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Vol. 253 Editorial Board

Editorials represent the views of The Stanford Daily, an independent newspaper serving Stanford and the surrounding community. The Daily's Editorial Board consists of President and Editor-in-Chief Hannah Knowles '19, Executive Editor Fangzhou Liu '19, Managing Editor of Opinions Regan Pecjak '18, Senior Staff Writer Samantha Wong '18 and Opinions columnist and Managing Editor of Graphics Josh Wagner '20. To contact the Editorial Board, submit an op-ed (limited to 700 words) at [email protected] or submit a letter to the editor (limited to 500 words) at [email protected]

Opinions

Editorial Board: Is MATH 51 everything you want from a Stanford education?

Many Stanford lecture courses are well-taught, but too many fail to provide the quality of teaching and support we’d hope for from institution so blessed with resources and talent.

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Jun 10 2018

Opinions

Editorial Board: Stanford should combat the sophomore and junior year slump in social support

Ahh, senior spring — when everyone’s weekend calendars are packed with darties, formals, boat trips, special Ds, Crepe Night. The sudden influx of social activity, especially compared with winter quarter, contributes the most to the joyful memories of spring quarter, almost as much as the reemergence of sun. Seniors continue to meet fresh faces at…

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May 31 2018

Uncategorized

Editorial Board: Stanford’s funding transparency problem

Stanford’s lack of openness on an issue that matters to so many community members is concerning, and the challenges we encountered in writing a piece about funding reflect a bigger issue at Stanford.

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May 17 2018

Opinions

Editorial Board: Our Daily commitment

On Monday, Stanford Politics published a story questioning The Daily’s print circulation -- and our content. As a newspaper, we welcome feedback from our readers and are committed to responsiveness and transparency in keeping with our journalistic mission. However, we found several of the claims made by the article disturbing upon reflection — not because they disparaged our paper, but because they misled readers. Here, we respond to the claims we found most problematic.

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Apr 11 2018

Featured

Editorial Board: Our top picks for ASSU Exec, Undergraduate Senate

Each spring, The Daily's Editorial Board interviews and endorses candidates for ASSU Undergraduate Senate and Executive. Here are the students who we believe most deserve your vote.

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Apr 06 2018

Opinions

Editorial Board: With long-range planning, what matters to us and why?

The decision not to adopt a certain idea or to cut it back to a smaller scale becomes a moral position. The Stanford public should scrutinize the process of selection and implementation as not just a medley of initiatives but an action-backed expression of who and what matters to the University.

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Mar 23 2018

Opinions

Editorial Board: Stanford’s ‘second class citizens’

The motif of Stanford's "second class citizens" popped up throughout the white papers created for Stanford's long-range planning process. Groups like postdocs, staff and non-tenure-line educators receive less resources and attention than students -- this needs to change.

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Mar 01 2018

Opinions

Editorial Board: To participate fully in long-range planning, we need more transparency on the process

How will Stanford’s leadership prioritize these papers’ ideas and concerns given that many of them clash and that all of them cannot be addressed at once? Our feedback is crucial here.

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Feb 22 2018