“Cuisine off Campus” reviews food near Stanford’s campus. We consider what matters to college students: how close is the restaurant? How expensive is the food? And, most importantly, how tasty is it? We hope to help you find your next favorite spot! A cute cafe-restaurant hybrid, with bright light shining through its windows, Killiney Kopitiam … [Read more…]
Among many aspects of Stanford and the University of California, Berkeley’s historic rivalry, none has stood the test of time better than that between the two school’s iconic public artworks. I will review well-known sculptures, statues and mosaics on the two campuses, presenting them in their glory. Battle of 19th-century figure sculptures: “The Football Players” … [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…]
Students reported multiple hate crimes to the Stanford University Department of Public Safety (SUDPS) over the past weeks, amid rising tensions over the Israel-Gaza war. There are four active incidents on the University’s Protected Identity Harm (PIH) Reporting site. One hate crime was reported this Monday: a Jewish student’s religious symbol was taken from their … [Read more…]
Over 140 past and present members of Stanford Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. celebrated the 40th anniversary of the sorority Sunday morning at Encina Hall over a brunch for Black women. The event — which drew nearly 100 Black undergraduate women, including those unaffiliated with the sorority — featured speeches from prominent alumni, reminiscing about … [Read more…]
The Stanford University Department of Public Safety (SUDPS) is investigating “several incidents” on-campus related to the “violence in Israel and Gaza,” newly-inaugurated President Richard Saller and Provost Jenny Martinez wrote in a Thursday email to students. The email did not specify which incidents the department is investigating. This email comes over a week after the … [Read more…]
Managing a Wi-Fi network is like bringing cake to the office, wrote Aditi Bartl, director of strategic communications for Stanford University IT (UIT). “The more people who show up for cake, the smaller the slice each person gets.” Stanford installed its original Wi-Fi network at Main Quad in 2001. As more people ventured into cyberspace, … [Read more…]
One hundred new shelves containing free Narcan and fentanyl test strips will be installed in dorms across campus starting this week. Students began advocating for more opioid harm reduction resources on campus following the death of a student due to an accidental fentanyl overdose four years ago. Now, Narcan — the nasal spray that reverses … [Read more…]
The Undergraduate Senate (UGS) responded to student concerns over a lack of clarity in the University’s free speech policies during its meeting Wednesday. Residential and Dining Enterprises leadership shared with the Senate that 9-inch plates would return following student criticism. The Stanford American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) advocated for expansions to free speech on campus during … [Read more…]