The ASSU Undergraduate Senate voted Tuesday evening against a bill proposed by Students for Palestinian Equal Rights (SPER) urging the Board of Trustees to reconsider investments in companies that they said violate human rights and international law.
At a meeting that lasted over two and a half hours, the ASSU Undergraduate Senate approved 46 special fees funding bills, gave feedback to representatives of the Office of Alcohol Policy and Education (OAPE) and put a bill on previous notice that, if passed, will urge the Board of Trustees to reevaluate Stanford’s endowment investments.
With the U.S. military’s involvement in Libya still in its infancy, two scholars came together at the Law School on Friday afternoon to debate the constitutionality of America’s intervention in the country.
Egyptian political activist and Google Middle East executive Wael Ghonim spoke about his role in helping catalyze the recent Egyptian revolution in a talk on Friday at Cubberley Auditorium.
Students Confronting Apartheid by Israel (SCAI) has relaunched its campaign to build student support for divestment of the University’s endowment from companies that SCAI says profit from human rights violations against Palestinians.
When Shakir handed Almojel the microphone at the front of the room, Almojel was speechless for a few moments, moved to tears.
“The beautiful thing about this community,” Almojel finally said, “is that I feel I know everyone here—this is our family.”