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TUESDAY February 7, 2012

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Volume 241 Issue 5

SPEAKERS & EVENTS

Medical school hosts faculty art exhibition

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U.N. official pessimistic about peace

Special rapporteur grim on Middle East peace process
By MARWA FARAG
MANAGING EDITOR

Linebacker arrested on DUI charge

By BILLY GALLAGHER
MANAGING EDITOR

Shayne Skov booked and transported to San Jose main jail Jan. 29

Richard Falk, the United Nations special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, spoke Monday at Stanford Law School on the fundamental flaws in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. In the talk, titled, Imagining Israeli-Palestinian Peace: Why International Law Matters, Falk expressed his pessimism at the possibility of peace emerging from the Israeli-Palestinian peace process in its current form. The peace process refers to a Quartet-mediated and U.S.-led negotiation process between Israel and Palestine that has taken a number of forms since its birth in 1991. Falk called for an IsraeliPalestinian solution that goes beyond the Quartet and the peace process. Falk began the talk by reflecting on a speech he gave in 2009, in which he said he could not imagine peace out of the current process, highlighting structural and substantial flaws. The flaw in its structure was that a negotiated process of conflict resolution in which the unconditional ally of the strongest party in the conflict also purports to play a mediating neutral party role is just unacceptable as a form of conflict resolution, he said, referring to the United States role as a conflict mediator in the negotiations. The other flaw Falk mentioned was the excision of interna-

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The Medical Schools Li Ka Shing Center for Learning and Knowledge recently opened an art exhibition, including wildlife photography and faculty and student art, which will run through June.

UNIVERSITY

SPER extends divestment push

By MARSHALL WATKINS
DESK EDITOR

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Stanford Students for Palestinian Equal Rights (SPER) has continued its divestment campaign on and beyond campus in recent weeks, most notably sending delegates to a national conference on the issue in Philadelphia this past weekend. The divestment campaign seeks to encourage Stanford to cease further and prevent new endowment investment in companies that are profiting from the Israeli occupation [of Palestine], according to SPER founder and co-president Omar Shakir 07, a current Stanford law student. Divestment has been recognized as the most effective, moral, non-violent method of effectuating change, especially within the context of human rights abuses, Shakir said. He added that divestment allows students to address the Middle Eastern conflict actively. While acknowledging that Stanford, as a private university, is not obliged to and does not disclose its endowment investments, Shakir noted a Stanford policy of not investing in companies that cause substantial social injury as a basis for SPERs appeals to the University. Shakir cited student-prompted divestment from apartheid South Africa as a model that SPER is seeking to emulate. More recently, Stanford divested from Sinopec and PetroChina in

2005 after the companies association with the Darfur conflict, and in 2010, the University adopted an ethical investment policy in regards to conflict minerals as a response to the ongoing conflict in the Congo. SPERs campaign seeks divestment from eight companies that, SPER alleges, violate human rights by operating on Israeli-occupied settlements, enabling collective punishment, facilitating the construction of the barrier separating Israeli and Palestinian territories and supporting institutional discrimination. The eight companies listed are Ahava, Caterpillar, Lockheed Martin, Mekorot, Motorola, Riwal, Roadstone Holdings and Veolia Transportation. While the extent to which the Universitys endowment is currently invested in the eight companies if at all is unknown, Shakir said members of the Universitys Advisory Panel on Investment Responsibility have noted that at least some ongoing investment in the eight firms is likely, considering the endowments vast scale. Shakir said he is largely optimistic about the degree of community support for the SPER campaign, noting that a petition first circulated in 2007 garnered more than 1,000 signatures from students, faculty, alumni and University affiliates. A revised petition that has been recently circulated currently has approximately 200 signatures, Shakir

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Snowchella supports International Change

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Sigma Nu and Kappa Kappa Gamma co-hosted their annual benefit concert Snowchella last Saturday. The event, which included performances by Bassjackers, Myndset and After the Smoke, was organized on behalf of Support for International Change.

Star linebacker Shayne Skov 13 was transported to the San Jose main jail and booked for driving under the influence at 2 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 29, according to a report by the Stanford University Department of Public Safety (SUDPS). We have an expected standard of excellence and conduct for our football players and Shayne failed to adhere to those standards, head football coach David Shaw said Monday in a statement toThe Daily through JimYoung, senior assistant athletic director of communications and media relations. Its a matter we are taking very seriously, Shaw said. Shayne will be responsible to adhere to any legal responsibilities regarding this event, along with internal ramifications, which will be determined by the program. Young declined to comment on how this incident may affect Skovs standing with the team. The SUDPS incident report named Skov as the arrestee and noted that the incident occurred at Blackwelder Court @ Escondido Road, which is near Skovs on-campus residence. The junior inside linebacker led the team in tackles in the 2010 season, despite missing the first two games due to injury. He recorded 12 tackles and three sacks against Virginia Tech in Stanfords Orange Bowl victory in Jan. 2011. Skov had 19 tackles and two sacks in just two and a half games this past fall before injuring his knee and missing the rest of the season. Frequently described by teammates and media as the soul of the defense, Skov made pre-season watch lists for several awards, including the BednarikAward and NagurskiTrophy, both of which honor the best defensive player in college football, and for the Butkus Award, which rewards the best linebacker in the country. Skov also earned a Pac-12 Conference All-Academic honorable mention in 2011, meaning he maintains at least a cumulative 3.0 GPA. SUDPS spokesman Bill Larson said that Skovs case is in the process of being referred by SUDPS to the Palo Alto District Attorneys office. The Palo Alto District Attorneys office could not be reached for comment at the time of publication. Recent history has shown that Stanford has not shied away from suspending or dismissing key players on championship caliber teams. In 2007, forward Brook Lopez was suspended indefinitely from the mens basketball team after being ruled academically ineligible by the NCAA. Lopez missed nine games before returning later that season. He was selected 10th overall that spring by the New Jersey Nets in the 2008 NBA draft. In Oct. 2009, shooting guard Jeremy Green was suspended indefinitely from the mens basketball team after being arrested and spending a night in jail for suspicion of felony domestic violence. No charges were filed, and Green was reinstated just one day before the start of the 2009 season. Green went on to forego his senior season and was not selected in the 2011 NBA draft. In 2010, point guard JJ Hones was dismissed from the womens basketball team after being arrested for driving under the influence, reckless driving, evading a police officer and resisting arrest on Stanfords campus. Hones was dismissed just one month after the womens team lost the national championship game to Connecticut.

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NEWS BRIEFS

Stanford engineers use light to weld nanowires

By THE DAILY NEWS STAFF A team of Stanford engineers developed a new means of welding nanowires together, using a simple blast of light to fuse the wires into an electrically conductive mesh, according to a press release from the School of Engineering. The welding process employs the physics of plasmonics, which is the interaction of light and metal, to create a lattice of nanowires without the risk of damage induced by heating or pressing the wires into a mesh. Using

light allows the welding to automatically stop once the nanowires are fused together, minimizing the risk of damage to the mesh. The refined technique also causes no damage to the underlying material supporting the mesh, and the precise heating in nanoscale welding enables more control, speed and energy efficiency. The Stanford teams discovery has significant potential in fields such as video displays, solar cells, LEDs and touch-screens. The mesh formed by the fused nanowires offers exceptional electrical throughput, low cost and easy processing. The new technique also allows mesh electrodes to be bound to flexible or transparent plastics and polymers. The mesh will retain its electrical properties even after the support-

ing material is distorted, and could potentially be employed as an inexpensive window coating generating solar power while dimming glare.
Marshall Watkins

Cory Booker named 2012 Commencement speaker

By THE DAILY NEWS STAFF Newark, N.J. Mayor Cory Booker 91 M.A. 92 will serve as the 2012 Commencement speaker, the senior class presidents announced Monday.

The announcement came after the senior class presidents posted clues about the identity of the Commencement speaker as part of a guessing contest on the Class of 2012 Facebook page. The first three clues, which were posted last Friday, mentioned Bookers birthplace in Washington, D.C., his status as a Stanford alumnus and his appearance in an Academy Award-nominated movie. Within 22 minutes, a senior had correctly identified Booker. Later clues identified him as a Twitter power user and referenced his appearance on the Colbert Report in Sept. 2009. Booker received his B.A. in political science at Stanford and his M.A. in sociology. During

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asked. A unified plea to the parties to resume these fruitless negotiations. Falk attributed this continued return to the conventional diplomatic framework to the delusion that a peace process exists through this negotiating charade. There is this sense that something constructive can possibly emerge, and it removes any pressure to do something else, he said. It creates this closure of the imagination and . . . takes our attention away from the ordeal of suffering that has been imposed on the Palestinian people. After painting a bleak picture of the peace process, Falk called for thinking outside the conventional box. I cant envision how [the situation] will be transformed in a constructive way without moving from the domain of reason and analysis to the domain of the imagination, he said. Falk stressed that multiple alternatives are possible, but focused on a region-wide solution incorporating Israel and Palestine, coupled with the establishment of a nuclear free zone in the Middle East. It does seem to be the one kind of orientation that could really change the negative expectations on all sides and produce, with a little give on the part of several of the actors, a genuine win-win outcome for all the participants in the region, he said, mentioning the Arab Peace Initiative of 2002 as an example. Falk made remarks on the contextual changes that have affected the peace process more recently. He highlighted the Arab Spring, developments within the Palestinian movement and changing public opinion. He described the Arab Spring as encouragement for increased democratization in the region, which inevitably works in favor of the Palestinian struggle. He also praised the great potential he saw in nonviolent military in the Palestinian resistance movement. Perhaps the most important development within the Palestinian movement itself is a strong shift in tactical emphasis from armed resistance to popular resistance and a reliance on a global solidarity movement of the sort that was so effective in opposing apartheid South Africa, he said. The Palestinians have increasingly been waging what I call a legitimacy war to occupy the high moral and legal ground in relation to the conflict. Following the talk, John Felstiner, English professor emeritus, commented that Falks talk presented half the truth, historically. I provided an interpretation based on my understanding of how perception of international law. Both delegates, speaking on condition of anonymity citing risk of academic conflicts, asserted that SPER is currently seeking to distance itself from the broader BDS movement in certain policy areas. One delegate emphasized that SPER supports selective rather than wholesale divestment and lacks a position on calls to boycott, sanction and divest from Israel entirely. The delegate said these stances distinguish the Stanford group from its counterparts at peer institutions. The delegate, a Stanford sophomore, cited the diverse range of participating individuals and organizations as proof of the conferences success, while Shakir praised the concept behind the weekends events. The campaign is increasingly gaining momentum across the country, Shakir said. Were proud to be a part of this movement, and we want to strategize about how we can get more of the country involved in [our] activities. The BDS conference sparked controversy on the Penn campus, with students and faculty sharply and publicly divided. Comparisons of pro-Israel camto see the essential issue, Falk replied. I would stand behind my view that the essential character of the conflict represents this denial . . . of Palestinian rights, the expansion of Israel [and] the unconditional way in which the U.S. has handled the conflict. Regardless of where you stand on the conflict . . . hearing someone with such high academic standing and rank in the international world . . . spend most of the time not imagining peace but shooting down peace at an event called Imagining Israeli-Palestinian Peace was quite frustrating, audience member Daniel Bardenstein 13 said. Other members of the audience posed questions on population transfer issues, grassroots social movements, Hamas charter and its viability as a partner for peace and the inevitability of a one state solution. The event was co-sponsored by The International Law Society, Students for Palestinian Equal Rights, the Stanford International Human Rights and Conflict Resolution Clinic, the Advanced Degree Students Association and the Stanford Association for Law in the Middle East. Contact Marwa Farag at mfarag@ stanford.edu. paigners to apartheid South Africa and BDS supporters to Nazi Germany, respectively, persisted throughout the weeks leading up to the conference. In an op-ed that ran in the Daily Pennsylvanian, University of Pennsylvania President Amy Gutmann declared that the University has, repeatedly, consistently and forcefully expressed its opposition to the BDS campaigns goals. She added that, just because we disagree in this case strongly and deeply with a groups message does not mean that they lose their right to voice that message. Noah Feit, president of Penn Friends of Israel, said in an interview with The Daily that BDS speakers made some legitimate points and that free speech should prevail, but criticized the conferences lack of policy prescriptions and his perception of a dependence on fringe support. Every political issue has to be debated, said Ania Loomba, an English professor at Penn, to The Daily Pennsylvanian. If you just out-ofhand dismiss it, thats also shutting down the debate. Contact Marshall Watkins at mtwatkins@stanford.edu

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These incidents stand out among recent history of Stanford Athletics. A 2010 Sports Illustrated-CBS News investigation ran criminal background checks on the players in every top-25 Division I football program,as ranked by Sports Illustrated during the preseason. The University of Pittsburgh led the list with 22 players on its roster found to have police records, while Stanford came in second to last with only one player with a police record. Texas Christian University (TCU) was the only top-25 school with no players with police records. Three other Pac-10 schools were in the top-25 at the time of the investigation: Oregon (seven players), USC (seven) and Oregon State (four). Utah (five) was not in the Pac10 at the time of the investigation, but is now a member of the Pac-12, formed in 2011. Stanfords linebackers are likely to be one of the strongest units on the team next season, with Skov and redshirt junior Chase Thomas attracting serious NFL attention. ESPN NFL Draft analyst Mel Kiper rated Skov as the No. 3 senior inside linebacker for next year, writing, Skov is an interesting prospect, and if hes fully healthy the Stanford defense is going to be quite good.

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tional law from the diplomatic process. He argued that Israel has used its diplomatic leverage, to exclude any consideration of the international law bearing on such issues as refugees, borders, Jerusalem, water and settlements. What in fact was the political foundation of the negotiations was the so-called facts on the ground, which is a euphemism for converting unlawful developments into a political premise on which negotiations are supposed to proceed, Falk said. He deemed this process, a ratification of illegality in the name of realism. Moving to explain his pessimism at the possible results of the peace process, Falk said the kind of peace process he imagines as having the potential to produce, a sustainable and somewhat just peace was never given any opportunity to develop. Falk did, however, emphasize the importance of finding a resolution to the conflict. So long as this conflict continues, it produces a cycle of intense tension . . . it produces war-generating situations as now seem to be the case in relation to Iran . . . it keeps the whole region in a perpetual pre-war condition, he said. One wouldve supposed that something more imaginative than this futile process would have emerged at this stage, and yet what does one find from our leaders? he named one of Time Magazines 100 most influential people in world in 2011. American media mogul Oprah Winfrey wrote about Booker in the magazine when he received the distinction, calling him a genius. Winfrey referenced his work reforming Newark schools, including raising $100 million as the result of a gift from Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg. The senior class presidents also announced that Hoover Institute Senior Fellow Larry Diamond, selected by a survey of Stanford seniors, will be the 2012 Class Day speaker. Sister Joan Chittister, a Benedictine nun and co-chair of the Global Peace Initiative of Women, will deliver the Baccalaureate address. The 2012 Commencement Weekend will take place June 16 to 17.
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Alice Phillips contributed to this report.

Contact Billy Gallagher at wmg2014 @stanford.edu.

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estimated. SPER anticipates making its first formal presentation to the Board of Trustees later in the year. Shakir emphasized the groups current focus on making the Stanford community more aware of an issue he considers relatively misunderstood among students. The group is in the process of putting on a series of public events and student outreach initiatives in conjunction with other student groups focusing on human rights and social justice. Were going dorm to dorm, holding student events, Shakir said. We see the campaign growing, and our goal is for students, faculty and staff to continue to raise their concerns about this issue. Two delegates from SPER attended a Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) event at the University of Pennsylvania this past weekend. The event incorporated both keynote speakers and panel discussions on how to force Israel to comply with the movements

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his time at Stanford, Booker was not only named an All Pac-10 Academic Team Football Player, but was also elected to the ASSU Council of Presidents. He was later named a Rhodes scholar, and after attending Oxford University, graduated from Yale Law School in 1996. Bookers 2002 campaign for Newark mayor against 16-year incumbent Sharpe James was the focus of the 2005 film Street Fight, which was nominated for that years Academy Award for Best Documentary. While Booker lost that years election, he would win the position in 2006 after James decided not to run for another term. Currently serving his second term as Newark mayor, Booker was

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DIGGING UP HISTORY
By ARUSHI JAIN

efore Allen Ginsbergs famous Howl became the archetypal poem of the Beat Generation, it first went through multiple revisions. The original manuscript containing Ginsbergs handwritten revisions is part of the extensive collection of Ginsbergs correspondence, notebooks, journals, photographs and videos housed in Stanford Archives Special Collections. The Ginsberg collection is only one of the many resources available in the Stanford Archives, whose vast historical records offer new opportunities for students. The Archives consist of three main collecting areas: official administrative records of the University, faculty papers and materials documenting the Stanford family. [The archives] are very broad and have a variety of formats, Stanford University Archivist Daniel Hartwig said. Currently, we have over 30,000 linear feet of material and dozens of terabytes of electronic records. Last year, at least three award-winning honors theses were based on topics centered on research from the archives. Donovan Ervin 11, who graduated last June, was awarded the Robert M. Golden Medal for Excellence for his thesis We Shall Overcome: The Anti-Apartheid Movement and Its Effects on the Stanford Community. Ervin focused on how the anti-apartheid movement was used on campus to fight injustice in South Africa and as a way for black students at Stanford to gain a political voice. I had another project that I had started working on as a junior, but it didnt work out since it was too difficult to get primary source documents, Ervin said. For this one, I knew that all the primary source documents I needed would be right here on campus. Ervins research relied on materials from the archives, including personal interviews with alumni and professors, old newspaper articles, flyers from school rallies, papers written by past activists and articles from The San Francisco Chronicle and The Stanford Daily. The archives gave me the foundation

to create a story, Ervin said. This allowed me to go into deeper analysis of what I was eventually finding in my research. Ryan Mac 11, a former Daily editor, wrote The Long History of ROTC at Stanford: From Precursors to the Present, focusing on the history of the Reserve Officer Training Corps and the reasons it left campus during the Vietnam Era. To develop his thesis, Mac used the Special Collections, several old records, original documents, primary sources and ROTC files dating back to the establishment of the Special Collections in the 1890s. The reason why I agreed to do this thesis is, unlike a topic you have to travel to, all I had to do was go over to Special Collections and walk back to my dorm, Mac said. Like Ervin and Mac, Hartwig spoke of the popularity of the archives among students in finding materials for the arts, drama, dance, publishing, exhibitions and audio and video collections. Trends in student work vary from interest in the wars, womens rights and minority issues during the 60s and 70s to the growth of the University during the 40s and 50s. Students frequently address these topics in research, Ph.D. dissertations and senior honors theses. Hava Mirell 12 first used the archives to write a 25-page research paper for a class on the history of women at Stanford and its implications for the campus. Mirell began by looking through diaries, letters and albums. One day, one really helpful archivist told me about the card-filing system, which is way better than anything online, Mirell said. You look up w for women, and it has a card for every article published by women or for coeducation at Stanford, showing students opinions and giving a dialogue from that. From there, Mirells research expanded to include presidents reports and bulletins of courses made specifically for women. For the past two months, Mirell said she has spent an average of three to four hours at the archives three days a week. Archival research adds a lot of color to whatever paper you are doing, Mirell said. It is very valuable to incorporate

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actual pictures, cartoons and quotations. The language is so rich, and this [research] gives you more respect and authority as a writer. While writing her paper, Mirell is also working on her senior honors thesis on conflict diamonds in Zimbabwe. The problem is, I cant travel there to collect primary resources, so I am mostly depending on secondary information, Mirell said. It is less exciting because you dont really hear the peoples voices, unlike when I am sitting here reading this diary and knowing that this is a woman who was here 100 years before me. Getting to see what women like me had to overcome is personally gratifying. With the increasing amount of students using the collections for research, the archivists continue to expand the availability and accessibility of the archives. According to Hartwig, almost 90 percent of the materials is searchable through Google, and aids and guides are available online. Several audio, video and oral histories have been digitized as well. However, the archives offer something digital versions cannot. Knowing that the exact same things

that I am touching in my hands were actual articles of history makes it tangible, Ervin said. There is a certain level of authenticity that makes it easier to relate to and less abstract. Both Mac and Mirell agreed, noting the differences between viewing documents in person and on a screen. On Google, I found a digitized Stanford review, and it wasnt the same experience as in the archives because you are just scrolling instead of looking at every page, Mirell said. Even with advertisements that are online, you are prone to skip over it, but when you see it in a book, you think about what it is saying about the culture of women. In the case of material that can only be found in the archives, the information is unique to Stanford. The archives are the most incredibly helpful and underutilized resources on campus, Mirell said. The archivists themselves go above and beyond to answer any question you may have. They are just the best. Contact Arushi Jain at ajain93@stanford. edu.

COMMUNITY
By JAMES LANCASTER

COUPA, COFFEE AND

vorite spot for students and professors. In 2010, Green Library also awarded Coupa Cafe a lease to replace MoonBeans Coffee, which had occupied the neighboring kiosk for 10 years. Coupal said that he largely drew from his own experiences at Stanford in drafting a proposal for a Coupa location at Green Library. I was an undergrad here, so I really understand the value of having a Coupa right at Green Library, Coupal said. In 2011, Coupa Caf further expanded to the Graduate School of Business and opened an express branch at the Huang Engineering Center. The expansion of Coupa at Stanford, Coupal describes, can be attributed to its progressive and innovative mindset. We constantly aim to improve our product, and I think thats why people have responded to Coupa so favorably, Coupal said. I want people to really recognize Coupa for its quality. Coupal also noted how his experiences as a Stanford student have been an immense help in his ventures as a restaurateur. Economics definitely gave me a specific mindset for solving problems, Coupal said. A lot of the questions and decisions I face are modeled by the skills I learned in econ classes. Though he graduated in 2007, Coupal continues to remain active in the Stanford community and often provides advice to students who are forming their own startups. Coupa Caf has served as a testing ground for several restaurant-related startups. Many entrepreneurs create a product, and they can get a lot of exposure at Coupa, Coupal said. Whether its a survey or loyalty or communication tool, I like to give tips and advice given my own experiences starting Coupa. Coupals interactions with the Stanford community have largely shaped the growth of Coupa Caf, and Coupal sees a continued dialogue with Coupas patrons as the key to its future growth and success. Coupa was really born out of Stanford, Coupal said. We can always be improving, and we will continue to turn to the Stanford community to better our product. Contact James Lancaster at jlancaster@ stanford.edu.

n a Monday morning at the Coupa Caf outside of Green Library, loyal regulars wait in line for carefully crafted lattes and cappuccinos. The aroma of freshly prepared Venezuelan dishes and the sound of lively Latin music ensconce passersby. Baristas attend to the hissing espresso machine, trying to keep up with the seemingly endless queue of drink orders from sleepy patrons seeking a morning boost. Known for its bold coffee and espresso drinks as well as its affordable and authentic Venezuelan fare Coupa Caf has become an integral part of the Stanford community in its four years on campus. Jean Paul Coupal 07, who graduated from Stanford with a degree in economics, opened the first Coupa Caf in Palo Alto in 2004 with his mother Nancy Coupal. Coupals initial philosophy behind Coupa was simple: to provide fresh, high-quality and affordable coffee. The idea is to get great coffee directly from the source to you, Coupal said. We purchase the highest quality beans from farmers in Venezuela and then brew and ship them out to California next-day air. In addition to its bold, fresh coffee, Coupa Caf is also known for its extensive menu, which includes dishes such as authentic Venezuelan arepas, sweet and savory crepes and paninis featuring local ingredients served on freshly baked organic wheat breads. We want Coupa to be a place where you can go and not only get a great cup of coffee, but also get a great meal, Coupal said. I think that having both high quality coffee and food has really allowed us to be successful at Stanford. Coupa Cafs success on campus began with its opening in the Yang and Yamazaki Environment and Energy (Y2E2) building in 2008. Upon opening, Coupa Y2E2 quickly became a fa-

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OPINIONS
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Creating a food movement at Stanford

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elcome to the burgeoning local food movement. By local, I do not mean the Bay Area, nor even the Stanford campus, but a certain bedroom in Synergy Cooperative House. In preparation for a recent room warming, my roommates and I took a trip to Common Ground, a nearby garden supply store. We picked up potting soil, lavender, chamomile, mint and thyme, and now the most exciting part of our room is a set of planter boxes hanging outside our third floor windows. It was a pretty simple act and relatively inexpensive, too. Since theyre already outside in the sunshine, all the plants need is a little water. I like to think of our window boxes as a romantic statement in favor of local food. They emphasize my belief that, because of our campus culture of innovation, Stanford students are uniquely situated to begin advocating for more just and sustainable food practices. Its useful to step back from Stanford for a moment and remember the state of our national food systems. Several author-activists, including Michael Pollan and Eric Schlosser, have detailed the problems associated with food and farming in America; these range from conventional agricultures obsessive reliance on fossil fuels to ongoing inequalities in access to nutritious, affordable, culturally appropriate food. The systemic nature of these challenges and disparities demands action at many different levels, spanning the extremely personal to the global. Silicon Valley encourages a culture of innovation and rapid prototyping at Stanford, and these startup staples can be useful tools for improving our broken food systems. For example, a winter quarter class in the Institute of Design at Stanford (d.school), Designing for Sustainable Abundance, embraces the type of experimental design thinking that considers not only the environmental implications of our food choices, but also their power to affect our physical and emotional wellbeing. Last year, students in the course established a novel collaboration between the d.school, Stanford Dining and the Stanford Prevention Research Center to ideate, prototype and implement strategies to reduce meat consumption in dining halls. This research highlights another carefully cultivated Stanford characteristic: collaboration. The problems in our food systems are multifaceted, ranging from the biophysical to the sociocultural, but food activists often neglect to collaborate or even recognize the deeper issues of poverty, race, access and power that allow hunger and food inequalities to persist in America. To address these problems, we need

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The opportunities for student engagement in this movement are countless.

multi-level solutions that recognize the economic, environmental and social justice framework in which food activism is situated. Stanford faculty and students are beginning to do this through an emphasis on interdisciplinary approaches to change. This past fall, Stanford hosted its second annual Food Summit, which was attended by over 400 scholars and activists. These summits, spearheaded by Dr. Christopher Gardner of the Stanford Medical School, brought together individuals from each of Stanfords seven different schools. They even featured undergraduates, such as Janani Balasubramanian 12, who established a new ASSU Food Cabinet this year. Both Balasubramanian and Gardner are working to garner institutional support for the food movement at Stanford. There are already many indications of this institutional momentum toward establishing a curriculum and culture around food at Stanford row house and dining hall gardens, a dedicated Farm Manager designing a new on-campus education farm, a Sustainable Food Program Manager working to bring more real food to the dining halls and even the newly-formed Stanford Intuitive Eating Group. The opportunities for student engagement in this movement are countless. There are farm workdays, gleaning groups, nutrition education programs in East Palo Alto, cooking workshops and a whole host of student groups from the Stanford Farm Project to the Stanford Project for Hunger. With Chez Panisse and the Peoples Grocery just across the Bay, Stanford is in the hub of the sustainable food movement, and because of the Universitys dedication to collaboration and innovative, interdisciplinary solutions, Stanford students are uniquely empowered to achieve change. It could be as simple as planting some thyme outside your dorm room. Think you might want to set up your own window garden? Ask Jenny for tips at jrempel@stanford.edu.

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HALF INVENTED

An introduction (to your new best friend!)

Chase Ishii
explanation of why the Angels are the greatest baseball team in the MLB, email me. If you have your own story you want to share that you think can change (or shift) society, email me. This column is a platform, and your voice in the conversation is the difference between talking at and talking to the Stanford community. And Im all ears. Half-Invented refers to the way we experience the world. Without getting into the metaphysics of it all (mainly because I dont understand the metaphysics of it all), your reality is just that your reality. It is the way you, and you alone, perceive the world. We hypothesize to fill in the inevitable gaps we can never really know the motivations of others, their perceptions of us and what we think is capital-T Truth and then we respond accordingly. We may be right or wrong in these assumptions, but either way, its all we really have to go on. And in that way, our lives the stories we experience and the stories we tell are always half-invented. See you next week, new best friend. Im looking forward to it. If you want your new best friend to be your new more-than-just-friends, email Chase at ninjaish@stanford. edu. Cheers!

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

The case for an ice arena on campus
Dear Editor, As an alumnus and prime mover behind the development of an independent non-profit skating facility in my current home state of Maine (with both indoor and outdoor refrigerated surfaces), I enthusiastically support the construction of an ice rink on the Stanford campus (Ice rink proposal advances, Jan. 17). One early lesson in creating the Family Ice Center was that ice arenas need not be, nor should be, all about hockey. Ice and the many activities it supports offer a unique recreational experience, even more so in a California setting. It is also a great way to beat the heat. In addition to providing a home for Stanford hockey teams (women and men), a rink could offer figure skating (singles, pairs and synchronized teams), learn to skate classes, short track speed skating, public skates, intra-mural broom ball and coed hockey, and even curling. An on-campus skating facility could also provide a valuable interface with the community by hosting youth programs managed by Stanford students (and faculty), as well as an out-reach to local organizations that service disadvantaged and disabled youth. At Family Ice, Opportunity Skate offers free ice and skates (even hockey equipment) to a variety of non-profits and helps to coordinate volunteers yet another chance for Stanford undergrads to get involved. An intriguing opportunity for the University, from both an environmental and recreational standpoint, would be to combine the rink with a pool. This may be a more practical and valuable option than the two sheets of ice that have been proposed. The waste heat from the compressors that refrigerate the ice surface can be captured not only to dehumidify the air in the rink but also to heat the pool water, saving significantly on carbon-based fuel. With the absence of Lake Lagunita, a pool on the West Campus committed to recreational use (and intramural sports) would be a tremendous asset for the student body and greater college community. In the idyllic landscape of Stanford, with its ubiquitous palm and eucalyptus trees, the last thing you would expect to find is a sheet of indoor ice. But that is exactly the point. Imagine the impact and impression an ice rink could have on the Universitys diverse student population, many of whom have never strapped on a pair of skates.
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hy hello there, Tuesday Reader! Fancy meeting you here. Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Chase Ishii, and for the next four months, I will be your new best friend. (If you are reading this next to your current best friend, dont worry. Just breathe slowly and act natural, and they wont have a clue. Unless, of course, they are reading this with you, in which case, you have been replaced as well, so everything is fine.) Some of you may know me as the Thursday Poop Newspaper Guy from last volume (which is actually one of the better nicknames Ive received. Much better than Squishy Ishii . . . I immediately regret putting that in print.) But with a new volume and a new day comes a new theme. This column will not be a traditional Opinions column, but you will forgive me for it (because thats what best friends do.) I will not be addressing controversial topics, such as politics, the economy or whether or not the E! Channel is ruining Americas reputation more than any act of foreign intervention ever could. (It is.) The older I get, the more I realize how gray black-and-white issues really are and how important it is to hear all sides (especially the minority) before taking a firm stance. (So, if I ever do write an overly political column, it probably means I have been kidnapped by the North Koreans and am writing at gunpoint. Rather than assessing the persuasiveness and rhetorical strength of my argument, you should write a letter to your congressman petitioning for my release.) Ivan Illich, an Australian philosopher, wrote, Neither revolution nor reformation can ultimately change a society, rather you must tell a new powerful tale, one so persuasive that it sweeps away the old myths and becomes the preferred story, one so inclusive that it gathers all the bits of our past and our present into a coherent whole, one that even shines some light into our future so that we can take the next step . . . If you want to change a society, then you

have to tell an alternative story. This column will be about telling that alternative story. I believe that with everything we do our actions, our conversations, our attitudes and our relationships we are all telling a story to the rest of the world about who we are, what we believe and what we value. It is not a question of if we are telling a story, but what kind of story we are telling. Is it exciting? Does it have twists and tensions? Is there a happy ending? Is my story worth reading? And what better way to talk issues of identity, belief and worth than through stories and art? Selfawareness is the goal. We can answer the who? and why? and how? and what next? questions much better if we bring the same level of analysis to our own lives that we bring to stories and artistic endeavors. I hope that the honesty and vulnerability in this column will allow for a dialogue, a response in addition to an opinion, on the more abstract and more personal aspects of life, the kind of things you really only share with a best friend. In maintaining the dialogue, I invite, encourage and beg you to use your voice. If you have opinions or questions about my views, email me. If you want to know why I dont drink or how I can be intellectual and still a Christian, or if you want a 15-page single-spaced

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SPORTS
Jacob

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Jaffe
Stat on the Back

t has now been over 24 hours since Super Sunday, so by now you are probably aware that, in between the M.I.A. bird-flip and the sadly subpar commercials, there was actually a football game between the New York Giants and the New England Patriots. And, from a relatively neutral perspective, it was . . . decent. There were moments: the penalty-induced safety on Tom Bradys first pass, the fumbles the Patriots couldnt recover, the iconic Manning-to-Manningham connection on the final drive and, of course, the most awkward Super Bowl-winning touchdown of all time, courtesy of Ahmad Bradshaw. Plus, the game did come down to the final moments, which is, in many ways, all you can ask for from any football game. Then again, it wasnt exactly the most thrilling game. Unless you are a diehard fan of the Giants or Patriots, or someone who bet a large amount of money on the game, you probably cant remember much that happened between the opening safety and the last five minutes of the game. Except maybe the new Volkswagen Star Wars ad. As a stats nut, I love dissecting box scores, but this one is fairly dull as big-game scorelines go.There was only one turnover (which was the equivalent of a punt anyway), only one player with more than 73 yards rushing or receiving and only one play of more than 24 yards (the aforementioned pass to Manningham). The games MVP (Eli Manning) accounted for exactly one touchdown; the supposed best player in the game (Brady) looked off and missed some crucial throws.The supposed genius coach (Bill Belichick) wasted a timeout on a dumb challenge, and the most talked-about and prolific pass-catchers (Rob Gronkowski and Victor Cruz) had 51 receiving yards combined. Yes, there were great plays and great performances, but even 24 hours later, its starting to be forgettable for me. Yet if we ignore the Super Bowl, then we have to accept the reality that we have over 200 days until the next meaningful football game. And that is scary. Perhaps it is because of this fear, or maybe its just the nature of sports media, but within .02 milliseconds of the final Hail Mary hitting the ground, you could hear the legacy whispers begin around the country. The first topic on everyones minds after running through the highlights seemed to be about the legacies of the players, coaches and teams involved. If youre the kind of person that only watches the occasional game

Spare me all the legacy nonsense

CARD COMING OFF TWO LOSSES

By JACK BLANCHAT
MANAGING EDITOR

NEED TO REBOUND
more balls late in that third set the next time we play them. In contrast to the Cardinals recent performances, Hawaii is coming off its biggest win of the season, a 4-3 upset of No. 61 Saint Marys on Sunday but history suggests that Stanford should have little trouble in this matchup. Over Thanksgiving, the Cardinal dominated the Rainbow Warriors, 7-0, in an exhibition match in Hawaii. Stanford was missing its top two players seniors Ryan Thacher and Klahn and still came away with the victory in a dominant performance. Additionally, Hawaii had dropped three straight matches before its upset of Saint Marys, including a 7-0 defeat at the hands of the No. 14 Mississippi State Bulldogs. Klahn said that even though the Cardinal has a good history against the squad from the Aloha State, the team should understand the gravity of Tuesdays match. We had a good start to the season, winning two matches in Tulsa against a good Tulsa and North Carolina team, and we got knocked down pretty hard this weekend, he said. So I think its pretty important for the guys to not overlook anyone at this point and come prepared for the match tomorrow. The Cardinal and the Rainbow Warriors square off today at 1:30 p.m. at the Taube Family Tennis Center. Contact Jack Blanchat at blanchat @stanford.edu.

After getting waxed in two matches this weekend at home, the Stanford mens tennis team will try to bounce back against Hawaii on Tuesday. The No. 6 Cardinal dropped lopsided contests to USC and UCLA this past weekend, getting handed 7-0 and 6-1 losses, respectively, and needs a bounce-back victory in a major way. The best way to describe it was painful, said senior captain Bradley Klahn about the Cardinals performance. It leaves a bitter taste in our mouths. USC and UCLA are such a big rivalry, and in my three years, every match has been hotly contested . . . So to come out and lose 12 singles matches this weekend and to put one point on the board, it hurts. Klahn, who has been sidelined so far this season with a back injury, said the disappointing weekend should act as a major wakeup call for the Cardinal as it launches into the heart of its spring schedule. I hope everyone takes away from this that they dont want to see that happen again, especially on our home courts, Klahn said. I think itd be hard to find a time where Stanfords lost 7-0 at home in their history. Just to see USC taking a picture of the scoreboard, its irritating, and it should irritate all the guys on the team, he continued. I hope it motivates us to dig a little deeper and gut out one or two

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Playing without injured senior Bradley Klahn (above), the Stanford mens tennis team has struggled, dropping all singles matches against both USC and UCLA at home over this past weekend.

FOOTBALL

Tarver leaves to run Raiders defense

By JACK BLANCHAT
MANAGING EDITOR

MENS SWIMMING

Stanford demolishes USC in L.A.

By GEORGE CHEN
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After leaving the NFL to join the Stanford football coaching staff in 2010, co-defensive coordinator Jason Tarver is headed back to the NFL this time, as the defensive coordinator for the Oakland Raiders. Tarver, who coached for the San Francisco 49ers for 10 years before joining head coach David Shaws staff last season, couldnt pass up the opportunity to return to the NFL. Tarver joins the staff of new head coach Dennis Allen, who took over the Raiders head job after spending last season as the Denver Broncos defensive coordinator. Allen had the authority to handpick his own staff and, after former defensive coordinator Chuck Bresnahan wasnt retained by the Raiders, he didnt have to look very far to find his new defensive coordinator. Tarvers tutelage helped spearhead an impressive Cardinal defense this season Stanfords defense finished the season ranked either first or second in the Pac-12 in eight categories, including first in total defense and rushing defense. Even with his impressive credentials, though, Tarver has his work cut out for him across the Bay. The Raiders are certainly a team in transition, with

Co-defensive coordinator Jason Tarver, a former assistant with the San Francisco 49ers, is leaving Stanford to take the defensive coordinator post with another NFL team, the Oakland Raiders.
the death of longtime owner Al Davis last fall and the firing of head coach Hue Jackson and his staff after finishing last season with an 8-8 record and that doesnt even begin to sum up their on-field problems. The Raiders were not only the most-penalized team in NFL history, but also the NFLs fourth-worst defense last season. The Raiders gave up franchise worsts in touchdown passes allowed, yards per carry, yards passing and total yards. Additionally, the Raiders gave up the third-most points in team history, all of which led to the major house cleaning in Oakland.

The Stanford mens swimming and diving team took a trip down to USC this past weekend, hoping for some fast individual swims and a team win. The Cardinal accomplished both of those goals as No. 3 Stanford (7-1, 3-1 Pac-12) swam some eye-popping times while defeating No. 5 USC 175118 on Saturday.

MENS SWIMMING STANFORD 175 USC 118 2/4, Los Angeles, Calif.
Coming into the meet, there was little doubt that USC McDonalds Swim Stadium was going to be the site of some of the fastest performances in the nation so far this season. The quality of competition was top-notch as Stanford, USC and Cal teams all ranked in the top six nationally met for a quasi-tri-meet. USC and Cal squared off first on Friday while Stanford swam exhibition. On Saturday, Stanford dueled against USC while Cals swims were not officially scored. Although the Cardinal swimmers could have just taken it easy on the first day, they instead used this golden opportunity to put up some fast times against national-caliber teams. Stanford would carry this momentum and take it to an even higher level the next day against USC. The Cardinal made a statement from the beginning by winning the 400 medley relay against the Trojans. Junior Aaron Wayne was able to hold off the fastest sprinter in the nation, USCs Vladimir Morosov, in the last leg of the relay. Immediately after, senior Chad La Tourette maintained his dual-meet dominance by winning the 1650 freestyle, the longest event in collegiate competition. La Tourette would eventually finish the meet as a two-event winner by also notching a victory in the 500 freestyle albeit by a much smaller margin. Head coach Skip Kenney was very pleased with his teams overall performance. He also attributed La Tourettes success in dual-meet competition to his hard work and talent as a leader of the team. Stanford ended up winning 11 of the 16 events in which it compet-

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SEASON BEST NOT ENOUGH

By CONNOR SCHERER
CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Sundays meet against the No. 7 UCLA Bruins was full of highs and lows for the Stanford womens gymnastics team. Despite putting up a season-high score of 196.450, the Cardinal suffered its second straight loss as UCLA put up 197.250.

WOMENS GYMNASTICS STANFORD 196.450 UCLA 197.250 2/5, Los Angeles, Calif.
Stanford and UCLA have long been rivals in gymnastics, as they have combined for 14 of the last 15 conference championships. Last year, Stanford controlled the season series, beating UCLA three of the four times they met (though the one loss came in the Pac-10 Championships). The Cardinal looked to get an early lead on the season series against the Bruins on Sunday, but was unable to do so. Stanford started on bars, posting a team score of 49.125 and led by

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The Stanford womens gymnastics team had a bittersweet dual meet against UCLA in Los Angeles. The Cardinal put up its best score of the season, 196.450, but it was not enough to top the host Bruins, who scored 197.250 to hand Stanford its second straight loss.

senior Nicole Pechanec, who tied her season-high score of 9.900. Sophomore Shona Morgan and freshman Samantha Shapiro also had impressive contributions in the event, as they both posted careerhigh scores of 9.875. However, UCLAs 49.475 on vault gave the Bruins an early lead that they would hold for the rest of the meet. The Cardinal would then go on to put up a season-high score of 49.300 on bars, the first time the team has eclipsed the 49-point mark in this event all season. This strong performance was thanks in large part to junior Nicole Dayton, who scored a 9.900 for the second-straight week after missing a meet against Washington due to injury. Dayton was matched by freshman Ivana Hong, whose 9.900 was the best score of her young collegiate career. Stanford managed to narrow its deficit to 98.650-98.425 with its impressive vault performance, but still had work to do going into the last two rounds.

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WRESTLING

Card loses two to sub-.500 teams

By PALANI ESWARAN
CONTRIBUTING WRITER

JAFFE

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and not the 400 hours of pre- and postgame coverage surrounding it, heres a typical legacy debate:After winning this game, does [insert winning teams best player] now belong among the all-time greats? Well, he won [the game], so he is now definitely better than [insert historically famous player that everyone knows is better than the current player] because he won [the game].Is [insert winning coach] now a sure-fire Hall of Famer? Does this loss tarnish [insert losing teams best player/coach]s legacy? Yes, he cant win the big one/No, he just didnt have the weapons around him this year. You can tweak a word or two, but those templates can basically give you an entire daily sports show for the next two weeks. Just fill in Eli Manning, his second Super Bowl, Peyton Manning, Joe Namath, Dan Marino, Tom Coughlin, Bill Belichick and Tom Brady where appropriate. By far the most popular question seems to be if Eli is an elite, surefire Hall of Famer. Brady and Belichick, as the Worlds Perfect Player and Worlds Perfect Coach, are immune from insult, and Coughlin is an old guy who won two Super Bowls when people thought hed be fired. Go him. But what about Eli? Did he really put the Eli in elite? The general consensus seems to be that he did. Im fine with that. He won his second Super Bowl, and he was the MVP in both. That seems elite to me. What I cant stand is that the conversation instantly goes to his legacy.A common refrain is if he retired today, hed go down as an alltime great and a definite Hall of Famer. No way. If Eli Manning retired today, hed go down as a guy who was really good and then randomly retired at age 31. Hes played eight years. Lets leave the legacy talk for when hes actually done.

The No. 16 Stanford wrestling team had a disappointing weekend, dropping duals to the Utah Valley Wolverines and the Arizona State Sun Devils, two teams that have losing records in dual meets. The Cardinal (8-8, 3-2 Pac-12) lost to Utah Valley on Friday by a score of 25-10 and lost to Arizona State on Sunday by a score of 22-15. Some wrestlers, mostly freshmen, wrestled in the California Collegiate Open in San Francisco on Saturday, and two Cardinal wrestlers placed.

WRESTLING STANFORD ARIZONA STATE 2/5, Tempe, Ariz.

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In the match against Utah Valley, Stanford forfeited at 125 pounds once again. Head coach Jason Borrelli has chosen to do this numerous times this season. This past weekend, Borrelli likely wanted to give No. 8 Ryan Mango some time off after a tough, physical match against Oregon State. But forfeiting that weight class put the Card down by six to start the match. The Wolverines then won three consecutive matches, two by decision and one by major decision, to go up 16-0. Stanford won three of the

final six matches. At 157 pounds, sophomore Garrett Schaner won by decision; at 174 pounds, redshirt senior No. 1 Nick Amuchastegui won by major decision; and at 184 pounds, redshirt junior Spence Patrick won by decision. The match against Arizona State was much closer if the Card had won one more individual match, it might have won the dual. Once again, however, Stanford got off to a slow start, digging itself into a 22-3 hole. The only win in the teams first seven matches was an 8-1 victory by redshirt junior Matt Sencenbaugh, who was wrestling for the first time in a month. The team finished the match with three consecutive major decisions by Schaner, redshirt sophomore Bret Baumbach at 165 pounds and Amuchastegui. At the California Collegiate Open, freshmen 125-pounder Evan Silver and 197-pounder Michael Sojka placed fourth and third, respectively. Silver won three matches, including a major decision and a pin. Sojka won four matches and looked very impressive, recording two major decisions and a pin in the match for third place. This past weekend was definitely a tough one for Stanford, especially for a team that started off 2012 looking very impressive. The Cardinal won four of its first five tion, meaning that some of the teams scored points were not officially counted. On the diving board, the freshman duo of Kristian Ipsen and Connor Kuremsky respectively finished 1-2 on both springboard events a feat thats been seen quite a lot throughout this season. The duo led the way for the Cardinal diving squad to collectively outscore their Trojan counterparts by a score of 26-10. In USCs defense, the Trojans may have been feeling the after effects of a tough meet against Cal the day earlier. USCs Morosov held his own against the Cardinal with two individual wins. But even his two victories were not easy to come by. Morosov barely held off Cardinal junior Aaron Wayne in the 100 freestyle and freshman David Nolan in the 100 breastlast weeks meet, the team was on the road and needed a strong beam performance to narrow its deficit. Unlike last week, however, the Cardinal had an impressive outing on the beam, posting a score of 49.025, its second best of the season. Shona Morgan put up her second 9.875 on the day, and junior Ashley Morgan also scored a 9.875 to improve her score by 0.650 points from last week. Unfortunately, the 49.025, despite being the Cardinals second-best beam score on the season, was not enough to catch the Bruins, whose 49.350 sealed the victory 197.250196.450. Impressive individual performances highlighted the day for the Cardinal, as two Stanford gymnasts posted very strong scores in Sundays loss. Pechanecs two 9.900 scores helped her put up a

matches in the new year, but has lost three straight since. Last weekend, the Card lost a close match to a very good Oregon State team, and, despite the loss, the team looked poised to bounce back and win at least one of its final two duals. But in both duals, Stanford lost a lot of close matches, and in the end those losses added up. Despite the tough losses, there are some positives to take away from this weekend. If Mango had wrestled, both matches would have likely been much closer; in fact, Stanford would likely have beaten Arizona State. Amuchastegui remained undefeated by winning both of his matches. He is now 18-0 overall and finishes the regular season with a perfect 15-0 dual record. The team will have plenty of time to learn from its mistakes this weekend, as it does not have another match until the Pac-12 Championships in Boise, Idaho on Feb. 26. That tournament will determine which wrestlers go to the NCAA Tournament in March, and there is a good chance that many wrestlers will have rematches against Arizona State wrestlers in Boise, making the next few weeks even more important. Contact Palani Eswaran at palani14 @stanford.edu. stroke. The race between Morosov and Nolan was especially interesting because the event was somewhat of an unfamiliar territory for both swimmers. Morosov specializes in the freestyle events, while Nolans weakest stroke is the breaststroke. In the end, Morosov was able to edge out Nolan by just two-tenths of a second. On top of leaving Southern California with a win, Stanford also got a good preview of Cal, even though the two rivals did not officially compete against each other. Its only fitting that the two teams will meet for the last dual meet of the regular season. The Cardinals showdown against the Golden Bears will be at home on Feb. 18. Contact George Chen at gchen15 @stanford.edu. career-best 39.325 in the allaround competition, while Ashley Morgan also posted a career-high 39.300 on the day. Unfortunately for the Cardinal, UCLA sophomore Samantha Peszek also posted the best all-around score of her career with a 39.550. Stanford drops to 4-2 on the season (1-2 in the Pac-12) with the loss, while UCLA improves to 4-1 (2-1 in the Pac-12). The Cardinal next meets the Bruins at the Pac12 Championships on March 24, where the team will look to even the season series and take the more important matchup between the two. Next up for Stanford is the teams first meeting with archrival Cal in Berkeley, where Stanford continues its five-game road swing on Sunday. Contact Connor Scherer at cscherer@stanford.edu.

This is nothing against him. I dont think it diminishes Eli at all to say that his legacy isnt something to discuss right now. Merriam-Webster says that legacy is something transmitted from the past. Elis career, and that of his brother Peyton, Brady, Belichick, Coughlin and everyone else in that Super Bowl, is still going. Lets save those discussions for when their careers actually are in the past. Instead of talking about if Eli is now better than his brother Peyton, talk about how incredible his throw to Manningham was on that final drive. Instead of blaming the Patriots loss on everyone but Brady and Belichick, hold them accountable for not stepping up in the biggest game of the year. You can worry about how itll all look to future people when the future actually comes around. Jacob Jaffe doesnt worry about his legacy. Give him extra affirmation of his Hall of Fame status at jwjaffe@stanford.edu and follow him on Twitter @Jacob_Jaffe.

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The move across the Bay means that Tarver will have spent essentially his entire life coaching in the Bay Area.The 37-year-old graduated high school in nearby Pleasanton, attended Santa Clara University for college and had his first coaching job at West Valley College in Saratoga before spending a decade with the Niners. With Tarver departing for the Raiders, Shaw and the Cardinal will now need to replace three coaches on staff after special teams coach and recruiting coordinator Brian Polians departure for Texas A&M and the death of defensive assistant Chester McGlockton. Contact Jack Blanchat at blanchat @stanford.edu.

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ed. But it was the combination of those first-place finishes with the teams outstanding depth that helped it quickly pull away from USC. The Cardinal managed to swim a 1-2-3 sweep in four events and finish 1-2 in four others. The first of these 1-2-3 sweeps, led by senior Bobby Bollier, came in the 200 butterfly. This event was crucial, as it was near the middle of the meet and essentially made a USC win very unlikely. From that point on, the gap between the Cardinal and the Trojans kept on widening. With four events left in the meet, Stanford started swimming exhibi-

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On the floor exercise, Pechanec scored a season-best 9.900, her second of the day, and freshman Pauline Hanset matched her career best on the floor with a 9.850. They helped contribute to the Cardinals 49.000 in the event, its season best on floor. However, despite such a strong performance in the event, UCLA extended its lead to 0.475 going into the final round. Having had its fair share of problems on the beam last week against Oregon State (posting a season-low score of just 47.750 due to three falls), the Cardinal hoped to have a better performance than last week despite a similar pressure scenario as was the case in

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