Special Olympics Proud of Winter Olympics

— February 8, 2010 at 3:45 pm

VANCOUVER—In a display of appreciation and support, the Special Olympics committee convened today to announce its ongoing support for the opportunities provided by the Winter Olympics. Tim Shriver, head of the 2010 Special Olympics explained, “We’re really excited for the opportunities provided...

Student Caught Doing Something Cheerful During Holocaust Seminar

Senior Jon Harbeck came under fire yesterday failing to maintain an expression of solemn respect throughout the entirety of ‘Auschwitz: Lessons Learned’, a special presentation put on by the Stanford History Department. Somber event administrators characterized Harbeck’s behavior...

February 7th, 2010 | 46, Articles, Bill Driscoll, Life, Local, Online, Stanford, World | Read More

Breaking News: People Hate the New Facebook

Seconds after Facebook headquarters launched “The New Facebook” people all over the world frantically began commenting on how much it sucked and how it shouldn’t have been changed. Facebook user Lonnie Aguila updated his status to “new facebook wtf? im confussed.” Facebook engineers,...

February 6th, 2010 | 46, Life, News In Brief, Online, Technology, Zach Galant | Read More

Opinion: I may stink, but I’m saving the environment

By Ben Burges The environment is in danger. Each day, we go about our business—filling landfills, drilling in the arctic, killing rain forests—but do we do anything to stop it? No. Well I think this sucks, and I’m going to do something about it. Here at MIT, we know what it really means to help...

February 4th, 2010 | 46, Adam Adler, Articles, Environment, Life, Online, Opinion, Technology | Read More

Lady Gaga Wins World Series of Poker

Lady Gaga won the World Series of Poker yesterday, decisively defeating Texas Hold ‘Em players from around the world in the televised event on ESPN. The key to Gaga’s success, her flabbergasted rivals seem to think, was not so much her natural card playing ability as it was her detached composure....

February 2nd, 2010 | 46, Articles, Bill Driscoll, Business, Entertainment, Online, Sports | Read More

Students Protest the Protesting of WBC Protest

STANFORD, CA– News that the infamous Westboro Baptist Church (WBC) would be protesting at Stanford’s Hillel House divided much of the student body. Many thought the WBC protesters should be met with a counter-protest to glorify tolerance and fight discrimination, while others believed that ignoring...

February 1st, 2010 | 45, Articles, Derek Deroche, Entertainment, Life, Local, Politics, Stanford | Read More

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