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GSC passes bill to allow proctoring, advocates improvements for graduate housing
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (449+ words) The Graduate Student Council (GSC) passed the Joint Bill on Proctoring Following the Conclusion of the AIWG Proctoring Pilot at its Thursday meeting. The bill, whose guidelines will be modified and monitored by the Board of Conduct Affairs (BCA), must…...
Ph. D. candidates present research at annual Three Minute Thesis competition
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (668+ words) 10 Stanford Ph. D. students took the stage at Hauck Auditorium on Thursday to present their dissertation research in three minutes or less at Stanford's second annual Three Minute Thesis (3 MT) competition. AJ Phillips, a sixth year Ph. D. candidate in electrical engineering,…...
The ASSU's Presidential Debate
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (51+ words) The Stanford Daily The ASSU's Presidential Debate The Stanford Daily co-hosted a debate with all three ASSU Presidential Slates (FARM-RASIED, No Brakes and BUILT DIFFERENT) Tuesday. Taber Cannon is the Vol. 269 Video Managing Editor and previously was the Vol. 267 Video…...
Junior class president race sees SPARK run uncontested
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (207+ words) The 2026 junior class president's race will feature only a single candidate slate, with SPARK seeking to continue its leadership from sophomore year. SPARK is composed of Angela Li '28, Anura Bracey '28, Jasper Karlson '28 and Asad Gilani '28. Samuel Chen '28 is a "proxy…...
Initiative aims to improve student classroom engagement
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (590+ words) Stanford's Office of the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education (VPUE) has been on a mission to determine the ideal educational environment. Launched Friday, Promoting Academic Communities and Engagement (PACE) is the office's initiative to increase "intellectual engagement" among students in…...
Sigma Chi returns to 550, Terra and Synergy combine
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (641+ words) On Dec. 9, the University announced several new theme house assignments. The changes came as a result of the 2025 theme house application and review process, a new system managed by the Committee on Residential Learning (Co RL)." Next year, Kappa Kappa…...
ASSU Executive candidates take the debate stage
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (678+ words) ASSU Executive candidate slates "No Brakes, "FARM-RAISED and "BUILT DIFFERENT argued for their policy platforms and leadership abilities at a Tuesday debate in White Plaza that drew over 150 students. Outside of sharing their goals, candidates traded occasional jabs, though the…...
Russia designates Stanford an 'undesirable' organization
3+ day, 2+ hour ago (590+ words) Stanford joined the ranks of Yale and UC Berkeley as an official American academic target of the Kremlin, after Russia labeled the University an "undesirable" organization last Friday. The label means anyone with a connection to the institution could face…...
Our mission to rebuild the Students of Color Coalition
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (392+ words) David Sengthay "26 is the Chair of the 27th ASSU Undergraduate Senate and a senior at Stanford. What followed over the next decade was a cascade of institutional change that Stanford"s administration had resisted for years. The introduction of Chicano/a…...
How to Study for Finals in College (For Real)
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (578+ words) As finals creep closer, library seats are becoming scarce, coffee consumption is spiking, and group chats are suddenly turning academic. It seems so familiar, but upon a closer look, the way students are preparing for exams today is different than…...