ASSU Senate talks VSOs, sustainable dining hall, special fee waivers Pallavi Krishnarao October 28, 2015 2 Comments On Tuesday night, the ASSU 17th Undergraduate Senate met in its twelfth meeting as a senate, discussing the involvement of pre-professional groups with the open membership bill as well as a bill to... Read More »
Club sports and Stanford Speakers Bureau find alternative funding methods Pallavi Krishnarao October 7, 2015 0 Comments After not receiving special fees funding during the the ASSU election last spring, club sports and Stanford Speakers Bureau have adopted alternative funding strategies – such as using reserves and... Read More »
Blackfest focuses on social justice through black art Pallavi Krishnarao May 4, 2015 0 Comments This year’s Blackfest featured various groups around campus performing music, dance and spoken word. The annual event was held put together by the Black Family Gathering Committee and focused on... Read More »
Student organizations without funding move forward Sarah Wishingrad May 3, 2015 2 Comments In this year’s elections allocating funding, seven groups, out of a total of 70, did not receive the resources they requested. Several of the student groups in question were shocked at the outcome... Read More »
How Finley fixed funding Op Ed April 13, 2015 1 Comment Leadership like the kind Finley showed on funding reform is exactly what we need from our Execs. Lofty ambition is great, but Finley’s track record of creating real solutions in the ASSU is far more... 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 »
The time is now: Funding reform cannot be delayed Op Ed November 20, 2014 0 Comments As The Stanford Daily Editorial Board wrote on Wednesday, the ASSU Funding System is broken, and our proposed reform is a good solution for fixing it. This quarter has seen the lowest level of funding... 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 »