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By ALAN GUO STAFF WRITER A packed Hewlett Auditorium hosted Robin Li, co-founder of the Chinese search engine Baidu, on Wednesday night. A household name to hundreds of millions of Chinese Internet users, Baidu is outperforming global giants like Google and Yahoo in China. In front of an audience of 500 students, faculty and outside visitors, Li retold the story of Baidu, talked about his vision for the company and encouraged students to seek opportunities both at his firm and in the world of Chinese business. Li also gave no pretense about the purpose of his visit, which was to recruit talents from Stanford and the Silicon Valley. He cited the experience of Baidu as an example of the opportunities that exist in the Chinese marketplace. “There are many opportunities for top talents in China,because there is a growing and booming tech industry,”Li said.“It is great for people who want to use technology to change the world.” He talked about the history and success of Baidu as an example of opportunities and success- ful entrepreneurship in China. Li, who worked in Silicon Valley for a few years at an early search engine called InfoSeek, made the decision to return to China in 2000 to build a search engine for the blossoming cyberspace industry. By 2001, Baidu.com was officially launched. “We found what was right for the company there and then,” Li said. The rapid growth and success of the company led to the Initial Public Offering (IPO) of the com- pany on NASDAQ in 2005. Since its creation, Baidu has increased its share of the Chinese search market to 76 percent. Li cited these changes as evidence that big opportunities existed and still exist in China. He also introduced his vision for Baidu called “Box Computing” to the audience. Citing the inspi- ration of this concept as coming from the types of queries Baidu received, such as “a great song,” “where can I find a girlfriend in Beijing” and “what kind of college fits for a shy, introverted guy like myself,” Li said they reflect the expectations of users that a search engine will expand in functional- ity. “Everything is about search — Amazon, Twitter, Facebook — but [we] want to integrate them into one box: an intelligent search that con- nects what the user’s input to the function or appli- cation they desire,” Li said. For entrepreneurs aspiring to their own success, By MARISA LANDICHO DESK EDITOR Mourning the loss of Full Moon on the Quad, seniors are guaranteed that at least one tradition is safe . . . for now. Senior Nights, discontinued briefly last year due to hospitalizations and vomiting on buses, are making their 2009-2010 debut tonight at Illusions Supper Club in Palo Alto. But with difficult budget cuts and the stench of vomit still fresh in organ- izers’ minds, these Senior Nights will feature some notable changes. Seniors this week learned that they all must sign a waiver and receive a sticker in order to board the buses. “The last year Senior Nights were stopped because people were puking on the buses, and that’s 500 dollars each time,” said senior class Co-presi- dent Ansaf Kareem ‘10.“The adminis- tration was unhappy, and they had to make different plans to deal with that.” Their solution was to create a “Senior Night Participation Agreement,” which, among other things, spelled out the $500 fine for individuals who,according to the waiv- er,“cause any damage to the bus (such as vomiting or vandalism).” “One thing we do want to stress is the seniors to practice safe consump- tion of alcohol,” Kareem said. “The waiver is an insurance policy that we Index Features/2 • Opinions/4 • Sports/5 • Classifieds/8 Recycle Me STUDENT LIFE Guidelines for parties revamped By AN LE NGUYEN SENIOR STAFF WRITER A significant foreign policy move by the Obama administration has strong roots in the work of Stanford scholars. During last week’s press briefing, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and General James Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,presented a four-stage plan that will better defend the U.S. and its European allies against nuclear threats emanating from Iran. President Barack Obama’s decision to scrap the Bush administration’s missile defense pro- gram was based on the recommendation of his national security team, senior military leaders and various academics. Senior research scientist Dean Wilkening, political science Prof. David Holloway and management science and engi- neering Prof. Siegfried Hecker of Stanford University’s Freeman Spogli Institute were among notable scholars who influenced the Obama administration’s enhanced strategy, which is forecasted to begin stage one in 2011 and finish with fourth stage in 2020. The Bush administration originally aimed to install a missile shield system in the Czech Republic and in Poland to answer the threat of Iranian intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs). But recent findings in academia and military intelligence have argued that interme- diate- and short-range missiles present a greater threat to American security. Spurred by his interest in ballistic missile defense, Wilkening performed an analysis on alterative options to the Bush administration’s strategy. Wilkening conducted his study with funding from the MacArthur Foundation and presented his results to officials in Washington, including some former Stanford faculty who now serve in government. “It was only a part of the administration’s decision,”Wilkening said of his research.“But I think, for some people, it really caused them to rethink the efficacy of the Polish-Czech system. “My analysis was probably one of the more visible ones because it was unclassified,” he added. “It started at Stanford — it’s all open- source information.” Likewise, a recent report by Holloway and Hecker reached the ears of government offi- cials. “They were interested in this study, which is a joint Russian-American study,” Holloway explained. “We gave briefings [for] senior offi- cials in Washington and in Moscow early in the year on the results of our work.” Holloway’s and Hecker’s report was spon- sored by the EastWest Institute in New York and was published this past May. Their research indicated that the threat from Iranian long-range missiles was not the most pressing concern, as the Bush administration previous- ly believed. “The most important threat was from short- and medium-range systems that could reach targets in the Middle East and in southern parts of Europe and in some parts of Russia,” Holloway said. Wilkening similarly stated that the Bush administration’s “Polish-Czech system was designed originally to defend the United States from [a] hypothetical ICBM threat.” He further noted that current officials have made a prudent choice in redirecting their attention to intermediate- and short-range mis- siles from Iran. “They’ve emphasized essentially systems that can be deployed closer to the Middle East, which was one of the things I was recommend- ing,” Wilkening said. “You get more effective defense of Europe if you deploy these assets closer to the Middle East. Whether it’s on land SPEAKERS & EVENTS Baidu founder talks business Obama takes cues from Farm New system of categories; clearer rules for Facebook By ERIC MESSINGER MANAGING EDITOR Beginning this quarter,campus parties will operate under new guidelines that aim to clarify planning and regulations. Devised in collaboration between stu- dent leaders, the Alcohol Advisory Board (AAB) and Student Activities & Leadership (SAL), the revised guidelines received formal approval from Vice Provost of Student Affairs Greg Boardman in late August. Students were the main impetus for the reform effort, reaching out to SAL last academic year in its prior incarnation as the Office of Student Affairs (OSA). Boardman commented in a memo- randum giving final acceptance to the changes that he was “especially pleased that students initiated this process and prompted this change which should ben- efit all student organizations interested in hosting social events.” The most significant shift is organiza- tional, with the separation of oversight of Greek and non-Greek parties.All Greek party consultation and notification will now take place with Residential Education (ResEd), through the Row ResEd Office. SAL, which in its previous form as OSA had worked with a broader range of parties, will now handle only non-Greek parties. SAL has had a reduc- tion in its available staffing,and according to Director Nanci Howe, the change in responsibilities was appropriate. Also shifting are the types of parties recognized. The new party planning sys- tem has five categories: “Members,” “Invite Only,” “All-Campus,” “Off- Campus” and “Stanford Students & Other Colleges.” Four of the categories are analogous to previous “levels” in the old system of guidelines.The new entry is “Invite Only,” while prior Level 1, “private event by individual host,” is now no longer listed among the guidelines. Central to the remade party-planning guidelines, “Invite Only” sits between a smaller “Members Only” party and an “All-campus” party, intended to fit the character of many common campus par- ties.With a requirement that notice of the party must be given seven days in advance, the category allows any invited member to bring up to three guests, and the party to include adjoining outdoor RESEARCH Stanford, U. Chicago seek better bulimia treatments By JANE LEPHAM CONTRIBUTING WRITER While the binge-purge rhythm of adolescent bulimia nervosa (BN) often begins slowly, doc- tors could never identify how to best treat the disease before the destructive behavior spun out of control — a challenge that a new study hopes to overcome. Researchers at the Stanford School of Medicine and the University of Chicago are conducting the largest-ever randomized con- trolled trial of bulimia treatments for adoles- cents, comparing three current outpatient treat- ment models — cognitive behavioral therapy, family-based therapy and individual psychother- apy — to determine which is most effective in treating adolescents. They hope the study will yield clear guidelines about the treatment of choice for the adolescent patient population. Where prior bulimia-treatment trials focused mainly on adults, Dr. Daniel le Grange, director of the Eating Disorders Program at the University of Chicago and the study’s principal investigator at Chicago, emphasized this study sets a precedent with its focus and scope. “Only one randomized controlled treatment study for adolescents with BN has been con- ducted in the U.S. — that’s it,” le Grange said in an email to The Daily. “So this collaborative study is only the second treatment trial for this patient population.It’s also the largest,and com- pares the two treatments, family-based and cog- nitive-behavioral, for which there are some indi- cations of efficacy.” The treatments in this current study will take different approaches to the patients’ behaviors and thinking patterns, which include binge-eat- ing, vomiting and subsequent guilt over loss of control. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on changing the patient’s behavior and thoughts toward food and body image, dispelling his or her overemphasis on weight in order to put an end to destructive dieting. Family therapy relies heavily on parental involvement, with the goal FILE PHOTO/The Stanford Daily Dean Wilkening, senior research scientist at the Freeman Spogli Institute, contributed analysis on alternative options to the Bush administra- tion’s missile defense strategy, contributing to the decision from the Obama administration to scrap projects in Poland and the Czech Republic. Please see SENIORS, page 3 Please see BAIDU, page 3 Today Sunny 81 62 Tomorrow Warm 90 61 The Stanford Daily A n I n d e p e n d e n t P u b l i c a t i o n www.stanforddaily.com THURSDAY Volume 236 September 24, 2009 Issue 5 FEATURES/2 SEVENTEEN Freshman selected to document college experience for Seventeen magazine SPORTS/5 UNDEFEATED Women’s field hockey chases history, will face rivals Pacific and Cal MICHAEL LIU/The Stanford Daily Robin Li, co-founder of Baidu, the Chinese search engine, was on hand at Hewlett Auditorium last night in front of a capacity audience. Li spoke mainly of his life and principles of entrepreneurship. Please see PARTIES, page 3 Please see BULIMIA, page 3 Please see MISSILES, page 3 “My analysis was probably one of the more visible.” — DEAN WILKENING, senior research scientist at the Freeman Spogli Institute STUDENT LIFE Senior Nights proceed with waivers in hand GOD IS GOOD!!! This phrase never gets old.I’m currently studying abroad in Beijing. Growing up, I heard a lot of stories about the underground/”house” church movement in China, and I’ve always been interested in going to a house church, just to see what goes on there and of course, to maybe be a part of suchOver Spring Break, five of us from Chi Alpha, Lindsay (campus pastor), Alan Asbeck, Lucia Ayala, and Kelly Cavalo, went to San Francisco to help out the Rescue Mission (a center that helps meet the needs of a grossly disadvantaged community) for a couple days. It was such a blessing to be God’s hands andGod healed my knee! Let me tell you how it happened.After a year of pain in my right knee, at the end of 10th grade I learned that I had a tumor inside my tibia. I needed surgery within 6 to 12 months or my bone would literally collapse. I had surgery in the beginningI was diagnosed with Tourrette’s Syndrome when i was twelve. Along with ADHD and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, this finished a relatively common multiple-diagnosis called Tourette’s Plus. Tourrette’s Plus comes with all the problems of being a hyperactive teenager plus a variety of physical and verbal tics, obessions and compulsions. These, at GOD IS GOOD!!! This phrase never gets old.I’m currently studying abroad in Beijing. Growing up, I heard a lot of stories about the underground/”house” church movement in China, and I’ve always been interested in going to a house church, just to see what goes on there and of course, to maybe be a part of suchOver Spring Break, five of us from Chi Alpha, Lindsay (campus pastor), Alan Asbeck, Lucia Ayala, and Kelly Cavalo, went to San Francisco to help out the Rescue Mission (a center that helps meet the needs of a grossly disadvantaged community) for a couple days. It was such a blessing to be God’s hands andGod healed my knee! Let me tell you how it happened.After a year of pain in my right knee, at the end of 10th grade I learned that I had a tumor inside my tibia. I needed surgery within 6 to 12 months or my bone would literally collapse. I had surgery in the beginningI was diagnosed with Tourrette’s Syndrome when i was twelve. Along with ADHD and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, this finished a relatively common multiple-diagnosis called Tourette’s Plus. Tourrette’s Plus comes with all the problems of being a hyperactive teenager plus a variety of physical and verbal tics, obessions and compulsions. These, at various times, included spittingvvarious times, included spittingGOD IS GOOD!!! This phrase never gets old.I’m currently studying abroad in Beijing. Growing up, I heard a lot of stories about the underground/”house” church movement in China, and I’ve always been interested in going to a house church, just to see what goes on there and of course, to maybe be a part of suchOver Spring Break, five of us from Chi Alpha, Lindsay (campus pastor), Alan Asbeck, Lucia Ayala, and Kelly Cavalo, went to San Francisco to help out the Rescue Mission (a center that helps meet the needs of a grossly disadvantaged community) for a couple days. It was such a blessing to be God’s hands andGod healed my knee! Let me tell you how it happened.After a year of pain in my right knee, at the end of 10th grade I learned that I had a tumor vinside my tibia. I needed surgery within 6 to 12 months or my bone would literally collapse. I had surgery in the beginningI was diagnosed with Tourrette’s Syndrome when i was twelve. Along with ADHD and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, this finished a relatively common multiple-diagnosis called Tourette’s Plus. Tourrette’s Plus comes with all the problems of being a hyperactive teenager plus a variety of physical and verbal tics, obessions and compulsions. These, at GOD IS GOOD!!! This phrase never gets old.I’m currently studying abroad in Beijing. Growing up, I heard a lot of stories about the underground/”house” church movement in China, and I’ve always been interested in going to a house church, just to see what goes on there and of course, to maybe be a part of suchOver Spring Break, five of us from Chi Alpha, Lindsay (campus pastor), Alan Asbeck, Lucia Ayala, and Kelly Cavalo, went to San Francisco to help out the Rescue Mission (a center that helps meet the needs of a grossly disadvantaged community) for couple days. It was such a blessing to be God’s hands andGod healed my knee! Let me tell you how it happened.After a year of pain in my right knee, at the end of 10th grade I learned that I had a tumor inside my tibia. I needed surgery within 6 to 12 months or my bone would literally collapse. I had surgery in the beginningI was diagnosed with Tourrette’s Syndrome when i was twelve. Along with ADHD and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, this finished a relatively common multiple-diagnosis called Tourette’s Plus. Tourrette’s Plus comes with all the problems of being a hyperactive teenager plus a variety of physical and verbal tics, obessions and compulsions. These, at various times, included spittingvvarious times, included spittingvGOD IS GOOD!!! This phrase never gets old.I’m currently studying abroad in Beijing. Growing up, I heard a lot of stories about the underground/”house” church movement in China, and I’ve always been interested in going to a house church, just to see what goes on there and of course, to maybe be a part of suchOver Spring Break, five of us from Chi Alpha, Lindsay (campus pastor), Alan Asbeck, Lucia Ayala, and Kelly Cavalo, went to San Francisco to help out the Rescue Mission (a center that helps meet the needs of a grossly disadvantaged community) for a couple days. It was such a blessing to be God’s hands andGod healed my knee! Let me tell you how it happened.After a year of pain in my right knee, at the end of 10th grade I learned that I had a tumor inside my tibia. I needed surgery within 6 to 12 months or my bone would literally collapse. I had surgery in the beginningI was diagnosed with Tourrette’s Syndrome when i was twelve. Along with ADHD and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, this finished a relatively common multiple-diagnosis called Tourette’s Plus. Tourrette’s Plus comes with all the problems of being a hyperactive teenager plus a variety of physical and verbal tics, obessions and compulsions. These, at GOD IS GOOD!!! This phrase never gets old.I’m currently studying abroad in Beijing. Growing up, I heard a lot of stories about the underground/”house” church movement in China, and I’ve always been interested in going to a house church, just to see what goes on there and of course, to maybe be a part of suchOver Spring Break, five of us from Chi Alpha, Lindsay (campus pastor), Alan Asbeck, Lucia Ayala, and Kelly Cavalo, went to San Francisco to help out the Rescue Mission (a center that helps meet the needs of a grossly disadvantaged community) for a couple days. It was such a blessing to be God’s hands andGod healed my knee! Let me tell you how it happened.After a year of pain in my right knee, at the end of 10th grade I learned that I had a tumor inside my tibia. I needed surgery within 6 to 12 months or my bone would literally collapse. I had surgery in the beginningI was diagnosed with Tourrette’s Syndrome when i was twelve. Along with ADHD and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, this finished a relatively common multiple-diagnosis called Tourette’s Plus. Tourrette’s Plus comes with all the problems of being a hyperactive teenager plus a variety of physical and verbal tics, obessions and compulsions. These, at various times, included spittingvvarious times, included spittingGOD IS GOOD!!! This phrase never gets old.I’m currently studying abroad in Beijing. Growing up, I heard a lot of stories about the underground/”house” church movement in China, and I’ve always been interested in going to a house church, just to see what goes on there and of course, to maybe be a part of suchOver Spring Break, five of us from Chi Alpha, Lindsay (campus pastor), Alan Asbeck, Lucia Ayala, and Kelly Cavalo, went to San Francisco to help out the Rescue Mission (a center that helps meet the needs of a grossly disadvantaged community) for a couple days. It was such a blessing to be God’s hands andGod healed my knee! Let me tell you how it happened.After a year of pain in my right knee, at the end of 10th grade I learned that I had a tumor vinside my tibia. I needed surgery within 6 to 12 months or my bone would literally collapse. I had surgery in the beginningI was diagnosed with Tourrette’s Syndrome when i was twelve. Along with ADHD and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, this finished a relatively common multiple-diagnosis called Tourette’s Plus. Tourrette’s Plus comes with all the problems of being a hyperactive teenager plus a variety of physical and verbal tics, obessions and compulsions. These, at GOD IS GOOD!!! This phrase never gets old.I’m currently studying abroad in Beijing. Growing up, I heard a lot of stories about the underground/”house” church movement in China, and I’ve always been interested in going to a house church, just to see what goes on there and of course, to maybe be a part of suchOver Spring Break, five of us from Chi Alpha, Lindsay (campus pastor), Alan Asbeck, Lucia Ayala, and Kelly Cavalo, went to San Francisco to help out the Rescue Mission (a center that helps meet the needs of a grossly disadvantaged community) for a couple days. It was such a blessing to be God’s hands andGod healed my knee! Let me tell you how it happened.After a year of pain in my right knee, at the end of 10th grade I learned that I had a tumor inside my tibia. I needed surgery within 6 to 12 months or my bone would literally collapse. I had surgery in the beginningI was diagnosed with Tourrette’s Syndrome when i was twelve. Along with ADHD and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, this finished a relatively common multiple-diagnosis called Tourette’s Plus. Tourrette’s Plus comes with all the problems of being a hyperactive teenager plus a variety of physical and verbal tics, obessions and compulsions. These, at various times, included spittingvvarious times, included spittingvGOD IS GOOD!!! This phrase never gets old.I’m currently studying abroad in Beijing. Growing up, I heard a lot of stories about the underground/”house” church movement in China, and I’ve always been interested in going to a house church, just to see what goes on there and of course, to maybe be a part of suchOver Spring Break, five of us from Chi Alpha, Lindsay (campus pastor), Alan Asbeck, Lucia Ayala, and Kelly Cavalo, went to San Francisco to help out the Rescue Mission (a center that helps meet the needs of a grossly disadvantaged community) for a couple days. It was such a blessing to be God’s hands andGod healed my knee! Let me tell you how it happened. After a year of pain in my right knee, at the end of 10th grade I learned that I had a tumor inside my tibia. I needed surgery within 6 to 12 months or my bone would literally collapse. I had surgery in the beginningI was diagnosed with Tourrette’s Syndrome when i was twelve. Along with ADHD and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, this finished a relatively common multiple-diagnosis called Tourette’s Plus. Tourrette’s Plus comes with all the problems of being a hyperactive teenager plus a variety of physical and verbal tics, obessions and compulsions. These, at GOD IS GOOD!!! This phrase never gets old.I’m currently studying abroad in Beijing. Growing up, I heard a lot of stories about the underground/”house” church movement in China, and I’ve always been interested in going to a house church, just to see what goes on there and of course, to maybe be a part of suchOver Spring Break, five of us from Chi Alpha, Lindsay (campus pastor), Alan Asbeck, Lucia Ayala, and Kelly Cavalo, went to San Francisco to help out the Rescue Mission (a center that helps meet the needs of a grossly disadvantaged community) for a couple days. It was such a blessing to be God’s hands andGod healed my knee! Let me tell you how it happened.After a year of pain in my right knee, at the end of 10th grade I learned that I had a tumor inside my tibia. I needed surgery within 6 to 12 months or my bone would literally collapse. I had surgery in the beginningI was diagnosed with Tourrette’s Syndrome when i was twelve. Along with ADHD and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, this finished a relatively common multiple-diagnosis called Tourette’s Plus. Tourrette’s Plus comes with all the problems of being a hyperactive teenager plus a variety of physical and verbal tics, obessions and compulsions. These, at various times, included spittingvvarious times, included spittingGOD IS GOOD!!! This phrase never gets old.I’m currently studying abroad in Beijing. Growing up, I heard a lot of stories about the underground/”house” church movement in China, and I’ve always been interested in going to a house church, just to see what goes on there and of course, to maybe be a part of suchOver Spring Break, five of us from Chi Alpha, Lindsay (campus pastor), Alan Asbeck, Lucia Ayala, and Kelly Cavalo, went to San Francisco to help out the Rescue Mission (a center that helps meet the needs of a grossly disadvantaged community) for a couple days. It was such a blessing to be God’s hands andGod healed my knee! Let me tell you how it happened.After a year of pain in my right knee, at the end of 10th grade I learned that I had a tumor vinside my tibia. I needed surgery within 6 to 12 months or my bone would literally collapse. I had surgery in the beginningI was diagnosed with Tourrette’s Syndrome when i was twelve. Along with ADHD and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, this finished a relatively common multiple-diagnosis called Tourette’s Plus. Tourrette’s Plus comes with all the problems of being a hyperactive teenager plus a variety of physical and verbal tics, obessions and compulsions. These, at GOD IS GOOD!!! This phrase never gets old.I’m currently studying abroad in Beijing. Growing up, I heard a lot of stories about the underground/”house” church movement in China, and I’ve always been interested in going to a house church, just to see what goes on there and of course, to maybe be a part of suchOver Spring Break, five of us from Chi Alpha, Lindsay (campus pastor), Alan Asbeck, Lucia Ayala, and Kelly Cavalo, went to San Francisco to help out the Rescue Mission (a center that helps meet the needs of a grossly disadvantaged community) for a couple days. It was such a blessing to be God’s hands andGod healed my knee! Let me tell you how it happened.zzAfter a year of pain in my right knee, at the end of 10th grade I learned that I had a tumor inside my tibia. I needed surgery within 6 to 12 months or my bone would literally collapse. I had surgery in the beginningI was diagnosed with Tourrette’s Syndrome when i was twelve. Along with ADHD and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, this finished a relatively common multiple-diagnosis called Tourette’s Plus. Tourrette’s Plus comes with all the problems of being a hyperactive teenager plus a variety of physical and verbal tics, obessions and compulsions. These, at various times, included spittingvvarious times, included spittingv “ ” 2 Thursday, September 24, 2009 The Stanford Daily FEATURES By CHELSEA MA DESK EDITOR A shley Lyle ‘13 will become a familiar face to teenage girls this year. Lyle was chosen as one of Seventeen maga- zine’s “Freshman 15.” Every week, 15 girls from 15 colleges across the U.S. document their first year via blogs, videos and photos. Topics range from college admission tips to profiles on “campus cuties” spotted by the girls themselves. “[Seventeen] sent me a video camera where I can do videos and photos,” Lyle explained. “I pret- ty much just walk around and go up to somebody and say, ‘Hey, I’m with Seventeen — would you be interested in doing an interview?’ I haven’t really gotten anybody that’s said, ‘No I don’t want to do it.’” The girls also post longer monthly videos that address more serious college issues and have Q&A sessions with readers through Skype. “The purpose of [the] program is to show our readers what college life is really like,” said Meghan Foye, Seventeen’s deputy editor. “We take them behind the scenes to all the parties, roommate drama, even the hookup scene, so they’re better prepared when entering their first year of school.” So far, Lyle has shared college shopping tips — stemming from her hectic move from Memphis, Tenn. to California — as well as ways to coordi- nate for chic bedding. And, of course, she had to mention the Stanford Band. “My latest blog was about the football game, and I was just talking about how unconventional the Band is,” Lyle said. “They’re not your normal college marching band. And it shows how even though Stanford’s a top school, it’s very liberal — not a stuffy, eastern Ivy.” Lyle and the 14 other girls were introduced in Seventeen’s October issue, where they were quoted. “[My quote] was on rejecting the notion about going to a dream college, because a lot of the time you can adapt to any atmosphere — go to any community and feel comfortable,” she said. “I had to think like that because I was applying to a lot of schools other people didn’t get into. I’d rather be surprised, happy and appreciative like I was then.” The October issue also featured a Halloween photo and quotes from students Olivia Lange ‘12, Max Markham ‘12, Salina Truong ‘12, Alyssa Baldocchi ‘11, John McCallen ‘09 and Raymond Braun ‘12 due to the efforts of Braun, who was an editorial intern at Seventeen this summer. Braun was also heavily involved in the Freshman 15 application process, serving as casting director. “Along with a few other interns, I watched all of the video submissions Seventeen received and was ultimately responsible for putting together a ‘slate’ of approximately 40 girls to pitch to my boss,” Braun explained. Braun added that the program was looking for girls who were not only “natural, upbeat, articu- late, creative, funny, passionate and talented,” but also, well, real. “Since the Freshman 15 serve as Seventeen’s college ambassadors, it was so important that they be extremely diverse and relatable,” he said. “We want every girl who picks up a copy of the maga- zine to feel like she can relate to at least one girl in the Freshman 15 class. For that reason, I also con- sidered how each girl would fit into the bigger pic- ture and add something new and fresh to the mix.” Applicants who made it to the second round created videos responding to the prompt: “In one minute, introduce yourself and show us why you’d be a great member of the Freshman 15.” “I danced at the beginning, talked really fast in the middle, and I sang at the end,” said Lyle, who applied on a whim April of her senior year of high school. According to Foye, Lyle shined from the begin- ning. “We loved her video immediately because she’s super high energy — think Oreos and Red Bull,” Foye said. “She’s busting a move to Soulja Boy at the beginning and bursts in to song at the end! “I think we were hooked from the very begin- ning and excited to see what would happen to her at Stanford — so we knew readers would be, too,” she added. Contestants who reached the final round answered personal questions ranging from their most embarrassing high school moments to what they expect out of college.They were also required to send in a few photos and tips for college admis- sions. Lyle sent more than a few. “I sent about 25 pictures for them,” she said. “And I sent 20 tips for college. I actually read mul- tiple books on college admissions, so I had a lot to talk about.” Lyle’s personality certainly serves her well in the realm of communications, which she plans to major in. And although she just moved her things into Ujamaa a little over a week ago, she’s already feeling what Stanford’s all about. “I just really feel like Stanford’s one of those all-around schools,” she said. “It gives you the opportunity to pursue your passions and pursue what interests you. “You also learn to be happy and not to be rich, but in the process you can get rich,” she joked. She seems to have the next four years laid out — a job at the Career Development Center, involvement in marketing and business clubs and a potential senior thesis relating to African American studies. But, in the meantime, she’ll con- tinue posting updates on Seventeen’s Web site until the academic year ends — a hefty commit- ment. “I take Sunday and Monday off, otherwise I carry my camera everyday,” she said. But with a $250 paycheck every three months, mentor status for teens nationwide and a valid excuse to chat up those “campus cuties,” for Lyle it’s well worth it. Contact Chelsea Ma at chelseama@stanford.edu. Courtesy photo Ashley Lyle Lyle went through a long selection process to be chosen as one of 15 girls in Seventeen magazine’s Freshman 15 program. The video she submitted stood out from the beginning, said those who viewed them. One of the Freshman 15 Ashley Lyle ‘13 selected as college ambassador for Seventeen magazine By HENRY GENS “G OD IS GOOD!!! This phrase never gets old.” So begins one of a number of blog posts on the Testimonies at Stanford Web site, designed by Stanford Christians Osagie Igbeare ‘11 and Clare Kasemset ‘09. Igbeare and Kasemset, both members of the Chi Alpha Christian fellowship at Stanford, launched the Web site in March to provide Stanford students with a faith-based forum for sharing specific experi- ences of God in their lives. Igbeare himself grew up in a church, but had always relegated God to services on Sundays. Soon, however, Igbeare’s relationship and perception of God took on a more encompassing nature. “When I was relatively young, I just saw God in a real way,” Igbeare said.“He helped me out with a prob- lem I was having. Of course, that rev- elation didn’t make me all of a sud- den ‘Mr. Godly,’ but after it I started to study the Bible and learn Scriptures.” Experiences like Igbeare’s are similar to the testimonies found on the Web site. The changes to his life weren’t excessively drastic, but helped to strengthen his belief in Christianity. “Essentially I felt that people should be able to see God working in other people’s lives,” he said. “It gives people the opportunity to see God for who He is.” Igbeare teamed up with Kasemset, a computer science major, to work on the testimonies Web site. They settled on creating a site with a blog-post format where members could share and comment on other members’ experiences. A compelling facet of the site, beyond posting and perusing testi- monies, is that visitors can contact previous contributors to the site to talk and ask questions about their testimonies. All members leave their contact information after posting a testimony on the site to encourage such discussions. Initially the Web site was only made available to Stanford students, a measure taken to ensure site visi- tors of the sincerity behind each tes- timony. “It’s great to have a site like this, where it’s all Stanford pole, because there’s more truth, it’s hn- est and there’s real conversaton,” Kasemset said. Recently, Igbeare and Kasmset have opened up the Web sit t t general public to allow more pepe to see it. The conversation-oiett- ed approach and validity of th tesi- monies, however, are still maintained through the contact information that contributors leave on the site. “I posted the first testimony on the site,” said John Silcox ‘09. “Since then I’ve been able to go back and read the other testimonies, which have been very useful.” More recently, Igbeare and fellow members from Chi Alpha volun- teered for mission work in San Francisco. While providing assis- tance to disadvantaged residents in tenements, Igbeare was able to inspire them to greater faith. “We met this one guy there and were able to really encourage him and give feedback,” Igbeare said. “And that’s the heart. He had a rela- tionship with Christ that we were able to encourage.” The same concept of conversa- tion about the relationship with God in one’s life applies to the Web site, according to Igbeare. People interested in sharing their experiences with God and hearing others’ testimonies need not stop at the Web site alone, however. Kasemset encourages truly curious people to try participating in small Bibl reading and faith iscusin groups. “I was part of a small Bibl readings group of fivpeole in my last two qrrs at Stanford,” Ksemset said. “Since it aso mall and close, we were able to have rell rfound conver- sations and ask ques- tions. That’s really one of the most important things a Christian can do.” In addition, people can search the Internet for answers to their faith questions from many of the insightful contributors to religious Web sites, said Kasemset. And to that end, the Stanford Testimonies Web site recreates the more inti- mate nature of a small faith discus- sion group. “It’s really interesting to see a Web site like this on campus,” Kasemset said. “Stanford is such a secular, skeptical environment. And then you have this Web site that’s the opposite of that; it’s like ‘boom!’ honest faith-based discussion.” Despite the faith-fueled nature of the site, Igbeare still wants to ensure people don’t get carried away or take back the wrong message. “We don’t want to misrepresent Christ,” Igbeare said. “We just want to show Him for who He actually is and see if people think He’s what Christians claim He is.” View the Testimonies at Stanford Web site at http://testimonies.stanford.edu. Testimonies on Stanford faith Alumna and student create Web site for religious dialogue BECCA del MONTE/ The Stanford Daily The Stanford Daily Thursday, September 24, 2009 3 Correction On page B21 of the June 12, 2009 issue of The Daily, an advertisement that read,“When boundaries are seen as opportunities, the world becomes a limited place” should have read, “When boundaries are seen as oppor- tunities, the world becomes a limitless place.” The Daily’s advertising staff, which was under different manage- ment at the time, processed the advertisement and regrets the error. By CHRISTINE MCFADDEN DESK EDITOR Sleep-deprived Stanford students may someday find themselves able to get by with late nights, thanks to a breakthrough at Stanford Medical School. A recently discovered genetic variation in humans that allows for less sleep without consequences in energy loss has been successfully passed on to mice with the help of Stanford’s Sleep and Circadian Neurobiology Laboratory. When a 68-year-old woman approached Dr. Christopher Jones of the University of Utah School of Medicine reporting that she and her daughter consistently required less sleep than normal, researchers at Stanford began testing mice to see if the variation could be transferred. Officially called the DEC2 varia- tion, it was nicknamed the “insom- nia” gene. “They [the women] only sleep six hours per day, but their energy levels and activity levels are quite normal,” said Seiji Nishino, director of the lab- oratory, in an email to The Daily. Both women sleep between 10:00 and 10:30 p.m. and are wide awake between 4:00 and 4:30 a.m. After the UC-San Francisco group, which collaborated in the research, identified the DEC2 varia- tion, it was not clear as to whether the variation had anything to do with sleep or was simply a coincidence. “The most straight-forward and doable approach to prove this is to transfer the gene to animals and eval- uate the phenotype,” Nishino said. The study’s researchers, led by Stanford researcher Nobuhiro Fujiki, then transferred the gene to create a colony of so-called “insomniac” rodents. The mice’s sleep was moni- tored and interrupted to see if less sleep affected their activity. “We found that the mice with the human DEC2 variation are more active,” Nishino said. “In addition, when the animal was sleep-deprived, they did not need [as] much recovery sleep as normal animals need, sug- gesting sleep homeostatic changes.” Their activity was tested by recording how long the mice could run on wheels. On average, mice with the variant gene outran the control group by one and a half hours. Published in the Aug. 13 issue of Science, the study brings up the interesting ques- tion of whether or not this gene could be trans- ferred to humans. “When you get to humans, it’s a whole different ballgame if you want to tinker with the genome,” said William Dement, sleep expert and professor of psychia- try and behavioral sciences. While this is the first study to both identify a gene that regulates sleep necessity and demonstrate that a vari- ant of it causes sleep changes, Dement said there are too many bar- riers preventing human testing. “The protections for human sub- jects are highly prohibitive,” he said, adding that funding is also difficult to obtain for current sleep research. Dement additionally protested against calling it the “insomnia gene.” “You don’t say insomnia unless there is a negative consequence,” he said, referring to the term as “the most misused word in the human language.” He would instead opt to call it the “sleep require- ment gene.” Still, the possibility of eventually transferring the gene to humans is exciting to Dement, who said it has “a lot of potential.” “Would this mean this could even- tually get to the point where we don’t need sleep? Do we not need sleep anymore? It’s a very interesting ques- tion, but we’re certainly a long way from answering it,” he said. Following his “Sleep and Dreams” class mantra, “Drowsiness is Red Alert,” Dement mentioned that there would be fewer accidents due to a decrease in drowsiness. “If I had such a gene, I could not only stay awake during every class, but also at night when I need to get work done,” said Christianne Gonzalez ‘12. “I would have much more time to socialize and hang out with friends at night.Also, I feel like this gene would be great for those in the trucker business.” “In the lifetime of students, I would say this problem is most likely to be solved, or elucidated,” Dement said. But sleep research in this field still has a long way to go. While Nishino predicted that they “may be able to pharmacologically target the gene and develop drugs that make people wake up or sleep,” Dement compared the findings to Watson’s and Crick’s discovery of the DNA double helix. “This is a tremendous discovery,” he said, “but not the final answer by any stretch of the imagination.” Contact Christine McFadden at cnm 714@stanford.edu. or on naval platforms doesn’t particu- larly matter.” Equally important, Obama’s restructured missile defense plan is more readily deployable. Commenting on the first phase of the President’s restructured strategy, Wilkening said:“If you want to deploy an interceptor soon, then you want it to be the most effective one we have in our inventory and it’d be the Standard Missile 3 Block 1A.” Wilkening also commended the Obama administration for looking into technologically advanced air- borne sensors and considering larger raid sizes in the event of a nuclear attack. He pointed out that countries with nuclear capabilities, like Iran, are not likely to launch their missiles. “But in any case, if they ever choose to do that, they wouldn’t launch one or two,” Wilkening cau- tioned. “They would launch 10 if they had them . . . And so the architecture that was proposed by Obama is being designed specifically to handle larger raid sizes.” Holloway similarly believes Obama’s plan is “a very good deci- sion.” He further added that Obama’s changes to the country’s missile defense system will open doors for cooperation with Russia, a topic the administration has tried to evade. Holloway acknowledged that there are always challenges and imperfections in missile defense poli- cy. “I think missile defense is still an extremely difficult undertaking,” he said. “The new system will have to deal with some of the main issues in missile defense, the most important being target discrimination,which is to pick out the right target from decoys and other materials when they travel in the near-vacuum of space.” Both Holloway and Wilkening hope their research will continue to receive wide circulation in the aca- demic and political arenas. “I hope to continue working on missile defense,” Wilkening said. “Whether the Obama administration cares to listen to me or not is another matter. I’m thankful that they did in the past, but we’ll see in the future.” Contact An Le Nguyen at lenguyen@ stanford.edu. MISSILES Continued from front page of changing the home environment to emphasize healthy eating rather than dieting. And individual psychotherapy seeks to help the patient examine underlying life problems, such as depression or abuse, which might have contributed to this negative self-image. While cognitive behavioral therapy is widely recognized as the preferred bulimia treatment for adults, family therapy is often used for adolescents with anorexia nervosa. Individual psy- chotherapy has also been effective as an alternate treatment for bulimic adults and teens. Although the study has been tout- ed as the first of its kind to compare the three treatment models to determine efficacy, Dr. James Lock, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital and Stanford’s principal investigator, explained that how groundbreaking the study will be depends on what the research team finds. “If we are able to provide clear clinical guidance on an evidence-based treatment for adolescent BN, it will be groundbreaking as there is almost no specific guidance at this point,” he said in an email to The Daily. Lock also elaborated that the two existing studies of adolescent bulimia had contradictory findings. “One found family therapy more useful than individual therapy; the other found no outcome differences between family therapy and individual therapy,” he said. The study has a five-year timeline. “We plan to recruit for a little over three years and provide treatments to 158 adolescents with BN between 12 and 18 years of age,” he said. “We began recruitment in January of this year, so results are several years off.” “Participants will be recruited from the clinical programs at Chicago and Stanford and their communities,” le Grange added. Lock also mentioned that Stanford and University of Chicago students are eligible if they are under 19 years old and have family nearby who can par- ticipate if assigned randomly to family therapy. The research team hopes to enroll 158 participants overall,with 79 at each site,where each participant will be ran- domly assigned to one of the three treatments. According to Brittany Alvey, research assistant and the study’s secondary contact at Stanford, participants will then be assigned to a therapist who conducts the treatment to which they are assigned, which includes 18 sessions over six months, free of charge. “What’s interesting,”Alvey said,“is that aside from the psychological issues with bulimia, there is also a strong medical component to it,” stressing the importance that all partic- ipants be medically covered. “This is also about training them about the need to see a doctor regular- ly,” she added. While Alvey mentioned that bulim- ia can be identified by an electrolyte imbalance,which is caused by constant purging, she said it is often very diffi- cult to find people with bulimia. “It’s not easy to spot, and it’s very hard for teachers or even parents to pick up, because people with bulimia usually have normal weight — or they may even be a little heavier,” Alvey said. “It’s definitely harder to spot than anorexia and very hard to recruit. Parents might not even know about it.” Contact Jane LePham at jlepham@stan- ford.edu. BULIMIA Continued from front page spaces.Mixed drinks are not allowed at these events. In addition to the new category, specific rules and regulations for all categories have now been made more clear and straightforward. Planning requirements that apply in all cases have been expanded, and the specific differences between party levels have been emphasized and presented in a more accessible fashion. Also integral to the planning changes is the implementation of strict guidelines for Internet adver- tisement on social networking sites like Facebook, accompanying tradi- tional restrictions on fliers and ban- ners. “Members” and “Invite Only” parties must only be advertised on a “secret Stanford network” — that is, a closed invite not visible to all Stanford network members; they also must not advertise in print. “All Campus” and “Off-Campus” parties are allowed to advertise in print on campus, but must restrict their Internet advertisements to the Stanford network. AAB Co-Chair and Manager of Substance Abuse Prevention Ralph Castro said the prior regulations were inadequate for treating the online component of party planning. According to Castro, the core of the guidelines had not changed since the early 1990s. “The advent of the Internet, the use of computers now being wide- spread, cell phones — electronic com- munication in general has changed,” Castro said.“Now, a lot of it is word of mouth, but it is done electronically. “It was kind of a mess,” he added, referring to the old Facebook policy. Administrators highlighted the crucial role students and their expressed needs played in the process. “We knew that the initiative had come from students wanting bet- ter flexibility, and we wanted to better serve students and so we wanted to be able to offer them what they were ask- ing for,”Castro said.“I think that was a positive side. I think everybody was on board with modifying and expanding the level system, just to better accom- modate where we’re at in 2009.” Student leaders and senators were involved in the push for the change. Senator Zachary Johnson ‘10 credited Greek leaders and concerned individ- uals with assisting in the effort. “Pressure has been mounting for a long time,” he said. Johnson said the changes were for the better, and he was optimistic that more campus parties would be able to be held due to the streamlined process. “Over the last couple of years, it became increasingly from an adminis- trative and student groups standpoint that there needed to be changes,” he said. “The new party levels are a huge improvement in campus life,” he con- tinued. “Even with the Web site and documentation before, it wasn’t really clear [what the guidelines were].” Contact Eric Messinger at messinger@ stanford.edu. PARTIES Continued from front page accept responsibility.” Seniors have been asked to sign the waiver in White Plaza from 7 to 9 p.m.Wednesday night or 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Thursday. Over 250 students had signed the waiver as of Wednesday night,said Senior Cabinet member Christopher Khavarian ‘10. Sumil Thapa ‘10 thought the process was straightforward.“I found out through all the emails and it was clear,” he said. While there was a crowd at 7 p.m., for the remainder of the night seniors approached the empty table in groups of two or three. Some asked a couple of questions, but most just signed the waiver with barely a glance. David Kim ‘10 was one of the few who took a copy of the agreement with him “just so they don’t charge me for something I didn’t do.” The fine, he said, was reasonable. “I think it’ll make people think twice before they drink more than they can handle.” The senior class presidents were hopeful that this year’s senior nights will go as planned. The biggest chal- lenge, they said, was not the waivers, but rather the reduced budget. “What we’re doing is getting dif- ferent groups to fund senior nights,” said senior class Co-president Walter Foxworth ‘10. “We’re looking for more creative solutions.” Foxworth and Kareem stress that Senior Nights are not in jeopardy, although they are still in the process of finding alternative funding sources. “It’s important to note that we have senior nights planned through the quarter,” Foxworth said, although the organizers are “taking it one week at a time.” Even with the changes, the class presidents expect a large turnout. They switched the venue from Rudy’s, with a capacity of 140, to Illusions, which can house 700. “This may be one of the first pub nights on the first week of school” in recent history, Foxworth said. To those worried about funding issues, Kareem assured there’s noth- ing to fear:“We’ll make it happen,”he said. Contact Marisa Landicho at landi- cho@stanford.edu. SENIORS Continued from front page Li’s advice was simple: Find what you like and what you are good at. Then do it and stick with it. The lecture was well-received by a variety of students. “Although I am not a computer person, his entrepreneurial spirit still makes me feel inspired,” said Lin Wang, a post-doctoral student in biol- ogy from China. “I learned that there are opportu- nities in China,” added Rowan Chakoumakos ‘13. “The concept of learning entrepreneurship from suc- cessful entrepreneurs is great.” Contact Alan Guo at alguo@stanford. edu. BAIDU Continued from front page RESEARCH Scientists transfer ‘insomnia gene’to mice BECCA del MONTE/ The Stanford Daily 4 Thursday, September 24, 2009 The Stanford Daily UNFASHIONABLE NONSENSE Emily Hulme FLECHAS Y PEDRADAS Patrick Kozey Emily figures it all out Iglesias romanicas, iron sheep The “big”talks in life? They’re mostly pret- ty lame. I don’t mean parents explaining death to toddlers or sex to fifth graders — those are pretty lame, too,but at least they’re informative. What I mean are the kind of con- versations that inspire you to stay up stupidly late because the “insight” being gained is so rich, so deep, that you just can’t turn away from it. Problem? Those insights, like the “connec- tions” you make with people while on ecstasy, tend to slip out the next morning while you’re making breakfast. This past weekend I was as close to France as I’ve ever been — a few kilometers south on the Spanish side of the Pyrenees.We spent the weekend visiting 900-year-old churches in Vall de Boi. Majestic, awesome, spectacu- lar — those are all words I could use to de- scribe those mountains, but they’d all serve pretty poorly. You’ll just have to take my word for it. At night, the air was crisp. Two thousand meters up, we could see fog on top of the mountain that looked to be close by — it was the bottom of the cloud cover.I walked out of the hotel with two friends and a glass of whisky in hopes of looking at the stars. We headed up in search of a place to sit, then took the stairs that headed off to the right. Further up was a picnic table in front of a bas- ketball court.We walked further up the path around a hill, straining to see through the fog in the grayscale vision the little light allowed. Then there was a fence and a ravine beyond, the sky stretching above, flecked with stars and planets and the sort of astronomical cob- web that I suppose must be the Milky Way. The glass of scotch was in my hand and I took a drink, but the night shadows that my eyes could not quite force into shape worried me. We retreated to the picnic table, just out of the halos of light emitted by the street lamps, and the whisky in the glass lowered away to nothing, sip by sip, as we talked. We talked about God, death, life, sex — you know, the basics. It wasn’t long until I knew that what we were saying had been said,and said better by countless others.I was reading from my script about the “big ideas” and while my interlocutors were helpful, I knew we would only end up with half-truths and frustration. At around 3 a.m., we wandered back down to the hotel, making sure we weren’t locked out, before scaling a rock next to the hotel that overlooked the church and its cemetery. We were perched next to the iron silhouettes of sheep and their shepherd, which someone had seen fit to erect. Poor me, sitting in the pirineos without even real sheep to keep me company, airing existential angst against an alpine backdrop, the wind drawing the warmth from my bones as fast as I could rub my hands together to bring it back.What was I to do? Shut up,stop worrying and try to live a life. I have little respect for those whose blind faith sustains them. No scorn, but little re- spect. Those who look into shadows, into nothing, the probability that man and the iron sheep riveted onto a rock are more alike than we’d like to think — who can see that and come back? Who can go forward,but still not forget that? I think the world of them. So, my advice, dear reader? Have your conversations.Stay up ‘til five in the morning. Just try to get to class on time the next day. Patrick Kozey has a hard time not sounding like an asshole, but he’s trying. Let him know how he’s doing at pkozey@stanford.edu. Well, folks, it’s time we had a serious talk.You might want to sit down for this. I’m coming to you woman to man/woman or, as the adverts for “Dog Whisperer” in Italy say,“cane a cane.” You may not know it, but a grave threat to the welfare of this country has evolved under our collective noses — and no, I’m not talk- ing about Glenn Beck. The peril I write of is all the more vile for operating under the guise of a so-called “fundamental” freedom. So, we all know free speech was a good thing. Remember the McCarthy days? Boo. Not that I’m a pinko, man, but really, protests at Berkeley and Columbia were exclusively responsible not only for the abolition of the House Committee on Un-American Activi- ties, but also for the successes of the civil rights movement, the ending of war in ‘Nam and (my personal favorite) the invention of IHUM. Much like an eclair, this is sweet all around and yet surprisingly filling. Now, I’m all about freedom of speech for promoting diversity, supporting our govern- ment post-2008 and occasionally telling peo- ple to neuter their pets.But, shockingly, some people have interpreted the First Amend- ment as a license to express unpopular and even offensive ideas. What I’m trying to say is that freedom of speech was nice, but, like Mariah Carey, has outlasted its use. You know, when Mariah comes on the radio and all you can think is that some patronizing record producer has kept her cryogenically frozen for the last decade or so, constantly feeding her a diet of TMZ, Furbies and cotton candy and is cur- rently using her strictly for vilely insulting the ears of the American people.And that’s how it is with freedom of speech, now used large- ly for nefarious purposes. Witness the case list from FIRE,an organ- ization that keeps fighting universities over their “speech codes,” including our own. Now, in case you didn’t get the memo, speech codes don’t affect you, noble reader, but merely abridge the rights of people (of insid- ious intent,certainly) wanting to speak about controversial issues. Now, controversy is a distasteful thing. Polite company requires quiet complacency, and arguments are tres awkward. I personally didn’t come to college to have my views questioned; with the school acting in loco parentis, I need to be coddled continuously, and have my feelings affirmed constantly. I want to live in a world without bigots or people who question my belief that unicorns are the most suitable pet for fami- lies with young children. I expect the Univer- sity to provide this climate. Being against the stimulus/in favor of the Iraq War/opposed to abortion rights is not a legitimate viewpoint worthy of such scholars as ourselves, but a symptom of either psychotic derangement or incurable stupidity. FIRE has stepped in at Bucknell U., where conservative students (read: evil igno- ramuses . . . or is it ignoramusi?) were illicit- ly peddling fake cash that said “Obama’s Stimulus Plan Makes Your Money as Worth- less as Monopoly Money.” The nerve! As West Coast National Monopoly Champion 2006-2007, I find their implication that mo- nopoly money is “worthless” particularly in- sulting; not only can it be used to build such valuable innovations as plastic hotels on Broadway, but it has also given me access to what the Romans had to conquer countless would-be rivals for: fama gloriaque. Worth- less? Really? More like priceless. Suck it, Bucknell conservatives. Moreover, imagine if a stimulus supporter chanced to run into a member of the conser- vative group. He might have to explain his disagreement. Worse, he could question his beliefs.Whatever the outcome of this, he will have just practiced thinking. Yuck. That cer- tainly doesn’t belong on campus. Now, you might be a little concerned, given the history of, say, totalitarian regimes not tolerating any sort of freedom of speech, subscribing to crackpot theories and eventu- ally deciding to slaughter millions of citizens who complained about being paid in vodka and toilet paper. Good thing we have finally solved all of the world’s problems, definitive- ly, within the confines of the University — there’s nothing left to debate. After all, most universities have achieved a level of unanim- ity of opinion Puritan villages would envy (some of my friends voted for Barack; the others voted for Obama), and I don’t think there’s anything left to question. We’ve made it, and it’s due time to ditch the free speech fig leaf used to justify dissent against progress. It’s just a waste of time, as Thomas Friedman noted in The New York Times, when we have business to do. Dispel your disbelief and misplaced sense of irony at a writer for an American newspaper who has previously relied on the First Amendment more than once to argue that autocracy is needed to lead us to the new age of ultimate environmentally-friendly nirvana. Ignore, you know, the history of fascism in the West — it doesn’t apply here. We’ve made it. I do really think so. After all, we’re the new, en- lightened age that brought the world reality TV. Emily is skeptical about Etruscan art, cash- backed securities and all food that doesn’t come from In-N-Out. Send her your favorite Irish blessing at ehulme@stanford.edu. 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Write to us. We want to hear from you. SEND LETTERS TO THE EDITOR TO EIC@STANFORDDAILY.COM AND SEND OP-EDS TO OPINIONS@STANFORDDAILY.COM. Have your conversa- tions. Stay up ‘til five in the morning. Just try to get to class on time the next day. By ALISSA HABER CONTRIBUTING WRITER The Stanford women’s field hockey team enters this weekend looking to make history. The No. 13 Cardinal (7-0, 1-0 NorPac) will attempt to surpass the best start in program his- tory.As of now,the impressive 7-0 debut match- es the 1976 squad’s start. This weekend, Stan- ford hopes to stand alone as it takes on confer- ence opponents Pacific (2-5, 1-0 NorPac) on Friday and California (2-5,0-1 NorPac) on Sun- day. A sweep of these two games would also tie the school record for longest winning streak at any point in a season, which is held by the 1985 team. This weekend’s games will be the second and third games of league play for the Cardinal, who easily handled UC-Davis in a 5-1 victory last week. Pacific, whom the Cardinal will host Friday at 7 p.m., joins Stanford with a 1-0 record in league play after pulling off an impressive upset over Cal two weeks ago. As the two meet this Friday, the Cardinal seems to have the advan- tage of history on its side, as the last Tiger win was on Sept. 30, 2006. The Golden Bears, normally the biggest league rival for the Cardinal, have been strug- gling considerably this season. With a 2-5 record on the year, they have dropped five con- secutive games, including the loss to Pacific in their only league game to date. Cal will host Stanford this Sunday at 1 p.m. While Stanford seems to have the upper hand in both contests, senior forward Rachel Mozenter, who is the reigning NorPac Offen- sive Player of the Week for her hat trick against UC-Davis, knows that these teams can always pose a threat. “We’re trying to focus a lot on our own game,”Mozenter said.“Regardless of rankings, there’s always a huge conference rivalry for us with these teams so they’re definitely not to be overlooked.” This sense of deep rivalry especially holds true for the Golden Bears. From 2001 to 2007, the Cardinal dropped 18 straight games to the Bears.That streak ended when Stanford pulled a thrilling upset victory in the 2007 NorPac championship game. Since then, the Cardinal has taken three of the last four meetings, and two of those wins have resulted in NorPac titles. However, as confident as the Cardinal is against their rivals, the one thing they have not been able to do in some time is take out the Bears on their home turf. Stanford has not won in Berkeley since 1998. Mozenter knows that this road win may be one of the biggest of the season — not just for the team’s record, but also for its pride. “Beating Cal on their own field is not only important to keep up our momentum, but also for our own peace of mind,” she said. And for the Cardinal, winning on the road has been one major key to the team’s success this season. Road wins have always been hard to come by — the last time the Cardinal posted a winning record in away matches was in 2002 (4-3). Although the Cardinal boasts a solid de- fense, the key to victories this weekend lies in the continued efforts of what has become a pro- lific offense. Stanford has dominated its oppo- nents in goals (25-6), shots (116-52) and penal- ty corners (58-26).Ten different Cardinal play- ers have at least one goal on the season,and the offense has scored at least three goals in all but one game. According to Mozenter, this recent surge in offense is something the team has been work- ing on. “We’ve definitely been working hard to im- prove our offensive output this year,” she said. “It’s something we’ve struggled with in the past, so we’ve focused a lot on valuing our of- fensive opportunities,and finishing and aggres- sion around the cage.” The Cardinal will look to the upperclassman leadership of Mozenter, who leads the team with six goals on the season, and junior Jaimee Erickson, who has four on the year and was named NorPac Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 14 for her game-winning goal in an overtime upset of Iowa. Stanford is one of only seven teams in Divi- sion I to have an undefeated record.They share this accomplishment with Connecticut, Cor- nell, Maryland, North Carolina, Rider and Vir- ginia. Contact Alissa Haber at ahaber@stanford.edu. The Stanford Daily Thursday, September 24, 2009 5 Something strange will hap- pen Saturday night on cam- pus.No, it’s not another frat party,an important speaker on campus or a student fundraising event. It’s football. For the first time in an embarrass- ingly long time, Stanford football will play a truly important home game. Yes, I know Stanford beat Oregon State in the season opener last year and took back the Axe in the Big Game the year before that. What separates this game from the others is the level of expectation for this season’s team. The Cardinal was not supposed to be good in 2007 or 2008. Beating Cal is always impor- tant, but Stanford failed to make a bowl game that season. This year, several college football analysts predicted Stanford will go bowling in the winter. Due to its tough loss at Wake Forest, Stanford must defeat Washington this Satur- day to have a realistic shot at that magic sixth win. Let’s do some math.The Cardinal is currently 2-1. After the UW game, Stanford plays eight more games, all against teams with winning records. As much as I would love to beat USC and Cal, Stanford cannot realis- tically rely on winning either game to reach a bowl game. Stanford plays USC at The Coliseum. Cal’s Jahvid Best, simply put, refuses to be stopped. Nothing is certain, but I’ve never called myself an optimist. Oregon looked solid in its 31-24 victory over No. 18 Utah, and the Ducks always have freak athletes that can make any defense look over- matched, even without the trigger- happy LeGarrette Blount. Oregon State and the speedy Jacquizz Rodgers will be a battle for the Cardinal.The game is in Corvallis, which doesn’t help Stanford. The only thing that separated OSU from a Pac-10 championship last year was the loss to Stanford. The Beavers have had this game circled since sum- mer camp. So, that leaves four games against UCLA, Arizona State and Notre Dame at home, and against Arizona on the road. If Stanford beats UW, it will only need to win three out of those four games to become bowl eligible, as- suming no upsets in the tougher four games. If it loses, it will have to win all of them. Now back to the clash at Stanford Stadium this Saturday at 6 p.m. Washington is 2-1 on the season. The Huskies opened the season with a 31-23 loss against LSU, but looked impressive in defeat to the power- house Tigers. They then beat Idaho 42-23. Everyone knows what happened last week. USC, fresh off its huge vic- tory over Ohio State in the Horse- shoe, walked into Husky Stadium ex- pecting an easy victory and left with its championship dreams dashed. Obviously, the Huskies will be playing with confidence, but that could be a blessing for the Cardinal. Think about last week. The Trojans must have been feeling a tad bit cocky after knocking off a top-10 Buckeye team. The last thing they were thinking about was their game against UW. The same could be true this week for Washington.After going 0-12 last season, Washington is now ranked and riding high. Up next for the Huskies after this week? A big match-up with Notre Dame in South Bend. I’m willing to bet Washington is looking past Stanford and getting ready for the Fighting Irish. The other big advantage for Stan- ford is that this game will be UW’s first road game of the season. Husky Stadium is one of the toughest places to play in all of college football.Any- one watching the USC game last week could see the cameras literally shaking as the crowd got into it. I know enough about Stanford stu- dents and alumni interest in Cardinal football to know that Stanford Stadi- um will be a far from intimidating place to play.Washington head coach Steve Sarkisian expects the same, as he turned down the music at practice to prepare for the quiet atmosphere at Stanford Stadium.The fans who do show up, though, will be treated to a rarity: an important home game. The stakes are high and the conse- quences could be enormous. It’s only Week Four, but the season could hinge on Saturday night’s outcome. SPORTS BRIEFS SPORTS A must-win for Stanford football A s an avid American sports fan, I have a moral obligation to ap- preciate the NFL as much as, if not more than Friends, the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show and Entourage. For me, Sundays aren’t part of the week- end — they are the week.See,profes- sional football, although played only twice a week, is a difficult obsession to tend to.There comes a point where a line needs to be drawn,where mem- orizing injury reports, defensive alignments and Chad Ochocinco’s tweeting schedule should no longer be acceptable. However, this shouldn’t be an issue for me.I have no favorite team.I grew up fairly near the project that is the Jacksonville Jaguars, and yeah, I’ll give the Jags my support if and when they decide to make another playoff run. But to be honest, I am not affect- ed by the outcomes of any NFL games. I guess aside from being a Cowboy-hater, I can say emphatically that I have no true affiliation. I have never lost sleep over the results of the Super Bowl and I have never paid for a ticket to a live game.Yet I am still in- fatuated with the NFL and have taken the aforementioned line and beaten it with a shovel, potentially harming my future in the process.Why? Fantasy football is ruining my life. For those who are new to the In- ternet phenomenon that is fantasy football, I’m sorry.Wikipedia will as- sist me in defining the game I live and die by: “Fantasy football is a fantasy sports game in which participants (called “owners”) are arranged into a league. Each team drafts or acquires via auction a team of real-life Amer- ican football players, and then scores points based on those players’ statis- tical on-the-field performances.” It seems simple enough, but in order to be successful at the nerd’s version of professional sports, you need to be insanely dedicated. All emotional investments in your fa- vorite team must be cast aside.You’re a Giants fan with Tom Brady on your team? Suck it up, you now have to cheer for the Patriots’ offense. You fell in love with the Cincinnati Ben- gals while watching Hard Knocks on HBO? Sick life, but DeDe Dorsey is as beneficial to your chances of suc- cess as a crystal meth addiction. But these issues are old news for me. I’ve been around the block and won and lost my fair share of fantasy leagues. My problem with fantasy football is more complex than the av- erage bear’s.My problem is threefold. First, fantasy football has con- demned me to hell.There really aren’t any ifs, ands or buts about it. I under- stand that the Ten Commandments say nothing about the world of cyber competition, and that Adam wasn’t punished for drafting a kicker in the fifth round. My issue lies in the fact that every week, I am possessed by football Satan and wish nothing but malice upon my opponent’s team. I won’t go into specifics with phrases that I have muttered under my breath regarding an opposing team’s star player, but I will tell you that they often involve the words “foot,” “dis- traction” and “lawnmower.” I have never been a religious guy, but yard- work-related injury wishes will prob- ably ensure me a trip south of the bor- der when my time is up. Second, fantasy football has de- stroyed any intimacy I once had with my girlfriend. When we first started dating three years ago, she probably thought I was cute.I masked my fasci- nation with sports long enough to lure her in. Then bang, she was smacked with a dose of reality harder than Sarah Palin at a Katie Couric inter- view. I’m lucky enough when she agrees to make a compromise and we can cuddle while watching football. But do you want to know what girls find incredibly un-sexy? Screaming at the TV that you wished Philip Rivers would get rabies. She has learned to deal with me, God bless her soul, but she still is unable to fully comprehend the level of immaturity and anger that accompanies fantasy football owners (such as me). I can’t blame her, but I Stanford alumni honored for minor league dominance Three former Stanford baseball players, one from each of the last three MLB drafts, were named the top prospects for their respective franchises. Outfielder Michael Taylor, who was taken in the fifth round in the 2007 draft, was named the top hitter in the Phillies’ minor league system. Splitting time between Double-A Reading and Triple-A Lehigh Val- ley, Taylor hit .320 with 20 home runs and 21 stolen bases. Catcher Jason Castro, who was taken 10th overall in last year’s draft, was named the top hitter in the As- tros’ minor league system. Between Single-A Lancaster and Double-A Corpus Christi, Castro hit .300 with 10 home runs and 73 runs batted in. He was also a starter at the Futures Game, where he hit a three-run homer, and is now representing Team USA in the World Cup. This year’s 10th overall pick, re- lief pitcher Drew Storen, was named the top pitcher in the Na- tionals’ minor league system. In just two months, Storen progressed to Double-A ball, ending the season with 11 saves, as well as a 2-1 record and a 1.95 earned run average. Storen struck out 49 batters in only 37 innings. All three players hope to join the 11 Stanford alumni currently play- ing in the major leagues. Appel and Wiggins selected for USA Basketball training camp Stanford senior center Jayne Appel and former guard Candice Wiggins were both invited to the training camp for Team USA in preparation for the 2010 FIBA World Championships. Eight players are already on the team from a previous training camp, and 14 more, including Appel and Wiggins, will join them from Sept. 30 to Oct. 5 at American Uni- versity. Wiggins, the leading scorer in Stanford history with 2,629 career points, led the Cardinal to the na- tional title game in 2008, where the team fell just short to Tennessee. Appel is the reigning Pac-10 Player of the Year and led the Cardinal in both points and rebounds last year. She anchored a Stanford squad that reached the Final Four in the 2009 Tournament, where the Cardinal fell to UConn. She currently ranks seventh on the all-time Stanford scoring list with 1,635 points and is third on the rebounding list with 942 boards. Two members of the UConn team that beat Stanford, Maya Moore and Tina Charles, join Appel as the only other collegiate players selected for training camp. UConn head coach Geno Auriemma will represent the U.S. as head coach through 2012. — By Jacob Jaffe and Zach Zimmerman Field hockey on verge of school-record win streak FIELD HOCKEY 9/20 at UC Davis W5-1 UP NEXT PACIFIC (2-5) 9/25 Varsity Turf 7 P.M. GAME NOTES: Stanford hopes to continue its undefeat- ed start when it faces off with NorPac rival Pacific. The Cardinal won its first conference game of the season on Sunday. Pacific also won its first confer- ence game, upsetting Cal. Zach Zimmerman Dishing the Rock HUNTING FOR HISTORY CHRIS SEEWALD/The Stanford Daily Junior Camille Gandhi and the Stanford field hockey team hope to continue their hot streak and stay undefeated. The Cardinal, which has won its first seven games of the season, faces conference rivals Pacific and Cal this weekend. The Cardinal won its first conference game last Sunday. The Stanford Daily File Photo Stanford senior Jayne Appel was one of 14 players invited to training camp for the 2010 FIBA World Championships. Appel, the reigning Pac-10 Play- er of the Year, led Stanford in both points and rebounds last season. 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For exam- ple,I am one of the lucky few that de- cided to draft Bears’ quarterback Jay Cutler to anchor the passing game of my team. I even named my squad “Faith in the Bears” in hopes of su- perstitiously bringing good karma upon myself and my players.Howev- er,on the opening game of Chicago’s season, Cutler threw four intercep- tions. Four. To add insult to injury, four of my wisdom teeth were plucked out two days before, leaving me with holes in my mouth and holes in my soul. That night, I took a painkiller — and it wasn’t for my teeth. Faith in the Bears is in second place right now, and has a chance to move into the top spot with a solid performance this week. Although my life outside of the live-updating scoring Web site is progressively de- teriorating, my spirits are up and I’m eagerly anticipating Sunday. Com- pared to many sports fans, my prob- lems are miniscule, barely scratching the surface of the thousands of dol- lars of gambling debt accumulated by drafting Brady with the first pick last season. In general, the game won’t drive you to the level of lunacy where my friends and I are currently residing. But it is definitely not for the faint of heart, because sometimes in the world of fantasy football, life is any- thing but a fantasy. Zach Zimmerman traded his soul for Marques Colston and is waiting for the commissioner to approve it.Give him a better offer at zachz@stanford.edu. ZIMMERMAN Continued from page 5 Stanford could always pull off a cou- ple upsets and turn in a seven-,eight- or nine-win season. That said, I would still feel a lot more comfortable with a victory against Washington. Mike Lazarus will make sure Stan- ford Stadium isn’t quiet Saturday night.Help him get rowdy at mlazarus @stanford.edu. LAZARUS Continued from page 5
