRACK & FIELD

TITLE TAKEN

Women grab MPSF indoor title

By JACOB JAFFE CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Stanford run, highlighted by a pair of Pohlen threepointers near the end of the half, put the Cardinal up for good. Stanford struggled to adjust to the zone defense that the Wildcats employed early on. Appel, the Cardinal’s leading scorer, was routinely double- and triple-teamed, leading nine first-half turnovers by the Cardinal. Arizona’s zone defense looked vulnerable as the game progressed, however, as Stanford shooters Pohlen and sophomore Kayla Pedersen got hot from the outside to stretch the Cardinal lead to 65-51 with 7:13 to play.The Cardinal didn’t score again for almost five minutes.

After a comfortable victory against an overmatched opponent to kick off its home stand, the Stanford men’s volleyball team must now face a top-10 opponent twice in a row. On Tuesday, the No. 7 Cardinal (12-7, 7-6 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) easily dispatched DivisionIII UC-Santa Cruz in straight sets, 30-21, 30-20, 30-21. The Cardinal used an unusual lineup, resting nearly every regular starter and giving playing time to many substitutes. Stanford’s traditional back-ups thrived in the spotlight, though, as the Cardinal’s second team dominated the Banana Slugs in each set. “It’s great on two levels,” said junior outside hitter Ed Howell, who led both teams with 12 kills for the Cardinal. “It gives the back-ups experience, and it also allows starters to rest.” Howell, making his first collegiate start, and junior outside hitter Jason Palacios making his second, led the Car- 3/3 UC-Santa Cruz W 3-0 dinal, combining for 23 kills and a .559 hitting percentage. 3/6, 3/7 “[Using our backups] shows Maples Pavilion, Burnham we have a great Pavilion ability to play,” head coach John Kosty said. “Jason and Ed took great advantage of the opportunity and a lot of guys played really well.” The Cardinal also started senior setter Miki Groppi, sophomore libero Jordan Inafuku and sophomore middle blocker Max Halvorson for the first time this season, along with freshmen regulars outside hitter Brad Lawson and middle blocker Gus Ellis.Also receiving playing time were senior libero Jarod Keller, freshman setter Evan Barry and sophomore outside hitter Ian Connolly. “It shows how deep we are,” Palacios said. “It’s a testament to our second team that the guys who play the big matches are playing these guys in practice every day.” As a team, Stanford hit .403, while holding UC-Santa Cruz to a meager .092, the lowest average of any Stanford opponent all year. The Cardinal men also notched eight service aces, including four from Howell — season highs for both team and individual aces in a match. The Cardinal pulled away in each set, using a 5-0 run in the first, an 8-0 run in the second and a 7-0 run in the third to defeat the Banana Slugs. The win pushes the Cardinal’s win streak to four matches overall, its longest of the season. “We just feel good that we’re playing well,” Kosty said. “We enjoy the success, but we know we’ve got tough opponents ahead of us.” The next of those tough opponents is No. 9 Lewis, which will play the Cardinal twice this weekend in nonconference matches. “We’ll be in for a battle,” Kosty said. “They well deserve their [No. 9] ranking.” Lewis, a small Catholic school in Illinois, sports a gaudy 11-3 record, with all three losses coming in road matches against top-15 teams.The Cardinal hopes it can add to that total in two matches this weekend, but knows it will not be easy. “Any team from the Midwest that comes out West is

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Flyers crash onto Farm No. 7 Card set to take on No. 9 Lewis in two matches this weekend

Cardinal women score 115 team points for first title since ‘06 The Stanford track and field team competed in Seattle this past weekend at the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships, with the Cardinal women earning a spectacular championship,their first one since 2006.The women’s success was a testament to the depth of their team, as Stanford placed in nearly every single event. “This is a stepping stone to the NCAA Indoor Championships,” senior team captain Hakon DeVries said. “It’s a very competitive meet in all event areas for the men and women, and we’ll need everyone to step up.” Leading the way for the women on the first day of competition was junior Kate Niehaus, who claimed her first individual MPSF title in the 5,000 meters with a career best time of 16:22.34, achieving an NCAA provisional standard.Also faring well in the 5,000 meters was freshman Emilie Amaro, who finished in fifth with an NCAA provisional time of 16:35.32. Sophomore Whitney Liehr had an incredibly busy but productive day as she not only set the school record in the pentathlon with her score of 4,012, but also became the first athlete in Stanford history to total over 4,000 points in the event. Her mark was good enough to earn her second place in the event, and was just short of the NCAA automatic standard, although she easily reached the provisional mark. Liehr’s best event in the pentathlon was the long jump, in which she soared to a career best of 20 feet, 1 1/2 inches. Another school record was provided by freshman Katerina Stefanidi in the pole vault when she placed second with a mark of 13-5 1/4. More points were scored for Stanford by the women’s distance medley “B” relay, the “A” relay having already qualified for nationals at previous meets this season. The team, consisting of sophomore Madeline Duhon, freshman Joy O’Hare, redshirt senior Claire Cormier-Thielke and freshman Laurynne Chetelat finished second with a time of 11:22.70. The women earned their final points for the first day in the field events, led by a third-place finish in the long jump from 2008 Olympian Arantxa King, who had a mark of 19-11 3/4. The men were led on the first day of competition by senior Myles Bradley in the long jump when he tied for third with a mark of 24-7 1/4, an NCAA provisional standard. Bradley’s leap places him third in the all-time record book for Stanford. Bradley also ran an impressive 7.77 seconds in the prelims of the 60-meter hurdles, setting a stadium record and advancing to the finals as the No. 1 seed. Also faring well in the field events was fifth-year Kyle Davis-Hammerquist who finished seventh in the weight throw with a toss of 62-0 1/2. Following him was junior Carter Wells who finished eighth with a tremendous personal best toss of 60-3 1/4. In the distance races, the men had a few point-scoring finishes, led by sophomore Jacob Riley, who finished fourth in the 5,000 meters with a time of 14:04.3. Riley was followed by sophomore Brendan Gregg who placed sixth in the event with a career-best and NCAA provisional standard of 14:07.45. During the second day of competition, the distance runners once again showed their prowess on the track,

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Sophomore Jeanette Pohlen led the Cardinal with 21 points, including a pair of free throws, to help ice the game with four seconds remaining against Arizona last night at Maples Pavilion. Stanford next faces ASU on Saturday.

No. 2 Cardinal earn a share of Pac10 title with 70-67 win over ‘Cats By DANIEL BOHM STAFF WRITER

The No. 2 Stanford women’s basketball team shrugged off a sluggish start and then held off a furious comeback to beat visiting Arizona 70-67,Thursday. The heavily favored Cardinal (25-4, 16-1 Pacific-10 Conference) looked to have pulled away from the Wildcats (11-17, 4-13) in the second half, behind a career-high 21 points from sophomore guard Jeanette Pohlen — but a late, 13-0 Wildcats run drew the visitors to within 65-64 with 1:54 to play. But junior Jayne Appel came up with a big offensive rebound and put back on a missed Jillian Harmon jumper to halt Arizona’s run. Appel had difficulties for much of the game but felt somewhat vindicated by the one big play. “I didn’t play well the entire game,” she said.“I had a lot of turnovers and struggled inside, but I got the big shot when I had to.” After the Appel lay-in, Wildcat Courtney Clements then hit a three to pull Arizona within one, but two Pohlen free throws and a missed, desperation three by Ashley Frazier left the Cardinal with the victory. Arizona led for much of the first half until an 11-2

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UP NEXT ARIZONA STATE 3/7 Maples Pavilion GAME NOTES: The Stanford women’s basketball team earned at least a share of the Pacific-10 Conference title with a win over Arizona last night at Maples Pavilion. The Stanford women were led offensively by sophomore Jeanette Pohlen’s 21 points on 6-11 shooting, including 5-8 from three-point range. Junior Jayne Appel, meanwhile, scored nine to move into 13th place all-time on the Cardinal scoring chart.

On the hook Cardinal readies for series against No. 2 Longhorns By DENIS GRIFFIN DESK EDITOR

The Stanford baseball team fell again on Thursday night, losing 6-5 to St. Mary’s for its fifth consecutive defeat and second loss to the Gaels in a little over a week.And it’s not as if the road gets any easier for the Cardinal anytime soon — Stanford is set to host a three-game series against undefeated and second-ranked Texas this weekend. The Cardinal (2-6) started off its season well enough, taking two of three from Vanderbilt at Sunken Diamond two weeks ago. But a 5-3 loss to the Gaels on Feb. 25 was followed by a three-game sweep on the road against Cal State-Fullerton and last night’s defeat has sent Stanford reeling into its third weekend series of the year. Stanford knows it needs to regain its footing quickly before its conference schedule begins. “As far as our confidence and things like that go, I think it’s very important to at least play better and feel like we’re swinging the bat to our potential and hopefully get a couple wins,” senior outfielder Joey August said. “I know [Texas is] a great team, but I think it’s good to come out and

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UP NEXT TEXAS 3/6-8 Sunken Diamond GAME NOTES: The Cardinal hosts No. 2 Texas this weekend, needing its bats to wake up in a hurry against what has been a dominant pitching staff for the Longhorns thus far in 2009. Offensively, Stanford has struggled to start the year, with sophomore Kellen Kiilsgaard leading the offense in limited atbats with a .368 average and two home runs. On the whole, the Cardinal is batting just .237 on the season. play the way we know we can — that’ll help our confidence . . . People aren’t panicking too much because we’ve got a long season to go. Last night against St. Mary’s (7-2), the Cardinal offense again had difficulty getting rolling, as Gaels pitcher Kyle Barraclough allowed just two runs through six innings, giving up just four hits and walking three while tallying an impressive eight strikeouts. The Cardinal’s pitching staff, meanwhile, combined to allow five runs through the first four innings of play.

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Freshman Scott Snodgrass and the Cardinal pitching staff will need to limit the Longhorns’ offense this weekend to give the Stanford bats a chance to make the difference. The Cardinal has accumulated a 6.83 team ERA to start the season and its offense has scored just over four runs per game.

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SOFTBALL

Card plays host to field of four By CHRIS FITZGERALD DAILY SPORTS INTERN

The Stanford softball team just kept on rolling last weekend, adding five victories to bring its current win streak to 17 games. Now the Cardinal has its sights set on a six-team tournament on the Farm, beginning Friday at 9 a.m. No. 5 Stanford (18-1) hosts the Louisville Slugger Classic over the weekend, playing doubleheaders Friday, Saturday and Sunday. A perfect 5-0 at home,the Stanford women can claim an 84-10 record in tournaments they have hosted dating back to 2003. In the midst of the longest winning streak in Cardinal Softball history, head coach John Rittman credited his team’s depth as the key to its success. “We know we have a lot of versatility and it makes us a lot stronger,” he said. “We have had enough depth to push through two big injuries.” Senior Maddy Coon rejoined the lineup in Fullerton last weekend after missing five games due to injury. Even with the Stanford veteran’s comeback as designated player, the Cardinal infield still features just two upperclassmen and no seniors outside of the pitching circle. Coach Rittman was proud of his young squad’s attitude heading back into tournament play this weekend. “Our team is mature enough to know we’re only as good as our last game,” he said. Stanford has been perfect since a 1-0 loss to Oklahoma State in Tempe, Ariz. on Feb. 6. During its 17-0 run since the loss, the team has accumulated seven shutouts between freshman Ashley Chinn and senior Missy Penna. The duo has combined for an ERA of just 1.11, and Penna leads all active pitchers in the nation with 1,003 strikeouts in her career. Stanford will open its weekend of

competition on Friday against Illinois State (6-7) at 1:30 p.m. before an afternoon matchup with Penn State. The Nittany Lions (5-4) boast a pitching tandem of sophomore Jackie Hill and freshman Lisa Akamine, who have posted a combined 0.87 ERA over 56 innings of work. Akamine also stars on offense, hitting .375 on the season. Illinois State finished second in the Missouri Valley Conference last season. The Redbirds are paced offensively by senior Amber Smith, who boasts a .405 batting average. Work in the circle should fall to freshman Jordan Birch. Birch has 42 strikeouts and a 3-3 record this season. The Cardinal will finish off its weekend against San Diego State (99) and Vermont (1-4) on Saturday. The Aztecs are coming off of a division-best 44-17 record last season. Stanford faces San Diego State for the second time this year, after winning 9-2 in San Diego on Feb. 15. Stanford, which trailed in its first meeting with the Aztecs until late, will see either freshman Bailey Micetich or sophomore Samantha Beasley in the circle on Saturday. Beasley leads the team with 75 K’s in 68 innings of work. Offensively, meanwhile, sophomore Jessica Camello has helped the Aztecs win four of their last five, earning MPSF Player of the Week honors on Tuesday for her efforts. Coach Rittman admitted that his team knows little about Vermont. But Stanford will get a chance to adapt, playing the late game on Saturday, and an 11:15 a.m. Sunday game against the Catamounts. Vermont is likely to give Jocelyn Abaray the nod in the circle; the sophomore has yet to surrender an earned run in 16.2 innings of work. The Cardinal rounds out its six

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WBBALL Continued from page 5 Pohlen, who knocked down a career-high five three-pointers, thanked the presence of her star center for her open shots. “Jayne gets a lot of attention,” Pohlen said.“And when she gets doubled, she is a good passer, so [I] had a lot of open looks.” Appel, who was held to just nine points and 11 rebounds, credited the Arizona defense as being one of the toughest she has gone up against this year. “I haven’t seen a double that big,” she said. “It’s tough to make passes against [two girls] 6-foot-7 and 6-foot5 that can jump out of the gym.” Stanford also struggled getting to the boards early, as the Cardinal was outrebounded in the first half, 16-15. The Cardinal narrowly avoided a devastating upset loss, but with Cal’s loss to Arizona State yesterday, the Stanford women have now clinched at least a share of the Pac-10 title. Stanford will host the Sun Devils on Saturday with a chance to win the conference championship outright. Although head coach Tara VanDerveer dismissed the possibility, the Cardinal may have been looking past Arizona. “Arizona played a great game,” VanDerveer said. “When we had them down, they didn’t quit . . . We can’t just show up, put on the uniforms and pencil in wins.” In addition to Pohlen’s big game, the Cardinal got a solid performance out of Pedersen,who put up 16 points, including two big, second-half threes, along with six rebounds. Pedersen, last week’s Pac-10 Player of the Week, seems to be rounding into shape at the right part of the season, which will be key to Stanford’s success come postseason. Stanford has now won 12 consecutive games since losing in Berkeley on Jan. 18. It will look to wrap up the season with one more victory on Saturday. VanDerveer hopes the experience of hard-fought games, like last night’s against Arizona, will help the Cardinal going into tournament time. “I didn’t see anybody falling apart for us,” the Stanford coach said.“This was a great win for us tonight.” Contact Daniel Bohm at [email protected].

BASEBALL Continued from page 5 The Cardinal’s offense, despite failing once again to get rolling early in the game, staged a late rally to put the outcome in doubt. The team scored one run in the third on a pair of singles and a wild pitch, then another in the sixth on sophomore Kellen Kiilsgaard’s solo shot to right center, before batting around in the eighth to score three.August doublescored sophomore leadoff man Zach Jones and junior Toby Gerhart, both of whom had singled to start the inning. Kiilsgaard then singled and senior Brent Milleville hit a sacrifice fly to bring August home and cap off the Cardinal’s night at five runs. Stanford’s offense has been less than stellar to start the year, batting just .237 as a team and posting an anemic .320 slugging percentage, and is averaging just 4.375 runs per game.

Making matters worse in the immediate future, the Longhorns’ pitching staff has been dominant to start the year, posting a 1.24 team ERA. Brandon Workman and Cole Green have led the Texas staff in innings pitched to start the year — Workman has yet to allow a run through 16 innings pitched, while Cole Green has a 0.59 ERA in 15.1 innings pitched. “We’re going to have to rely on our staff a little bit to keep their run totals down, and we’re going to have to swing the bats the way we know how,” August said. “We’re just going to have to know that they’re going to come after us.We’re going to have to be ready for them to attack the strike zone, and we’re going to have to try to be aggressive instead of responding to what they’re going to do.” Offensively,Texas (10-0) has been led by David Hernandez — a Danville, Calif.-native who is hitting .455 to start the year. Shepherd Tant and Brandon Loy aren’t far behind, batting .355 and .314, respectively. Still, the Longhorns have yet to

face a team of Stanford’s caliber,having played four games against UIC, one against UT-Arlington, four against Penn State to this point and one on the road at Texas State. “Our mindset going into any series is pretty much the same:we know what we can do,” sophomore infielder Colin Walsh said.“We haven’t seen them play yet; there’s a lot of talk of good pitching, good hitting, et cetera. Basically, it all comes down to what they can do against us. We feel we have the players to match up against them. We’re going to go into the series with some confidence and try and pull off some good wins.” The Cardinal will first face off against the Longhorns tonight at 5 p.m. followed by games Saturday and Sunday at 1 p.m. The series represents Stanford’s last chance for a nonconference tune-up before traveling to Berkeley next Saturday to start a three-game series against Cal. Contact Denis Griffin at [email protected].

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MBBALL|Sun Devils stunned, 74-64 Energy arrived early for Stanford. The Cardinal went down 0-1 on a free throw by Josh Pendergraph at 17:15, but it was the only time that Stanford trailed in the game. Senior forward Lawrence Hill responded quickly with a jumper, and Stanford never looked back. By the five-minute mark of the first half, the Cardinal found itself leading 25-13, and though the Sun Devils had cut the lead to six at the break, the margin never got smaller than that. In the first half,the Sun Devils were led by sophomore guard James Harden,who had half of his 22 points before intermission. But the key for Stanford was solid defense. Arizona State turned the ball over eight times in the first period,with the Cardinal registering a steal on six of them. Inside, Stanford also held Sun Devils star Jeff Pendergraph to seven points in the first 20 minutes (15 on the game), squashing the threat of a follow-up on his 31 points against Stanford in their first meeting. The Cardinal came out firing again at the start of the second half. An 8-0 run gave the team its biggest lead of

the night, 40-26, at 16:10. Just three minutes later,however,the Sun Devils found a 7-0 spurt of their own, looking as if they might stage a comeback. Instead, a jumper by Fields at 10:36 silenced Arizona State once again,and Stanford avoided its season-long trend of relinquishing leads. Hill attributed this success to the balanced scoring and consistency of Cardinal leaders. “I think the difference was how well we executed tonight,” he said. “From start to finish, we stuck to our game plan and received contributions from everyone.” Offensively, Stanford was led by its veterans. Fields led with 18 points and three steals, but had three teammates also land in double digits.Senior guard Anthony Goods added 15 points and four boards, while Hill had 13 points and six rebounds and senior guard Kenny Brown added another 12 points. As a team, Stanford shot 50 percent on the game and held the Sun Devils to just 36 percent. Meanwhile,the Sun Devils seemed off balance. Despite Harden’s 22 points and Pendergraph’s double-

TRACK as a pair of Cardinal runners earned championships. Leading the way was senior Lauren Centrowitz, who won the mile with a time of 4:39.00, breaking the meet record set by former Cardinal standout, Arianna Lambie ‘08. The second distance event win for the day was captured by the young energy of freshman Laurynne Chetelat, who won the 3,000-meter run with a time of 9:08.15, once more breaking the meet record set by Arianna Lambie. The time was also an

dard for Chetelat. The final event champion of the day was King, who won the triple jump with a leap of 42-4, a provisional standard. Other top finishers in the field events included senior Michaela Wallerstedt, who placed third in the shot put with a personal best toss of 51-7 3/4, and senior Tessa Flippin, who placed sixth in the high jump with a personal best mark of 58 1/2. The women showed incredible depth in the 800 meters as three Stanford runners placed in the top eight-point scoring positions: freshman Maria Lattanzi, senior Kaylin Pennington, and Duhon. On the men’s side, Bradley provided the only event win in the 60-

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double (15 points, 11 rebounds), and sophomore Richards Kuksiks registering all 14 of his points in the second 20 minutes, the team never found a way back into the game. “This is like a crazy mystery to me,” Pendergraph said. “I don’t know what’s going on . . . Three in a row? It doesn’t make any sense.” The dazed and confused feeling, though, was limited to ASU.The Stanford players instead felt that their season of hard work was finally bearing fruit. “This feels good,” Hill said, “but right now it’s important to finish the season strong and build momentum heading into next week.” Before the postseason rolls around for the Card, though, the men will have to keep momentum up through Saturday,when Stanford takes on Arizona, whom the Card defeated 76-60 on Jan 4.The game tips off in Tucson at 4:30 p.m., and will be televised by FSN Arizona and broadcast on KTRB 860 AM. Contact Haley Murphy at [email protected].

with a time of 7.79 seconds. Freshman distance standout Chris Derrick also had a successful meet, finishing in second in the 3,000 meters with a provisional time of 7:57.30. In the mile, the Cardinal was led by Heath, who finished third with a time of 4:01.91. Another freshman talent on display was Morton, who finished in fourth in the 400 meters with a time of 47.08. In the field events, day two of the competition was led by sophomore Corey Dysick, who placed fourth in the pole vault with a spectacular personal best of 16-11 1/2. Following Dysick was sophomore Casey Roche, who placed seventh with a mark of 16-5 1/2. The women dominated the competition, winning the meet by more than 20 points. The skill and prowess of the women’s team will be challenged at nationals as the Cardinal hopes to make its mark on the bigger collegiate arena in College Station, Tex., March 13-14. Entering the MPSF Championships, both men and women were ranked No. 25 in the country, but the achievements in Seattle could significantly boost those marks. Contact Anarghya Vardhana at [email protected].

VBALL Continued from page 5 looking for blood,” Howell said. “They’re really dangerous, and we’ll have to bring our A-game if we want to come out of the weekend with two wins.” Stanford is in the midst of four consecutive matches against nonconference opponents, but the team is nevertheless preparing as if its postseason chances are at stake. “There’s always something on the line,” Kosty said. “These nonconference matches could potentially determine an NCAA at-large spot, so we’ve always got something to play for.” Starting with thus past Tuesday’s match against UC-Santa Cruz, the Cardinal finishes off the season with 11 of 13 matches at home, where it has a 4-1 record. The men’s team hopes its home fans can spark the Cardinal to success through the rest of the season. “It gives us a great opportunity to finish strong,” Kosty said. “[Playing at home] helps us dramatically,” Palacios added. “The fans are epic, they’re dressed for the occasion and they come ready to heckle.” Tonight’s match is at Maples Pavilion, while tomorrow’s is at Burnham Pavilion. Both contests against Lewis start at 7 p.m. Contact Jacob Jaffe at [email protected].

SOFTBALL Continued from page 6 games in three days against UCDavis.The Aggies (10-5) return First Team All-Big West senior pitcher Jessica Hancock. Hancock is in possession of an impressive 0.75 ERA, good for a 6-2 record on the season. Stanford sits at 9-3 lifetime against the Aggies, although Rittman acknowledged that Davis always plays Stanford tough. The Cardinal can claim a 24-6 mark lifetime against their five opponents coming up this weekend. Action begins on Friday at 1:30 p.m. for Stanford, as it looks to build on its 17-0 run. Contact Chris Fitzgerald at [email protected].

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DARFUR Continued from page 6 Stanford, has been very outspoken about genocide. In the Atlantic Monthly’s September 2001 issue, Rice said of the Rwandan Genocide, “I swore to myself that if

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I ever faced such a crisis again, I would come down on the side of dramatic action, going down in flames if that was required.” However, we have yet to see President Obama or Ambassador Rice give life to their promises and ideals. Now, more than ever, the people of Darfur need our leadership. Already, in response to the ICC

arrest warrant, Al-Bashir has revoked the licenses of humanitarian aid organizations such as the International Rescue Committee and Mercy Corps, cutting off millions of people who depend on these programs’ lifesaving services. The United Nations estimates that up to 100,000 people could die each month in the event that these aid organizations are forced out. So,

POLICE BLOTTER By ELLEN HUET CONTRIBUTING WRITER

This report covers a selection of crimes from Feb. 25 to Mar. 3 as recorded in the Stanford Police Department Public Bulletin.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 25 I

Between 9:30 a.m. and 6:45 p.m. near Roble, an unknown suspect(s) smashed the front passenger window of the victim’s vehicle and stole the GPS system. I At 9:10 p.m., a vehicle vs. vehicle, non-injury collision occurred at Peter Coutts Rd. and Raimundo Way.

THURSDAY, FEB. 26 I

Between 8 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., an unknown suspect(s) vandalized the tire on the victim’s bike that was parked outside the Stanford Dining catering kitchen near Tresidder Union. I At 7:35 p.m. at 620 Sand Hill Road, the Stanford DPS EOD K9 assisted PAPD on a report of a suspicious package (and possible abuse of police acronyms). I Between 4 p.m. on Feb. 16 and 8:45 p.m. on Feb. 26, an unknown suspect broke the rear passenger window on the victim’s parked car in Florence Moore parking and took an in-dash stereo/CD player. I Between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m., the victim’s unlocked bicycle was taken from outside the Graduate School of Business. Witnesses to the scene reported the victim’s serious lack of common sense.

FRIDAY, FEB. 27 I

Between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m., the Stanford Store in Tresidder Union received a counterfeit $100 bill from an unknown suspect. I At 12:25 p.m. near the Psychiatry Academic and Clinic Building, a suspect called a victim, thereby violating a recently issued court restraining order.

SUNDAY, MARCH 1 I Two

bicyclists were involved in an injury collision at Escondido and Galvez at 12:10 a.m. One of the bicyclists was arrested for DUI on a bike, cited and released at the scene.

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Between 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. near the Track House lot, the reporting party’s parked vehicle was damaged when a portion of a construction zone fence fell on it. The vehicle also received a citation for not wearing a hard hat in a properly designated area. I At 11:30 p.m. at Florence Moore residences, an arrestee was detained for investigation of bike theft. The arrestee was also cited and released for misappropriation of found property and possession of less than an ounce of marijuana. I At 11:21 p.m. at Delta Delta Delta, the victim reported receiving annoying text messages from the other party. The victim later insisted that the text exchange was indeed a “big deal” and assuredly worthy of the Department of Public Safety’s attention. I An unknown suspect took the victim’s backpack from the lobby of Kresge Auditorium between 11:25 and 11:45 a.m. I Between 8 p.m. on Feb. 28 and 10:30 p.m. on March 1, a victim’s unlocked bike was taken from outside Griffin House. The victim later expressed confusion over how the unlocked bike could have been stolen.

MONDAY, MARCH 2 I An

unknown suspected pried open a barrier and entered the cab of a construction crane near Munger Graduate Residence between 4 p.m. on Feb. 27 and 6 a.m. on March 2. I Between the hours of 2 and 6:30 p.m., an unknown suspect took an iPhone from the victim’s backpack while it was unattended in the Stanford Law School.

now is our critical moment to let Obama know that ending the genocide in Darfur is a priority of the American people. Recently, 250,000 Americans (including 600 Stanford students) mailed post cards to the White House telling the new administration that they believe stopping the senseless killing of innocent people is always a top priority. On her 25th day in office, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton received a phone call every minute between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. asking her to take action on Darfur. We hope that the new administration will listen and use the arrest warrant as a catalyst for reshaping the United States’ role in this conflict. At a recent conference at Stanford, Richard Williamson, the former U.S. Special Envoy to Darfur, said that the United States has a three- to six-month window in which to act if we hope to see considerable change in the region. There are a host of actions the United States can take, the least of which is to appoint a special envoy to Sudan in order to more actively engage in the diplomatic process. In any event, the United States is faced with an important choice: Do we lead the international community in developing a strategic plan towards justice and peace or do we let the situation only get worse? In every day of inaction, we are making our choice. At this moment, we all need to make it painstakingly clear: Darfur matters to us, justice gives way to peace and we expect more from our leadership. Angie McPhaul is a coordinator of Stanford STAND: A Student AntiGenocide Coalition. Comments can be directed to amcphaul@stanford. edu. If you would like to learn more and take action, come to a STAND meeting, held Tuesdays at 9 p.m. in the DK Room of the Haas Center.

TUESDAY, MARCH 3 I At

9:55 a.m., a driver failed to stop for the red light at Palm and Arboretum and struck another driver in a non-injury traffic collision. I Between midnight and 10:25 a.m., an unknown suspect entered a university vehicle at 672 Lomita Drive and rifled through the contents. Nothing was taken. Contact Ellen Huet at [email protected].

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