The Doerr School of Sustainability opened its doors on Sept. 1, 2022, as the first new school founded at Stanford in 70 years. One year and two months later, the school is in the process of rolling out a series of grant programs centered around focus areas for research and is positioning to hire 60 … [Read more…]
This report covers a selection of incidents from Oct. 31 to Nov. 6, as recorded in the Stanford University Department of Public Safety (SUDPS) bulletin. Learn more about the Clery Act and how The Daily approaches reporting on crime and safety here. Tuesday, Oct. 31 Petty theft of an e-scooter between 10:30 p.m. on Oct. … [Read more…]
“Say No to APEC” protestors interrupted a Wednesday seminar at Encina Hall on the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)’s impact on energy policy in the Pacific. Protesters’ chants outside the building sometimes made it difficult to hear the presenters. Protesters held signs concerning several issues, like “Our Planet is NOT private property,” “From Palestine to the … [Read more…]
It might seem that putting words to paper is hard, but for those interested in creative writing classes, it might be more difficult to get into a class. Many creative writing courses are known for their long waitlists and enrollment caps, but the root of the issue lies with a low supply of lecturers and … [Read more…]
Families in Hulme, a graduate residence in Escondido Village, say they have been left panicked and confused after Residential & Dining Enterprises (R&DE) hired a contractor to plant gopher poison in their courtyard without informing residents. R&DE confirmed in an email to The Daily that it had commissioned a contractor to plant the poison diphacinone, … [Read more…]
In the early hours of Oct. 20, a group of around 20 freshmen assembled on the Oval, ready to begin the construction of the “Octobunk.” Their plan was to stack eight dorm beds on top of each other in the Oval, making a tower that created a large bunk bed. Nearly 100 students showed up … [Read more…]
Dozens of students and Bay Area residents participated in a car parade on Saturday afternoon to call for the return of people taken hostage by Hamas. The parade occurs amid a reported rise of hate crimes targeting Jewish, Muslim and Arab students on campus tied to tensions over the Israel-Gaza war. Organized by both Stanford and non-Stanford community … [Read more…]
This Tuesday will mark Stanford’s third annual Democracy Day, a joint venture between the Haas Center for Public Service, Office of the President, Associated Students of Stanford University (ASSU) and Stanford in Government. The campus-wide holiday gives students the day off to vote in U.S. elections and attend events in an effort to increase civic … [Read more…]
Antisemitic messages were written in chalk on White Plaza Wednesday, near a pro-Palestine sit-in. The chalk messages were falsely assumed to be written by pro-Palestinian students at the sit-in and were circulated widely on social media. The chalking follows a reported rise of hate crimes targeting Muslim, Arab and Jewish students on campus. Arrows around the … [Read more…]
A long dining table has stood in front of Old Union for more than a week, each of its empty chairs reserved for one of the 224 hostages kidnapped by Hamas in October — the number has since been estimated to be over 240, according to the Israeli military. Passerbys on their way to Tresidder … [Read more…]