| Editorial: Defining 'the Stanford editorial'
As Volume 232 of The Daily winds down, we, the members of the Editorial Board, recall the feedback we've received from Daily readers since September. When we wrote about issues in the Stanford community, we were criticized for having too narrow a focus. When we wrote about world issues, we were asked (sometimes not so politely) to stop daydreaming and to concentrate on our university — we are a school newspaper, after all. But does that mean we shouldn't look beyond the Farm? Exactly what issues should be written about in a Stanford editorial, and what issues should be left to The New York Times? .
Assistant dean of medical school at Boston University to speak at UVI
ST. THOMAS - The University of the Virgin Islands plans to host a special speaker next week to discuss a joint program that puts students on track to attend the Boston University School of Medicine and pursue a medical career. The university will host John Polk, assistant dean for students and minority affairs at the BU School of Medicine, on Thursday from noon to 1 p.m. Polk will make a presentation about Boston University's Early Medical School Selection Program. UVI is among 12 colleges and universities that participate in the early admission program. Students accepted in the program remain at their undergraduate college through their junior year and then spend their senior year at Boston University, where they will take pre-med classes that also count toward their undergraduate degree, according to a release.
Dallas mayor pro tem Dwaine Caraway: outspoken, but vital
Caraway says his losses were a blessing in disguise. Had he won sooner, he wouldn't have taken office alongside Mayor Tom Leppert, whom Mr. Caraway endorsed in a runoff against Mr. Oakley and with whom he has forged Dallas' most interesting odd-couple alliance. Where Mr. Leppert is demure and careful, Mr. Caraway is outspoken to the point of being brash. But together, they've made an effective pair, with a give and take that sees Mr. Leppert championing the cause of tearing down drug- and prostitute-infested motels, and Mr. Caraway delivering southern-sector votes in support of the Trinity River toll road. "I could not have arrived at any better time and served with any better team, and that's why we're getting things done," Mr. Caraway said. Besides, he said, it would be foolish to pick fights with people who can bring results for his district.
Mourners honor one soldier's sacrifice
The lot of the IGA grocery store across the road was full, too. The quiet residential streets surrounding the funeral home? All lined with cars, trucks and vans. "So many people," an elderly woman said as she passed between the pickup trucks and minivans. "He was so young. It's just too much to stand." Members of the Illinois Patriot Guard maintained a silent vigil just outside the funeral home as trucks rumbled by on the village's main street. Framed by the building's glass doorway, the four Patriot Guard members held flags and saluted the occasional veteran walking in. Princeton resident and Marine Corps veteran John Freet said the group was there to honor Pannier and his family. Pannier was killed in combat Jan. 8 in Samarra, a city about 80 miles north of Baghdad, while serving with the 101st Airborne Division.
Giesecke & Devrient lands new MBTA contract
G&D said it had completed the first major milestone of the new contract, production and delivery of 500,000 printed and encoded smart cards, ahead of schedule in December 2007. Under the base contract, G&D said it is delivering an additional 1.5 million cards in 2008 and approximately five million cards over the next three years. (By Chris Reidy, Globe staff) .
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