Sophie Regan – The Stanford Daily https://stanforddaily.com Breaking news from the Farm since 1892 Tue, 09 Jun 2020 03:31:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://stanforddaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/cropped-DailyIcon-CardinalRed.png?w=32 Sophie Regan – The Stanford Daily https://stanforddaily.com 32 32 204779320 Police Blotter: Burglary, bike theft, indecent exposure https://stanforddaily.com/2020/06/08/police-blotter-burglary-bike-theft-indecent-exposure/ https://stanforddaily.com/2020/06/08/police-blotter-burglary-bike-theft-indecent-exposure/#respond Tue, 09 Jun 2020 03:30:56 +0000 https://stanforddaily.com/?p=1169217 This report covers a selection of incidents from June 1 to June 8 as recorded in the Stanford University Department of Public Safety (SUDPS) bulletin.

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This report covers a selection of incidents from June 1 to June 8 as recorded in the Stanford University Department of Public Safety (SUDPS) bulletin. 

Monday, June 1

  • Between 4 p.m. May 31 and 1:10 a.m. June 1, there was a burglary at the Health Research & Policy Building. 
  • At 5:57 a.m., someone was cited for possessing burglary tools near the Graduate School of Business. 
  • Between 9 p.m. May 31 and 7:40 a.m. June 1, a bike was stolen from outside of Olmsted Housing Building 612. 
  • Between 5 p.m. March 12 and 5:30 a.m. June 1, there was a petty theft at the Center for Clinical Sciences Research. 

Wednesday, June 3

  • At 3:30 a.m., there was an attempted petty theft at Escondido Village Building 52.

Thursday, June 4

  • Between 6:50 and 8:30 p.m., there was an incident of indecent exposure on Campus Drive near Palm Drive. 

Friday, June 5

  • Between 12 and 4 p.m., a bike was stolen from Palm Drive near Arboretum Road. 

Monday, June 8

  • At 1:42 a.m., someone was cited for driving without a license on Mayfield Ave near Campus Drive. 

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Social psychology Ph.D. student shares research on universal basic income https://stanforddaily.com/2020/06/04/social-psychology-ph-d-student-shares-research-on-universal-basic-income/ https://stanforddaily.com/2020/06/04/social-psychology-ph-d-student-shares-research-on-universal-basic-income/#respond Fri, 05 Jun 2020 06:03:37 +0000 https://stanforddaily.com/?p=1169057 Catherine Thomas, research fellow at the Center on Poverty and Inequality, discussed policies and opinions surrounding UBI on Thursday at a virtual event hosted by the Haas Center.

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Catherine Thomas, a social psychology Ph.D. student and research fellow at the Center on Poverty and Inequality, discussed policies and opinions surrounding universal basic income (UBI) on Thursday at a virtual event hosted by the Haas Center for Public Service.

UBI would guarantee government payments to citizens regardless of their income and without a work requirement. UBI has gained national prominence in recent months thanks in part to former presidential candidate Andrew Yang. The central tenet of Yang’s campaign platform for the Democratic nomination was a “freedom dividend” by which each American adult would receive $1,000 a month. 

Thomas described changing the narrative surrounding welfare in the U.S. as a key to reducing the associated stigma. She contrasted programs such as the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) — which provides cash assistance to families in need — with policies like the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), which provides a refundable tax credit for low- to moderate-income working individuals.

“Both [of these programs] have totally different value in our society,” she said. “Calling people ‘needy’ or ‘helpless’ or putting punitive and paternalistic measures on top of the policy as they do with welfare or the TANF program is very stigmatizing. But with a program like EITC, which is just based on your income, you don’t have to have any drug tests. You don’t have to be reporting to people. … That’s much less stigmatizing, though, again, it’s getting cash into the hands of low-income people.”

Thomas, whose work includes research on views about UBI policies, contrasted the welfare attitudes of conservatives and liberals.

“In America, the right likes to have punitive measures attached to these policies: time limits, drug tests, mandatory reporting, welfare to work programs,” she said. “The left really likes to have paternalistic programs, so a job guarantee, job training, financial literacy.”

UBI, on the other hand, avoids the problems associated with each of these approaches and instead allows individuals the ability to use the assistance they receive from the government in the way they deem most helpful, according to Thomas.

“The thing about UBI that is really nice,” she said, “is that it is not blaming people for their poverty, and it’s saying, ‘You are not at fault for your poverty.’ It also gives them agency. It acknowledges the structural factors that are causing poverty and also acknowledges that people have agency and they are responsible and competent and know what they need.”

Thomas’s research has found high support — around 85% — for the idea of UBI among liberals. UBI is much less popular with conservatives, even though policies such as a negative income tax, which would automatically provide money to low-income people, have been historically supported by influential conservatives like economist Milton Friedman and former President Richard Nixon. On the right currently, a primary advocate for UBI programs is the political scientist Charles Murray, who believes that the government should eliminate all other forms of welfare support and replace it with a single basic income payment. 

Conservatives would then “blame [low-income people] for the failure that will inevitably result,” Thomas argued.

The pandemic has brought the issue of guaranteed income to the forefront. Amid the economic downturn and high unemployment rate, Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) with bipartisan support. The legislation provided stimulus checks of up to $1,200 to everyone with an income of less than a certain amount.

“[The stimulus checks] had Trump’s name on them, and [the program] was led by Mitch McConnell,” Thomas said. “It was led by conservatives, so we should see if this is going to change conservative support or if this is really going to be the moment where we can get a bipartisan movement on this.”

Thomas and her colleagues, however, found that receiving the stimulus check made no difference to someone’s support for UBI.  

“I think that it was just another instance of partisan polarization where conservatives saw it as a liberal policy anyway,” she said. “You saw this interesting split where the more you knew about the CARES Act stimulus payments, the more liberals liked it and the less conservatives liked it, so I think they are being exposed to different media.”

Her research did find that people who were personally financially impacted by the pandemic, such as losing a job or having their hours cut, were more likely to support UBI. 

“I think it is an empathy-building moment, and it’s a moment to change our narrative around why people experience financial need and the kind of support that’s helpful, the kind of support that they want for themselves and for other people,” she said. “I think people are seeing it in a more practical way.”

Thomas believes this change of perspective is important in increasing support for UBI policies, describing a difference between liberals and conservatives in how they view governmental assistance. Liberals, she argued, try to convince conservatives that poverty is caused by situational factors rather than individual shortcomings.

“They want them to stop thinking of individuals as being at fault and start thinking about structures at fault,” Thomas said, though she does not think that is a realistic attitude.

“What we are trying to do, instead of trying to shift them to think about structures versus individual culpability, is to change whether they see individual agency as positive or negative,” she added. 

In her experiments, when people are asked to describe the typical recipient of basic income, the top descriptor they use is “lazy.” Other common adjectives are “unmotivated,” “immoral” and “careless.”

“So we are trying to change those to positive dispositions,” Thomas said. “We have found in our prior framing studies that that is possible. You can flip them to saying they are just hardworking, they are capable, they are educated (or getting themselves educated).”

“There are ways you can still have them think about the individual but just think about them more positively,” she added.

She believes that emphasizing the government’s ability to support individual agency will lead more conservatives to support UBI programs and change their views about recipients of aid.

Thomas responded to questions about how a national UBI program would affect the economy. Some estimate that implementing the program could cost around $3 trillion.

“If you don’t account for any other benefits — the impacts it can have on other domains, such as policing, health care, education, workforce readiness — then it would cost an incredible sum,” she said. “There is no doubt that it would increase taxes. I think we should be accounting for those benefits in the ultimate cost. I think we aren’t great at that. I think that because our political cycles are so short, it really requires a long term view.”

Thomas also discussed concerns about whether employers would use UBI as an excuse to provide fewer benefits.

“I think they could use it as an excuse,” she said, adding that this problem raises questions about the role of work.

“People often retort that giving people basic income will rob people of some dignity they have through work,” she said. “But the truth is that working in the gig economy and not having benefits and not being treated respectfully by employers is not actually giving people dignity. I don’t know if we need to be fighting for companies to keep us employed in bad jobs.”

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Police Blotter: Domestic violence, theft https://stanforddaily.com/2020/06/01/police-blotter-domestic-violence-theft/ https://stanforddaily.com/2020/06/01/police-blotter-domestic-violence-theft/#respond Tue, 02 Jun 2020 03:57:58 +0000 https://stanforddaily.com/?p=1168755 This report covers a selection of incidents from May 23-30 as recorded in the Stanford University Department of Public Safety (SUDPS) bulletin.  Wednesday, May 27 Between 5 p.m. May 8 and 10:55 a.m. May 27, a bike was stolen from outside of Escondido Village Studio 3. Between 8:15 and 8:20 a.m., there was a petty […]

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This report covers a selection of incidents from May 23-30 as recorded in the Stanford University Department of Public Safety (SUDPS) bulletin. 

Wednesday, May 27

  • Between 5 p.m. May 8 and 10:55 a.m. May 27, a bike was stolen from outside of Escondido Village Studio 3.
  • Between 8:15 and 8:20 a.m., there was a petty theft at Ricker Dining. 

Friday, May 29

  • Between 11:59 a.m. May 27 and 3 p.m. May 29, a bike was stolen from outside of the Hulme Highrise. 

Saturday, May 30

  • At 5:39 a.m., someone was arrested near the Abrams Highrise for petty theft, receiving known stolen property and failure to obey police officers. 
  • At 9:57 a.m., there was an incident of domestic violence on Pearce Mitchell Place. 
  • At 7:27 p.m., someone was arrested on Quarry Road near Roth Way on an outstanding warrant. 

Contact Sophie Regan at sregan20 ‘at’ stanford.edu.

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Police Blotter: Hate violence, grand theft, vandalism https://stanforddaily.com/2020/05/26/police-blotter-hate-violence-grand-theft-vandalism/ https://stanforddaily.com/2020/05/26/police-blotter-hate-violence-grand-theft-vandalism/#respond Wed, 27 May 2020 02:49:48 +0000 https://stanforddaily.com/?p=1168470 This report covers a selection of incidents from May 18 to May 23 as recorded in the Stanford University Department of Public Safety (SUDPS) bulletin.

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This report covers a selection of incidents from May 18 to May 23 as recorded in the Stanford University Department of Public Safety (SUDPS) bulletin. 

Monday, May 18

  • Between 11:45 a.m. April 4 and 5:30 p.m. May 18, there was a petty theft at Escondido Village Studio 2. 

Tuesday, May 19

  • Between 7:30 p.m. May 15 and 11:30 a.m. May 19, a bike was stolen from Thorburn  Court. 
  • At 5 p.m., there was an incident of non-criminal hate violence at Terra House. 
  • Between 2 p.m. March 16 and 5 p.m. May 19, there was a grand theft at the Center for Clinical Sciences Research. 

Wednesday, May 20

  • At 8:30 p.m., there was an incident of battery at the Oval. 

Thursday, May 21

  • Between 5 p.m. May 14 and 6 p.m. May 21, a vehicle parked near Escondido Village 6 was burglarized. 

Saturday, May 23

  • Between 12 p.m. May 16 and 12 p.m. May 23, there was an act of vandalism at the Rains Apartments Building 238. 

Contact Sophie Regan at sregan20 ‘at’ stanford.edu.

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Police Blotter: Stalking, vehicle theft, burglary https://stanforddaily.com/2020/05/18/police-blotter-stalking-vehicle-theft-burglary/ https://stanforddaily.com/2020/05/18/police-blotter-stalking-vehicle-theft-burglary/#respond Tue, 19 May 2020 04:34:08 +0000 https://stanforddaily.com/?p=1168115 This report covers a selection of incidents from May 7 to May 17 as recorded in the Stanford University Department of Public Safety (SUDPS) bulletin.

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Police Blotter: Stalking, vehicle theft, burglary

This report covers a selection of incidents from May 717 as recorded in the Stanford University Department of Public Safety (SUDPS) bulletin. 

Thursday, May 7

  • Between 7:15 and 7:45 p.m., there was an incident of stalking at the Graduate Community Center. 

Friday, May 8

  • At 1:05 a.m., someone was arrested on an outside warrant on Galvez Street near Arboretum Road. 
  • Around 9:30 p.m., a vehicle parked near the Facility Ops Offices was stolen. 

 Sunday, May 10

  • Between 7 p.m. May 9 and 8:50 a.m. May 10, a vehicle parked outside of Muwekma-Tah-Ruk was burglarized. 

Tuesday, May 12

  • Between 6 p.m. May 8 and 10:45 a.m. May 12, a vehicle parked near Escondido Village Studio 5 was burglarized. 
  • At 5:28 p.m., someone was arrested outside of Mirrielees for vehicle theft, possessing burglary tools, possessing controlled substance paraphernalia and receiving known stolen property. 
  • Between 5 p.m. May 11 and 2 p.m. May 12, there was a petty theft at the Escondido Village Kennedy Commons. 

Sunday, May 17

  • At 1:02 a.m., someone was cited for violating leash laws on Churchill Mall near Masters Mall. 

Contact Sophie Regan at sregan20 ‘at’ stanford.edu.

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Police Blotter: Identity theft, burglary https://stanforddaily.com/2020/05/11/police-blotter-identity-theft-burglary/ https://stanforddaily.com/2020/05/11/police-blotter-identity-theft-burglary/#respond Tue, 12 May 2020 04:01:56 +0000 https://stanforddaily.com/?p=1167683 This report covers a selection of incidents from May 4-10 as recorded in the Stanford University Department of Public Safety (SUDPS) bulletin.

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This report covers a selection of incidents from May 4-10 as recorded in the Stanford University Department of Public Safety (SUDPS) bulletin. 

Monday, May 4

  • Between 12:52 p.m. May 2 and 1:20 p.m. May 4, there was an identity theft reported at Escondido Village 2 Building 80. 
  • Between 5 p.m. Jan. 4 and 2 p.m. May 4, there was a grand theft in Escondido Village Studio 1. 

Wednesday, May 6

  • Between 11:30 p.m. April 28 and 6 p.m. May 6, there was a burglary at the Center for Clinical Sciences Research.

Contact Sophie Regan at sregan20 ‘at’ stanford.edu.

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Police Blotter: Vehicle burglaries, stalking, battery https://stanforddaily.com/2020/05/04/police-blotter-vehicle-burglaries-stalking-battery/ https://stanforddaily.com/2020/05/04/police-blotter-vehicle-burglaries-stalking-battery/#respond Tue, 05 May 2020 02:38:19 +0000 https://stanforddaily.com/?p=1167288 This report covers a selection of incidents from April 27 to May 3 as recorded in the Stanford University Department of Public Safety (SUDPS) bulletin.

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This report covers a selection of incidents from April 27 to May 3 as recorded in the Stanford University Department of Public Safety (SUDPS) bulletin. 

Monday, April 27

  • Between 5 p.m. April 15 and 2 p.m. April 27, a vehicle parked outside of Escondido Village 2 Building 55 was burglarized. 
  • Between 10 p.m. April 25 and 6:30 p.m. April 27, a vehicle parked outside of Escondido Village 1 Building 38 was burglarized.

Tuesday, April 28

  • Between 3 p.m. March 16 and 8 a.m. April 28, there was a burglary on Arboretum Road. 

Thursday, April 30

  • At 5:13 p.m., someone was cited for loitering on private property on Bowdoin Lane near Arguello Way. 

Saturday, May 2

  • Between Feb. 29 at 8 p.m. and May 2 at 8 p.m., someone was stalked, and there was an incident of battery near Escondido Village Miller House. 

Sunday, May 3

  • Between Feb. 1 and May 3, there was a petty theft at the Center for Clinical Sciences Research.  

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Creative Writing Program Director Eavan Boland dies at 75 https://stanforddaily.com/2020/04/28/creative-writing-program-director-eavan-boland-dies-at-75/ https://stanforddaily.com/2020/04/28/creative-writing-program-director-eavan-boland-dies-at-75/#respond Wed, 29 Apr 2020 06:04:35 +0000 https://stanforddaily.com/?p=1167009 Boland, who spent 21 years as the director of the Creative Writing Program, is credited by colleagues with expanding and enriching the program for both undergraduate students and Stegner Fellows, who spend two years at Stanford writing and attending workshops with other fellows.

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Eavan Boland — a distinguished poet, English professor and director of the Creative Writing Program — died after a stroke at her home in Dublin, Ireland, on Monday. She was 75.

Boland, who spent 21 years as the director of the Creative Writing Program, is credited by colleagues with expanding and enriching the program for both undergraduate students and Stegner Fellows, who spend two years at Stanford writing and attending workshops with other fellows. Under her leadership, the program increased the number of classes offered for undergraduates and initiated the Levinthal Tutorials, which allow undergraduates to work one-on-one with Stegner Fellows.

“Eavan ran the creative writing program for decades, and she built it into probably the greatest creative writing program in the world,” said English Department Chair Blakey Vermeule.

“I think it’s one of the best programs at Stanford,” Vermeule added. “It’s an incredible jewel. And she is the person who has made it as powerful and prominent as it is. It is a huge loss. I can’t even convey the scope of the loss.”

Stanford’s Creative Writing Program offers a concentration in creative writing for English majors, as well as a creative writing minor, which is among the most popular minors at Stanford according to the English department. 

Colleagues and students attribute the program’s success to Boland’s dedication to the people in the department and her commitment to supporting talented writers. 

“Part of the way she [created such a successful program] was by passionately, passionately defending her people: the lecturers, the Stegner Fellows, the Jones Lecturers, her beloved staff,” Vermeule said. “I mean, she just had this profound sense that the people who she was guiding and caring for were her responsibility at the deepest level, and she fought for them passionately. She was a warrior on behalf of her people.”

Boland would be remembered for her caring presence in the department, said English professor emeritus Tobias Wolff.  

“She had a wonderful sense of family,” Wolff said.“Whenever I saw her, and we spent a lot of time together, she would show me the latest pictures on her iPhone of her grandchildren. She was just so devoted to her husband Kevin and her daughters and her grandchildren. She extended that sense of family that she had into the writing program which she directed for so long and even the English department that we belonged to as part of the program.”

Many of Boland’s colleagues and students commented on her sharp sense of humor and lively personality.

“She was always a joy to be around,” Vermeule said. “We would have these sprawling conversations and they were always delightful and they were always the highlight of my day. I just learned so much from her. She was a force of nature.”

‘A teacher of formidable grace and power’

Even as an internationally acclaimed poet, Boland was still a passionate and dedicated teacher of undergraduates.

“She was very attentive to the undergraduates,” Wolff said. “She loved teaching, and her Women Poets class was one of the great classes at the university. She was very serious in her teaching.”

Boland taught popular English classes including ENGLISH 154E: “Twentieth-Century Irish Literature” and ENGLISH 150D: “Women Poets.”

“With humor, with truth, and with exceptional engagement, Professor Boland guided us in becoming better students, better writers, and above all, better people,” wrote Marika Tron ’20, an English major who took “Women Poets” in winter quarter. “To have had the privilege of being taught by Professor Boland is something I will be grateful for for the rest of my life.”  

Daily editor Malia Mendez ’22 said taking “Women Poets” with Boland convinced her to declare an English major. 

“After her class, I felt like I didn’t really have an option anymore,” Mendez said.

“Her passion was tangible every day,” Mendez added. “I think obviously being such a renowned female poet herself really contributed to her honesty about the pieces, and her personal connection to each of them. I loved the course. It was really odd and definitely unconventional, but she was too, and I think that’s why everybody loved her.”

Boland was not an instructor who left students unchallenged, Mendez said.

“She was totally dauntless in saying things and very unafraid to confront anyone or even argue back,” Mendez said. “I feel like a lot of professors are just like, ‘Thanks for your contribution.’ That’s fair, but if she didn’t agree with something or think something was well-argued, she had no problem saying so.”

In addition to teaching undergraduates, Boland led the Stegner Fellows workshop for poets one quarter each year.

Current and former Stegner Fellows described her as a teacher and mentor who cared deeply about their success and always pushed them to grow as poets.

“She really, really cared about the program,” said Stegner Fellow Monica Sok. “She always wanted to have our needs met as writers, and she always wanted us to have time and space and support to pursue our writing at the fullest capacity. I don’t know many other people who are that committed to writers and helping writers. She helped generations of incredible writers, and so she has made a huge contribution to American letters [despite being] an Irish poet.”

Richie Hofmann, a Jones Lecturer and former Stegner Fellow, described Boland as “a poet and a teacher of formidable grace and power.”

“Her classes were electrifying and provocative; the discussions were challenging and serious,” Hofmann wrote in an email to The Daily. “One of the great privileges of the Stegner Fellowship was getting to study with Eavan, to get a glimpse at the craft questions she was wrestling within her own work. I think I will always hear her voice in my head as I write, encouraging me to dig deeper, to push myself further, to avoid bad habits and intellectual laziness.”

Despite being a world-renowned poet, those who knew her describe Boland as humble and down-to-earth. She was very open to new talent in the field and supportive of writers she thought had potential.

“There was never a sense that she was more interested in famous people or famous writers or famous poets than she was in just anybody she could see had talent,” Vermeule said. “She had just this incredible capacity to encourage people, to bring them along, to make them feel valued and cared for and supported. It was a pretty remarkable thing to see.”

‘The most beautiful poet’

A celebrated poet, Boland was one of the most prominent female voices in Irish literature. 

“I loved her poetry,” Vermeule said. “She had a way of telling the truth that was direct and no-nonsense and apparently kind of simple, but when you looked at the poems themselves they were very complex and layered and always just so perfectly wrought.”

Boland was born in Dublin in 1944, the daughter of a diplomat and a noted painter. As a child, her family moved to London when her father was appointed ambassador to the United Kingdom. She later lived in New York while her father worked at the United Nations. Boland attended Trinity College, Dublin and then went on to be a writer in residence at Trinity College and University College Dublin and poet in residence at the National Maternity Hospital, before joining Stanford’s English department in 1996.

At 18, still a student at Trinity College, Boland published a pamphlet of poetry, “23 Poems,” and would go on to write more than 10 volumes of poetry, including “A Woman Without a Country,” “New Collected Poems” and “Domestic Violence.” She also wrote two volumes of prose, “Object Lessons: The Life of the Woman and the Poet in Our Time” and “A Journey with Two Maps: Becoming a Woman Poet.”

Boland was the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including the Bob Hughes Lifetime Achievement Award at the Irish Book Awards, a PEN award, the Corrington Medal for Literary Excellence, the Bucknell Medal of Distinction and many others, as well as several honorary doctorates from American and Irish universities.

She was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Irish Academy of Letters and was elected as an honorary member of the Royal Irish Academy.

“She was just the most beautiful poet,” Wolff said. “Her poetry had a domestic focus that I really, really liked. You could read out from that tight domestic focus, but she wrote very emotionally complex poetry.”

‘She loved poetry, and she loved people’

Boland is remembered by her colleagues as someone who was not only brilliant but always willing to use her talents to help a colleague or friend with a problem.

“She was also a wizard of tech. She really was,” Wolff said. “She was kind of the unofficial tech person in the department, which is unusual for a poet or for any writer, actually, that I know.”

Wolff remembers one occasion when a Stanford IT specialist was trying to get his computer to work. They had been working for about an hour when Boland came in.

“I could tell she was really interested because she loved problems like that,” Wolff said. “She stood in the doorway for a little bit and watched the person who was trying to help me and said ‘Can I take a look at that?’ Eavan sat down in front of the computer, and, honestly, it was like 90 seconds later she had it fixed. She was really brilliant at that kind of thing, so I always went to her with any questions of that kind that I had.”

“In addition to being this brilliant poet, she had this other side that one doesn’t usually expect. She was very impressive. I just admired her in every way,” he added.

As a poet, friend, mentor and teacher, Boland’s colleagues and students praised her ability to inspire those around her.

The main thing to say is that she loved poetry and she loved people and she loved them both equally and there was never a sense that the status of the poet she was introducing or talking about was more important than the person she was talking about,” Vermeule said. “She was profoundly egalitarian. She was committed to justice in every possible way.”

“She would ask kind of impossible questions like, ‘Why do you write poetry?’” Sok said. “Eavan was so interested in how we would answer these impossible questions. I just remember telling her: ‘I would probably die if I didn’t write poetry,’ and she responded and said we would die anyways, but why write poetry? Regardless of our mortality, why choose to write poetry? I really wish I could ask that question back to her.”

Contact Sophie Regan at sregan20 ‘at’ stanford.edu.

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Police blotter: Stalking, thefts, health & safety violations https://stanforddaily.com/2020/04/27/police-blotter-stalking-thefts-health-safety-violations/ https://stanforddaily.com/2020/04/27/police-blotter-stalking-thefts-health-safety-violations/#respond Tue, 28 Apr 2020 02:51:45 +0000 https://stanforddaily.com/?p=1166933 This report covers a selection of incidents from April 16-25 as recorded in the Stanford University Department of Public Safety (SUDPS) bulletin.

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This report covers a selection of incidents from April 16-25 as recorded in the Stanford University Department of Public Safety (SUDPS) bulletin. 

Thursday, April 16

  • At 5:33 p.m., someone was cited for violating the health and safety order and obstructing a public officer on O’Connor Lane near Nathan Abbott Way.

Friday, April 17

  • Between 12:30 p.m. April 16 and 11 a.m. April 17, there was a burglary at the Beckman Center. 

Saturday, April 18

  • Between 7:40 p.m. April 17 and 7:49 p.m. April 18, there was a petty theft in Escondido Village 2 Building 76.

Tuesday, April 21

  • Between 5 p.m. April 19 and 5 p.m. April 21, a bike was stolen from outside of a residence on Pearce Mitchell Place.

Wednesday, April 22

  • At 3:55, someone was cited for violating the health and safety order at the Slabel Varsity Golf Hitting Bay. 

Friday, April 24 

  • Around 8 p.m., someone was cited for violating the health and safety order at the Stanford Golf Course. 
  • Between 12 p.m. April 13 and 6:30 p.m. April 24, a bike was stolen from outside of Blackwelder Highrise. 
  • Between 6 p.m. April 23 and 8:30 a.m. April 24, there was a grand theft at the Center for Clinical Sciences Research. 

Saturday, April 25

  • There was an incident of stalking on campus.

Contact Sophie Regan at sregan20 ‘at’ stanford.edu.

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Police Blotter: Stalking, theft https://stanforddaily.com/2020/04/20/police-blotter-stalking-theft/ https://stanforddaily.com/2020/04/20/police-blotter-stalking-theft/#respond Tue, 21 Apr 2020 02:22:57 +0000 https://stanforddaily.com/?p=1166620 This report covers a selection of incidents from April 13 to April 15 as recorded in the Stanford University Department of Public Safety (SUDPS) bulletin.

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This report covers a selection of incidents from April 13-15 as recorded in the Stanford University Department of Public Safety (SUDPS) bulletin. 

Monday, April 13

  • Between March 5 and April 13, there was an incident of stalking at Escondido Village Lieberman House. 

Tuesday, April 14

  • Between 6 p.m. April 13 and 3:30 p.m. April 14, bike parks were stolen outside of Escondido Village Building 2. 

Wednesday, April 15

  • At 9 p.m., someone was cited for loitering near the Peterson Laboratory. 
  • Between 1 p.m. April 3 and 12:43 p.m. April 15, there was a grand theft on Fremont Road. 

Contact Sophie Regan at sregan20 ‘at’ stanford.edu.

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Police Blotter: Vehicle burglaries, petty theft, stolen bike https://stanforddaily.com/2020/04/13/police-blotter-vehicle-burglaries-petty-theft-stolen-bike/ https://stanforddaily.com/2020/04/13/police-blotter-vehicle-burglaries-petty-theft-stolen-bike/#respond Tue, 14 Apr 2020 02:42:54 +0000 https://stanforddaily.com/?p=1166344 This report covers a selection of incidents from April 4 to April 12 as recorded in the Stanford University Department of Public Safety (SUDPS) bulletin.

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This report covers a selection of incidents from April 4-12 as recorded in the Stanford University Department of Public Safety (SUDPS) bulletin. 

Wednesday, April 8

  • At an unspecified time, there was a petty theft at the Rains Apartment Buildings. 

Friday, April 10

  •  At 5:53 a.m., someone was arrested for loitering on private property near the Mirrielees Highrise. 
  • Between 8 a.m. April 9 and 10 a.m. April 10, a vehicle parked on Pearce Mitchell Place was burglarized.
  • Between 1 p.m. April 8 and 11 a.m. April 10, a vehicle parked on Salvatierra St. was burglarized.
  • Between 2 p.m. April 8 and 6:20 a.m. April 10, a vehicle parked on Pearce Mitchell Place was burglarized.
  • Between 1 and 9 p.m., a bike was stolen from outside the Clark Center.

Saturday, April 11

  • Between 1 p.m. Mar. 16 and 1:30 p.m. April 11, a vehicle parked outside of Escondido Village Building 1 was burglarized. 

Sunday, April 12

  • Between 6 p.m. April 11 and 9 a.m. April 12, there was a commercial burglary in the Galvez Parking Lot.
  • At 1:20 p.m., someone was cited for driving without a license on Barnes Court. 

Contact Sophie Regan at sregan20 ‘at’ stanford.edu.

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Police blotter: Sexual battery, Row house burglaries https://stanforddaily.com/2020/04/07/police-blotter-sexual-battery-row-house-burglaries/ https://stanforddaily.com/2020/04/07/police-blotter-sexual-battery-row-house-burglaries/#respond Wed, 08 Apr 2020 03:32:23 +0000 https://stanforddaily.com/?p=1166130 This report covers a selection of incidents from March 30 to April 3 as recorded in the Stanford University Department of Public Safety (SUDPS) bulletin.

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This report covers a selection of incidents from March 30 to April 3 as recorded in the Stanford University Department of Public Safety (SUDPS) bulletin. 

Monday, March 30

  • Between 5 p.m. March 29 and 3 p.m. March 30, there was a burglary at 680 Lomita Drive. 
  • Between 12 p.m. March 27 and 5:45 p.m. March 30, there was a sexual battery on campus. 

Tuesday, March 31 

  • Between 9:15 a.m. March 10 and 11:45 a.m. March 31, there was an act of vandalism and a burglary at Cagan Stadium. 
  • Between 6:15 and 6:53 p.m., there was a burglary at La Maison Francaise. 

Thursday, April 2

  • At 8:20 p.m., someone was arrested for possessing controlled substance paraphernalia and violating the health and safety order on Sam MacDonald Mall near Nelson Road.  
  • Between 5 p.m. March 25 and 4 p.m. April 2, a vehicle parked in the Wilbur Field Garage was burglarized. 

Friday, April 3

  • Between 12 p.m. March 30 and 8:30 a.m. April 3, a vehicle parked in the Wilbur Field Garage was burglarized. 
  • Between 5 p.m. April 2 and 1:15 p.m. April 3, a vehicle parked outside of Escondido Village Building 31 was burglarized. 
  • At 5:09 p.m., someone was arrested for loitering and obstructing a public officer near Frost Amphitheater.
  • Around 9:02 p.m., there was a burglary in  the Humanities Center. 

Contact Sophie Regan at sregan20 ‘at’ stanford.edu.

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Housing Draw, other fall plans ‘on hold’; Stanford holds steady on staff stipends https://stanforddaily.com/2020/04/03/housing-draw-other-fall-plans-on-hold-stanford-holds-steady-on-staff-stipends/ https://stanforddaily.com/2020/04/03/housing-draw-other-fall-plans-on-hold-stanford-holds-steady-on-staff-stipends/#respond Fri, 03 Apr 2020 07:21:57 +0000 https://stanforddaily.com/?p=1165955 All of Residential Education’s (ResEd) plans for fall quarter “are on hold until further notice,” wrote Associate Vice Provost for ResEd Cheryl Brown in an email to residential student staff on Thursday night. "This includes student staff training, Pre-Assignment, the Housing Draw, and the In-House Draw."

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All of Residential Education’s (ResEd) plans for fall quarter “are on hold until further notice,” wrote Associate Vice Provost for ResEd Cheryl Brown in an email to residential student staff on Thursday night. “This includes student staff training, Pre-Assignment, the Housing Draw, and the In-House Draw.”

Brown’s email comes on the heels of Provost Persis Drell’s announcement that on-campus residential programs for this summer are canceled and that summer quarter will be online only.

Long-term concerns aside, current student staff do not know whether they will be allowed to spend spring house funds, which are part of students’ room and board fees. 

“ResEd is not immune from the financial challenges that the Provost referenced in her email today,” Brown wrote. “As we assess the impact of COVID-19 on our budget, we will be sure to share any updates with you. Next week we hope to have a better understanding of how these changes will impact house funds.”

Only residential student staff enrolled in spring courses will be eligible to receive their spring stipend, Brown confirmed. This will exclude student staff members who decide to take a leave of absence in spring quarter or who have graduated early and were not accepted to stay on campus for a post-graduation quarter.  

Brown’s announcement comes after an email from ResEd informing student staff of the policy on March 27 caused concern among some staff members. A Residential Student Staff FAQ posted on March 11 states that “only seniors approved to stay in their Spring Quarter assignment for a post-graduation quarter can continue in their roles despite not being enrolled.” However, students argued this was not enough notice.

“In this email [sent March 27], Residential Education effectively reneged on its promise to continue paying all student staff, and specifically targeted those who had previously been approved for a post-graduation quarter yet are now unable to physically be on campus for a myriad of reasons,” wrote ASSU Vice President and Bob resident assistant (RA) Isaiah Drummond ’20 in an open letter to ResEd leadership. “While I have heard the rationale behind this decision and understand that it has to do with the complex way that student staff stipends are processed, I am not convinced.”

Drummond pointed to financial concerns faced by many students during this time of uncertainty. 

“For many, [ResEd’s] decision is not only emotionally draining but financially wicked as it forces students to fend for themselves in a world where there are not many places to turn,” he wrote. 

According to Brown, the decision to pay only enrolled students is the result of a number of laws and policies. Under federal labor laws, a student must be enrolled in a bona fide educational program in order to serve as a student residential assistant. Students who are not enrolled, including those who were previously approved for a post-graduation quarter but are living off campus, do not meet this requirement and therefore cannot serve in staff roles.  

“We acknowledge this may be a disappointing outcome and hope that unenrolled student staff do not interpret this as a lack of appreciation for their contributions to date” Brown wrote. 

Further, the University’s Leave Policies state that students who are on a leave of absence are not registered at Stanford and, therefore, do not have the rights and privileges of registered students.

“Because of this, we encourage all students contemplating a leave of absence to consider the implications of taking a leave in light of their individual circumstances,” Brown wrote.

Enrolled student staff who are living off-campus will still need to perform their duties, including community building and reporting, although, at this time, it remains unclear what these duties will entail remotely. 

Non-RA student staff who remain on campus and are willing to take on RA-type responsibilities will see their stipends increase, Brown wrote. She cited the low number of student staff on campus and the increased support that remaining non-RA staff members will be expected to give to their residents as justification for this decision. 

One thing that remaining staff will no longer be asked to handle is lockouts, which will now be managed by Housing staff during business hours and by the Community Access Response Enterprise (CARE) team after hours. The master keys of RAs, both those who have left campus and those who remain, will be collected in the near future, Brown wrote. 

The lockout decision, according to Brown, “was made to protect the health and safety of our students and limit additional liability and responsibility placed on the few student staff remaining on campus.”

Brown also noted that residence deans (RDs) “are continuing to operate virtually and on-campus for essential purposes. A Live-in RD can report to campus to respond to critical incidents as needed.”  

“Last weekend, the RD on-call and the live-in RDs responded to a total of 21 incidents,” Brown wrote. “These calls were mostly related to health concerns and housing questions.”


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Police blotter: Bike theft, vehicle burglaries, appropriation of lost property https://stanforddaily.com/2020/04/01/police-blotter-bike-theft-vehicle-burglaries-appropriation-of-lost-property/ https://stanforddaily.com/2020/04/01/police-blotter-bike-theft-vehicle-burglaries-appropriation-of-lost-property/#respond Thu, 02 Apr 2020 02:24:06 +0000 https://stanforddaily.com/?p=1165908 This report covers a selection of incidents from March 23 to March 29 as recorded in the Stanford University Department of Public Safety (SUDPS) bulletin.

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This report covers a selection of incidents from March 23 to March 29 as recorded in the Stanford University Department of Public Safety (SUDPS) bulletin. 

Monday, March 23

  •  At 11:50 a.m., someone was cited for appropriating lost property on Arboretum Road.

Tuesday, March 24 

  • Between 5:48 a.m. and 1:25 p.m., a bike was stolen from outside of the Wilbur Field Garage. 

Thursday, March 26

  • At 11:23 p.m., someone was arrested for attempting to steal a bike, loitering on private property, conspiracy to commit a crime, possessing a controlled substance, possessing controlled substance paraphernalia and appropriating lost property near Kimball Hall. 

Saturday, March 14

  • Between 6 p.m. Mar. 11 and 10 a.m. Mar. 14, a vehicle parked in the Wilbur Field Garage was burglarized. 
  • At 2:33 a.m., someone was cited for driving without a license on El Camino Real near Churchill Ave.

Sunday, March 29

  • At 7:25 a.m., someone was cited for attempting to steal a bike near the Avery Aquatic Center. 
  • Between 6 p.m. Mar. 28 and 2 p.m. Mar. 29, a vehicle parked in the Wilbur Field Garage was burglarized. 

Contact Sophie Regan at sregan20 ‘at’ stanford.edu.

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‘About 640’ undergrads left on campus; some to be reassigned amid safety concerns https://stanforddaily.com/2020/03/25/about-640-undergrads-left-on-campus-some-to-be-reassigned-amid-safety-concerns/ https://stanforddaily.com/2020/03/25/about-640-undergrads-left-on-campus-some-to-be-reassigned-amid-safety-concerns/#respond Thu, 26 Mar 2020 05:48:01 +0000 https://stanforddaily.com/?p=1165681 Some of the students allowed to stay on campus for spring quarter are not following Santa Clara County’s “shelter-in-place” guidelines, according to an email sent by Dean of Students Mona Hicks to residential student staff on Wednesday night.

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Residential student staff have reported that some of the students allowed to stay on campus for spring quarter are not following Santa Clara County’s “shelter-in-place” guidelines, wrote Dean of Students Mona Hicks in an email to the staff on Wednesday night.

Most of Stanford’s nearly 7,000 undergraduates were asked to leave by March 18, but a small number — “only about 640,” said Provost Persis Drell in a call with University program directors on Wednesday — are still on campus after receiving offers to stay on the condition that they follow University, county and state regulations related to combating the spread of coronavirus. 

Stanford’s own “Sheltering in place” guidelines limit all gatherings to 10 or fewer people and prohibit students from having guests or visiting dorms in which they do not live. 

Students are allowed to leave their residences only for a limited number of pre-approved activities, including taking walks, exercising or going to a grocery store for food or supplies. Any student who leaves the Bay Area for any reason is not to return to their on-campus housing. 

Student staff were instructed by Hicks to contact a residence dean immediately if they observe someone not abiding by the guidelines. 

“I need your help,” Hicks wrote. “If this is going to work, we all need to follow this guidance. If we do not, we put our students and our workers at risk.” 

Any violation of Stanford’s guidelines or failure to comply with the shelter-in-place order could be grounds for the immediate termination of a student’s housing.

Some students are being reassigned to different dorms, according to Hicks.

“Some houses have very low numbers of residents, particularly all-frosh and Row houses,” she wrote.

She cited isolation, vulnerability to crime and the potential need for self-isolation space as reasons to move students from sparsely populated houses. 

Factors affecting reassignments will include the current number of residents in a residence, its location and the residence type. Residential Education (ResEd) currently plans to keep house occupancy between approximately 25 and 50 students to maintain social distancing. 

ResEd aims to prioritize allowing existing communities of students to stay or move together, Hicks wrote. However, she noted that individuals will not be able to request preferences for particular spaces as the “reassignments must prioritize the needs of the entire Stanford community.” 

If a student is reassigned, they will need to relocate by an assigned date in order to retain their on-campus housing. ResEd will begin communicating potential reassignments to Row students on Thursday, Hicks wrote. Students on East Campus will be notified by early next week, followed by students on West Campus by the end of next week, she added. ResEd hopes to have all moves completed by the beginning of spring quarter. 

“These measures are in place to help support you, foster collective responsibility, and help in keeping your communities and our broader community healthy and safe,” Hicks wrote. “In the words of Kendrick Lamar, ‘keep [your] head up high…we gon’ be alright.’”

Contact Sophie Regan at sregan20@stanford.edu.

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Police blotter: Crime continues amid spread of COVID-19 https://stanforddaily.com/2020/03/23/police-blotter-crime-continues-amid-spread-of-covid-19/ https://stanforddaily.com/2020/03/23/police-blotter-crime-continues-amid-spread-of-covid-19/#respond Tue, 24 Mar 2020 05:24:32 +0000 https://stanforddaily.com/?p=1165644 This report covers a selection of incidents from March 9 to March 22 as recorded in the Stanford University Department of Public Safety (SUDPS) bulletin.

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This report covers a selection of incidents from March 9 to March 22 as recorded in the Stanford University Department of Public Safety (SUDPS) bulletin. 

Monday, March 9

  • Around 2 p.m., there was an incidence of extortion at the Environmental Safety Facility.

Tuesday, March 10 

  • Around 1:10 a.m., a bike was stolen from outside of the Munger Graduate Residence Building 4. 
  • Between 1:39 and 3:09 p.m., a bike was stolen from outside of Stern Hall.

Wednesday, March 11

  • Between 3 p.m. March 8 and 10:20 a.m. March 11, a vehicle parked in the Wilbur Field Garage was burglarized. 
  • Between 1:45 and 4:30 p.m., a vehicle parked in the Tresidder Parking Lot was burglarized. 
  • At 5:39 p.m., someone was arrested on a misdemeanor warrant near the Peterson Laboratory. 

Friday, March 13

  • Between 2 p.m. March 5 and 11 a.m. March 13, a vehicle parked in the Wilbur Field Garage was burglarized. 

Saturday, March 14

  • Between 6 p.m. March 11 and 10 a.m. March 14, a vehicle parked in the Wilbur Field Garage was burglarized. 
  • At 2:33 a.m., someone was cited for driving without a license on El Camino Real near Churchill Ave.

Sunday, March 15

  • At 2:08 a.m., someone was cited for loitering near the Bing Concert Hall. 

Monday, March 16

  • Between 2:30 p.m. March 13 and 5:45 a.m. March 16, a vehicle parked near the Rains Apartments Building 212 was stolen. 
  • Between 12 p.m. March 12 and 9:30 a.m. March 16, a vehicle parked outside of Escondido Village Building 34 was burglarized. 
  • Between 8:45 a.m. and 1:05 p.m., a bike was stolen on Jane Stanford Way. 
  • Between 10:30 p.m. March 15 and 4 p.m. March 16, a bike was stolen from outside of Trancos in Wilbur Hall. 

Tuesday, March 17 

  • Around 12:50 p.m., there was a burglary at Maples Pavilion. 

Thursday, March 19

  • Between 7 a.m. March 12 and 2:30 p.m. March 19, a bike was stolen from outside of the Schwab Residential Center. 
  • At 10 p.m., there was an incidence of domestic violence in Escondido Village Building 70.

Friday, March 20

  • At 11:23 p.m., someone was arrested for petty theft, disorderly conduct, peeking while loitering, conspiracy to commit a crime and possessing a controlled substance and controlled substance paraphernalia near Branner Hall. 
  • At 10:58 p.m., someone was cited for loitering, appropriating lost property and conspiracy to commit a crime near Kimball Hall. 

Saturday, March 21

  • At 1:13 p.m., someone was arrested for possession of a weapon at a school, petty theft, possessing a controlled substance and obstructing a public officer on Salvatierra Walk near Campus Drive. 
  • At 1 a.m., there was an incidence of electronic stalking on campus. 

Sunday, March 22

  • At 8:35 p.m., someone was cited for violating the health and safety order on Arboretum Road near Lasuen Street. 

Contact Sophie Regan at sregan20 ‘at’ stanford.edu.

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Police blotter: Sexual battery at Arrillaga Dining, assault, non-criminal hate violence https://stanforddaily.com/2020/03/14/police-blotter-sexual-battery-at-arrillaga-dining-assault-non-criminal-hate-violence/ https://stanforddaily.com/2020/03/14/police-blotter-sexual-battery-at-arrillaga-dining-assault-non-criminal-hate-violence/#respond Sat, 14 Mar 2020 23:08:10 +0000 https://stanforddaily.com/?p=1165452 This report covers a selection of incidents from March 2 to March 8 as recorded in the Stanford University Department of Public Safety (SUDPS) bulletin.

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This report covers a selection of incidents from March 2 to March 8 as recorded in the Stanford University Department of Public Safety (SUDPS) bulletin. 

Monday, March 2

  • Between 12:30 and 6:45 p.m., a bike was stolen from outside of Stanford Law School.
  • At 6 p.m., there was an incident of non-criminal hate violence on Welch Road near Oak Road. 
  • Between 6:15 and 7:40 p.m., there was an incident of non-criminal hate violence at the Arrillaga Outdoor Education and Recreation Center. 

Tuesday, March 3 

  •  Between 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m., there was a petty theft in the Rains Apartments Building 228. 

Wednesday, March 4

  • Between 12 and 3:30 p.m., a vehicle parked in the Wilbur Field Garage was burglarized.
  • At 8:35 p.m., there was an assault to commit rape in Escondido Village Studio 4.

Thursday, March 5

  • At 2:05 a.m., someone was cited for driving without a license on Campus Drive near Serra Boulevard.
  • Between 9 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., a vehicle parked in the Roble Field Garage was burglarized. 
  • Between 11 and 11:59 p.m., there was a sexual battery at the Arrillaga Family Dining Commons. 

Friday, March 6

  • At 5:35 a.m., someone was cited for driving without a license on Serra Boulevard. 
  • Between 3:28 and 4 p.m., there was a grand theft at the Facility Operations Offices. 

Saturday, March 7

  • Between 12 p.m. March 6 and 12:14 a.m. March 7, there was an act of vandalism at the Tanner Fountain. 
  • Between 7 p.m. March 6 and 5:30 a.m. March 7, a vehicle parked on Mayfield Avenue was burglarized. 

Sunday, March 8

  • Between 2 p.m. March 7 and 3:30 p.m. March 8, there was a petty theft on Pearce Mitchell Place. 

Contact Sophie Regan at sregan20 ‘at’ stanford.edu.

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Police Blotter: Battery, assault, vehicle burglaries, bike thefts https://stanforddaily.com/2020/03/02/police-blotter-battery-assault-vehicle-burglaries-bike-thefts/ https://stanforddaily.com/2020/03/02/police-blotter-battery-assault-vehicle-burglaries-bike-thefts/#respond Tue, 03 Mar 2020 06:14:37 +0000 https://stanforddaily.com/?p=1164865 This report covers a selection of incidents from Feb. 24 to March 1 as recorded in the Stanford University Department of Public Safety (SUDPS) bulletin.  Tuesday, Feb. 25 Between 7:20 and 8:30 p.m., a bike was stolen from outside of the Sapp Center for Science Teaching and Learning.  Wednesday, Feb. 26 At an unspecified time […]

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This report covers a selection of incidents from Feb. 24 to March 1 as recorded in the Stanford University Department of Public Safety (SUDPS) bulletin. 

Tuesday, Feb. 25

  • Between 7:20 and 8:30 p.m., a bike was stolen from outside of the Sapp Center for Science Teaching and Learning. 

Wednesday, Feb. 26

  • At an unspecified time and location, there was an incident of battery involving intimate partners. 
  • Around 12:30 p.m., there was an incident of mail theft at Jerry House. 
  • At 10:51 p.m., someone was cited for driving without a license on Galvez Street near El Camino Real. 

Thursday, Feb. 27

  • At 9:20 a.m., there was an incident of threatening crime with the intent to terrorize at the Herbert Hoover Memorial Building. 
  • Around 7:25 p.m., a vehicle parked near the Oval was burglarized. 

Friday, Feb. 28

  • At 6:30 a.m., someone was arrested for loitering and driving without a license on Mayfield Ave. 
  • Between 4 and 7:30 p.m., a vehicle parked in the Galvez parking lot was burglarized. 
  • Between 6 and 7:30 p.m., a vehicle parked in the Galvez parking lot was burglarized. 

Saturday, Feb. 29

  • There was an assault to commit rape at an unspecified time and location. 
  • Between 4 and 7:15 p.m., a bike was stolen from outside of the Center for Education Research. 

Sunday, Mar. 1

  • At 1 a.m., someone was cited for being a minor in possession of alcohol on Constanzo Street near Santa Ynez Street. 

Contact Sophie Regan at sregan20 ‘at’ stanford.edu.

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Police Blotter: Assault, vandalism, vehicle burglaries https://stanforddaily.com/2020/02/25/police-blotter-assault-vandalism-vehicle-burglaries/ https://stanforddaily.com/2020/02/25/police-blotter-assault-vandalism-vehicle-burglaries/#respond Wed, 26 Feb 2020 05:22:46 +0000 https://stanforddaily.com/?p=1164585 This report covers a selection of incidents from Feb. 17 to Feb. 23 as recorded in the Stanford University Department of Public Safety (SUDPS) bulletin.

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This report covers a selection of incidents from Feb. 17 to Feb. 23 as recorded in the Stanford University Department of Public Safety (SUDPS) bulletin. 

Monday, Feb. 17

  • Between 9:22 and 11:15 a.m., a vehicle parked in the Track House Lot was burglarized. 
  • Between 12 and 12:40 p.m., there was a grand theft in Mirrielees.
  • Between 1:30 and 5:40 p.m., a vehicle parked in the Track House Lot was burglarized. 

Wednesday, Feb. 19

  • There was an assault to commit rape at an undisclosed time and place on campus. 

Friday, Feb. 21

  • At 12:46 a.m., someone was cited for driving without a license on Galvez Street near El Camino Real. 
  • Between 7 and 10:09 p.m., a vehicle parked near the Bing Concert Hall was burglarized.

Saturday, Feb. 22

  • At 1:54 a.m., there was an act of vandalism at the Lake House. 
  • Between 3 and 5 p.m., a vehicle parked in the Tresidder parking lot was burglarized. 
  • Between 2:30 and 5 p.m., a vehicle parked on Roth Way was burglarized. 
  • Between 3:30 and 5:36 p.m., a vehicle parked in the Tresidder parking lot was burglarized. 
  • At 11:55 p.m., someone was cited on Mayfield Ave for presenting a false ID to a police officer, being a minor in possession of alcohol and unlawfully littering. 

Sunday, Feb. 23

  • At 1:40 a.m., someone was cited for driving without a license on Campus Drive. 
  • At 12:05 a.m., there was an incident of vandalism at Lathrop Library. 
  • At 1:05 a.m., someone was cited for smoking marijuana in public near the Wilbur Field Garage. 

Contact Sophie Regan at sregan20 ‘at’ stanford.edu.

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Police Blotter: Robbery, assault, sexual battery https://stanforddaily.com/2020/02/18/police-blotter-robbery-assault-sexual-battery/ https://stanforddaily.com/2020/02/18/police-blotter-robbery-assault-sexual-battery/#respond Wed, 19 Feb 2020 07:26:55 +0000 https://stanforddaily.com/?p=1164235 This report covers a selection of incidents from Feb. 8 to Feb. 16 as recorded in the Stanford University Department of Public Safety (SUDPS) bulletin, including a robbery and assault, a stalking incident and grand theft.

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This report covers a selection of incidents from Feb. 8 to Feb. 16 as recorded in the Stanford University Department of Public Safety (SUDPS) bulletin. 

Saturday, Feb. 8

  • At 11:35 p.m., someone was cited for being a minor in possession of alcohol on Mayfield Ave. near Santa Ynez Street. 

Sunday, Feb. 9

  • At 9:50 a.m., someone was cited for driving without a license on Campus Drive near Lomita Drive. 
  • At 8:55 a.m., someone was cited for driving without a license on Stockfarm Road near Oak Road. 
  • Between 9 and 11:20 a.m., a vehicle parked on Roth Way was burglarized. 
  • Around 7:30 p.m., there was a petty theft in the Sherman Fairchild Science Building. 
  • At 1 a.m., there was a robbery and an assault with force likely to cause grave bodily injury at Narnia

Monday, Feb. 10

  •  At 9:55 p.m., someone was cited for driving without a license on Campus Drive near Bonair Siding. 

Tuesday, Feb. 11

  •  At 2:30 p.m., there was an incident of stalking at the Cobb Track. 
  • Between 6 and 8:30 p.m., there was a grand theft at the Sulair Coffee Kiosk. 

Wednesday, Feb. 12

  • Between 4:30 and 6 p.m., a bike was stolen from outside of the Huang Engineering Center. 

Thursday, Feb. 13

  •  At 2:05 a.m., there was an incident of tampering with a fire alarm at the Theta Delta Chi House. 
  • Around 5:35 p.m., there was a sexual battery at an undisclosed location on campus. 

Friday, Feb. 14

  •  At 11:10 p.m., someone was cited for being a minor in possession of alcohol near the Theta Delta Chi House. 

Saturday, Feb. 15

  • Between 1:15 and 1:35 a.m., there was a petty theft at 1047 Campus Drive. 

Sunday, Feb. 16

  • At 3:24 a.m., someone was cited for driving without a license on El Camino Real near Park Ave. 

Contact Sophie Regan at sregan20 ‘at’ stanford.edu.

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Police Blotter: Grand thefts, bike thefts https://stanforddaily.com/2020/02/11/police-blotter-grand-thefts-bike-thefts/ https://stanforddaily.com/2020/02/11/police-blotter-grand-thefts-bike-thefts/#respond Wed, 12 Feb 2020 04:41:02 +0000 https://stanforddaily.com/?p=1163886 This report covers a selection of incidents from Feb. 3 to Feb. 7 as recorded in the Stanford University Department of Public Safety (SUDPS) bulletin.

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This report covers a selection of incidents from Feb. 3 to Feb. 7 as recorded in the Stanford University Department of Public Safety (SUDPS) bulletin. 

Monday, Feb. 3

  • Between 10:30 and 11:15 a.m., there was a grand theft at the Gilbert Biology building. 
  • Between 11 and 11:30 a.m., there was a grand theft at the Bass Biology building. 
  • Between 2 and 5 p.m., there was a grand theft at the Center for Education Research. 

Tuesday, Feb. 4

  • Between 8:30 p.m. Feb. 3 and 9:30 p.m. Feb. 4, there was a grand theft in Florence Moore Hall. 
  • Between 4 and 6:30 p.m., there was a petty theft at the Arrillaga Outdoor Education and Recreation Center. 

Wednesday, Feb. 5

  •  Between 2:15 and 2:45 p.m., a bike was stolen from outside of Olmstead Housing. 

Thursday, Feb. 6

  • At 1:02 a.m., someone was cited for driving without a license on Galvez Street near El Camino Real. 
  • Between 10:30 and 6 p.m., a bike was stolen from outside of the Lucas Center. 

Friday, Feb. 7

  • At 1:45 a.m., someone was cited for driving without a license on Quarry Road near Arboretum Road. 

Contact Sophie Regan at sregan20 ‘at’ stanford.edu.

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Police Blotter: Hate violence, car burglaries, bike thefts https://stanforddaily.com/2020/02/03/police-blotter-hate-violence-car-burglaries-bike-thefts/ https://stanforddaily.com/2020/02/03/police-blotter-hate-violence-car-burglaries-bike-thefts/#respond Tue, 04 Feb 2020 07:08:52 +0000 https://stanforddaily.com/?p=1163413 This report covers a selection of incidents from Jan. 28 to Feb. 2 as recorded in the Stanford University Department of Public Safety (SUDPS) bulletin.

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This report covers a selection of incidents from Jan. 28 to Feb. 2 as recorded in the Stanford University Department of Public Safety (SUDPS) bulletin. 

Tuesday, Jan. 28

  •  At 5:55 p.m., someone was cited for driving without a license in the Track House Parking Lot. 
  • Between 12:20 and 1:30 p.m., a car parked near the Oval was burglarized. 

Wednesday, Jan. 29

  • Around 3 p.m., there was an incident of someone using false pretenses to obtain property in excess of $950 in Crothers Memorial Hall. 

Thursday, Jan. 30

  • Between 6 p.m. on Jan. 29 and 7:30 a.m. on Jan. 30, a bike was stolen from outside of Escondido Village Building 83. 
  • Between 6 and 8:15 p.m, a car parked near the golf course was burglarized. 
  • At 7:39 p.m., there was an incident of non-criminal hate violence. 
  • Between 6:15 and 8:27 p.m., a car parked on Palm Drive was burglarized. 

Friday, Jan. 31

  •  At 7:09 p.m., there was a hit and run on Campus Drive near Cowell Lane. 
  • Between 4:39 and 10:40 p.m., a bike was stolen from outside of Roble Gym. 

Saturday, Feb. 1

  •  At 2:22 a.m., someone was arrested for alcohol-related disorderly conduct on Bonair Siding.

Sunday, Feb. 2

  • Between 10:30 a.m. on Feb. 1 and 8 a.m. on Feb. 2, a bike was stolen from outside of Branner Hall.   

Contact Sophie Regan at sregan20 ‘at’ stanford.edu.

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Police Blotter: Jan. 21 – Jan. 27 https://stanforddaily.com/2020/01/29/police-blotter-jan-21-jan-27/ https://stanforddaily.com/2020/01/29/police-blotter-jan-21-jan-27/#respond Thu, 30 Jan 2020 05:24:37 +0000 https://stanforddaily.com/?p=1163111 This report covers a selection of incidents from Jan. 21 to Jan. 27 as recorded in the Stanford University Department of Public Safety (SUDPS) bulletin.

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This report covers a selection of incidents from Jan. 21 to Jan. 27 as recorded in the Stanford University Department of Public Safety (SUDPS) bulletin. 

Tuesday, Jan. 21

  • At 12:18 p.m., there was an incident of non-criminal hate violence at an unknown location on campus. 
  • At 3:35 p.m., someone was cited for driving without a license on Palm Drive near Arboretum Road. 

Wednesday, Jan. 22

  • At 4:30 p.m., there was an incident of non-criminal hate violence on Campus Drive near Via Ortega. 

Thursday, Jan. 23

  • Between 11:45 p.m. and midnight, there was a burglary in Casa Zapata. 

Friday, Jan. 24

  • At 10:10 a.m., there was an incident of non-criminal hate violence at the Li Ka Shing Center for Learning. 
  • Between 6:45 and 7:33 p.m., a vehicle parked in the Tresidder lot was burglarized. 
  • Between 7 and 8:45 p.m., a vehicle parked in the Tresidder lot was burglarized. 

Saturday, Jan. 25

  • At 1:23 a.m., someone was cited for alcohol related disorderly conduct on Campus Drive near Arguello Way. 
  • Between 7:30 and 11:55 a.m., a vehicle parked in the Galvez lot was burglarized. 
  • Between 11 and 11:50 a.m., a vehicle parked in the Tresidder lot was burglarized. 
  • Between 11 and 11:50 a.m., a vehicle parked in the Tresidder lot was burglarized. 
  • Between 11 and 11:55 a.m., a vehicle parked in the Galvez lot was burglarized. 
  • Between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., a vehicle parked in the Tresidder lot was burglarized. 
  • Between 12 and 12:05 p.m., a vehicle parked on Lomita Drive near Roth Way was burglarized. 
  • Between 3 and 8:47 p.m., a vehicle parked in the Tresidder lot was burglarized. 
  • Between 7:15 and 10:15 p.m., there was an incident of vandalism on Roth Way near Lasuen Street. 
  • Between 8:47 and 8:52 p.m., a vehicle parked in the Tresidder lot was burglarized. 
  • Between 5:30 and 10 p.m., a vehicle parked in the Tresidder lot was burglarized. 
  • At 9:57 p.m., a vehicle parked in the Track House lot was burglarized.
  • Around 11:59 p.m., there was an incident of drugging to aid in a felony.

Sunday, Jan. 26

  •  At 3:40 p.m., there was a hit and run on Galvez Mall. 

Monday, Jan. 27

  • Between 4 p.m. on Jan. 25 and 11 a.m. on Jan. 27, a bike was stolen from outside of the Rains Apartment Building 228. 

Contact Sophie Regan at sregan20 ‘at’ stanford.edu.

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Police Blotter: Jan. 11 – Jan. 21 https://stanforddaily.com/2020/01/22/police-blotter-jan-11-jan-21/ https://stanforddaily.com/2020/01/22/police-blotter-jan-11-jan-21/#respond Thu, 23 Jan 2020 07:38:55 +0000 https://stanforddaily.com/?p=1162751 This report covers a selection of incidents from Jan. 11 to Jan. 21 as recorded in the Stanford University Department of Public Safety (SUDPS) bulletin.

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This report covers a selection of incidents from Jan. 11 to Jan. 21 as recorded in the Stanford University Department of Public Safety (SUDPS) bulletin.

Saturday, Jan. 11

  • At 11:50 p.m., someone was arrested on Alvarado Ct for trespassing on private property.
  • At 6:40 p.m., there was an incident of stalking on Cedro Way.

Sunday, Jan. 12

  • At 1:47 a.m., there was a battery at Theta Delta Chi. 
  • Between 11:41 a.m. and 12:10 p.m., a vehicle parked on Roth Way was burglarized. 
  • Between 11 a.m. and 6:15 p.m., a vehicle parked in the Track House lot was burglarized. 
  • Between 12:30 and 2 p.m., a vehicle parked in the Track House lot was burglarized. 

Monday, Jan. 13

  • Between 5:30 and 6:30 a.m., there was a vandalism in the East Wing of Green Library. 

Tuesday, Jan. 14

  • Between 10:50 and 11:20 a.m., a vehicle parked near the Barnes Highrise was burglarized. 
  • At 2:55 p.m., there was a hit and run near Meier Hall. 

Wednesday, Jan. 15

  • Between 8:10 a.m. and 5 p.m., a bike was stolen from the bike shop. 

Friday, Jan. 17

  • At 12:21 a.m., there was a false bomb threat on campus. 
  • At 5:35 a.m., someone was arrested for possessing a weapon at a school on Galvez St. 
  • Between 1 and 10 a.m., a bike was stolen from outside of Twain Hall. 
  • Between 1:25 and 1:30 p.m., a vehicle parked on Roth Way was burglarized.
  • At 11:30 p.m., someone was cited for attempted petty theft and possession of burglary tools at Twain Hall. 

Saturday, Jan. 18

  • Between 9:30 and 9:44 a.m., a vehicle parked in the Track House lot was burglarized. 

Sunday, Jan. 19

  • At 3:10 p.m., someone was cited for driving without a license on Escondido Road. 

Monday, Jan. 20

  • Between 11:10 and 1:05 p.m., a vehicle parked in the Track House lot was burglarized. 

Tuesday, Jan. 21

  • At 12:18 p.m., there was an incident of non-criminal hate violence at an unknown location on campus. 

Contact Sophie Regan at sregan20 ‘at’ stanford.edu.

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Police Blotter: Jan. 6 – Jan. 10 https://stanforddaily.com/2020/01/14/police-blotter-jan-6-jan-10/ https://stanforddaily.com/2020/01/14/police-blotter-jan-6-jan-10/#respond Wed, 15 Jan 2020 07:07:57 +0000 https://stanforddaily.com/?p=1162405 This report covers a selection of incidents from Jan. 6 to Jan. 10 as recorded in the Stanford University Department of Public Safety (SUDPS) bulletin.

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This report covers a selection of incidents from Jan. 6 to Jan. 10 as recorded in the Stanford University Department of Public Safety (SUDPS) bulletin. 

Tuesday, Jan. 6

  • At 5:30 p.m., there was an incident of non-criminal hate violence on Panama Mall Duena Street. 
  • Between 6:30 and 9:50 p.m., there was a petty theft at the Bing Concert Hall. 

Wednesday, Jan. 7

  • At 9:30 p.m., someone was cited for driving without a license on Roth Way near Campus Drive.

Thursday, Jan. 8

  • At 9:35 a.m., someone was arrested for possessing a weapon on campus, possessing a controlled substance and petty theft at the Avery Aquatics Center. 
  • Around 3:01 p.m., a bike was stolen from outside of Memorial Hall.
  • Between 5:50 and 5:55 p.m., a vehicle parked in the Tresidder parking lot was burglarized. 
  • Between 4:55 and 6:20 p.m., a vehicle parked in the Track House parking lot was burglarized. 
  • Between 4:20 and 6 p.m., a vehicle parked in the Track House parking lot was burglarized. 
  • Between 5 and 6:30 p.m., a vehicle parked in the Tresidder parking was burglarized. 
  • At 11:19 p.m., someone was cited for driving without a license on Mayfield Ave. 
  • Between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., there was a defacement of property in the Tresidder parking lot. 

Friday, Jan. 9

  • At 12:10 a.m., someone was cited for being a minor in possession of alcohol near Mars House. 
  • Between 3 and 4 p.m., a bike was stolen from outside of the Sapp Center for Science Teaching and Learning. 

Saturday, Jan. 10

  • Around 2:19 a.m., a vehicle parked on Palm Drive near Campus Drive was burglarized.
  • Between 10 p.m. on Jan. 9 and 6 a.m. on Jan. 10, there was a grand theft in Twain Hall.

Contact Sophie Regan at sregan20 ‘at’ stanford.edu.

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Police Blotter: Dec. 31 – Jan. 5 https://stanforddaily.com/2020/01/08/police-blotter-dec-31-jan-5/ https://stanforddaily.com/2020/01/08/police-blotter-dec-31-jan-5/#respond Wed, 08 Jan 2020 10:47:55 +0000 https://stanforddaily.com/?p=1162097 This report covers a selection of incidents from Dec. 31 to Jan. 5 as recorded in the Stanford University Department of Public Safety (SUDPS) bulletin.

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This report covers a selection of incidents from Dec. 31 to Jan. 5 as recorded in the Stanford University Department of Public Safety (SUDPS) bulletin. 

Wednesday, Jan. 1

  • Between 2:30 and 4:40 p.m., a vehicle parked near the Oval was burglarized. 
  • Between 2 and 4:15 p.m., a vehicle parked on Roth Way near Palm Drive was burglarized. 
  • Between 3 and 6 p.m., a vehicle parked near the Oval was burglarized. 

Thursday, Jan. 2

  • At 10:52 p.m., someone was cited for driving without a license on Lasuen Street near Campus Drive. 

Friday, Jan. 3

  • Between 3 p.m. Jan. 2 and 10 a.m. Jan. 3, there was a burglary at the Rains Apartment building. 
  • Around 9:09 p.m., a vehicle parked on Bowdoin Street was burglarized. 

Saturday, Jan. 4

  • Around 2:19 a.m., a vehicle parked on Palm Drive near Campus Drive was burglarized. 

Sunday, Jan. 5

  • Between 12:15 and 1:10 p.m., a vehicle parked near the Haas Center was burglarized. 
  • Between 12 and 1:45 p.m., a bike was stolen from outside of Twain Hall. 

Contact Sophie Regan at sregan20 ‘at’ stanford.edu.

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Police Blotter: Nov. 19 – Dec. 1 https://stanforddaily.com/2019/12/04/police-blotter-nov-19-dec-1/ https://stanforddaily.com/2019/12/04/police-blotter-nov-19-dec-1/#respond Wed, 04 Dec 2019 09:22:40 +0000 https://stanforddaily.com/?p=1161565 This report covers a selection of incidents from Nov. 19 to Dec. 1 as recorded in the Stanford University Department of Public Safety (SUDPS) bulletin.

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This report covers a selection of incidents from Nov. 19 to Dec. 1 as recorded in the Stanford University Department of Public Safety (SUDPS) bulletin. 

Tuesday, Nov. 19

  •  Between 5 p.m. Nov. 18 and 8 a.m. Nov. 19, a bike was stolen from outside of the Abrams Highrise.

Wednesday, Nov. 20

  • Between 4 and 4:30 p.m., a student reported an incident of stalking at Xanadu. 

Thursday, Nov. 21

  • At 2:37 a.m., someone was cited for driving without a license on Galvez Street near El Camino Real.
  • Between 5 p.m. Nov. 20 and 6:30 a.m. Nov. 21, there was an incident of vandalism at the Graduate School of Business Knight Management Center. 
  • At 12:25 p.m., there was a carjacking near Jerry House. 

Friday, Nov. 22

  • At 12:55 p.m., someone was cited for receiving known stolen property on Galvez Street near Nelson Road. 
  • Between 4:30 and 5 p.m., there was an assault on Churchill Ml.

Saturday, Nov. 23

  • At 3:15 p.m., there was a battery at Stanford Stadium Gate 6.
  • At 1:21 p.m., there was a battery at the Sulair Coffee Kiosk.
  • At 7:56 p.m., someone was cited for alcohol related disorderly conduct on Serra Mall near Galvez Street. 

Sunday, Nov. 24

  • At 1:49 a.m., someone was cited for alcohol related disorderly conduct on Palm Drive near Campus Drive.

Monday, Nov. 25

  • Between 1:16 and 3:30 a.m., there was an incident of an adult having sex with a minor within three years of their age. 
  • At 5:48 p.m., there was an incident of intimate partner violence in Escondido Village 2 Building 55.

Tuesday, Nov. 26

  • Between 11:26 a.m. and 12:31 p.m., two vehicles parked in the Track House Lot were burglarized.

Wednesday, Nov. 27

  • Between 12:15 and 1 p.m., a vehicle parked on Lomita Drive was burglarized.
  • Between 12 and 1 p.m., a vehicle parked in the Track House Lot was burglarized.
  • At 1:25 p.m., a rape took place at an undisclosed place on campus. 
  • At 11:56 p.m., someone was cited for driving without a license on El Camino Real near Sand Hill Road.

Thursday, Nov. 28

Friday, Nov. 29

  •  At 4:55 a.m., someone was cited for possessing controlled substance paraphernalia in the Track House Parking Lot. 

Saturday, Nov. 30

  • At 1 p.m., someone was arrested for trespassing at the Peterson Labratory. 

Sunday, Dec. 1

  • At 12:05 a.m., someone was cited for driving without a license on Galvez Street near El Camino Real.
  • At 11 a.m., someone was arrested on Alvarado Drive for petty theft, possessing a weapon on campus, possessing burglary tools and possessing a controlled substance.
  • At 6:25 p.m., there was a sexual battery at EV 71.

Contact Sophie Regan at sregan20 ‘at’ stanford.edu.

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Police Blotter: Nov. 12 – Nov. 18 https://stanforddaily.com/2019/11/21/police-blotter-nov-12-nov-18-2/ https://stanforddaily.com/2019/11/21/police-blotter-nov-12-nov-18-2/#respond Fri, 22 Nov 2019 06:23:59 +0000 https://stanforddaily.com/?p=1161213 This report covers a selection of incidents from Nov. 12 to Nov. 18 as recorded in the Stanford University Department of Public Safety (SUDPS) bulletin.

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This report covers a selection of incidents from Nov. 12 to Nov. 18 as recorded in the Stanford University Department of Public Safety (SUDPS) bulletin. 

Tuesday, Nov. 12

  • At 1:15 p.m., there was an incident of non-criminal hate violence on Lasuen Mall near Jane Stanford Way. 

Thursday, Nov. 14

  • At 12:57 a.m., someone was cited for driving without a license on El Camino Real near Embarcadero Road. 
  • At 2:40 a.m., someone was cited for driving without a license on Hamilton Avenue. 
  • Between 7 p.m. Nov. 13 and 8:25 a.m. Nov. 14, a bike was stolen from outside of the Munger Graduate Residences. 

Friday, Nov. 15

  •  At 1:18 a.m., someone was cited for alcohol related disorderly conduct on Palm Drive near Campus Drive. 
  • At 1:33 a.m., someone was cited for driving without a license on El Camino Real near Serra Street. 

Saturday, Nov. 16

  • Between 10 p.m. Nov. 15 and 2 a.m. Nov. 16, there was an incident of administering drugs to aid in the commission of a felony at an unspecified location on campus.
  • At 7:26 p.m., someone was cited for alcohol related disorderly conduct near Campus Drive and Lasuen Street.
  • At 10 p.m., there was an incident of administering drugs to aid in the commission of a felony at Old Union. 
  • At 11:21 p.m., someone was cited for being a minor in possession of alcohol near 680 Lomita Ct. 

Monday, Nov. 18

  • Between 12 p.m. Nov. 16 and 4 a.m. Nov. 18, there was a grand theft in the Stock Farm Garage.

Contact Sophie Regan at sregan20 ‘at’ stanford.edu.

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Police Blotter: Nov. 5 – Nov. 11 https://stanforddaily.com/2019/11/13/police-blotter-nov-5-nov-11/ https://stanforddaily.com/2019/11/13/police-blotter-nov-5-nov-11/#respond Wed, 13 Nov 2019 08:00:46 +0000 https://stanforddaily.com/?p=1160354 This report covers a selection of incidents from Nov. 5 to Nov. 11 as recorded in the Stanford University Department of Public Safety (SUDPS) bulletin.

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This report covers a selection of incidents from Nov. 5 to Nov. 11 as recorded in the Stanford University Department of Public Safety (SUDPS) bulletin. 

Tuesday, Nov. 5

  • Between Oct. 24 and Nov. 5, there was an incident of felonious cruelty to animals involving poisoning animals in the Sherman Fairchild Science Building. 

Wednesday, Nov. 6 

  • On Nov. 6, it was reported that between 8 p.m. on Nov. 2 and 2 a.m. on Nov 3., there was an incident of administering drugs to aid in the commission of a felony in Casa Italiana. 
  • Between 2 and 4 p.m., there was a grand theft in the Lucas Center for Magnetic Resonance. 

Thursday, Nov. 7 

  • Between 9:30 and 10:50 a.m., a vehicle parked on Stanford Avenue near Junipero Serra Boulevard was burglarized. 
  • At 10:51 p.m., someone was cited for driving without a license on Quarry Road near Arboretum Road. 
  • Between 12:30 and 12:40 p.m., there was a violation of civil rights by force or threat on Jane Stanford Way near Arguello Way. 

Friday, Nov. 8 

  • At 11:50 p.m., someone was cited for driving without a license on Arguello Way near Campus Drive. 
  • Between 8:30 and 11:30 p.m., a vehicle parked in the Wilbur parking garage was burglarized. 
  • At an unspecified time, someone was cited for alcohol-related disorderly conduct at Frost Amphitheatre. 
  • Between 9:20 and 10:20 p.m., there was a sexual battery at Frost Amphitheatre. 

Sunday, Nov. 10

  • At 12:36 a.m., there was an act of vandalism on Governors Avenue. 
  • Between 4 p.m. on Nov. 9 and 1 p.m. on Nov. 10, there was a petty theft in Escondido Village Building 2. 

Monday, Nov. 11

  • Between 1:30 and 4:20 p.m., a bike was stolen from outside of Green Library. 

Contact Sophie Regan at sregan20 ‘at’ stanford.edu.

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Police Blotter: Oct. 29 – Nov. 4 https://stanforddaily.com/2019/11/06/police-blotter-oct-29-nov-4/ https://stanforddaily.com/2019/11/06/police-blotter-oct-29-nov-4/#respond Wed, 06 Nov 2019 09:40:12 +0000 https://stanforddaily.com/?p=1159942 This report covers a selection of incidents from Oct. 29 to Nov. 4 as recorded in the Stanford University Department of Public Safety (SUDPS) bulletin.

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This report covers a selection of incidents from Oct. 29 to Nov. 4 as recorded in the Stanford University Department of Public Safety (SUDPS) bulletin. 

Tuesday, Oct. 29

  •  Between 9:30 a.m. and 12:50 p.m., a vehicle parked in the Track House Lot was burglarized. 

Wednesday, Oct. 30

  •  Between 1:20 and 2:30 p.m., a vehicle parked on Fremont Road was burglarized. 

Thursday, Oct. 31

  • Between 9:35 and 11:35 a.m., there was a petty theft at the Stanford bookstore. 
  • Between 12 and 1:30 p.m., a bike was stolen from Jane Stanford Way. 
  • Between 3:15 and 4:15 p.m., a bike was stolen from outside of the Geology corner. 
  • Between 1:30 and 4:45 pm, a bike was stolen from outside of the Peterson Library. 
  • Between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m., a vehicle parked in the Roth Way Garage was burglarized. 

Friday, Nov. 1

  •  At 8 a.m., there was an incident of non-criminal hate violence. 
  • At 1:30 p.m., there as an incidence of rape at an undisclosed location on campus. 
  • Around 11:59 p.m., there was an assault to commit rape in Ujamaa. 

Saturday, Nov. 2

  •  Between 12:09 and 12:33 a.m., someone was arrested for driving under the influence on Maryfield Ave near Frenchmans Road. 

Sunday, Nov. 3

  • At 7:50 a.m., there was an assault in Roble Hall. 
  • Between 1 and 10:30 p.m., a vehicle parked in the Tresidder parking lot was burglarized.

Contact Sophie Regan at sregan20 ‘at’ stanford.edu.

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Police blotter: Oct. 22 – Oct. 28 https://stanforddaily.com/2019/10/30/police-blotter-oct-22-oct-28/ https://stanforddaily.com/2019/10/30/police-blotter-oct-22-oct-28/#respond Wed, 30 Oct 2019 07:07:24 +0000 https://stanforddaily.com/?p=1159482 This report covers a selection of incidents from Oct. 22 to Oct. 28 as recorded in the Stanford University Department of Public Safety (SUDPS) bulletin.

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This report covers a selection of incidents from Oct. 22 to Oct. 28 as recorded in the Stanford University Department of Public Safety (SUDPS) bulletin. 

Tuesday, Oct. 22

  • Between 6:30 a.m. and 3 p.m., there was a felonious vandalism on Arboretum Road near Galvez Street. 

Wednesday, Oct. 23

  • Between 12 and 5:15 p.m., a bike was stolen from outside of the Anderson Collection. 
  • Between 9 p.m. Oct. 22 and 5:35 p.m. Oct. 23, a vehicle parked in the Wilbur Lot was burglarized. 

Thursday, Oct. 24

  • Between 2:30 p.m. Oct. 23 and 1:20 p.m. Oct. 24, a bike was stolen from outside of Muwekma-Tah-ruk. 
  • Between 6:30 and 11:05 p.m., a vehicle parked on Roth Way near Palm Drive was burglarized. 

Friday, Oct. 25

  • At 1:30 a.m., there was an assault with intent to commit rape at an undisclosed location on campus. 
  • At 6:45 a.m., someone was cited for driving with a suspended license on Sand Hill Road near Arboretum Road. 

Saturday, Oct. 26

  • Between 12 and 7:30 p.m., a bike was stolen from near the Track. 
  • Between 8:10 and 9:32 a.m., a vehicle parked on Stanford Ave near Junipero Serra Blvd was burglarized. 
  • At 10 a.m., there was an assault with intent to commit rape in Soto in Wilbur Hall. 

Sunday, Oct. 27

  • At 12:18 a.m., someone was cited for driving without a license on Stanford Ave near Junipero Serra Blvd. 
  • Between 10:20 and 11:15 a.m., a vehicle parked on Palm Drive was burglarized. 
  • Between 10:40 and 10:57 a.m., a vehicle parked on Roth Way was burglarized. 

Monday, Oct. 28

  • At 12:20 a.m., someone was arrested for possession of a controlled substance and unlawful paraphernalia on El Camino Real near Cambridge Ave. 
  • At 8:40 a.m., there was an incident of non criminal hate violence at an undisclosed location on campus. 

Contact Sophie Regan at sregan20 ‘at’ stanford.edu.

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Police Blotter: Oct. 15 – Oct. 21 https://stanforddaily.com/2019/10/23/police-blotter-oct-15-oct-21/ https://stanforddaily.com/2019/10/23/police-blotter-oct-15-oct-21/#respond Wed, 23 Oct 2019 07:12:45 +0000 https://stanforddaily.com/?p=1159085 This report covers a selection of incidents from Oct. 15 to Oct. 21 as recorded in the Stanford University Department of Public Safety (SUDPS) bulletin.

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This report covers a selection of incidents from Oct. 15 to Oct. 21 as recorded in the Stanford University Department of Public Safety (SUDPS) bulletin. 

Tuesday, Oct. 15

  • At 10:46 p.m., someone was cited at the Delta Delta Delta Sorority House for being in possession of a controlled substance and unlawful paraphernalia. 
  • Around 10:05 a.m., there was a felonious vandalism in the Bing Wing of Green Library. 
  • Between 3:55 and 4 p.m., there was an incidence of non-criminal hate violence. 

Wednesday, Oct. 16 

  • Around 2:20 p.m., a bike was stolen from the John Gardner Courtyard. 

Thursday, Oct. 17 

  • At 1:15 a.m., someone was cited for driving with a suspended license on Stanford Ave near Yale Street. 
  • Between 4:45 and 5:30 p.m., a vehicle parked on Lomita Drive was burglarized. 

Friday, Oct. 18 

  • Between 10 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., a vehicle parked in the Tresidder Parking Lot was burglarized. 
  • At 12:20 p.m., there was an incidence of non-criminal hate violence at the Munger Graduate Residence Building 2. 
  • Between 4:10 and 6:30 p.m., a vehicle parked in the Track House Parking Lot was burglarized. 
  • Between 12:45 and 5:15 p.m., a vehicle parked in the Track House Parking Lot was burglarized. 

Saturday, Oct. 19

  • Between 10 p.m. Oct 18 and 9:30 a.m. Oct. 19, a vehicle parked in the Wilbur Parking Lot was burglarized. 
  • Between 11 p.m. Oct 16 and 9:30 a.m. Oct. 19, a vehicle parked in the Wilbur Parking Lot was burglarized. 
  • Between 2 and 3:15 p.m., a vehicle parked near the Anderson Collection was burglarized. 
  • At 4:30 p.m., someone was cited for being a minor in possession of alcohol near 550 Lasuen. 

Sunday, Oct. 20

  • Between 10: 50 and 11:15 a.m., a vehicle parked in the Track House Lot was burglarized. 
  • Around 11:45 a.m., there was a petty theft on Mayfield Ave near Santa Ynez Street. 
  • At 11:53 p.m., someone was cited for driving without a license on El Camino Real nera Serra Street. 

Contact Sophie Regan at sregan20 ‘at’ stanford.edu.

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Police Blotter: Oct. 8 – Oct. 14 https://stanforddaily.com/2019/10/16/police-blotter-oct-8-oct-14-2/ https://stanforddaily.com/2019/10/16/police-blotter-oct-8-oct-14-2/#respond Wed, 16 Oct 2019 07:13:04 +0000 https://stanforddaily.com/?p=1158693 This report covers a selection of incidents from Oct. 8 to Oct. 14 as recorded in the Stanford University Department of Public Safety (SUDPS) bulletin.  Wednesday, Oct. 9 At 6:45 a.m., there was an incident of indecent exposure on Rosse Lane. Between 9:00 p.m. Oct. 8 and 5:45 a.m. Oct. 9, a bike was stolen […]

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This report covers a selection of incidents from Oct. 8 to Oct. 14 as recorded in the Stanford University Department of Public Safety (SUDPS) bulletin. 

Wednesday, Oct. 9

  • At 6:45 a.m., there was an incident of indecent exposure on Rosse Lane.
  • Between 9:00 p.m. Oct. 8 and 5:45 a.m. Oct. 9, a bike was stolen outside Escondido Village Building 2. 
  • Between 7:30 and 11:30 p.m. a bike was stolen outside the Stauffer II Physical Chemistry building. 
  • At 11:20 p.m., someone was cited for driving with a suspended license on Page Mill Road near Peters Court Road. 

Thursday, Oct. 10

  • At 2:32 a.m., someone was arrested for a DUI on El Camino Real near Stanford Ave. 
  • At 4:03 a.m., someone was cited for alcohol-related disorderly conduct on Rosse Lane near Escondido Road. 
  • Between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., a vehicle parked on Roth Way near Palm Drive was burglarized. 
  • Between 1:48 and 2:35 p.m., a vehicle parked in Tresidder Memorial Union Parking lot was burglarized. 
  • At 10:19 p.m., someone was arrested for a DUI on Sand Hill Road near Clark Way. 

Friday, Oct. 11

  • At 7:45 a.m., someone was arrested at the Arrillaga Alumni Center on an outstanding warrant. 
  • At 11 a.m., there was a grand theft in Crothers Memorial Hall. 
  • Between 10:04 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., there was a petty theft in Escondido Village Studio 5. 
  • Between 12 p.m. and 11:59 p.m., there was an incident of giving drugs in order to aid a felony. 
  • Between 1:00 and 6:00 a.m., a bike parked outside Escondido Village Studio 3 was stolen. 

Sunday, Oct. 13

  • Between 10:15 and 11:10 a.m., a vehicle parked on Roth Way near Palm Drive was burglarized. 
  • Between 12 and 3:30 p.m., a bike parked outside Roble Gym was stolen. 
  • Between 10:40 p.m. Oct. 12 and 5:35 p.m. Oct. 13, a vehicle parked on Memorial Way was burglarized. 

Contact Sophie Regan at sregan20 ‘at’ stanford.edu.

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Police blotter: Oct. 1 – Oct. 7 https://stanforddaily.com/2019/10/09/police-blotter-oct-1-oct-7-29/ https://stanforddaily.com/2019/10/09/police-blotter-oct-1-oct-7-29/#respond Wed, 09 Oct 2019 10:21:58 +0000 https://stanforddaily.com/?p=1158336 This report covers a selection of incidents from Oct. 1 to Oct. 7 as recorded in the Stanford University Department of Public Safety (SUDPS) bulletin.  Tuesday, Oct. 1 Between 3:20 and 3:34 p.m., a vehicle parked on Constanzo St. near Campus Drive was burglarized.  Between 1:30 and 3:15 p.m., a vehicle parked on Lomita Drive […]

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This report covers a selection of incidents from Oct. 1 to Oct. 7 as recorded in the Stanford University Department of Public Safety (SUDPS) bulletin. 

Tuesday, Oct. 1

  • Between 3:20 and 3:34 p.m., a vehicle parked on Constanzo St. near Campus Drive was burglarized. 
  • Between 1:30 and 3:15 p.m., a vehicle parked on Lomita Drive was burglarized. 
  • Between 10:30 a.m. and 9 p.m., a bike was stolen from outside of Junipero in Wilbur Hall. 
  • At an unknown time, there was an incident of criminal impersonation through an internet website in Junipero in Wilbur Hall.

Thursday, Oct. 3

  • Between 5 p.m. Oct. 1 and 11 a.m. Oct. 3, a bike was stolen from outside of the Rains Apartment Complex. 
  • Between 3 and 3:45 p.m., a vehicle parked on Palm Drive was burglarized. 

Friday, Oct. 4

  • Around 12:21 p.m., a grand theft occurred at Tresidder Memorial Union. 
  • Between 12:30 and 1:20 p.m., a bike was stolen from outside of Schiff House. 
  • Around 8:45 a.m., there was an act of vandalism at Escondido Village Studio 6. 
  • At 11:40 p.m., someone was cited for disorderly conduct near the Sigma Nu fraternity house. 

Saturday, Oct. 5

  • At 12:10 a.m., someone was cited for disorderly conduct near the Sigma Nu fraternity house. 
  • At 12:10 a.m., someone was cited for disorderly conduct near the Sigma Nu fraternity house. 
  • Between 10:30 a.m. and 12:45 p.m., a vehicle parked on Palm Drive was burglarized. 
  • Between 2:40 and 4:10 p.m., a vehicle parked on Palm Drive was burglarized. 

Sunday, Oct. 6

  • An incident of sexual battery took place in or around the Sigma Nu House. The incident was reported at 1:40 a.m.
  • Between 9 p.m. Oct. 5 and 9 a.m. Oct. 6, there was a burglary at the Sigma Nu house. 
  • At 3:40 p.m. there was an instance of soliciting lewd conduct at Green Library. 

Monday, Oct. 7

  • Between 12:01 a.m. Oct. 6 and 10:30 a.m. Oct. 7, a bike was stolen from outside of Florence Moore Hall. 

Contact Sophie Regan at sregan20 ‘at’ stanford.edu.

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Jeb Bush featured in Hoover talk on governance trends, democracy https://stanforddaily.com/2019/10/07/jeb-bush-featured-in-hoover-talk-on-governance-trends-democracy/ https://stanforddaily.com/2019/10/07/jeb-bush-featured-in-hoover-talk-on-governance-trends-democracy/#respond Tue, 08 Oct 2019 06:29:56 +0000 https://stanforddaily.com/?p=1158260 Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush was among a panel of decorated speakers who gathered on Tuesday to discuss how modern social and political dynamics are affecting the current state of government, journalism and policy in America.

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Former Florida governor Jeb Bush was among a panel of decorated speakers who gathered on Tuesday to discuss how modern social and political dynamics are affecting the current state of government, journalism and policy in America. 

The Hoover Institution hosted the panel on Monday as part of its “Governance in an Emerging World,” a series led by former Secretary of State and Hoover fellow George P. Schultz. 

Moderated by Jim Hoagland, Washington Post editor and Hoover visiting fellow, the panel included Bush, Washington Post journalist Karen Tumulty, Dan Henninger of The Wall Street Journal, Chris DeMuth of The Hudson Institute and Amanda Daflos, the chief innovation officer for the mayor of Los Angeles. 

Bush, who emphasized public education reform while governor of Florida, spoke at length about the current state of education policy in America. An advocate of charter schools and school vouchers, he highlighted the fact that more than half of all Florida students go to a school chosen by their parents. He also stated that Hispanic children in Florida are two and a half grades ahead of their Californian counterparts and that Florida went from being the state with the lowest graduation rate in the country to being above the national average. 

“It was a long, arduous journey but now young people — irrespective of the color of their skin, or whether they have an accent or whether they were born in this country or another county — have the ability to learn,” Bush said. “If our system wants to survive as a republic and we want our democracy to survive, we better make sure that the next generation gains the power of knowledge.”

He also praised the role of entrepreneurship and innovation in Silicon Valley in creating new educational opportunities, highlighting the work of organizations like Khan Academy. He believes these companies can be a part of the education and job training that are necessary in the modern world. 

“We should have many more high school students graduating with a high school degree, with college credit under their belt and a nationally recognized certificate that says they can go get a job of relevance,” Bush said.  

Conservative commentator Dan Henninger, who serves as the deputy editorial page director of the Wall Street Journal and as a contributor to Fox News, spoke about the worldwide state of democracy. He warned that democracy is in trouble both domestically and abroad. 

“It’s kind of like a governance virus that has infected the world’s democracies and the United States,” Henninger said. He pointed to gridlock in Congress as a sign of dysfunction in the U.S., along with controversial issues in Europe like Brexit, the Yellow Vest protests in France and the migrant crisis in Germany. 

Henninger cites the growth of the power of the state as one possible reason for these trends. He pointed to the supposedly excessive regulation and bureaucracy of the European Union as contributing to Brexit and other institutional breakdowns. 

“Over the last 70 years, after World War II, the world’s political leaders decided they needed to rebuild the West,” Henninger said. “They created institutions, they created bureaucracies that were supposed to rebuild after the horrible experience of World War II. After 70 years of the growth of all this, it has gotten to the point where it has reached a state of sludge. It just simply is so big that it doesn’t function very well anymore.” 

To bolster American democracy, Henninger advocated drawing on federalism, shrinking the involvement of the federal government in state and local affairs. 

“We have to get smaller, at least in the United States,” Henninger said. “We have reached a point where we are obsessed with national politics. Every issue has to be brought out at the national level. Obviously these problems do not get solved.” 

Karen Tumulty, a columnist for the Washington Post, spoke about the changing nature of journalism under the Trump presidency and in the internet age. She commented on Trump’s tendency to tweet out important announcements. 

“It has really transformed the institutional balance of power in Washington,” Tumulty said. “The agenda is set every morning whenever Trump wakes up and starts tweeting.”  

She described Trump’s tweeting as a way he is able to control the establishment base of the Republican Party and keep them in line with his agenda.   

She then added that the trend of presidential social media use did not begin with Trump. Tumulty pointed out that former President Barack Obama built a Twitter following of millions of people and did things like host Google hangouts. 

“Increasingly, technology gives presidents the power to connect with their constituency,” she said. 

Tumulty also lamented the vanishing of smaller news outlets and local news coverage, claiming that studies have shown that polarization increases as local news sources disappear. 

“This is something we should be concerned about,” she said. “The old watchdog model that local newspapers and local TV stations play is keeping an eye on the mayor and the sanitation department and the police department. There is no one to do that anymore.”

On the topic of polarization, Jeb Bush added, “There are big differences in the country and we have lost our shared identity for the moment. We need to regain that.”

He continued by saying that many people view those of different political opinions as enemies, instead of engaging with their ideas. 

“It’s not that they’re wrong or they have a different view, which would have been the way it was in the Reagan/Bush era,” Bush said. “Now they are the enemy and even though you agree, you cannot support something that the enemy supports. This is a cultural change that requires a cultural change.” 

He criticized the hyper-partisanship among politicians that has intensified in recent years, he said, fueled by controversy surrounding the Iraq War and the 2008 financial crisis. He called on politicians to become less polarized in order to serve their constituents. 

“There are 330 million people in this country and the highest-ranked cable show gets maybe four million viewers,” Bush said. “Everyone else is watching ‘Dancing with the Stars’ or something. We aren’t as obsessed about Washington politics as people in Washington think we are.” 

Bush also criticized politicians who are too easily swayed by opinions expressed on social media. 

“You have politicians just scared of the feedback on Twitter,” Bush said. “I mean, it could be a Russian bot. The whole idea that we are scared about something in the cyber world, I think they need to put their big boy pants on and start doing what they were elected to do.”

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Police blotter: May 21 – June 3 https://stanforddaily.com/2019/06/05/police-blotter-may-21-june-3/ https://stanforddaily.com/2019/06/05/police-blotter-may-21-june-3/#respond Wed, 05 Jun 2019 10:49:48 +0000 https://stanforddaily.com/?p=1155988 This report covers a selection of incidents from May 21 to June 3 as recorded in the Stanford University Department of Public Safety (SUDPS) bulletin. Tuesday, May 21 Between 1 and 4:15 p.m., a car parked near the track house was burglarized. At 3:57 p.m., there was a battery at Old Union. Between 8:35 p.m. […]

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This report covers a selection of incidents from May 21 to June 3 as recorded in the Stanford University Department of Public Safety (SUDPS) bulletin.

Tuesday, May 21

  • Between 1 and 4:15 p.m., a car parked near the track house was burglarized.
  • At 3:57 p.m., there was a battery at Old Union.
  • Between 8:35 p.m. on May 18 and 8:25 a.m. on May 21, there was an institutional burglary at Encina Hall.
  • Between May 14 and May 21, a bike was stolen from outside of Steuber Rugby Stadium.
  • Between May 16 and May 21, there was an institutional burglary at Memorial Auditorium.

Wednesday, May 22

  • Between 2:15 and 3:20 a.m, a bike was stolen from outside of the Arrillaga Family Sports Center.
  • Between 1 and 9:30 a.m., there was a grand theft at Florence Moore Hall.
  • At 11:55 a.m., someone was cited for driving without a license on Galvez Street.

Thursday, May 23

  • Between 8 and 10 p.m., there was a petty theft at the Munger Graduate Residences.
  • Between 10:15 and 11 a.m. there was a petty theft on Stanford Avenue near Raimundo Way.
  • Between 12:30 p.m. on May 22 and 2:40 p.m. on May 23, a bike was stolen near EAST House.
  • Between 11 a.m. on May 22 and 11 a.m. on May 23, the West Ear of the Oval was defaced with paint.

Friday, May 24

  • Between 10 p.m. on May 23 and 12:30 a.m. on May 24, a bike was stolen from outside of the Bing Wing of the Cecil H. Green Library.
  • Between 1:30 and 6:10 p.m., there was a petty theft at the Varian Physics Lab.

Saturday, May 25

  • Between 4:30 p.m. on May 23 and 2 p.m on May 25, there was a petty theft at the Graduate School of Business.

Sunday, May 26

  • Between 5 and 6:30 p.m., there was a petty theft at the Tropical Smoothie Cafe.
  • Between 10 p.m. on May 25 and 3 a.m. on May 26, a bike was stolen from outside of Potter.

Monday, May 27

  • Between 8:15 and 8:45 p.m., a bike was stolen from outside of Old Union.
  • At 12:33 p.m., there was an incidence of intimate partner violence in Escondido Village Albert H. Hastorf House.

Tuesday, May 28

  • Between May 24 and May 28, a bike was stolen from outside of the Rains Apartment Buildings.
  • Between May 26 and May 28, a bike was stolen from outside of Lathrop Library.

Wednesday, May 29

  • Between 1 and 8:50 a.m., a bike was stolen from outside of Quillen Highrise.

Contact Sophie Regan at sregan20 ‘at’ stanford.edu.

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Daniel Ellsberg talks U.S.-Russia relations, criticizes nuclear weapons https://stanforddaily.com/2019/05/30/daniel-ellsberg-talks-u-s-russia-relations-criticizes-nuclear-weapons/ https://stanforddaily.com/2019/05/30/daniel-ellsberg-talks-u-s-russia-relations-criticizes-nuclear-weapons/#respond Thu, 30 May 2019 07:16:01 +0000 https://stanforddaily.com/?p=1155673 Daniel Ellsberg — author, anti-war activist and whistleblower best known for his role in releasing the Pentagon Papers — spoke on Wednesday to an audience in Cubberley Auditorium about his views on nuclear weapons and his experiences as a military analyst during the Cold War.

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Daniel Ellsberg — author, anti-war activist and whistleblower best known for his role in releasing the Pentagon Papers — spoke on Wednesday to an audience in Cubberley Auditorium about his views on nuclear weapons and his experiences as a military analyst during the Cold War.

The Distinguished Speaker event was sponsored by the Symbolic Systems Program, and, Ellsberg was joined in conversation by Professor Ken Taylor and Professor Emeritus John Perry from the Philosophy department respectively. The program will eventually air as an episode of Taylor and Perry’s popular radio show and podcast, Philosophy Talk.

The Pentagon Papers

In 1958, at the age of 27, Daniel Ellsberg began work at the RAND Corporation where he focused on nuclear strategy and the control of nuclear weapons. Ellsberg was motivated by the question of how to deter the Soviet Union, which was quickly gaining enough nuclear power to destroy the United States, from launching a nuclear attack.

He also worked with the State Department and Department of Defense during the Vietnam War and contributed to the documents that would become known as the Pentagon Papers, a study commissioned in secret by then Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara. In the late ’60s he grew disaffected with the war and started attending anti-war protests. In 1971, he leaked the top-secret Pentagon Papers, which detailed United States military involvement in the Vietnam War, to national news organizations including the New York Times. According to The Times, the Pentagon Papers, which detailed information about the Vietnam War that the government was hiding from the people, showed that the Johnson administration “systematically lied, not only to the public but also to Congress.”

Ellsberg was charged in 1971 under the Espionage Act of 1917 for leaking the documents. However, all charges were eventually dismissed.

After rising to public attention for leaking the documents, Ellsberg became an anti-war activist and critic of nuclear proliferation.  

Morality of nuclear weapons

Perry and Taylor began the program by discussing the positives and negatives associated with nuclear weapons and nuclear proliferation. Perry highlighted the benefits of mutually assured destruction, thought to make it unreasonable for any country to launch a nuclear attack. Taylor, however, argued that nuclear weapons were only good for intimidating enemies and of limited utility because no reasonable actor would employ them.

Ellsberg also spoke about nuclear policies during the early Cold War era. He claimed that during the Truman and Eisenhower administrations, under which the U.S. had a monopoly on nuclear weapons for many years, the U.S. government was willing to use nuclear force against Russia.

“The strategy was, if the Russians go into West Berlin or West Germany or anywhere else, Yugoslavia or Korea, we would hit every city in Russia — and China because there was a Sino-Soviet block,” Ellsberg said. “So any attack by the Russians, under any circumstances, we intended to destroy all aspect[s] of the Sino-Soviet block and as many people in that block as we could.”

If this had happened in 1961, according to Ellsberg, it would have resulted in 600 million deaths in the Soviet Union and China.  

During the Truman administration, the U.S. had over 1,000 atomic weapons. By the time Eisenhower left office, the U.S. had more than 27,000 thermonuclear weapons, according to Ellsberg.

Ellsberg stressed the difference between an atomic bomb, which the U.S. dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki during WWII, and a thermonuclear bomb. A thermonuclear bomb uses an atomic bomb as a detonator.

“We have never seen thermonuclear war,” said Ellsberg. “Every thermonuclear bomb uses an A-bomb to set it off. If you are looking at a picture of Hiroshima, you are looking at what happens to a city when you drop the detonator of a modern thermonuclear weapon.”

Nuclear weapons today

Ellsberg spoke about the consequences of the modern of use of nuclear weapons.

“Could a nuclear war be limited and won?” Ellsberg asked, referring to a scenario in which a nuclear war would not destroy the whole world. “Absolutely. Attack with nuclear weapons a country that doesn’t have any, that doesn’t have an ally. That would include Iran. North Korea could retaliate, but we could eliminate them. We would have won the war.”

Russia, in his opinion, is a different matter. He claimed that a nuclear war between the U.S. and Russia would lead to the annihilation of nearly all life on earth.

While agreeing with Taylor that nuclear weapons are mostly used to intimidate, Ellsberg disputed that this fact makes them useless.

“Threatening to use a weapon is using a weapon,” Ellsberg said. “We have used our nuclear weapons. It works. In West Berlin, that worked.”

He also mentioned that the impetus to make nuclear weapons is often financial, citing the lucrative defense contracts held by Boeing and Lockheed Martin.

“Almost no one that I know of has wanted to initiate a nuclear war,” Ellsberg said.“They’ve prepared for it. They want to have the ability to threaten.” “We had to build — Lockheed and Boeing said we had to build up — to have the ability to disarm Russia in case we got close to a nuclear was so we wouldn’t get retaliation.”

But Ellsberg said this was not a reasonable strategy.   

“Can we disarm Russia? Can Russia disarm us?” he asked. “No, but we can pretend we can.”

Throughout the talk, Ellsberg criticized the stockpiling of nuclear weapons and the ability of the U.S. and Russia to continually threaten nuclear war.

“Hardly anybody would say that doing something that will end up killing everybody is a rational or sane thing to do,” Ellsberg said. “But to threaten it? Is that moral? Is that acceptable? The fact is the public, the Congress, the services, on both sides, have acted for 70 years now as though it were reasonable, rational, necessary, justifiable to threaten, prepare for, build, rehearse, train to initiate war that would result in the death of nearly everyone.”

Ellsberg also highlighted the potentially disastrous effects of a nuclear war.

“It wasn’t until 1983, 40 years into the nuclear era, that it was realized that the smoke from burning cities would go into the stratosphere, where it wouldn’t rain out and would cover the earth and lower the sunlight reaching the earth causing ice age conditions and killing all harvests,” Ellsberg said.

Alluding to concerns surrounding the judgment of President Donald Trump, an audience member asked whether there are any safeguards in place to prevent the president from starting a nuclear war. Ellsberg replied that not only was there “no way” to prevent the president from launching the U.S.’s nuclear weapons, but that many other people, including generals and other military personnel, also had the authority to launch the nuclear weapons if something happened to the president or if Washington was out of communication.

Another audience member asked whether Stanford should divest from companies like Boeing and Lockheed Martin for their involvement in the production of nuclear weapons. Ellsberg emphatically advocated for divesting from these manufacturers, calling them “evil” and comparing investing in these companies to investing in tobacco companies.

In response, Taylor said that Stanford’s endowment was very complicated and that no one knows whether the University is invested in these companies. He also emphasized the fiduciary responsibility of the board of trustees, to which Ellsberg replied, “bullshit.”

Ellsberg left the audience a call for the end to nuclear proliferation and the stockpiling of nuclear weapons.

“There never has been a moment’s justification for having the capability to destroy humanity, which we do have. That is unjustifiable, immoral, evil by any ethical standard that has ever existed,” said Ellsberg. “It must stop.”

Contact Sophie Regan at sregan20 ‘at’ stanford.edu.

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Police blotter: May 14 – May 20 https://stanforddaily.com/2019/05/22/police-blotter-may-14-may-20/ https://stanforddaily.com/2019/05/22/police-blotter-may-14-may-20/#respond Wed, 22 May 2019 07:00:46 +0000 https://stanforddaily.com/?p=1155264 This report covers a selection of incidents from May 14 to May 20 as recorded in the Stanford University Department of Public Safety (SUDPS) bulletin.

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This report covers a selection of incidents from May 14 to May 20 as recorded in the Stanford University Department of Public Safety (SUDPS) bulletin.

Tuesday, May 14

  • Between 12:30 and 1:10 p.m., a vehicle parked near the Anderson Collection was burglarized.
  • Between 12:30 and 1:55 p.m., a vehicle parked near the Track House was burglarized.

Wednesday, May 15

  • On May 15, it was reported that between 4:30 and 5:30 p.m. on May 11, a rape while the victim was incapable of consent occurred at an undisclosed location on Stanford’s campus.
  • Between 4:30 p.m. on May 14 and 9 a.m. on May 15, a bike was stolen from outside of the Knight Management Center.
  • At 2:11 p.m., someone was cited for obstructing a public officer, petty theft and appropriating lost property at Wilbur Dining Hall.
  • Between 5 and 5:15 p.m., a vehicle parked near the Oval was burglarized.
  • Around 5:36 p.m., a bike was stolen from near the Roble Field Parking Garage.
  • At 7:15 p.m., someone was cited for being in violation of the leash law, which requires all dogs to be kept on a leash, on Lathrop Drive.
  • At 10 p.m., there was a battery at an undisclosed location on campus.

Thursday, May 16

  • At 10:20 p.m., someone was cited for driving without a license on Galvez Street.

Friday, May 17

  • Between 1:45 and 2:05 p.m., there was a petty theft at the Environment and Energy Building.

Saturday, May 18

  • Between 8:20 p.m. on May 17 and 7 p.m. on May 18, there was a grand theft in the Faculty Building East and West at the Graduate School of Business.
  • Between 9:30 and 11 a.m., there was a petty theft on Stanford Ave near Junipero Serra Boulevard.
  • Between 5 and 7 p.m., there was an act of vandalism at Encina Hall.
  • At 11:30 p.m., someone was cited for causing a public nuisance near the Arrillaga Alumni Center.   

Sunday, May 19

  • Between 4 p.m. on May 18 and 6 p.m. on May 19, a bike was stolen from outside of Mirrielees.
  • Between 12 and 4:30 p.m., a bike was stolen from outside of the Arrillaga Family Dining Commons.

Monday, May 20

  • At 9:05 a.m., there was an identity theft at the Munger Graduate Residence.
  • At 12:45 p.m., there was a hit-and-run at an unknown location.

Contact Sophie Regan at sregan20 ‘at’ stanford.edu.

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Andrew Klavan asserts ‘no idea is too hateful to discuss’ in talk on America’s ‘Judeo-Christian’ values https://stanforddaily.com/2019/05/15/andrew-klavan-asserts-no-idea-is-too-hateful-to-discuss-in-talk-on-americas-judeo-christian-values/ https://stanforddaily.com/2019/05/15/andrew-klavan-asserts-no-idea-is-too-hateful-to-discuss-in-talk-on-americas-judeo-christian-values/#respond Wed, 15 May 2019 07:05:05 +0000 https://stanforddaily.com/?p=1154939 Andrew Klavan — a conservative novelist, podcast host and political commentator — spoke Tuesday night about the role of Judeo-Christian values in Western civilization in a controversial talk titled “Yes, America is a Judeo-Christian Nation.”

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Andrew Klavan — a conservative novelist, podcast host and political commentator — spoke Tuesday night about the role of Judeo-Christian values in Western civilization in a controversial talk titled, “Yes, America is a Judeo-Christian Nation.”

The event, hosted by Stanford College Republicans (SCR), has raised significant tensions within the Stanford student body and prompted a pre-emptive response from University administrators. On Monday, Vice Provost for Student Affairs Susie Brubaker-Cole and Dean for Religious Life Tiffany Steinwert released a statement criticizing Klavan, who they said has previously “sought to promote Judeo-Christian values in part by fostering anti-Muslim sentiment … equating Islam with violence and barbarism.”

Brubaker-Cole and Steinwert also criticized the advertising tactics for the event, which involved flyers distributed around the Markaz — Stanford’s Muslim community center — in what they criticized as “an evidently deliberate attempt to disturb and disrespect our Muslim community.”

The Markaz incident closely followed a controversy last week wherein a member of SCR responded to the invitation of Jewish political cartoonist Eli Valley to campus by posting anti-Semitic cartoons from Nazi propaganda outlet Der Stürmer. The flyers were put up — reportedly without consulting SCR leadership — in response to Valley’s own cartoons, which some accused of employing anti-Semitic tropes.

In his event on Friday, Valley criticized the use of “Judeo-Christian” in the title of Klavan’s talk as “a bullshit term” used “partly to erase Jews.”

In a third flyering incident, attendees of the Klavan event arrived to find the doors of Braun Auditorium chained shut and papered over with satirical flyers criticizing SCR and Klavan. Behind the barricades were several cups of juice. Attendees waited for 20 minutes to enter the auditorium before SCR members reopened the doors and removed the juice.

Comments on free speech

Before delivering his prepared remarks, Klavan addressed the controversy surrounding his visit, specifically criticizing administrators Brubaker-Cole and Steinwert, who were both in attendance, along with Associate Dean for Religious Life Sughra Ahmed.

“Normally people call me names all the time, and normally I don’t respond because they don’t know what they’re talking about or who I am, but when somebody in the administration of a college calls you a bigot I think that deserves a response, and my response is basically, ‘Screw you,’” Klavan said. “The fact that anybody would give a hair on a rat’s ass what these two think is deeply disturbing.”  

Brubaker-Cole and Steinwert declined to respond.

Klavan emphasized the importance of free speech, maintaining that, “There is nothing unacceptable or hateful about what [he has] to say.”

“You are perfectly capable of listening to me talk without exploding, without dying, without losing your minds and … presenting your objections or your disagreements and allowing me to respond,” he continued.

Klavan, who converted to Christianity from secular Judaism at age 50, also responded to Brubaker-Cole and Steinwert’s accusations that he has fostered “anti-Muslim sentiment.”

“I have criticized and made fun of Islam, Catholicism, Buddhism, Judaism and my own religion probably most of all: Episcopalianism,” Klavan said. “Religions are systems of ideas … If you cannot debate and mock and criticize and talk about ideas, why do you need a university in the first place?”

“A Judeo-Christian nation”

“The foundation of [a] society is like the foundation of a person,” Klavan said. “It is what is woven into you that you cannot get away from. Even if you don’t agree with it, it is still part of you. Christianity is woven into this society.”

Klavan highlighted several key American values that he believes are rooted in Christianity.

“The Christian God is a person and man is created in God’s image; therefore people are individuals with a conscience,” Klavan said.

Klavan claims that these ideas lead to the notion of free will and natural law.

“Christians believed in an all-good God, yet they could see that people did terrible things,” Klavan said. “Strong people dominated, hurt the weak. They thought, ‘God must want us to be free, to have free will.’”

According to Klavan, every civilization has basic ideas that cannot be proven but are simply accepted as true. In Western civilization, for instance, the study of natural law led to the ideas espoused by the American Founding Fathers, he said, citing the principles of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness as shared values between the Christian God and the U.S. Constitution.

Klavan also said that America’s fear of tyrannical government is rooted in the Christian doctrine of original sin. This inability to trust people not to abuse power, he argued, comes from this doctrine and has developed in Christian thought over the past two millennia.

He also discussed his views on multiculturalism, which he said is an invention of the West. He expressed his belief in the idea of coexistence but pushed back against the idea that multiculturalism implies all cultures are equal.

“Nobody thinks the culture of the [American] South, where they held black people as slaves, was just as good as places [where] they did not hold black people as slaves,” he said.

Klavan pointed to multiculturalism’s roots in ancient Rome as well as in Biblical passages that deny distinctions based on gender, race or class, affirming his support for the notion due to his appreciation of Western values.

He pointed to America as an example of his view of multiculturalism.

“America is the least racist country on Earth,” Klavan said. “Nobody comes close to second. Look at the pictures of cities in America and look at the pictures of cities in China. Look at the difference in what the left calls diversity and what I call different-colored people. All of that comes from our Christian and Classical roots.”

He emphasized the role of Christian values in the abolitionist movement, as well as Western society’s legal acceptance of same-sex relationships.

Klavan ended his remarks by asserting that Christian values support the free expression of ideas.

“There is no idea too hateful to express, no idea too woke, to be ridiculed out of society … If you do it with Christian love, there is no problem that cannot be transformed, because we are a Judeo-Christian society.”

Audience questions

The lecture raised several questions from the audience.

Attendees asked Klavan for his thoughts on the primary differences between Judaism, Christianity and Islam. In response, Klavan cited a perceived difference in the relationship between adherents of these faiths and God. Unlike Jews, he said, Christians were freed from the obligations of Old Testament law and view their relationship with God as being more of a “friend” than a “servant.”

In response to a question about whether he believes Islam could be “transformed” in a way similar to Christianity, Klavan stated his belief that Christian values are “true” and that, accordingly, could be arrived at through self-evident perception from the “human heart” and that “religions can be rewritten by the heart.”

“Christianity cannot be forced, it can only be chosen,” Klavan said in response to another question, adding that problems in the tradition arose when Christians attempted to force their faith on others. “A secular world is necessary for Christianity,” he said of the need for space for free choice, “but not an anti-Christian world.”

Sean Hackett ’22, a student who attended the event, said that the event came “from a Christian angle” and assumed an objective moral truth. He criticized Klavan for not addressing moral relativism.

Sarah Thomas ’19, who also attended, said she appreciated Klavan’s emphasis on natural law, which she said is typically not emphasized by Stanford professors.

“In a mere one-hour talk tonight, Andrew Klavan showed that the moral intuitions we all experience come from the natural law,” Thomas said. “Indeed, the articulations of natural law found in the Bible, [Thomas] Aquinas and early modern Protestant thought greatly influenced natural rights and the American founding … They give us a unique lens for thinking about our heritage as a nation, but also our place in the cosmos.”

This article has been updated to reflect that Brubaker-Cole and Steinwert declined to respond to Klavan’s statements about them.

Contact Sophie Regan at sregan20 ‘at’ stanford.edu and Riley DeHaan at rdehaan ‘at’ stanford.edu.

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Police blotter: May 7 – May 13 https://stanforddaily.com/2019/05/15/police-blotter-may-7-may-13/ https://stanforddaily.com/2019/05/15/police-blotter-may-7-may-13/#respond Wed, 15 May 2019 07:00:22 +0000 https://stanforddaily.com/?p=1154896 This report covers a selection of incidents from May 7 to May 13 as recorded in the Stanford University Department of Public Safety (SUDPS) bulletin.

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This report covers a selection of incidents from May 7 to May 13 as recorded in the Stanford University Department of Public Safety (SUDPS) bulletin.

Tuesday, May 7

  • At 11:40 a.m., someone was cited for a probation violation.

Wednesday, May 8

  • Between 6:30 a.m. on May 7 and 10 a.m. on May 8, a bike was stolen from Rosse Lane.
  • Between 8 p.m. on May 7 and 5 p.m. on May 8, a vehicle parked in Lot 41 was burglarized.

Thursday, May 9

  • Between noon on May 8 and 10 a.m. on May 9, a bike was stolen from outside of the Quillen Highrise.
  • Between 5 and 9:30 p.m. a bike was stolen from outside of the Cecil H. Green Library.
  • Between 5:30 and 8:30 p.m., a vehicle parked in the Roble Field Parking Garage was burglarized.
  • Between 9 and 9:10 p.m., a vehicle parked near the West Campus Tennis Courts was burglarized.
  • At 9:25 p.m. someone was cited for driving without a license on Campus Drive near Knight Way.

Friday, May 10

  • Between 2 p.m. on May 9 and 9:30 a.m. on May 10, there was a grand theft at Pigott Hall.
  • Between 1 and 2:10 p.m., a vehicle parked on Palm Drive near Roth Way was burglarized.
  • At 2:31 p.m., there was a vehicular hit-and-run near the Gilbert Biological Sciences building.
  • Between 6:10 and 8 p.m., a vehicle parked near the Bing Concert Hall was burglarized.  

Saturday, May 11

  • Between 7 a.m. on May 8 and 12 p.m. on May 11, vandalism occurred at the Stanford Stadium.
  • Between 12:30 and 1:30 p.m., a vehicle parked on Stanford Ave. was burglarized.

Sunday, May 12

  • At 3:25 p.m., someone was arrested on an outside warrant on Arboretum Road.

Contact Sophie Regan at sregan20 ‘at’ stanford.edu.

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