Features
Favorite Son
Provost and engineering professor John Hennessy spent 22 years teaching, researching and rising through the academic ranks. And, like every self-respecting computer scientist, he took a year's sabbatical to start a company. In September, he becomes the University's 10th president.
They Pay Me to Do This?
From sportscaster to CEO, from ranger to webmaster, we profile the coolest jobs at Stanford -- and the students who do them.
Where on Earth?
The Global Positioning System changed navigation forever. Now GPS pioneer Brad Parkinson and his band of graduate students are harnessing the technology to track the precise location of almost anything.
Mrs. Stanford and the Netherworld
Haunted by the sudden death of her
beloved son, Jane Stanford tried séances as
a way to reach him.
Looking for the Right Road
For more than two decades, he has grappled with waste and absurdity as a Third World development expert. Now the author wonders why he bothered -- and why he can't quit.
The Treasure of Mata Ortiz
In a remote Mexican village, second-grade dropout Juan Quezada rediscovered the secret of fashioning exquisite pottery -- and shared it with his neighbors. Walt Parks helped introduce the rest of the world to this extraordinary art.
Columns and Departments
Farm Report
Digest
A Bowling Team with Attitude to Spare
Bowling is no varsity sport
Class Brains
Brains on tour
A Wine Gadget for the Urologist in All of Us
For the urologist in all of us
In Reno, a Piece of the Action
Stanford-in-Reno
The Ultimate Comeback for a Frisbee World Champ
A frisbee world champ's ultimate comeback
News
Graduate Scholars Fly Free
Most happy fellows
The Delegate Balance: Student and Politico
Students snag seats at the political conventions
Shelf Life
Class Notes
Profiles
The Doctor is Out -- Painting
Head yell leader Richard Stark
She's Into Her Gourds
Ginger Summit is into her gourds
Farewells
For Watsonville, He Delivered
Country doctor Ehler Eiskamp
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10 Reasons to Like this Course
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Obituaries
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Books, Music, Etc.
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Third Time's the Charm
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How Elephants Establish Who Is in Charge
