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Stanford: Naming is more than just recognition
by Justin Wilck — October 4, 2019October 4, 2019 My first introduction to Stanford bureaucracy came in the form of cupcakes imprinted with the Stanford logo. At a graduation party for a friend, their mom told me about the Kafkaesque endeavor she had undertaken to buy these logo-imprinted cupcakes. I learned from her then that Stanford has numerous offices and organizations dedicated to the protection and authorization both of who gets to use the name Stanford and what they can use the name for.
Oh, California: Ruminations on the midterms
The 2018 midterms provided no lack of interesting and relevant observations. In California, however, one observation in particular dominated the narrative — the entrenchment of the Golden State as the farthest left state in the union when taking into account local, state and federal representatives. Congressional elections even in traditionally Republican, suburban, upper-middle class districts like Orange County reveal that the GOP is losing ground.
[ME ASL] Why voting counts even if your vote barely counts
Whether you saw it first broadcasted on our mailing lists by concerned citizens, read it in the FoHo, or heard it from friends over dinner, virtually everyone on campus knows the statistic: fewer than 1 in 5 eligible Stanford students voted in the last midterm election. Stanford’s voting habits are uniquely bad: we vote at a rate two percent lower than peer institutions.
Change my mind: SCR’s only concern with violence is how to use it
At noon on Tuesday, Stanford College Republicans (SCR) hosted an event in White Plaza with the signs “Kavanaugh is innocent until Proven Guilty” and “Change My Mind.” Hours later, SCR made a post on its Facebook page to dox and make unequivocal claims denigrating Melinda Hernandez (and all Stanford liberals) without any substantive proof: “Today, SCR experienced the violent and totalitarian behavior of the unhinged Stanford left.
Don’t bet on an accountable administration
This past Monday was the first day of the academic year. In many ways, it was the spectacular and familiar open to the fall quarter that we, as returning students and workers, are accustomed to. The cardinal Stanford banner still stretched out imperiously from Palm Drive to the lower contours of downtown Palo Alto; the balloon arches still lined the threshold to Old Union; and lanyard-strung frosh still lined the book store, dining halls and, too often, bike paths.
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