CS+Social Good looks to consolidate student activism in computer science Sarah Wishingrad February 19, 2015 0 Comments Computer science is the most popular subject at Stanford, with hundreds of students choosing it as a major or creating new apps and start-ups. Some CS students, however, see the tech culture on... Read More »
Students petition Stanford to divest from certain corporations in Israel Sarah Wishingrad February 2, 2015 8 Comments A petition asking Stanford to divest from corporations that students claim engage in “specific practices that commit human rights abuses and violate international law” in the Palestinian... Read More »
ASSU’s Staff Appreciation initiative honors campus workers Sarah Wishingrad January 21, 2015 0 Comments This year, the Stanford ASSU Executive Cabinet has a new initiative: Staff Appreciation. Headed by Miriam Natvig ’17, the group aims to build and improve relationships between students and the... Read More »
Stanford Music and Medicine brings music to local patients Sarah Wishingrad January 5, 2015 0 Comments Maheetha Bharadwaj ’16 founded Stanford Music and Medicine last year in order to bring music to the lives of the elderly and community members suffering from long-term illnesses, and serves as... Read More »
Student-run Gaieties offers unique production experience Sarah Wishingrad November 21, 2014 0 Comments On Wednesday, for the 103rd year in a row (ignoring a fluke year in the 1970s), Stanford students presented the first night of Gaieties, the entirely student-run show that has long been a hallmark... Read More »
Senate creates special election for funding reform, discusses sexual assault reform Sarah Wishingrad November 12, 2014 0 Comments In a meeting that lasted over three hours, the 16th Undergraduate Senate met Tuesday night, setting a special election for funding reform and taking a stance on sexual assault reform efforts led by... Read More »
Sold-out ‘Ching Chong Chinaman’ a sign of strong campus interest in AATP Sarah Wishingrad November 7, 2014 0 Comments For four nights in a row last week, Roble Theater was completely sold out for “Ching Chong Chinaman,” a production put on by Stanford’s Asian American Theater Project (AATP). Although this is... 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 »