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UC and Stanford Campus Systems Both Breached In Major Cyber Attack

The rival schools have a new common enemy — the cybercriminals sending their students and faculty emails reading “Your personal data has been stolen and will be published."

Bay Area Sports

‘Last Stanford Wrestler’ Wins National Title After Program was Eliminated

Stanford eliminated its wrestling program in July, but wrestlers finished out their season. Now one of them, Shane Griffith, just won the national championship.

Stanford Medical Residents Revolt After Doctors Who Don't Treat COVID Patients Get Priority for Vaccine Before Them

Residents working at Stanford Medical Center in Palo Alto staged a protest Friday to demand that they be given priority in the line for healthcare workers getting the Pfizer COVID vaccine.

Bay Area Sports

Stanford, Cal Football Players Threaten to Boycott College Football Season Over COVID-19 Concerns

“Hundreds” of players from across the Pac-12 say they will not take the field unless college football cleans up its safety protocols and gives them health insurance.

Bay Area Sports

Stanford Announces Elimination of 11 Varsity Sports Programs, Citing Pandemic

Calling the news "heartbreaking," and citing that it will impact some 240 student-athletes and 22 coaches, Stanford announced the upcoming end of almost a dozen varsity teams including men's volleyball, men's and women's fencing, and field hockey.

Stanford Tells Students to 'Leave Campus' After Undergrad Tests Positive for Coronavirus

In a statement issued by the hallowed academic institution Friday night, Stanford University announced a student tested positive for COVID-19. As a means of precaution, college officials have asked that "as many students as possible" vacate the campus by Wednesday, March 18th.

19-Year-Old Stanford Student Dies at Frat House

A man who was found dead in an on-campus residence at Stanford University on Friday has been identified as 19-year-old undergraduate Eitan Weiner.

Brock Turner Assault Victim 'Emily Doe' Reveals Herself, and She's Written a Book

Her name is Chanel Miller, and many of us have known her story, and her prose style, without knowing her real name or anything much about her. That is about to change.

Body Of Las Vegas Shooter Sent To Stanford For Brain Analysis

The body of Las Vegas shooter Stephen Craig Paddock is in the Bay Area after the local coroner has completed his own autopsy. As the Associated Press reports, the remains of the 64-year-old

Brock Turner Is Now Literally The Textbook Definition Of 'Rape'

You know that sort of hacky insult that goes something like "when you open up the dictionary to the definition of [whatever], you see [whoever's] picture"? That cliché is now reality for Brock

Recall Campaign Underway For Judge In Brock Turner Case

The now yearlong effort to recall Santa Clara County Superior Court judge Aaron Persky, known nationally for the lenient six-month sentence he handed to the literal poster child for college sexual assault Brock

Reese Witherspoon Surprised The Current Residents In Her Old Stanford Dorm Room

Elle Woods is like, in my room. The Huffington Post reports that actress and clothing company proprietress Reese Witherspoon popped by her former dorm room while on a recent visit to her alma

Former Stanford Football Player And 49er Konrad Reuland Dies Of Brain Aneurysm At 29

A Stanford alumnus originally signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 2011 according to Bleach Report, Konrad Reuland, 29, died Monday. News of this death broke at a

Disbanded: Stanford Marching Band Suspended Through End Of School Year, Will Be Reconstituted Under Professional Director

Stanford University's band, an irreverent group of musicians and entertainers known for marching to the beat of its own proverbial drum, has predictably been chastised once again by university officials, but this time

Stanford Student Files Lawsuit Alleging University Allowed Sexual Predator To Remain On Campus

In a complaint filed this week in US District Court in San Francisco, a current Stanford graduate student and former Stanford undergrad alleges she was assaulted by a male student who was allowed

Stanford Sex Offender Brock Turner Gets Landscaping Gig, Fudges On Business Address

Anyone wondering what the future held for former Stanford swimmer turned convicted sexual assailant Brock Turner had that question answered Thursday, when the registered sex offender alerted officials that he's gotten a job

(Video) Convicted Rapist Brock Turner Walks Out Of Santa Clara County Jail

Brock Turner released at 605 a.m. San Jose. He didn't say a word to crush of reporters. Jumped into SUV @kron4news pic.twitter.com/gY9odGzxvI— Will Tran (@KRON4WTran) September 2, 2016 21-year-old

Brock Turner Gets Out Of Jail Friday, Three Months Early

As has been reported previously, convicted rapist Brock Turner is set to be released from prison on September 2, having served half of his six-month sentence which many saw as insufficient for his

Stanford Cracks Down Further On Hard Alcohol On Campus In Wake Of Rape Case

The trend at many top colleges and universities these days is to ban the serving of hard alcohol at on-campus parties, and in the wake of the highly publicized Brock Turner case this

Arts & Entertainment

Tyra Banks To Teach A Course At Stanford's Business School Next Spring

Former model, television personality, and inventor of smizing Tyra Banks is going to be donning a new hat next spring as college professor when Stanford (no joke) will be hiring her to co-teach

Condoleezza Rice Has Been Notably Silent About Trump

Not that it necessarily matters at this point though every negative endorsement helps! but former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has remained totally mum on the topic of Donald Trump's candidacy, refusing any

Two Stanford Swimmers Win Gold Medals At Rio Olympics

In Rio on Friday two Bay Area swimmers took home gold medals, including Stanford's own Katie Ledecky, who took home her fourth gold in these Olympic games. 23-year-old Maya Dirado of San Francisco,

Security Robot Temporarily Decommissioned After Knocking Down And Running Over Toddler

An autonomous security robot at the Stanford Shopping Center has been temporarily pulled from use following reports that it knocked a toddler to the ground and then ran the kid over last week.

Security Robot Knocks Toddler To The Ground Then Runs Him Over At Stanford Shopping Center

A Palo Alto toddler was injured last Thursday after his parents claim a security robot at the Stanford Shopping Center knocked him over and then proceeded to run him over. And what's more,

President Obama Lands In SF, Dines In SoMa With Tech Elite

WATCH LIVE: #Obama is arriving at #SanFrancisco's #CrissyField now: https://t.co/VFCHYJDR4b #PresidentObama pic.twitter.com/2j7VdRPu0w— ABC7 News (@abc7newsbayarea) June 24, 2016 POTUS is back in town. As we noted yesterday,