Students engage in protests over winter break Chelsey Sveinsson January 15, 2015 1 Comment Winter break did not put a freeze on #BlackLivesMatter protests for Stanford students who returned home for the holidays. Read More »
Senate meets to promote funding reform bill on special elections ballot Chelsey Sveinsson December 3, 2014 0 Comments With special elections a day away, Senators and ASSU executives stressed the need for sustained advocacy for the funding reform bill on the ballot at Tuesday night’s meeting of the Undergraduate... Read More »
ASSU hopes for passage of funding reform with special election Andrew Vogeley, Chelsey Sveinsson and Katie Zingheim December 2, 2014 2 Comments After a quarter of struggling to fund student groups (or voluntary student organizations, VSOs), the Undergraduate Senate has called a special election to be held Thursday and Friday for a vote on... Read More »
Senate continues discussion of funding reform Chelsey Sveinsson November 19, 2014 0 Comments With the Undergraduate Senate preparing for the December Special Elections, funding reform was the main topic of discussion at the Senate meeting Tuesday night. Read More »
Senate denies bill to hold funding election Chelsey Sveinsson November 5, 2014 0 Comments After successfully overriding the ASSU executives’ veto over the weekend, the Undergraduate Senate met Tuesday night to discuss, among other things, the possibility of holding a special election to... Read More »
The body issue: Why athletes feel the squeeze Chelsey Sveinsson, Katie Zingheim, Sarah Wishingrad and Leela Srinivasan October 30, 2014 0 Comments Within a campus culture that emphasizes physical fitness and activity, one subset of the campus population faces added pressures to maintain a physical form at a higher level: student-athletes. ... Read More »
Student groups debate funding issues at town hall Chelsey Sveinsson October 22, 2014 0 Comments The discussion question posed to the attendees were the following: How should Senate prioritize events to fund? Is it fair for groups to be able to build up reserves? Should Stanford try to lower... Read More »
Oct. 21 ASSU Senate recap Chelsey Sveinsson October 22, 2014 1 Comment The Senate discussed rules about going abroad, funding for students groups and updates to myGroups during its Oct. 21 meeting. Read More »