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The Stanford Daily An Independent Publication
www.stanforddaily.com Volume 235
April 9, 2009 Issue 33

DRAW
SYSTEM
CHANGES
Students can now draw
in four different tiers
By THE DAILY NEWS STAFF

Stanford Student Housing released details yesterday of

the new Draw system being implemented starting this year.
In the new system,the Draw will be divided into four dif-
ferent tiers. The first tier ranges between one to 1,000, the
second tier 1,001 to 2,000, the third tier 2,001 to 3,000 and
the fourth tier 3,301 to 3,500.
The rules regarding each different tier are: (1) The first
tier can only be used once; (2) the third tier must be used at
least once; (3) students drawing for their sophomore year
can only use the second or third tier; (4) students who
pledge a housed fraternity or sorority forfeit the first and
second tier; (5) students who are pre-assigned use the sec- AGUSTIN RAMIREZ/The Stanford Daily
ond or third tier depending upon the location of their as-
signment; (6) the fourth tier provides for unguaranteed
housing.
In addition to these rules, a set of rules was released to
transition students (current sophomores and juniors,in par-
ticular) who have participated in the Draw before Spring
2009. The rules are: (1) An un-preferred year usage trans-
Card looks to continue turnaround against UCLA
lates to a third-tier draw; (2) the first preferred year usage
translates to a second-tier draw; (3) the second preferred By DENIS GRIFFIN more second baseman Colin Walsh. “As thing that we’re focusing on more.We al- UCLA
year usage translates to a first-tier draw; (4) current stu- SENIOR STAFF WRITER [Coach Mark Marquess] told us, we’re ways were a good team talent-wise; we (12-17, 5-4 Pac-10)
dents will use their remaining tiers after the translations in still a week away from getting halfway just didn’t play up to our talent in the first Sunken Diamond 5:30 P.M.
(1) through (3); and (5) current members of the Greek sys- The good news for Stanford baseball through our season, and baseball’s a long couple of weeks of the season. So now I
tem will have their first- and second-tier draws removed is that the team finally looks like it’s season, so a lot can happen.A lot of good think we’re coming together and just COVERAGE:
and will use the third-tier draw. ready to prove itself once again as one of things can happen, a lot of bad things can playing better overall.”
happen, so we’ve just got to stay focused The Bruins (12-17, 5-4) certainly hope
RADIO:
Greeks who are part of next year’s senior class may still the nation’s most elite programs. And
have preferred years at their disposal, if they lived in the this comes not a moment too soon. on what’s coming up, get a couple of wins that they are in the midst of a similar KZSU 90.1 FM, (kzsu.stanford.edu)
house during sophomore year and drew un-preferred jun- Beginning this afternoon at 5:30 p.m., this weekend.” turnaround. From Feb. 22 through March
Adding to the Cardinal’s optimism, 8, UCLA lost 10 straight games, before
ior year.
The Daily will have further coverage on the changes to
the Cardinal (11-12, 5-4 Pac-10 Confer-
ence) will resume its run through the though, is the fact that the team is coming righting the ship just in time for the start UP NEXT UCLA
the Draw in the coming days. heart of its schedule. Since returning to off a tremendous run to right itself mid- of conference play. Still, the Bruins are 4/10 Sunken Diamond
action after a break for exams on March way through its season.After going 3-9 to just 2-3 thus far in April.
21, Stanford has played 12 games in 18 start the year, Marquess’ squad has gone The Bruins will look to come after the NOTES: Stanford has won eight of its last 11
OFF-CAMPUS days, and was scheduled to play its 13th 8-3 since, with an average run differential Cardinal with a talented rotation, led by games after starting the season 3-9. Winning
tonight’s game would bring the Cardinal’s win-
on Tuesday, which was cancelled due to of plus-29 over that 11-game span. right-handed Gerrit Cole. The hard-
ning percentage up to .500 for the first time

Study shows
rain. Before the end of its regular season Walsh found it hard to qualify exactly throwing freshman made headlines be-
on May 24, the Cardinal will play 31 what had changed, saying that now the fore his collegiate career even began, since February. The Cardinal enters the series
more, including 20 against Pac-10 Con- team was playing as well as he thought it when he decided to play at UCLA de- tied with UCLA for fourth in the Pac-10.
ference opponents, starting tonight in the could all along. spite being drafted by the New York Yan- COVERAGE:
first of a three-game series against “We’ve just been playing better over- kees in last June’s MLB Draft. The 28th

expansion OK
RADIO KZSU 90.1 FM
UCLA. all,” he said. “I don’t know that I can
“We’re excited for sure,” said sopho- point to a specific point in time or some- Please see BASEBALL, page 8 (kzsu.stanford.edu)

University growth in next 25 SOFTBALL

years won’t affect foothills
By ELIZABETH TITUS

The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors ap-

proved the Stanford Sustainable Development Study, a
plan that outlines how the University will accommodate CAL
SLOWING THE BEARS
growth until 2035, at its Tuesday meeting.
(26-11, 3-3 Pac-10)
The 3-2 vote included a finding by the board: that even
at an “aggressive” growth rate, in which the University Smith Family Stadium 7 P.M. Stanford looks to keep speedy rival Cal off base
adds five million square feet of academic and housing fa-
cilities by 2035, development would not need to extend to COVERAGE:
the foothills, which are some 2,000 acres of land between TV: By CHRIS FITZGERALD eight home runs with 26 runs batted in this The tandem of Penna and sophomore
Alpine Road and Junipero Serra Boulevard owned by CBS College Sports DAILY SPORTS INTERN season. hurler Ashley Chinn holds a combined
Stanford. Among the biggest threats the Cardinal ERA of 0.91. One of only four sub-one
RADIO: Beginning today, No. 2 Stanford soft- will face is Cal’s speed — the Bears are staff ERAs in the nation, the mark also
“We are pleased with the outcome,” Provost John
Etchemendy wrote in an email to The Daily. He added that KZSU 90.1 FM, (kzsu.stanford.edu) ball will take on No. 16/17 Cal at Smith 110-122 in stealing this year. sets Stanford on pace to best the previous
the University has no plans to develop the foothills. Family Stadium in Palo Alto. After one Stanford head coach John Rittman ac- team record of 1.20 set in 2001.
game at Stanford, the teams will then trav- knowledged Cal’s aggressive nature on the The Bears have two options to counter
“But all University lands are important University as-
sets,” he continued. “Twenty-five years before the radio UP NEXT CAL el north to conclude their three-game se- base paths. Penna and Chinn’s expertise. An All-Pac-
telescope was built, the University could not have fore- 4/10 Berkeley ries at Berkeley on Friday and Saturday. “We know they have outstanding 10 Second Team selection as a freshman,
seen the need for this instrument, and 25 years before the The Cardinal (34-2, 5-1 Pacific-10 Con- speed,” Rittman noted. “The biggest thing sophomore Valerie Arioto has picked up
linear accelerator was built, the University could not have NOTES: No. 2 Stanford hopes to improve ference) boasts a five-game win streak we can do to prevent that is to keep them where she left off last season.The Pleasan-
on its nation-leading 34-2 record when it after upending the Oregon schools in off the bases.” ton, Calif.-native is 10-3 on the season,
foreseen its importance, either.”
faces No. 16/17 Cal tonight. The Cardi- three games this past weekend. Stanford’s To do so, Stanford will look to its circle, holding a 1.49 ERA. On the other hand,
Yesterday’s vote clears the way for further develop-
nal brings a five-game win streak into the .944 winning percentage is among the best where senior ace Missy Penna (24-2) flirt- junior Marissa Drewrey boasts a record of
ment. The approval comes as Stanford approaches the
game with Cal. Stanford will have to slow in the country, trailing only Florida (39-3) ed with perfection on Saturday. She gave 16-8, with 171 strikeouts in 151 innings
halfway mark in development authorized by the county in
down Cal’s baserunning, which has given in the national rankings. up just one hit, blanking the Ducks to pick pitched. Drewrey also shut down the Car-
its 2000 General Use Permit. The permit stipulated that
the Golden Bears 110 steals in 122 at- The Bears (26-11, 3-3), meanwhile, are up her 23rd victory of the season.With the dinal on April 20 last year, fanning 10 to
before Stanford could apply for the second half of devel-
tempts. led by twin sisters Jamia and Elia Reid.The decision, Penna moved into the top-30 on help her team pull off the 1-0 win.
opment — two million square feet of academic space and
3,000 housing units, in total — a sustainability study had to COVERAGE: freshmen are Nos. 1 and 2 in batting aver- the nation’s all-time wins list. The ace Cal finds support for its talent in head
be completed. RADIO KZSU 90.1 FM age on the team, and have combined for 54 threw a complete weekend, surrendering coach Diane Ninemire, who provides
stolen bases on the year. Help comes from just two earned runs in Oregon, lowering
Please see FOOTHILLS, page 3 (kzsu.stanford.edu) sophomore Sanoe Ketakuna, who has her ERA to 0.74 on the year. Please see SOFTBALL, page 6

Index News/2 • Opinions/4 • Features/5 • Sports/6 • Classifieds/7 Recycle Me

2 N Thursday, April 9, 2009 The Stanford Daily

NEWS
STUDENT GOV’T

A LOOK AT THE ASSU EXECUTIVE PLATFORMS

By MARISA LANDICHO and pledges for low-cost graduate hous- co-Chair. More innocuous goals round out Gobaud described the complexity of too many bases to cover already,
ZOE RICHARDS ing and affordable healthcare for Several pet projects of the the resemblance between platforms, healthcare, especially for interna- wrote Branner Resident Fellow
grads. Dorsey-Harris administration will including the expansion of the tional students who, even if married, Nancy Buffington in an email to The
Sustainability, public service, Referencing one of the primary be continued regardless of which ASSU table-loaning program and cannot get their children or spouse Daily.
diversity and wellness — the buzz- concerns of undergraduate student slate gains office. an increase in Wi-Fi access. covered by the same healthcare “Students and staff are already
words of the previous ASSU admin- life, the two slates remain commit- Their best tools for increasing The extensiveness of each plat- plan. pretty busy,” she said. “But a fresh-
istration — have dominated the race ted to party regulation reform and student involvement, both slates form, however, begs the question of “Because of the budget cuts — man dorm with a supportive dorm
for 2009 Executive. The two slates the negotiation of the “2.5 Level” have explained, are the town halls how everything will actually be it’s a very complicated issue, it’s staff and RFs could definitely exper-
embrace many of the same key party — an intermediate level meetings. Although the slates plan accomplished post-elections season. expensive and needs to be worked iment to see what they might accom-
goals, though the ease at which to between an invite-only and a cam- to diversify the geographic locations Addressing diversity, the Hauser- on at the Executive level and not plish.”
achieve these ends varies. pus-wide party. of the town halls, only the Sprague slate supports the expan- just the GSC [Graduate Student Gobaud and de la Torre have also
The two slates’ platforms differ in “This is an idea that has been in Gobaud/de la Torre slate proposed sion of financial aid at a time when Council],” he explained. vowed to lobby for immigration
detail and methods of goal imple- formulation in our office for quite posting videos of the town halls on the University is barely holding on In an email to The Daily, GSC co- reform at the federal level, working
mentation. But with comparable awhile under the guidance of Snehal YouTube. to its existing program. The pair sup- Chair Polina Segalova said, “The alongside the Bechtel International
platform headings, overlaps Naik (associate director) and Both slates admire the Bystander ports aid to undocumented students GSC has worked with both Housing Center, the GSC and the National
between the David Gobaud ‘08 M.S. Robert Watkins (one of the office’s campaign, wanting to see it integrat- and international need-blind admis- and Health Services in previous Association of Graduate
‘10 and Jay de la Torre ‘10 slate and student peer advisors) working in ed into New Student Orientation sions. years, with one outcome being the Professional Students (NAGPS) to
the slate of Bennett Hauser ‘10 and conjunction with Jake Fuentes, for- (NSO) programming. They have For similar budgetary reasons, formation of the Dependent Health make visas more accessible and
Matt Sprague ‘10 are nearly mer president of Sigma Nu,” wrote both stated wishes to expand the the Hauser-Sprague platform goal Insurance Task Force.” make international travel an easier
unavoidable. Director of the Office of Student Green store to sell more than just to raise Peer Health Educator The task force would be charged process for students. Gobaud is
The greatest point of agreement Activities Nanci Howe. “Yes, some biodegradable cups. (PHE) pay faces unfortunate timing. with finding solutions for the prob- adamant about sending students as
lies in the area of outreach to gradu- type of new party level is possible Director of Unions Jeanette Still, Director of Wellness and lem, she said. The formation of this far as Washington, D.C. to advocate
ate students — a population that has and probably desirable, but we Smith-Laws confirmed that the Health Promotion Services Carole Task Force is an initiative that for extending healthcare programs
expressed feelings of marginaliza- would need to see more specifics of University is already making strides Pertofsky appreciated the idea of a Gobaud intends to harness as he to international students.
tion and disconnection from main- their proposal.” in sustainability mentioned in the pay raise and remains hopeful for tackles these federal level problems. “We recognize this is not a trivial
stream ASSU politics in recent Presidential hopefuls Gobaud Gobaud/de la Torre platform. the future. Some goals, however, face obsta- problem or something that can be
years. More than 8,000 of the and Hauser also share key experi- Smith-Laws noted that the move- “I’m an optimist,” she wrote in an cles other than money. fixed overnight,” Gobaud said. “But
University’s 15,000 students are ence — both served in the previous ment towards zero percent waste email to The Daily. “Once the econ- To continue Dorsey and Harris’ it is something that we will work
graduate students, though voter Executive cabinet of Jonny Dorsey Tresidder and Old Union has been omy recovers, I think this well- public service crusade, Hauser and towards with multiple organiza-
turnout has been historically lower ‘09 and Fagan Harris ‘09. In the past underway since the beginning of this earned promise for the PHEs will be Sprague propose incorporating tions.”
for grads than undergrads. year, Gobaud worked as ASSU academic year. quite workable.” service projects within the freshman
Support for faculty and graduate Executive Operations Manager, “But I don’t know if that’s Budget problems may also limit dorm experience. Contact Marisa Landicho and Zoe
diversity has also been written into while Hauser held the title of ASSU obtainable within the year,” she said Gobaud’s vision of dependent But freshman dorms, packed with Richards at [email protected]
both platforms, along with advocacy Executive Cabinet Cost of Living in regards to the timeline. healthcare for grad students. “heavy programming,” may have and [email protected].

STUDENT GOV’T
ASSU Executive Campaign Spending
Late endorsements Hauser/Sprague Gobaud/de la Torre

create online stir T-shirts/banners

flyers
690.86
210.00
1112.39
368.72
a whole lot of water.”
Emails sent just hours In their email, Hauser and
Sprague expressed disappointment Web site/logo design 125.00 15.38
before voting began that Dorsey and Harris were the

By NIKHIL JOSHI
first sitting Executives “in any mem-
ory” to endorse one of their poten- YouTube video 200.00
MANAGING EDITOR tial successors.

In the hours before voting began

But Dorsey told The Daily that
he doubted that history, and in any ping pong balls/stickers 414.95
at 12:01 a.m. Thursday, a flurry of case was not going to be guided by
endorsements by key outgoing
ASSU officeholders and student
past precedent.
“Like a lot of like other aspects food/gas/misc. 200.00
groups hit students around campus, of ASSU, I would not look to recent
and could shake up the Executive
and Undergraduate Senate races.
history as to how to do our jobs,” he
said. TOTAL $1840.81 $1496.49
Current Executives Jonny In another controversial move,
Stanford Democrats President
Dorsey ‘09 and Fagan Harris ‘09
publicly endorsed David Gobaud Ashwin Mudalair ‘09 and Stanford Provided by the ASSU Election Commission based on slate financial disclosure forms
‘08 M.S. ‘10 and Jay de la Torre ‘10. Conservative Society President
Dorsey and Harris said they Grant Starrett ‘09 issued a widely
spent considerable time deliberat- circulated joint endorsement of
Hauser and Sprague. After several weeks of debate over public financing in the ASSU, the Gobaud/de la Torre Executive slate spent $1,496.49, just a few dollars shy of the $1500 total it was
ing before endorsing Gobaud/de la
Torre, and even took the time to Mudalair, the Stanford allotted after accepting ASSU funding. The Hauser/Sprague Executive slate, which did not choose to accept public financing, spent $1,840.81. Spending in the Executive
personally meet with Bennett Democrats president, came under race fell dramatically from last year, when the winning Dorsey/Harris slate spent $3,597.31 and the second-place Gobaud/Goldgof slate spent $3,768.55.
Hauser ‘10 and Matt Sprague ‘10 fire for his endorsement of
earlier in the day yesterday to let Hauser/Sprague, because the
them know about the endorsement. Stanford Democrats had already
But Hauser and Sprague went on issued a public endorsement of
to circulate an email across campus, Gobaud/de la Torre.
making it clear that they were dis- “I personally support Matt and
Bennett, and I wanted to get that STUDENT GOV’T
appointed with Dorsey and Harris’
out to their supporters,” Mudalair Daily Poll Question
actions. from 04/08/09 issue
“For the past few weeks, it’s been
clear that Jonny Dorsey and Fagan
Harris, the current Executives, have
been pushing behind the scenes for
told The Daily. “It was supposed to
go to the private email list. There
was a miscommunication.”
In a statement, five members of
the Stanford Democrats Board —
GSC hosts ASSU Exec slates Do you think it is okay for ASSU Senators to
spend a quarter away from campus during
their term?
Gobaud/de la Torre,” Hauser and a) Yes, it does not present a problem.
Sprague wrote. “Jonny and de la Patrick Cordova ‘09, Sarahi
Constantine ‘11, Andy Parker ‘11,
Graduate students seek greater tion that has long been run primarily by the
undergraduate population.
b) No, you can’t be an effective senator
without being on campus.
Torre are in Sigma Nu together, and
Gobaud has been an ardent sup-
porter of all Dorsey/Harris initia-
Caitlin Smith ‘09, Sam Kaspick ‘10
— made it clear that Mudalair’s presence within ASSU David Gobaud’08 M.S. ‘10 and Jay de la Torre
‘10 both plan on tackling a number of graduate
c) Maybe, it depends on the senator.
d) I don’t care. The Senate does nothing
tives this entire year.” endorsement does not reflect the student issues that include rising costs for gradu- anyways.
views of their organization. By DANIEL BUI ate housing, affordable healthcare, resources for vote today at stanforddaily.com!
Harris told The Daily that he
does not agree with Hauser and “Ashwin Mudaliar, the current STAFF WRITER student mental health and creating more social
Sprague’s characterization of his president of the Stanford events for graduate students.
endorsement. Democrats, has separately decided Last night, the Graduate Student Council
to endorse the Hauser/Sprague (GSC) reviewed the recent changes to costs in student population in general.”
“Bennett is our cost of living
slate,” the group wrote. “Ashwin’s student healthcare announced by the University. Matthew Sprague ‘10 admitted that he, as an
chair, Matt is director of Capital
endorsement is an individual deci- Council members also met with the undergraduate, could not personally represent
Group,” Harris said. “They are all
employees of us. I don’t think an
argument ground in nepotism holds Please see ENDORSE, page 3
Hauser/Sprague and Gobaud/de la Torre execu-
tive slates to discuss their campaigns and policies
with regards to the graduate student population.
“[We] want to the needs of the graduate student population, but
also emphasized the importance of equal repre-
sentation. In order to achieve this balance,
Delegates first discussed the Campus Health Hauser/Sprague will nominate graduate students

ENDORSEMENTS FOR ASSU

Service Fee announced by the University. As
reported in Wednesday’s Daily, the fee would
require all students enrolled on the main campus
work with the into appropriate ASSU positions that best serve
the graduate community.
“Bennett [Hauser ‘10] and I intend on having
EXECUTIVE SLATE to pay $167 each quarter for services at Vaden multiple members of our cabinet to be graduate

Hauser/Sprague Gobaud/de la Torre

Health Center, regardless of their health insur-
ance.
While the council remained aware of the eco-
graduate student students for both equal representation and for
their experience,” Sprague said.
Both campaigns agreed that their slates would
Students for a Sustainable Current ASSU Executives nomic downturn that has affected a number of place a priority on improving the coordination
Stanford
Stanford Conservatives
Dorsey/Harris
The Stanford Daily
student resources across the University, many
members were incensed at the notion of pushing
off costs of health services onto the students.
population...” between the ASSU Senate, the ASSU Executive
and the GSC in order to minimize the conflicts
between each of these bodies seen in previous
The Stanford Review Stanford Democrats “Every time they offer us new health services, years.
Queer Coalition they just charge us more for it,” objected Ryan — DAVID GOBAUD, The GSC challenged both campaigns with a
question regarding the Campus Health Service
Peacock, a third-year graduate student in chemi-
GradQ cal engineering. “That’s not really a way for the ASSU Exec candidate Fee. In his response, Sprague emphasized the
Women’s Coalition University to help us out.” importance of speaking with the administration
In a unique year, with the potential for gradu- to determine the reason for the new costs before
Students for a Sustainable taking action.
ate student representation in the ASSU “The ASSU Executive has money and access
Stanford Executive, the GSC also invited the to top administration, and we need equal repre- On this point, Gobaud agreed, and added his
Students Promoting Ethnic Hauser/Sprague and Gobaud/de la Torre slates to sentation among both graduate and undergradu- disgust over the University’s actions without ask-
speak about their policies and platforms in rela- ate students,” Gobaud said. “These are issues that ing for student input. He also noted the lack of
and Cultural Kinship financial aid for graduate students, who generally
tion to the graduate student population. require more unique programs and integration
Pilipino American Student Both campaigns placed a strong emphasis on than what is currently offered for undergraduates. receive much more aid than undergraduates.
Union equalizing representation between graduates and We’re definitely going to work closely with the
undergraduates in the ASSU, a student organiza- GSC, and we also want to work with the graduate Contact Daniel Bui at [email protected].
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Campaign flyers blanket the campus during election week, as ASSU slates vie for student body support. Students can vote for candidates today and tomorrow online at ballot.stanford.edu.

FOOTHILLS ENDORSE
might be accommodated, grow more Environmental Planning. The frog is ings.”

Continued from front page

speculative over time,” the study
notes.
Supervisor Don Gage voted not
“ We are listed as threatened under the
Endangered Species Act, as is the
salamander. Continued from page 2
Ilves told The Daily that he did
not consider his emails slander, and
said he had a legal and moral right

The purpose of the study was to

to approve the study, citing what he
called “11th-hour” findings and rec-
ommendations by Supervisor Kniss.
pleased Students for a Sustainable
Stanford co-President John Mulrow
‘09 said the group did not take action sion that does not reflect the opin-
to share his opinions with his
friends. The senator maintained
that he knew virtually all of the 300
examine future urban growth, pro- “You don’t have an opportunity on the study, though it was asked ion of the Stanford Democrats.” people he emailed on a first-name
tect natural resources and evaluate
potential foothills development, said
the county.
to analyze the impacts,” he said. “To
not understand what to do when you
vote is not something I’m willing to
with the about it.
“We were contacted
Committee for Green Foothills —
by
Second-term Senator Luukas
Ilves also endorsed
Hasuer/Sprague in an email circu-
basis.
“I didn’t really go negative,”
Ilves said. “I voiced my opinion of
Board of Supervisors President
Liz Kniss made the motion to
approve the study, saying she added
do.”
Stanford Director of Community
Relations Jean McCown explained
outcome.” they are resisting approval,” Mulrow
wrote in an email to The Daily.
“However, our advice from both
lated to 300 voters, but soon
received the attention of Elections
Commissioner Briana Tatum ‘11 for
who I saw was more dedicated.”
Hauser and Sprague told The
Daily that Ilves’ endorsement was
the foothills findings so that future the limitations that any foothills Fahmida Ahmed (sustainable pro- his negative comments about not solicited, and that they do not
boards would see it on record. development would face. — JOHN ETCHEMENDY grams coordinator) and Pam Matson Gobaud/de la Torre. approve of his negativity.
“The maximum buildout could be “The Academic Growth (dean of the School of Earth “David has gotten support from “We do not condone these com-
accomplished on the core campus, Boundary in the GUP protects the Sciences) has been in strong support many student groups and leaders ments, and did not seek this
which is what I was looking for, and foothills until at least 2025,” she for conversation,” he said. of the study.” because he has been campaigning endorsement in any way,” they
they acknowledged that that could wrote in an email to The Daily.“Also, “There’s a commitment right now, Mulrow cited “lack of expertise for this office since the day he lost wrote. “We have been in close com-
be done,” Kniss told The Daily. the zoning designation for the and I think it will continue among on the study, as well as our massive last April,” Ilves wrote in his munication with Gobaud/de la
“The reason for me is that if you foothills allows only extremely limit- elected officials, to make sure that plans around Earth Day [Apr. 22]” as endorsement email. “He started Torre throughout this process in an
can keep everything within the core ed buildings — no more than 15,000 growth doesn’t continue unchecked reasons why SSS did not get running ideas past me for his sec- effort to reduce negative campaign-
campus, it really does lessen the car- square feet in almost 1,800 acres.” in a horizontal fashion,” he said. involved. ond campaign starting in MAY of ing. While we appreciate the sup-
bon footprint,” she added. “It makes Supervisor Dave Cortese, who Schmidt said the foothills are also The Stanford Sustainable last year!! He spent six months port of ASSU elected officials, we
everything easier, transportation eas- voted to approve the study, said the “several thousand acres of important Development Study can be found on looking for a running mate, and wish that Luukas had not issued
ier. The Marguerite, by car — every- foothills’ value is difficult to quantify space” for sensitive species. the Santa Clara County Planning and only found one a few days before these unnecessary allegations.”
thing is going to be shorter.” and that he would not support any The California red-legged frog, Development Office’s Web site, the filing deadline.”
Kniss said that the University is development plans there. the California tiger salamander, the http://www.sccplanning.org/portal/sit Tatum addressed this by saying Christine McFadden contributed to
not bound to adhere to the growth The foothills have “the highest western pond turtle and steelhead e/planning. that the message could “be easily this report.
scenarios in the study, explaining value when it comes to quality of life trout are found in the foothills, construed as slander, which is why
how “it doesn’t mean they’re for the citizens of the county, and I according to Charles Carter, Contact Elizabeth Titus at etitus@stan- we don’t want to even mention the Contact Nikhil Joshi at nrjoshi@stan-
obliged.” think that’s the overriding rationale Stanford’s director of Land Use and ford.edu. other slate to avoid misunderstand- ford.edu.
The county’s Department of
Planning and Development noted in
a memo that the board’s approval of

Performing for a cause

the study does not imply approval of
the amount or location of growth
described in the study.
The study faced criticism by sev-
eral groups, however, prior to yester-
day’s vote.
Brian Schmidt JD ‘99, a legislative
advocate for the Committee for
Green Foothills, said that he would
have liked Stanford to make a “per-
manent or 99-year commitment” to
not develop the foothills. He said the
study lacked coherence.
“Right now, it’s an incoherent
jumble of various, very good things,
but it’s not in and of itself a coherent
analysis of whether Stanford is sus-
tainable,” he said. “There are no con-
clusions. I think it’s intellectually not
very rigorous.”
The City of Palo Alto told the
board in February that the study
should extend to 2050 and that a def-
inition of sustainability should be
included.
The County of San Mateo also
told the board a longer time horizon
should have been used and that they
would be curious to know whether
University expansion might reach
beyond the Academic Growth
Boundary, which surrounds central
campus from Junipero Serra
Boulevard northeast to El Camino
Real, separating it from the foothills.
“The [San Mateo County] Board
is also curious to know whether this
longer planning timeframe would
reveal the potential for growth
beyond the Academic Growth
Boundary,” wrote the Santa Clara
County Board of Supervisors in a
Feb. 12 letter.
The study said that beyond 2035,
analysis becomes less meaningful.
“While it might be possible to
project growth rates over 50 years,
100 years or longer, the assumptions JIN ZHU/The Stanford Daily
about the likelihood of a particular Performers put on a show at the CoHo in a charity concert held for oprhans and vulnerable children in Sub-Saharan Africa.
growth rate and how that growth
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mit is only the beginning of what we hope is and should continue to be.
will be a major push for an expanded campus
role in public service, it was a truly impres-
M ARK M Y W ORDS
sive beginning.
The summit’s nine focus area forum ses- Even in a time Mark
sions covered topics ranging from more tra-
ditional service areas such as health, poverty
and education to public interest law, techno-
logical solutions for social challenges and so-
of budget cuts and A house divided Kogan

n May 9, 1754, perhaps the most fa- luxuries. New York State wants to tax unsatu-
cial entrepreneurship. Each was filled with
highly accomplished and inspirational pan-
elists — everyone from a former president
of Stanford, to tenured professors, to law and
economic anxieties, O mous political cartoon in the history of
the United States was published. De-
picted was a serpent, cut into eight separate
rated fats to make up for its budget deficit and
“encourage health.” Oregon is trying to raise
its tax on beer by nearly 2,000 percent for the
The not-so-fundamental rights? The right
to your property, for one, and the right to pur-
sue your own devices as long as they do not
education school students, to the current
ASSU Vice President, to representatives of public service at pieces meant to represent the British colonies
of America. Underneath the snake read the
words “Join, or die.” The cartoon accompa-
same reason.Are we starting to see a trend?
And yet, we are too busy fighting each
other over differences of moral opinion, so
harm anyone else, for another.
Are these issues as black and white as I
make them out to be? Of course not.
local nonprofits and social entrepreneurs —
nied author Ben Franklin’s editorial on the much so that we divide ourselves in the over- Smoking has externalities such as second-
and a diverse and engaged group of students,
and even community members determined
to reshape Stanford’s role in public service.
Stanford must be need for unity among the colonies in the face
of the French and Indian War, and later the
all fight against the government to protect
our liberty.
hand smoke, saturated fats really aren’t good
for you and some cases of eminent domain
Brainstorming within the sessions led to a American Revolution. While religious fundamentalists battle the may truly be justifiable.
number of creative suggestions and insights
that the ASSU’s dutiful note-takers record-
a priority... The meaning behind the cartoon has not
lost importance in the 250 years since its cre-
leftist homo agenda, the liberal democrats
rally to take the guns and ammo out of the
I understand that. Moral beliefs are beliefs
(usually) for good reason, issues of health and
ed. Many of these suggestions, such as creat- ation. Today, more than ever, we the people hands of right-wing NRA whackos. And all safety have a plethora of perspectives and
ing a highly publicized database for service need to unite as one or else risk having our the while, as we are busy yelling ourselves empirical research to back them, and the gov-
opportunities, establishing a public service One of the most notable changes in this rights and liberties picked apart by the very hoarse at one another, the government quiet- ernment isn’t always enacting a malevolent
GER and integrating service into the class- year’s ASSU elections versus last year’s is government once envisioned to protect them. ly moves in and takes all of our rights from un- plan to enslave humanity.
room — especially in departments outside the degree to which candidates have made Across the country today, we see hun- derneath us. What I am asking is not that everyone
the humanities and social sciences — are public service expansion a greater part of dreds, if not thousands, of individual special- Divide and conquer has been used as a dump their own individual opinions immedi-
tangible proposals that can, and hopefully their platforms.The Lyman/Werner ticket, in interest battles being waged. Gay marriage, military and geopolitical strategy for cen- ately and join together in one big happy com-
will be, implemented. fact, features “Just A Couple of Affable Pub- sin taxes, drug prohibition, gun control — all turies.Why? Because it works. It plays on the mune. I only ask that instead of sitting idly by,
After the focus sessions, former Califor- lic Service-Oriented Guys” and both Gob- are smaller issues of the larger whole, the con- dependable tragedy of the common action or worse, fighting against someone trying to
nia State Comptroller and ASSU President aud/de la Torre and Hauser/Sprague have in- tinued fight for personal liberty. problem; group A won’t help group B be- protect their individual liberty, you instead
Steve Westly ‘78 MBA ‘83 spoke of the im- dicated their desire to build on the public Just this week, a new federal tax on tobac- cause B’s cause is not important to group A, join them in their fight for their rights, be-
portance of and need for students to become service momentum initiated largely by our co was instituted,which raised taxes on every- and vice versa. cause their fight is your fight too.
involved in public service. He was followed current ASSU Executives Jonny Dorsey ‘09 thing smoking related, including a 1,250 per- The big hand of government, however, The fight for liberty affects us all as Amer-
by a fireside chat with Dr. Larry Brilliant, ex- and Fagan Harris ‘09. cent increase on the price per pound of un- sees no distinction between the groups;it only icans. Our government was structured to rely
ecutive director of Google’s philanthropic De la Torre’s emphasis on his public serv- packed (loose) tobacco. sees the power it aims to acquire and the pop- on the people to protect themselves from the
division and a participant in the World ice background — he was Pre-Summit Upon hearing this, most would probably ulation it seeks to regulate. government by way of the Constitution. If
Health Organization’s successful effort to Events Coordinator — was one of the crite- react with apathy; some may even be in sup- The government is not on our side,as many the people do not defend themselves, the
eradicate smallpox from the world. Both ria that led to The Daily’s endorsement of port of the measures — if smoking is bad for activist groups might like to think. Through government has no incentive to respect their
men were passionate, inspirational, enter- the Gobaud/de la Torre ticket. you, why not punish those who do it? the years of court cases and legal evolution, boundaries.
taining and earnest about the increasing We hope this push for public service con- I myself disapprove greatly of smoking, the government has conveniently declared By turning on our neighbors, we undercut
need for students such as ourselves to go into tinues. Even in a time of budget cuts and eco- but that’s not the point. some rights “fundamental” and others not. our own freedom and help those who would
public service and the keynote capped an nomic anxieties, public service at Stanford The point is that as soon as we stand by Without getting into too much legal mumbo- intrude on our liberty place the noose around
enormously successful weekend. must be a priority. After all, in the midst of a while our fellow citizens are stripped of the jumbo, this just means that judges pay more our own necks, for as Ben Franklin also once
The extremely well-run summit facilitat- global economic crisis, the United States most basic of liberties, to do as you wish to attention to some rights than others. famously said,“We must all hang together, or
ed the ideas and excitement. At check-in at- Senate recently managed to overwhelming- your own body, whether through prohibition The primary difference? The overwhelm- assuredly we shall all hang separately.”
tendees were handed nametags and infor- ly pass the Edward M. Kennedy Serve or de facto prohibition via exorbitant taxa- ing majority of laws that abridge fundamental
mation sheets directing them to their pre- America Act to expand public service op- tion (the practice of which helped spawn the rights get thrown out upon judicial review When they came for the smokers, I remained
registered sessions. Multiple ASSU note- portunities. Revolution in the first place), then we implic- and the overwhelming majority of laws af- silent;I was not a smoker.When they came for the
takers were on hand to for each session. The Stanford’s Service Summit was a re- itly surrender every other right in its own due fecting “other” rights are left as is, free to drinkers, I remained silent; I was not a drinker.
spacious and airy Yang and Yamazaki Envi- sounding success, but we must work hard to time. trample on our liberties. When they came for the gun owners, I remained
ronment and Engineering (Y2E2) building ensure that the ideas and excitement of the The same legal reasoning used to strip What are the fundamental rights? The silent,for I was not a gun owner.When they came
proved an ideal space for the summit. Even past weekend are harnessed going forward. smokers of their right to do as they wish can, “civics class rights”: speech, religion, discrim- for me, there was no one left to speak out for me.
the summit’s Web site was crisp and well-or- The summit offered Stanford a glimpse of in turn, be used for other unnecessary vices or ination, voting, etc. Email Mark at [email protected].
ganized, with events and speakers listed, off- what we’re capable of in transforming public
campus directions provided and the sum- service. Let’s not lose sight of that goal.

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CS co-terms
L ETTER TO THE E DITOR gone wild
received an email at the end of last quar-
My name is Anton Zietsman, and I am
currently running for Undergraduate Sen-
ate. I am the only SOCC-endorsed candi-
seems to have occurred.
While the primary concern for every can-
didate is to get elected, the fashion in which
I ter informing me that my department, In-
terdisciplinary Studies in Humanities, is
ceasing to exist at the end of next year be-
date to be a part of Students for a Better the campaigns are conducted will inexorably cause the University is cutting its funding.
Stanford. Given my unique position, I be- have repercussions on the development of Despite this rude insertion of the global eco-
lieve that my perspective on the Senate race interpersonal relationships on the Senate. It nomic crisis into my life, the situation still
and how it has developed over the past few was my hope that we could wade through feels abstract, like a vague specter haunting
days would be a valuable supplement to the this election cycle without abasing ourselves my life from a distance.
growing debate on candidate slates and to smear-campaign tactics. Part of the reason the crisis seems less
coalitions. The inaccurate depiction that The Daily concrete to me than perhaps it does to others
As the idea of Students for a Better Stan- gave of SBS in Monday’s article (“Coalition is because I have long since resigned myself
ford gradually took form, I applied for the sets sights on Senate”) served as a catalyst to to a life of dubious monetary stability. Con-
SOCC endorsement. I did so because I be- precipitate the Senate race into an exacer- centrating in Visual Arts and Philosophy, I
lieve strongly in the value of our community bating spiral.The article portrayed SBS as an can’t say I ever really had pretensions of hav-
centers, because I will not allow acts of intol- insubstantial, elitist and power-hungry ing a six-figure job right out of college. So
erance, and because graduate student and clique, thereby providing others with the while the terrible job market certainly does- cracks about throwing away X thousands of once seemed daring, or perhaps even self-de-
faculty diversity is paramount for the educa- stick with which to beat us.Though we strove n’t help, it doesn’t really drastically change dollars on a university education, only to be structive to those on a teleological trajectory
tion of our students.These were my beliefs at during the interview to avoid precisely this any of the prospects I have long held for my- totally unemployable upon graduation. to riches, now seem like wise choices.A year-
the time; I stand by them today, and will con- conception, I was disappointed to find that self. These jokes have always been made with a long soul-searching trip to India after gradu-
tinue to so in the future. the article still managed to cast a negative Talking to qualified seniors whose recent wry smile and a slight sigh.We knew what we ation? It’s not like you have anything better
Along with myself, six out of the 12 cur- shadow on the electoral landscape. experiences searching for jobs makes them were getting ourselves into when we decided to do. Opting to work on a creative project
rent members of Students for a Better Stan- What I want, beyond all other things, is vouch that the situation is actually as bad as to study comparative literature instead of that may or may not pay off in the end? What
ford applied for a SOCC endorsement for for the next Senate to be collaborative, com- everyone says it is, I try to empathize, but can management science and engineering, so the have you got to lose?
the same reasons I did. One can only specu- petent and effective. only muster sympathy. I know on an intellec- least you can do is let us be appropriately bit- While we all will undoubtedly suffer, and
late as to why they ultimately did not get the I now know every candidate on both tual level that there are probably hundreds of ter about it. probably in some quite painful ways, at the
endorsement, but the fact remains that I was coalitions and consider many of them to be ways in which the state of the global econo- Yet as the economic crisis renders the hands of the worst economic downturn since
the only one left on both sides. my friends. If I do happen to get elected, I my is making my current and future life more playing field of (un)employability equal for the Great Depression, perhaps we are all
As campaign week drew closer, I grew look forward to working with all of them be- difficult, yet I can’t help but feel viscerally both techies and fuzzies, the former group freer now to evaluate what’s meaningful, in-
concerned that the student body would per- cause I know that we share the same passion that not that much has changed for me. may be beginning to understand a wisdom dependent of money. While the crisis will
ceive the two groups as running in opposi- and zeal when it comes to the betterment of While I don’t wish to insinuate that all hu- the latter group has long possessed — the devastate those who decided before that
tion to one another. This conception trou- our community. But most importantly, I can manities students have resigned themselves understanding that rushing into “real” life money was of utmost importance to them,
bled me because nothing could be father now say with the full measure of my confi- to a life of artistic starvation, there is a gal- right out of college isn’t always the best thing. the rest of us can embrace this silver lining.
from the truth. I made a point of telling my dence that, on an individual level, each and lows humor now detectable among upper- I was recently talking to a CS co-term The aforementioned gallows humor is in-
colleagues on SBS that we would have to every one of the candidates both on SOCC classmen from all disciplines that has been friend of mine (yes, I have CS co-term dicative of taking life a little less seriously in
work hard to represent ourselves in such a and SBS can work with one another towards something humanities majors have engaged friends) who told me that on a whim he al- a way that enables us to experiment through
way as to avoid the negative effects of biased a goal that is common to us all: a better Stan- in since the dawn of time. This humor might most forwent his long-time dream of working our life choices, perhaps ending up in inter-
and uneducated judgments. Unfortunately, ford. entail jokes about making post-college plans in Silicon Valley to go teach programming to esting places we never envisioned.
The Daily never gave us a chance, and the that postpone real life (graduate school, hu- children in Africa. A hidden boon of the cri-
very situation I dreaded being placed in ANTON ZIETSMAN ‘12 manitarian adventures, etc.), or making sis may be that, suddenly, life choices that Email Nicole at [email protected].
The Stanford Daily Thursday, April 9, 2009 N 5

FEATURES
Tending
the Stanford garden
By ELIZABETH TITUS hands-on experience in agriculture. start a farm. And Wiederkehr knew
That is partly why she brought her where she wanted to be.
class to see the dormant orchard on “I pretty quickly realized that I

S
arah Wiederkehr stared hard at
a stand of fruitless trees on the that unseasonably warm day. Perhaps couldn’t do it all,” she said.“I quit my
Stanford Community Farm. if she can teach them to nurture trees, thesis.” Wiederkehr named the place
“These ones need some atten- she can bring an agricultural educa- Full Circle Farm and ran it for the
tion,” she explained to her students tion program to life. next three-and-a-half years.
one recent afternoon. “They haven’t She loved the work — being her
been pruned in quite a while.” Wiederkehr wasn’t always a own boss, managing five acres of
Wiederkehr concentrated on the farmer.The daughter of a safety engi- organic produce and raising animals.
orchard a moment longer, then neer and an Episcopal Church work- In fact, a man named Burger sold her
turned back to the dozen students in er, she grew up around New a dairy goat, Josefina; Weiderkehr
her Sustainable Agriculture Issues England, went to the University of married Burger and brought Josefina
class. They stared back. New Hampshire on work-study and back with her.
“Anyway,” she said, breaking into found herself on the student farm the But her farm was less sustainable
smile, “shall we take a little tour?” summer after her freshman year. She economically.
loved the work, the plants and the “I think two years ago, my grand
Wiederkehr understands the diffi- people. income was $8,500,” Wiederkehr
culty of growing things, and she is on “It just kind of changed the course said. “So I was struggling.”
campus as Stanford’s first-ever “farm of my life,” she said. She graduated Her quick laugh belies how much
educator” to help students under- with a degree in horticulture and she seems to miss Full Circle when
stand, too. Hired last fall to teach agronomy, then went west to see she talks about it.
classes, maintain part of the farm, put large-scale agriculture for herself. “I really enjoyed being in my dirty
its produce in dining halls and run Wiederkehr arrived in northern clothes and dirty hands, and not feel-
outreach projects, the 32-year-old California and began working agri- ing like anyone was going to care,”
represents the latest in Stanford’s cultural research jobs at UC-Davis she said. AGUSTIN RAMIREZ/The Stanford Daily
efforts to address the main agricul- and the United States Department of So she got a job managing a farm Sarah Wiederkehr maintains part of the farm as Stanford’s first “farm educator.” She teaches classes in sustain-
tural sustainability question. Agriculture before putting down in Sunnyvale. It was closer to Burger,
roots in two masters’ programs at the animal husbandry manager at a able agriculture in the arth systems department.
“One of the huge challenges is
how to grow enough food to feed the Davis. One program, Integrated Pest farm called Hidden Villa in Los Altos
Management, allowed her to travel Hills. One day, Burger got an email
population, but at the same time,
doing it in a way that reduces the
negative environmental impacts and
around the state.
“Lettuce in the Salinas Valley
that Stanford was looking for a “farm
educator” — someone, the job
Sarah Wiederkehr thrives in role as Stanford’s first
[was] awing to me,” Wiederkehr said. description said, who could “support
the social impacts,” explained Pamela
Matson, dean of the School of Earth
Sciences.
The other program, International
Agricultural Development, gave her
the academic mission of Stanford
University by educating students and
“farm educator”
The question is a salient one for a community made up largely of the Stanford community about sus- 2008, and she began to take stock of Dining and an Earth Systems alum- classes.
Wiederkehr’s new students. They Peace Corps alumni and her first tainable food and agriculture sys- this new Farm. nus herself, concurred. “I’ve never read the farm bill,” she
have read Michael Pollan’s “The taste of “real social science” — eco- tems.” “We’re getting a record number said. “Maybe I structured the class
Omnivore’s Dilemma,” seen a new nomics and theory, she said — that Wiederkehr applied, and her On Feb. 19, Joel Salatin — the of people contacting me or wrong, starting with stuff I didn’t
farm bill passed, and know that one was a needed complement to her sci- experience as a researcher and farm self-described “beyond organic” [Wiederkehr] about gardening,” she know about. Ah! I’m stressed about
billion people go hungry for lack of ence coursework. operator stood out. farmer turned motivational speaker said. “The great thing is all the differ- next quarter’s class.”
economic — not just physical — But in the middle of writing her “She brings something very spe- featured in “The Omnivore’s ent disciplines; everyone’s connected Charles Parker, an agricultural
access to food. The students are second thesis, a friend offered cial to Stanford,” Matson said. Dilemma” — came to campus. to eating.” education expert, agreed that
keenly interested, but few have had Wiederkehr land outside Davis to Wiederkehr got the job. It was fall Wiederkehr was his guide for the The interest is evident by the stu- Wiederkehr’s order is a tall one.
day. dents who flocked to Salatin’s events. “How does one person get to
Salatin’s visit marks the latest of He spoke to Wiederkehr’s and oth- 14,000 students?” he asked. “It has to
the half-dozen projects in which ers’ classes, toured the farm, ate din- be a consolidated effort.”
Wiederkehr has become involved ner at Ricker Dining and lectured in Parker consulted in the California
during her short tenure. There are Annenberg Auditorium that evening. Department of Education’s agricul-
two classes this quarter: Earth Wiederkehr was not fazed by tural education unit for 13 years. He
Systems 180B: Local Sustainable Salatin, whom she calls a “celebrity discussed techniques he found suc-
Agriculture, and Earth Systems 183: farmer.” In the hallway after class, cessful when he was a high school
Agriculture in Film. There is also they chatted with Gaines about agriculture teacher.
management of the teaching section lunch. “The freshmen, they taught the
of the community farm, a pilot gar- “That could be the centerpiece of class,” he said of one assignment.
den program at Row houses and a a meal,” Salatin raved about “They developed a 50-minute lesson.
proposal for a new, 10-acre teaching Wiederkehr’s soup. “What was the Talking about apples in California,
farm — something that, if successful, spice?” maybe they’re going to make apple
would be an unprecedented step in “Some rosemary and black pep- pie. They’re teaching their fellow
agricultural education for Stanford. per,” she said. classmates. It’s not me lecturing. It’s a
Administrators explained that it is Wiederkehr told them about group of people.”
all driven by student demand. cooking for her own wedding, and Despite her doubts, Wiederkehr
“Our classes have had population then said it was about time to get has created a protocol in the
explosion,” said Deana Fabbro- moving. Celebrity farmer or not, she Sustainable Agriculture Issues class
Johnston, associate director of the had work to do. that mirrors Parker’s carefully honed
Earth Systems program. method, right down to the minutes in
With no unified academic pro- Wiederkehr is not immune to the class. Each meeting, two students
gram for agriculture to speak of, stu- doubts about her job. She questions are assigned to lead the discussion;
dents interested in food and farms the feasibility of one person educat- Wiederkehr jumps in only when nec-
often choose Earth Systems. This ing an entire campus about the essary.
year, there are 130 students majoring 20,000 meals people eat each day On a Tuesday in the second-floor
in the program. here, where those meals came from classroom in the Geology Corner, it
“It’s a record high,” Fabbro- and what it will take to keep produc- seemed to be engaging students.
Johnston said. “Once students found ing them. “Alright, you guys had all that
out we had a farm educator on board “I wish there were two or three reading to do, all that inspiring read-
who knew what she was talking more of Erin and me,” she said. One ing,” a discussion leader starts. “Who
about, the flood of emails just started day in her office in the Yang and did all 81 pages?”
coming.” Yamazaki Environment and Energy “It was only 42 after the photos,”
Erin Gaines ‘07, the sustainable Building,Wiederkehr buried her face Wiederkehr shot back with a smile.
foods coordinator for Stanford in her hands while talking about her “Okay, so let’s talk about confined
animal feeding operations,” the stu-
dent said. Fifty minutes later, time
was up, but the class was still talking.

Despite her doubts, then,

Wiederkehr is making progress on
the mission for which she was hired.
She spoke of one student who told
her that he was paying closer atten-
tion to his meat consumption since
taking the class.
“I was just excited to hear that
from talking in our class, he’s started
making conscientious decisions
about choosing food,” she said. She
collects these small interactions with
students, her measure of success for
now.
She looked out her office window
and talked about the plans she is
making for a new orchard. Apricot,
plum and fig trees, she hopes. They
are a “representation of what you
have on a small local farm,” she said.
Wiederkeher’s mind is on seeing this
crop through.

Contact Elizabeth Titus at etitus@stan-

ford.edu.
6 N Thursday, April 9, 2009 Cardinal Today The Stanford Daily

SPORTS
HOME-ING IN Erik
Adams
The Inside Pitch

By JACOB JAFFE
MEN’S VOLLEYBALL
Card finds
DESK EDITOR

Entering the final two weekends of the reg- 4/4 vs. Cal State-Long Beach W 3-1
ular season, the Stanford men’s volleyball
team is looking forward to continuing its re-
UP NEXT
cent surge of momentum.
“This is the part of the season we’ve been
looking forward to,” said junior opposite Evan
Romero.
BYU
(15-10, 11-7 MPSF)
a second
After playing 14 of its first 18 matches away
from the Farm, the No. 5 Cardinal (19-8, 12-6
Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) has final-
ly reaped the benefits of its schedule, playing
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ford baseball, that is. Sure
“During this home stretch, we’ve been able
they started their season way
to feed off the energy from our fans,” said
“They are a really good blocking team,” back in February, and it is al-
freshman middle blocker Gus Ellis. “It spilled
said head coach John Kosty. “They’ve been ready getting close to the halfway
over into our last road trip, and it’s given us a
putting up really good numbers. Historically, point, but the team that was widely
lot more confidence.”
they’ve always had great blocking and de- expected to make another postseason
This last road trip included wins over two
fense, and this team is no different. It should run didn’t show up until recently.
top-10 teams, No. 8 Cal State-Long Beach in a
be interesting because both [Stanford and The Cardinal won just four of its
five-set comeback thriller, and No. 10 UC-San
BYU] have been playing really well in the sec- first 14 games and lost six straight at
Diego in four sets. Romero led the way for the
ond half of the season, so we know we’re in for one point. Many people, including
Cardinal in both matches with a combined 41
a tough test.” myself, were beginning to believe that
kills over the weekend, including several cru-
“It will be one of the toughest matchups we just too much talent had been lost
cial kills in the fifth set against Long Beach.
have all season,” Ellis said. “Both teams are from last year’s College World Series
These two wins extended the Cardinal’s
fighting for position in the MPSF playoffs, and team to have any chance at a repeat
conference winning streak to eight matches
BYU has extra incentive because they’re host- run to Omaha.But then they woke up.
and its overall run to 11 wins in its last 12
ing the NCAA championships this year.” The Card, which hosts UCLA at
matches.
The position in the MPSF is crucial for both 5:30 this afternoon, has won seven of
“The key is our consistency all around,”
Stanford and BYU. Currently, Stanford is tied its last nine and has nearly reached
said Romero, who leads Stanford with 415
for fourth with USC,and BYU is one game be- the .500 mark for the first time since
kills this season. “We’re not trying to do too
hind them both in the standings. The top eight Feb. 27. Another solid series with the
much.”
teams make the MPSF playoffs, with the top Bruins this weekend, and they could
Stanford’s consistency will be tested this
four teams hosting the first-round matches. even climb as high as third in the con-
weekend when it faces No. 6 BYU twice in a
Although both teams have clinched spots in ference.
row. The two teams have not met since both
the MPSF playoffs, this upcoming two-match GIULIO GRATTA/The Stanford Daily
It isn’t possible to pinpoint one
teams’ opening match of the season on Jan. 9,
thing that sparked the turnaround.
when Stanford won 3-0; yet the Cardinal is Freshman middle blocker Gus Ellis and the rest of the Cardinal look to extend their five-game This team has simply played better in
very familiar with BYU’s strengths. Please see VOLLEYBALL, page 8 winning streak in back-to-back matches with No. 6 BYU this weekend. every facet of the game over the last
two weeks. The pitching has been
much more consistent than it was in
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finally producing runs with reliability.
Consider this: in the 11 games
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games since, they have done it six
times.The power has improved great-
ly as well — seven home runs in 11
games before the break, 16 in 12
By ANARGHYA VARDHANA against a stacked field. His time of 4/9 Westwood, Calif. All Day games after. The result was an in-
STAFF WRITER 13.55 would have destroyed his own crease from just under 4.1 runs per
GAME NOTES: Stanford track and field focused game before the break to 6.5 since.
school record, 13.78 seconds, and been on sprints and hurdles at the Texas Relays in BY JACOB JAFFE Combine that jump in scoring with
The Stanford track and field team a regional standard, but the wind was Austin, Texas over the weekend. The Card will
spent the past weekend at the Texas over the allowable amount.Despite his DESK EDITOR the pitching staff’s ability to cut its
be a little closer to home this weekend, when it runs allowed per game from 5.9 to just
Relays in Austin mainly competing in impressive time, Bradley still looked to competes in the Rafer Johnson/JJK Invitational
sprints and hurdles, with a few athletes improve. under 4.2 over the same period, and it
at UCLA. Stanford looks to continue to improve is pretty easy to understand why Stan-

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in other events. “My race had many aspects that before its next home dual meet against Cal on t only takes a simple YouTube search to see the amazing talent of
“The Texas Relays is always a very were technically poor, so I have confi- Erik Shoji. Or you could just turn on SportsCenter, which ranked ford is suddenly winning consistently.
April 18. And just at the right time, too.The
lively meet attracting thousands of ath- dence that once I fix the problems, I his absurd kick assist as the second-best performance of the day
letes and even more spectators from all will be able to run these times and on its Top-10 Plays segment earlier this week. If you want to see next two series are hugely important
around the country,” wrote senior faster later in the season,” Bradley fined as a style of running that appears his true abilities, though, the only place to be is courtside at a Stanford for this team and could determine
team captain Myles Bradley in an wrote. as though one is jogging, although one men’s volleyball match. how the final weeks of the season will
email to The Daily. Also with a strong finish in a hur- is actually moving very swiftly. Standing at a mere six feet, with a soft voice and a friendly grin, go.
The Stanford athletes had the op- dling event was freshman Amaechi Morton also competed in two re- freshman libero Shoji does not look like an imposing force or a future Since the break, Stanford hasn’t
portunity to test their speed at a new Morton in the 400-meter hurdles. Fin- lays, including the sprint medley, in All-American. That is, until he steps onto a volleyball court. really played much of anybody —
venue, and achieve more regional- ishing third with a regional-qualifying which the Stanford team of junior Shoji grew up in Hawaii and was raised in an athletic family.His sis- Cal, Washington and Oregon are all
qualifying marks. time of 51.03 seconds, Morton record- Zach Chandy, Morton, sophomore ter Cobey works for the Stanford women’s volleyball team and his among the bottom four of the Pac-10
One of the top male performers of ed the third-fastest freshman time in Andrew Dargie and senior Jacob brother Kawika is an All-American setter as a junior for the Cardinal. so far, and only Cal is currently above
the meet was Bradley in the 110-meter Stanford history. Morton, a superstar Evans finished ninth with a time of His mother, Mary Shoji, played basketball in high school and current- .500, and just by one game. But
hurdles. The school record-holder in on the team,has acquired his own verb, ly coaches high school volleyball, while his father, Dave Shoji, has UCLA is tied with Stanford for fourth
the event, Bradley placed second “to Amaechi,” which the team has de- Please see TRACK, page 8 coached the University of Hawaii’s women’s volleyball team for over in the conference and next week’s op-
30 years. This background helped Erik become interested in volley- ponent, Arizona State, is 23-6 and
ball. ranked in the top-five in two of the
“Because my dad is a coach, I was exposed to volleyball since the three major polls.
day I was born,” Shoji said. “Ever since I can remember, I was always If the Card can take four or five of
going to practices and games, and because of this I fell in love with the the six contests against those two
game.” teams — which will be very difficult,
In high school, Shoji led his Punahou High School team to three especially with the ASU series being
straight state championships in one of the most talented states for vol- played in Tempe — it will find itself
leyball, Hawaii. During this stretch, Shoji was twice named an All- solidly in the top-three of the confer-
American, and was a first-team all-state performer all four years. He ence, something unthinkable the way
Continued from front page also won a state title in tennis and was also twice named All-State for Stanford was playing just a few weeks
tennis. ago.If it drops four or five of them,the
Apart from high school sports, Shoji played on the U.S. youth na- Card will slide back toward the bot-
longevity at the helm of the program. In tional team for volleyball, winning awards as the best libero and de- tom half of the conference standings
her 22nd season with the Bears, Nine- fender in the world. and remain below the .500 line for a
mire was inducted into the NFCA Hall of “Competing against some of the best competition in the U.S. and few weeks longer.
Fame earlier this year. She presided over throughout the world in my age group helped give me some great ex- Either way, Stanford will have to
the team from 1999-2005, when Cal reg- perience,” he said. play strong baseball over the final
istered seven consecutive Women’s Col- Shoji brought that experience to the college level, following Kawi- month to give itself a decent chance at
lege World Cup appearances. ka to Stanford. the postseason.After the ASU trip, 16
However, Stanford is far from intimi- “The opportunity to be playing volleyball at a school with such of the Cardinal’s remaining 24 games
dated by the arrival of the Bears, and the prestige in both athletics and academics made me choose Stanford,” are at Sunken Diamond, and it will
team looks to pick up where it left off last Erik said. “It’s good to know that when volleyball ends, I will have a have to improve on the 6-6 home
weekend. In a clean sweep of the Oregon record it has amassed so far.
schools, the Cardinal received produc-
tion throughout the lineup. Stanford bats Please see SHOJI, page 8 Please see ADAMS, page 8
produced 28 hits over the three-game
weekend series. Junior catcher Rosey
Neill belted home runs Nos. 7 and 8 on
the year, while senior Maddy Coon SPORTS BRIEFS
added five hits over the weekend to help
out her team.
Stanford’s 34-2 record makes the Women’s lightweight crew up against open-weight boats from
major schools.The race consisted of
“These aren’t opponents we will
generally be competing against. It
Card well-poised to improve upon its 20-
29 lifetime record against the Bears, but successful in San Diego three qualifying heats, with the top- was a very competitive race for us
the team does anything but take the ri- two teams in each heat advancing to because we are smaller.”
valry lightly. The No. 3 Stanford women’s the final heat. A very young Stanford team cur-
“In this conference, teams are bring- lightweight rowers took care of In its qualifying heat, Stanford rently rests only behind Wisconsin
ing their A-game every day,” Rittman business last weekend, winning the finished second, seven seconds be- and Princeton in the national stand-
said. A.W. Coggeshall Cup over Bay hind the winner, Sacramento State. ings, and views the regatta in San
The action begins at Stanford on Area rival Cal as part of the San The performance was enough to Diego as an important indicator of
Thursday, with the first pitch scheduled Diego Crew Classic. vault the Cardinal into the finals, performance and a motivational
for 7 p.m. The series moves to Berkeley The Cardinal was expected to where it would have to fight out of tool for future races.
on Friday and Saturday, with start times easily defeat a Golden Bears team the sixth lane,a severe disadvantage “I think San Diego was a really
of 4 p.m. and 1 p.m., respectively. CBS still searching for legitimate recog- considering the windy conditions good regatta for us to go out and get
College Sports will have television cov- nition. Stanford was victorious over present at the race. some more experience racing
erage of Thursday’s game, with audio Cal by 12 seconds, failing to break a In the finals, the lightweight Car- against teams who challenged us,”
streaming live on the Internet at sweat on its way to the title.The vic- dinal boat finished in the sixth and Wixon-Genack said. “Even though
KZSU-2. tory marked the third-straight Cup final spot, but nonetheless was they aren’t teams we’ll ultimately
title for Stanford. pleased with its performance be competing against for a title, it
Contact Chris Fitzgerald at chrishfitz@ More notable for the team, how- against bigger teams. provided solid experience and com-
AGUSTIN RAMIREZ/The Stanford Daily gmail.com. ever, may have been its perform- “Because we are lightweights, petition for us.”
ance in the open-weight SeaWorld that’s a really good race for us,” said
Cal Cup.The Cardinal was matched freshman Jenna Wixon-Genack. — By Zach Zimmerman
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road. Therefore, the winner of this
weekend’s series will have a much
better chance at advancing in the
Continued from page 6 MPSF playoffs. Continued from page 6 Continued from front page
In order to set itself up for success
in the MPSF playoffs and possibly
series between the Card and the NCAA playoffs, the Cardinal Stanford education to go back on.” selection in the first round, Cole is
Cougars could determine who re- knows it must keep progressing. Since his arrival at Stanford, Shoji the highest-picked player since John
ceives the fourth spot in the MPSF “Our side-out game needs to has stood out for more than his dif- Mayberry in 2002 to forego his pro-
tournament, and therefore who will keep getting better, and our block ferently colored shirt. Point after fessional career in order to attend
host the first-round match. and defense need to keep improving point, he constantly dives all over the college. He has posted a 2-3 record
“All year, our main thing is to get also,” Kosty said. “They’re all good court with no regard for his body. He and 4.14 ERA to start the season,
in the playoffs,” Romero said. “Now now, but we have to keep improving uses all parts of his body to keep the while tallying an impressive 51
that we are in, it would be huge to them. No team can achieve a perfect play alive, even if that means sliding strike outs in 37 innings pitched. He
host a first-round match. The fans at game, but we have to get as close as his hand under a potential kill or possesses a fastball that can touch 98
home give us lots of adrenaline, and we can.” kicking the ball crosscourt for an as- mph on the radar gun.
playing at home would be very ben- Stanford will attempt to reach sist. While Cole headlines a talented
eficial to us.” this level in its two matches against Bruins pitching staff, UCLA’s of-
The fight for home-court advan- BYU this weekend. The Cardinal fense has three regular starters bat-
tage in the first round of the playoffs
will be heated, as both teams have
much more success at home than on
will face the Cougars tomorrow and
Saturday, with both matches begin-
ning at 7 p.m. in Maples Pavilion.
“I think my role on ting above .300 to start the year in
Eddie Murray, Justin Uribe and
Casey Haerther. But senior first
the road. In MPSF play, Stanford is baseman and catcher Cody Decker
6-1 at home, but 6-5 on the road, and Contact Jacob Jaffe at jwjaffe@stan- is the engine that has driven the Bru-
BYU is 8-2 at home but 3-5 on the ford.edu. the team is to be ins’ power numbers, slugging 10
homers and driving in a team lead-
ing 26 runs thus far.
Walsh, though, was confident in
TRACK
faster times.”
“It was a great experience for our
athletes to compete in this new envi- one of the calm guys his own team’s chances at home
against a Pac-10 rival.
ronment,” noted Bradley upon re- “All Pac-10 teams are tough, and
Continued from page 6
turning to the Farm. “I’m very excit- we know they’re going to be ready

3:21.35. The same group of runners

finished 11th in the 4x400-meter
ed for the rest of the season, specifi-
cally performing well at the Big
Meet, Pac-10s and nationals later in
on the court.” when we play them,” he said. “We
took the series from them last year,
so they’ll be coming up with a pur-
relay with a time of 3:13.43. Unfor- the season.” — ERIK SHOJI, pose.And so it’ll be a tough series no
tunately, after experiencing a mus- This weekend, some of the Cardi- matter what, but we’re playing real-
cle cramp at the Stanford Invita- nal athletes will be heading to UCLA freshman libero ly well right now, so we’re just look-
tional during the same event, 400- for the Rafer Johnson Meet. After ing to carry that over into the series,
meter standout Durell Coleman that, Stanford will prepare to take on and hopefully we’ll pick up a couple
was unable to compete at the Texas the Golden Bears in the Big Meet on Being a libero, there are few sta- of victories.”
Relays. April 18. tistics to truly capture Shoji’s Walsh himself has been at the
The 4x100-meter relay team of achievements. The one standard for heart of Stanford’s offensive success
junior Daniel Belch, Dargie, Chandy Contact Anarghya Vardhana at vard- liberos, though, is the dig, and no- so far this year, leading all regular
and Bradley rounded out the relays [email protected]. body is better than Shoji. As only a starters with a .292 average and all
by finishing 15th. freshman, he leads the nation in digs players with a .457 on-base percent-
One of the top performers for the with 377, which is nearly 25 percent age.

ADAMS
women this past weekend was soph- more than anyone else in the coun- AGUSTIN RAMIREZ/The Stanford Daily “I think I’ve kind of followed a
omore Whitney Liehr, who compet- try. Freshman standout Erik Shoji leads the nation in digs with 377 and is just three similar path as our team,”Walsh said
ed in the heptathlon. Liehr’s final This achievement is even more away from passing Stanford alum Scott Fortune’s single-season record. Shoji, of his own performance in 2009.“To
score of 5210 was not only a provi- Continued from page 6 remarkable considering its historical start the year, I wasn’t doing as well
sional standard, but also a career- relevance. With just three more digs, though, has his eyes set on team goals of MPSF and NCAA Championships. as I would’ve liked, but these past
best. Liehr’s best event was the 100- Shoji will pass three-time Olympian couple of weekends I’ve picked up
meter hurdles,which she finished in a But the next two weeks are a gold- Scott Fortune’s Stanford single-sea- pionship and play in the Final Four.” “I think my role on the team is to my own play along with the rest of
time of 14.15 seconds. en opportunity not only to climb out son record of 379 digs. This record Led by Erik and Kawika Shoji, be one of the calm guys on the our team and just played a lot bet-
Sophomore jumps expert Aran- of the hole Stanford dug itself at the will likely be broken in the first or the Stanford men’s volleyball team is court,” he said. “There are times ter.”
txa King achieved a regional stan- start of the year, but to surge out of it second set against BYU, and based currently ranked No. 5 in the nation when I can get really excited, but for Following tonight’s 5:30 p.m.
dard in the long jump. Her leap of 20- and establish itself in the thick of on his current pace, Shoji should de- and has won 11 of its last 12 matches. the most part, I try to stay calm and matchup against the Bruins at
1 in the long jump was not a personal things in the Pac-10. molish Fortune’s record. With few seniors receiving much in control to hopefully try and keep Sunken Diamond, the Cardinal will
best, but secured a spot in the NCAA For now, the season is saved. Let’s Despite his record-setting num- playing time, the Cardinal figures to everyone calm.” take on UCLA again at home on
West Regional Meet. see what these guys can do with it. bers, Shoji still focuses on the team’s get even better in years to come, so If Erik Shoji keeps making the Friday and Saturday at 5:30 p.m. and
“It was such a fun meet,” said jun- success first. Shoji’s hopes of a Final Four have a plays he has been making, though, it 1 p.m., respectively. On Monday, the
ior Griffin Matthew, who competed Erik Adams would feel even better “Obviously, our No. 1 goal is to legitimate chance. The success of the could be hard for anyone to stay team will then welcome Cal to the
in the 4x100 relay with Liehr, King about Stanford’s chances if Ryan win a national championship, but we team for the next few years could calm. Farm to conclude its home stand.
and sophomore Brittni Dixon- Garko and Carlos Quentin were still have smaller goals that can help lead rest on Shoji’s shoulders, but he
Smith. “The team came out strong, here. Email him at ekadams@stan- to that final goal,” he said.“I am hop- doesn’t overvalue his job on the Contact Jacob Jaffe at jwjaffe@stan- Contact Denis Griffin at djgriff@stan-
and everyone is looking forward to ford.edu. ing that we can win an MPSF Cham- team. ford.edu. ford.edu.

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