Governor Brown announces new mandate in face of drought Elizabeth Wallace April 6, 2015 0 Comments Governor Edmund Brown issued a historic mandate last week that the California State Water Resources Control Board pass measures to reduce the amount of water used across the state by 25 percent. Read More »
Study spots on campus Elizabeth Wallace December 4, 2014 1 Comment As finals begin and students across campus begin to cram for chemistry, fix those last bugs on their CS assignments or crowd the Hume Center for help on their final English papers, many students are... Read More »
Stanford’s existing sustainability efforts: A quick rundown Jacqueline Carr September 25, 2014 0 Comments Although multiple new initiatives to conserve water have been made at Stanford, the University had been experimenting with ways to decrease water consumption even before the California drought and... Read More »
Top 5 spaces on campus Mary Carole Overholt September 20, 2014 2 Comments Summer is over and campus is buzzing with frosh. Bathed in California sun, quintessential Stanford spots like Main Quad, White Plaza and Palm Drive look more beautiful than... Read More »
Slipping through the Cracks, Part II: whY(2E2) So Serious? Haley Sims January 30, 2014 0 Comments In Part I of this column, we delved into the cosmetic errors in the Yang-Yamazaki Environment and Engineering Building (Y2E2) and maybe even learned a bit about all the shortcomings of the building... Read More »
Slipping through the Cracks, Part I: What’s Huang with this Picture? Haley Sims January 23, 2014 0 Comments This column is the first part of a two-part series. The next segment will run next week. “Inside any building you’ll find war stories,” Stanford Y2E2 Project Engineer Forest Peterson... Read More »
Y2E2 awarded certification for green efforts Hannah Knowles September 1, 2013 0 Comments The U.S. Green Building Council recently awarded its highest sustainability rating to the Jerry Yang and Akiko Yamazaki Environment and Energy Building (Y2E2), potentially – according to University... Read More »
Tech companies wield influence at Stanford Taylor Grossman November 7, 2011 4 Comments Public scrutiny over a report confirming that Google Inc. spent $5.4 million on lobbying in Washington D.C. in the first three quarters of 2011 has raised awareness among students and faculty about... Read More »