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Dozens of Japanese American Stanford students were corralled in camps during World War II. Even as their lives were put on pause, some stayed connected to the Farm.
Mighty Mouse
They were young, hungry and oozing talent. And when this group of product ) ) designers from Stanford developed the first Apple mouse in 1980, they ) ) also became revolutionaries.
by Alex Soojung-Kim Pang
This Guy's Good
Mark Madsen is proof that "decent player" isn't an oxymoron in professional basketball. With the help of his new friend Shaquille O'Neal and the guidance of faith and family, the Cardinal basketball hero has his feet squarely on the ground in the high-flying, hard-living NBA
by Kerry Shaw
Bound by Convention
Two years before Abu Ghraib sparked outrage, Army interrogators in Afghanistan were honing new methods for questioning prisoners. Alumnus Greg Miller got an inside view of how they worked and gave painstaking attention to ethical dilemmas.
by Greg Miller
Heavy Metal
Is the car we drive an ethical choice? Debate about global warming and the effects of oil consumption on U.S. foreign policy have put automobiles squarely in the high beams.
by Kevin Cool
China.com
Internet entrepreneurs are finding fertile ground in China's emerging market economy, and some Stanford alums are leading the way. Online business is fostering community in the world's most populous nation, and helping change the place that is changing the world.
by Joel McCormick
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 Moore Batte
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
New Age Thinking
We're living longer than ever, but Stanford researchers say our approach to aging is stuck in a time warp.
by Kevin Cool
I Can't Think of Any Obstacles'
Battered by cystic fibrosis, she had her first surgery at age 7 and a lung transplant at 13. Although she was in and out of hospitals for all of her 21 years, Leslie Hotson didn't let the struggle to live get in the way of having a life.
by Jocelyn Wiener
What Freshmen Need to Know
While there is little argument about the need to teach humanities to first-year students, there is plenty of disagreement about how to do it. After five years of tweaking, the latest pedagogical approach, Introduction to the Humanities, has begun to win converts.
by Diane Rogers
