Trustees compose letter for Paris Climate Conference Stefan Lacmanovic November 2, 2015 1 Comment Last Wednesday, Oct. 28, the Board of Trustees, published a letter addressed to France’s foreign minister, Laurent Fabius, in anticipation of the Paris Climate Conference (COP21). 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 »
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 »
Students petition for a sustainable-food-themed dining hall Deepti Kannan October 16, 2015 1 Comment A petition for a sustainable-food-themed dining hall has garnered student support as the ASSU considers a Senate resolution to transform an existing dining hall. Read More »
Environmentally-focused student groups prep for Know Tomorrow rally Ada Throckmorton October 1, 2015 0 Comments Although it is perhaps more known to Stanford students for its countdown to Big Game each fall, the current countdown in White Plaza reads “Days until Paris: 60, demand climate action.” In... Read More »
NSO’s Zero-Waste Lunch reduces its waste this year Emma Johanningsmeier September 20, 2015 1 Comment In previous years, the educational Zero-Waste Lunch designed to introduce freshmen to on-campus sustainability during NSO did not always live up to its name. Confused students sometimes threw lunch... Read More »
Stanford food waste to be sent to new reprocessing system Caleb Smith September 17, 2015 0 Comments In this coming school year, and possibly by the end of the month, a large proportion of Stanford’s food waste will be sent to an innovative new reprocessing system operated by Sustainable... Read More »
University changes deskside recycling program, sets goals to lower paper landfill waste Heejin Koo July 26, 2015 0 Comments Stanford has recently implemented a change in its Deskside Recycling and Mini Trash Bin Program in compliance with California’s goal to 75 percent recycling by 2020, partnering with the Peninsula... Read More »