8,000 Acres Is Not Enough: Stanford Reaching Out
This entry is part of a CCR blogging exchange between Stanford, the American University of Cairo, and Orebro University in Sweden. Students have been asked to post a "university culture" entry introducing something about their university culture (or national culture) to an audience of students across the world. Then, other students will comment and we will soon have a rich dialogue, as students develop ways of writing for international audiences and hopefully learn about ways of life across the globe.
Stanford has 8,000 acres of land and is the second biggest campus in the world…so it’s really BIG.
We think the dynamic between Stanford and its surrounding area is really interesting The town outside Stanford called Palo Alto is a fairly small town full of silicon valley techies. Although the biggest city, San Francisco, is an hour away, the campus is still incredibly active and friendly in its bubble.
Stanford students enjoy their tight knit campus community, but they also reach out often to neighboring communities with education or volunteering efforts. Student traditions include frolicking in the fountains as well as spelunking in the steam tunnels.
Hi guys! I'm Alisa. I'm from Wenham, Massachusetts, which is a small town full of horses, polo fields, hunt clubs, and golf courses. I'm thinking about double majoring in International Relations and Music. I like to dance to Michael Jackson music. I'm also afraid of butterflies.
Yo yo yo. I'm Ricky and I'm from San Antonio, Texas. You may have heard of Texas and cowboys, desperados, rattlesnakes etc. Guess what? It's all true (not really). I love Stanford and I'm thinking about studying Symbolic Systems and Creative Writing. I love playing guitar, singing, producing music and awkward dancing. I've got a radio show here you can listen to on kzsu.stanford.edu called FLASH BANG RADIO
Comments
Hey guys, I am Hussein. I am from Cairo also known as the triumphant city because it is combines the ancient culture with the modern life, so you will find clubs, museums and cafes. I am majoring in electronics, and I love listening to Michael Jackson like a lot of people in Egypt. I think after his death, people ignored all the rumors about him, and started realizing what a great performer he was. Nice campus you got there, you must be getting a lot visit from the MTV cribs. I think AUC mainly focused on providing new technologies for students like smart classrooms with white boards, flexible chairs, and wired looking tables etc. Even though there is a food court, lounges and a lot of things to do, a lot of students go to an outside city called Rahab. It is a ten minute drive from campus with food courts, malls and cinemas.
Posted by: Hussein Mohamed Osman | October 30, 2009 10:59 AM