Stanford Report, January 30, 2008

Cardinal Chronicle

BY MICHAEL PEÑA

With the Super Bowl this Sunday and Super Tuesday right after, there's tons of trash talking going on. Now it's time for Stanford to weigh in. Last Sunday was the kickoff of RecycleMania, a recycling competition among more than 400 college campuses across the country. Stanford made its first appearance last year and took second place in the "Gorilla Class" by collecting 678 gross tons of recyclables over the 10 weeks of the competition. Stanford also came in third in the category of largest amount of paper recycled per person, and for this year's competition, our results will be factored against a full-time equivalent population of more than 25,100 students, staff and faculty. To see the weekly results, go to http://www.recyclemaniacs.org.

Tomorrow night, the issue of civil rights takes center stage at the Alumni Center, where LADORIS CORDELL, vice provost for campus relations, will have a conversation with JULIAN BOND, the current head of the NAACP and a civil rights leader since his college days in 1960. The event promises to be a provocative one, addressing such questions as "Did white people play a significant role in the civil rights movement?" and "Why do many in this generation not see the NAACP as effective?" The event, sponsored by the Black Community Services Center and the Office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, is part of Stanford's Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration and is scheduled from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. in McCaw Hall. It is free and open to the public.

With 47 being the average age of a Stanford employee, and with an estimated 13 million baby boomers caring for an aging parent, the numbers seem to add up for an event that the WorkLife Office will hold next month in Tresidder Union's Oak Lounge. In its third year, "Prime Time … A 50+ Affair," is intended to give campus community members information on active and healthy aging, caregiving for elderly family members, housing and other senior services. Tips on exercise and health, volunteering in the community, and local classes and activities also will be offered. Retirement information will be available in the areas of long-term care, financial and legal services, and Medicare. The Feb. 13 fair will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.