The human cost of militarism
Over the past decade, militaristic machinations have become more artfully deceptive, demanding dynamic and multi-nodal forms of resistance. It’s relatively easy to build coalitions to protest an expensive and unjust ...
Undergraduate Senate votes against divestment bill
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 ...
Student demonstrators protest Tony Blair’s alleged war crimes [AUDIO]
A group of around 20 students protested former British Prime Minister Tony Blair's visit to Stanford Thursday evening. Holding signs that read "The answer to colonialism is not imperialism" and ...
Editorial: Not just apathy – activists undermine participation
Examining the culture of campus activism and its relationship with the rest of the student body is equally important when discussing why students don’t engage more with activist collectives at ...
Artistic attention to Afghanistan
The exhibit, part of a traveling mural project organized by Quaker organization American Friends Service Committee, was brought to campus by student organization Stanford Says No to War, in time ...
Three Books authors discuss moral dilemma of war
After a week of orientation activities, Stanford freshmen took on this year's topic, “ethics of war,” Sunday afternoon at the annual Three Books panel discussion. This year’s books focused on ...
Editorial: Free Speech Rules – Still Illegal
Universities stand upon the bedrock of free speech. An open forum of ideas is the very essence of the academy. Stanford should pride itself on fostering an open environment in ...
Op-Ed: Country first, humanity second
If I had to summarize the report and recommendations of the Faculty Senate’s ad hoc committee on ROTC in two words, they would be “Country First,” the shallow, populist slogan ...
