Earth systems class to attend U.N. Paris climate negotiations Sarah Ortlip-Sommers November 26, 2015 1 Comment A group of students will travel to Paris at the end of the month to attend the United Nations Climate Change Conference (the 21st Conference of the Parties or COP21). The students are taking a course... Read More »
Q&A with Ertharin Cousin, director of U.N. World Food Programme Irene Hsu November 24, 2015 0 Comments Ertharin Cousin, the twelfth Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme, came to campus Nov. 20 as part of the Freeman Spogli Institute’s Food and Nutrition Policy Symposium... Read More »
Fossil fuel divestment sit-in ends with rally, Hennessy meeting Ada Throckmorton and Hannah Knowles November 21, 2015 5 Comments After a five day sit-in starting on Monday, student protesters concluded their occupation of the Main Quad Friday morning by holding a rally for full divestment from fossil fuels. Later in the day,... Read More »
Life at the Fossil Free sit-in: a community comes together for divestment Ada Throckmorton November 20, 2015 4 Comments At the site of the Fossil Free Stanford (FFS) sit-in outside the president and provost’s office, wakeup times are staggered as the sun rises. Some participants, in tents, sleep longer. Others, in... Read More »
OpenXChange launches “Open Office Hours” with panel on climate change Sarah Ortlip-Sommers November 20, 2015 1 Comment OpenXChange launched its “Open Office Hours” program on Thursday with a panel discussion on climate change. The event was the first in a six-part series. Read More »
FFS responds to administration’s letter, faculty hold ‘teach-ins’ Hannah Knowles November 18, 2015 0 Comments Fossil Free Stanford (FFS) sit in participants responded Wednesday night to the University’s warning letter to protesters by affirming their resolve to remain outside President Hennessy’s office. ... Read More »
Fossil Free Stanford stages sit-in, rally at president’s office Ada Throckmorton November 16, 2015 5 Comments Around 1 p.m. on Monday, 104 students, many affiliated with Fossil Free Stanford, walked to Building 10, which houses the offices of the president and provost, and announced that they would be... Read More »
New course aims to give students real-world research experience Jeremy Quach October 28, 2015 0 Comments A new pilot program aims to take students out of the classroom and into the fields. After taking ECON 121: Social Science Field Research Methods and Applications in the Spring, student spent three... Read More »