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January 14, 2011
UNIVERSITY
Faculty
talks
ROTC
Professors discuss
ROTC classes’
academic merits
By KATE ABBOTT
SENIOR STAFF WRITER
Academics took a front seat at
Thursday’s two-hour faculty and
staff discussion about ROTC, where
about 30 attendees departed from
Tuesday’s student town-hall con-
versation focused on discrimination
in the military.
Psychology professor Ewart
Thomas, chair of the Faculty Sen-
ate’s ad hoc committee studying
ROTC’s possible return, opened
the discussion before history pro-
fessor Barton Bernstein asked for
clarification on Stanford’s current
relationship with ROTC.
“We do have ROTC students in
our midst,” Thomas said. “Stanford
students are ROTC cadets.” Those
students must commute to UC-
Berkeley, San Jose State University
or Santa Clara University to partic-
ipate in the program.
Bernstein also asked whether
any ROTC courses are taught on
campus today, pointing out a mili-
tary science course that is listed in
the bulletin. Navy ROTC cadet and
committee member Akhil Iyer ‘11
explained that a leadership course
required of freshman and sopho-
more cadets is “held informally at
Tresidder,”but is not taught by Stan-
ford professors and cannot be taken
for Stanford or transfer credit.
“The purpose of the class is usu-
ally that [younger cadets] usually
don’t have cars, and don’t have the
means for themselves to go to a
freshman-sophomore class at Santa
Clara,” Iyer said.“It’s more of a con-
venience factor.”
Professors and committee mem-
bers then proceeded to address the
academic merit of ROTC courses,
which was the ultimate reason Stan-
ford booted off campus in the early
1970s amid anti-Vietnam War tur-
moil.
“My politics of anti-war and anti-
militarism lean in the same direc-
tion with my ideas about under-
graduate education,” said Todd
Davies, associate director of Sym-
bolic Systems.
“The debate may lie whether
Stanford should move forward with
an explicit policy of approving cred-
it for these courses and appoint-
ment of instructors,” he added.“I’m
opposed to that move.”
Much of the concern is rooted in
that certain ROTC programs would
require cadets to enter the Universi-
ty with a predetermined major,
which could conflict with Stanford’s
emphasis on academic exploration.
Those who receive ROTC scholar-
ships could also be penalized for not
fulfilling their service requirements,
a move that amounts to “financial
coercion” of students, one professor
said.
Political science professor Scott
Sagan said the committee conduct-
ed “extensive research” of the
ROTC program and its administra-
tion at M.I.T. in order to better un-
derstand how universities treat the
issue of course credit.
“There is a range of accredita-
tion and relationships between
ROTC trainers and a range of views
within different universities regard-
ing credit,” Sagan said.
He said that a faculty committee
at M.I.T. “reviews the curriculum
and the qualifications of the visiting
lecturers or professors that are
nominated by the services to teach
an ROTC course on campus.” If
considered well-qualified, a speak-
er is given a two-year appointment.
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It was a banner night for the Cardinal, with four players scoring nine or more points as Stanford upset No. 17
Washington, 58-56, at home. Junior guard Jarrett Mann, above, went 5-for-6 from the line and finished with nine.
HUSKIES HELD BACK
CARD FINDS MAPLES MAGIC IN WASHINGTON UPSET
By ZACH ZIMMERMAN
DESK EDITOR
Josh Owens brought Maples Pavilion back
to its glory days on Thursday night, tipping in
a missed Jeremy Green three-point attempt
with 29 seconds left as the Stanford men’s bas-
ketball team upset No. 17 Washington, 58-56,
creating a three-way tie in the loss column
atop the Pac-10 Conference.
“I just tried to make a play,” Owens said.“I
personally thought the shot was going in. I got
good position on my man and got a fortunate
roll.”
The Huskies (12-4, 4-1 Pac-10) are the
highest-ranked team defeated by the Cardi-
nal (10-5, 3-1) in head coach Johnny Dawkins’
tenure.
MEN’S VOLLEYBALL
Tough test:
Card hosts
No. 2 BYU
Conference season opens
with big two-game series
By MILES BENNETT-SMITH
STAFF WRITER
After shaking the cobwebs off in last
week’s season-opening win over UC-Santa
Cruz, the Stanford men’s volleyball team
will begin defending last season’s Moun-
tain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) title
as it plays host to a hardened No. 2 BYU (3-
0, 0-0 MPSF) team tonight.
The No. 4 Cardinal (1-0, 0-0) returns
three starters from last year’s national
championship-winning team, along with 13
letter-winners overall. That includes two
American Volleyball Coaches Association
first-team All-Americans in outside hitter
Brad Lawson and libero Erik Shoji. The
two juniors said they have worked hard to
create a new team identity this offseason.
“Coming into the season we had a
whole new lineup so we wanted to work on
our chemistry and flow on the court,” Shoji
said. “We’re working hard to build rela-
tionships on the court, but it is early in the
season so we realize there will be lots of ups
and downs. I believe that we have the ener-
gy and mental toughness to fight through it,
though.”
In the sweep against Santa Cruz, Shoji
reached double digits with 10 digs and
Lawson led the team with 11 kills, but both
Please see MVBALL, page 6
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“I thought it was a terrific game,” Dawkins
said.“Both teams came out and played with a
lot of heart. It was a defensive battle by both
teams and we were fortunate in the end.”
The Stanford defense was staunch
throughout, holding the Huskies’ scoring of-
fense — ranked third in the nation coming
into the game — to nearly 33 points below its
season average. The Cardinal forced 15
turnovers, including two key blocks by Owens
in the final minutes, and made crucial stops
down the stretch to close what was once an
11-point Washington lead.
When asked about the difference in the
game, junior guard Green was quick to re-
spond.
“Defense,” he said. “That’s why we win
games.”
Speaking at a media event yesterday, athletic director Bob Bowlsby, left, introduced David Shaw ‘95,
right, as Stanford’s new head football coach. Shaw had served as offensive coordinator for four seasons.
NEW BEGINNINGS
Alum David Shaw to
head Stanford football
By WYNDAM MAKOWSKY and
KABIR SAWHNEY
Stanford has named offensive coordinator
and running backs coach David Shaw ‘95 the
newest head coach of the Cardinal football pro-
gram. Shaw was officially introduced at a press
conference on Thursday afternoon.
Shaw, who played wide receiver for Stanford
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NOTES: Following a loss to Arizona last
week, Stanford bounced back in a big way
yesterday as it took down No. 17 Wash-
ington. Josh Owens led the way with 14
points and a game-winning basket as the
Cardinal dealt the Huskies their first con-
ference loss. Stanford may have its hands
full once again on Saturday, though, when
it takes on Washington State.
After a traveling violation by Stanford
freshman forward Dwight Powell, the
Huskies had a chance to tie or win the game
with 1.1 seconds left. Washington found the
hot hand in senior forward Justin Holiday, but
his contested shot fell short to seal the game
for the Card.
The game didn’t look promising from the
tip, as three minutes of scoreless play to begin
the game were marred by sloppy play by both
squads. Stanford finally found its rhythm,
thanks in large part to the effort of Owens,
who led the Cardinal with 14 points on 7-of-9
shooting.
The junior dominated the Washington big
men in the first half with a series of baseline
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in the early 1990s, takes over the title of Bradford
M. Freeman Director of Football from Jim Har-
baugh, who left the Farm for the San Francisco
49ers after four seasons. Shaw served with Har-
baugh throughout his time at Stanford, as well as
at the University of San Diego.
A favorite of players and alumni alike, Shaw
enters the top spot after a coaching search that
saw most of its focus on in-house candidates, so as
to provide continuity with the highly successful
Harbaugh era. Aside from Shaw, associate head
coach Greg Roman, defensive coordinator Vic
Fangio and special teams coordinator Brian Po-
Please see SHAW, page 8
Recycle Me
2 ! Friday, January 14, 2011
NEWS
STUDENT LIFE
New project addresses failure on the Farm
Officials attempt to break
down the ‘duck syndrome’
By BRIANNA PANG
STAFF WRITER
Stanford may be home to brilliant scholars, top
athletes and renowned faculty, but according to
Associate Director of Academic Support Adina
Glickman, Stanford also houses high-achieving,
“failure-deprived” students who may have never
dealt with disappointment before arriving on the
Farm.
After hearing students’ stories of struggle,
Glickman has set out to show them that adversity
is a part of the road to success. She calls it the Re-
silience Project.
Launched during Mid-year Freshman Convo-
cation, the project is a new initiative to display sto-
ries of failure that today’s successful have under-
gone.So far,stories Glickman has collected include
those of Vice Provost for Undergraduate Educa-
tion Harry Elam Jr.,former Supreme Court Justice
Sandra Day O’Connor ‘50 L.L.B. ‘52 and English
professor Tobias Wolff M.A.‘78.
She hopes to start collecting stories from stu-
dents, too.
“It’s an effort to address the ‘duck syndrome’
and put the periscope under the surface to show
that we’re all flapping our feet very hard,” Glick-
man said.
“As an academic coach, I often hear students
telling me,‘I feel so alone,’”Glickman added.“The
project will connect students to let them know that
it’s OK to be disappointed.They learn that no one
DAILY
Zimmerman
commits to
Stanford
Junior elected editor in chief
By SCOOP SCOOPERSTEIN
In The Daily’s first two-human race in sever-
al volumes, former sports managing editor Zach
Zimmerman ‘12 was elected editor in chief of
Volume 239 on Thursday. Zimmerman’s victory,
breaking a long line of traditionally news-orient-
ed Daily leaders, promises to usher in a volume
of athletic prowess and particularly fervent
sports predictions.
A Fitter Paper
“I’m looking forward to applying some of our
best sports ideas to the rest of the paper in the
upcoming volume,” Zimmerman said. He point-
ed to examples such as The Daily’s Heisman
poll, which found redshirt sophomore quarter-
back Andrew Luck to be the favorite by a land-
slide and whose methods, Zimmerman insisted,
were “totally unbiased.”
Other members welcomed the move toward
a more physically fit staff.
“Zach’s really got what it takes to lead our
team to victory,” said resident coterm Daniel
Bohm ‘10, a sports desk editor. “I saw him catch
a football once at Ink Bowl. That’s really what it
takes to lead this paper. I’m glad I stuck around
so that I could see this come to fruition.”
“Spooorts,” added Duran Alvarez of the lay-
out department in an e-mail to The Daily.
Zimmer the Man
Zimmerman’s reputation as a “nice guy” may
be strong outside of the office, but Daily insiders
know his true nature.
“He’s just such a frowny guy,” said deputy ed-
itor Jacob Jaffe ‘12 as he stared an episode of
ROTC
Continued from front page
Committee member Imani
Frankin ‘13 added that these cours-
es are open to students not enrolled
in ROTC, as would be the case if
Stanford chooses to again recog-
nize ROTC.
“We would encourage those
courses that allow for collaboration
between ROTC and non-ROTC
students,” she said. “I think that’s
the value of bringing back ROTC.”
Bernstein described his own ex-
perience with ROTC, in which he Political science professor Scott Sagan, left, and Akhil Iyer ‘11 discuss
participated for two years during ROTC on Thursday with faculty, staff and the committee studying the
the 1950s. He described it as aca- program’s possible return to campus. Concern about the academic
demically unchallenging. merit of ROTC courses persist among some faculty.
“No academic experience I’ve
had in America has been as how the current courses compare
wretched as that was,” he said. to Stanford’s academic standards.
Bernstein urged an examination “It would give a good sense of
of military courses syllabi to see what would be forthcoming,” he
gets it right the first time.”
Dean of Freshmen and Undergraduate Advis-
ing Julie Lythcott-Haims ‘89 shared the story of
her first D in a communication class, shattering
her original dreams of becoming a broadcast
journalist. She admitted to feeling ashamed
and embarrassed, ultimately deciding to
change academic tracks.
“I felt like an admissions mistake,”said.
“I felt, in particular as a woman of color
from the Midwest, that I had been admit-
ted to fill a quota as opposed to being ad-
mitted for my ability to thrive here.”
According to Lythcott-Haims, many
students are not only “failure-deprived”
but also need to “toughen their emotion-
al skin.”
“The number of students who regard
B+ as a failing grades makes me laugh
but also makes me sad,” she said.“We
need to combat that inaccurate sense
of failure.”
The mission resonates with some
students. With one quarter under her
belt, Aya Yagi ‘14 admitted her struggles
with time management and study skills and felt
it was hard to balance her academic life and so- SERENITY NGUYEN/The Stanford Daily
cial life.
“College grades already are not looking like sharing stories of struggles would help us “feel
the ones I had in high school, but I am not the least healthier.”
bit irked about not having the 4.0,” Yagi said. “It’s clear students feel pressure to say ‘It’s all
“Doing your best and trying to improve are the good, I’m doing great, and everything’s fine,’” she
only things I can ask of myself, and hearing stories said. “It’s a very positive over-generalization as to
of successful people who had bumps along the what life is really like.We should get real,stop feel-
road reinforce that idea for me.” ing that we have to put up the façade and show the
Lythcott-Haims’ own story currently appears true us.”
on the Resilience Project website. Though it was
“nerve-wracking” to share, she emphasized that Contact Brianna Pang at bkpang@stanford.edu.
HEALTH
Castro urges
safety in
parent letter
Hospital transports
prompt concern
By CAROLINE CHEN
STAFF WRITER
In response to a rise in pre-gaming
activities and incidences of alcohol poi-
soning, the University encouraged par-
ents in a recent newsletter to talk to
their Stanford students about alcohol
use.
Rapid consumption of hard alcohol
is becoming increasingly popular on
campus, said Ralph Castro, head of
Stanford’s Substance Abuse Preven-
tion Program. He said up to 10 percent
of students on campus are heavy
episodic drinkers. The number of alco-
hol poisoning cases is also on the rise —
Stanford saw 61 emergency-room visits
last year compared to 37 in the 2006-07
academic year.
VIVIAN WONG/The Stanford Daily “One hundred percent of the stu-
Zach Zimmerman, former managing editor of dents who have gone to the ER have
sports, above, celebrates his election early Fri- consumed excessive amounts of hard
day morning. liquor, and about 90 percent had been
pre-gaming,” Castro said.
“Wheel of Fortune” on TV. “Also, the answer is, However, research has shown that
‘I want to hold your hand sanitizer.’” parents can have a big impact on their
Others note that Zimmerman’s menacing de- children’s drinking habits in college.
The finding comes from research con-
meanor was almost a deterrent to joining The
Daily’s staff. ducted by a consortium of schools,
“When I came to 101X, Zach was really in- along with the company that manages
timidating — he just sulked in the corner and AlcoholEdu.
Castro believes many parents who
glared,” said omnipresent freshman Matt Bet-
tonville, the Monday night copy editor.“I almost grew up in the 1970s may be hesitant to
considered not joining, but once I saw how many discuss alcohol issues with their chil-
cute desk editors there were, I knew I’d found dren.
my niche.” “Parents came of age when alcohol
and drugs were used in larger quanti-
Please see ELECTION, page 3 ties,”he said.“They may be afraid to an-
Please see CASTRO, page 3
Iyer related some of his person-
al experiences, including his com-
mute to Berkeley for training and
for his required military-science
courses.
“Nowadays, the idea is that any
officer has the same type of train-
ing regardless of school attended,”
he said. Many of the classes, books,
resources for NROTC are “pretty
similar to those found at West
Point, and in my experience I’ve
learned a lot and more as an upper-
classman. The classes are a little
easy, but still a challenge because
the idea is to learn things in a stress-
ful environment.”
IAN GARCIA-DOTY/The Stanford Daily
Thomas said the committee
would consider the viewpoints facul-
ty raised Thursday and acknowl-
edged:“We have a lot of work to do.”
The committee is expected to
report to the Faculty Senate in
said. “If ROTC emulates West May.
Point and Annapolis in its text-
books, then there’s a good chance Contact Kate Abbott at kmabbott@
many courses will be certified.” stanford.edu.
The Stanford Daily
POLICE BLOTTER
By AMY JULIA HARRIS
DESK EDITOR
This report covers a selec-
tion of incidents from Jan. 5 to
Jan. 12 as recorded in the Stan-
ford Department of Public
Safety bulletin.
Several bike thefts and
medical emergencies occurred
during this period. Bike thefts
occurred at Wilbur Hall,
Crothers Hall and the bike
racks between Herrin and
Gilbert Sciences buildings.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 5
" At 1:30 a.m., a small fire
broke out in Room 214 in
Alondra, causing minor
damage to an Ottoman and
carpet. No injuries were re-
ported.
FRIDAY, JAN. 7
" At 12:00 p.m., a student was
cited and released for petty
theft from the Stanford
Bookstore.
" Between 2:45 p.m. and 3:45
p.m., suspects broke the win-
dow of a rental vehicle that
was parked at the Oval and
stole personal property.
" Between 1:30 p.m. and 12:30
a.m., unknown suspects en-
tered four dorm rooms in
Bob, stealing personal prop-
erty. All rooms were left un-
locked or open.
" Between 2:30 p.m. and 3:45
p.m. at the Oval, a suspect
smashed the rear, passenger-
side window of a vehicle.
" Between 9 p.m.and 1 a.m.,an
unknown suspect entered
the common dining area of
Chi Theta Chi and stole an
unattended laptop comput-
er.
SATURDAY, JAN. 8
" Between 5 and 10 a.m., an
unknown suspect damaged a
door at the rear of the Sigma
Nu house. The door was
pushed in slightly and sever-
al windows that were part of
the door were broken.
" At 12:23 a.m., a student was
transported and booked at
the San Jose main jail for
driving under the influence
on Junipero Serra Boulevard
and Campus Drive.
" At 12:25 a.m., three un-
known suspects entered a
girl’s dorm room at Grove
Mayfield while she was
sleeping.The victim woke up
and screamed. All three vic-
tims fled on foot. Students all
across campus learned that
prowls have temperatures.
SUNDAY, JAN. 9
" At 1:30 a.m., a student in Sla-
vianskii Dom was transport-
ed to the Stanford Medical
Center for excessive drink-
ing.
" At 4:15 p.m., a victim in
Alondra received an anony-
mous,threatening note in her
dorm room. SUDPS deter-
mined the incident was a
prank pulled by her dorm-
mates. SLE students are sus-
pected, as the note was writ-
ten in Petrarchan sonnet
form.
" At 5:49 p.m., there was a non-
injury vehicle-vs.-vehicle col-
lision on Campus Drive and
Palm Drive.
" Between 5:55 and 6:15 p.m.,
two people were found un-
conscious in their dorm
rooms at Blackwelder Court
high-rises. One victim was
transported to Stanford
Medical Center.
MONDAY, JAN. 10, 2011
" At 10 p.m., a stolen golf cart
was recovered at Maples
Pavilion.
TUESDAY, JAN. 11, 2011
" At 10:20 a.m., a juvenile was
caught peeping into the pri-
vate residential fenced pa-
tios at Barves court. He also
tried to straddle a bike that
wasn’t his. He was cited and
released for trespassing.
" At 12:55 p.m., a student was
cited and released for petty
theft and possession of drugs
without a prescription at the
Stanford bookstore.
" At 11 p.m., an unknown sus-
pect broke a window on the
second floor of Mirlo in Flo-
rence Moore Hall.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 12, 2011
" Between 4 and 7:45 p.m.,
someone broke into a car
parked at the Oval and stole
an iPod, a GPS system and a
parking permit.
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FEATURES
CHILD’S PLAY EXPLORING
How do nature and nurture influence humor
development in adolescents? RACIAL
By JESSICA WERTHEIM brother/sister sibling pairs to watch
AMBIGUITY
STAFF WRITER and respond to a series of short film
clips while in a magnetic resonance A personal connection to changed the way I look at re-

S
tanford School of Medicine
and Lucile Packard Chil-
dren’s Hospital are conduct-
ing studies on how the neu-
ral pathways that encode
humor develop in children’s brains,
while also researching the relation
between the development of humor
and of brain functions.
The study is headed by Allan
Reiss.M.D.,who works at the Center
for Interdisciplinary Brain Sciences
Research (CIBSR). Michelle Neely
‘11 is a research assistant for The
Children’s Humor Study at CIBSR
and is currently writing her senior
thesis on the groundbreaking re-
search.
“Humor has always been an in-
terest for me,” Neely explained.“It’s
really a powerful instrument: humor
is related to resilience, serves as a so-
cial lubricant,helps people cope with
problems and promotes social bond-
ing.”
The focus of the study is how en-
vironmental factors influence a de-
imaging (MRI) scanner.Well before
the children are placed inside the
equipment, they practice in an MRI
simulator, where they learn the im-
portance of staying still throughout
the protocol.
Inside the MRI, the children rate
whether or not they “like” each
video. Meanwhile, their brains are
being scanned with magnetic reso-
nance imagining by researchers in
the next room. Post-scan, the chil-
dren provide more nuanced ratings
on how funny and enjoyable they
found the videos, on a scale of one to
eight.
“Prior to the current study, we
had age-matched controls watch
hundreds of video clips, some from
America’s Funniest Home Videos
and others from different Internet
sources, but with the same home-
quality feel,” Neely described. “By
comparing reactions to funny clips to
reactions to clips that are rewarding
but not funny, we hope to parse out
specific components of the response
to humor, in comparison to more
mixed race and ethnicity led
Elam to conduct extensive re-
search and produce numerous
publications about the field.
She has just completed a book
titled The Souls of Mixed Folk:
Race, Politics, and Aesthetics in the
Courtesy photo
New Millennium, which is set to
be released in February by the
Stanford University Press. The
Professor and writer book concentrates on a global
outlook of how mixed race lives
today. Elam looks at mixed race
Michele Elam identity and performance not just
in the U.S.but also in South Africa
tackles the topic of and Brazil.
“I am interested in how ideas
of race travel, mingle and change
mixed race on a — what we call comparative stud-
ies,” she said. “Globalization and
cultural traffic are where we are
global scale today. We can’t talk about how
race works in one nation. It
moves across borders and shapes
nations.”
Elam’s passion was sparked
By THEO MATTHEWS when she was pursuing a bache-
lor’s degree in English at UC-San
search and also changed my sense
of what an academic community
can be,” she said.
Elam’s passion for the field of
mixed race and ethnicity is equal-
ly powerful. Elam tells a story of
how, in the late 1990s, before the
2000 census, it was clear that race
studies were starting to change.
Through both extensive research
and a great deal of traveling, she
noticed that the race demograph-
ics in the United States were be-
coming more and more diverse.
Elam attributes her keen in-
terest in literature and her repre-
sentation in the humanities to the
fact that such fields are able to
capture experiences and social
prophecies that she believes
other approaches do not.
“Literary studies aren’t dog-
matic and don’t prescribe action
and agenda,” Elam said. “It can
actually galvanize social change
or comment on it obliquely. It can
inspire people to critically think.”
On the topic of why African-

veloping child’s humor.
“As far as we are aware, this is the
first study of its kind that looks at
neural development in typically de-
veloping children and its relation to
the maturation of a sense of humor,”
Neely said.“What we want to illumi-
nate is the neural network that is im-
plicated in the detection and appre-
ciation of humor and how, if at all,
that differs between genders; how, if
it at all, it is different from that found
in adults; and how different personal
attributes of interest — like tem-
perament, intelligence, resilience —
influence a child’s appreciation of
humor.”
Before the study began, re-
searchers recruited boy/girl sibling
pairs within two and a half years of
age and boy/girl fraternal twins, all
between the ages of 6 and 12. The
Children’s Humor Study posted fly-
ers in locations around the Peninsu-
la, including Whole Foods Market
and various libraries, and even pro-
moted the study using a radio inter-
view with Dr. Reiss, which was
picked up by a local television news
broadcast.
“We got a great response from
the radio interview,” Neely
said, “and we’re now in the
process of scheduling in
families.”
The study requires the
general reward activation.”
The images and scans are brought
back to the lab for post-processing
and data compilation. So far, the
scans have been completed on a
total of 10 children.
“Our ‘N’ is still pretty small,”
Neely admitted. “We are seeing
brain activation, but not enough to
publish our findings.”
The Children’s Humor Study
hopes to involve another 15 sibling
pairs in the study in the hope of com-
prehending how the detection and
appreciation of humor develops
over a lifetime, how it differs be-
tween genders and how it relates to
childhood temperament and re-
silience.
Contact Jessica Wertheim at jessw89@
stanford.edu.
M
eet Professor
Michele Elam: the
Martin Luther
King, Jr. Centen-
nial Professor, as-
sociate professor of English and
director of the program in
African-American studies.
Elam is also what the 2000
Census calls “Type 2” — or, in
other words, racially ambiguous.
“My image started showing up
as a mixed-race academic,” Elam
said of her growing prominence
in the ‘90s. “Sometimes I was of
color, sometimes I was Latina and
then other times I was some kind
of white. At one point I asked,
what are you doing with my
image?”
Diego. But it didn’t take long for
her to realize that she in fact was
drawn to a subject that was, in a
sense, a branch of English but had
not been thoroughly explored.
She became drawn to African-
American studies out of both
pure curiosity and the urge to un-
earth more about a field that she
believed had been neglected.
“When I was interested in
African-American studies, it was
not as canonizing as it is now,”
Elam said. “There was not even a
Norton Anthology book of
African-American literature.”
Elam then went on to earn her
doctorate of philosophy at the
University of Washington.
“My experience in grad school
American scholars were initially
overlooked in the world of litera-
ture, she proposed, “African
Americans weren’t capable of
cultural achievement. People did-
n’t think about people of color in
the publication of literature. It
forced a reconsideration of what
counted as literature.”
As for mixed race, the bound-
ary between black and white has
continued to blur over the years.
But as a racially ambiguous Type
2 herself, Professor Elam accepts
the trend toward gray because it’s
precisely what propels her pas-
sion.
Contact Theo Matthews at theo-
mat@stanford.edu.

ERIC KOFMAN/
The Stanford Daily

ELECTION
Continued from page 2
Not all staffers, however, are as
easily scared by Zimmerman’s
tough act.
“Bitch, please,” said Intermis-
sion editor Marisa Landicho ‘12.
“I’ve been here since he was a
ProFro.”
“I think he’s going to be a real-
ly, really good editor!” said Amy
Julia Harris ‘11, a news desk editor.
Wyndam Makowsky ‘11, the
opinions editor, called Zimmer-
man “disgusting” — in a good way.
Remember the Titus
Outgoing editor in chief Eliza-
beth Titus ‘11, whose entrance into
Daily history books was celebrat-
ed with countryside music, spoke
about the imminent end of her
term.
“I’ll have to retire my crown,”
she said regretfully.
She assured this reporter The
Daily would be in good hands next
volume — after all, Zimmerman
worked faithfully as an indentured
servant in her news department
during Volume 237.
Others were also apprehensive
about Titus’ return to the real
world.
“I’m a little worried for her
safety when she resurfaces,” said
news managing editor Ellen Huet
‘11. “Ever since we got matching
haircuts and names, we get mixed
up a lot, and I’ve made some ene-
mies in my time at Stanford. She
should sleep with one eye open
from here on out.”
One editor in particular ex-
pressed a deep ennui at Titus’ de-
parture.
“I, personally, am pretty sad that
Ellie won’t be in the office every
night,” said sports desk editor Nate
Adams ‘12, licking his lips seduc-
tively. “I had . . . plans for her.”
Adams declined to comment fur-
ther, retreating from the sunlight
and leaving behind a hint of glitter.
Zimmerman takes over on
Jan. 29.

CASTRO
Continued from page 2
swer [questions like], ‘Who are you
to tell me what to do when you were
smoking pot and doing LSD?’”
However, Castro believes, the
pre-gaming culture puts students
today at a higher risk of alcohol poi-
soning than during their parents’
generation.
In addition to encouraging par-
ents to engage in dialogue with their
children, the Substance Abuse Pre-
vention Program has also launched
various initiatives this year, includ-
ing a dorm outreach program and a
21st-birthday card initiative.
“Basically it says, ‘Congratula-
tions that you’re 21, but just because
you’re 21 doesn’t mean you can
magically drink a lot more alcohol,”
Castro said.
The cards are e-mailed to stu-
dents a few days before their birth-
day to remind them to drink respon-
sibly.
Castro and his team will be avail-
able throughout Parents’ Weekend
next month to discuss drinking and
alcohol issues with any concerned
parents.
Contact Caroline Chen at cchen501@
stanford.edu.
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here’s this Journal piece that’s Chief Operating Officer Managing Editor of News Sports Editor
been circulating singing the Head Copy Editor
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isn’t intended to designate people of Roseann Theodore L. Glasser Chelsea Ma
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intended to designate what the au-
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“Chinese” have almost always been Now, a lot of the traits of “Chi-
born in the West. nese” parenthood kind of collapse
I found the piece, and its subse- when a habitat becomes saturated
quent discussion, particularly inter-
esting because I went to a high
with “Chinese” children. If more
than 50 percent of students in the
G UEST C OLUMN Eric Dunn
school more or less dominated by class are “not allowed to not be the

Let’s send the Axe to San Quentin

the children of “Chinese Mothers.” I
mean this both in the figurative
sense: that from my perspective,
many of my classmate’s parents
were very strict, and the literal: my
No. 1 student in any subject but gym
and drama,” something’s just got to
break. The “Chinese”-ness of my
class was mostly expressed in exter-
nally motivated, hyper-grade-con-

(public) high school was more than
50 percent Asian (and at least 7 per-
cent Filipino, which was large
enough that they got their own cate-
gory on our website.) The over-
whelming majority of my classmates
were either first-generation or actu-
ally immigrants. Growing up in this
environment, as you can imagine,
I’ve developed an opinion on the
different parenting styles. My
biggest goal for this piece is to get
my point across without deeply of-
fending anybody I know personally.
The best bit of evidence in sup-
port of Chua-the-Chinese-Mother’s
thesis was that my high school’s
standardized test scores were
through the roof, but those of white
males (most of whom were pretty
well-to-do if they were in my neigh-
borhood) were far below the district
average. But I’m more fascinated by
the fact that most of my closest
friends were not the offspring of
“Chinese” Mothers. My parents
might’ve tried at some point in time,
but after reaching age seven without
cable, my little brother cried that
they were excluding him from popu-
lar culture and we ended up getting
satellite. Some of my friends’ par-
ents were hippies. Some of them had
too many children to focus too hard
on any one. Some of them were just
sciousness.This meant that it was re-
ally difficult for a smart kid to feel
special through grades alone.To dis-
tinguish himself. Mere straight As
were common. The homework was
boring, and, usually, just wasn’t
worth it.
So we were not exceptional stu-
dents. We got decent grades, but
even those of my friends with the
best turned in three-inch stacks of
busy work at the last minute every
term because we just hadn’t been
doing it on the weekly or daily basis
it was assigned.Why would we, with-
out someone to crack the whip? We
made the teachers tsk, but we also
kept them engaged. By my sopho-
more year we’d developed a culture
of being interesting. I did my reading
so I could argue with Leslie, Max
and Karl about it in class while most
everyone else watched. We made
the best comments with our arms
crossed in the back row. We took all
the hard classes because we’d be
bored otherwise. We ran the ex-
tracurriculars with rabid enthusiasm
and little discipline. We were osten-
tatiously in-it-for-the-learning. This
was how we stood out.This was how
we found each other.
I know that I was not in a typical
Please see CIMA, page 5
I
’m proud that Stanford Universi-
ty and our ol’ pals at Cal finally
decided to put the Axe where it
belongs: in the hands of the better
school. With Andrew Luck coming
back and Stanford football fresh off
one of its best seasons in history, it
seems we’ll have say over where the
trophy stays for some time. I think I
speak for most Stanford fans when I
say that the people who beat up on
Cal the most deserve the trophy.
That’s why I hope the Stanford com-
munity supports sending the Axe
trophy to San Quentin, a California
state prison.
The University of California,
Berkeley, is a public institution that
is completely dependent on funding
from California. The governor’s rec-
ommendation for the state’s 2011-
2012 budget was released on Jan. 10,
and it bleeds Cardinal. Last year,
sweeping budget cuts rocked Berke-
ley. The university was forced to cut
the baseball team and shutout the
program better than any Stanford
pitcher could. This year, the school
lost billions of dollars in state funds.
We can only hope that Berkeley’s
football team is next on the list of
programs to be cut. Jerry Brown, our
loyal governor, masked his alle-
giance to the Farm beneath rhetoric
about tough choices and fiscal re-
sponsibility. But these crippling cuts
are what Stanford fans have been
waiting for — a chance to wipe a
haven for hobos off the map. I’m
sure that the pinkos among us are
wondering where Berkeley’s money
went. A glance at the budget shows
that although the proposal is filled
with losers, not everyone came up
short. Fearing the wrath of unions
like the California Correctional
Peace Officers Association (prison
guards), funding for prisons took
only slight cuts in the governor’s
budget proposal. California unions
haven’t just sliced open Berkeley’s
pockets; they have even proposed a
place to put all these stranded bears.
Apparently, our plan is to lock up
all the Cal students who can no
longer afford tuition increases. In
honor of their accomplishments, I
feel like we owe these prison guards
a chance to have the Axe.
California has not always been a
Stanford fan. There was a time,
under a different governor Brown,in
which the University of California
thrived: It was a model of free, high-
er education for the rest of the world.
Berkeley enjoyed an extraordinary
reputation,unfolding state resources
and enough money for working
showers in all the dormitories.
As the century dragged on, poli-
tics in Sacramento dragged the sys-
tem into a world where the one who
votes speaks softer than the one who
pays.A city that had constructed the
foundation for its state’s future suc-
cess realized the error in its ways.
Suddenly, Stanford fans came out of
the woodwork. Grassroots organiza-
tions passed propositions and re-
pealed taxes. Teachers unions repre-
senting K-12 employees began
throwing their money behind politi-
cians and ballot measures. Prison
guard unions evolved into a political
movement. Everyone marched to
the beat of our marching band’s
drum (that’s why everything is so
messed up, I guess). That is how we
got here.
I have a prescription for Stanford
fans looking to keep the Axe and
slowly take Berkeley off the map.
Don’t vote. College students who
vote become constituents who make
politicians nervous. Nervous politi-
cians fund colleges. Don’t protest.
We should be proud that the Univer-
sity of California is sinking beneath
the weight of an ocean of debt.Don’t
worry. If the Axe is in the hands of
prison guards and union representa-
tives, there won’t be anyone in Cali-
fornia strong enough to take it away.
ERIC DUNN ‘13

S ENSE AND N ONSENSE F OREIGN C ORRESPONDENCE Anna Tenzing

Eternity in Aysha
A Taste of Oxford
a Bamboo Bagchi
W
hile the seasons change and the
clouds turn heavy with rain,the Stan-
ford House in Oxford remains alive
cated right across the street from Magdalen
College, one of the three colleges with which
Stanford students are affiliated (the other two

Forest
There is a famous phrase in Bengali which,
roughly translated, means: “The lion is king of
the jungle; the jackal is king of the bamboo for-
est.”
in the bamboo forest. Many had died. Yet the
animals of the forest were singing. And their
song carried hope to the skies. And the stars
twinkled as the song reached them.
And the jackal’s heart yearned to belong to
that song, to sing with the animals that could
make such song after such disaster. The song
ended, and the jackal was silent. Then he told
and kicking. Accommodating its nearly en-
tirely new breed of 46 Stanford students
(some leftover from last quarter), the house
offers a maze of staircases and double doors
to confuse residents of their own rooms’
whereabouts. A few hours upon arrival to the
site and after finding my room conveniently
located at the first door on the third floor, I
find another girl swinging through the hall-
being Corpus Christi, and Brasenose, which I
am a part of).
Already into our second week here, many
have begun their classes as well as their tuto-
rials. But those taking two tutorials (each ei-
ther six or seven units, usually at the student’s
discretion) may decide not to take classes and
do only the tutorials instead. Classes typically
take place in the seminar rooms inside the

T
here once was a jackal. And this jackal
was the best in school. Lions always at-
tained the highest glories, so his class-
mates first thought he was a lion. But clearly
he was a jackal, for he sometimes acted
strangely. Still, this jackal was an impressive
jackal, and they offered him the throne of the
jungle.
The jungle was a great jungle. Lush trees
grew in this jungle. Clear water flowed
through this jungle. All ate, drank and were
merry in this jungle. “How lucky is this jack-
al!” they thought,“He will be king of the jun-
gle!”
But the jackal said no. The animals of the
bamboo forest had asked him to be king. His
classmates did not understand. The bamboo
forest had few rivers. Sometimes coconuts did
not grow. Neighboring forests warred against
each other and brought war to the bamboo
forest. Even under the leadership of a great
jackal, the future of the bamboo forest did not
look glorious.
The jackal had come armed with argu-
ments. He wanted his classmates’ support. He
said he could help build new irrigation tunnels.
He could plant new coconut trees. He might
broker peace between the kings of the neigh-
boring forests.The bamboo forest could use a
jackal like him.
The monkeys — the great risk analysts of
the jungle — said if the jackal could make the
bamboo forest as great as the jungle, he would
be remembered as a glorious jackal. But that
would never happen. Progress would be slow,
if there was progress at all.
The jackal saw they were right. He had
been silly. The next day he would sit on the
throne of the jungle.
That night, the jackal and his good friend,
the lion, were watching the stars in the sky.
Through the quiet air, they heard the distant
singing of the animals of the bamboo forest.
They were surprised.There had been drought
the lion he would join the animals of the bam-
boo forest.And the next day he did.
The lion was made king of the jungle, and
many years went by.The animals of the jungle
ate and drank and were merry. And the lion
was proud to be king of such a jungle.And he
forgot about the jackal.
Then one day the lion fell ill. The elephant
— the great doctor of the jungle — told the
lion this was the end of his life.And the lion felt
strange. He did not know what to think. And
suddenly he wondered what had become of
his forgotten friend, the jackal?
The lion went to visit the jackal, and the
jackal was happy to see him.He explained that
the bamboo forest had made small progress.
Water now flowed more steadily. Coconuts
Please see BAGCHI, page 5
L ETTERS
ROTC lends the military a
critical mix
Dear Editor,
I was on campus today and saw a copy of
The Stanford Daily featuring your article on
ROTC.
I enlisted as an Air Force aviation cadet in
1944 out of high school. My first military as-
signment was to Stanford as part of Air Force
cadet training.The war ended as I was entering
pre-flight in Mississippi. I was then trained as a
cryptographer and served in the German oc-
cupation.
After discharge, I returned to Stanford. I
became head copy editor of The Stanford
Daily and was commissioned in the ROTC in
1950. I continued on The Daily through grad-
uate school. My association with the ROTC
officers’ group, The Daily and the senior class
way doors.Asking her what she is up to,she re-
sponds,“I’m lost. I’m trying to find my room.”
So to all posterity of Stanford Program in Ox-
ford, do not be alarmed if you can’t find your
room even after having come from it. In fact,
there is a map of the house that might help
you find your way, but there is no guarantee.
My best wishes to you for finding your room
in this masterly design. Make sure to pass this
first assignment. Otherwise, they might send
you back home.
Just kidding.
The Stanford House, though architectural-
ly complex and difficult to navigate, offers a
homey ambiance with a common room and
several kitchens. It is also situated right on
High Street, a main street of shops, patisseries
(my favorite) and other conveniences that
cities typically offer. Moreover, we are also lo-
TO THE E DITOR
executive committee were among my fondest
memories at Stanford.
During the widespread campus “turmoils”
of the 1960s, ROTC programs throughout the
nation were under assault from anti-military
groups. I had occasion to have a conversation
with then-Stanford president Kenneth Pitzer. I
argued that it was a mistake to abandon ROTC
programs in colleges. ROTC was an important
avenue into the officer corps of our armed
forces for those whose basic educational expe-
rience and orientation had been shaped by the
civilian institutions. If these avenues disap-
peared, the only route for those wishing to
serve their nation in the military/navy would be
the professional academies: West Point, VMI,
Annapolis,Air Force Academy, etc.
Excellent as these are, it would tend to
change the character of the officer corps from
reflecting the input of the citizen-solder to a
solely professional officer corps. This is cer-
Stanford House, and meetings with tutors,
often Professors or experts in their field, hap-
pen either at an office or in their homes. On
Friday, I am meeting one of my tutors at his
home to discuss syllabus content and readings
before the weekly research papers have to
trickle in in a timely manner.Though there are
weekly classes, there is no typical schedule for
a student of English, mathematics or history
because much of it is a self-guided study (i.e.
the tutorial) and most of the time every week
is spent on independent research. This is one
of the program’s best traits — giving students
the creative flexibility to learn about their
topics of interests with a certain amount of
guidance from the tutors.
While the program has begun its classes
Please see TENZING, page 5
tainly not bad, but it does alter the makeup of
the military and, therefore, if I may say so,
would contradict the underlying intent of the
objectors. I would think that they, and indeed
I, would prefer that the mix of the military de-
fending our nation include the element of the
citizen-soldier. President Pitzer’s response to
my point was that he agreed completely.
In hindsight, we know that anti-ROTC
forces at that time were not resisted. Howev-
er, I believe that that sentiment was contradic-
tory, and therefore counter-productive. Let us
not repeat this misstep. It should also be re-
membered that our recent highly regarded
“top soldier,” and ROTC graduate, was Gen.
Colin Powell (also former Secretary of State).
DR. DEAN HOLMAN,A.B.‘51, M.B.A.‘52
Capt. USAF Res. (Ret.)
The Stanford Daily Friday, January 14, 2011 ! 5
CIMA
Continued from page 4
school. I know that we were not typ-
ical kids. But most of my “Chinese”
classmates went to UCs. Good
schools, good students and they’re
on-track to professional careers. It
was only my friends who got into
Ivies. My theory about “Chinese
parenthood” is that it is a conserva-
tive strategy. The thing about put-
ting all your energy into measurable
excellence is that very little is left for
the kind of excellence that’s hard to
quantify. Chua’s point is that disci-
pline can be drilled. And I agree.
There are other things that can’t. I
don’t want to say my classmates
were stunted. But it does feel like
there was something missing, or
BAGCHI
Continued from page 4
grew each year. There were many
struggles,but the animals of the bam-
boo forest worked hard each day,
and each night they sang together.
That day,the lion worked with the
animals of the bamboo forest. It was
tiring work. But the progress they all
hoped for was made.And of this the
lion felt good. He ate dinner with the
animals of the bamboo forest. At
night he joined in their song. And
then they all went to sleep.
But the lion could not sleep. His
heart was stirring. And the stirring
felt good. The lion wished to stay
awake, and feel the stirrings of his
heart.
The lion looked at the stream
nearby, and was startled by the re-
TENZING
Continued from page 4
and some of its tutorials, the Oxford
term starts next week. In the mean-
time, amid our own work and the
occasional (day and night) outings
into different areas of Oxford, we
do have to cook for ourselves, as the
dining halls aren’t open. Each stu-
dent, having been provided with a
food stipend, has been able to go
shopping. As the nearest kitchen is
located across from my room, my
roommate and I often find our-
selves making omelets for break-
fast, stir fry or pasta for lunch and a
pastrami sandwich for dinner.These
don’t at all sound like British food,
but I plan on trying its famous meat
pies! More to come, I suppose.
Besides homemade food, how-
ever, Oxford, a city mostly populat-
ed by University students, revels in
its affordable pub food consisting of
“fish and chips” in addition to var-
This is the watch Stephen Hollingshead, Jr. was
wearing when he encountered a drunk driver.
Time of death 6:55pm.
Friends Don’t Let Friends Drive Drunk.
maybe just delayed.The fortitude of
self that emerges from your pores
while you sweat through a support-
ing role in the school play. The dark
stirring in your heart of hearts the
first time you watch a Clockwork
Orange by accident on TV. The
early realization of cultural rela-
tivism that comes from your first
sleepover. Chua characterizes her
exactingness as being born of a be-
lief in her children’s abilities: The
reason Western parents don’t push
their kids is because they don’t
think the kids can make it.But “Chi-
nese” mothers drive their kids like
cars. And they don’t seem to have
faith that their children will find ex-
cellence, or happiness, left to steer
their own wheels and cruise the
world on their own.
Deeply offended? Personally know
rcima@stanford.edu.
flection.A jackal was looking back at
him! What could it mean? His body
eased. He felt that he had never felt
so easy in all his easy days in the jun-
gle.And after so many years gone by,
he clung to this moment of ease.
“Though it be only for a moment,”
he thought, “this moment feels so
much longer than all the moments
that came before.”
He looked up to the stars. They
were twinkling as they had long ago,
and their light showered wisdom
upon him.“Moments of eternity,” he
declared, “rest in self-defined cas-
tles!” He paused, enjoying the sound
of the words.“They are hidden in the
bamboo forests, and treasured by a
jackal’s heart!” And the new-born
jackal looked down,and he smiled at
his reflection. And then the new-
born jackal died.
Send Aysha your comments at
abagchi@stanford.edu.
ied drinks from mulled wine to hot
cider. Taverns are popular social
sites for college students. In fact,
Brasenose has its own bar called
Down the Bar (“DTB”), and other
pubs are easily located on High
Street and in small yet busy alley-
ways that run through the city. Al-
though the Oxford term has yet to
start, an increasing number of stu-
dents returning from winter break
are re-populating the streets of Ox-
ford. Yes, the clouds remain heavy,
though they occasionally surprise us
with sunlight after some precipita-
tion. But life is active and studies re-
sume. Vibrant energy is present all
around and grandiose (Gothic) ar-
chitecture continues to dazzle me as
I continue my academic endeavors
and attempt to immerse myself in
British culture. Oh, and remember
all the Asian tour groups who fre-
quent Stanford? They’re here too.
They’re everywhere!
Trying to figure out the different
meanings of “boot?” E-mail Anna at
tseringt@stanford.edu.
Photo by Michael Mazzeo
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SPORTS
Continued from front page
MEN’S VOLLEYBALL|Weekend
weren’t quite at their usual levels
of play. Perhaps returning to
Maples Pavilion for the first time
since the NCAA title match
against Penn State last May will
spark the duo. In that match, Law-
son hit an otherworldly .821 with
24 kills in three sets, and Shoji had
several crucial digs that former
Cardinal opposite hitter Evan
Romero called simply “absurd.”
However, BYU looks to be an
according to the Salt Lake Tribune.
In August, head coach Shawn
Patchell was fired and four players
were eventually suspended from
the first few matches of 2011 fol-
lowing an NCAA investigation, in-
cluding both of the team’s experi-
enced setters.
But just last weekend, BYU
rode the play of true freshman out-
side hitter Taylor Sander to win the
eight-team Gaucho Invitational at
MEN’S VOLLEYBALL Tom Taylor
UP NEXT
The tournament victory pushed
the Cougars up to No. 2 in the lat-
est AVCA national rankings be-
BYU
(3-0)
Grads:
hind USC.
“Historically, BYU has just
been a strong serving and blocking
team, and this year is no different,”
1/14 Maples Pavilion
7:30 p.m.
GAME NOTES: Stanford will start its confer-
Get in the
said Stanford head coach John
Kosty. “Even though there have
been some changes in their start-
ing lineup through graduation,
ence season with one of its biggest tests of
the year tonight, taking on No. 2 Brigham
Young at Maples Pavilion. The Cardinal will
close out the two-game series tomorrow
game
they have a core of starters that has

even bigger test than previously
thought.After finishing 2010 with a
No. 2 final national ranking, the
Cougars were hit hard by allega-
tions of misconduct concerning im-
proper use of scholarship money,
Stanford junior Erik Shoji (1) will look to give the Cardinal a big defensive boost from the libero position this
season. He’ll have plenty on his hands this weekend as the Card takes on undefeated BYU at home.
UC-Santa Barbara. Sander was
named the tournament’s MVP and
the MPSF player of the week after
recording 42 kills, 16 digs and eight
blocks in three matches against
stiff competition.
been a great strength for them.
They’re just a good, solid team.”
BYU holds a 24-13 edge in the
all-time series, but the two teams
have split the season series in each
of the past three years. Stanford,
Stanford Daily File Photo
night in Burnham Pavilion at 7:30 p.m.
however, is in the midst of a 13-
match win streak at Maples Pavil-
ion and hasn’t lost a set since the
first round of MPSF Tournament
play last April.
If the streaks are to continue,
the Cardinal will rely on several
younger players to step up and sup-
port Lawson, Shoji and junior mid-
dle blocker Gus Ellis. In the match
against Santa Cruz, freshman out-
side hitters Brian Cook and Steven
Irvin both played well, with Cook
getting a kill on his first collegiate
touch and hitting .545 for the
match with seven kills.
But it could be tough going
against BYU’s 6-foot-8 middle
blockers Otavio Souza and Futi Ta-
vana. The towering duo has com-
bined for 46 blocks in just three
matches and has thrown in 30 kills
to boot.
“We’ve got to serve efficiently
to hopefully neutralize their offen-
sive attack and then pass the ball to
the net so that we can run our own
offense,” Kosty said.
Stanford will hope for another
solid game from its first-year setter,
junior Evan Barry (31 assists
against Santa Cruz), to neutralize
the Cougars’ height and get a good
result in the conference opener for
both teams.
The first match will start tonight
at 7:30 p.m. in Maples Pavilion,
with the second and final match of
the weekend series slated for 7:30
p.m. tomorrow night in Burnham
Pavilion.
Contact Miles Bennett-Smith at
milesbs@stanford.edu.
I
have a confession to make:
I’m a grad student.While that
might not be the most shock-
ing revelation, I still find it
quite amazing how few of us
are engaged with the athletic side of
Stanford.We outnumber the under-
graduates on this campus (8,352 full-
time graduate students compared to
6,889 undergraduates, according to
statistics released last October), but
we’re a distant second in the bleach-
ers and are all but non-existent on
the field.
It also seems all of my fellow
sports writers are undergraduates,
and the rest of The Daily is not much
different. Part of that is probably
down to the fact that most grad stu-
dents have already worked out what
they want to do with their lives and
are hidden away in their labs doing
just that. But that doesn’t feel like a
satisfactory excuse.
Graduate students are notori-
ously good at seeking out the free
stuff available on campus, stretching
out those bare-bones salaries with
free food and entertainment. But
when it comes to sports, I think
they’re missing a trick. Not only is
there sometimes food on offer at
sporting events, but in the real world
you’d have to pay hard cash to wit-
ness some of the games played here.
Outside of football and men’s bas-
ketball, the student section can be
pretty empty, and those that do
show up seem to mostly be under-
grads.
One of the main things keeping
grad students away could be their
alma mater. It is hard to honestly
support two different schools be-
cause eventually there will come a
time when they clash, either directly
playing each other or simply playing

STANFORD STANDING TALL

TOP-RANKED CARD
OPENS AGAINST CAL
By JENNY PETER
STAFF WRITER
Stanford men’s gymnastics team is currently No.
1 in the preseason polls, and the team will start de-
fending that ranking tonight. The Cardinal will
open its competitive season by hosting Bay Area
rival No. 5 Cal.
The Cardinal was the NCAA runner-up to
Michigan last year and is ready to make another
run at the title. The 2011 team returns to the mat
tonight hungry for victory after placing second at
nationals last year and falling to Cal at the MPSF
Championships.
“We are all extremely motivated right now,” said
senior co-captain
Tim Gentry. “Los-
ing to Michigan re-
ally lit a fire under
MEN’S GYMNASTICS
our team, and I can
see the focus and
intensity in prac-
UP NEXT
tice. Everybody is
committed to the CAL
goal of winning 1/14 Burnham Pavilion
NCAAs, and this 7:00 p.m.
meet is just the
first stepping stone GAME NOTES: The No. 1 Cardinal
towards that goal.” will open its season with a bang
The team fur- tonight, taking on No. 5 Cal in a
ther prepared it- clash of top-10 rivals. Besides
self for this event looking for a good start to the year,
at the Cardinal Stanford will be hungry for revenge
and White in- after falling to Cal in the MPSF
trasquad meet last Championships last year.
week. At the ses-
sion, Stanford proved that this year’s team has an
even more promising scorecard for success as it ap-
proaches its first meet with more depth in the ros-
ter, more difficulty in skills, eight All-American re-
turners and a talented freshman class capable of
contributing right away.
Challenging each other for the six spots at each
event is expected to be a common theme for this
year’s team, as there are a lot of veterans and new
skill sets from the underclassmen. Freshman Cale
Robinson, for example, is pressuring sophomore
Eddie Penev for the top floor spot. Freshman Chris
Turner is also a viable new contender for pommel
horse and parallel bar positions. Other athletes are
making comebacks from injuries and adding more
difficult skills to their routines.
What matters to the men this early in the season
is getting comfortable hammering out routines.
“Now is all about the quantity of training,” Gen-
try said. “We usually do a lot more numbers during
preseason and at the beginning in order to get more
comfortable performing our routines. That way, by
the end of the season, all we need to work on are
small details. Also, we are looking to improve after
each competition culminating in a peak at
Please see MGYM, page 8
at the same time, and you will be
forced to take sides. When this hap-
pens, the sense of belonging born
out of being part of a large under-
graduate class easily beats the more
isolated existence at graduate
school.
A lot of us, though, are foreign-
ers, and don’t have a traditional
American college allegiance be-
cause of that simple fact. As an un-
dergraduate I went to the Universi-
ty of Bristol in the U.K. and loved
every minute of it; however, I have
zero interest in its athletics because
the only two U.K. college sports pro-
grams that even come close to the
American model are the rowing
teams of Oxford and Cambridge.
This doesn’t,however,mean that the
stands are teeming with non-resi-
dent aliens; while some of us, myself
included, are intrigued to find out
about the side of America so often
glimpsed in college and high-school
movies, many are simply just not in-
terested in American sports.
What truly set the graduate and
undergraduate bodies apart,
though, are the basic rules of the
NCAA on eligibility.They effective-
ly rule that graduate students can-
not represent their universities:
Coterms can generally sneak in, but
when push comes to shove, these are
really just glorified seniors — un-
dergraduates who, for admittedly
valid reasons such as losing some of
their NCAA eligibility to injury or
wanting to add another qualifica-
tion to their resume, have decided to
forgo the real world for yet another
year. Real grad students, the sort
you’ll encounter if you venture far
enough east on campus or deep
enough into the bowels of the build-
ings around the Quad, are notable
only for their absence from varsity
teams.
I might simply be getting bitter in
my old age, but this doesn’t seem
fair. On physical grounds alone, 20-
something-year-old grad students
are not too old to play an active role
within college teams — the best ath-
letes, the professionals, are usually
older than undergrads. As an analo-
gy, I’m not talking about Masters
Tennis, in which players too old to
compete on the ATP Tour hang
tough to the very end of their ca-
reers (save for the likes of Federer
and Nadal, both now too old for
NCAA rules anyway).
Accessibility to education is
surely a major inspiration behind
the NCAA’s restrictions, providing
opportunities for skilled young ath-
letes to gain an education that they
might otherwise have been denied
Stanford Daily File Photo because of the costs involved. But
Serving as a co-captain in his senior year, Tim Gentry, above, will be a source of leadership
for a top-ranked Cardinal squad that looks to make a national title run this season. Please see TAYLOR, page 8
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MBBALL
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jumpers and a soft touch around
the rim. He was also responsible for
a potential highlight of the year —
a one-handed slam over seven-foot
Washington center Aziz N’Diaye
that sent the crowd at Maples Pavil-
ion into a frenzy.
“To tell you the truth I didn’t
think I was going to dunk it at first,”
Owens said. “I beat my man off the
dribble and I just realized, ‘Hey,
why not try to finish strong,’ and
just went up.”
The Cardinal led by as many as
six points in the opening half, but
Washington hung tough behind
play from junior guard Isaiah
Thomas. The reigning Pac-10 Tour-
nament Most Outstanding Player
left Stanford freshman Aaron
Bright befuddled and single-hand-
edly kept his team in the game de-
spite foul trouble for his star team-
mate, junior forward Matthew
Bryan-Amaning.
Stanford led by three with just
seconds left in the half, but a
Thomas floater over the out-
stretched arms of Cardinal fresh-
man forward Dwight Powell at the
buzzer closed the gap to 29-28. De-
spite losing most of its lead, the Car-
dinal managed to keep the Huskies’
high-powered offense to just 35.7
percent shooting.
Washington head coach Loren-
zo Romar’s halftime adjustments
paid off immediately for his squad.
The Huskies, behind consecutive
threes from senior forward Justin
Holiday, began to pull away in the
first 10 minutes of the starting peri-
od, leading by as many as 11 points
with 10:37 left on the clock.
However,the home team would-
n’t go down without a fight.
Down 51-41 with 8:55 remaining
in the game, Stanford went on a run
of its own. Aggressive play by
Owens and junior guard Jarrett
Mann, coupled with freshman for-
ward Anthony Brown’s putback,
brought the Cardinal within a point
with 4:17 to go.
A three by Green gave Stanford
its first lead since the 18:43 mark in
the second half, and the team never
looked back.
With just 2.5 seconds left in the
game, Holiday had a chance to tie
the game with a pair of free throws.
He missed the front end, and de-
spite the regaining of possession by
the Huskies, Stanford’s defense
proved too suffocating.
“I think we did a great job on
every possession,” Dawkins said.
“We really focused in on defense
and made it as difficult on them as
we could to make any baskets.”
Despite one of the most memo-
rable wins in recent history, Stan-
ford has just one day to regroup.
The Cardinal is set to host Washing-
ton State at 5 p.m. on Saturday.
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SHAW
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lian were interviewed. Stanford had
a brief flirtation with Boise State’s
Chris Petersen before he reaf-
firmed his commitment to his cur-
rent school.
Shaw, 38, confirmed that he
plans to keep using the philosophy
that Harbaugh instilled during his
tenure, building a physical, running
team on offense and an aggressive,
hard-hitting defense. He said that
he was not willing to rest on the ac-
complishments of last season, when
the Cardinal capped its first 12-win
season in history with a victory in
the Orange Bowl.
“Take the 2010 season — out-
standing, phenomenal. We’re going
to put it in a box, we’re going to put
a ribbon on it, we’re going to put it
on the shelf for everybody to ad-
mire,” Shaw said.“But our goals are
not met. We’re not done . . . we
have a desire to be the first Pac-12
champion.”
Shaw also expressed his desire to
build a consistently strong program
at Stanford while embracing the
University’s focus on academics.
“Two good years of football is
not enough,” he said. “That’s not
what we’re aiming for.We’re aiming
for consistency, for a team that’s
going to make Stanford University
proud every time we step on the
field.”
Athletic director Bob Bowlsby
said that he had serious discussions
with three external candidates
about Stanford’s head coaching po-
sition and contacted four other
coaches, but he declined to name
any of them.
“This is, in my estimation, the
most logical step that we can take,”
Bowlsby said at the press confer-
ence. “[Shaw] is a proven recruiter.
He’s got great college and NFL ex-
perience. He understands and em-
braces the athletic and academic
SPORTS BRIEFS
Warshaw selected in first round of
MLS SuperDraft
Stanford senior defender Bobby
Warshaw was selected in the first
round of Thursday’s Major League
Soccer SuperDraft. FC Dallas took
him with the 17th pick.
Warshaw, a native of Mechanics-
burg, Pa., had a stellar senior season
anchoring the Cardinal in the back-
field. He started all 18 of Stanford’s
games and was second on the team in
scoring with four goals.Warshaw was
named All-Pac-10 three times in his
Stanford career, and was a first-team
All-American in 2009.
Despite Warshaw’s strong play,
the Cardinal sputtered early last sea-
son and never lived up to its high ex-
pectations.The team failed to qualify
for the NCAA Tournament.
Warshaw will join an FC Dallas
team that enjoyed a strong 2010 cam-
paign.The club advanced to the finals
of the MLS playoffs, only to lose, 2-1,
to the Colorado Rapids. Dallas fin-
ished last season with a 12-4-14 record.
— Kabir Sawhney
MGYM
Continued from page 6
NCAAs.”
“We’re so deep in numbers,”
said redshirt sophomore Jordan
Nolff. “If you put in our sixth and
seventh guys in the lineups, we’re
still on top.We fight for lineups this
year.”
A new rule was implemented
this season to allow a 15-man lineup
on the competition floor. This
means that up to 15 athletes are al-
lowed to compete instead of only 12
athletes as in the past.The previous
12-man lineup favored those who
competed in most of the events to
continuously be in the lineup, but
now event specialists can expect
more competition time. This
change adds even more depth to
Stanford’s lineups.
Most of the lineups favor the
senior class, including redshirt sen-
ior Nick Noone, which has proven
The Stanford Daily
“We’re not
done...we
have a desire
to be the first
Pac-12
champion.”
— DAVID SHAW
IAN GARCIA-DOTY/The Stanford Daily
Shaw praised the Cardinal’s stellar 2010 season but expects the team can still improve. “Two good years of
football is not enough,” he said Thursday. there’s one right way to do it.”
Shaw’s appointment comes at a
merger at Stanford University. His Shaw began his coaching career season’s Heisman Trophy runner- critical time for Stanford, which will
contribution to the current state of immediately after his graduation up and the early favorite to win the host about 20 recruits on campus
affairs in our football program is from Stanford, heading first to award in 2011, spoke about Shaw’s this weekend.Shaw will also have to
immeasurable, and he is a person of Western Washington before head- hire as well. work to keep Roman, Fangio and
impeccable character and integri- ing to the Philadelphia Eagles for “He’s a Stanford man,” Luck other members of Harbaugh’s staff,
ty.” his first NFL job. He remained in said. “I’ve known that since he was some of whom have received inter-
In Shaw, Stanford has found a the professional ranks until he recruiting me coming out of high est from other schools and profes-
young coach with eight years of joined Harbaugh’s staff in San school. He has a deep, abiding love sional teams. However, he chose
NFL experience who is also likely Diego in 2006, then came to Stan- and respect for Stanford. You can not to elaborate on Stanford’s at-
to be seriously dedicated to the ford with Harbaugh the next year. really tell that. He’s going to do a tempts to retain those coaches and
Farm. He is the 34th coach in the For his first three seasons with the wonderful job with this program its search to fill open assistant posi-
program’s tenure, and no head man Cardinal, he operated as both the and the players are behind him 100 tions, saying, “We’ll talk about that
has stayed for more than nine years. wide receivers’ coach and offensive percent.” as the week goes on.”
“I went into the interview coordinator, but in 2010, while re- Luck commented on the differ-
process with the mindset that I taining his coordinator title, he ences in style between Harbaugh — Cyrus Pinto contributed to this
wanted this to be my last head switched his focus to running backs. and Shaw. report.
coaching interview ever,” Shaw Now, he becomes the first Stan- “He’s definitely a lot different
said. Referring to the Stanford ford alumnus to lead the Cardinal than Coach Harbaugh in a lot of as- Contact Wyndam Makowsky at
women’s basketball coach, he program since Paul Wiggins ‘57, pects,” he said. “It’s just different makowsky@stanford.edu and Kabir
added: “I want to be in the 25-and- who did so from 1980-1983. personalities and people go about Sawhney at ksawhney@stanford.
up club that Tara VanDerveer is in.” Quarterback Andrew Luck, last things differently. I wouldn’t say edu.
TAYLOR
graduate education, something that ally, truly represents me. Perhaps
can equally well transform some- the question I should be asking is
one’s job prospects and role in soci- not why there are so few grad stu-
Continued from page 6 ety, is often subject to exactly the dents involved in sports here, but
same funding problems. why am I?
While undergrads have a deep
the resulting system is flawed. Many and meaningful connection with Look out for Tom Taylor in the gym,
athletes leave college before they the varsity teams, either playing on getting ready for his dream of receiv-
finish their sought-after degrees, them or being able to cheer on ing for Andrew Luck. Get his scout-
and thus, whether by choice or not, dorm-mates, I can’t help wonder- ing report at tom.taylor@stanford.
are denied that education; access to ing whether Stanford Athletics re- edu.
JEFF KEACHER/The Stanford Daily
itself to be the top class in the coun-
try. Seniors Ryan Lieberman and
Josh Dixon will be debuting skills
they invented on the parallel bars
that no one else has attempted. In
order to have the skill named after
them, they must compete at an in-
ternational meet such as worlds
later in the year.
This season is also the last for
Cal’s program, as it will be cut for fi-
nancial reasons after this year. The
team placed fifth at NCAAs last
year and will come into the meet
with an attitude of nothing to lose.
“It’s going to be a tough compe-
tition,” said senior co-captain Abhi-
nav Ramani. “Cal is a really good
team. They have a bunch of nation-
al team members and a fresh coach-
ing staff so they’re really going to
be gunning for us. It will be a close
but good battle this Friday.”
The Cardinal and the Golden
Bears will square off at 7 p.m. in
Burnham Pavilion.
Contact Jenny Peter at jpeter12@
stanford.edu.
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‘The Original
Winter One Acts’
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Kieran Mulvaney recounts the
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polar bears Remote Nomad scouts out University Cafe Kerry Mahuron ‘10 and Alex Garrett
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written by Samantha Toh ‘11 and
directed by Morielle Stroethoff ‘12.

dance
American
modern-dance
legend visits Stanford
“You’re either a dancer or not
a dancer. You’re either good or
you’re not. Martha Graham said
something profound like that,” said
Judith Jamison when defining tal-
ent on Monday in a Presidential
Lecture produced by the Stanford
Humanities Center, after teaching
a master class to Stanford students
earlier that day. “Can you not
breathe another day if you don’t
dance?” asked Jamison — beyond
the practical aspects of training
and knowledge, she stressed there
should be an urgency to express
through movement what cannot
Over the years, Jamison has
worked with illustrious choreogra-
phers and dancers including
Antony Tudor, Agnes de Mille and
Mikhail Baryshnikov (with whom
she danced the 1976 duet “Pas de
Duke,” choreographed by Alvin
Ailey to music by Duke Ellington).
She joined Alvin Ailey
American Dance Theater when the
company was still in its infancy,
and developed a deep and spiritual
Jenny Chen/The Stanford Daily
artistic relationship with its
founder. Ailey created the solo Artistic Director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (AAADT) Judith Jamison, right, leads a master
“Cry” for Jamison in 1971, which class with AAADT Rehearsal Director Matthew Rushing, left, for Stanford students at Roble Gym on
electrified audiences and propelled Monday.

be articulated with words.
Artistic director of Alvin Ailey
American Dance Theater
(AAADT) since 1989, Jamison
embodies an iconic image of
American dance history in the sec-
ond half of the 20th century. She
was born and raised in
Philadelphia at a time when black
“
her to international acclaim.
It was Jamison who was called
to return to the company when
Ailey’s health began to fail, and to
whom he chose to hand the reigns
upon his death.
“We are living on Alvin’s reso-
nance,” Jamison said of the funda-
mental allegiance to Ailey’s origi-
Ailey camps across the nation and
Can you not the Revelations curriculum —
engages children of all back-
breathe grounds in movement and dance.
Monday night, Jamison
another day if remembered tours that, from the
early days, “brought people from
you don’t so many walks of life together —
ences that flock to theaters not
only for repertory classics, but also
to see and support new works and
choreographic experiments by
both established and fledgling
artists. “As long as there are
enough dreamers devoted to excel-
lence without restraint,” dance will

dance?
girls were not allowed to take bal- nal goals. “My stamp on the com- people of all races, colors and evolve and flourish, she said.

let classes in any established studio
and when men refused to touch
them in partnering classes in New
York. College brought Jamison
south to Tennessee during the
height of the Civil Rights
Movement, but she soon found her
way to New York to pursue a
career in dance.
2 And an extensive Arts in
intermission
pany was to continue to foster the
things that were at its foundation
and build on them.” She expects
the same attitude from her chosen
successor, Robert Battle, who will
take over when she steps down in
July.
At the core of AAADT’s mis-
sion are a number of programs
”
-JUDITH JAMISON
designed to reach past the main
company performances: a school,
second company and joint B.F.A.
program with Fordham University
in New York offer young dancers
the opportunity to train and tran-
sition from student to professional.
Education program — including
creeds sitting one beside the other
in the theatre.” The goal has always
been to connect with audiences
and communities, to use move-
ment of bodies as a form of
expression to convey truths and to
incite enthusiasm by making dance
“accessible, but not easy.”
The relationships AAADT and
other companies build with the
communities they serve, Jamison
believes, are crucial to the future of
dance. She strives to cultivate audi-
AAADT’s North American
tour will arrive at Zellerbach Hall
in Berkeley March 29 through
April 3, 2011. Three distinct pro-
grams will feature “Cry,” the quin-
tessential “Revelations” and works
by its artistic director-to-be,
Robert Battle.
—stav ZIV
contact stav:
sziv@stanford.edu

theater
Characters shine in ‘One Acts’
H
eidi Thorsen ‘12, producer
of Ram’s Head Theatrical
Society’s “The Original
Winter One Acts,” claims that the-
ater is “inherently collaborative.”
Her focus on unity in the produc-
er’s note of the program is directly
reflected in the highly unified
show she has put together. This
year’s “One Acts” go back to the
basics of the one-room play, with
each play taking place in a single
living room with a single couch.
The contrast against these living
spaces solidifies the characteristic
differences between each play and
its protagonist. Still, the similarity
between the personal spaces
emphasizes connections between
people and the situations that
make us all human.
The first play, “Dear
ChickFlickChick” follows the story
of a smart and sensible movie crit-
ic who is being coerced by her
roommate into thinking that her
life might be modeling a love story.
I swear it’s not half as sappy as it
sounds. Rather, the play is actually
honest about how dealing with
love in movies and real life can be
heartbreakingly different. Director
and writer Olivia Haas ‘11 may be
too pessimistic when she claims in
her note that her play doesn’t
address “serious issues that need
serious attention.” The play is
smart to focus attention on the
idea that people need to think as
critically about their own relation-
ships as they do about fictional
ones. Moreover, the play’s execu-
tion is well done; the setting is so
girl-friendly that I almost wish it
was my Wheat Thins-infested liv-
ing room. Additionally the acting
is sincere enough to make me feel
awkward in my seat. Win.
The second play of the night,
“The Safety,” takes a bit of a fantas-
tical turn. Rodrigo Pena ‘11 writes
a play that starts out as a crime
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thriller and turns into a comedy of
character sketches. The script is
hilarious, including entertaining
renditions of your typical drunk
frat boy, desperate party girl,
dopey crook, pregnant woman,
that girl that just won’t shut up
until someone has to hit her and
the white-collar schemer. All of
them are portrayed in a quite posh
living room where the story of a
murder-turned-robbery-turned-
party goes wrong. Director Patrick
Kelly ‘12 hits the mark by honing
in on the hilarity of the characters’
stupidity in each increasingly
ridiculous situation. Although the
audience may honestly be as con-
fused as the characters by the end
of the play, living the play line by
line will ensure entertainment.
The final play of the night
takes a more serious tone and is
the most moving. “Fit It,” written
by Samantha Toh ‘11, deals with
the story of Molly, a housewife
who is desperately trying to make
her life into something it once was
by focusing on the love she once
felt. For a student production, “Fix
It” is surprisingly poignant. Set in
a disheveled living room of pas-
sion and a cold kitchen of shame,
this play epitomizes what makes
people more heartbreaking than
the relationships they are in. Kerry
Mahuron ‘10 is incredibly touching
as Molly; she unravels before the
audience slowly but brilliantly.
With that, “One Acts” ends with
the strongest show of the night.
Overall, “One Acts” this year
does exactly what the producer has
planned. The three plays show a
diverse and yet unified look at true
characters. Each play is well crafted
and concise. None of the shows
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friday january 14 2011
Left: In “The Safety,” written by
Rodrigo Pena ‘11 and directed
by Patrick Kelly ‘12, Kate
O’Connor ‘11 and doctoral stu-
dent Vinith Misra litter the floor
as, from left to right, Isabella
Uria, Isaac Gateno ‘12, Ashley
Chang ‘13, Brittany Huggins ‘13,
Haynes Winkler ‘13, Adam
Johnson ‘13 and Lawrence Neil
solve the crime.
Above: Alex Walker ‘13 and
Gianna Masi ‘11 star in “Dear
ChickFlickChick,” written and
directed by Olivia Haas ‘11. The
Ram’s Head Theatrical Society’s
“The Original Winter One Acts”
run Jan. 13-15 at 8 p.m. in Pigott
Theater.
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CONTINUED FROM “ONE ACTS,” PAGE 3
feels unfinished and yet none of
them drags — the show runs a rea-
sonable 90 minutes including set
changes between plays. In sum, the
show focuses on how situations
reveal who people really are more
than what real people would do in
fictitious situations.
“The Original Winter One
Acts” will be showing this week-
4
intermission
“The Great White Bear,” by
conservationist and environmental
writer Kieran Mulvaney, delves
into the lives of one of the poster
species in the crusade against glob-
al warming. For all his activist cre-
dentials, including a stint as a
prominent anti-whaling advocate
with Greenpeace, he remains in his
writing a consummate profession-
al, stoking interest in, and garner-
ing sympathy for, the polar bear
with truly skillful storytelling and
National Geographic-worthy
panoramic prose. Only at the end,
when discussing the fate of the
bear as it intersects with global
politics and policy, does he show
his hand.
Though the reader, quite rea-
sonably, expects any book on polar
bears to come with a certain envi-
ronmentalist agenda, Mulvaney’s
work stands out precisely because
it does not preach, at least not
until the last 50-or-so pages, by
which point the reader is so capti-
vated by his furry protagonists that
she is happy to keep reading.
That’s not to say it is at all dif-
ficult to win over the readership
when the leading lady is, for the
first few chapters, the endearingly
protective mother of a pair of
rowdy cubs. Mulvaney starts the
reader on a boat bobbing recklessly
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end, Jan. 13-15 at 8 p.m. in Pigott Lawrence Neil embraces
Theater. Tickets are $8 for stu- Kerry Mahuron ‘10 in “Fix
dents, $12 general admission and It,” a one-act play written
are available at by Samantha Toh ‘11 and
directed by Morielle
tickets.stanford.edu, White Plaza
Stroethoff ‘12 as part of
and at the door.
“The Original Winter One
Acts 2011.”
—laura MALKIEWICH
contact laura:
lmalkiew@stanford.edu
in an ocean full of icebergs —
never mind that he reassures his
audience of the competence of his
skipper; he has anyone who’s ever
seen “Titanic” on the edge of his
seat — and then zooms in on the
expectant mother, who peers curi-
ously at the boatload of
researchers before deciding that
they are not a threat, and wanders
away to excavate her den in the
snow.
Mulvaney shows us other
bears — males, as mother bears
won’t emerge until they give birth
in early spring. There is a pitifully
emaciated bear, trapped by the
dwindling Arctic ice, contrasted
with a larger, healthy one, por-
trayed in all his quiet majesty, the
unquestioned king of his domain.
And finally, after an interlude
sprinkled with the accounts of
Inuit hunters, pertinent research of
the preceding decades and fun
facts about the life and times of
this most unusual of bear species,
a dark nose emerges from the
snow, followed by a white head —
a big one and two little ones. The
cubs will have a difficult and dan-
gerous life, Mulvaney predicts, and
we believe him, however desper-
ately we want them to succeed.
He goes on to examine
human-bear interactions, an
literature
increasingly common phenome-
non as human populations contin-
ue to expand into once-virgin
Arctic lands. He writes intimately
of the community at Cape
Churchill, a small town whose
industry revolves around catering
to eco-tourists and polar
researchers, whose very livelihood
depends upon the polar bears its
patrons come to see. This transi-
tions effortlessly into a discussion
of the wider impacts of human
society on polar bears, such as
Arctic research, poaching and most
notably, global warming, which
hits polar bears harder than it does
any other species in existence. Here
is where his preceding accounts —
the tenuousness of Arctic life, the
absolutely adorable cubs — pay
off. Mulvaney has, in the preceding
100-or-so pages, accumulated
enough sympathy — genuine sym-
pathy, rather than shallow appeals
via tear-jerking or fear-mongering
— that the reader does not feel
deceived, or that there was any sort
of agenda or ulterior motive to the
book. He advocates for the polar
bear without gracelessly pounding
the message home, which is an
achievement in itself.
There is enough diversity in
“The Great White Bear” to appeal
to a wide audience, from scientists
to activists to politicians and even
to just the average reader with a
soft spot for cute animals or a
passing interest in current events.
The book is a wonderful blend of
popular science and memoir; it is
eminently topical, but will remain
timeless in its presentation.
—sarah GUAN
contact sarah: sguan@stan-
ford.edu
 food
University Cafe
disappoints
W
hile tomatoes seem so
integral to Italian cui-
sine, they were actually
only introduced to the region in
the 16th century. The fruit was
well-suited, though, to the flavor
profiles of the region’s other main
ingredients, and it made sense to
incorporate it so thoroughly.
University Café seems to have a
different approach to Italian food
and doesn’t seem concerned with
adding anything new or interesting
to the multitude of options already
available. That lack of inspiration
produces a mediocre dining expe-
rience.
Most things on the menu are
acceptable but far from remark-
able, especially the pasta selection.
The roasted butternut squash ravi-
oli has so much potential but is
poorly executed. The pasta itself is
too thin and resembles a flavorless
wonton, while the butternut
squash filling does not really deliv-
er the feelings of fall and winter
that you would want from a gourd
filling. The dish also comes in a
pool of butter that weighs the dish
down more than necessary.
The prawn linguini was simi-
larly forgettable. The “light cream
sauce” was actually fairly heavy
(even if they didn’t use heavy
VERDICT:
cream) and overall came off a bit
cookie-cutter.
The sandwich offerings suffer
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from the same problem. The
Tuscan chicken sandwich, for
University Cafe example, is flavorful but not note-
worthy. The sun-dried tomato aioli
271 University Ave
is not as sweet as perhaps it should
“Don’t Palo Alto
Bother” 650.322.5301 be and does not make the sand-
wich anything worth returning for.
Likewise, the “Palo Alto’s Club
Sandwich” is decent but certainly
not a cut above a typical club
sandwich, and it comes out per-
haps a bit too greasy with the aioli
on the brioche toast. Even the side
of roasted potatoes that comes
with the sandwiches is under-
whelming. While nothing failed,
those in the mood for a sandwich
are much better served elsewhere.
The one divergence from typi-
cal Italian-American fusion at
University Cafe, the occasional
Thai influence, is awkward and
produces some notable failures.
Specifically, the vegetarian curry is
horrendous. The curry materially
lacks flavor and absolutely pales in
comparison to some of the nearby
restaurants such as Bangkok
Cuisine. Searing the tofu prevents
it from absorbing much of the fla-
vor. The dish is not plated well,
and nothing about it is appetizing.
friday january 14 2011
And while it is likely not a com-
mon occurrence, the rice served to
me was undercooked and crunchy,
adding insult to injury.
University Cafe does have
some positive aspects. The atmos-
phere in particular is actually fairly
cute. High ceilings and a moder-
ately charming décor create a
pleasant ambiance that could make
for a simple first date (if the food
were better) or a lunch or dinner
with friends who have a bit of
time.
Ultimately, though, I am
forced to politely disagree with
Juliet’s famous argument, “What’s
in a name?” University Cafe is just
a cafe on University Avenue — as
unimaginative and uninspired as
the food. While smart ordering
may lead you to an acceptable
meal, with so many other options,
it’s not clear why one should take
the risk; there is no dish that really
stands out. Accordingly, “don’t
bother” giving this one a shot.
—joshua GLUCOFT
contact joshua:
glucoft@stanford.edu
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DAFT
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PUNK
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UNVEILS ‘LEGACY’
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lectronic is the future. In
doubt? Listen to the “TRON:
Legacy” soundtrack, com-
posed by French duo Daft Punk.
Like the movie of the same name,
the album is an innovative piece of
technical work in a growing field. As
an odd blend of two completely dif-
ferent fields — electronic and classi-
cal music — the soundtrack had the
potential to fall completely flat.
However, where amateurs might fail,
Daft Punk manages to create an
impressive album yet again, disre-
garding a few minor setbacks.
Disney specifically recruited
Daft Punk — real names Guy-
Manuel de Homem-Christo and
Thomas Bangalter — for the sound-
track, which comes as no surprise.
The veteran duo leapt into the spot-
light in the late 20th century and
never looked back, with massive hits
like “Technologic” and “Harder,
Better, Faster, Stronger” on the radio
and sampled in their contempo-
raries’ works. As the pair got older,
their music get better, and “TRON:
Legacy” is hardly an exception to the
rule.
“TRON: Legacy” is first and
foremost a soundtrack to a movie,
and to expect the same never-ending
intensity as a typical Daft Punk piece
would be naïve. The album is less
explosive, moodier, building slowly
to a crescendo as does the film; each
particular song reflects the intensity
behind a single line of dialogue and
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enhances it, instead of attempting to
create that feeling from the ground
up. Despite the confinement to a
scripted story, however, “TRON:
Legacy” is good enough to work as a
stand-alone album, not just an
accompaniment to another piece.
The soundtrack is noteworthy
because of its individual tracks that
mesmerize listeners — in short, the
tracks that sound most typical of
Daft Punk. The more action
involved, the more exceptional the
songs. Track 16, “Rectifier,” can be
compared to a controlled storm; it is
a rigid, military-like piece building
to a buzz of noise that has listeners
anxious about the next turn of both
the movie and the song. Similarly,
“C.L.U.,” the longest track of the
album, represents the culmination of
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sound and action that the sound-
track builds to, with dramatic pauses
and descending lines to bring the
tension to its most acute stage.
The best song on the album by
far is the eighth track, “The Game
Has Changed,” as it goes furthest in
epitomizing the strangeness and
technicality of the universe of the
film. It is simultaneously hectic, as
agitated violins keep up a furious
pace in the background, and the
calm before the storm, as the synth
soothes its classical counterparts.
The juxtaposition of sound, com-
bined with an oscillating crescendo,
keeps listeners anticipating its slow-
building resolution and is, in a word,
perfect.
But for all the musical genius
that went into a few tracks, the rest
is surprisingly dull. Although the
thetic scenes that are really only
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meant to be fawned over and are
largely a repetition of the same idea,
the soundtrack could have added a
little more punch. Many of the songs
on the album blend into one anoth-
er, and a lack of dynamic change or
unique sound hurt a few of the
tracks, particularly “Nocturne,” a
painfully slow, nondescript piece
that could have come out of any
dramatic movie to ever pass through
a movie theater.
Despite a few sleepers, though,
the “TRON: Legacy” soundtrack is
an electronic work of art, a unique
construction that helps set the
movie apart from the onslaught of
modern technical films. Daft Punk
proves once again that even lacking
their typical liveliness, they are mas-
ters of their field and are here to
stay. Yes, men approaching middle
age still have a place in the music
industry.
—andrea HINTON
contact andrea:
anhinton@stanford.edu
New Year, New You, New TV television
REMOTE
W
ith the BCS ending Monday night,
your pigskin-obsessed peers will
soon return the remote to your
hands and release you of obligations to spend
your nights with the middle-aged announcers
on ESPN. Simultaneously, scripted television
will slowly come out of hibernation to offer
you a cornucopia of the new, the beloved and
even the long forgotten. Yes, J.Lo and Steven
Tyler are crusading to rehabilitate their careers
on the new season of “American Idol,” and
Brad Womack is doing the dame on the latest
installment of “The Bachelor.” But the fact
that “Idol” has moved to Wednesdays because
of a pubescent giant named “Glee” attests to
the power of the characters and alternate
worlds we wait to reunite with for 22 or 42
minutes each week.
Here’s a syllabus of series and season pre-
mieres for the next two months, intended to
indulge your inner teenager, sci-fi obsession
or attraction to law enforcement officials.

“Pretty Little Liars” (ABC Family, Mondays at

8)
My favorite new show of summer 2010,
“Pretty Little Liars” is both absurd in its lack
of reality — 25-year-old actresses playing
teenagers, for one — and addictive in that
exaggeration of ephemeral high-school
friendships. Aria, Emily, Spencer and, yes,
Hanna continue their quest to find A and
exorcise Alison’s ghost.
“Greek” (ABC Family, Mondays at 9)
This incongruous piece of ABC Family
programming enters its final season of
romanticizing hangovers and the cleanliness
of fraternity and sorority houses.
“Californication” (Showtime, Sundays at
9:30)
David Duchovny returns as every English
major’s favorite author father and sex addict.
Having finally revealed his one-night stand
with a 17-year-old to Karen, the mother of his
sassy Goth daughter Becca, Hank will face
serious consequences for the first time in his
life.
“V” (ABC, Tuesdays at 9)
If you gave this attempt to fill the void of
“Lost” a chance last spring, it’s back for anoth-
er season of schizophrenic alien invaders.
“Southland” (TNT, Tuesdays at 10)
This cop procedural set in the diverse Los
Angeles neighborhoods rose like a phoenix
from cancellation and has found a new home
at the on-the-rise cable network TNT.
Benjamin McKenzie from “The O.C.” returns
to television with his characteristic furrowed
brow.
“Cape” (NBC, Sundays at 9)
NBC is pulling out all the stops to sell
this fusion of cop drama and live-action
comic book. Vince Faraday, a cop framed and
assumed dead, assumes the persona of a
superhero when former circus magicians train
him to use a cape to fight evil; essentially, it
has all the makings of camp, which doesn’t
bode well for its longevity.
“Shameless” (Showtime, Sundays at 10)
William H. Macy anchors this adaptation
of a British series of the same name about a
hopelessly scruffy single dad and the children
who prop him up, including the now-sassy
Emmy Rossum. The previews make it look
like a hilarious yet heart-breaking counter-
point to network blue-collar family sitcoms.
“Lights Out” (FX, Tuesdays at 11)
With the success of “The Fighter” at the
box office, I’m sure viewers will flock to this
raw, violent tale of a boxer making a come-
back.
“Parks and Recreation” (NBC, Thursdays at
9:30 beginning Jan. 20)
My rage at NBC for delaying this show’s
return in favor of “Outsourced” has been
replaced by utter jubilation at the return of
Ron Swanson, Leslie Knope and Tom
Haverford. The welcome addition of Adam
Scott and Rob Lowe (the funniest I’ve ever
seen him) suggests the show can shoulder
both the narrative burden of last season’s
finale and the task of living up to last season’s
unparalleled humor.
“Archer” (FX, Thursdays at 10 beginning Jan.
27)
Everyone’s favorite animated, dirty-
minded spy returns to his world of refreshing-
friday january 14 2011
“Parks and Recreation,” Courtesy NBC
ly retro espionage, as imagined by “Adult
Swim” contributor Adam Reed.
“Mr. Sunshine” (ABC, Wednesdays at 9:30
beginning Feb. 9)
Matthew Perry and Allison Janney, icons
from the most recent glory days of network
television with “Friends” and “The West
Wing,” respectively, team up in this black
comedy about the manager and owner of an
ice rink, again respectively. Perry co-created
the series with executives familiar to the
Sorkin sensibility — Thomas Schlamme and
Jamie Tarses — but even the pilot script fails
to shine.
I would even argue there’s more to look
forward to this winter than there was this fall.
If all else fails, there’s probably a rerun of
“Seinfeld” or “Full House” on somewhere.
— l i z S TA R K
contact liz: estark12@stanford.edu
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3 p.m. 11:30 a.m.
2011 King Institute 10 a.m. Stanford Health
Open House Film & Policy Forum
Cypress Hall D Philosophy II Li Ka Shing Center for
Pigott Hall 4:15 p.m. Learning and
3:15 p.m. Free and open to Elementary Knowledge 5:30 p.m.
Film & the public Particles of Ethics and War
Philosophy II
C A MP U S Pigott Hall
Superconductivity 4:15 p.m. Series
8:00 p.m. 10 a.m. 8 p.m. Hewlett Teacher Center Food Security and Annenberg Auditorium
Free admission Tufts University Dr. Martin FLiCKS Well-Being in a
Chorale Luther King Jr. MemAud 6 p.m. Time of Crisis 8 p.m.
10 p.m. Stanford Memorial Christian Showing “Buried” Four Ideas for a Herrin T-175 SCN Presents:
Café Night Church Commemoration starring Ryan Better Internet Free and open to Lucy Langlas
French House Free admission Memorial Church
LIN EU P
Reynolds Paul Brest Hall the public CoHo

8 p.m. 7 p.m. 9 p.m. 8 p.m. 9 p.m. 8 p.m.

01.14 - 01.20 Public Enemy 30 Seconds to Soul Café with DJ Snoop Dogg Rehab Megan Hilty
Yoshi’s SF Mars Jerry Ross The Fillmore The VooDoo Lounge Sings the Blondes
San Jose State Eve Lounge Rrazz Room
8 p.m. University 21+, dress code
The English Beat
CA M P US strictly enforced
Bimbo’s 365 Club 8 p.m.
Dashboard All Day
Confessional Martin Luther
The Regency Ballroom King Jr. Day
Everywhere
No classes

New Year’s Resolutions FRIDAY

J
anuary: a month when the lines for tread-
mills at the gym become clogged with good
intentions and fresh resolutions. New Year’s
resolutions get a bad rap: they rarely pan out,
which leads to a disappointing February.
But Roxy’s not one to let well-set goals go
to waste. Remember, a good goal is feasible,
measurable and most importantly, tangible —
and anything that requires being able to be
touched leaves Roxy intrigued.
So, even though Roxy has long ago mas-
tered the secrets of seduction, there’s always
room for improvement.
Physical fitness
In the interest of expediency, Roxy’s new
goal is to incorporate exercise into every minute
of the day. Sitting in class? Do your Kegels.
Lacking cardio? Sit next to that hottie in the
dining hall and feel your heart rate shoot up.
No time to separate business from pleasure?
8 tion of TAs and professors to visit in some one-
intermission
Get a gym buddy for both public and more pri-
vate workouts. And if you’ve got a car, stop
being lazy: biking everywhere gives Roxy all the
more chances to eye-hump the pickings in
White Plaza and down Mayfield.
Campus safety
Roxy’s all for lowering campus security in
order to achieve one goal: more hot prowls.
Laptop thefts are a huge bummer, but that’s no
reason to prevent people from being able to
give sexy 3 a.m. bedside surprises. Trust Roxy, a
hot prowl’s a lot more fun when the person in
the room has completely consented to being
tied and gagged.
Academics
Simply put, Roxy plans to take a full load
this quarter. Her classes (and other things) are
only interesting if they’re extremely hard. And
Roxy sees no reason to avoid the daily grind as
long as it also involves a nightly grind — and
the more classes she takes, the bigger her selec-
on-one office hours.
01.14.11
Career
Like any responsible Stanford student,
Roxy’s looking to find a professional internship,
sure, but only because a business casual dress
code gives ample opportunities to rock heels
BONE TO PICK?
and a tight pencil skirt. Of course, gaining
experience is important as well, but let’s be real:
Roxy prefers the kind that doesn’t belong on a
CV. Come on, sir . . . let’s network.
Learning a new hobby well then, e-mail us!
Roxy’s a utilitarian at heart: if she’s going intermission@stanforddaily.com
to expend energy learning a new skill, it’s going
to have to benefit those around her. Picking up
yoga is a chance to wear yoga pants all day —
apologies in advance for causing a few bike MANAGING EDITOR
crashes. Learning a new language allows Roxy Marisa Landicho
to share her gospel with a whole new group of DESK EDITOR
international cuties. But maybe the best new
Lauren Wilson
hobbies learned are still the ones that are
shared behind locked doors. You’ll have to ask COPY EDITOR
Roxy about it in person some day. Stephanie Weber
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—roxy SASS Michael Rooney