On to Athens
They hail from sun-drenched California towns and Iowa farms. Some inspire fanatical followings while others toil in obscurity. Stanford athletes at this summer's Olympics are a varied lot, but have one thing in common: dreams of gold. BY brian eule

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  Keep track of the Farm's athletes with STANFORD. BY spencer porter
  
  

So You Wanna Be a Rock Star
Meet some pop musicians whose version of success might not include groupies and tabloid covers. They give away their music, promote their own careers and revel in the thing that major-label artists have lost: independence. BY summer Batte

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Bloomingdale's Across the Street . . . Priceless
Fifty years ago, Stanford broke ground on a development project unheard of in higher education: a campus shopping center. It became one of the world's most profitable retail spaces, and contributed hundreds of millions to Stanford's bottom line. BY jesse oxfeld

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