Cost of handheld Global Positioning System receiver, 1977:
$3,000
Cost of handheld GPS receiver, 2000:
$99
Cost of handheld compass:
$3.98
Stanford doctorates granted for GPS research:
30
GPS devices owned by engineering professor Bradford Parkinson:
5
Stanford presidents selected from outside the University:
5
Longest tenure of a president, in months:
283
Shortest tenure, in months:
21
Presidents who were humanities scholars:
2
Swipe-card readers at Maples Pavilion:
2
Cost of installing each card reader:
$400
Student attendance at men's basketball game against Marathon Oil, 1998:
250
Student attendance against game against Marathon Oil, 1999:
850
Sources: 1.Bradford Parkinson; Redwood Trading Post; 2. Stanford: Portrait of a University; 3. Justarrive.
Illustrations: Christoph Hitz