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Lecture on history of U.S. presidency contextualizes election
David Kennedy, the Donald J. McLachlan Professor of History Emeritus at Stanford, gave a lecture last week on the history of the American presidency. Kennedy’s talk was featured as part of the Bechtel...
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Campus faces turmoil in wake of Trump victory
Anger, anxiety and fear were on the minds of students on Tuesday evening as TV entertainer and real estate mogul Donald Trump was elected the 45th president of the United States in a stunning upset....
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Anti-Trump graffiti found in Wilbur
On the morning after the presidential election, Cole Holderman ’19 found large black graffiti letters spelling out expletives against President-elect Donald Trump on the ground outside of Wilbur...
View ArticleMegan Pierson named chief of staff to Tessier-Lavigne
Megan Pierson ’82 will serve as sole chief of staff to President Marc Tessier-Lavigne beginning Feb. 1. Pierson, who has served as senior associate provost and senior university counsel at Stanford...
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Punk under Trump?
The Sex Pistols. (Koen Suyk, Wikimedia Commons) We live in interesting times. With the election of Donald Trump, the advent of Brexit and the normalization of right-wing populists and demagogues across...
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The People’s President? Marc Tessier-Lavigne’s administration, six months in
Marc Tessier-Lavigne sat at the head of the table in the President’s Room of the Faculty Club, his brows pressed together and fingers steepled, counting the places at the table under his breath....
View ArticlePresident and Provost’s response to the letter on sexual assault from the ASSU
We thank the entire ASSU for its leadership on the issue of sexual violence. We share your goal of eliminating sexual violence from our campus, and our commitment is unwavering. While it would be...
View ArticlePresident and Provost field wide-ranging questions at town hall
Long-term planning, freedom of speech, research funding and sexual assault were prominent topics during a wide-ranging “town hall” discussion hosted by University President Marc Tessier-Lavigne and...
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Stanford releases white papers synthesizing long-range planning submissions
On Thursday morning, Stanford’s long-range planning Area Steering Group (ASG) white papers were officially released and made viewable to Stanford affiliates. The 37 papers represent the efforts of four...
View ArticleMarc Tessier-Lavigne, Persis Drell: A response to students’ letter on Charles...
We read with appreciation the op-ed in The Daily yesterday from students concerned about the upcoming Cardinal Conversation next week. Last fall we asked two faculty members to bring together students...
View ArticleBrown named first Native American LSJUMB mascot
After two weeks of stunts, Dahkota Brown ’20 has been chosen as the new Stanford Tree. Selected by current members of the Leland Stanford Junior University Marching Band (LSJUMB), Brown is the first...
View ArticleIn second Tanner Lecture, Power addresses U.S. diplomacy during Trump...
On Thursday evening, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power addressed international diplomacy during Donald Trump’s presidency in her second Tanner Lecture on Human Values. Power...
View ArticleStanford College Republicans navigate Trump, friction with mainstream...
Although Stanford’s undergraduate population tends toward the Democratic party, the University is not without its conservative tendencies. The Stanford Review was co-founded over 30 years ago by...
View ArticleWhat matters to us and why: financial and ethical implications of long-range...
“Wouldn’t it be great if Stanford were able to operate like the Gates Foundation, where we used the grants that we were awarded and used the incredible talent and resources here to tackle major...
View ArticleHennessy shares Turing Award with UC Berkeley collaborator
The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) presented its annual Turing Award to former Stanford President John Hennessy in honor of his work designing efficient computer architectures, which...
View ArticleStanford alum advocates for solar energy in seminar on new book
In a Monday, April 2 afternoon presentation on his new book, “Taming the Sun: Innovations to Harness Solar Energy and Power the Planet,” Varun Sivaram ’11 stressed current constraints on solar power...
View ArticleFormer ASSU Exec: Vote Shanta + Rosie
I could discuss Shanta’s body of work in and out of student government at length and talk endlessly of her demonstrated commitment to addressing Stanford’s most pressing issue areas of sexual violence...
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In ASSU executive debate, slates disagree on undergraduate representation on...
On Sunday, Apr. 8, two of the three executive slates running for the 2018-2019 ASSU presidency and vice presidency participated in a debate co-hosted by The Stanford Daily and KZSU. Shanta Katipamula...
View ArticleIn aftermath of election, Senate debates who gets 15th seat
In its 27th meeting, the 19th Undergraduate Senate focused on the transition to its newly elected 20th Senate. The Senate also discussed a proposed bill regarding speakers invited to campus by student...
View ArticleSophomore presidency remains vacant; multiple campaigning violations alleged
Amid the continued vacancy of next year’s sophomore class presidency, a recent edition of the anonymously-authored campus e-newsletter The Fountain Hopper (FoHo) has raised questions about how many...
View ArticleNurses at Stanford’s ValleyCare Medical Center vote to unionize
After a barrage of accusations that Stanford’s recently-acquired ValleyCare Medical Center is a poor work environment — including allegations of worker intimidation, bribery and patient endangerment —...
View ArticleThe Constitutional Council: What is it?
On April 14, the Stanford student body elected a new cohort of Associated Students of Stanford University (ASSU) executives, Undergraduate Senate and Graduate Student Council members and class...
View ArticleOn this day in Stanford history: April 26
The feature “On this day in Stanford history” details events that occurred on the same date in past years at Stanford. According to The Stanford Daily’s archives, on April 26 in… 1905: A notice was...
View ArticleAsian Infrastructure Investment Bank President visits campus, talks management
On Friday, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) President Jin Liqun addressed the challenges of establishing the AIIB and shed light on the organization’s goals and daily operations. The talk,...
View ArticleQ&A: Outgoing ASSU Execs discuss year’s challenges, accomplishments
On Friday, May 4, The Daily sat down with outgoing 2017-2018 Associated Students of Stanford University (ASSU) executives Justice Tention-Palmer ’18 and Vicki Niu ’18 to reflect on the past year’s...
View ArticleIn wake of reported drugging at Sigma Chi, some Row houses change alcohol...
The alleged drugging of several Stanford students by a non-Stanford student at the Sigma Chi fraternity house in January has motivated some — but not all — Row houses to institute new practices to...
View ArticleIn FSI talk, Nick Clegg reflects on Brexit
On Tuesday at the Freeman Spogli Institute (FSI), Former Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Sir Nicholas Clegg addressed the June 2016 referendum that initiated Britain’s exit from the...
View ArticleSCR to host controversial conservative activists Charlie Kirk, Candace Owens
On Monday afternoon, the Stanford College Republicans (SCR) announced plans to host a discussion with conservative activists Charlie Kirk and Candace Owens. The event, named “Make Stanford Great...
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Senate rejects nomination of non-Native renaming committee members, appoints...
Procedural confusion filled Room 209 of the Nitery on Tuesday night as the 20th Undergraduate Senate debated whether to confirm two nominees to the University Building Naming Committee. Senators...
View ArticleASSU Execs seek student input on selecting new Title IX Coordinator
As the University looks to hire a new full time Title IX Coordinator following the announcement of current Coordinator Cathy Glaze’s retirement, Associated Students of Stanford University (ASSU)...
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