On May 28, 2020, the Stanford Faculty Senate convened to vote on a resolution supporting Stanford’s divestment from fossil fuel companies. The resolution was written by the Associated Students of Stanford University (ASSU) and Fossil Free Stanford, a student group that has been advocating for divestment from fossil fuels since 2012. Hundreds of attendees logged [...] The post Conflict of Interests: Fossil Fuel Money in Environmental Research at Stanford appeared first on Stanford Politics.| Stanford Politics
minah locked her bike and shuffled up the steps to Cemex Auditorium. Despite finals creeping around the corner, she took a study break to attend her sorority’s biggest philanthropy event of the year, Mr. Alpha Phi. The event was a male beauty pageant with men from a variety of fraternities and clubs performing for the [...] The post Is it time to Abolish Greek Life? An Investigative Look Into Stanford’s Sorority System appeared first on Stanford Politics.| Stanford Politics
n the wake of the 2020 election, we’ve witnessed the SolarWinds cyberattack by Russian nationals against US infrastructure, deep mistrust of US election fidelity, and an attack on the US Capitol Building spurred on by President Trump’s tweets and a plethora of extreme right social media accounts. Cyberspace has been a fraught place here and [...] The post Protecting Democracy Online: An Interview with Stanford’s Internet Observatory appeared first on Stanford Politics.| Stanford Politics