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May 6, 2013
Both India and Israel are democracies in locations of instability.
Nov. 11, 2012
Barack Obama’s reelection is not a political end - nor does it guarantee the beginning of a future that values human rights and social justice.
Feb. 7, 2012
Welcome to the burgeoning local food movement. By local, I do not mean the Bay Area, nor even the Stanford campus, but a certain bedroom in Synergy Cooperative House. In preparation for a recent room warming, my roommates and I took a trip to Common Ground, a nearby garden supply store. We picked up potting soil, lavender, chamomile, mint and thyme, and now the most exciting part of our room is a set of planter boxes hanging outside our third floor windows.
By Jenny Rempel
Feb. 3, 2012
When I first meet the Chocolate Heads crew they’re backstage, buzzing with laughter as they do their pre-show warm-ups. They carry that energy onto the stage as they flutter out the door and into the spacious Roble Dance Studio.
By Holly Fetter
June 2, 2011
After 18 hours of interviews, ASSU President Michael Cruz ‘12, Vice President Stewart Macgregor-Dennis ’13 and Chief of Staff Emma Ogiemwanye ‘12 finalized their roster for the executive cabinet and the newly created community board. According to Macgregor-Dennis, the structure and mission of the executive team are “already revolutionary” and “radically different.”
March 9, 2011
Tuesday night’s joint legislative meeting surveyed a broad range of campus-wide issues, both in the State of the Association address and in an open dialogue with President Hennessy and Dean of Freshmen and Undergraduate Advising Julie Lythcott-Haims ’89.
By Ellen Huet
Feb. 7, 2011
Stanford Students for Queer Liberation (SSQL) started an online petition last week to gain student support for efforts to block the reintroduction of ROTC to campus.
By Dana Edwards
Jan. 26, 2011
The ASSU Undergraduate Senate heard from representatives of the Faculty Senate’s ad hoc committee on ROTC at its weekly meeting Tuesday evening and discussed the issue of ROTC’s possible return to campus.
Feb. 1, 2011
The National Marriage Boycott (NMB)--a group founded at Stanford to protest marriage discrimination in the wake of Proposition 8--is spearheading a national effort to prevent the return of ROTC at certain colle
By Dana Edwards
Jan. 5, 2011
While some LGBT groups view it as success for gay and lesbian people, who can now serve in uniform openly, others -- such as Stanford Students for Queer Liberation (SSQL) and the Stanford Queer-Straight Alliance (SQSA) -- believe the repeal may be used as grounds to justify the return of ROTC even though the military has other discriminatory policies in place.
By Kurt Chirbas
Nov. 15, 2010
In reading the available information on DADT for Stanford University, the proposal’s sponsors apparently have little interest in the outcome of DADT and provide no material link between the repeal of DADT and the reinstatement of ROTC in the actual proposal...
Oct. 25, 2010
I am writing in response to an article printed Oct. 20: “John Wayne’s Masculine Identity Crisis.” I do not intend to critique the concept of male studies itself, as one of the interviewees, Prof. Matthew Sommer, has enumerated the basic issues already. Instead, I will focus on the problematic ways that the article itself was presented.
July 22, 2010
Someone once said that it’s a rite of passage to become a vegetarian while in college. But for some Stanford students, this switch doesn’t last only for a couple of years - it becomes a lifestyle change with long-lasting effects on their health and beliefs.
April 7, 2010
Last quarter, I wrote an op-ed for the Daily on how being pro-choice and passive about it did little good to anyone - how indeed, this particular crime of omission on the part of social liberals has enabled the spread of harmful and misleading anti-choice rhetoric.
Feb. 18, 2010
Encouraging public acceptance of transpeople is a laudable goal. However, Balasubramanian implies that tolerance for sexual minorities is more important than freedom of expression, a stance that needs to be questioned.
Feb. 9, 2010
So why do I support a boycott on marriage?
Feb. 16, 2010
As a queer activist, I am delighted to see Stanford's live arts groups more aware than ever of how they deal with jokes around sexual orientation. For the most part, I can see them making a conscious effort to curb heterosexist remarks and humor in their dialog and skits...
Jan. 20, 2010
Ever wonder what the deal was with that one-unit class on Disney films being taught by the guy down the hall last spring? This is just one example of a Student Initiated Course (SIC), a laid-back, discussion-based class option worthy of consideration.
By Caity Monroe