A History of the Stanford Review
1987. Stanford University, under President Donald Kennedy, was at its most liberal. It was in that era that it abandoned the Western Civilization humanities program and replaced it with a politicized, anti-Western program. It was in that era when the University created a speech code to threaten anyone who spoke out in politically incorrect ways. And, in response, it was in that era that the Stanford Review was founded. ....Full story in Front Page.....by Henry Towsner

A Word From The Editor
A lot has happened in fifteen years. Stanford has had three presidents. Freshmen have read Hamlet in Western Culture; Cultures, Ideas and Values; and now Introduction to the Humanities. Stanford had one budget crisis and may soon have another. Cardinal athletics won seven consecutive Sears Cups. And the Stanford Review has delivered in-depth, independent news coverage every step of the way. This fifteenth anniversary issue celebrates everything that the Review has accomplished with the support of you, our readers. The editorial staff combed through our archives to find the best of the best: a collection of the ground-breaking articles that have defined the Review as a messenger of truth, and have changed the campus for the better. ....Full story in Editor's Note.....by Scott Rasmussen

Open Letter to President Kennedy
Dear Dr. Kennedy,
Let me state at the outset that I am a supporter of President Reagan. I voted for him and I stand by that. I say this so that you know my bias, but I hope that in the next few paragraphs you realize that my consternation results from something far more profound than a political disagreement with the Stanford student body and faculty. ....Full story in 1987-1988.....by Steve Hellman

There is More to Hoover than Controversy: Hoover Offers Many Benefits to Stanford
In the course of recent years, members of the faculty and administration have criticized a range of institutions at Stanford for being too "conservative" or "reactionary." ....Full story in 1987-1988.....by Jennifer Bryson

Kennedy Under Fire From Students and Faculty
Charges that Stanford has billed the U.S. government nearly $200 million dollars for improper research expenses have caused massive publicity and national outrage, an outrage which many associated with Stanford are directing toward University President Donald Kennedy. ....Full story in 1991-1993.....by Rakesh R. Khanna

Grade Inflation Hurts Best Stanford Students
Are Stanford students doing as well as they think in their classes? Massive grade inflation threatens to undermine America's educational system by giving students a false sense of their abilities, several scholars argue. ....Full story in 1991-1993.....by David Valle

Get the Hell Out of Here: Zapata Resident Fellow Verbally Assaults Review Distributors
According to the Resident Fellow Position Description, a Resident Fellow is expected to promote pluralism and the free expression of ideas. "Resident Fellow encourage students to respect and learn from others whose backgrounds, ethnicity, or life experience differs from their own," reads the document. "Through programming and by example, RF's actively promote inclusive communities where students of any race, class, gender, or sexual orientation may feel comfortable." Last week, however, it became quite clear that Tony Burciaga was not doing his job. ....Full story in 1994.....by Ed Malone

Speech Code Ruled Unconstitutional: Grey Interpretation Struck Down by Superior Court
After years of receiving intense criticism from the student body, Stanford's controversial speech code has fallen. On Tuesday, February 27, Santa Clara County Judge Peter G. Stone ruled in favor of a coalition of students and alumni who challenged the speech code's constitutionality and its legality under California state law. ....Full story in 1995.....by Thorvin Anderson

Mr. Hoover Goes to Washington?
More than two years ago, George W. Bush began compiling a policy team of political and academic masterminds to advise his campaign, many of then from Stanford's own Hoover Institution. Now, while some of them may be heavily involved in the next presidential administration, many others have decided to sit on the sidelines in the first Republican administration in eight years. ....Full story in 2001.....by David Myszewski

Smoke Signals
Since its inception in 1987 the Review has used its bully pulpit to judge just about everyone in the Stanford community. Here are the Chief's picks for Stanford's biggest heroes and villains through the years:

The Stanford Review: New Campus Radicals
Not since the noisy protests of the 1960s has the American public heard as much from the university. The activists of those days, mostly faddish youths, challenged what they perceived as an unjust conservative establishment. Most of those '60s radicals have since defected to become yuppies. Many of the rest, the die-hards, now either linger at Berkeley square selling tie-dyes, or have tenure. ....Full story in The Last Page

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