The Undergraduate Senate (UGS) unanimously confirmed nominees to the Constitutional Council Wednesday. According to the Constitutional Council’s website, the student commission plays a vital role in ensuring the ASSU operates in the students’ best interests and adheres to guidelines outlined in the ASSU Constitution. UGS confirmed Shannon Chung J.D. ’26, Xavier Millan ’26 and Sebastian … [Read more…]
Students, alumni and professors celebrated the importance of voting and reflected on the role of American democracy in global affairs at the Democracy Day International Luncheon this Tuesday. Stanford has observed Democracy Day since 2021. The third-annual event canceled classes for the day in an effort to increase student voter turnout. The international luncheon, catered … [Read more…]
The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office released additional information and a sketch of the suspect in a hit-and-run case that is under investigation as a hate crime. According to the press release, “a hate crime occurred” at 1:50 p.m. last Friday when “a Stanford student of Syrian descent” was hit by a vehicle as he … [Read more…]
The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office has opened a hate crime investigation into a hit-and-run that occurred at Campus Drive and Ayrshire Farm Lane on Nov. 3, according to Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Department spokesperson Russell Davis. The announcement comes amid allegations of fraud against the victim on the anonymous social media app Fizz, which … [Read more…]
Alisha Magalhães Service ’26 never imagined she would forgo the comfort of her dorm room for a sleeping bag in White Plaza. But for the past two weeks, she’s done just that. Service still attends some of her classes, leaving the sit-in when they roll around. In the evenings, she showers at the clubhouse after … [Read more…]
Provost Jenny Martinez condemned hate speech and said that Stanford is “investigating threats connected to international events” at the Graduate Student Council’s (GSC) Tuesday meeting. Martinez highlighted several campus support resources, including mental health counseling, for Jewish and Muslim communities amid the ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict. She said the University “is also spending money for additional … [Read more…]
Susie Brubaker-Cole announced that she will resign as vice provost for student affairs (VPSA) at the end of the fall quarter in a Wednesday email to students. A statement from the University confirmed the news, bringing Brubaker-Cole’s six-year tenure as vice provost to a close in the coming weeks. Her resignation is the fourth high … [Read more…]
Students expressed concerns over the loss of the Center for African Studies (CAS) as a community center amid a shift to a more academic space. The transition, which is happening ahead of the departmentalization of African and African American Studies in January, follows changes in center policies that limit student use of the center. CAS, … [Read more…]
In the 60s children’s cartoon “The Jetsons,” Rosie the Robot was featured as a futuristic mechanical maid who cleaned the clutter of the household, much to the delight of the time-strapped housewife. At that time, the idea of a robot assistant was a vision of the distant future where technology would eliminate the responsibilities of … [Read more…]
Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of now-bankrupt Futures Exchange Trading (FTX), was found guilty on all seven criminal charges against him last Thursday, carrying a potential sentence of up to 110 years. After a swift four-hour jury deliberation, he was convicted of wire fraud, conspiracy to commit securities fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering. Bankman-Fried’s conviction … [Read more…]