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While standing in the middle of the State Farm Center for the 2013 graduation rehearsal, Sarah Adams, current clerkship coordinator of the Carle Illinois College of Medicine and former faculty in ACES, received a dreaded phone call.      “My boss was like, ‘No, no, take it, take it,’” Adams said. “It was my primary physician who...

UGS approved funding for LSJUMB with conditions after an investigation into student spending. Plans for keeping Green Library open later on weekdays were also discussed.

Sustainability-focused groups set up tables for the annual Green Quad Day, which took place on the Main Quad outside of the Illini Union on Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The event was co-hosted by the Student Sustainability Leadership Council and the Student Sustainability Committee. Registered student organizations and local environmental organizations also had...

Stanford’s Wi-Fi network has grown in capacity by more than 3,000% since it was first installed in 2001. An analysis by The Daily found the network generally meets the U.S. Federal Communications Commission’s recommendations, with an observed mean download speed of roughly 100 megabits per second and median of 69 megabits per second, reflecting day-to-day variability.

We have a lot to be proud of when we look at our quads. They are beautiful places to rest and relax, a classic part of the college experience and even ranked among the best in the country. They’re also a symbol of waste, and just plain boring. Take the South Quad, whose iconic bell...

The University’s Homecoming is approaching, and we all know what that entails — constant reminders of how wonderful this place is.  This complaint may be specific to this campus, an urbanized pimple on the endless prairie visage of the Midwest. However, despite the University tending to remind us that it is quite possibly the originator...

The Taiwanese American Students Club hosted its annual Night Market in collaboration with the Asian American Cultural Center on Friday. The night market was held in the Main Quad from 6-9 p.m.  The event was promoted through TASC’s social media; however, most students reported knowing about the event from previous years, hearing about it from...

A colleague once quipped, “We are all in sales, but no one told us that when we went through college.” Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson put it even more succinctly: “Everyone lives by selling something.” We strive to convince others all the time. However, when we are selling, we just do not fess up to...

Beyond the thrill of their national dance competitions, the group brings together members of many backgrounds to celebrate the rich cultural history of Punjab.

Students stayed on campus this summer for academic programs, work and research, experiencing a quieter respite from the hustle and bustle of a typical quarter at Stanford.