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Senate discusses shuttle service
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At last night’s ASSU Undergraduate Senate meeting, senators discussed a potential amendment to the current ASSU constitution by-laws in order to preserve the ASSU Shuttle initiative.
Senators debate committee appointments
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Senator Luukas Ilves ‘09 asked that Senate Chair Tiq Chapa ‘10 explain his rationale for choosing the eight senators that he did.
ASSU chooses new chairs
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During a three-hour long meeting, Senator Tiq Chapa ’10 won the Senate chair election against returning Senator Patrick Cordova ’09 in an 8-7 vote. Senator Shelley Gao ’11 defeated Senator Stephanie Chan ’11 for the deputy chair seat.
Parliamentarian role considered
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The new Senate-elect will have its last transitional meeting with the current senators next week.
Senate welcomes new members
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During last night’s ASSU Undergraduate Senate meeting, senators primarily focused on the recent election results and the transition to the newly elected Senate.
Groups opt out of joint special fees
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Groups applying for special fees will join candidates in awaiting the results of ASSU elections tonight.
Senate discusses gender-neutral pilot program
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Three groups fail to make special fees ballot
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The special fees petitioning period came to a close Monday at noon.
Special fees deadline extended
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After requests to extend the special fees petition deadline in response to a glitch in the petition Web site, the ASSU Elections Commission has pushed back the deadline to Monday at noon.
ASSU addresses errors in special fees process
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The 10 percent was to be calculated based only on the amount of special fees funding that the group had the previous year.
ASSU welcomes student input
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Today, the Senate will be hosting an event — “Come Complain Here” — that is focused on receiving feedback from undergraduate students across campus.
Special fees requests face new measure
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Measure A stipulates that groups applying for joint special fees — funds from both graduates and undergraduates — must receive the majority vote from both student bodies, separately.
Senate approves special fees requests
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Various student groups have submitted budget proposals and requests to the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Senators came together for one of multiple meetings to approve each organization’s funding allocations.
ASSU urges transparency on campus
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“We have failed to be open and transparent to the student body,” Ilves said.
Freshman class expansion task force to meet
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Today marks the first meeting of the task force organized by President John Hennessy to analyze the potential benefits and consequences of increasing the number of undergraduate students admitted each year.
ASSU urges Rumsfeld to address campus
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During this week’s Undergraduate Senate meeting, senators primarily focused on passing the “Bill to Allow for the Discussion of Donald Rumsfeld’s Legacy.” The bill passed fourteen to one, but not without discussion as to whether this issue was pertinent to the Undergraduate Senate and its responsibilities.
ASSU looks to improve shuttle
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Senators discuss ‘08 plans
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While some students across campus are upset that the Senate did not pass a bill officially opposing former Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld’s appointment to the Hoover Institution as a distinguished visiting fellow earlier this month, the senators themselves have moved on.
Rumsfeld bill barely fails to pass in ASSU
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After weeks of delay, the “Resolution to Express Opposition to the Appointment of Donald Rumsfeld as a Hoover Distinguished Fellow” did not pass at last night’s ASSU Undergraduate Senate meeting.
Arts Grant Program revived by Senate vote
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Senate lights up bike extravaganza
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Students lined up in White Plaza yesterday to pick up a free bike light and Jamba Juice at the ASSU Bike Light Extravaganza.
Rumsfeld vote again postponed
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ASSU senators once again postponed a vote on Donald Rumsfeld’s appointment as a Hoover Institution Distinguished Fellow at their meeting last night, citing a need to ensure that the bill is properly written.
Senate postpones vote on Rumsfeld bill
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ASSU senators decided to postpone voting on the issue of Donald Rumsfeld’s appointment as a Hoover Distinguished Fellow until next week after hearing from a representative in opposition to his appointment at their meeting last night.
ASSU plans resolution on Rumsfeld
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Discussion revolved around Donald Rumsfeld’s Hoover appointment at last night’s ASSU Undergraduate Senate meeting, as senators focused on the importance of representing the opinions of the undergraduate student body.
ASSU tackles cost of living, OSA
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At last night’s meeting, the ASSU Undergraduate Senate consolidated its goals for the 2007-2008 academic year and established its top priorities — reducing the average cost of student living and working to enhance the role of the Office of Student Affairs (OSA).
Senate discusses Rumsfeld, Old Union
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At the opening meeting of the Ninth Undergraduate Senate last night, the ASSU addressed controversial campus issues before targeting its goals for the coming months.
Camarillo picked as diversity coordinator
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History Prof. Albert Camarillo has been appointed Special Assistant to the Provost for Faculty Diversity, a newly created position. President John Hennessy announced the new position at the Academic Council meeting two weeks ago.
Springfest provides faculty, staff with chance to relax
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Students aren’t the only ones hanging out in the spring sunshine these days.
1,745 sign with SU
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Come September, the members of the Class of 2011 will be the newest additions to the Farm. All 1,745 of them. With 70.8 percent of the 2,465 admitted students choosing to enroll at the University, next year’s freshmen will be a part of one of Stanford’s largest incoming classes.
Housing changes in store
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Calling all students: if you are planning to enter this year’s Housing Draw, the deadline is fast approaching. By Sunday, all Draw groups will be finalized and individual entries must submit an application by May 13.
ProFros flood campus
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They are impossible to miss. The tell-tale nametags and Cardinal red folders are dead giveaways: Next year’s prospective freshmen affectionately known as “ProFros” are here for Admit Weekend, a three-day affair designed to impress and inform admitted students.
Day brings fun, locals to the Farm
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Campus will be flooded with thousands of locals Sunday as the University hosts its fifth annual Community Day. More than 50 student organizations and campus departments plan to host activities for visitors in the day-long event, which will begin at 10 a.m. and end at 4 p.m.
Settlement allows Joyce scholar to publish work
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English Prof. Carol Shloss’ suit against James Joyce’s estate for the permission to quote passages from the Irish author’s 1939 novel “Finnegans Wake” and letters between the famous novelist and his daughter Lucia Joyce was settled in her favor.
Energy group picks director
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Sally Benson, former deputy director of operations at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, began her duties as executive director of Stanford’s Global Climate and Energy Project (GCEP) last Thursday.
New plays question medical ethics
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The Medical School and the National Center for New Plays at Stanford presented a play that focused on genetic manipulation in humans and discusses its ethical significance yesterday.
Hecker will co-direct CISAC
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Management science and engineering Prof. Siegfried S. Hecker was named co-director of the Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC) in the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies last week.
Dance Marathon raises record funds
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Almost 1,000 people participated in this weekend’s third annual Stanford Dance Marathon — a 24-hour fundraising party that took place at the Arrillaga Alumni Center from noon on Saturday until noon on Sunday.
EPA panel calls for peace
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In an effort to raise student awareness about the recent spate of violence in East Palo Alto, four student groups invited City Council member Ruben Abrica M.A. ‘78 and Police Department representative Kathy Samuels to participate in a panel discussion yesterday.
Mock Trial scores at UCLA
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The fifth place win was the best showing for a Stanford team at the UCLA invitational.
KZSU celebrates 60 years
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To celebrate its 60 years on the airwaves, KZSU kicked off a 60-hour marathon on the morning of Jan.
Lack of publicity stirs confusion
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