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Requirement for co-op pre-assignment more stringent, deadline tonight

With tonights deadline for pre-assignment fast approaching, a new housing policy will require students who wish to pre-assign into a cooperative house for the 201213 academic year to use their Tier 2 housing preference. While in the past students had been able to draw into co-ops such as Kairos and Enchanted Broccoli Forrest (EBF) with their Tier 3 housing preference, now all co-ops require the use of a Tier 2 preference. This change means that for students who have already used their Tier 2 housing, choosing to pre-assign to a co-op will require that they use their Tier 1 housing preference. Anthony So 14 was planning to use his Tier 3 housing choice to pre-assign into a co-op during his junior year. But now I cant, he said, suggesting that he doesnt want to use his Tier 1 preference to land in a co-op. I like the idea of pre-assigning, So added. Living in a co-op is a great way to meet people and have a sense of community. It seems like this policy really limits the amount that you can diversify your Stanford experience through housing, So said. Basically, you have to live in a dorm for the majority of the time. Gabriella Durango 12 said she also believes that the new policy is restricting to individuals who are looking to live in a co-op. She predicted that the change would be met with negative feedback. It seems like housing is getting homogenized, Durango said. I personally dont like it, she added. Not only does it limit peoples choices, but it could destroy a community that people really treasure. According to Durango, the community atmosphere of co-ops appeals strongly to individuals who feel much more comfortable living in a co-op rather than a dorm. Co-ops are getting more and more popular, but it seems like this policy is just another way to facilitate the homogenization of housing at Stanford, she said. A ResEd assistant dean did not respond to a request for comment in time for publication. Some students, however, said they believe that the change of policy might offe

STUDENT GOVT

ASSU Senate to experience full turnover

Lowest candidate turnout in the last decade, no senators seeking re-election
By JULIA ENTHOVEN
STAFF WRITER

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STUDENT LIFE

The number of candidates for the ASSU Undergraduate Senate has hit its lowest in at least a decade this election cycle, with only 24 students set to appear on the spring ballot for 15 Senate seats. Of the candidates, 21 are freshmen. According to data from the Elections Commission archives, the number of Senate candidates has, in recent history, generally hovered near 40 students each election cycle and has not dipped below 30 in seven years. Last year, 39 undergraduates declared, petitioned and campaigned, and each received more than 150 votes in the election. Although he could only speculate, Senator Alon Elhanan 14 said he thinks this years Senate more honestly represented senator responsibilities to potential candidates, deterring the less-committed who may have otherwise considered running. I think we have more accurately portrayed what being on the Senate is actually like, so I think there is less fluff, he said. We are legitimately trying to only get the people who actually want to do the job, more than just hyping [Senate]. Everyone wants to run for something, but its when you find out what youre running for that I think people dont want to do it, he added. Weve been really good about actually giving the details of what people are running for.

ASB celebrates 25th year

By CATHERINE ZAW
STAFF WRITER

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A record 193 students participated in the 18 Alternative Spring Break (ASB) trips offered this year, which tackled issues including education reform in New York City and the prevention and treatment of Alzheimers. Celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, ASB is a voluntary student organization, closely affiliated with the Haas Center for Public Service, which has the goal of exposing students to complex social and cultural issues through community visits, experiential learning, direct service, group discussion, readings and reflection activities, according to the groups website. The program received nearly 890 applications this year, submitted by 360 individuals. Each student may apply for up to three trips each year. The turnout was definitely a lot higher than last year, said Sarah Hennessy 12, executive director of ASB. Every year were adding more trips. Last year we had 17 trips, and next year were aiming to offer 20 to 22 ASB trips. Because of this high student inter-

est, Hennessy said ASB is also planning to expand its program this fall to offer three to five trips during Thanksgiving break, what she described as a shorter version of ASB. The ASB management team is currently planning the new Thanksgiving offerings, hoping to preserve the factors that have made the spring break trips a success. Students would attend one or two six-hour seminars and then four days out in the field before coming back to the Haas Center to share their public service experiences, Hennessy said of the current proposal for the fall trips. We want to preserve the ethics and principles of service learning taught during ASB, she added. We never just send people out in the field; they need to be prepared, know servicelearning principles and have some content knowledge. This will be built into the Thanksgiving break program, but just in a different way than the ASB program is. Spring ASB trips currently require that participants take a one-unit course throughout winter quarter to

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Researchers find that warm lab mice produce SPEAKERS & EVENTS more accurate tests
By THE DAILY NEWS STAFF A study by a group of Stanford researchers shows that uncomfortable, chilly conditions for lab mice may be partly responsible for the low reliability of animal drug testing. Currently nine out of ten drugs tested in mice fail in humans. Joseph Garner, associate professor of comparative medicine, and his team recommend that lab mice and other lab testing animals be given materials to build nests in lab environments. Garner predicts that this change will allow lab mice to more naturally regulate their temperature, which might make them accept drugs in a more humanlike way. If you want to design a drug that will help a patient in the hospital, you cannot reasonably do that in animals that are cold-stressed and are compensating with an elevated metabolic rate, Garner said. The study was published March 30 online in PLoS One.
Matt Bettonville

Author and technology commentator Howard Rheingold discussed five new literacies necessary for life with social media: attention, participation, collaboration, critical consumption and network know-how.

Rheingold calls for new literacy in social media

By LINDSEY TXAKEEYANG
CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Entrepreneurship Network offering concierge service

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Easter eggs adorn a tree in the Main Quad as part of a student Easter egg hunt. Christian Holy Week culminates this weekend with Easter Sunday.

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You have to understand that everything you do [on the Internet] now is going to be there forever, is going to be searchable, is going to be reproducible and is going to be broadcast around the world, said Howard Rheingold during a discussion about his latest book, Net Smart: How to Thrive Online at Braun Auditorium Thursday evening. [Rheingold]s a really important Bay Area figure, said Professor Fred Turner, director of the Science, Technology, and Society Program, which cosponsored the talk along with the Department of Communication. He was the first to ever use the words virtual communities in print. Hes been a really influential thinker on virtual communities and collaboration online for several decades. Rheingold has written four books, including his latest, and has served as editor for several publications. He currently teaches Virtual Communities and Social Media at Stanford. Instead of confining my inquiry to Is Google making us stupid? Is Facebook commoditizing our privacy, or Is Twitter chopping our attention into microslices all good questions Ive been asking myself and others how to use social media intelligently, humanely, and above all, mindfully, Rheingold wrote in an email to The Daily. Rheingold said that Net Smart is the culmina-

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Outgoing Senator and Academic Affairs Chair Janani Ramachandran 14, however, attributed the smaller number of candidates to a less accurate public perception of Senate duties. More so recently than in previous years, campus publications have been posting negative criticisms against the ASSU Senate rather than highlighting some of the actual issues they are working on, Ramachandran wrote in an email to The Daily, which might contribute to them getting a negative impression of what the ASSU Senate does and deter them from wanting to be a part of it. According to Senator Dan Ashton 14, Frosh Council members were not informed of election opportunities this year until a month later than traditionally, which he said certainly contributed to the decrease in candidates ASSU President Michael Cruz 12 speculated that this years lack of widespread controversy surrounding ASSU legislation and initiatives as compared to, for example, the ROTC debate of last

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Rick Hodes, a physician who has worked in Ethiopia for 20 years representing the Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, shared the story of his work with students Thursday night. Hodes will present again tonight at the Lucile Packard Childrens Hospital Auditorium.

year may have resulted in increased student apathy. Additionally, no current members of the Senate have plans to continue in the ASSU, as none are running for election to ASSU office next year, though the body includes only two graduating seniors. Current Senators Brianna Pang 13 and Dan DeLong 13 had originally declared intent to run as a slate for the ASSU Executive but recently dropped out of the race, citing academic coursework, friendships and the other priorities in an email to The Daily. Every year since 2006, at least one outgoing senator has sought either the ASSU presidency or reelection to the Senate. During this same time period, each Senate with the exception of the ninth has had between one and three incumbents. Current Chair of the 13th Undergraduate Senate, Rafael Vazquez 12 has served for two years. Cruz served on both the 11th and 12th Undergraduate Senates. When asked why they decided not to run for re-election, almost all of the current sophomore senators said they will be studying abroad next year, rendering them ineligible to serve on the Senate. Echoing the sentiments of Pang and DeLong, several senators also noted that the

ASSU position was a significant commitment and prevented them from engaging fully in other pursuits. Its a very hard job. It takes up a lot of your time, and you want to do other things, Elhanan said. We only have four years [at Stanford]. Senator Samar Alqatari 14 said that she regretted that she could not run again because she had accumulated knowledge over her one-year term that would have been beneficial as a representative. I was thinking about it a lot, because after my term I realized exactly what the point of the Senate is and where its most influence is . . . and I realized that I didnt know that running for Senate last year, Alqatari said. Regardless, several senators said that they hope to continue advocating for change on campus. Ive committed myself to making change on campus via other avenues, such as the NAACP, Shawn Dye 14 wrote of his decision in an email to The Daily. My passion for social justice has been limited by my position within the ASSU, and I hope to alleviate myself from the various barriers that exist within the institution. Contact Julia Enthoven at jjejje@stanford.edu.

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more enthusiasm and interest in the co-ops themselves. Maybe people will have a better chance of drawing into the coop that they want because they are using their Tier 2, said Maddy Sides 15, a Daily photo editor. That way, everyone who would pre-assign to the co-op would be really enthusiastic about it since it would be their top choice. Part of the appeal of the co-ops at Stanford is that they offer an alternative style of living, with a strong sense of community and ownership. This is often a major factor influencing students who choose to pre-assign into co-ops, according to Sides. Living in an all-freshman dorm has been a cool part of the year, and its because of the sense of community, Sides said of her current living environment. The idea of drawing into a big sophomore dorm doesnt really appeal to me. I really want to continue to live in a community. Sides said she believes she can find this sense of a close-knit community in a co-op. Ive heard from some of my upperclassmen friends about co-

ops, she added. They have told me about their positive experiences, and I wanted to look into them. Peter Johnston 14, a Synergy resident, described his co-op is a big, loving, affectionate family. Coming home to Synergy is like coming to your actual home, he said. There is so much freedom and independence living at Synergy. With co-ops its all about the community, Durango said. You really invest yourself into the housing community, cleaning and cooking. Everyone feels responsible and has a greater respect for others, since there is a sense of communal ownership. Though the effects of the policy have yet to be seen, Johnston doesnt believe that the changes will affect the atmosphere at Synergy or other co-ops. This year we had lots of freshmen come and visit Synergy, and there were tons who pre-assigned, Johnston said. I think this [policy] will just reduce the number of people who pre-assign. Ultimately, it seems like most of the people who would use Tier 3 to draw into co-ops would also use their Tier 2 as well, he added. Contact Issra Omer at iomer@stanford.edu.

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tion of nearly 30 years of online experience, research and multiple interviews with contemporary masters of social media such as Wikipedias Jimmy Wales, Stanfords Cliff Nass and others. His lecture Thursday focused on a summary of what he called the five essential literacies of social media: attention, participation, collaboration, critical consumption and network know-how. Rheingold summarized each of these literacies into a few points. They ranged from remembering to breathe while reading ones email to the idea that one should triangulate while passing around information on the Internet that is, find three good sources that confirm the piece of information before passing it on. The biggest thing Im going to take away is something I think me and my friends forget a lot: to make sure were not in that echo chamber, were not listening to opinions that are like our own, said Crystal Nwaneri 13, reflecting on a point Rheingold made about critical consumption. Probably one of the biggest

points he brought up in his presentation was talking about participation in social media, said Justin Wiguna 15, a social media intern for the non-profit organization Be A Remedy. Social media is not just what the website is. Its so much more than that. Making the networks, the connections through social media seems to be a very important and critical part of actually using the social media for a purpose. Both students said they feel they will be taking steps toward being more mindful about their use of social media. One of the great things about the Internet being almost shallow is that its not that hard to simply change your practices, Nwaneri said. The way you use a search engine, stream video from your phone, update your Facebook status matters to you, to me and to everyone, Rheingold said, because so much of our real lives depends on how knowledgeably and mindfully we navigate digital media, and because the way we use these emerging media today will influence the way they are used and misused for decades to come. Contact Lindsey Txakeeyang at ntxakee@stanford.edu. all over campus is key to the success of this role. A main role of the concierge will be focusing on interdisciplinary aspects of entrepreneurship, helping bring together business and engineering aspects of the field. Largely, however, the Stanford Entrepreneurship Network (SEN) is leaving the role open to fill whatever niche it finds. We are currently doing a field test to see what is missing as an entrepreneurship resource at Stanford, and we hope to share this information with Angela so that she and the rest of SEN can help us fill those gaps, said Mary McCann, president of the Business Association of Stanford Entrepreneurial Students, to the Stanford Report.
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dents. Angela Hayward, coming to Stanford from Khosla Ventures, will serve as the Stanford Entrepreneurship Networks first entrepreneurship concierge, a resource for developing programming and relationships with Silicon Valley. Entrepreneurship thrives at Stanford, but entrepreneurship means different things to different people, Hayward told the Stanford Report. Each student has unique needs, experiences and appetite for risk. Therefore, theres no such thing as a standard entrepreneurship inquiry. Listening and staying connected to students from

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explore the topics of their trips. Thirty-six student volunteers led this years trips. According to Hennessy, leader selection, done in pairs, happens during spring quarter the year before a trip is scheduled. Leaders propose a trip topic with a rough itinerary and interview with the ASB directing team. After selection, leaders plan their trip during summer and later take a fall quarter leader preparation class. After receiving applicants, team leaders rank potential participants, who are then sorted among the various trips they applied for to ensure best fit. We try to create a balanced group, said Dominique Mikell 14, a trip leader this year. We consider different experiences and think about the group dynamics. Mikell led Justice Deferred: The Realities of Californias Juvenile Justice System with Rameerah Anderson 12 this year. We went on the Justice Deferred ASB trip last year and had a great time, Anderson said. But we also had different interests . . . and wanted to talk about main topics that people werent paying too much attention to. Our own interests included education and gender and race disparities. For our trip, we visited many juvenile halls and organizations in Oakland, Santa Clara and San Mateo, Mikell said. In Sacramento, we learned more in depth about Senate Bill 9 and also had dinner with a probation officer. Mikell added that the group also had an opportunity for direct service, serving breakfast to the homeless at a church that hosted them during the break. All the participants got to talk directly to the people that were having these kinds of experiences, she said. This created a balance between learning and service, so that we see what we can do and the ways we can participate. ASB receives funding from ASSU Special Fees. The student body approved the programs $80,358.25 budget last year. In this years spring election, ASB is campaigning for $84,760.00 in special fees. Trip leaders are accountable for all their expenses, said Sher-

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lene Chatterji 14, associate director of finance for ASB. As for the participants, Chatterji said, Each student pays a fee to participate, but we offer financial aid to those who need it. Chatterji reported that a total of $11,000 of financial aid was given to students: $9,000 for outof-state airfare and $2,000 for nonairfare trips. She added, however, that ASB doesnt pay entirely for any individual, and each participant pays a minimum of $40 for his or her spring break trip. This year marks the 25th anniversary of ASB, and the group will hold a reunion on Saturday to mark the occasion. Weve invited any program alumni to come back, and we got a huge response, Hennessy said. She expects 200 to 250 people to attend the reunion. In the future, we hope to create a mentorship program with alumni who have gone on to careers in public service, so that they can show how to shape a path in public service, she added. The relationships you create with your fellow participants and leaders continue. We still communicate with our past ASB leaders, Mikell said. ASB isnt just a oneweek experience; it lasts for the rest of your Stanford career. Kue Chang 15, a participant in the trip Asian American Issues: From Identity to Action, agreed with these sentiments. I realized that people can enact a big change through the community or by organizing, Chang said. Not only can an individual make a difference, but a larger group of people can make even more of a positive difference. Contact Catherine Zaw at czaw13 @stanford.edu.

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Students spoke with a member of the Youth Defectors Alliance for North Korean Human Rights in EAST House Thursday night. The discussion was a precursor event to a panel Friday with three Korean defectors titled, A Story of Survivors: The Lives of North Korean Youth Defectors.

POLICE BLOTTER
By ALICE PHILLIPS
DESK EDITOR

This report covers a selection of incidents from March 26 through April 4 as recorded in the Stanford Department of Public Safety bulletin.
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minor in possession of alcohol near the intersection of Stanford Ave. and Yale St.
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Permit was stolen from a car parked in Lot 17 between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m.

male was cited and released for driving on a suspended license on Cabrillo Court at 6:55 p.m. I A bike was stolen from near Anderson sometime between 10 a.m. on March 24 and 8 p.m. on April 1.
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between 5 p.m. on March 23 and 9 a.m. on March 27, somebody stole a bike near the Escondido II Highrise.

I A bike was stolen near Faisan in

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Florence Moore Hall between 5 p.m. the previous night and 5:30 p.m. on the 28th.

I Somebody stole a tire off a bike

THURSDAY, MARCH 29

U-locked bike was stolen from a rack outside Twain East in Stern Hall between 6 p.m. the previous night and 8:50 a.m. on April 2. I Somebody was arrested at 12:35 p.m. for being in possession of a stolen bike near the intersection of Nelson Road and Sam McDonald Mall. I A bike was stolen from outside of Griffin between 6 a.m. on March 29 and 3 p.m. on April 2.
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parked near the Escondido IV Highrise between 6 p.m. the previous night and 8 a.m. on March 29.

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side of Twain North in Stern Hall sometime between 10 a.m. on March 20 and 7 p.m. on April 3.

was transported to the San Jose Main Jail and booked on a warrant from the Los Angeles Sheriffs office at 12:19 a.m. near the intersection of Palm Drive and Roth Way.

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between 10 a.m. on March 23 and 11:30 a.m. on March 31 a bike was stolen from a rack on Nelson Road. I At approximately 11:50 p.m., somebody was cited for being a

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covers were stolen off a vehicle parked in Parking Structure 2 between 7:25 a.m. and 5 p.m. I A wallet was stolen from the Arrillaga Center for Sports & Recreation between 9 a.m. and 9:40 a.m. Just enough time for a morning run. I Somebody stole a bike from outside Y2E2 between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.

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The ethics of health insurance

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e tend to think about ethics in terms of acute crises; in this view, ethical crises punctuate our mundane day-to-day life, presenting dilemmas that need to be solved with reference to moral principles, intuitions, or other guideposts. Rarely do we acknowledge that more everyday decisions have ethical or moral components, and that ethics apply to a broader range of decisions than we may care to admit. The decision to purchase health insurance is one such mundane decision that we at the Editorial Board argue should be cast in ethical terms. Amidst the recent political and legal challenges to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Acts proposed individual insurance mandate, we argue that the purchase of health insurance as a healthy, young adult should be viewed as an ethical action. If you believe that being sick or healthy is largely a matter of good or bad luck that depends on genetics, socioeconomic status from birth, and other outside factors, being healthy is not a morally praiseworthy characteristic that should permit us the young and healthy to forgo insurance. Though diluting an insurance risk pool may be less glamorous than donating to charity, it is an important action that helps keep down premiums for the less healthy participants. Regardless of whether the individual insurance mandate stands or falls, we should keep in mind that as young, healthy adults, the purchase of health insurance should be aimed at more than our personal protection against expensive medical care. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) extends the option to stay as a dependent on a family policy until the age of 26, in recognition of the fact that the transition from college to adult independence is often less smooth than parents may hope. At age 26, or before then for students who choose to leave their parents policy earlier, well encounter the health insurance market: employer-sponsored health insurance or individual health insurance. If the ACAs mandate stands, well be required to purchase some form of health

insurance or pay a monetary penalty of $695 per year (starting in 2016, scaling up from $95 in 2014) or 2.5 percent of income, whichever is higher. As Ezra Klein points out in a Washington Post blog entry, for many young and healthy adults, it makes financial sense to pay the modest penalty and not purchase insurance. Since insurance companies under the ACA arent allowed to discriminate based on preexisting health conditions, young and healthy people can wait until they develop a medical condition that will be financially burdensome, and then purchase insurance instead of paying the penalty. Furthermore, the law does not enforce payment of the penalty; no criminal action can be pursued against those who do not pay the fine. So why buy insurance if youre among the young invincibles, if youre a healthy, young adult who can afford insurance but chooses not to purchase it because you believe it is unnecessary? The answer, though it may be unconvincing to some, lies in the distinction between the rational choice decision choosing to forgo insurance and instead pay a modest penalty and the ethical decision to help uphold the ACAs vision of expanding health insurance coverage to millions. It goes without saying that many citizens do not fall in the young and invincible category they have expensive chronic conditions that require insurance. They may be unemployed and lack affordable options in the individual insurance market, and joining an insurance risk pool as a young, healthy adult helps insurance companies avoid the death spiral they may face if their insurance pool is solely composed of sick, expensive-to-cover citizens. Diluting the health insurance risk pool is not the first choice that comes to mind when we think about how to lead an ethical life, but we at the Editorial Board feel that regardless of whether or not the mandate is upheld, young adults have an ethical responsibility to aid in the accessibility of insurance by joining the insurance pool.

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Groupfood

Miriam Marks
eating nachos faster than you, and if you both eat until the plate of nachos is empty, you will get fewer nachos. This is a particularly sensitive issue when the bill finally arrives. Do you pay for half the food if you were only able to grab one-third of it? The problem persists even if the table generally stuck to a onedish-per-person rule. Some people were under the impression that they would pay only for the food they ordered, while others assumed that the total cost would be split equally among the entire group. And, unsurprisingly, you notice that the strongest proponent of equal splitting is the person who ordered the lobster and steak entre with a bottle of wine. Here, in one group dinner, dwells every problem associated with group travel: the indecision, the differing preferences and the financial issues. These problems rear their ugly heads in every aspect of travel, from choosing a hostel to planning tourist activities and other expeditions. Have I been too pessimistic? I suppose I should mention that I had a flawless group dinner at the end of my spring break trip last week. We had a fantastic evening of conversation, food and beverages without any tension. Well, except that I had to negotiate the plate of nachos that I split with my neighbor, but I made sure to eat them just as fast as he did. Miriam hopes your group dinners have been positive experiences tell her about it at melloram@stanford.edu.

nother spring break, another week spent traveling with a group. Whether you opted for the sunny beaches of Cabo, the intellectual thrill of a service-learning trip or some other adventure right in the middle of that spectrum, there is likely one element in common: you had to spend every waking moment with the same group of people. To be fair, you also got to spend every waking moment with the same group of people. But for those of us previously unused to such a high level of human interaction, it can get a little claustrophobic at times. And because youre stuck with said group in a foreign city or country, there is often no escape. When everyone is struck by similar afflictions of fatigue, irritation or hangover, it isnt uncommon to want a vacation from your vacation. There are many, many elements of group travel that can be trying, and all of them are conveniently highlighted in one episode: the group meal. First is the pain of indecision. A critical mass of people in the group becomes hungry, and so popular opinion suggests that its time to eat. Wandering around a neighborhood, your entire group is inevitably split by choice: cuisine, price, selection of cocktails, attractiveness of the waitstaff, etc. Your group bounces back and forth between options, maybe even creating a scene in the street. After painstaking debate and slow acquiescence, the group finally decides on a restaurant. Then you have to order, and so begins the battle of individualists against collectivists. Is it each per-

son for his/herself, or should the entire table approve of the other dishes ordered? If two people want to order the same item, will that satisfy the tastes of those craving variety? How many pitchers of sangria are enough for the table? Each question invites new possibilities for discord. The situation takes a turn for the worse when the food arrives. Some of us are used to ordering one item and eating only this item; an entre ordered is a claim made on a piece of property. Others may assume that everything is up for grabs, the dreaded family style method of eating. And so, before you know it, a fork has begun to invade your plate, and an eager voice is asking, Hey, can I try this? Thanks! without waiting for a sign of approval. Can you be that person to refuse your friend a bite of your food? You cant. Its social suicide, as some might say. Instead youre forced to watch as other flocks of forks descend upon your food. In a moment of bitter irony, you realize that the better your food, the less of it you will be able to eat. Your friends invite you to try their food, and all you can think is, I wouldve ordered that if I wanted it, as you force a smile and take a small forkful. The mutually acknowledged split doesnt go much better. Lets say you wisely decide to split huge plate of nachos with the person next to you. The nachos arrive, and you both dig in eagerly. But whos eating the nachos faster? It might not be you. Soon enough youre involuntarily caught in a competition to keep up with your hungry neighbor. If this person is

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EXISTENTIAL FORTUNE COOKIES

GPA madness
Sebastain Gould
students in a certain economics class sit next to each other and copy their answers straight off anothers homework. Not having to show work greatly simplifies the process of cheating, and the electronic submission allows them to submit it from their open computer without arousing suspicion from the professor at the front of the room. Another way that students deceive professors is by doing secondary literature research, at times as simple as looking at Wikipedia, and then presenting the ideas gleaned from those sources as their own. Presumably, this makes them look more intelligent and insightful than anyone else, and the professor will therefore have a higher opinion of them, leading to more generous grading. After all, if the student always comes up with such great ideas, a less-than-stellar performance on a paper can just be attrib-

have been wanting to write about our less-than-honorable peers for a while now, but I wasnt sure how I wanted to do it. Then, an interesting article came out last week in the San Jose Mercury News that talked about high school students cheating. The article only had statistics on a couple of schools, but I think its reasonable to assume the rates of cheating at those schools are broadly accurate. After all, Ive never heard of one state or region being more honest than another. With rates as high as 70 to 80 percent at some of these schools, we can safely assume that this includes students who will go to college. After all, the biggest reason why the students in the article cheated was so they could get into college. The students who dont cheat are probably doing worse than the students who do. These attitudes must carry over to the students who attend Stanford; if they didnt, then why would people be cheating in class? One thing you will probably find quickly, if you look outside of yourself, is the prevalence of questionable assistance on problem sets and assignments. Sometimes the cheating is blatant, like when

uted to a lack of time or some other such excuse. But by cheating on problem sets with study groups, and cheating on tests by using phones and notes, these students raise the curve, hurting students who work alone and unaided. I dont cheat and my GPA reflects that, but sometimes I wonder if I should, and this is why. Upon graduation you are not a finished product. There are still schools that you must attend, onthe-job training that you must complete and mentors to guide you along the way. I dont think what you learn in college actually matters unless you are doing something very technical. Even

then, you will probably only learn the basics. The purpose of a college education seems to be to develop the process through which you learn. It is about forming friendships and working with colleagues. I am suggesting that maybe, just maybe, the cheating learned in school is essential to working the real world. You will form teams and groups to make products, and people will lie, cheat and steal their way to finishing. The process of being immoral in school simply prepares you to be immoral in the workplace. You could argue that a workplace ethic that encourages stealing and lying to get ahead is wrong, as Greg Smith recently did

in his op-ed in the New York Times. But if that is the sort of workplace that exists, then to be successful in it, we must do everything we can to get ready. There is another option of course, and that is to reject the cultural norm not to cheat on exams and problem sets, and not pretend to come up with ideas that arent your own in section. We could blaze a new society in which being good means something. The problem we have is that when everyone is playing by the rules, breaking them leads to a huge payoff. Sebastain welcomes your feedback. Send him an email at sjgould@stanford.edu.

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SPORTS
By JOSEPH BEYDA
DESK EDITOR

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BACK ON TRACK
punched out three Huskies on Thursday, Appel gave up just four hits, none of them coming between the third and seventh innings. The Cardinal defense also returned to form behind its ace, with Ragira making a diving play in the sixth inning and leftfielder Tyler Gaffney quelling an eighth-inning rally by throwing out junior Mac Acker, who tried to advance from first to third on a single but could not beat the Stanford juniors relay. One more run came around in the top of the ninth, when junior second baseman Kenny Diekroegers two-out single and stolen base turned into a 5-2 Cardinal lead, courtesy of sophomore Austin Wilsons 25th RBI of the season. The rightfielder is now tied with Piscotty for the team lead in that category. Stanford looks to have the edge in the final two matchups of the weekend. Redshirt junior lefthander Brett Mooneyham (5-1) will pitch on Friday. Mooneyham has looked sharp all year long, and his ERA remains at 1.96 despite the Cardinals recent slump. Saturday will feature a pair of underclassmen righties on the mound: Stanford freshman John Hochstatter and Husky sophomore Austin Voth. Hochstatter has fallen to 3-3 with three tough losses in a row and will look to get back on track Saturday afternoon in the 1 p.m. finale. Mooneyham and the Card will go up against Bay Area native Tyler Davis, a freshman righthander from Mountain View, Calif., in tonights 5 p.m. contest. Contact Joseph Beyda at jbeyda @stanford.edu.

Joseph Beyda

The No. 6 Stanford baseball team appears to have resumed its winning ways again. The Cardinal (18-6, 3-4 Pac12) beat Washington (16-10, 3-4) 5-2 in Seattle last night, marking just the third time in its last 10 weekend-series games that the squad scored at least five runs after doing so in eight of its first nine such contests.

MENS BASEBALL STANFORD 5 WASHINGTON 2 04/5, Seattle, Washington

Junior righthander Mark Appel (4-1) threw his third complete game of the season and retired 15 straight batters, while sophomore first baseman Brian Ragira had a hit and two RBI to extend his hit streak to nine games in the win. Sophomore shortstop Lonnie Kauppila also impressed with three hits and an RBI in his return to the lineup, having sat out Monday against St. Marys after struggling both in the field and at the plate. The Huskies were held scoreless by Appel after the first frame, while junior righty Aaron West (42) lasted just 5.1 innings and surrendered eight hits and three walks to Stanford. The Cardinal fell behind in the first inning for the second game in a row, as Appel walked a pair of batters with two outs and then allowed a two-run double from junior Jacob Lamb. It took Stanford four innings to end Wests no-hitter, with junior third baseman Stephen Piscotty singling to break the ice. But the

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Junior catcher Eric Smith (above) hit 3-for-5 and ace Mark Appel pitched a complete game in the Cardinals 5-2 victory over the Washington Huskies in the series opener on Thursday night in Seattle.
floodgates didnt really open until the fifth, when junior catcher Eric Smith led off with a single. Advancing on a passed ball and a flyout from freshman designated hitter Alex Blandino, Smith came around to score and narrow the gap to one run. Stanford then loaded the bases and tied things up on a wild pitch, before Ragira singled in two more runs to make it 4-2. Appel was dominating on the mound, meanwhile, showing the same brilliance that saw him record a then-career-high nine strikeouts against Washington last year. Even though he only

WOMENS TENNIS

Card set to take on Broncos

NO. 6 CARDINAL HOSTS SANTA CLARA
By CHRISSY JONES
STAFF WRITER

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Senior middle blocker Gus Ellis (above) and the No. 5 Stanford mens volleyball team hope to move up in the MPSF conference standings as the Cardinal takes on No. 8 Long Beach State and No. 12 Cal State-Northridge in pivotal back-to-back showdowns at Maples Pavilion this weekend.

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CARD READY TO TAKE ON TOP-15 TEAMS AT HOME
By DANIEL LUPIN
STAFF WRITER

During a season in which five teams are separated by one game in the MPSF standings, taking care of business at home has been a top priority. With No. 8 Long Beach State (13-12, 8-10 MPSF) and No. 12 Cal State-Northridge (1015, 6-12) coming to the Farm this weekend, plus a date with conference co-leader UCLA the following weekend, the No. 5 Stanford mens volleyball team must defend its home court if it wants to claim the conference title. Despite a 9-2 conference road record that includes wins over No. 4 BYU and No. 2 UCIrvine, the Cardinal (16-6, 13-5) finds itself in fifth place in the conference standings as a result of its home struggles. The team is just 4-3 at home in league play. To complete the task at hand, the team will have to defeat the Long Beach State 49ers, a team Stanford has strug-

gled with in recent memory. Despite outlasting the 49ers in five sets the last time these two squads met, Stanford had lost the previous three meetings with LBSU. The key to the match when these two teams played earlier in the season was the efficiency of Stanfords middle blockers, senior Gus Ellis and sophomore Eric Mochalski. The two combined for 16 kills on 24 attempts, which complemented the strong play of the ever-consistent Brad Lawson in propelling Stanford to victory. Stanford is a team that prides itself on good defense and passing; a strong showing from the middle blocker position is a good sign of both. Luckily for the Cardinal, slowing down the 49ers attack may have gotten a little bit easier this time around, thanks to a knee injury that has sidelined Jim Baughman, LBSUs leading hitter. The senior, who is averaging 2.89 kills per set, is currently two kills shy of 1,000 career kills. His poor performance the last time out helped Stanford come away with the victory.

After a brief lapse in dual match play due to dead week and finals, its taken the Stanford womens tennis team no time at all to once again demonstrate its dominance. Stanford looks to continue its undefeated season with a win over Bay Area rival Santa Clara this Saturday. The No. 6 Cardinal (14-0, 6-0 Pac-12) will be aiming high in its final nonconference match of the season against the unranked Broncos. In the past two weeks, Stanford has delivered four straight devastating blows to its opponents. The Stanford women defeated No. 51 UNLV, No. 27 Arizona State, No. 28 Arizona and most recently the unranked Cal Poly Mustangs, all without dropping a match. All of us did a good job of getting a lot of court time during dead week and finals week, so it wasnt difficult at all to get back into the groove of things, explained freshman Ellen Tsay. Every one of us has been really motivated and disciplined this year, whether it is extra workouts or practicing on our own. Senior captain Veronica Li described the importance of maintaining momentum for the squad as the Cardinal enters the last full month of competitive dual match play before the Pac-12 Championship in late April and the NCAA tournament in May. I think the team is looking really good, and our goal is the national championship in May, so we are still building towards that, Li acknowledged. Hopefully well keep getting better each day and be ready to compete at our best come time. Santa Clara (8-7) will commute to the Farm on Saturday morning in hopes of coming away with a victory against the strong Cardinal squad. It will most likely be sophomore Nicole Gibbs facing the Broncos No. 1 singles player, sophomore Katie Le, on court one. However, Tsay has played Le before, as both girls were top Northern California junior players. Le was named the WCC Womens Tennis Singles Player of the Month on Thursday and, coming off an 11-match win streak, will lead her team in the fight. As always, we are going to concentrate on playing our game and keeping our focus against them, Tsay said. Despite the Cardinals recent success at this critical point in the season, its six consecutive shutouts dont necessarily ac-

ith MLB Opening Day in the books, millions of Americans have just gotten their first looks at their favorite teams rosters, scrupulously rehashed and refined throughout the offseason. But for many of us it was also the first full day of fantasy baseball action, when all the amateur GMs out there finally saw our own hand-picked players filling the stat sheets in games that count. After two brief and wildly unsuccessful sojourns into the world of fantasy hockey, I finally decided to have a go at its much more popular baseball counterpart. I had been avoiding this for the past few years because of all the horror stories Id heard about fantasy managers burning out by the end of the 162-game season. But with the illusion of free time afforded by spring break, I coaxed myself into joining a simple, rotisserie-style ESPN league with an autopick draft made just for fantasy amateurs like me, knowing full well that we hadnt done our preseason homework. Clearly having learned nothing from my two fantasy hockey teams which both crashed and burned due to their inordinately large concentrations of San Jose Sharks I named my team the Posey Posers and bumped up San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey, ace Tim Lincecum and bearded closer Brian Wilson significantly in my pre-draft player rankings. All three ended up on my team. (Needless to say, Scott Cousins didnt make the cut.) Looking at my squad the morning after the selections, I was surprised to see how many big-name hitters the autodraft had given me: Miguel Cabrera, Carlos Gonzalez, Ryan Zimmerman, Shane Victorino, Yoenis Cespedes and Andre Ethier. Of course, a Los Angeles Dodger on the Posey Posers just wouldnt do, so I quickly dumped Ethier in a trade for the speedy Jimmy Rollins, also giving me an extra slot to work with in the deep free-agent outfielder pool. My starting pitchers were even more impressive. Besides Lincecum, I ended up with Rays rookie Matt Moore, Reds righty Mat Latos, Cardinals curveballer Adam Wainwright and Atlanta ace Tommy Hanson. Putting injured Yankee Michael Pineda on the DL let me add the risky Johan Santana to that group. The one downside? The bangedup Wilson was my only true closer, with Javy Guerra fighting for the job in L.A. and newly converted Texas starter Neftali Feliz still labeled as a reliever by the autodraft. In the hopes of putting up a respectable showing in the saves column, I quickly proposed trades to six of the nine other teams, most of which had three or four closers, but all my offers were either ignored or rejected. What can I say, theres a first time for everything. And my first few days as a fantasy baseball manager were much more enjoyable than I had expected. Theres a certain degree of excitement associated with playing a GM, trying to one-up all the bigwigs who are so fond of centering longterm payrolls around washed-up superstars (Giants fans: see Barry Zito) or letting homegrown heroes leave without putting up much of a fight (As fans: see Barry Zito). In a way, the marathon that is the MLB season adds a level of intrigue to fantasy baseball. Theres more time to make up for early mistakes, more chances to come up with a high-risk trade and more need to follow the waiver wire religiously. And in a sport so heavily embodied by slumps and hot streaks, Im going to have to face the fact that no one not even Buster Posey can be considered untouchable for the long haul. So how did the Posey Posers do on Opening Day? We may have gone 5-30 without a single RBI, but Santana and Hanson pitching against each other in the non-fantasy baseball world yesterday combined for 10 six-hit, one-run innings, with an impressive WHIP of 1.10. Sounds a lot like the Giants after all. Joseph Beyda might start an all-Giants lineup if someone doesnt stop him. Give him some quality fantasy baseball advice at jbeyda@stanford.edu.

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STILL ROLLING
MENS TEAM PREPARES FOR PAC-12 FOES
By DASH DAVIDSON
STAFF WRITER

The No. 11 Stanford mens tennis team returns home to the Taube Family Tennis Center this weekend with backto-back Pac-12 matches against Oregon and Washington. These two matches promise to be closely contested, as the teams will try to get into good position heading into the inaugural Pac-12 Championship starting April 25th in Ojai, Calif. On Friday afternoon the Cardinal (12-5, 2-0 Pac-12) will welcome the No. 62-ranked Oregon Ducks to the Farm. The Ducks are coming off trouncings at the hands of USC and UCLA and are looking to rebound this weekend against the Northern California powerhouses Stanford and Cal. The Ducks (5-7, 0-2 Pac-12) are led by a top-heavy singles lineup anchored by underclassmen. Sophomores Alex Rovello and Robin Cambier hold down the top two spots of the singles rotation, and Cambier is coming off a recent 15match winning streak. Playing in the third slot for the Ducks is freshman Daniel Sardu. The influx of talented underclassmen into the top of the lineup has the Oregon coaches and fans excited about their future. For the present, however, it certainly looks as if Stanford will be the favorite in Fridays match. Saturday afternoon brings in the No. 22 Washington Huskies (12-5, 0-2 Pac12). Like the Ducks, the Huskies are coming off losses in their first two Pac12 matches of the season, also against USC and UCLA. The Huskies are led by talented junior Kyle McMorrow, who

is ranked No. 14 in the country. His singles match against either Bradley Klahn or Ryan Thacher on the No. 1 singles court will surely not be one to miss. The Cardinal will be looking to improve upon the momentum that it garnered by beating pesky Pac-12 opponents Arizona and Colorado last weekend. Head coach John Whitlinger has been very careful to keep his team concentrated on the task at hand by always focusing on the next match. The biggest match is Friday; its our next match and the one we are focused on, Whitlinger said. After Fridays match we will start preparing for Saturday against Washington. We dont want to look ahead to our road trip next weekend to L.A. against USC and UCLA. Well save preparing for those matches after the ones this weekend are finished. The team is beginning its stretch of tennis that will define its season. Pac-12 play through the beginning of April will lead up to the Pac-12 Championship starting April 25. Then the Pac-12 Championship will lead to the seasonending NCAA Championship, beginning May 11 in Athens, Ga. All were trying to do is keep improving, said Whitlinger. We still have a ways to go and will try to get a little better with each match. Were hoping to begin peaking at the right time. The two matches this weekend will be important building blocks if the Stanford mens tennis team hopes to reach its goal of winning the NCAA tournament. The Cardinal will host Oregon at 1:30 p.m. on Friday and then square off against Washington at 1 p.m. on Saturday. Contact Dash Davidson at dashd@stanford.edu.

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Junior Matt Kandath (above) and the No. 11 Stanford mens tennis team hope to remain perfect in Pac-12 conference play as the Cardinal welcomes No. 62 Oregon and No. 22 Washington. Both the Ducks and Huskies are coming off losses at the hands of powerhouses USC and UCLA.

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Unfortunately for Stanford, LBSU still has a variety of weapons at its disposal, most notably sophomore Taylor Crabb and senior Brad Hemmerling. Both players average better than two kills per set and are a large reason why the 49ers have not struggled in Baughmans absence. The 49ers are winners of three in a row, a streak that can currently be matched by only two other teams in the conference, No. 1 USC and No. 11 UCSan Diego. Saturdays match will prove to be a different kind of test for the Cardinal when it takes on the Cal State-Northridge Matadors. Similar to Long Beach State, Northridge was defeated by Stanford earlier this year on its

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home floor and is looking to exact some revenge. Unlike LBSU however, the Matadors are not playing their best ball of the season at the moment. Northridge was swept at the hands of BYU last week, mustering just one game in two matches in Provo. Stanford held off Northridge the last time these two teams played thanks to the play of outside hitter Brian Cook, who may have had the best match of his collegiate career thus far. The sophomore tallied 26 kills on a .450 hitting percentage and also registered 8 digs. To take down the Matadors a second time, Stanford will have to do a much better job of covering junior middle blocker Jared Moore, who had 13 kills on 14 attempts in the previous meeting between the two schools. Moore leads Northridge this season with a .394 hitting percentage. Not to be forgotten is freshman sensation Julius Hoefer, the Matadors leading hitter at better than three kills per set. The German national poses obvious problems with his 6-9 height. He will be looking to prove himself after Stanford held him to a .200 hitting percentage in the past meeting between the two teams. A sweep this weekend could do wonders for the teams chances at a conference title, considering at least two teams ahead of the Cardinal in the conference standings are guaranteed a loss this weekend. Lawson, Cook, Ellis and company will be in action at Maples Pavilion at 7 p.m. on Friday against Long Beach State and again at 7 p.m. on Saturday against Northridge. Contact Daniel Lupin at delupin @stanford.edu.

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curately represent the toughness of each match. My singles match against Cal Poly was a mental test because it was the first time I played on court three, Tsay said. My opponent was tricky to play in the windy conditions. I went up 3-0 in the first set and then it went back to 3-all, but during the critical time, I was resilient, as coach Lele put it. Resilient she was, executing a 6-3, 7-5 victory over Kathryn Webb and securing her first stadium victory. Doubles play has continued to be a strength of the Stanford team, as the No. 1 pairing of junior Mallory Burdette and Gibbs remains undefeated and the No. 2 pairing of junior Stacey Tan and Tsay continues to improve. [Tan] and I work really well together and have gotten really good

at anticipating each others tendencies as the season has progressed, Tsay said. Weve been doing a lot of doubles drills during practice, and that has helped us hone our strategies. The No. 3 team of junior Natalie Dillon and Li has also been dominant against recent opponents. Continued strong doubles performances will be needed in the final weeks of the regular season. After this weekends match against Santa Clara, the Cardinal will face three conference rivals consecutively: No. 4 USC, No. 1 UCLA and finally No. 9 Cal, whom the Cardinal dismantled 52 in an earlier meeting this season that did not count towards conference standings. For now, the Stanford womens tennis team is focusing solely on defeating Santa Clara at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday at the Taube Family Tennis Center. Contact Chrissy Jones at chrissyj @stanford.edu.

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Senior Veronica Li (above) and the No. 6 Stanford womens tennis team, coming off a 7-0 domination of Cal Poly, look to remain undefeated as they take on Santa Clara on Saturday at the Taube Family Tennis Center.