Viennese Ball, SCN Fee Practices Violate ASSU Constitution
The Viennese Ball Committee and the Stanford Concert Network (SCN) are operating in violation of the ASSU Constitution. In May 2002 issue, the Stanford Review broke news that these and other groups receiving Special Fees are also charging students admission fees, thereby forcing students to pay twice for the groups' services, yet the practice continues. ....Full story in Front Page.....by Harrison Osaki

Has the War on Iraq Decreased Antisemitism?
On Tuesday, April 8, Jonathan Adelman, a renowned expert on Middle East security who served as Condoleezza Rice's dissertation advisor at the University of Denver, granted the Review an exclusive interview on the topic of antisemitism in the populace at large and on college campuses. ....Full story in Front Page.....by Piotr H. Kosicki

Change of the Guard for the ASSU
On April 9 and 10, Stanford's student government, the Associated Students of Stanford University (ASSU), held elections for the offices of ASSU president and vice-president; senior, junior, and sophomore class presidents; Graduate Student Council members, and undergraduate senators. Also on the ballot were the requests for Special Fees of 61 different student groups for the next school year. ....Full story in News.....by Charles Hallford

The News in Brief
Find out all the recent news on campus ....Full story in News

Janet Reno Visits Campus
Former Attorney General Janet Reno spoke to a full house in Kresge Auditorium on April 8. The event was sponsored by Stanford in Government and the ASSU Speakers Bureau. Ms. Reno was the first female Attorney General and the longest serving Attorney General since the Civil War. ....Full story in News

Iraq: Quagmire or Stunning Success?
It's an odd sort of world when 'quagmire' and 'stunning success' describe the same war, which is today just two weeks old and over two hundred miles long. Neither is really an entirely correct description for the war. Coalition forces have traversed over two hundred miles, crushed elite Republican Guard units, and liberated thousands of Iraqis, even when the liberators were met with pointed weapons. It has been a conflict that has taken over a hundred American and British heroes from their families, from their friends, and from their country. ....Full story in Opinion.....by William E. Hudson

A Person is A Person,No Exceptions
Normally, controversial political issues seem deceptively cut-and-dry: there are two diametrically opposed positions with little room in between for diplomatic discourse. Still more tragically, however, those within each of these polar communities often fail to understand the nuances of their arguments, producing charged platforms without realizing their potential for common understanding. ....Full story in Opinion.....by Laura Surma

Is There A Gene for Appeasement?
According to a poll conducted by KRON TV in San Francisco just one day after "liberation day" in Iraq, two-thirds of Democrats - just one-quarter of Republicans - fear that our victory in Iraq makes terrorist attacks more likely than before the war. ....Full story in The Rawls Report.....by Alec Rawls

Stanford and SARS
With at least nine cases of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) confirmed in Santa Clara County, officials and students are spreading information about SARS and taking steps to prevent the spread of SARS to Stanford's campus. ....Full story in Features.....by Ryan J. Wisnesky

Awareness, Not Quarantine, Key to SARS on Campus
A handful of Stanford students have found themselves suddenly in need of new housing because of the University's preparations for a potential outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) on campus. The newly evicted residents of the Murray and Yost Cottages find themselves in the unenviable position of juggling the typical school-year mix of classes, homework and activities while moving to their new housing -- wherever that ends up being. ....Full story in Features.....by Kathy Hart

Smoke Signals
Welcome to the Spring Stanford Review! WeÕve returned just in time to catch the folly of the ASSU, the SARS quarantine debacle, and a positive note from Jonathan Adelman about diminishing prospects for campus antisemitism. Now we offer the return of Smoke Signals, where the week gets put into perspective....

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