Stanford headlines for the week of June 20, 2007

Board of Trustees approves increased endowment payout rate
Class of 2007 plaque installed
Class of 2007 does the Wacky Walk
Arts education needs to be revitalized, Gioia asserts
McFaul’s Class Day lecture looks beyond 'the bubble' while calling for renewal
Gioia to graduates: 'Trade easy pleasures for more complex and challenging ones'
Band’s privileges reinstated after yearlong review
Poll finds support for imposing rules on companies to limit emissions
Senate chair roasted in spirit of the Bard
Honors & Awards
Campus group urges homeowners to take advantage of solar panel discounts
Grads advised to 'stay with the things that draw you like a magnet'
Researchers show how protein protects nerves from M.S.
Gastric surgery makes people prone to getting tipsy
Symposium planned on minimally conscious state
Faculty Senate to meet
Medical school class of 2007: Changing the world, one graduate at a time
Stanford Medicine reviews war's impact on medical care
Awards for teaching, patient care, research and education
Science can be magical
John Hennessy hails alumnus Daniel Pearl as exemplar of the 'Stanford spirit'
'Get out there and renew our country and the world,' McFaul tells graduates
William Swing advises graduates to follow their passions, not someone else’s
'Do not forget the claims of social justice,' Nikki Pareño Serapio tells graduates
Trustees approve plan for new engineering building
Housing
Stanford Dining recognized by Acterra
New look, search options for StanfordWho set to debut June 28
Public meeting to focus on health, safety
Cardinal Chronicle