Fadi Quran To Be Released, Set on Bail
Stanford grad and Palestinian nonviolent youth activist Fadi Quran ’10 is scheduled to be released from Israeli prison after he posts bail, according to PolicyMic. Fadi’s sister Semma is reporting on...
View ArticleWhy I Dropped Out: an Editorial from a Former ASSU Candidate
The following post is from James Mwaura ’13, who recently withdrew from the ASSU Executive race with his running-mate, Charles Mbatia ’13. It is with great disappointment that Charles and I are...
View ArticleThe Art of Coachillin’
85,000 people. Spotty cell phone coverage. Three straight days of music. Snow-capped mountains by day, and spotlights flashing across the sky by night. These were the circumstances under which one of...
View ArticlePro-Fro Blog! How are you liking Stanford???
At today’s Activities Fair, some intrepid ProFros were willing to try their hand at a little blogging, TUSB-style, and share their thoughts on Admit Weekend: As a (finally) committed student, I’d like...
View ArticleIf You Want to Save Chi Theta Chi, March on the Vice Provost’s Office This...
This Monday, May 14, at 9:30am, the residents, alumni, and friends of Chi Theta Chi (XOX) will march on the office of Vice Provost for Student Affairs to defend the house’s lease before the deaf ears...
View ArticleArt After Dark: When the Sun Goes Down, the Art Comes Up!
Starting tonight, Stanford will kick off Art After Dark, its second annual festival celebrating student creativity and sustainability. Featuring more than 250 pieces of student-produced art, drama,...
View ArticleHow Safe Is Stanford??
A recent report by the University’s Department of Public Safety tells two stories, one of progress and another of lingering concerns. On one hand, Stanford’s cops have made major gains in reducing...
View ArticleCelebrate the Big Game Victory Like the GSB!
If you haven’t seen this already, or even if you have, take four minutes to celebrate today’s 21-3 triumph over the Golden Bears with some inspiring dance moves by a GSB flash mob of “Gangnam Style.”...
View ArticleFrom Coast 2 Coast on 2 Wheels: A Freshman’s Bike Trip Across America
How far can you get in 72 days on a bike? If you’re Taylor Burdge ’16, the answer is 3,886 miles and 19 states. This past summer, Taylor participated in a program called Bike and Build, which organizes...
View ArticleThe 2012 Election’s Biggest Loser: Planet Earth
This election may be the biggest rip-off of America’s democracy in recent memory. Sure, we have choices between blue and red. Our candidates claim to offer stark ideological differences and visions for...
View ArticleStanford Gangnam Style, Undergrad Style
Hats-off to the Korean Student Association and all of the dancers in the latest Stanford Gangnam Style parody. Unlike the GSB version, this one actually does the Stanford campus justice. [There is a...
View ArticleThe Sweetest Venue You’ve Never Visited: Sweetwater Music Hall
Cardinal fans, a new music venue merits your attention. On Saturday night, I headed up to Sweetwater Music Hall in Mill Valley to catch a concert with Furthur, the Grateful Dead spinoff band led by Bob...
View ArticleWas YOUR Stanford App This Impressive?
Apparently, the Common App and Supplementary Essays aren’t enough these days. One aspiring CS major, Alex Greene, decided to create an iPhone app as part of his Stanford App. Check it out here: [There...
View ArticleBloomberg to be 2013 Commencement Speaker!
Stanford may not be getting its campus in NYC, but we may have just gotten the next best thing: Mayor Michael Bloomberg for our 2013 Commencement Speaker. For the second year in a row, Stanford’s...
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