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Presents

STANFORD MEMORIES

the 201112 Stanford Unofficial Guide

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Stanford Directory Staff

The Unofficial Guide is written by Stanford Students for Stanford Students.

Sales Production / Editorial Board

Neveen Mahmoud, Chief Executive Officer, SSEChase Johnson, Vice President of AdvertisingMatan Orgel, Senior Account Executive, Manager of Sales

Frederik, Groce, Senior Account Executive, Manager of New Client SalesCatherine Hsieh, Business ManagerToby Newman, Graphic DesignerBill Freeman, Layout Manager

Special Thanks to

The Unofficial Stanford Blog (Kristi Bohl, Andrea Acosta, Megan McGraw, GeorgeMalkin, Carlo Pasco and Sebastin Gould), who updated the content for the Cardinal Cul-ture, Breaking the Bubble and My Community sections. Toby Newman created the

housing section and updated all the other sections. Toby Newman and Phillip Ho cre-ated the theme for the guide.

Sales Team

Mariana Barraza

Chris Hancock

Sarah Staatz

Photography

Toby Newman

Production Notes

The Unofficial Guide was written andrevised throughout the spring andsummer of 2011. The content comesfrom original sources and anyreproduced material is used with thesources permission. The opinionsexpressed in the Unofficial Guide are notrepresentative of the opinions held bythe Stanford Directory, StanfordUniversity, Stanford StudentEnterprises or the Associated Studentsof Stanford University.

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Welcome home! Whether today is your firsttime on campus or your last new school year,Stanford is an amazing place to be. Were home tosome of the worlds best thinkers, activists, engi-neers, public servants, entrepreneurs, researchersand student leaders; you could easily spend years

just hearing the amazing thoughts and life storiesfrom your fellow Stanford students and teachers.

In this amazing place, it is easy to find one thingthat you enjoy and stick to it. However, we wantto encourage you to explorehang out in theOval, try out for a dance troupe, walk down Uni-versity Avenue, take Social Dance 1, check outBerkeley, or join a student group. Explore all that

Stanford and the Bay Area have to offer.Inside this Unofficial Guide to Stanford youll find out about great restaurants in the area,

amazing deals, the rich history and traditions of Stanford University, and more. We hopethat this Guide helps you find out more about your new home and all of the wonderfulopportunities available to you! Good luck and we hope that you have a new school yearfull of fun, exploration and hilarity!

Sincerely,

Michael Cruz & Stewart Macgregor-Dennis ASSU President Vice President

Hi Stanford,

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I) PREFACE..........................................................................................................................2

1) INTRODUCTION: HISTORY....................................................................................5

2) IN AND AROUND CAMPUS...................................................................................73) BARE NECESSITIES.............................................................................................21

4) HOUSINGHOME LIFE............................................................................................31

5) TRANSPORTATION..................................................................................................41

6) ACADEMICS..................................................................................................................51 7) CARDINAL CULTURE

BY TUSB (KRISTI BOHL & ANDREA ACOSTA)..................................67

8) BREAKING THE BUBBLEBY TUSB (MEGAN MCGRAW & GEORGE MALKIN)............................77

9) CARDINAL COMMUNITY BY TUSB (CARLO PASCO & SEBASTAIN GOULD)................................97

10) CONCLUSION...........................................................................................................113

11) BUSINESS LISTINGS .......................................................................................115

12) DINING LISTINGS ...........................................................................................125

13) BUSINESS COUPONS..........................................................................................129

14) DINING COUPONS...............................................................................................179

Table of Contents

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If youre a frequent wearer of gearwith the Stanford official seal onit, you might sometimes be metwith confused stares from peopleless familiar with our school. Stan-ford is a junior university? I thoughtit was a regular university. Chancesare that if you go to Stanford, youalready know how to respond tothis question. Nonetheless, it prob-ably couldnt hurt to know a littlemore about the Stanfords and whatthey were thinking when they de-cided to start a university.

As the Story Goes

It was 1884 when 15 year-old Leland Jr., son of Leland and Jane Stanford, fell ill with

typhoid. The night of the boys death Leland Senior dreamed that his ghostly son cameto him. When he awoke, Stanford said to his wife, The children of California shall beour children. The couple spent several weeks deliberating upon how to make this dreama reality, and ultimately decided to memorialize their son by founding Leland Stanford

Junior University.

Leland Stanford Sr. was a wealthy man who had made his fortune in the railroad busi-ness, and then had gone on to be governor of California as well as a U.S. senator. He andhis wife had previously purchased 650 acres of land to begin the Palo Alto Stock Farm.

After Leland Juniors death they sought to build their university on the land, and after re-ceiving advice from the president of Harvard University they donated five million dol-lars and 8,000-acres of additional land to the universitys endowment. The Farm nick-name came to be as it was an expansion of Stanfords farm. Although Stanford has left itsagricultural influences behind, The Farm nickname still exists today.

After six years of construction, Stanford University opened in 1891 with 559 studentsand 15 faculty members. From its outset, the school defied convention. It was co-edu-

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cational at a time when most universities were all male, and it was non-denominationalwhen most were associated with a religious organization. Avowedly practical, the schooldemonstrated its commitment to producing cultured and useful citizens when most uni-versities concerned themselves only with the former trait. The same amount of oppor-tunity is available to students today, as they continually forge Stanford tradition in the spirit

of innovation, creativity, and character. After 119 years, Stanford Universitys graduateshave founded Hewlett-Packard, Yahoo!, Cisco Systems, Google, and Nike, just to namea few.

Almost a French Fry

After the first-ever Big Game win over Cal in 1892, the color Cardinal was picked asthe primary color of the Stanfords athletic teams and the official mascot. The StanfordTree is the unofficial mascot and a member of the Leland Stanford Junior UniversityMarching Band (LSJUMB). After a politically incorrect Indian mascot was removed in

1972, new mascots, includingthe Robber Barons, the Rail-roaders, and the Huns, wereconsidered. The Robber Baronswon the popular vote but theuniversitys administration re-fused to implement the vote.During a halftime show in1975, the LSJUMB introducedthree new mascots includingthe Steaming Manhole, theFrench Fry, and the Tree. TheTree had the largest followingand grew to be the unofficialmascot of Stanford Universityresembling the El Palo Altoredwood tree on the Stanfordseal. The selection of the stu-dent Tree in the early days wasmerely given to the band man-agers girlfriend but has sincebecome a much more compet-itive selection process. Tree

Week narrows down the Treecandidate pool as they performextreme, reckless, and often dangerous stunts in attempt to win the approval of the Treeselection committee. The university has felt the need to limit some activities due to per-formances that have included firearms, explosions, and near-death situations. Once thenew Tree is chosen, he or she must create a unique costume and defend Stanford againstour unfortunate rivals at Cal. The journey and duel is not an easy one, but Stanfordsbeloved mascot will always trump Cals Oski the Bear.