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ASSU officers reap large stipends

STUDENT LIFE

Petition forROTCs returnlaunched

By MARGARET RAWSON

SENIOR STAFF WRITER

Though elections for ASSU offices arerapidly approaching, a point that is oftenoverlooked during the voting process iscompensation for student government offi-cials.A significant proportion of ASSU offi-cials, both elected and unelected, receivestipends, with the largest peaking just under$10,000.

ASSU salaries change slightly year toyear. The budget is calculated each springfollowing elections, reflecting importantchanges.Each new president determines the

composition of their cabinet, so the number

of paid officials is never the same.Currently, under the operating budget

for 2010-11, the president receives a per-sonal stipend of $8,250,while the vice pres-ident receives a stipend of $8,500.Both typ-ically receive an additional $1,500 stipend,meant to cover summer housing expenses.Last spring, former ASSU Vice PresidentKelsei Wharton 12, who resigned earlierthis quarter due to an injury, transferred$1,000 of his stipend to general discre-tionary funds because he spent part of hissummer off-campus.

As a point of comparison, the executive

stipends are at a similar level as resident as-

sistant (RA) salaries. RAs earn 75 percentof the cost of room and board.

This year,under ASSU President Angeli-na Cardona 11, executive cabinet chairseach earn a stipend of $800.Cardonas chiefof staff earns $2,500,bringing the total of allcabinet stipends this year to $35,750, downfrom $40,550 for last years cabinet.

Last years ASSU President,David Gob-aud 08 M.S. 10, gave up $2,000 of his ownsalary to provide $1,000 in salaries for mem-bers of his larger cabinet, including new

STUDENT LIFE

ParentsWeekend draws 3,500 to FarmBy LAURYN WILLIAMSCONTRIBUTING WRITER

Parents Weekend,an annual showcase forthe parents of current undergraduates,brought more than 3,500 pre-registered fami-ly members to campus over the weekend.Thisattendance level represented a six percent in-crease from last years 3,300 attendees.

We have had a pretty steady increase in

attendance in the past,but over the last threeyears, particularly, it has continued to grow,wrote Elaine Enos, executive director of theOffice of Stanford Events and Protocol,in ane-mail to The Daily.

According to Enos, the increase in atten-dance may be due to a reconfiguration of theParents Weekend website for this yearsevent.She said the site included a more user-friendly online registration system and an

extended online registration date to give fam-ily members additional time to plan. Enosadded that promotion of the weekend duringNew Student Orientation (NSO) in Septem-ber was another contributing factor to thebump in attendance.

Parents Weekend organizers followed thestrategy of attracting parents of students in all

Vice president earns highest salary at $10,000

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MONDAY Volume 239February 28, 2011 Issue 22

SPEAKERS & EVENTS

Figueres talks Cancun,

Copenhagen meetingsBy KABIR SAWHNEY

DESK EDITOR

Following the UN ClimateChange Conference and the Con-ference of the Parties (COP) lastDecember, Christiana Figueres,executive secretary of the UNFramework for Climate ChangeConvention, discussed global ef-forts to mitigate climate changeand deal with its effects in a talk atthe Stanford Law School on Fri-day.

Figueres touched upon the twomost recent conferences inCopenhagen, Denmark, in 2009,and in Cancun, Mexico, in 2010,outlining how key differences inthe conduct of each conference

led to drastically different out-comes.

Despite high expectations, del-egates left Copenhagen withoutan agreement to rework the glob-al climate change regime.Accord-ing to Figueres, much of this fail-ure stemmed not from intractabledifferences, but from proceduralmishaps.

At the end of the conference,25 countries were invited to ham-mer out an agreement,leaving theopinions of many smaller coun-tries out of the process.

Were all affected by climateand all of our opinions need to beon the table, Figueres said.Countries already arrived inCopenhagen not feeling happywith what we call the transparen-cy and inclusiveness of the

Conservatives respond to SSQL,quickly gather over 800 signatures

By DANA EDWARDSSTAFF WRITER

A group of campus conservatives started a pe-tition in support of ROTCs return to Stanford.This petition has gathered 812 signatures at thetime of publication.

The petition is the latest development in theongoing campus debate over the potential rein-troduction of the ROTC program to the Farm. Itserves as a response to a similar initiativelaunched several weeks ago by Stanford Studentsfor Queer Liberation (SSQL), which oppose thereturn of ROTC on the grounds that it would vio-late Stanfords non-discrimination clause.

When SSQLs petition launched, several stu-dents who support ROTCs return began talkingabout issuing a counter-petition.Thomas Schultz11, one of the leaders of the Stanford Conserva-tive Society (SCS),spearheaded the effort by cre-ating the pro-ROTC petition on Feb. 22.

By the end of the day, Schultzs petition hadgathered several hundred signatures, surpassingSSQLs total of 172 to date. It is hosted by Peti-tionOnline.com, the same website that hosted

SSQLs petition. Unlike SSQLs, however,Schultzs petition does not make signatures view-able,only displaying the latest cumulative total.

When creating the petition, the PetitionOn-line site seemed to indicate that if names were dis-played, then e-mail address and phone numberwould also be displayed, Schultz wrote in an e-mail to The Daily. Therefore, we did not wantthat information to be made public. It states be-

Snowchella rocks the Row

Courtesy of Joey Mezzatesta

Students braved the cold on Saturday night to attend the second annual Snowchella concert, held on the front lawn of Sigma Nu. Theconcert featured OCD: Moosh + Twist and Pance Party and will benefit a program that places American students in Tanzanian villages.

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Helmet Hookup

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Helmet Hookup, held in White Plaza on Friday, sought to increase use of bike helmets on campus and awarenessof bike safety issues. Free drinks at Coupa Cafe were offered to helmet-wearing riders, among other inducements.

Please see PARENTS,page 2

Please see CLIMATE,page 2

UN official exploreschances for future accords

Please see PETITION,page 2

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Plane crashes shortly

after takeoff from

Palo Alto Airport

By THE DAILY NEWS STAFF

A single-engine Cessna 140

crashed in the mud flats on theAlameda County side of the bayshortly after takeoff from Palo AltoAirport on Saturday. No one washurt in the crash, and the pilot es-caped mostly unscathed.Accordingto authorities, the plane crashedaround 12:40 p.m.

The crash comes just a year aftera plane crashed shortly after takeoffin East Palo Alto last February.Thatcrash killed three Tesla employeesand destroyed a day-care center.

In Saturdays crash, the MenloPark Fire Department rescued theretired commercial pilot, who wasflying to Illinois. The pilot, who re-mains unidentified, has more than30,000 hours of flying experienceand declined transportation to ahospital for further medical treat-ment.

Kabir Sawhney

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graduate student-specific positions.The Graduate Student Council

(GSC) also includes several paidpositions, most notably the bodyschair,who receives $4,700.

The Undergraduate Senatecompensates select members, assome positions entail a higher timecommitment.The Senate Chair re-

ceives $3,000, while the DeputyChair receives $1,000. The senatesecretary is compensated $800.Thechair of the Senates Appropria-tions Committee, Rafael Vazquez12, receives a stipend of $2,000.

In a winter quarter meeting be-fore the transition, some senatorsexpressed confusion about whichof their peers receive compensa-tion. From last year to this year,theSenate decreased salaries for theChair and Deputy Chair,by 29 and50 percent, respectively. The Sen-ate parliamentarian is no longercompensated.

For students hoping to run forclass president, there is no mone-tary incentive those positionsare unpaid.

I think the current compensa-

tion levels are adequate for the po-sitions, said former Senate Chairand recently appointed Vice Presi-dent Michael Cruz 12. Theres alot of work that goes into each po-sition, so any compensation ismuch appreciated.

Cruz said he did not weigh com-pensation as a factor in his decisionto run for elected office; he pre-ferred instead to focus on howmuch social good and socialchange I can make.

Cruz took office followingWhartons resignation. He admit-ted that he still does not know howthe ASSU will handle the transi-tion in terms of compensation.

Weve been more focused onmaking sure the transition of thework has been going well, Cruzsaid.

Cardona said that the ASSUwould try to prorate salaries forthose who moved to different posi-tions following Whartons resigna-tion, using time spent on the job asthe main metric to determine com-pensation levels.

Cruz discussed the pay level ofstudent government officials interms of the amount of time an in-dividual can commit and the indi-

viduals financial situation.I think it depends on the indi-viduals circumstances, he said inreference to students decision torun for office.

Unelected paid positions in theASSU include representatives onthe Nominations Commission andthe Elections Commission. Thechair of the Nominations Commis-sion is currently compensated$1,650, while the Elections Com-missioner is compensated $3,000.

The time commitment forbeing on the Elections Commis-sion is particularly high, wroteElections Commissioner StephenTrusheim 13 in an e-mail to TheDaily.

He described the job as requir-ing year-round work and abouttwo months of constant round-the-clock work to ensure that ASSUcandidates, class president slatesand special fee groups meet ballotdeadlines.

Salaries for ASSU officialswere under scrutiny last spring,

when then-senator Alex Katz 12presented two amendments to abill before the Senate to cut execu-tive salaries.His final amendment,to collectively cut the salaries by$3,000, was rejected 7-1.

For further information, includ-ing a full breakdown of all salariedpositions in the ASSU, please visitwww.stanforddaily.com.

Contact Margaret Rawson atmarawson@stanford.edu.

SALARIESContinued from front page

class years, rather than focusing onthe freshman class.This approach ap-pears to be successful; nearly half of

all registrants were parents of upper-classmen, with almost equal num-bers from each of the three classes,Enos said.

Many freshman parents wereeager to participate and, on thewhole, made up the largest block ofattending parents.The weekend wasthe first major event designed specif-

ically for parents since NSO and al-lowed them to interact with theirchildren in the campus setting.

I loved having the opportunityto see my son play in the band duringthe sporting events that are takingplace this weekend, said KathyGriffis,mother of Max Praglin 14.

In addition to visiting with chil-

dren informally and formally at resi-dence receptions and in dining halls,parents itineraries included manyworkshops, panels, specialized toursand classes to occupy their time onthe Farm.

In recent years, the variety oftours has expanded to include sitessuch as the Jasper Ridge BiologicalPreserve,the new Science and Engi-neering Quad and Sustainability onthe Farm. Staples such as the Stan-

ford libraries and the Campus andArchitecture Tours were still offered.Our Back to School classes

continue to be a highlight of theweekend for parents,Enos said.

These classes covered a range oftopics, covering fields such as musicand medicine. Keynote events in-cluded Provost John Etchemendysofficial Welcome to Parentson Fri-day and President John HennessysQ&A session later that afternoon.

Parents from California constitut-ed the largest percentage of atten-dees, but many came from far andwide to explore the University.Enossaid that of the 1,857 households thatregistered online, about 50 percentwere from California, with the resttraveling from across the U.S. andeven some from foreign countries.

Contact Lauryn Williams atlauryndw@stanford.edu.

PARENTSContinued from front page

MEHMET INONU/Staff PhotographerPresident Hennessy talked to parents on Friday in Memorial Auditorium, answering numerous questions about lifeat Stanford. His talk was just one of a number of events in a weekend packed with programming for parents.

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Cabinet Chairs (each)

NominationsCommission Chair

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ExecutiveChief of Staff

ElectionsCommissioner

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President

Vice President $10,000

$9,750

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fore you sign your name that youmust be affiliated with StanfordUniversity, and our promotionshave only been to Stanford Univer-sity students,faculty or staff.

Schultz publicized the petitionby forwarding it widely to numer-ous e-mail lists across campus, butemphasized that it is not officially

endorsed by SCS or any other or-ganization.Like SSQLs petition, Schultzs

petition is prefaced with a short let-ter addressed to Stanfords FacultySenate, the body that commis-sioned the exploration of ROTCspotential return. Last spring, theSenate created an ad hoc commit-tee to investigate the issue, takinginto account popular opinion. Stu-dent efforts have been largely di-rected at swaying this committee,which is set to announce its recom-mendation in May.

The letter articulates the stancethat both Stanford and the militarysuffer from ROTCs absence oncampus.

Our nations military deservesthe best officers we can give it,

Schultz wrote in the letter.There-fore,elite colleges such as Stanford

should drop their historical sever-ance in order to enable students toserve this vital public interest.

Kyle Huwa 13, another memberof SCS and a signer of the petition,said it was important for the ad hoccommittee to see how many stu-dents support ROTCs reintroduc-tion.

Theres been a lot of pushbackagainst ROTC, Huwa said. Wewant to show the committee thatthere are a lot of students support-ing [ROTCs return], especiallysince the decision is drawing near-

er.In response to the argument ar-ticulated by SSQL that a cam-pus ROTC presence would excludetransgender people who are barredfrom service Huwa said a boy-cott could not effectively changethe militarys policies because themilitary is not subject to marketconditions.

It cant hurt to have talentedStanford students in the militaryworking on the policy internally,Huwa said.

The success of the petition hasbuoyed the optimism of advocatesfor ROTCs return.

I am very hopeful that the Fac-ulty Senate will vote to reintroduceROTC to campus,Schultz said.

Contact Dana Edwards at dana727@stanford.edu.

PETITIONContinued from front page

process because there were manycountries that felt left out.

She also mentioned that deci-sions at UN conferences are takenby consensus and drew an impor-tant distinction between consen-sus and unanimity.The hosts ofthe Copenhagen conference didnot draw that distinction, makingit more or less impossible to cometo a framework agreement.

Figueres said that the atmos-phere in Cancun was much morehospitable and that the hostslearned from the failures at

Copenhagen.She called the agree-ment that came out of Cancun amiracle. The hosts strove to en-sure that every countrys voice washeard on at least one issue.

The actions of one country, Bo-livia, were emblematic of thechanges between Cancun andCopenhagen. According toFigueres, the Bolivian govern-ments anti-capitalist ideology ledit to reject any form of agreement,

but this intransigence made othercountries coalesce around theagreements.

The agreement eventuallypassed because the Mexican For-eign Minister, who presided overthe conference, ruled that consen-sus was not the same as unanimityand that she would not ignore thewill of 192 countries versus one.

Figueres moved on to substan-tive differences between the twoconferences, specifically in theirapproach to getting agreementson the table.Copenhagen adopteda top-down approach, where atarget was set and countries wran-gled over how to get to it.

In contrast,Cancun employed abottom-up system, where coun-tries tabled what they thought

they could achieve in terms ofemissions cuts and adopting greentechnologies. Emissions cutbackcommitments only came up to 60percent of the desired total, butstill represented a significant stepforward.

Figueres went on to explore theeconomic impacts of climatechange and how mitigation is inthe economic interest of manycountries.

China is the most responsiblecountry, she said. Theyre notdoing it to save the planet theyre doing it because they knowthats their competitive advan-tage.

Just for their own economicdevelopment, they need to bringup the cost of labor, i.e. raisewages, she added. They knowtheyre going to lose that competi-tive advantage, but they are al-ready thinking forward to say,Okay, where is our next piece ofcompetitive advantage?

Figueres ended her talk by re-viewing the prospects for a new,legally binding agreement to cutcarbon emissions to the necessarylevel to mitigate climate change.She said that the price signalhas

not been strong enough to moti-vate enough research and devel-opment of new technologies, butsoon many companies and nationswould find it economically advan-tageous to be green.

Are we going to do it? Yes! shesaid.Why? Because we dont havean option!

Contact Kabir Sawhney at ksawhney@stanford.edu.

CLIMATEContinued from front page

FaceCash comes to Stanford

MEHMET INONU/Staff Photographer

FaceCash, a Palo Alto start-up, has debuted a new payment system oncampus. Users load the FaceCash app onto their smartphone, then use theapp to pay for goods, with a photograph of their face as their signature.

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By RUOKE YANG

For many students, thebright red and green com-post bins in campus dininghalls might simply be partof a mundane, meal-time

ritual. Its easy to sort ones scrapsand napkins into separate bins, orthe same bin for the less conscien-tious,and not really know what hap-pens after the scraps are taken away.

However, according to Julie

Muir, an employee of PeninsulaSanitary Service, Inc. (PSSI), theUniversitys recycling and wastemanagement company, studentsunderstanding of the compostingprocess is central to getting com-posting initiatives to take flight.

The compost journey starts inlarge dumpsters at campus loadingdocks,where the compost is pickedup every few days.The waste is thentransported offsite to the Newby Is-land Sanitary Landfill. There, or-ganic waste is ground up and storedin open fields in windrows, or rows100 feet long and eight feet tall, inwhich the food decomposes for 180days.Any impurities in the decom-posed product will surface as whiteparticles that can be removed be-fore the finished compost is sold,

Muir said.The facility has a zero-contam-

ination policy that gives them theability to reject any load they dontlike, Muir added. So we try ourbest to keep our loads as clean aspossible.

Muir described how currentcomposting practices are muchgreener than previous methods inwhich compostable material wassimply sent to landfills.

The food waste degrades butleads to methane production that

goes into the air, Muir said. In acomposting facility, we do this ananaerobic way that creates somecarbon dioxide, but no methane,which is a much more powerfulgreenhouse gas than carbon diox-ide. In addition, we are makingsomething new out of the waste andit goes back into the earth.

Despite the noble ends com-posting facilities help achieve,com-posting is still a business, and Stan-fords participation isnt free. Al-

though composting is less expen-sive for the University, which pays$45 per ton of trash, compostingstill typically costs between $30 and$38 per ton. The finished decom-posed product is then sold by PSSI,and Stanford typically orders somecompost from the company to usein landscaping, mulching and com-munity gardens.

The smell of compost dumpstersin one consideration that compli-cates the incorporation of compost-ing into residential life.

Surprisingly enough, thesedumpsters rarely smell when ex-posed to air, Muir said,adding thatthe dumpsters only smell when theyare exposed to anaerobic bacteria.

However, the most significantobstacle with the current system,

Muir said, is that students are notfully informed about which materi-als are truly compostable.

We need some improvementon the customer side in knowingwhat should go where, she said.

Aditya Singh 13, head diningambassador, agrees that educationabout composting is critical to thesuccess of the process.He has beenreaching out with other coordina-tors in making compost bins moreuser-friendly and making peoplemore aware of landfills and the en-vironmental impact, he said.

Recent changes to clarify thecomposting process are pictures oftrash or compostable material post-ed on the distinct red and greenbins to further help direct students.

If you have a list [of text],peo-ple wouldnt stop by to read it,Singh said.

One initiative Muir is currentlyundertaking is to help inform cafesand eateries on campus aboutwhich composting options areavailable to them and how they can

more effectively collect waste onboth sides of the counter.The Green Living Council has

also been active in efforts to ex-pand composting through projectssuch as Composting AwarenessWeek. According to GrahamProvost 13,a member of the GreenLiving Council,the student group isalso trying to bring composting tostudent residences because muchwaste in dorms is actually com-postable food.

This quarter we have a numberof projects where students are put-ting compost bins in their resi-dences, Provost said.

Muir spoke to the potential ofthe campus to become even moreefficient.

From Stanfords perspective,

30 percent of what we throw intothe landfill i s compostable, shesaid.We could take this 30 percentnow and turn it into compost if wecould get it out of the garbagestream.

Just as the Stanford campus hasroom to grow in its compostingjourney, the state of California hasits own battle to face in taking re-sponsibility for waste.According toMuir,California currently has morecomposting facilities than anyother state. However, the state stilllacks enough facilities to manage

the amount of composting pro-duced within state borders.

Like her vision for sustainabilityat Stanford, Muir is hopeful thatthe states composting capacity canbe expanded to match demand in

the near future.We expect to see a huge growth

in composting facilities, Muir said.

Contact Ruoke Yang at ruokey@stanford.edu.

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So, the interesting thing abouthaving a column is that it putsme into a very public sphere.

As someone who considers himselfan introvert, this presents a coupleof issues: (1) being misunderstoodand not having the chance to clarifyothers misconceptions, even if Iwhat I wrote makes sense to me;and (2), more problematically, thatthere is only so much I feel comfort-able revealing about myself in thissetting what I say in my columnis very different than what I write inmy journal.

I see these issues as part of a larg-er problem, one that a friend and Idiscussed last Saturday a prob-lem that has resonated as a zeitgeistof last week in my conversationswith peers and in some of lastweeks other columns: reality andthe Illusion.

My friend and I discussed the no-tion that most of what we say and doin our interactions with others is anIllusion, a projection of how wewant ourselves to be perceived.

Some of us are better than others atpackaging and marketing these pro-jections, but it still exists.

For example, I say things like,Im fine,thanks and you?evento those who are physically or emo-tionally closest to me.And in socialsettings, like the dorm, the class-

room,Happy Hour at Terra,I some-times feel like Im the only one whofeels as insecure or unhappy as Isometimes do like Im the onlyone whos struggling to finish onepaper as I start another and keep upwith the reading in SLE,while man-aging other academics and ex-tracurriculars;like Im the only onewho has trouble striking up conver-sations with people I dont know at

Happy Hour, even though Id liketo;like Im the only one who is awk-ward about expressing interest inother people or who is hurt whenthat interest is not reciprocated.

My friend said that part of thesolution is to feel better knowingthat others are just projecting but this doesnt deal with the largerproblem of the Illusions existence.So my friend suggested RadicalHonesty as a way to puncture theIllusion of always expressingwhat we think and how we feel,withthe idea that life would be better inthe long run if everyone were hon-est.

I argued that there are some nec-essary and practical functions to theIllusion and that honesty isnt al-ways productive. And even if thisisnt true, many times its uncom-fortable to speak the truth whitelies are what maintain the peacethat we see on the surface. At thesame time, though, these small fab-

There has been a low buzz this year about the Stan-ford alcohol policy in freshmen dorms,a conver-sation that is most relevant as Resident Assistant

(RA) candidates for freshmen dorms finish their inter-views and Resident Fellows (RFs) make their selec-tions.For years,Stanford has had a liberal alcohol poli-cy, dedicated to the idea of informed personal responsi-bility. But conversations we hear today fundamentallyquestion this ideal. If these talks become anythingmore, then students needs to be fighting the changetooth and nail,and freshmen RAs should be leading thefight.

The Stanford alcohol policy is uncommon at otherschools.Weve all heard stories from high school friendssilently pounding drinks behind closed doors, avoidingtheir RAs.Contrast that with the relationship that mostStanford freshmen have with RAs friendly and co-operative.The decisions regarding treatment of alcoholconsumption are, within reason, left up to fellow stu-dents who are much more in touch with actual dangerand risk than any one-size-fits-all policy ever could be.Potentially dangerous behavior can be openly watched,simply because students trust their RAs to use their lee-way wisely and reasonably.This arrangement seems to protect students well-beingrelatively well.Depending on whom you ask, there arearound 1,400 college alcohol related deaths annually,yet we have not had any in years.While not a perfect

comparison we have indeed had a number of closecalls,and it is probably inaccurate to compare the Stan-ford student population directly to national college sta-tistics because of socioeconomics and other factors something is working.Perhaps more important than safety, though discussedless frequently, is the promotion of personal responsi-bility.Whether or not our parents are comfortable withthe idea, Stanford students are adults.While we are notin the real world yet, we are rapidly approaching it.When we get there, whatever choices we make will beours,and we will be wholly responsible for their reper-cussions.Many of our generation are raised far away from the re-alities of responsibility. While it is obviously not repre-sentative of everyones experiences, our generation is

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WANDERLUST

Idont know about you, but Imgetting spring fever springbreak fever that is. At just over

three weeks away, its not too late tomake travel plans.

First, you have to decide whereyoure going. Consider if you wantto go someplace warm or not. Anunconventional destination canbe just as hot as the Mexican beachif you want it to be.Also think aboutyour price range. Factor in at least$150 per day on a vacation, addingon your social dueson top of that.

My picks for this year areMadrid, Amsterdam, London, Ha-vana or Costa Rica.A cursory flightsearch says that all these destina-tions are reasonable given theirnormal average prices. For Mexico

consider Cabo or Cancun. At thispoint, youll probably want to stayaway from more upscale Mexicanresort towns, such as Acapulco,Mazatlan, Manzanillo, Puerto Val-larta flights are just too expen-sive. If youre willing to spend a bitmore on the flight, check outBangkok or Buenos Aires. Bothplaces are cheap once you get there.

Within the U.S., you might wantto just get away to NYC or go up toSeattle. Miami, Panama City andSan Padre Island are,of course,ourspring break destinations. I wouldavoid Honolulu if you havent al-ready made reservations. Flightsand hotels are too expensive, andwhile it is very nice, things are verypricey. Its better off-season or on

your parents dime.Closer to home,there is nothing wrong with spend-ing a few days up in SF followed bycatching a few rays in SoCal. Callme Captain Obvious, but staying inthe U.S. can be also be an issue ifyou are underage.

When looking for flights, likemany, I prefer Kayak.com. Faresare generally 50 percent higher dur-ing the week of spring break than

those of the rest of the month,but ifyou are creative in your dates, youcan usually work around this.If youare done with finals early, try leav-ing a few days before and then com-ing back early. Or you may con-versely want to leave a few days intospring break and come back late.The first few days of class arent allthat important anyway,right?

The plane ticket is only half ofthe trip, right? Well, not necessarily.

It saves you a lot of money if youcan stay with someone you know,but pay for a hostel if you have to.Just make sure the place checks outon HostelWorld or a related site be-fore you go.Ill never forget the Pi-rate Hostel in Rio de Janeiro that Iwas supposed to stay at therewere actually bugs crawling on themattress, and as I first entered thecommunal room,a dog took a num-ber two in the corner. Needless tosay, my friend distracted the ownerof the lovely hostel as I grabbedall of my things and tore down thestreet,not looking back.

Despite it all, I tend to go thecheap route on lodging becausehonestly, tell me how long you aregoing to stay in the hotel. Actually,my only real criteria are that thingsdont get stolen and no bedbugs.Al-beit a bit unwarranted, my largestfear in life is bedbugs Im itchyjust thinking about them. Im noteven comforted knowing that allbeds have microscopic dust mites bugs crawling around andthat bedbugs dont carry disease.

On Feb. 14, Stanfords GreenLiving Council (GLC)began its fourth annual

Conservation Cup, which will runthrough March 15.The goal of theConservation Cup is, according tothe GLC website,to use teamworkand the competitive spirit to pro-mote sustainable behaviors whileengaging the campus community ina fun event.This is clearly a laud-able goal,but there is little evidencethat the Conservation Cup as it iscurrently structured is an effectiveway to achieve it.

The Conservation Cup works bycomparing dorms electricity andwater use during the contest periodto fall quarter averages,and reward-ing dorms showing reductions of 10to 20 percent.Reductions of 10 per-cent earn all of a dorms students freemetal water bottles, and reductionsof 20 percent earn all of a dorms stu-dents free tickets to the CaliforniaAcademy of Sciences (CAS). Lastyear, Hammarskjold and 717 Do-lores achieved 20 percent reductionswhile six other residences crossedthe 10-percent threshold.

If the Conservation Cup reallyreduces energy and water use by 10to 20 percent in so many dorms,thanthat is truly an impressive achieve-ment.However,there is another lessfavorable interpretation of the re-sults.Dorm electricity and water usecan vary by more than 10 percentmonth-to-month during other timesof the year,so reductions of 10 per-cent during the competition periodmight have nothing (or very little)to do with adoption of better con-servation practices.Given the limit-ed awareness of the ConservationCup within the student body, ran-dom variance seems like the mostprobable source of the observed re-ductions.

Since small residences tend tohave higher variability in their elec-tricity and water use, results arising

from statistical variation shouldheavily bias the competition infavor of small residences.Last year,all seven of the eight winners wereeither row houses or lake houses,and the other was Marx House inSuites. The winner,Hammarskjold,houses only 26 students. This is astrong indication that the results ofthe Conservation Cup are largelyspurious.An alternative interpreta-tion is that smaller dorms can moreeasily coordinate ConservationCup activities and motivate resi-dents.However,at least anecdotally,

it does not seem that many ResidentAssistants or 10 to 20 percent of rowhouse residents take the Conserva-tion Cup seriously.The GLC needsto make sure that it is rewarding en-vironmentally conscious students,not handing out free goodies to stu-dents living in houses with greaterenergy use variance.

Another problem with the Con-servation Cup is the menu of prizesit uses as incentives. Hundreds ofstudents received steel water bottlesafter last years competition for 10percent energy and water use re-ductions. This might seem like agreen gesture, but according toThe New York Times,each recipientwould have to save at least 500 plas-tic cups by using his or her waterbottle to prevent the bottle from be-coming a net contributor of toxicpollution to the ecosystem.Consid-ering the fact that most Stanfordstudents either own reusable waterbottles already or can access them indining areas, this is a wasteful prizeunbecoming of the GLCs mission.The prize for 20 percent energy andwater use reductions is a trip to theCAS in San Francisco. Gettingdozens of students to San Franciscoand back almost certainly negatesmost or all of the energy savings re-sulting from the competition.

Unsigned editorials in the space above represent the views of the editorial board of TheStanford Daily and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Daily staff.The editorial

board consists of six Stanford students led by a chairman and uninvolved in other sectionsof the paper.Any signed columns in the editorial space represent the views of their authorsand do not necessarily represent the views of the entire editorial board.To contact the edi-torial board chair, e-mail editorial@stanforddaily.com. To submit an op-ed,limited to 700words,e-mail opinions@stanforddaily.com. To submit a letter to the editor,limited to 500

words,e-mail eic@stanforddaily.com.All are published at the discretion of the editor.

Poking Holes in theIllusion

OBSESSIVE KOMPULSION

NO FREE LUNCH

EDITORIAL

Drunk and Responsible

Zack Hoberg& Dave Grundfest

Rethink the Conservation Cup

KristianBailey

JohnnyBartz

Please seeEDITORIAL,page 5

Spring Break

Dreamin

Please seeBARTZ,page 5 Please seeBAILEY,page 5

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This week is Transgender

Awareness Week at Stanford,and of course, I love it whenpeople are aware of me. But I feellike whenever I write a column dur-ing a week that is important forLGBT issues, I always end up writ-ing about something depressing.When I was younger,the only trans-gender people I heard about werethe ones who had been wronged,who had been murdered.The lessonI learned as a young child,watchingthe news and reading the newspa-pers, was that transgender peopleare bad, deserving the things thatcome to them.As I grew up,I was soscared to be myself, so scared that ifanybody found out about me, thatId end up that way too.And Im notgoing to lie, that impression left onme during those childhood days still

hasnt left me.There are days whenI get out of bed sad and think howeasy and great and convenient mylife would be if I had just been bornwith, you know, the right parts,that Id meet an early end because Iput myself too far out there.

But this week is not the week toget depressed. For me,TransgenderAwareness Week is important be-cause its a reminder to me that yes,my life has been unconventional,but that doesnt mean its not legiti-mate,or that its not valid my hu-manity and masculinity are simply abit different than the standard devi-ation. A week like TransgenderAwareness Week gives me the op-portunity to reflect on myself, toembrace my own identity. Its a re-minder that the transgender com-munity a community that I amproud to be part of contributesto the richness and diversity of boththe queer and general populations.

The primary reason for thisweek is to celebrate us,to know thatthere are people like me who thriveand who are happy, who deserve tobe happy because sadly, thereisnt enough of that message outthere. The T in LGBT is heavilymarginalized, especially in monthsand weeks dedicated to LGBT is-sues. In LGBT awareness weeks,

there is usually only one event, ifany, dedicated to transgenderevents. One event is not enough toexpress how diverse the transgen-der community is.To have a wholeweek to people like me? Its em-powering. Im special and validenough to be celebrated. And thatmeans a lot to me.

But how is Transgender Aware-ness Week important for you, myreader? Its an opportunity to beeducated, to learn about a margin-alized and often silenced small butpotent slice of the general popula-tion. This week isnt just a week tobecome aware of transgender peo-ple. To be aware is not enough. Ifwere going to change things, weneed to do something about it. Weneed to take action and get peo-ples attention. I have severalpropositions for you: go to at least

one event (theyre going on all

week, so you have no excuse). Geteducated.Start a conversation witha friend. Forward this column tosomeone you know. As I said lastweek, the transgender voice hasbeen marginalized for far too long.Thats what Transgender Aware-ness Week is for to provide aspace for us to speak for ourselves.And your job is to listen. I promisewell make it interesting.

There is still lot of work to bedone. Recently the Gay and Les-bian Task Force released a report ontransgender discrimination, titledInjustice at Every Turn: A Reportof the National Transgender Dis-crimination Survey. According tothe report, transgender people arefour times more likely to live inpoverty compared to their non-

transgender counterparts and aretwo times more likely to be unem-ployed.One fifth of transgender re-spondents also reported homeless-ness during some point of their lives and perhaps the most frighten-ing of statistics, 41 percent of re-spondents reported to have at-tempted suicide, compared to 1.6percent of the general population.There is a sad truth out there there is still change that needs to bemade. I hope one day, I can lookback years from now and rememberthese sad statistics as somethingfrom the distant past.I hope that bythat time,in years ahead,that trans-gender people are more accepted,that we no longer have to justify ourexistence and we can be regarded aspeople. Its a long way off, but hey,one step at a time.

Yes, many transgender peopledo suffer, but the other side of thatcoin is that we come out of thatprocess stronger. And this week isdedicated to our strength, to ourperseverance,to our bravery in thatwe are willing to live as we are.Andbelieve me, thats not celebratedenough.

Cristopher thinks you should hug atransgender person this week.E-mailhim at cmsb@stanford.edu.

Why Transgender AwarenessWeek Is Important

THE TRANSITIVE PROPERTY

CristopherBautista

The GLC needs to consider waysto motivate more students and betterdirect its nearly $10,000 of studentsspecial fees money towards energyconservation.With the money it willspend on water bottles, CAS ticketsand publicity for the ConservationCup,the GLC could outfit hundredsof hallways and rooms with motionsensors that ensure lights are offwhen they are not needed.This kind

of investment would decrease energyuse significantly, demonstrably andpermanently, rather than slightly,un-convincingly and temporarily.

The GLC must continue to pursueits noble mission of promoting sus-tainable behavior at Stanford, but itmust also evaluate its work with amore critical eye to ensure that its ef-forts (and students money) are beingdirected towards successful projects.The Conservation Cup should onlysee a fifth iteration if it can justify itsexistence on statistical and environ-mental merits.If it can,it should be im-proved; if it cannot, it should be re-placed.

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Never put your bag on, next to orespecially under your bed. Its agood idea to immediately washyour clothes upon returning home.For security, bring a small padlockto lock your things. More impor-tantly, leave your unnecessary valu-ables at home!

Now youre ready for that springbreak youve always dreamed of. Ifyou do go to Cabo,be sure to checkout College Beach. Its just like afrat party with more light, everyonein swimwear and all with a tinge ofsunburned pink.Dont expect a cul-tural experience in Cabo or anyother Mexico beach destination forthat matter. Nearly everyone yousee will be American and also in-toxicated at any hour of the day.

Resist the tendency to get judgey,and either join the crowd or just vic-ariously partake in that wet t-shirtcontest.

One word of caution drink-ing and being in the sun all day mayseem like the perfect mix,but muchlike drinking on a long flight, youmustdrink plenty of water as wellto avoid feeling exceedingly un-comfortable. Dont outdo yourselftoo early think special dinners.Im sorry, but passing out for thenight at 6:30 p.m. is not classy.

Whatever you end up doingover break,have fun and relax. Youdeserve it.If all else fails, rememberthat all of spring quarter at Stan-ford is like an eternal spring break.So if youre not quite in speedoshape, youve got four weeks. Seeyou at the claw.

Johnny wants to hear about yourcures (past or future) for the fever.Drop a line at jbartz@stanford.edu.

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rications, alterations, illusions arewhat allow the Stanford Bubble(and other bubbles) to exist.

Wouldnt Stanford be evenmore of a genuinely happy place(for despite the existence of theBubble, I still think I am the happi-est college student I could possiblybe at this campus) if we were morecandid about our thoughts and feel-ings, more honest to ourselves andto others?

Part of an Esquire article I readon Radical Honesty said that, withrespect to resentment, its meant tobe expressed directly in person:sothat you can experience in yourbody the sensations that occurwhen you express the resentment,while at the same time being in thepresence of the person you resent,

and so you can stay with them untilthe sensations arise and recede andthen get back to neutral which iswhat forgiveness is.(Include otherfeelings besides resentment hereand I think this gets at the essenceof how we should interact with oneanother these interactions arewhat meaningful relationships are.)

Yet, still and I apologize for

vacillating so much, but this is acomplex issue I am too much ofa coward to take the first step.Littlewhite lies still get me by, and I amhonest enough to reveal part of myreal self,but still hide behind some-

what of an Illusion in this column.I dont think its bad to have pri-vate areas of the self, or necessarythat the public know you, but youare more than the public you aremy peers, my deans, even my fami-ly, and you should know more. So,as a semi-action, to find a mediumbetween my column and my jour-nal in which I can semi-publicly beRadically Honest, Ive started ablog. Its invite only. Only two peo-ple besides me see it at the moment.But Ive done my best to be com-pletely honest about what makesme upset, what I desire and why Imake the choices that I do.And sofar its been rewarding.

If we cant collectively break theIllusion, maybe all we each need isour own semi-public outlet to

which we can vent and be radicallyor naturally honest to more peoplethan just ourselves. I certainly willtry more to avoid the Illusion in myfuture columns.

Kristian wants to know if you wantaccess to the blog. You probablywont get it, but shoot him a line atkbailey@stanford.edu.

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characterized by less freedom, lesscriticism,inflated egos,fluffy talk of

individuality and uniqueness and aremoval from the natural order ofcause and effect.

Realizing that we are powerlessto prevent parents from shelteringtheir children, what better placethan college to introduce the futureleaders of the world, as we like torefer to ourselves, to the idea ofconsequences? If I drink to thepoint where I am throwing up in thebushes and am so hung-over that Ifail my midterm the next Monday,that is my responsibility. I dont getto blame the person or house thatprovided me the alcohol, or theprofessor for scheduling themidterm the Monday after the bestparty of the year,or the random by-stander for not jumping on me, de-manding that I drop the shot glass

and step away from the handle. Be-cause when Im sitting over the toi-let the next morning feeling like myhead was run over, or when I haveto tell my parents Im retakingchemistry, Im the one who is re-sponsible.

There are hints that we are drift-ing away from this system. Pro-grams like AlcoholEDU makesense, helping students make in-formed choices and realize the like-ly outcomes of their actions. Butnow students who have had alcoholincidents are being forced to signagreements not to drink, and there

is talk of holding RAs responsiblefor the trouble that their freshmenget into. A month ago ProfessorCliff Nass, the Otero RF, even sug-gested that those who supply alco-hol to, or do not stop the alcoholconsumption of, those who getthemselves into trouble should be

found in violation of the Funda-mental Standard.We need to be aware of this

creeping paternalism, our reluc-tance to blame individuals for theiractions or the outcome of theirdrinking. Mistakes will inevitablybe made, and consequences will befaced. These consequences mayhurt, and they may hurt a lot. Butsomething is working, and insteadof pretending that they are shockedthat houses, clubs and organiza-tions give alcohol to underage stu-dents when something goes wrong,the University should accept theseincidents,except in the most bizarrecases, as the responsibility of thestudent.To the next batch of RAs: we havesomething good going. Dont let

panic and paternalism take it awayfrom us. Dont let yourselves be-come the rubber-stamp enforcersof a flawed policy.Whatever it sayson your official job descriptions,there is one lesson you can teachyour freshmen that is one of themost important they will ever learn:how to live in a world where choic-es matter and how to take responsi-bility for ones own actions.

To agree,disagree,or rant drunkenlyat the writers,contact Dave or Zack atdaveg4@stanford.edu or zhoberg@stanford.edu.

LUNCHContinued from page 4

To have a whole

week devoted to

people like me?

Its empowering.

Im special and

valid enough to

be celebrated.

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Bohm

On My Mind

CLINCHED

Athletes on

the wrongside of fame

Instead of the usual argumentativecolumn, Im writing a bit more forfun today.You probably wont havea strong opinion about it,other thanmaybe wanting to tell me that I for-

got something but I still think it shouldbe fun.

The other day,I was thinking about fa-mous athletes.Not your Derek Jeters andKobe Bryants, but instead those athletesthat are famous for something other thantheir own performance on the field or onthe court.For many,their stardom is a re-sult of something dubious,while others arenoted for being a part of a memorable mo-ment.Here is a list of some of the most no-table and some information about theplayers themselves.

Craig EhloI suppose this spot could also be given

to Bryon Russell, in the Im famous be-cause of Michael Jordan category. Ehlowas actually a pretty valuable NBA guardfor the Rockets,Cavaliers,Hawks and Su-personics.He played 14 seasons and aver-aged more than eight points a game andfor about four years,he was a pretty darngood player for the Cavs.That said,mostpeople have heard of Craig Ehlo becauseof Jim Durhams call on the Bulls RadioNetwork in a 1989 playoff game betweenthe Cavs and the Bulls.

The line, Heres Michael at the foulline,the shot on Ehlo . . . Good! The Bulls

win! They win!may be what is most asso-ciated with what might be Michael Jor-dans most iconic shot. Its appeared incountless commercials and tribute films and in every single one theres littleCraig Ehlo.

Tommy JohnHow many people can say they have a

surgery named after them? Its too bad

SPORTS

WOMENS BASKETBALL

OREGON . . . . . . . . . . .60

STANFORD . . . . . . . . . .992/26, Maples Pavilion

TOP PERFORMERS Points Shooting Pct. Assists Reb.

J. POHLEN, STANFORD 20 7-10 70% 3 3

K. FALLIN, ORE. 10 3-8 38% 0 4MENS BASKETBALL

STANFORD . . . . . . . . . .87

OREGON . . . . . . . . . . .712/26, Eugene, Ore.

TOP PERFORMERS Points Shooting Pct. Assists Reb.

J. OWENS, STANFORD 31 12-15 80% 21 11

M. ARMSTEAD, ORE. 22 7-15 47% 6 4

BASEBALLSTANFORD . . . . . . . . . .1 STANFORD . . . . . . . .7

VANDERBILT . . . . . . . . .2 VANDERBILT . . . . . . .8

STANFORD . . . . . . . . . .5

VANDERBILT . . . . . . . . .2 2/27, Nashville, Tenn.

MENS VOLLEYBALL

UCLA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 (24-26, 25-21, 22-25, 17-25)

STANFORD . . . . . . . . . . .3

UC-SANTA BARBARA . . .2(25-21, 25-20, 23-25, 21-25, 10-15)

STANFORD . . . . . . . . . . .32/26, Maples Pavilion

MENS TENNIS

STANFORD . . . . . . . . . .1

USC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52/26, Los Angeles, Calif.

By NATE ADAMSMANAGING EDITOR

Two days after securing at least ashare of its 11th consecutive Pac-10title,Stanford womens basketball leftlittle doubt that its still on top of theconference as the team cruised to a99-60 victory over the visiting OregonDucks, earning yet another outrightleague championship in the process.

Senior point guard JeannettePohlen wrapped up the No. 2 Cardi-nals (26-2, 17-0 Pac-10) final two-game series in emphatic fashion,knocking down 20 points in a season-low 20 minutes of play.Her classmateand fellow three-time veteran of theFinal Four, forward Kayla Pedersen,played just 19 minutes and went 5-for-7 with 13 points.

WOMENS BASKETBALL

OREGON 60

STANFORD 99

2/26, Maples Pavilion

The win over Oregon (13-14,4-12)advances a number of remarkablestreaks and achievements for Stan-ford. The Cardinal has now won 60

consecutive games in Maples Pavil-ion,dating back to its home opener in2007.That run includes victories overtwo top-ranked opponents: most re-cently, a 71-59 win over Connecticutlast December and another over Ten-nessee back in 2007.

The streak we have here at homeis very special,Pohlen said.We wantto give our fans a win every time wereat home.

The conference championship isStanfords 20th in program historyand the 20th in 25 years.For Stanfordhead coach Tara VanDerveer, theprocess has become almost routine.After leading the Cardinal to all butone of those titles, she barely evencracked a smile as she handed the tro-phy to her players on Saturday.

Pac-10 commissioner Larry Scott

was on hand to personally deliver thesilver-and-blue crystalline cup.

Stanford got right to work in earn-ing the win, going on a 17-5 run to

open the game.After a 10-0 outburstlater on in the half,Stanford walked tothe locker room with a 56-25 lead.

The team may not have needed iton Saturday, but the Cardinal re-ceived an added boost from returning

starter Nnemkadi Ogwumike. Thejunior forward injured her ankle lastweekend at USC, but played 12 min-utes and scored four points,all on free

throws, against the Ducks.She wasnt alone in getting limited

minutes. Stanfords starters hardlyplayed in the second half,when shoot-ing guard Toni Kokenis, a freshman,and her fellow Illinois native,redshirt

sophomore forward Sarah Boothe,pushed their point totals to 10 and 11,

Baseball drops2 of 3 to Vandy

By JACK BLANCHATDESK EDITOR

The Stanford baseball teamfought hard against the VanderbiltCommodores in Nashville lastweekend,but a little bad luck camethe Cardinals way as it dropped the

first two games, 2-1 and 8-7, beforewinning Sundays contest, 5-2.The No. 8 Cardinal (4-3) per-

formed well against the strongpitching staff of the No. 3 Com-modores (7-1) all weekend, buteven though it outscored and outhitthe Commodores for the series,Stanford didnt have quite enoughto capture its second series win in asmany weeks.

BASEBALL

STANFORD 1

VANDERBILT 2

STANFORD 7

VANDERBILT 8

S TANF ORD 5

VANDERBILT 2

2/25-2/27, Nashville, Tenn.

Sophomore righty Mark Appelwent out first for the Cardinal on acold Friday night,where he squared

off against Sonny Gray,a right-han-der who is expected to be a first-round pick in this springs MLBdraft.

Both pitchers went a full six in-nings,with Appel giving up two runson seven hits,but he couldnt outduelGray, who weaseled past the Cardi-

STANFORD SCOREBOARD

Please see WBBALL,page 7

By MILES BENNETT-SMITHDESK EDITOR

A night after the Stanfordmens volleyball team showedoff its muscle in a four-set brawlof a victory over No. 8 UCLA,the Cardinal was just two points

from what wouldnt have been ashocking, but certainly a sur-prising and painful home sweepat the hands of UC-Santa Bar-bara.

Back to the wall, the Cardi-nal (12-4, 9-4 MPSF) steeled it-self, and, thanks to some timelyblocking,it kept the match aliveand eventually pulled out a dra-matic, 21-25,20-25,25-23,25-21,15-10 victory in front of an ap-preciative crowd at MaplesPavilion.

The Gauchos (10-7, 8-6) dic-tated the pace of play early onin the match and dominatedjust about everything else aswell. They hit .448 as a team ingame one and were almost asefficient in game two Stan-

ford held the lead just once inthe first two sets.

It looked like the Cardinalwas on its way to another let-down at home, reminiscent ofthe 3-0 loss to UC-San Diegoearlier this month, as UCSBheld a slim lead midwaythrough the third set at 10-9.Stanford,to its credit,refused toroll over and battled back to re-

gain the lead at 16-13 with helpfrom six of junior outside hitterBrad Lawsons match-high 25kills.

MENS VOLLEYBALL

UC-SANTA BARBARA 2

STANFORD 3

2/26, Maples PavilionUCLA 1

STANFORD 3

2/25, Maples Pavilion

But a service error fromsophomore outside hitter JakeKneller gave the lead back toSanta Barbara, 18-17. Aftertrading the next few points, theCardinal clung to a precarious23-22 lead.It was there that thematch turned, when Stanfordscrambled during a furious rallyand won a loose ball halfway inthe crowd that ended up being akill for senior outside hitterSpencer McLachlin.

Now equipped with its firstset point of the match, Stan-

fords defense got a big stopthanks to a team block by fresh-man middle blocker DennyFalls and McLachlin, taking thepoint and winning game three,25-23.

Coach John Kosty was ex-tremely pleased with the wayhis team responded under pres-

M. VOLLEYBALL

Card comebacksaves sweep

Please see MVBALL,page 8

Please see BOHM,page 8

SIMON WARBY/The Stanford Daily

Senior point guard Jeanette Pohlen, above, posted 20 points in just 20 minutesof playing time as the Cardinal blew past the Ducks on Saturday. The victorysealed Stanfords 11th straight Pac-10 title and its 20th in the last 25 years.

Stanford notchesits 20th conference

title in 25 years

Two close lossesspoil weekend

IAN GARCIA-DOTY/The Stanford Daily

Junior starter Jordan Pries, above, allowed only two runs in seven full inningsin the Cardinals only win of the weekend series in Nashville. The win cameafter two one-run losses on the road to the No. 3 Vanderbilt squad.

Please see BASEBALL,page 7

SIMON WARBY/The Stanford Daily

Senior outside hitter Spencer McLachlin, above, lifted the Cardinalto a comeback victory against UCSB on Saturday. McLachlin had 14kills, four assists, two aces, seven digs and six blocks.

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