Tuesday, December 6, 2011

A small step for a man, a big inspiration for whole Campus

Charles M. Stein (born March 22, 1920), an American mathematical statistician, is emeritus professor of statistics at Stanford University. He received his Ph.D in 1947 at Columbia University with advisor Abraham Wald. Known for Stein's example in decision theory as well as Stein's method, concerning the approximation of probability distributions, he is a member of the National Academy of Sciences.

Friday, July 30, 2010

Bank of West Stanford Pictures 2010

July 26th -August 1st, 2010


The 40th edition of the Bank of the West Classic will take place from July 26th - August 1st, at the Taube Family Tennis Stadium, Stanford University. The Bank of the West Classic is the longest-running women-only professional tennis tournament in the world and is the first stop of the Olympus US Open Series. A Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Premier event, the Bank of the West Classic is a well-established Bay Area event and features a 32-player singles draw and a 16-team doubles draw with total prize money of $700,000. Held on Stanford University's campus at Taube Family Tennis Stadium since 1997, former champions include: Billie Jean King, Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova, Andrea Jaeger, Monica Seles, Martina Hingis, Lindsay Davenport and Venus Williams. Serving up the best in women's tennis, exceptional television coverage and with 33,000 expected to be in attendance throughout the week, the Bank of the West Classic is sure to provide world class entertainment for all ages.
Below: Rachel Kahan vs. Courtney Dolehide



Monday, September 21, 2009

Welcome to Class of 2013 to the Main Quad and Stanford Church

The Stanford Church Main Quad



Only the Top Students from all over the World walk through the Arches to enter the Quad.  Welcome to class of 2013!

Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Monday, May 5, 2008

The number one rule of happy aviating: Don't run into anything solid!

There are 2 types of pilots. Those that have crashed and those that are about to.

Anonymous Quotes

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Boat at Lagunita, Stanford


A lot of people ask me if I were shipwrecked, and could only have one book, what would it be? I always say 'How to Build a Boat”
Stephen Wright quotes (American Actor and Writer, b.1955)