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SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 2004

"It's [students'] first experience of.representative government, and if it's a joke and it doesn't matter . . . what are they learning?"

Assistant professor DANIEL MCFARLAND, on the importance of high school student government.

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Koo
MASS MARKET : Koo's company is positioned to capitalize on what will soon be the world's largest Internet nation.

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COVER STORY
China.com
Every week, 800,000 Chinese become Internet users. It's an information revolution, and Stanford entrepreneurs are leading the way. BY joel mccormick

  • China 101
    Peking University is Stanford's latest overseas partner. BY kevin cool
  • Teaching 'Start-Up'
    Victor Koo's enterprise became a GSB model.
  • Shared Vision
    Bringing people together leads to epic success.
 

Heavy Metal
As the SUV debate shifts into high gear, a Stanford scholar looks at what really drives our choices. BY kevin cool

The Cleaning Agent
Toxic byproducts from computers can be harmful to workers, neighbors and the environment. In a 20-year crusade, Ted smith has spearheaded solutions. But the more he does, the more he finds to do. BY joan o'c. Hamilton

Teaching Apathy?
Researchers survey high school student councils for clues to why Johnny won't vote when he grows up. BY marina krakovsky

  • Stanford Students on School Government
    Three undergraduates talked to STANFORD about their participation in high school politics and its effect on their adult civic life. additional reporting by Spencer Porter

 

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