Stanford Report, June 21, 2006

Cardinal Chronicle

BY MICHAEL PEÑA

Journalists often check other newspapers to stay up on things they'd otherwise miss, and TOM BROKAW is no different. On Sunday, the TV news icon said he'd read an article that ran in the Stanford Daily after it was announced that he would be the keynote speaker for undergraduate Commencement. At the start of the ceremony, Brokaw—whose daughter JENNIFER went to Stanford—said the article showed how enthusiasm about his appearance wasn't unanimous. Specifically, one student was quoted as likening Brokaw to an adult radio station. "It offends no one, but [he] is pretty difficult to get really excited about," the student said in the May 30 story. "That student, NATALIE, if you'll just turn around—you get MICHAEL BOLTON going on your iPod right now, and I'm going to invite the rest of you to listen to me," Brokaw said, as students laughed and cheered wildly.

MARLEY CADE KORNREICH, a member of the Class of 2006, gave a heartfelt speech about the spirit of community at the Multifaith Baccalaureate Celebration on Saturday. When her mother died at the end of her sophomore year, students of different faiths and origins—some of whom were previously strangers to her—came together to form a group so she could say a Jewish prayer of mourning that must be recited in a community setting. Kornreich is the grandchild of Holocaust survivors, and she has studied abroad in Santiago, Chile, and taught English in Brazil, where she also served as a Stanford in Government fellow last summer working at the World Bank. Kornreich majored in economics and international relations and has a consulting position lined up in San Francisco.

JEFF SELZER, general manager of Palo Alto Bicycles, said that the Bike Station next to the depot at the University Avenue Caltrain station should be open by the end of the month. Returning will be the retail and repair-and-maintenance components, but the free bike storage service will change. Before the shop closed in late 2004, patrons handed off their bikes to the store's staff, but bikers will now lock up their own rides when the Bike Station reopens—getting in and out with a keycard. The service probably will cost $1 per day and $100 per year, Selzer said.