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Avula tapped for Senate chair

By Michael Tamkin
NEWS| The Seventh ASSU Undergraduate Senate met last night to discuss changes to publication distribution policy, ease the transfer of power to recently elected ASSU leaders and approve funding bills for various student groups.

ASSU gets Green to extend hours

By Michael Tamkin
NEWS| The ASSU Undergraduate Senate met briefly last night to discuss plans for the selection of a new Nominations Commission and to hear about an extension of Green Library’s hours.

ASSU plans for spring elections

By Michael Tamkin
NEWS| The Undergraduate Senate met last night to debate a proposal to place ASSU constitutional amendments on the ballot for the upcoming spring election.

ASSU looks to successes, future goals

By Michael Tamkin
NEWS| ASSU President Melanie Kannokada, a senior, expressed her goal for the ASSU to be an organization that embodies “efficacy, strong communication and advocacy” during her State of the ASSU Address last night.

ASSU finalizes special-fees program

By Michael Tamkin
NEWS| The Undergraduate Senate convened last night to confirm an election commission for the upcoming spring quarter elections, to debate changes to the Student Judicial Charter and to approve special-fees bills for student groups wishing to appear on the upcoming special fees ballot.

ASSU goes techie to solve campus problems

By Michael Tamkin
NEWS| The ASSU Undergraduate Senate convened last night to discuss plans to improve the use of technology around campus, hear updates from committees and plan for campus-wide cultural events.

Senate considers reforms

By Michael Tamkin
NEWS| The ASSU Undergraduate Senate met last night to confirm a new publications director and consider issues such as constitutional reform and investment disclosure.

ASSU discusses student space, dining

By Michael Tamkin
NEWS| The ASSU Undergraduate Senate convened last night to discuss issues involving student space in Tresidder Union, student input in the University Dining Committee and updates by Senate committees.

University endowment swells to $12.4 billion

By Michael Tamkin
NEWS| Stanford’s endowment grew 19.5 percent over the past fiscal year ending in June 2005, one of the most successful performances for any university endowment in the country.

Elephants detect vibrations

By Michael Tamkin
NEWS| Caitlin O’Connell-Rodwell, a research associate at the Medical School’s Department of Otolaryngology, has concluded after conducting research for 10 years that elephants are able to use ground vibrations to send a variety of messages, including warnings and mating calls.

Memorial service offers help with loss

By Michael Tamkin
NEWS| The Office for Religious Life held an open interfaith memorial service for members of the Stanford community yesterday in the Round Room of Memorial Church.

Feminist scholars gather

By Michael Tamkin
NEWS| To evaluate the impact feminist scholarship has had on history, science, gender relations and culture, Stanford’s Institute for Research on Women and Gender, or IRWG, held a conference Saturday in honor of its 30th anniversary.

Festival features French films, directors

By Michael Tamkin
NEWS| Tonight marks the beginning of “From Script to Screen: Conversations on Contemporary French Cinema,” a French film festival of screenings and discussions with directors.

Groups continue tsunami support efforts

By Michael Tamkin
NEWS| Since the devastating tsunamis hit Southeast Asia in December, undergraduates, graduate students and faculty have pitched in to aid the relief effort.

The Raging Grannies

By Michael Tamkin
NEWS| You may have noticed them on the front lines of a peace rally, environmental conservation march or a civil liberties demonstration, singing songs while wearing outlandish outfits.