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With case counts rising, COVID-19 restrictions prove divisive
Some students living on campus have voiced dissent with new mask requirements — but others say the University needs to go even further to contain the spread of COVID-19.
Stanford moves up COVID-19 testing requirement for faculty, encourages mask-wearing indoors
Unvaccinated faculty, staff and postdoctoral scholars will need to adhere to weekly COVID-19 testing beginning on Aug. 9.
7 fully vaccinated students test positive for COVID-19
The infections come just days after Stanford eliminated its twice-weekly testing requirement for inoculated students.
Provost details how campus will (mostly) return to normal in the fall
Among the academic changes slated for fall are a return to “normal seating capacity without physical distancing” in classrooms.
Stanford rolls back physical distancing, health check requirements
Starting July 1, faculty, staff and postdoctoral scholars will no longer be required to complete their daily Health Check when visiting or living on campus if they have uploaded proof of full vaccination.
Want to win $25? Get vaccinated.
The University will draw 20 winners of $25 gift cards to Amazon, DoorDash and Starbucks each Thursday, for a total of $3,000 worth of prizes.
Stanford to roll back mask requirements, gathering restrictions
Stanford will not require fully vaccinated students to wear masks in indoor or outdoor residential areas after June 26. Masks will still be required indoors in most other buildings, including dining halls and academic, research and administrative buildings.
Stanford eases COVID-19 restrictions ahead of summer quarter
The University is eliminating the Campus Compact and reducing mandatory testing requirements. The shift comes as many frosh arrive on campus for the first time since being admitted to Stanford over a year ago.
Stanford announces deadline for mandatory vaccination
The University will place enrollment holds on students’ Axess accounts if they fail to meet the requirement or deadline.
Stanford moves to restructure residential education jobs
Stanford will add Resident Directors, Community Coordinators and Neighborhood Program Directors to their residential education system as part of The University’s ResX initiative.
Stanford to pay for Collegeboxes storage through summer
Stanford will pay for continued Collegeboxes storage until the start of fall quarter 2021 for students who are not currently living on campus, will not return to campus for summer quarter and are planning to return to campus for fall quarter, according to a Monday email from the executive director of R&DE Student Housing Operations Imogen Hinds.
Stanford to require COVID-19 vaccination in fall
The requirement comes as vaccination accessibility increases nationwide and an increasing number of peer institutions — including Columbia, Yale, Brown and Cornell — release plans to require the shot for their students’ return in the fall.
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Worried after last week’s data breach? Here are some precautions you can take
Though the exact breadth and scope of the breach remain unknown, these steps can also act as important preventative measures to ensure you are kept safe in any future breaches.
Hackers leak Social Security numbers, student data in massive data breach
The leaked Stanford data is part of a data breach affecting numerous businesses and universities that targeted a widely-used file transfer service, Accellion, used by the University.
Daniel Wu and Sam Catania
• Stanford expands options for gathering in person as COVID-19 rates decline
Under the newly relaxed restrictions, students will be able to organize private outdoor gatherings for up to 24 students from three households.
Santa Clara County moves to orange tier, lowers restrictions
The reduction of county restrictions comes as thousands of juniors and seniors plan to return to campus in the coming days for spring quarter.
Weekly student COVID-19 cases drop to 0 for the first time since November
The University reported zero new student COVID-19 cases and four new faculty, staff and postdoc cases for the week of March 8 — a reduction from the previous week’s six combined new cases.
Undergraduate senators call for expanded scribe services for disabled students
“They’re on the wrong side of this and they should be held accountable,” said Senator Kobe Hopkins, as he and senators called on the University to expand scribe services for disabled students.
A mistake or the right call? Students express mixed reactions to upperclassmen return
Even those who are concerned with Stanford’s plans for the spring share an understanding of the emotional difficulties that come with a disconnected college experience.
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Stanford eases restrictions on outdoor gatherings amid declining cases
The easing of restrictions on student gatherings comes as new COVID-19 cases among students remain at two for the second week in a row, the lowest positivity rate since the start of the quarter, but also amid multiple prohibited gatherings and COVID-19 safety rule-breaking.
School of Medicine students manage 150-person event with social distance — can other parts of campus do the same?
Students at Stanford’s School of Medicine worked directly with administrators to plan an in-person happy-hour event. Organizers said careful planning, contact tracing and guidance from med school administrators lead to what they believe was a safe event.
Stanford reports 18 new COVID-19 cases, a mild uptick from last week
The University reported nine new student COVID-19 cases and nine new faculty, staff and postdoc cases for the week of Feb. 2 — a mild uptick from the previous week’s 15 combined new cases, according to its COVID dashboard.
Parties, wine nights and rule-bending: The Graduate School of Business during COVID-19
GSB students have flouted Stanford's COVID-19 restrictions at a level unmatched by any other undergraduate or graduate populations — and students say it comes down to the school's culture.
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