Cardinal Chronicle / weekly campus column
Barbara Palmer
BY BARBARA PALMER
LUIS MARTINELLI, CURRENTLY THE Tinker Visiting Professor at the Center for Latin American Studies, brought more than his expertise on Amazon Basin ecology and geochemistry to campus. Martinelli, who trained as a chef in Brazil, where he is an associate professor at the University of São Paulo, also helped inspire a "Taste of Latin America" cooking demonstration series at BolÃvar House. The bi-weekly luncheon features guest chefs recruited from the program's faculty, staff and associates. In April, when Martinelli prepared the Brazilian fish stew muqueca, his teaching expertise showed -- Martinelli screened a cooking-show--style instructional video and a PowerPoint presentation. Last Friday, guests feasted on grilled carne asada marinated with Panamanian spices, prepared by KAILA RODRIGUEZ, administrative and academic associate. On June 4, ERIEM CRISTINA SOUZA, a student administrative assistant, is scheduled to make Brazilian stroganoff during the final demonstration of the quarter. The luncheon is open to all who are interested, but please e-mail caroline.schultz@stanford.edu by June 2 if you wish to attend. Participants are encouraged to chip in a few dollars to pay for the cost of ingredients; lunch starts at 12:10 p.m.
AFTER 18 SEASONS, STANFORD WILL miss men's basketball coach MIKE MONTGOMERY's sense of humor and his ever-present cup of coffee -- and, of course, his coaching -- TED LELAND, director of athletics, told sportswriters who gathered for a press conference last Friday. At the press conference, Leland formally announced that Montgomery had resigned from the head coaching post to become the new head coach of the NBA's Golden State Warriors. Montgomery, who led the Cardinal to 16 post-season appearances, four Pac-10 titles, a Pac-10 tournament crown and a 100 percent graduation rate, built the men's basketball program into a national powerhouse, Leland said. Barring news of injury or worse, Montgomery's call telling Leland he was quitting was the worst news he could have received, but "we're used to losing in this business," Leland said. In looking for Montgomery's replacement, the athletic director said he had a "built-in prejudice toward coaches who have worked at a private school like Stanford." Exactly like Stanford, it turns out: TRENT JOHNSON, former assistant coach under Montgomery, is expected to return as head coach, according to news reports.
THE 287-FOOT-HIGH HOOVER TOWER, technically the campus building with the highest profile, also has been recognized as a standout by the Art Deco Society of California, which bestowed a 2004 Preservation Award on the building. The tower, dedicated in 1941, was designed by Arthur Brown Jr., architect for the Coit Tower in San Francisco. (The top of Hoover Tower originally was designed to be square; it was modified to accommodate the tower's 48-bell carillon.) The tower isn't the only campus building to receive an award from the society; in 1999, the Hoover Pavilion, formerly a hospital and now part of the Stanford Medical Center, also received a Preservation Award.
Write to Barbara Palmer at barbara.palmer@stanford.edu or mail code 2245.
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