Admissions Announces Record Yield

Following unusually warm temperatures throughout the month of April, the Admissions Office announced today that an unusually high number of caterpillars have accepted Stanford’s offers of admission, and will start attending classes while attached to students’ clothing this week. Stanford...

May 15th, 2012

Stanford Announces “Arrillaga Tower” Project

In a surprising new development, John Arrillaga has announced plans to build a new $88 million “Arrillaga Tower” on West Campus. The design, released over the weekend, calls for a tower nearly identical to Stanford’s iconic Hoover Tower, albeit with much taller and heavier doors, big-screen...

March 7th, 2012

Cruise Ship Goes Down in Protest of SOPA

Last week Coasta Concordia, an Italian cruise ship carrying 4,200 passengers, ran aground and capsized off the coast of Giglio in the Mediterranean Sea. According to Francesco Schettino, the ship’s captain, the decision to send the cruise ship barreling towards the coast at high speed with no time...

January 26th, 2012

Opinion: It’s Colder This Year Than Last Year

Dude, what the heck? It’s like, so much colder than it was last year. I know I say this every year, but this time it really seems like it’s a lot colder. Stanford usually is pretty balmy in the winter, at least, that’s the way I remember it. It’s pretty nice in the spring too. And this fall...

December 9th, 2011

Why Aren’t We Shaving Our Novembeards?

December 6th, 2011

Facebook Introduces the New New New New Facebook

Earlier this week, Facebook began rolling out its newest round of updates. In an exclusive interview with the Flipside, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg revealed that the update offers “All sorts of new ways for people to connect with their friends.” According to Zuckerberg, the biggest feature...

September 26th, 2011

Graphic: Why Will Stuart Macgregor-Dennis Resign?

April 27th, 2011

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emmanuel Plans to Visit City “Soon”

Newly elected Chicago Mayor Rahm Emmanuel has made plans to visit the city “soon.” Anonymous sources within the former Chief of Staff’s campaign team have indicated that a trip to Chicago is indeed in the works for the mayor-elect, perhaps as soon as this fall. Controversy arose during...

March 5th, 2011

Ph.D Thought He Was Becoming a Real Doctor

Only weeks before he was to receive his Ph.D in English Literature, Stanford graduate student Lance Snarsdale is reportedly “very disappointed” to learn that he will not become a “real doctor” upon graduating. “I was already exploring residency options,” said Snarsdale....

February 27th, 2011