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‘Tsunami’ of Democratic victories stuns campus
The Arbor erupted with cheers Tuesday evening as many students at an election night watch party celebrated Democrats’ sweeping victories to gain control of the U.S. House and Senate. Early victories for Democrats in North Carolina and Georgia brought the first signs of a strong showing for Democrats. Enthusiasm in the crowd only grew following wins by Amy Acton in Ohio and Annie Andrews in South Carolina.
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.
Title IX & Title VI Office quietly changes name, programming and ‘survivor’ terminology
What used to be Stanford’s Sexual Harassment/Assault Response & Education (SHARE) Title IX & Title VI Office is now the Title IX & Title VI Office. This is one of multiple unannounced changes the office has made, allegedly without student feedback over the summer and earlier this school year.
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Emerson Prentice '29 is the Vol. 269 Campus Life Desk Editor. Previously she had a column titled “All You Can Eat” for Arts and Life. Contact her at eprentice ‘at’ stanforddaily.com.
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Emerson Prentice '29 is the Vol. 269 Campus Life Desk Editor. Previously she had a column titled “All You Can Eat” for Arts and Life. Contact her at eprentice ‘at’ stanforddaily.com.
Stanford RAs withdraw union petition citing concerns over Columbia precedent
The Stanford Resident Assistant Union (RAUR), Stanford’s Resident Assistant (RA) unionizing group, withdrew its petition to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) on Monday. The group cited concerns the board would overturn unionization precedents in future decisions.
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Emerson Prentice '29 is the Vol. 269 Campus Life Desk Editor. Previously she had a column titled “All You Can Eat” for Arts and Life. Contact her at eprentice ‘at’ stanforddaily.com.
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Emerson Prentice '29 is the Vol. 269 Campus Life Desk Editor. Previously she had a column titled “All You Can Eat” for Arts and Life. Contact her at eprentice ‘at’ stanforddaily.com.
Stanford cuts sexual assault awareness program Flip the Script
The Flip the Script program from Stanford’s Sexual Harassment/Assault Response & Education (SHARE) Title IX and Title VI office facilitates research-backed conversations and trainings for women about sexual assault, particularly on college campuses, where they are disproportionately vulnerable. At least, it used to.
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Emerson Prentice '29 is the Vol. 269 Campus Life Desk Editor. Previously she had a column titled “All You Can Eat” for Arts and Life. Contact her at eprentice ‘at’ stanforddaily.com.
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Emerson Prentice '29 is the Vol. 269 Campus Life Desk Editor. Previously she had a column titled “All You Can Eat” for Arts and Life. Contact her at eprentice ‘at’ stanforddaily.com.
Stanford reports 31.7% return on investment
Stanford announced 31.7% returns on its merged financial pool on Sept. 24. The returns from the past year, ending on June 30, bring the merged pool to $61.5 billion. “We are proud of our 10-year performance, which places Stanford in the top 5% of U.S. college and university endowments, and was achieved by rebuilding substantially all of the investment portfolio as it stood in mid-2015,” Robert Wallace, CEO of Stanford Management Company (SMC), wrote to The Daily.
Hope Harvest Festival returns to support families battling cancer
Lea este artículo en español aquí. One-of-a-kind pumpkins. Local artisanal vendors. Christmas card photo-taking opportunities. Hope Harvest may sound like a typical autumnal celebration, but it’s not. At this festival, every dollar spent goes directly to San Benito families fighting cancer. The fest’s volunteers are “primarily locals,” Hope Harvest coordinator Tami Erickson said.
Former Stanford president Marc Tessier-Lavigne reveals new emails to dispute allegations of scientific misconduct
Former university president Marc Tessier-Lavigne has released emails in an attempt to refute claims of scientific misconduct.
Supervisors again delay decision on Lands of Lee project
Lea este artículo en español aquí. Presented on Sept. 15 with a proposed affordable housing plan for the Lands of Lee development, the San Benito County Board of Supervisors postponed a decision on the proposal while expressing doubt about its adequacy. It was just the latest delay for the project, which has been the subject of multiple rounds of litigation and a court-ordered deadline to make progress on the project by Sept. 10.
RAs to vote on unionization in October election, Stanford requests to postpone
Following a hearing before the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) in early June, Residential Assistants United Rising (RAUR), a student group advocating for the unionization of Resident Assistants (RAs) at Stanford, received a union election date of Oct. 6 and 7. In response, Stanford filed an emergency motion on Sept. 14 to postpone the election and requested the board to reevaluate its decision over the classification of RAs as employees.
StanfordNext proposes more housing, expanded academic space in updated General Use Permit
Stanford plans to construct 500 affordable housing units for workers, 2,500 additional student beds and 1.8 million square feet of academic space over time. These revisions, among others, are part of Stanford’s application to Santa Clara County for an updated General Use Permit (GUP) filed yesterday. A GUP is a land use proposal required by the county to ensure that construction addresses county concerns like investments in the community and traffic management.
Hollister council delays decision on Nash Road
This story was written by BenitoLink intern Emerson Prentice. Lea este artículo en español aquí. Vacating the right of way on Nash Road as it goes through Hollister High School—an action which has been contested for years—was unanimously delayed at the Hollister City Council meeting on Sept 8. Councilmember Dolores Morales called for postponing a vote on the proposal after not receiving data she said was “foundational information” for the decision.
Southside Haven housing for homeless set to open
Lea este artículo en español aquí. Emerson Prentice BenitoLink Intern Reporter Nearly 50 homeless residents will soon have a place to call home in San Benito County. The 16-unit housing development known as Southside Haven Community has been completed. “We are finally ready to open our tiny homes at the migrant center,” San Benito County Health and Human Services Agency director Tracey Belton said at the San Benito County Board of Supervisors meeting on Sept. 1.
Stanford could face DOJ scrutiny over foreign donations
The Department of Justice (DOJ) is preparing to investigate Stanford’s foreign donation policies, revealed Harmeet Dhillon, assistant attorney general for civil rights at the DOJ, in a Bloomberg interview Monday. The investigation stemmed from concern over the safety of sensitive information and research, she said. Stanford currently ranks sixth among US universities receiving foreign gifts and contracts, with over $2.8 billion donated since 1986.
What makes a sustainable student?
Before Stanford students step on campus, they will have completed an online waste-sorting module as part of their matriculation process to acclimate them to the school’s sustainable culture and account for potential differences in waste practices from their homes. But does that education follow them through all of their days here? Do the eco-friendly practices stick amid the problem sets and exams? Though the University may be sustainable, is a Stanford student truly sustainable?
Hope House Scholars Program celebrates 25 years of community support
The Hope House classroom is unlike any other at Stanford. The classes follow the same 10-week schedule, grapple with the same humanities texts and are taught by professors, post-docs, graduate students and undergraduate Teaching Assistants (TAs). The classroom is filled with residents of Hope House, the residential Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Treatment Program where the class takes place twice a week.
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Emerson Prentice '29 is the Vol. 269 Campus Life Desk Editor. Previously she had a column titled “All You Can Eat” for Arts and Life. Contact her at eprentice ‘at’ stanforddaily.com.
Stanford to begin exam proctoring following pilot program
For the first time since 1921, Stanford is moving away from its unproctored past, where students were fully trusted to deliver on academic honesty. The Faculty Senate (FacSen), Undergraduate Senate (UGS) and Graduate Student Council (GSC) have voted to allow exam proctoring in all Stanford classes following the results of a pilot program from the Academic Integrity Working Group (AIWG), a group formed to combat academic dishonesty.
Synergy+Terra house to operate as self-op in 2026-27 academic year
Residents of the Synergy+Terra cooperative house (co-op) were notified today that the house will be self-operated in the coming academic year. During the pre-assignment process, only 14 of the 50 beds in 550 San Juan were filled, which fell below this year’s new 50% threshold required by Residential Education (ResEd). “We determined that that [percentage] just isn’t sustainable.
Stanford to begin exam proctoring following pilot program
For the first time since 1921, Stanford is moving away from its unproctored past, where students were fully trusted to deliver on academic honesty. The Faculty Senate (FacSen), Undergraduate Senate (UGS) and Graduate Student Council (GSC) have voted to allow exam proctoring in all Stanford classes following the results of a pilot program from the Academic Integrity Working Group (AIWG), a group formed to combat academic dishonesty.
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Emerson Prentice '29 is the Vol. 269 Campus Life Desk Editor. Previously she had a column titled “All You Can Eat” for Arts and Life. Contact her at eprentice ‘at’ stanforddaily.com.
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Emerson Prentice '29 is the Vol. 269 Campus Life Desk Editor. Previously she had a column titled “All You Can Eat” for Arts and Life. Contact her at eprentice ‘at’ stanforddaily.com.
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Emerson Prentice '29 is the Vol. 269 Campus Life Desk Editor. Previously she had a column titled “All You Can Eat” for Arts and Life. Contact her at eprentice ‘at’ stanforddaily.com.
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Emerson Prentice '29 is the Vol. 269 Campus Life Desk Editor. Previously she had a column titled “All You Can Eat” for Arts and Life. Contact her at eprentice ‘at’ stanforddaily.com.
‘Everything I could’ve hoped for and more’: Admit Weekend offers a glimpse into life at The Farm
Dining halls and frosh dorms got a little busier Thursday when prospective frosh (ProFros) visited The Farm for Admit Weekend. ProFros roomed with current freshmen across campus to get an intimate glimpse into life at Stanford. “I think the most memorable part of the Admit Weekend was feeling that I belong [at Stanford],” said ProFro Sophie Kim.
Second annual ‘Notes from the Farm’ creates ‘piece of posterity’
The student-led project ‘Notes from the Farm,’ a compilation of student testimonies, is back for a second year. The team hopes to hand out over 1,500 books during admit weekend, exceeding last year’s distribution. In doing so, the team hopes to foster a sense of belonging for prospective freshmen (ProFros) before they officially arrive on campus.
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Emerson Prentice '29 is the Vol. 269 Campus Life Desk Editor. Previously she had a column titled “All You Can Eat” for Arts and Life. Contact her at eprentice ‘at’ stanforddaily.com.
500 and counting: the CS class students are lining up to take
CS 153: Frontier Systems may have a 500-student capacity, but it still has a waitlist. The course will feature a star-studded cast of AI pioneers as guest speakers, including OpenAI co-founder and CEO Sam Altman and NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang M.S. ’92. “We’re now living through the explosion of a new industry, which is frontier AI,” said Anjney Midha ’15 M.S. ’15, one of the two lead instructors for the course.
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Emerson Prentice '29 is the Vol. 269 Campus Life Desk Editor. Previously she had a column titled “All You Can Eat” for Arts and Life. Contact her at eprentice ‘at’ stanforddaily.com.
Senior class president slates SUMMIT, STOKED promise meaningful year for ’27
This year’s candidate slates for senior class president, STOKED and SUMMIT, aim to deliver on fun as the senior class wraps up its time at Stanford. The STOKED team consists of candidates Roome Becker ’27, Kelechi Onuoha ’27, Sam Jonker ’27 and Taber Cannon ’27, who is also The Daily’s video managing editor. The SUMMIT team is made up of Mandarava Jamyangling-Kawaguchi ’27, Sam Arias ’27, Yosef Aklilu ’27, Angela Williams ’27 and Puali’i Zidek ’27.
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Emerson Prentice '29 is the Vol. 269 Campus Life Desk Editor. Previously she had a column titled “All You Can Eat” for Arts and Life. Contact her at eprentice ‘at’ stanforddaily.com.
“A win-win”: Student EMTs care for campus peers
Every weekend, members of the student-run Stanford Emergency Medical Services (StEMS) dedicate their time to staffing parties and events on The Row. The current team of 62 registered Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) work to ensure necessary emergency medical services for their peers. “It’s a lot of work, but we enjoy what we do, and take real pride in what we do,” said John Corso ’27, StEMS’ director of operations.
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Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai to deliver 2026 commencement speech
Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai M.S. ’95 will be the commencement speaker for Stanford’s graduating class of 2026. Pichai graduated from Stanford with a master’s in materials science and engineering. Since 2015, he has led Google and Alphabet Inc. as CEO and served on Alphabet’s board of directors. His recent work has focused on the expansion of AI technologies through products like Gemini and Waymo.
District Attorney faces possible recusal from Stanford protesters’ trial
Santa Clara County District Attorney (DA) Jeff Rosen could be removed from the case against five Stanford pro-Palestine protesters following claims that he used the case to raise donations. Santa Clara County Judge Kelley Paul is currently weighing the decision after public defender Avi Singh made a motion alleging prejudice against the defendants.
Israeli hostage Omer Shem Tov shares story of survival in Hamas captivity
Omer Shem Tov described his capture by Hamas, life as a hostage and release at a Wednesday event hosted by Chabad at Stanford’s L’Chayim Club. “I wake up in the morning and I’m so so grateful for life. You have no idea. You have no idea what it’s like to wake up and all of a sudden, it’s not complete darkness, all of a sudden, there is light,” Shem Tov said. Shem Tov spoke in graphic detail of his experiences during 505 days in Hamas captivity.
‘Out of left field’: Changes to housing accommodations disadvantage disabled residents, some students say
Students with housing-based accommodations say they feel alienated and concerned after Resident and Dining Enterprises (R&DE) announced that students with early housing selection will not be allowed to form roommate groups for the 2026-27 academic year.
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Emerson Prentice '29 is the Vol. 269 Campus Life Desk Editor. Previously she had a column titled “All You Can Eat” for Arts and Life. Contact her at eprentice ‘at’ stanforddaily.com.
Caltrain and BART to receive $590 million loan amid operating deficits
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill loaning $590 million from the California State Transportation Agency (CalSTA) to Bay Area transportation services BART, Muni and Caltrain on Feb. 19. The loan aims to combat recent financial struggles for the services, who are experiencing a combined $800 million annual deficit. After the COVID-19 pandemic, the train systems have faced a steep ridership decline, resulting in economic turmoil and threats of service cuts.
Remembering Jesse Jackson at Stanford and beyond
Rev. Jesse Jackson died on Feb. 17 at the age of 84. He leaves behind a formidable legacy as a civil rights activist who shaped the national conversation, including on Stanford’s campus. “The importance of Jesse Jackson was … [his] desire to make sure that the [civil rights] movement didn’t stop with King’s assassination, but rather broadened,” said Clayborne Carson, Martin Luther King, Jr. Centennial Professor Emeritus at Stanford.
Heating impact threatens ‘significantly cooler temperatures’ in buildings across campus
As of 8:53 p.m. on Thursday, heating has been restored to campus and repair work at Central Energy Facility (CEF) has been completed.
Emerson Prentice '29 is the Vol. 269 Campus Life Desk Editor. Previously she had a column titled “All You Can Eat” for Arts and Life. Contact her at eprentice ‘at’ stanforddaily.com.
Campus-wide power outage halts classes
Stanford alerted university members of a campus-wide power failure, at 9:16 a.m. Tuesday caused by torrential downpours and lightning storms in Palo Alto, as fierce weather affects the wider Bay Area. “My elevator broke, and so I carried my scooter down the stairs,” Corinne Thomas ’28 wrote to The Daily.
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Emerson Prentice '29 is the Vol. 269 Campus Life Desk Editor. Previously she had a column titled “All You Can Eat” for Arts and Life. Contact her at eprentice ‘at’ stanforddaily.com.
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