Stanford Hospitals and Clinics (SHC)’s recent decision to implement job cuts and offload services to an external contractor has prompted allegations of negligence and worker abuse from community members.
We know that reforming our food system requires forging alliances across groups.
I would hope that even in week eight of the quarter, Stanford students are able to find time to stand up for what they believe in.
The fact that I’m still writing about the Occupy movement — and more importantly, that you’re still taking the time to read another column about it — would seem to indicate some level of campus support for the populist upwelling that has captured headlines around the globe. But you’d never know it based on the rather lackluster showing of Occupy Stanford, the movement’s arm on the Farm. In fact, were you to visit White Plaza during one of OS’s poorly attended sit-ins, walk-outs or stand-ups, you might not even realize Occupy Stanford existed at all.
Santiago on your average day is one of the most orderly cities in South America. Drivers follow the road signs, pedestrians have the right of way and crime rates are the lowest in the region. The late June day I arrived in my downtown apartment was not to be an average day. The once orderly downtown area was chaos in amid the ongoing student protests that had consumed Chile’s public education system for over a month.
About 20 Stanford workers gathered Wednesday near Building 10 in protest of UGL Services, the staffing agency that recently won a contract for janitorial services at the University.