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The Stanford Daily: Rccs Talk Computer Problems
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MONDAY www.stanforddaily.com Volume 239
May 23, 2011 Issue 68
STUDENT LIFE
RCCs talk
Rocking out at the Laker Music Festival
HACKERS
computer HIT ASSU
problems
Cluster, network issues
most common complaints
WEBSITE
GAIA,SCN sites also affected
By MATT BETTONVILLE
STAFF WRITER in black hat SEO attack
As the University’s first line of
defense for all computer and tech- By SAMANTHA McGIRR and
nology-related issues, Resident KABIR SAWHNEY
Computer Consultants (RCCs)
regularly face a huge number of Several Stanford websites were taken offline
computing problems as they keep May 9 after being targeted by hackers looking to
students printing, surfing and cod- sell cheap software. The affected sites, currently
ing. According to several RCCs, offline and inaccessible, are those for the Stanford
the most common issues this year Concert Network, the Green Alliance for Innova-
were maintaining residence com- tive Action and the ASSU.
puter clusters and registering In- According to Rowan Chakoumakos ‘13, chief
ternet-enabled devices for net- technical officer for Stanford Student Enterprises
work access. (SSE), the Stanford Information Security Office
Computer clusters posed the (ISO) generally handles issues related to the Uni-
most issues to RCCs this year, as al- versity’s network security.
most every RCC noted problems “Since the webmasters of the respective sites
with the computers’ reliability and did not remove the content in the designated time
speed. set by the Stanford Information Security Office,
“They’re slow, and they’re often the websites were taken offline,” Chakoumakos
buggy. I’ve had the [cluster] com- wrote in an email to The Daily.
puters re-imaged several times,” The main University website was unaffected.
said Soto RCC Matt Chun-Lum Tina Darmohray, Stanford’s chief information
‘12. security officer, said the ISO alerted SSE after the
Though information from a Stu- initial intrusion, based on the contact information
dent Computing Services (SCS) attached to the machine.
survey indicated that students “We could chuck out a very short-term patch,
asked most frequently about com- but what we want to do is go in and implement a
puter cluster printers, Academic more long-term solution,” said the ASSU Vice
Computing Consulting Services President Stewart Macgregor-Dennis ‘13.
Manager Sherwin Smith pointed He added that the main ASSU website will
out that questions do not necessar- likely be down until a comprehensive update is
ily correlate with problems. He implemented during the summer. However, sev-
also noted that problems are ex- eral critical functionalities have been restored,
pected with frequent use. namely the Old Union room reservation system,
“The top questions asked of bookings for the ASSU airport shuttle and the
RCCs were about the wireless net- SSE website. With those services online, Macgre-
work and cluster printers, which is gor-Dennis predicted that keeping the main web-
consistent with our understanding site down would have a “marginal” impact on
that the wireless network and cen- ASSU operations.
tralized printing are two of the “Because of a lack of investment in security in
most widely used technology serv- the ASSU websites and servers, we need to go
ices at Stanford,” Smith wrote in an back to some of the basics and look at the actual
email to The Daily. server software that’s on there,” Macgregor-Den-
Many RCCs were impressed nis said. “If we tried to just fix it straightaway, then
with the support that University ZACK HOBERG/The Stanford Daily someone would just hack it again within a few
The Sea People, including lead singer Ella Cooley, played at the Laker Music Festival on Satur-
Please see RCC, page 2 day. The event was hosted by Alpha Delta Phi on the lawn between EBF, KA and Narnia. Please see HACK, page 2
UNIVERSITY
Stanford‘has no right’
to save janitors’jobs
By SARAH FLAMM Stanford community members
CONTRIBUTING WRITER signed a statement that read,
“Workers should retain their em-
On June 3, 29 Stanford janitors ployment and the wages and bene-
are set to lose their jobs because fits associated with their seniority
they are unable to meet the back- rights through a subcontracting
ground checks required by the Uni- transition.”
versity’s new janitorial subcontrac- Stanford is attempting to re-
tor, UGL (UNICCO) Janitorial move itself from these disputes,
Services. which stem from its switch last No-
The University “will not inter- vember to UGL from its previous
fere with the agreement and has no services subcontractor, ABM. At
right to do so,” said Jeff Wachtel, the time, the University explained
senior assistant to University Presi- the change by saying that UGL
dent John Hennessy. “This is not a would provide superior services.
choice of the University, and we can Under an agreement with SEIU,
take no action.” UGL was contractually obligated to
According to Wachtel, UGL and offer all ABM workers the opportu-
Local 1877, a chapter of the Service nity to keep their jobs and initiated
Employees International Union an employment process to rehire
(SEIU) that represents the work- the workers. The employment
ers, mutually agreed upon a resolu- process consisted of background
tion to the dispute. Under this checks on all 134 of the employees
agreement, the janitors are slated to in order to verify each individual’s
lose their jobs.The union did not re- identity as well as to check for any
spond to requests for comment criminal history.
from The Daily, and UGL said it According to a letter from UGL
had no comment at this time. to Stanford, which Wachtel provid-
The Student Labor Action ed to The Daily, one of the purposes
Coalition (SLAC), a student group of the process was to ensure that all
that has been advocating on behalf employees were lawfully eligible to
of the janitors over the past several be employed in the United States
months, has requested that the Uni- and that UGL complied with feder-
versity intervene to protect these al laws covering immigration and
workers jobs. In a petition created employment.
by SLAC and sent to Stanford and
UGL last December, some 2,000 Please see JANITORS, page 5
NEWS BRIEFS
FEATURES
SPEAKING OUT Free Speech Friday and Let’s Talk encourage campus conversation
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free
exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people
peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”
By ERIKA ALVERO KOSKI stage, Johnston, Walker and the others up to forms of expression other than spo- bling 12-story apartment building, John-
STAFF WRITER urged passers-by to pour out their feelings, ken word. Chalk was brought out, and ston jumped from the third story window,
read a poem or even talk about their day soon a crowd of barefoot artists was cover- injuring her spine and pelvis.
— anything to open up discussion. ing the backdrop of the stage with fantas- One Stanford graduate sat on the stage
S
o reads the First Amendment of “We were thinking of having the audi- tical swirls, ornamented forms of the word and honestly shared his experiences with
the Bill of Rights in the Constitu- ence down on the ground there and the “love” and multi-colored hearts of varying depression after his mother’s suicide.
tion. Even though it has been writ- speaker on the stage,” Johnston said. “But sizes. Rappers came out and freestyled. A Lucia Hennelly ‘11 believes that this kind
ten into American history, free we thought that might have been too hier- bearded guitarist sang and individuals of sharing could foster a healthier com-
speech isn’t necessarily easy to put archical and too separational [sic], so we read poems by Shel Silverstein and Je- munity.
into practice. just had everyone on the stage.” laluddin Rumi. “This campus had huge mental health
According to Wesley Walker ‘11, stu- The second Free Speech Friday on May There was still heartfelt sharing of dia- challenges that were very, very much swept
dents are limited in class discussions at 13 coincided with other events at White logue as well. At one point, Johnston, who under the rug or that a lot of people simply
Stanford, because they are constantly pan- Plaza, including an Amnesty International was M.C.-ing the event, took the micro- aren’t aware of,” Hennelly said.“Huge sex-
dering to professors, trying to regurgitate food fair and a band gig, attracting a crowd phone in her own hands and shared the ual assault rates, depression and we don’t
the viewpoint that will help them achieve from those milling about the sunny plaza. story of her injury in Chile during the talk about that.”
an “A,” rather than sharing their own per- This time, Free Speech Friday was opened earthquake last year. Trapped in a trem- Free Speech Friday is not the only event
spective. on campus geared toward trying to create
“We tend to learn more and better more of a community at Stanford. As part
when we talk with friends outside of class,” of a wellness campaign associated with The
Walker said. “That’s meaty discussion. We Bridge, students sat on benches around
want to have profound discussions.” White Plaza holding signs reading “Let’s
While the general realization of the Talk About Anything.” Participants like
need for more communication at Stanford Sami Hartley ‘11 and Robin Thomas ‘12
had been growing in discussions among had conversations ranging from inflatable
Lyla Johnston ‘11, member of The Spoken ties to politics.
Word Collective, and her circle of friends, “Sometimes we’re so afraid of bursting
the actual idea for ‘Free Speech Fridays’ anyone’s bubble that we hesitate to ac-
hit Johnston spontaneously. knowledge that other people exist,” wrote
“I was going to sleep one night, and I Hartley in an email to The Daily. “We’ll
thought,‘Man, I feel like I have so much to suddenly become engrossed in the side-
say,’” Johnston said. “‘And I wish I had a walk when another person approaches us
venue to express myself.’ And then it just on the street, we stare at out phones until
popped into my head.” we can escape bookstore lines and shove
Immediately acting on this burst of in- our purchases at the cashier and we silent-
spiration, Johnston called her friends and Courtesy of Dalila Shannon ly zoom around campus from one bubble
reserved the White Plaza stage for Friday, During the second Free Speech Friday on May 13, artists of all types joined student speak-
April 29. With an open microphone on the ers on the White Plaza stage to exercise their first amendment rights. Please see SPEECH, page 5
4 ! Monday, May 23, 2011 The Stanford Daily
OPINIONS
EDITORIAL The Stanford Daily
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Managing Editor of Features Photo Editor
niversities stand upon the were moved off campus, making Michael Londgren Web Editor
bedrock of free speech. An them inaccessible to most students Lauren Wilson Catherine Hsieh
Robert Michitarian Managing Editor of Intermission Wyndam Makowsky
open forum of ideas is the who had planned to participate. Copy Editor
Jane LePham Zack Hoberg Staff Development
very essence of the academy. Stan- Why did this happen? Because
Shelley Gao Managing Editor of Photography Business Staff
ford should pride itself on fostering Stanford’s policies on partisan
an open environment in which all speech, as expressed in the Univer- Rich Jaroslovsky Begüm Erdogan
students may express their views sity’s Administrative Guide Memo Sales Manager
without precondition, but this Edi- 15.1, had not changed. It has now Contacting The Daily: Section editors can be reached at (650) 721-5815 from 7 p.m. to 12 a.m. The Advertising Department can be
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University’s repeated refusal to University first promised to update Send letters to the editor to eic@stanforddaily.com, op-eds to editorial@stanforddaily.com and photos or videos to multimedia@stanford
daily.com. Op-eds are capped at 700 words and letters are capped at 500 words.
meet even this basic standard. its speech policies to reflect the 2004
Last week, The Daily reported agreement,and still no progress has
that the student group Stanford been made.
Says No to War had been prohibit- Not only are these rules unrea-
ed from passing out flyers on multi- sonable and antithetical to academ-
ple occasions because doing so vio- ic freedom,they are also almost cer-
lated the University’s free speech tainly illegal. Under California Ed-
policy.This policy designates White ucation Code, Section 94367, also
Plaza as the approved “free speech called the Leonard Law, private
zone” from 12-1pm. The implica- postsecondary educational institu-
tion is that speech isn’t free any- tions may not punish students for
where else, and Stanford’s policies engaging in “conduct that is speech
explicitly require that any other or other communication that, when
protest or demonstration are engaged in outside the campus or
banned without prior approval facility of a private postsecondary
from the University. institution, is protected from gov-
Further, by confining speech ac- ernmental restriction by the First
tivities to White Plaza, students are Amendment to the United States
unable to exercise their freedom of Constitution.” The Leonard Law
speech at the locations where many also “does not authorize the prior
important decisions are made. This restraint of student speech.”
was the case with the Stanford Says University lawyers argue that its
No to War events,while demonstra- rules qualify as so-called “time,
tions before the recent Faculty Sen- place and manner” (TPM) regula-
ate meeting to reinstate ROTC tions, which the Supreme Court has
only proceeded because the event allowed as restrictions on First
organizers received prior approval Amendment rights.However,Stan-
from the University. Consider for a ford would be hard-pressed to ex-
moment how ridiculous this re- plain how its policies meet the
quirement is.When students on our Supreme Court’s four-part test for
campus stage any kind of protest or TPM restrictions, which requires
demonstration, is it almost always that they (1) be content-neutral, (2)
in response to a University action. be narrowly tailored,(3) serve a sig-
This rule forces students to ask the nificant public interest and (4) leave
University for permission to protest open alternative channels of com-
University policy. munication. If the present rules do
Stanford’s inconsistent and over- not meet any one of these criteria,
ly broad restriction of speech has ex- they are illegal.We believe they are
tended to political activity as well.In so egregious that they actually vio-
2004, the Stanford Democrats at- late all four parts.
tempted to hold a phone bank for N O F REE LUNCH
John Kerry in White Plaza during 1. Content-Neutral?
I
able and prevented it from proceed- that speech policies are ambiguous, f you’ve followed our column over the past few
months, you’ve probably noticed that we’re some-
ing. Only after Kai Stinchcombe the University is free to interpret what critical of several aspects of Stanford. We’ve
MA ‘05 Ph.D. ‘10, president of the them however it wishes — and its tried to weigh in on the most controversial topics on
Stanford Democrats, wrote an Oc- past behavior has been far from con- campus, but as the joke goes about the liberal/conserva-
Zack Hoberg
tober 11, 2004 Daily op-ed alleging sistent, as its history of silencing stu- tive divide in Synergy being drawn around paper tow- & Dave Grundfest
that Stanford’s free speech policy dent political activity demonstrates. els, conflicts on campus are on relatively few fringe
was illegal did administrators prom- questions.The hot button issues we’ve highlighted com-
ise to revisit and update speech 2. Narrowly Tailored? prise the five percent of on-campus topics that every-
rules.This put the issue to rest for all It is also laughable that restrict- body doesn’t agree on, and the simple truth is that even thing would have been all right, and life on campus,
with the enormous diversity of thought on campus, the even for those most affected populations, would have
parties involved, and the phone ing free speech to a tiny fraction of vision for Stanford’s future is a widely shared one.That
banks were allowed to proceed. campus for one hour per day is a been and will be just fine.
said, we thought we’d run through what we’ve written Then we dove into the alcohol policy and especially
But four years later, when the “narrowly tailored” regulation. about, trying to put it in that context. personal responsibility.We still believe that the brunt of
Stanford Democrats attempted to Even if the entire campus were only In our first column, we argued that introductory un- the consequences surrounding a drinking incident
organize a phone bank for Barack five times as big as White Plaza — dergraduate education would be better served with should fall on the individual doing the drinking rather
Obama, Stanford again denied and it is much, much larger than dedicated instructors rather than regular faculty. While than on the institution enabling it. But taking a step
them permission, citing the very that — the present rule would ban this may be the case, the problem is entirely overshad- back and looking at the alcohol policy in a broader con-
rules that the University had prom- owed by the unbelievable quality of upper level cours- text, Stanford is an incredibly safe and sheltered place
es once you manage to wade your way out of IHUM to learn how to handle alcohol responsibly. Freshmen
ised to revisit. The phone banks Please see EDITORIAL, page 5 and the Math 50 series. RAs are on the student’s side, law enforcement is rela-
Next, we took up the concert scene, and although it tively lenient and resources are committed to keeping
Unsigned editorials in the space above represent the views of the editorial board of The still would be nice to have a big name concert in Frost underage students from drinking irresponsibly rather
Stanford Daily and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Daily staff.The editorial in this lifetime, the social scene at Stanford is nothing to than drinking altogether.
board consists of eight Stanford students led by a chairman and uninvolved in other sec- complain about, especially when compared to other
tions of the paper.Any signed columns in the editorial space represent the views of their We spent two columns on the ASSU election
universities of similar academic caliber. We definitely process, the first on special interest and coalitions and
authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the entire editorial board.To contact
the editorial board chair, e-mail editorial@stanforddaily.com.To submit an op-ed, limited
wouldn’t trade any other top 10 schools. the second on campaign spending. In our minds, the
to 700 words, e-mail opinions@stanforddaily.com.To submit a letter to the editor, limited to Then came ROTC. It’s been invited back on campus,
500 words, e-mail eic@stanforddaily.com.All are published at the discretion of the editor. which was probably a good thing. But either way, every- Please see LUNCH, page 5
T HE T RANSITIVE P ROPERTY
I
have recently come to this jar- pines in the 1980s, and I was born in transgender people. However, I cal portrayals of Asians and Fil-
ring realization — I don’t know 1988 down the street in Santa will admit that my experience has ipinos in media (Filipinos can only
any Asian transmen or very Clara. I have lived my entire life in many unique aspects to it, because either sing or fight. We can’t do
many transmen of color. I have sev- the San Francisco Bay Area. I I am a transman of color. Not only anything else, apparently). And al- they? Are they hiding from me? Is
eral transgender friends at Stan- come from a predominantly Fil- have I had to transition, but I have though Asia is seen as a very trans- there some secret, exclusive club of
ford — we are a tight-knit commu- ipino community, attended schools also had to battle stereotypes sur- gender-friendly place, it’s a culture Filipino transmen that I’m not cool
nity.They are people whom I treas- where Filipinos were the majority. I rounding Asian men — such as dominated mostly by transwomen. enough for?
ure and who I know care for me. I took my ethnicity for granted until how I am perceived as more femi- Transmen are virtually invisible, A couple weeks ago, I decided
have also reached out to other I reached college, when all of a sud- nine than other men, less because pushed aside. I am part of a mar- to reach out beyond Stanford and
transgender communities in the den I was exposed to Caucasian I’m trans and more because I’m ginalized group within a group that find other Asian (especially Fil-
area. But in my adventures both in- people and other non-Filipino peo- Asian (and I think I am very manly, is marginalized enough already. ipino) transmen. I joined Tumblr,
side and outside of the Stanford ple. I came to a place where some thank you very much).As an Asian And I don’t get it — I mean, connected with Facebook, referred
bubble, I haven’t met any Asian people didn’t even know what Fil- American, I have also had to con- there has to be other people like to Google. I scrolled through web-
transmen. And as I live in an area ipino was. It was certainly a culture front the traditional notions of me someplace, in the billions of page after webpage, blog after
that has a large Asian population, shock — and Stanford is only 20 masculinity presented by both people on this earth. I’ve met many blog, forum after forum, and this is
it’s really strange. miles from my hometown. America and the Philippines. I LGB Asians and Filipinos. Howev- what I found strange: these online
Not only am I a transman, but I A lot of my friends have told me have had to face my own insecuri- er, strangely enough, I don’t know communities were mostly white
am also a transman of color. I am that I’m the first transgender per- ties about not feeling attractive any Filipino transgender people. transmen. It was alienating. I could
Asian — more specifically, Fil- son they’ve ever met, and many of enough because I am not white. When I came out to my parents, I not find somebody like me, even in
ipino. I am a first generation Fil- my readers have emailed me Ever since childhood I have had to remember my dad told me that something as incredible and vast as
ipino-American — my parents telling me that my column is their deal with the fact that there are not there were people like me all over
emigrated here from the Philip- first exposure to the experiences of many realistic and non-stereotypi- the Philippines. But where are Please see BAUTISTA, page 5
The Stanford Daily Monday, May 23, 2011 ! 5
LUNCH BAUTISTA
FLiCKS finds a way to operate next between pre-assigning and rush. transman, have yet to share and
year, but if not, it’ll be a lesson We’d like to see the Row revitalized compare experiences. I have yet to
learned about reading (and writ- by recognizing that it is highly desir- discuss with another Filipino
Continued from page 4 ing) the small print — we’re sure able housing in low supply and Continued from page 4 transmen how we are treated com-
they’ll be back the next year. choosing to relocate administrative pared to transmen of other ethnic-
We dove into the realm of the functions elsewhere. But as with ities, about our family situations,
election process would be im- Stanford administrators with a col- everything else, there’s only so the Internet. about our relationships with reli-
proved considerably if both were umn on the ongoing review of Judi- much complaining you can do about Why am I so preoccupied with gion, about our role models, about
limited significantly or done away cial Affairs and another on Camp something like the Row. Could you finding other Filipino transmen? our love of Filipino food.These are
with entirely. But the best part Stanford. On the Judicial Affairs make it better? Absolutely, but it’s There is something unique about all things I have wondered about,
about the Undergraduate Senate, front, we still think that faster case pretty amazing that it’s here in it’s growing up trans in a Filipino all things that I wonder are univer-
Class Presidents and ASSU Execu- time and maintaining the current current form in the first place. household. The Catholic culture sal amongst Filipino transmen or
tive is that no matter how seriously standard of proof is important. But We’ve really enjoyed writing this (church every Sunday), the family- just unique in my own experience.
candidates take the elections, they those we talked to tasked with re- column, and we legitimately believe centered mindset (I can’t imagine I’m still searching. I’m not giv-
aren’t tasked with doing very much forming it seemed reasonable, and that Stanford would be a better living more than twenty miles ing up hope.There’s got to be a guy
that’s fragile enough to be broken. we tend to trust the decisions they place if some of the things we’ve away from my parents), the na- like me out there, someone who
In short, all they have the potential will make. And with Camp Stan- discussed were changed. But we tional obsessions (when boxer maybe even lives in the SF Bay
to do is improvement. ford, while our proposed enroll- don’t take any of it too seriously, Manny Pacquaio fights, the crime Area I could meet up and grab a
Another two columns were de- ment policy would likely be a net and neither should any one else.All rate literally drops to zero because cup of coffee with. I would give
voted to the quagmire that is special positive, the fact that the University in all, it’s a hell of a place to get to go everyone in the Philippines is anything to meet somebody like
fees. They could use an overhaul — cuts the seniors any slack at all is to school: let’s enjoy it. watching the match. Solution to me. I can’t be the only one.
we sure don’t want to be the ones to pretty remarkable. our country’s problems: have him
do it. We think that the primary Finally, we spent a fair amount of Write us about the good things or fight 24/7.) — and don’t forget, the Are you a Filipino transman or a
problem of the system stems from column space talking about housing things to change — Dave and Zack rice (you can’t have a complete transman of color? Email Cristo-
the fact that this is the majority politics and the Row geography. at Daveg4@stanford.edu and meal without rice). I have yet to pher Bautista at cmsb@stanford.
opinion on campus. We hope that We’d like to see more draw parity Zhoberg@stanford.edu. connect with another Filipino edu.
EDITORIAL
policies are not narrowly tailored
for those interests.
SPEECH
ford is phenomenal,” wrote Taylor
Winfield ‘13, participant and facili-
tator in the movement, in an email
Continued from page 3 to The Daily.
Fear is perhaps the root of the is-
sues espoused by Free Speech Fri-
to another.” day and Let’s Talk. The founders of
Taking initiative and disregard- these events hope that their pres-
ing inhibitions is a key component ence at Stanford will erase this fear.
of Let’s Talk. “Present your truth,” Walker
“When students are able to put said.“Talk because we want to know.
their fears and boundaries aside We can only grow with dialogue.”
and truly open up to each other, the
impact on student mental health Contact Erika Alvero Koski at
and sense of community at Stan- erikaa1@stanford.edu.
JANITORS
provide documentation establish-
ing their eligibility to work in the
U.S. According to the settlement,
Continued from page 2 UGL will provide the workers
whose jobs will be terminated with
severance pay.
One of those laws is the Immi- UGL also refuted allegations
gration and Nationality Act, which that it is seeking to lay off more sen-
prohibits hiring anyone who is an ior workers, who are entitled to
“unauthorized alien.” Employers higher pay and superior benefits
must verify using “a form designat- than newer hires, in its letter to the
ed or established by the Attorney administration. The gap in wages
General by regulation” that the in- can be fairly significant — accord-
dividual is legally eligible to work in ing to Griffis, senior employees
the country. earn $13.09 per hour with benefits,
Eric Griffis ‘12, a member of while new workers earn just $9.15
SLAC, noted that an I-9 form — per hour and do not receive bene-
which does not ask for a Social Se- fits.
curity number — meets verifica- UGL claimed that the 29 affect-
tion requirements, but that UGL ed employees are neither the
instead chose to use a system called longest tenured nor the highest-
“E-Verify.” That system issues “no paid janitors working at Stanford,
match” letters if a database detects pointing out that nine of the em-
a mismatch between Social Securi- ployees set for termination have
ty numbers provided on W-2 forms worked at the University for less
with the Social Security Adminis- than five years. None of the affect-
tration’s records. UGL asked for I- ed janitors have had their jobs for
9 forms later on in the process. more than 15 years, and UGL said it
In the letter to Stanford, UGL would continue to employ 23 jani-
wrote that its background checks tors who have worked at Stanford
could not verify the identity of 30 of for more than 15 years.
the employees. After negotiations
between UGL and SEIU, the em- Contact Sarah Flamm at sflamm@
ployees were given until June 3 to stanford.edu.
6 ! Monday, May 23, 2011 The Stanford Daily
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long: do our job.” mulative dual-match doubles record When Singh’s forehand skidded
heading into the NCAA tourna- past the outstretched racket of Clay-
The undefeated Cardinal was
ment was an impressive 48-16. But head coach ton after a breathtaking exchange,
not going to let the doubles point
slip away again. Barte and Burdette on Saturday against UVA (33-0), the Cavalier lifted his arms in victo-
Continued from front page just as on Thursday against A&M, ry, and his jubilant teammates
clinched a fast win on court one, 8-
1. At one point, however, McVeigh Stanford lost the doubles point. turned to court three, where the two swarmed around him. Stanford had
The score continued to flip-flop and Tan were down 1-3 before Heading into singles play after seniors, Singh and Clayton, were lost, but the team had put up an
as Gibbs tied the match at 1-1 with bouncing back to secure the dou- losing the often pivotal doubles battling to see which team would ad- amazing fight.
her straight-set victory. However, bles point with their 8-5 win. Court point can be difficult, and the Cardi- vance to the semifinals. After the match was over,
Tan’s loss to Northwestern’s Kate two’s match was suspended at 7-7. nal showed that on Saturday, quick- Clayton holds a special place in Whitlinger put the loss in perspec-
Turvy on court four put Stanford “I was really motivated, espe- ly losing two matches on the fourth the heart of head coach John tive.
down 1-2 as the Cardinal found it- cially after losing my match on Fri- and sixth courts to go down 3-0 — Whitlinger, having been the nation’s “I told the group, ‘You can look
self in an unfamiliar position. The day, to show the team that I’m going on the brink of a speedy exit. But most prized recruit coming out of yourselves in the mirror and be
top of the ladder came on strong, to do my best,” Tan said. then Stanford’s upperclassmen and high school in 2006 and becoming a happy about yourselves.’ We almost
however, as Barte and Burdette “[McVeigh] and I stuck to our game top singles players asserted them- key building block in Whitlinger’s pulled it off, and it would’ve been
captured wins to propel Stanford plan, played solid tennis, and did selves. revival of the team. awesome, but it just came up a little
into the lead for the first time all not make too many errors.” Junior Ryan Thacher was the “We’re going to miss Alex Clay- short.”
night. Li and McVeigh were both in It was then on to singles as Tan, first to post a point for the Cardinal, ton,”Whitlinger said.“He’s a special For senior Alex Clayton, his final
very tight matches at the No. 5 and supported by a fired up crowd, led dispatching the towering Alex human being. He’s like a son to me. Stanford team match may have
6 spots as the home crowd watched the charge with a 6-0, 6-0 domina- Domijan, ranked No. 2 nationally, It hasn’t always been easy for Alex ended in defeat. But more impor-
anxiously. tion over Georgia’s Cameron Ellis. for Thacher’s most impressive victo- at Stanford, and his biggest legacy is tant things remain.
“It was nerve-wracking,” said Barte defeated Chelsey Gullickson ry of the year. Thacher’s win gave where he’s leaving this program and “It’s hard being done,” Clayton
Tan, who watched hopefully after at the No. 1 spot, with Gibbs closing the crowd — and his teammates — the foundation that we’ve built.” said. “I’ve never teared up after a
her loss. “Northwestern stepped up up the match by beating Maho critical momentum. Fellow junior Clayton’s match against Singh match before in my life, and this is
their game and came out ready to Kowase 6-2, 6-3. Bradley Klahn’s straight-set dis- was an intense and hard-fought en- the first time. This place has given
play with nothing to lose. I believed The Cardinal keeps rolling as it mantling of fifth-ranked Michael deavor from the very beginning. me so much, and I can never be
that my teammates would give 100 faces No. 5-seeded Baylor (28-3) Shabaz followed Thacher’s victory. Singh complained to the chair um- thankful enough. To get here, and
percent and pull it out.” — which defeated 4th-seeded Stanford was then firmly back in the pire in the first couple games of the push the No. 1 team to the very end,
That’s exactly what McVeigh North Carolina yesterday — in the match and down just one point. Sev- first set about the rowdiness of the in the final match, at home, is the
did, finally clinching the win for the semifinals this afternoon. The win- eral tension-filled minutes later, a crowd, prompting two warnings — most incredible experience I’ve ever
Cardinal at 1:34 a.m. as she breezed ner of that match will face the vic- vociferous cheer erupted from the the first directed at Stanford’s legion had in tennis.”
through the third set and defeated tor of No. 6-seeded UCLA (22-5) back courts at Taube, signaling that of supporters and the second to the Stanford’s team season may be
the Wildcats’ Stacey Lee 7-5, 3-6, 6- and No. 2-seeded Florida (29-1) in sophomore Matt Kandath, playing UVA delegation of fans. over, but Klahn and Thacher will
1. Li and Northwestern’s Linda the championship on Tuesday af- on court five, had just outlasted his Clayton was able to convert a key each compete in the individual and
Abu Mushrefova’s match was un- ternoon. Stanford has already de- opponent Justin Shane and break chance late in the first set to doubles tournaments later this
finished after the Cardinal finally feated both North Carolina and emerged victorious in their closely secure the 6-3 win. The second set week. The singles competition be-
secured a victory at 4-2. Florida this season with victories contested, three-set affair. was even more closely contested, gins on Wednesday, and doubles
Relieved to have survived the at the ITA National Team Indoor Suddenly, Stanford and Virginia with the match hanging in the bal- starts on Thursday.
potential upset it faced, the Cardi- Championships. They have not were tied, three points apiece, and ance at 4-4. Singh proved himself ca-
nal looked to focus all its attention faced Baylor. the Cardinal was just one win away pable of dealing with Clayton’s Contact Dash Davidson at dashd@
on yesterday’s quarterfinals match Before learning the result of the from pulling off the upset. All eyes tenacity and the crowd’s distraction, stanford.edu.
against No. 8 Georgia (19-4), a team North Carolina-Baylor match, Tan
that has made 26 straight NCAA said that the Cardinal will focus on
Tournament appearances. itself going into tomorrow’s semifi-
Stanford appeared to have nal.
reawakened after its Friday night “I think that we will be ready to
battle, sweeping the Bulldogs 4-0. face either team,” she said. “No
“We were definitely more in- matter the outcome, we will pre-
spired to go out there and give it pare ourselves to play our best.”
all our effort,” Tan said. “We did The show continues at 4 p.m.
not want to play hesitantly. There today at the Taube Tennis Center.
were going to be nerves, but we
needed to go out there and do Contact Chrissy Jones at chrissyj@
what we’ve been doing all year stanford.edu
SOFTBALL
Cann was nailed at home on a relay
from Pura and Hansen to junior
catcher Kelsey Gerhart.
Continued from page 6 Stanford now travels to
Tuscaloosa, Alabama to take on the
No. 2-seeded Crimson (48-6) in the
scored Teagan Gerhart, and Pura Super Regional on Thursday at 5
capped the three-run inning by sin- p.m. PST.
gling in Hansen.
Nebraska came close to scoring in Contact Will Dooley at wdooley@stan-
the bottom of the inning, but Mc- ford.edu.
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Prototyping TEDxStanford
BOHM
rare that a crowd can make a visible
difference in a sporting event, but
Virginia was definitely shaken by the
Continued from page 6 eruptive fans.
The lackluster nature of Stan-
ford’s fans has been well document-
erupted into “Let’s go Clayton!” ed.There were reports that Washing-
chants.With every point that the sen- ton’s football coach Steve Sarkisian
ior won,the Cardinal crowd was on its had his team practice in silence to
feet. prepare for playing at Stanford Stadi-
To be perfectly honest, this was um.There is the dwindling Sixth Man
the exception and not the rule for attendance.And there is much, much
Stanford fans. When have Cardinal more.
fans been described as hostile? Per- Anyone that was at Saturday’s
haps not since the men’s basketball match, however, now knows how fun
team was good a few years ago, and it can be to get behind a Stanford
the Sixth Man Club was out in full team. Is this an event to build off of
force. No, Stanford is not known for for Cardinal fans? Perhaps. More
its hostility,but the fans’ performance likely, however, is that fans will con-
at Saturday’s match was clearly wel- tinue to come out for big events —
comed by Stanford players. the USC and Cal football games, the
“The crowd was incredible,” a UCLA basketball game and playoff
clearly emotional Clayton said after games in sports like tennis and base-
the match. “That was the most in- ball.
credible experience I’ve ever had in For one day, however, Stanford
tennis. fans made Stanford athletes proud.
“I’m not going to forget this
match or this crowd,” he added. Daniel Bohm cried a little while writing
Hopefully Stanford fans can build this column. Send him an e-hug and a
off of Saturday’s tennis match. It’s tissue at bohmd@stanford.edu.