The Stanford Daily
I joined the staff of The Stanford Daily in September 2007, one week into my time as an undergraduate at Stanford University. A fertile training ground for young reporters, The Daily was my gateway to journalism. For four years I likely spent more time in its offices than I did in my campus residences, and I made my closest friends among its staff.
From 2007 to 2011 I served in numerous capacities, including as staff development editor (June 2010 - January 2011), president and editor-in-chief (June 2009 - January 2010), deputy editor (January 2009 - June 2009), managing editor of news (June 2008 - January 2009), news desk editor (January 2008 - June 2008) and staff reporter.
Following is a comprehensive list of stories from 2007 to 2011.
Note (Sept. 22, 2012): Several links below may direct to outdated Web pages because the Stanford Daily website was recently overhauled. In the meantime, some of those stories are viewable here.
Highlights
In May 2009 I was elected editor-in-chief of Volume 236, a role I served from June of that year to January 2010.
"Editor's Farewell: It's People" - Jan. 29, 2010
"Editor's Welcome: Stanford, The Daily and You" - Sept. 21, 2009
Telling stories that were important to students was deeply gratifying.
"Stanford athletes had access to list of 'easy' courses" - March 9, 2011, with Ryan Mac, Amy Julia Harris, Elizabeth Titus, Ellen
Huet, Joshua Hicks, Cassandra Feliciano and Daniel Bohm. Also published by California Watch, the San Francisco Chronicle and
the San Jose Mercury News (PDF).
"Campus police sergeant arrested for DUI" - Oct. 7, 2010
"Rice defends waterboarding" - April 30, 2009
"Endowment faces losses" - Jan. 23, 2009
"Proposition 8 likely to pass; students to protest" - Nov. 5, 2008, with An Le Nguyen
"Palo Alto police chief will step down" - Nov. 21, 2008
"Students call for police chief's dismissal" - Nov. 4, 2008
"Police chief apologizes for remarks" - Nov. 3, 2008
"Hennessy cuts the budget" - Oct. 31, 2008
"Wave of thefts hits campus" - Oct. 9, 2008
"SLAC-bound Iranians hindered" - May 28, 2008 (With below story, recipient of the Stan Bohrman Memorial Award for Investigative Reporting.)
"Iranians at Stanford face hurdles" - May 27, 2008
"Top universities revise aid policies" - Jan. 9, 2008
"Zipcar service coming to Farm" - Nov. 15, 2007
"Changes for IHUM proposed" - Nov. 1, 2007
"Facebook to translate by early 2008" - Oct. 10, 2007
Hopping fences to cover breaking news yielded one of my most important stories:
"Tragedy in E.P.A." - Feb. 18, 2010 (PDF)
Writing profiles alongside my friends in the features department reminded me how fortunate I was to work with such talented writers and editors.
"Nuclear Family" - April 29, 2010
"Focusing on the nuclear threat" - April 27, 2010
"Memories of MIC" - June 4, 2009
For a student, journalist access had its perks.
"Obama lands at Stanford, visits Facebook to discuss budget" - April 21, 2011
"Treasury secretary criticizes Chinese exchange-rate policy" - Oct. 19, 2010
"Off campus, Dalai Lama talks China with students" - Oct. 15, 2010
"Obama discusses education and the economy with college journalists" - Sept. 28, 2010
"Khalilzad: Obama's policies have weakened relations with Iraq, Afghanistan" - May 18, 2010
"Hennessy urges Obama to revise controls" - May 15, 2009
"S.F. mayor campaigns in Palo Alto" - April 2, 2009
"Brokaw sits down with The Daily" - Oct. 13, 2008
"Senator eases pressure on endowment spending" - Sept. 16, 2008
"Paulson defends economic policies" - March 9, 2008
And covering music and music festivals with friends was unforgettable.
"The 25 Best Albums of the Decade" - Dec. 2, 2009, with Annika Heinle, Will Dooley, Ryan Mac, Ellen Huet and Charlie Dunn
"Treasure Island 2009" - Oct. 23, 2009, with Annika Heinle, Ryan Mac and Cameron Sokolik
"Hipster Nation: Intermission covers Coachella Music and Art Festival 2009" - April 27, 2009, with Ellen Huet, Annika Heinle and Ryan Mac
"In Review: Treasure Island Music Festival 2008" - Sept. 26, 2008, with Ellen Huet and Ryan Mac
More
"Death Cab embarks on new path with 'Codes and Keys'" - May 27, 2011
"Atheros deal highlights Hennessy's role in Silicon Valley" - Jan. 10, 2011
"Stanford's Hecker provides window into North Korea's nuclear activity" - Dec. 1, 2010
"'Gang of Four' advises spreading awareness for nuclear nonproliferation efforts" - Nov. 15, 2010
"Students, Housing adapt to new package center" - Oct. 22, 2010
"Faculty Senate urged to focus on student athletes" - Oct. 22, 2010
"Bhutto discusses modern Pakistani issues, new book" - Oct. 7, 2010
"Hitting the pavement in a 'tuk-tuk'" - July 29, 2010
"Iraq asks Hoover to return records" - May 25, 2010
"Experts, former prisoner discuss North Korean humanitarian crisis" - May 24, 2010
"Students gather to discuss Bravman replacement" - May 12, 2010
"Henry Crumpton discusses U.S. relations with Muslim world" - April 27, 2010
"Unrequited 'Love' - Nothing new from Angels & Airwaves" - Feb. 26, 2010
"Military, academia debate selective service" - Feb. 25, 2010
"U.N. ambassador to address graduates" - Jan. 15, 2010
"Faculty Senate discuss budget recovery, H1N1 vaccine" - Oct. 9, 2009
"Dine Another Day" - May 29, 2009
"VPUE restructures" - May 15, 2009
"President provost, deans ax own salaries" - Dec. 3, 2008
"Students from Mumbai react to terrorist attacks" - Dec. 3, 2008
"Mausoleum Party is a go" - Oct. 31, 2008
"Undergraduate expansion team releases interim results" - Oct. 31, 2008
"Big names discuss leadership" - Oct. 13, 2008
"Mass protests outside Palin event" - Oct. 6, 2008, with Kamil Dada
"Conflict forces professor to quit grant post" - Sept. 22, 2008
"In conversation with the 'Iran expert'" - July 24, 2008
"Univ. offers protection after theft" - July 3, 2008
"Employee embezzles LPFCH funds" - July 3, 2008
"Stolen laptop contained personnel records" - June 7, 2008
"Janitor strike comes to an end" - May 29, 2008
"Janitors strike for wages" - May 22, 2008
"Class of 2012 has highest yield rate ever" - May 15, 2008
"Task force looks at class size" - April 29, 2008
"Dean Julie will represent Obama as delegate" - April 14, 2008
"Room to remain for transfers" - April 2, 2008
"2012 admits shatter records" - March 30, 2008
"Outreach to evaluate expansion" - March 3, 2008
"Deceased alumnus donates $60 million" - Feb. 27, 2008
"ASSU president reflects on tenure" - Feb. 20, 2008
"Former employee protests layoff" - Feb. 11, 2008
"Application statistics examined" - Jan. 31, 2008
"ASSU discusses campus student space" - Jan. 30, 2008
"Record number of apps received" - Jan. 24, 2008
"ElecToyon spreads awareness" - Jan. 23, 2008
"Hot Topic: Professors talk election" - Jan. 18, 2008
"Rumsfeld debate rages on" - Jan. 16, 2008
"Winter shuttle sees changes" - Jan. 10, 2008
"Inaugural Big Party a big hit on campus" - Dec. 5, 2007
"Program to fund library textbooks" - Dec. 5, 2007
"Big Party to rock Row tonight" - Nov. 30, 2007
"PASU aids Filipino veterans" - Nov. 29, 2007
"Early applications stable" - Nov. 28, 2007
"New search engine for scientific papers" - Nov. 25, 2007
"New name in social networking" - Nov. 14, 2007
"Historian examines effects of the slave trade" - Oct. 30, 2007
"Meyer set for razing by 2012" - Oct. 29, 2007
"Meal plans serve games" - Oct. 24, 2007
"Flu vaccine draws long lines" - Oct. 18, 2007
"Lake Lagunita sign confuses students" - Oct. 5, 2007
"Community rallies for children's health" - Oct. 3, 2007
From 2007 to 2011 I served in numerous capacities, including as staff development editor (June 2010 - January 2011), president and editor-in-chief (June 2009 - January 2010), deputy editor (January 2009 - June 2009), managing editor of news (June 2008 - January 2009), news desk editor (January 2008 - June 2008) and staff reporter.
Following is a comprehensive list of stories from 2007 to 2011.
Note (Sept. 22, 2012): Several links below may direct to outdated Web pages because the Stanford Daily website was recently overhauled. In the meantime, some of those stories are viewable here.
Highlights
In May 2009 I was elected editor-in-chief of Volume 236, a role I served from June of that year to January 2010.
"Editor's Farewell: It's People" - Jan. 29, 2010
"Editor's Welcome: Stanford, The Daily and You" - Sept. 21, 2009
Telling stories that were important to students was deeply gratifying.
"Stanford athletes had access to list of 'easy' courses" - March 9, 2011, with Ryan Mac, Amy Julia Harris, Elizabeth Titus, Ellen
Huet, Joshua Hicks, Cassandra Feliciano and Daniel Bohm. Also published by California Watch, the San Francisco Chronicle and
the San Jose Mercury News (PDF).
"Campus police sergeant arrested for DUI" - Oct. 7, 2010
"Rice defends waterboarding" - April 30, 2009
"Endowment faces losses" - Jan. 23, 2009
"Proposition 8 likely to pass; students to protest" - Nov. 5, 2008, with An Le Nguyen
"Palo Alto police chief will step down" - Nov. 21, 2008
"Students call for police chief's dismissal" - Nov. 4, 2008
"Police chief apologizes for remarks" - Nov. 3, 2008
"Hennessy cuts the budget" - Oct. 31, 2008
"Wave of thefts hits campus" - Oct. 9, 2008
"SLAC-bound Iranians hindered" - May 28, 2008 (With below story, recipient of the Stan Bohrman Memorial Award for Investigative Reporting.)
"Iranians at Stanford face hurdles" - May 27, 2008
"Top universities revise aid policies" - Jan. 9, 2008
"Zipcar service coming to Farm" - Nov. 15, 2007
"Changes for IHUM proposed" - Nov. 1, 2007
"Facebook to translate by early 2008" - Oct. 10, 2007
Hopping fences to cover breaking news yielded one of my most important stories:
"Tragedy in E.P.A." - Feb. 18, 2010 (PDF)
Writing profiles alongside my friends in the features department reminded me how fortunate I was to work with such talented writers and editors.
"Nuclear Family" - April 29, 2010
"Focusing on the nuclear threat" - April 27, 2010
"Memories of MIC" - June 4, 2009
For a student, journalist access had its perks.
"Obama lands at Stanford, visits Facebook to discuss budget" - April 21, 2011
"Treasury secretary criticizes Chinese exchange-rate policy" - Oct. 19, 2010
"Off campus, Dalai Lama talks China with students" - Oct. 15, 2010
"Obama discusses education and the economy with college journalists" - Sept. 28, 2010
"Khalilzad: Obama's policies have weakened relations with Iraq, Afghanistan" - May 18, 2010
"Hennessy urges Obama to revise controls" - May 15, 2009
"S.F. mayor campaigns in Palo Alto" - April 2, 2009
"Brokaw sits down with The Daily" - Oct. 13, 2008
"Senator eases pressure on endowment spending" - Sept. 16, 2008
"Paulson defends economic policies" - March 9, 2008
And covering music and music festivals with friends was unforgettable.
"The 25 Best Albums of the Decade" - Dec. 2, 2009, with Annika Heinle, Will Dooley, Ryan Mac, Ellen Huet and Charlie Dunn
"Treasure Island 2009" - Oct. 23, 2009, with Annika Heinle, Ryan Mac and Cameron Sokolik
"Hipster Nation: Intermission covers Coachella Music and Art Festival 2009" - April 27, 2009, with Ellen Huet, Annika Heinle and Ryan Mac
"In Review: Treasure Island Music Festival 2008" - Sept. 26, 2008, with Ellen Huet and Ryan Mac
More
"Death Cab embarks on new path with 'Codes and Keys'" - May 27, 2011
"Atheros deal highlights Hennessy's role in Silicon Valley" - Jan. 10, 2011
"Stanford's Hecker provides window into North Korea's nuclear activity" - Dec. 1, 2010
"'Gang of Four' advises spreading awareness for nuclear nonproliferation efforts" - Nov. 15, 2010
"Students, Housing adapt to new package center" - Oct. 22, 2010
"Faculty Senate urged to focus on student athletes" - Oct. 22, 2010
"Bhutto discusses modern Pakistani issues, new book" - Oct. 7, 2010
"Hitting the pavement in a 'tuk-tuk'" - July 29, 2010
"Iraq asks Hoover to return records" - May 25, 2010
"Experts, former prisoner discuss North Korean humanitarian crisis" - May 24, 2010
"Students gather to discuss Bravman replacement" - May 12, 2010
"Henry Crumpton discusses U.S. relations with Muslim world" - April 27, 2010
"Unrequited 'Love' - Nothing new from Angels & Airwaves" - Feb. 26, 2010
"Military, academia debate selective service" - Feb. 25, 2010
"U.N. ambassador to address graduates" - Jan. 15, 2010
"Faculty Senate discuss budget recovery, H1N1 vaccine" - Oct. 9, 2009
"Dine Another Day" - May 29, 2009
"VPUE restructures" - May 15, 2009
"President provost, deans ax own salaries" - Dec. 3, 2008
"Students from Mumbai react to terrorist attacks" - Dec. 3, 2008
"Mausoleum Party is a go" - Oct. 31, 2008
"Undergraduate expansion team releases interim results" - Oct. 31, 2008
"Big names discuss leadership" - Oct. 13, 2008
"Mass protests outside Palin event" - Oct. 6, 2008, with Kamil Dada
"Conflict forces professor to quit grant post" - Sept. 22, 2008
"In conversation with the 'Iran expert'" - July 24, 2008
"Univ. offers protection after theft" - July 3, 2008
"Employee embezzles LPFCH funds" - July 3, 2008
"Stolen laptop contained personnel records" - June 7, 2008
"Janitor strike comes to an end" - May 29, 2008
"Janitors strike for wages" - May 22, 2008
"Class of 2012 has highest yield rate ever" - May 15, 2008
"Task force looks at class size" - April 29, 2008
"Dean Julie will represent Obama as delegate" - April 14, 2008
"Room to remain for transfers" - April 2, 2008
"2012 admits shatter records" - March 30, 2008
"Outreach to evaluate expansion" - March 3, 2008
"Deceased alumnus donates $60 million" - Feb. 27, 2008
"ASSU president reflects on tenure" - Feb. 20, 2008
"Former employee protests layoff" - Feb. 11, 2008
"Application statistics examined" - Jan. 31, 2008
"ASSU discusses campus student space" - Jan. 30, 2008
"Record number of apps received" - Jan. 24, 2008
"ElecToyon spreads awareness" - Jan. 23, 2008
"Hot Topic: Professors talk election" - Jan. 18, 2008
"Rumsfeld debate rages on" - Jan. 16, 2008
"Winter shuttle sees changes" - Jan. 10, 2008
"Inaugural Big Party a big hit on campus" - Dec. 5, 2007
"Program to fund library textbooks" - Dec. 5, 2007
"Big Party to rock Row tonight" - Nov. 30, 2007
"PASU aids Filipino veterans" - Nov. 29, 2007
"Early applications stable" - Nov. 28, 2007
"New search engine for scientific papers" - Nov. 25, 2007
"New name in social networking" - Nov. 14, 2007
"Historian examines effects of the slave trade" - Oct. 30, 2007
"Meyer set for razing by 2012" - Oct. 29, 2007
"Meal plans serve games" - Oct. 24, 2007
"Flu vaccine draws long lines" - Oct. 18, 2007
"Lake Lagunita sign confuses students" - Oct. 5, 2007
"Community rallies for children's health" - Oct. 3, 2007
Above: Working in the Philip Taubman & Felicity Barringer Editor-in-Chief Office at The Stanford Daily. It's unclear where the glasses came from. Photo by Ron Pomper.
Below: "An Inside Look at the Stanford Daily," produced in 2010 by Jason Shen, who was COO of the Stanford Daily Publishing Corp. when I was The Daily's editor-in-chief.
Below: "An Inside Look at the Stanford Daily," produced in 2010 by Jason Shen, who was COO of the Stanford Daily Publishing Corp. when I was The Daily's editor-in-chief.
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