Stanford headlines for the week of March 9, 2005

Unique desert research center takes shape on the Israeli-Jordanian border
Applicants attempt to view admission status on GSB site
VANTAGE POINT: Analogies at War: Comparing Iraq and Vietnam
Barbara Finberg, former trustee and philanthropist, dead at 76
In jeopardy
Building heights drop under new plan for residences
Obenzinger confounds creativity, plagiarism during panel comments
Article neglected to mention center was renamed to honor L.W. 'Bill' Lane
Honors & Awards
The Fairchild Chronicles: DVD tells tale of Silicon Valley’s seminal startup
Endowment gift to fund classes that explore ethical reasoning
In Print and On the Air
Steinman warned of drug's risk prior to FDA approval
Echinacea unproven to have value as cold treatment
Blauwet wins third L.A. marathon
U.N. splits on vote to ban all cloning
Is PSA test a lifesaver or of little use?
5 Questions: Eckburg on Avian Flu pandemic
Computers vital to reducing medical errors, doctor says
Reitz honored for 12 years as chair of Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Media monitor
Medical center people
New program offered in South Africa
'A deep spirituality and subtlety' inhabit Sri Lankan art, exhibit curator says
Scientists use aerial imaging to find hidden invaders in Hawaiian rain forest
Hoover's new archival acquisitions shed light on Chinese history
Newsstand: Stanford Lawyer
Faculty Senate minutes - March 3, 2005 meeting
Memorial Resolution: Thomas W. Harrell
'Efficiency is ugly,' says Braungart, co-author of Cradle-to-Cradle Design book
Memorial Resolution: Susan Moller Okin
Memorial Resolution: H. Taylor Howard
Ph.D. orals
Housing
Cardinal Chronicle
Vantage Point: Following a girl to Vienna, then falling in love with the city
New bollards to be installed near White Plaza to curb accidents