Stanford Magazine - Table of Contents

May/June 2008

Features

COVER STORY

Can the West Lead Us to a Better Place?

Land of legend, purveyor of myth, the Western United States occupies a role as one of the world's most influential political and economic regions. How successfully it meets the challenges of environmental conservation, immigration and water management will help determine America's future.

A Team to Remember

Led by a luminous star, the Stanford women's basketball team defied predictions and advanced to the national championship game.

Heard This One?

Inventor, composer, professor and performer, Mark Applebaum makes music unlike anything audiences have ever heard. They like the sound of it

Stretch of the Imagination

Their assignment: make something useful with the lowly rubber band. In the Innovation Challenge, doing a lot with a little produced some interesting twists.

Just Add Rubber

Farm Aid

Under Stanford's new financial aid program, all families earning less than $100,000 get tuition free. How can the University make that commitment, and why is it necessary? Provost John Etchemendy and dean of admission Richard Shaw provide the answers.