What Stanford-Cal Rivalry?

11Aug08

It seems that the BBC has finally reunited those two ancient rivals in a single sentence by referring to the lead author of a  recent medical paper as a professor “from the University of California at Stanford.”
See for yourself! (Sorry guys, the BBC has corrected their mistake)

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Tags: bbc, berkeley, cal, stanford

Energy Crossroads

02May08

I attended a roundtable discussion today with Prince Moulay Hicham of Morocco and Pete Smith, CEO of Al Tayyar Energy (founded by Prince Hicham). This discussion was part of the Energy Crossroads conference held at Stanford. I thoroughly enjoyed the talk in this small setting, and I appreciated the authentic honesty of these two fine [...]

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Tags: al tayyar, energy crossroads, morocco, price moulay hicham, stanford, stanford university

OEP trip

23Apr08

I spent this weekend in the Sierra Nevadas (Kit Carson Pass) with my Outdoor Education class. It was an amazing experience, and I’ll need some time to reflect before I can do it any justice. Stay tuned for pictures and videos.

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Tags: kit carson, oep, sierra nevada, stanford

The ProFros are coming!

23Apr08

I thought I’d share my myriad thoughts about Admit Weekend, an annual Stanford event put on for prospective freshman (ProFros). For a while yesterday I thought this year’s event would be a repeat of last year’s, with abnormally dreary weather coinciding perfectly with the one weekend Stanford wants to look good to outsiders. However, the [...]

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Tags: admit weekend, palo alto, profro, profros, roho, rohos, stanford, stanford university

No (more) Googles Allowed

12Apr08

The following paragraph comes directly from Stanford’s Residence Agreement

Entrepreneurial Enterprises
Student residences are not intended to serve as centers for private enterprise or personal profit in any form. No business may operate out of or use as its base of support any room/apartment/suite or residence.
Interesting words coming from a university that boasts about its entrepreneurial spirit.

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Tags: business, entrepreneurial spirit, stanford

The Stanford Prison Experiment

25Mar08

After a grueling quarter at Stanford, I am currently enjoying a much-needed spring break. With the luxury of free time, I’ve starting reading the book The Lucifer Effect by Stanford psychologist Philip Zimbardo. I am on chapter 10 now (about halfway). I have never read a book that has generated more internal conflict [...]

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Tags: prison, stanford, stanford prison experiment, the lucifer effect, zimbardo