Cardinal for Israel hosts vigil for victims of violence in Israel Blanca Andrei October 20, 2015 24 Comments Members of the Stanford community came together to remember the lives of nine Israeli victims of recent terrorist attacks at a Sunday evening vigil hosted by Cardinal for Israel (CFI). The vigil... Read More »
Students protest Palestine occupation, recent violence Abigail Schott-Rosenfield October 19, 2015 39 Comments Black duct tape over their mouths and cardboard signs bearing slogans in their hands, students gathered silently on the White Plaza stage Friday to protest the occupation of Palestine and the recent... Read More »
The case against force feeding Mina Shah September 16, 2015 1 Comment His situation, especially in the context of a relatively new Israeli law that allows force feeding hunger-strikers, raises lots of questions about whether there are situations in which state forces... Read More »
Concerning violence Op Ed April 30, 2015 39 Comments People do not violently resist because they enjoy violence or are inherently criminal - they do so because they hold life sacred. It is then those who condemn this form of resistance that hold life in... Read More »
Supporting activism: A pre-req to being a racial ally Elena Marchetti-Bowick April 28, 2015 16 Comments When confronted with racial activism, rather than labeling it as overdramatic and annoying, consider that people of color have been fighting systems of oppression since the day they were born. And... Read More »
Dialogue isn’t enough Mysia Anderson April 22, 2015 35 Comments Etchemendy’s comments prove that the university administration is out of touch with the conversations that have already been happening on campus and the struggle for justice worldwide. We have... Read More »
Provosts and purple prose: Critiquing ‘dialogue’ Lily Zheng April 21, 2015 29 Comments Dialogue already exists on this campus. Resources are already available for those who want to learn. What this campus needs more of is not dialogue, but action. Not silence, but justice. Read More »
Abusing the term ‘anti-Semitism’ Op Ed April 21, 2015 41 Comments Crying wolf on anti-semitism stifles legitimate open discussion and renders the term ‘anti-semitism’ severely weakened. As Jews, we must be vigilant in fighting anti-semitism on campus. We must be... Read More »