March/April 2008

News Sports There’s Good News and Bad News Persis Drell takes the helm at SLAC amid harsh budget cuts—and an exciting breakthrough technology. Beijing Rings for Gymnasts Cardinal teammates get an Olympic preview. The Way We Read Now News that Meyer Library will be demolished, and that the loss of space for some 600,000 volumes will be partly addressed by off-campus storage and digitization, has sparked debate on the pros and cons of the digital library. Scholars Matt Jockers and Helen B. Brooks offer their opinions. On Track for Grad School Cardinal athletes are champs in class, too. Finding Their Voices Native American poets flourish on the Farm.   READ MORE NEWS     READ MORE SPORTS           Photo credits Left column, top to bottom: L.A Cicero, Courtesy Stanford Archives, Rod Searcey Right column, top to bottom: Rod Searcey (2)    Privacy Policy ©2008 Stanford Alumni Association