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Cardinal Chronicle / weekly campus column BY BARBARA PALMER "STANFORD ON THE MOON, ANYONE?" It was just a
tongue-in-cheek comment Steve Durst tossed off at the end of a biographical
sketch he wrote for his class book before attending his 35th reunion here in
2000. But at the reunion, some folks, including Durst, a science editor and
founder of a Palo Alto company that publishes space industry newsletters,
began considering the question seriously. Why not a Stanford Overseas Studies
Program that takes its bearings from the Sea of Tranquility? Over the last
four years, Durst, and fellow alums began meeting informally as a
"Stanford on the Moon exploratory committee" to talk about the
possibilities. Durst is now organizing a "Stanford on the Moon"
symposium, to be held on campus on Oct. 2, to talk about the group's goals
and what it might take to achieve them. Durst, who graduated in 1965 with a
bachelor's degree in history, said he doubts that there will be a lunar
residential program any time soon, but "there could be a Dish on the
moon." And who knows, someday there may be a Full Quad on the Moon. The
symposium is open to the public. For information, call 324-3705, send e-mail
to news@spaceagepub. com or
visit http://www.spaceagepub.com/SOM/index.htm.
THIS
AFTERNOON AT 4 P.M. THERE WILL be an opening reception for "Women in
Art," organized by the South Bay Area Women's Caucus for Art and
featuring the work of painters, sculptors, photographers and printmakers.
(Works will be on display through Aug. 28.) Just across the parking lot at
the Bechtel International Center, an exhibit of paintings by Annamaria
Quattrin-Kusber, titled "Arte Passione"will be on display until
Aug. 31. BEGINNING
IN THE NEXT ISSUE, THERE will be a new face at the top of this column.
MICHAEL PENA, who has worked as a reporter at several Bay Area newspapers,
including the Contra Costa Times and the San Francisco Chronicle,
began work Monday covering staff affairs. Michael will be writing the
"Cardinal Chronicle," offering his own version of what I've thought
of as conversation over the back fence -- in a very interesting neighborhood.
(I will be covering arts and humanities for the Stanford Report.) I'm
grateful for the opportunities this column has given me to meet and talk with
so many of the diverse, talented and very generous people who make up our
community. Thank you. Michael's phone number is 725-4275. Write to
Barbara Palmer at barbara.palmer@stanford.edu
or mail code 2245.
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