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Live updates: Election Day at Stanford
The Daily is reporting live on elections across America and Democracy Day events on campus. Students are heading out to vote at campus polling sites. According to John Bard, Vote Center lead at Tresidder Memorial Union, today is the center’s busiest day thus far since opening on Saturday. “I believe in democracy, so I think we need fair, safe and secure elections,” Bard said, who is in his third year working at the Vote Center.
Midterm election to decide key transit outcomes for Stanford students
Five Bay Area counties will decide the fate of a key transit policy on Tuesday, affecting multiple transit systems that Stanford students rely on. The Regional Transit Measure, also known as Measure RTM, would enact a 0.5% sales tax in four of the counties, alongside a 1% sales tax in San Francisco, to raise funds that proponents say are necessary to rescue public transportation in the Bay Area.
Students criticize University at newly unaffiliated Take Back the Night event
Content warning: This article discusses sexual assault and harassment. For the past six years, Stanford’s Title IX and Title VI Office has organized the annual Take Back the Night (TBTN) rally against sexual violence. On Sunday, students voiced their criticism of the University’s sexual assault policies as they were left to run the event by themselves. Students gathered in White Plaza to listen to speeches before marching through campus silently to the Chanel Miller Contemplative Garden.
GSC votes to establish student-run coffee shop in EVGR
The Graduate Student Council (GSC) voted unanimously this Monday to establish a new coffee shop as a service organization, pending agreement by the Undergraduate Senate (UGS). GSC also confirmed members of the 2026-27 elections commission as well as two nominees filling vacancies in the Constitutional Council. EVGR.n, pronounced “evergreen,” will be located in the Escondido Valley Graduate Residences (EVGR) if approved by UGS.
Journalist Amy Goodman visits Stanford, interviews city council candidate who hijacked her event
“Democracy Now!” host Amy Goodman held a conversation on journalism and independent media following a screening of her documentary at CEMEX Auditorium on Friday. The event was interrupted by Palo Alto City Council candidate Henry Etzkowitz, when he abruptly took center stage. “Steal This Story, Please!” a documentary detailing Goodman’s life, has toured cinemas and film festivals since its release last year. Friday marked the first time the film has been screened on a college campus.
Appeal in Daily’s free speech lawsuit now on expedited schedule
The Trump administration’s Ninth Circuit appeal of The Stanford Daily’s free speech lawsuit victory is now on an expedited timeline. The case is projected to be briefed and argued faster than a typical Ninth Circuit appeal. The Department of Justice (DOJ) requested an expedited appeal process last week, which was quickly agreed upon by The Daily’s representation, the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE).
GSC votes unanimously for University to investigate, apologize after AI photo controversy
The Graduate Student Council (GSC) voted unanimously last Monday to compel the University to investigate and apologize for using AI to alter three students’ appearances in promotional materials. The joint resolution — which previously passed the Undergraduate Senate (UGS) unanimously — reflects demands that affected students previously made and calls on the University to review whether other student imagery was altered with AI.
Condoleezza Rice and journalist Thomas Friedman debate American militaristic foreign policy and AI
Director of the Hoover Institution Condoleezza Rice and New York Times foreign-affairs columnist Thomas Friedman debated Ukraine, Israel, Iran and AI on Monday. As the latest entry in Jim Steyer’s ’78 J.D. ’83 speaker series “Will America Fail the Midterms?” the talk focused on American foreign policy. The panel tackled big questions, such as AI regulation on the global stage.
‘The best is yet to come’: Stanford lawyers, Attorneys General voice optimism ahead of midterms
Two Attorneys General and an award-winning Stanford constitutional lawyer raised concerns on Monday about deference to the executive in the current legal landscape and the Supreme Court.
GSC to vote for University apology, reforms over AI controversy
The Stanford Graduate Student Council (GSC) slated a bill this Monday compelling Stanford to address a recent controversy in which promotional materials used AI to change students’ appearances. The Council also considered holding an election for a new Councilor-at-Large and unanimously approved $8,000 in funding for a popular Halloween party hosted later this month.
Police Blotter: Cyberbullying, two hit-and-runs and burglary
This report covers incidents from Oct. 5 to Oct. 13 as recorded in the Stanford University Department of Public Safety (SUDPS) bulletin. Learn more about the Clery Act and how The Daily approaches reporting on crime and safety here. A student safety incident involving a misdemeanor of electronic distribution of harassing material around 6:06 p.m. on Sept. 27 was reported at 200 Santa Teresa St. Grand theft between 1:02 on Oct. 2 and 2:25 p.m. on Oct. 5 was reported at 700 Campus Drive.
Stanford largely exempt from statewide sexual assault law
Content warning: This article discusses sexual violence and human trafficking. Following nationwide discourse surrounding sexual assault on university campuses, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a package of bills last Wednesday strengthening legal and institutional policies surrounding sexual assault and human trafficking.
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