Features
Photo: Jenny Thomas
They're bright, curious -- and scared off by science and math. Now an
innovative program for nontechnical undergrads is bringing difficult
topics to life.
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Photo: Peter Stember
Gould's Game
His men have won 16 national tennis titles in 32 years. How does Dick Gould do it? With skilled recruiting, tenacious fund raising and the power of positive thinking.
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News Service
Wanted: Female Faculty
After a quarter century of affirmative action, less than one-fifth of Stanford professors are women. Everyone agrees there's a problem, but how far should the University go to fix it?
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Juliette Borda
Out of the Blue
When Grandma met Grandpa, she was all blue eyes and hips and a voice like hazelnut custard. He was handsome like the devil. The winning entry in our annual fiction contest.
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Charles Schwab's Secret Struggle
As a boy, he found reading maddeningly difficult. Now the stock market tycoon is using his fortune to help families cope with dyslexia and other learning problems.
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They'll Try Anything
To impress the admission office, Stanford applicants send cookies, boxer shorts and life preservers to the admission staff. Just one problem: the stunts don't work.