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Is the One-Year Language Requirement Outmoded?

by Nora Jendoubi

Students arrive at Stanford with a myriad of language backgrounds, some boasting trilingualism, others representing only a strong command of the English language. Regardless, we all arrive our freshman year during NSO required to take a language placement test and funneled into different levels of our respective foreign languages. With an online written portion and [...]

5 Minutes with Dean Julie

by Nora Jendoubi

“5 Minutes With”- where each week we poke and prod the minds of Stanford affiliates with a series of questions, both causal and serious as well as personal, pertaining to Stanford and news around it. If you have any suggestions for interviewees or any specific questions you’d like to see asked, leave a comment. Who is [...]

5 Minutes with Michael Boskin

by Nora Jendoubi

“5 Minutes With”- where each week we poke and prod the minds of Stanford affiliates with a series of questions, both causal and serious as well as personal, pertaining to Stanford and news around it. If you have any suggestions for interviewees or any specific questions you’d like to see asked, leave a comment.  If you [...]

Hoover Fellow Fears Loss of Core Curriculum Due to Liberal Activism

by Nora Jendoubi

Berkowitz says that the strong left-leaning tendencies of professors and changing beliefs about the role of the professor as an educator have both contributed to the disappearance of traditional core curricula.

As political polarization has increased in our own American government, this trend has presented itself differently on college campuses.

A Brief Look at what Executive Hopefuls are Thinking

by Nora Jendoubi

As the ASSU Elections draw near, executive hopefuls are trying to gauge real student interest.

Student Groups Become Increasingly Difficult To Access

by Nora Jendoubi

We receive our acceptance letters to Stanford University, excited to be part of such a renowned school, looking forward to engaging in our favorite sports and dance groups. We envision all the other opportunities that Stanford will bring to the table, confident in our resume, never doubting our ability to join such opportunities. I remember [...]

Stanford Hosts former Wisconsin Senator Russ Feingold

by Nora Jendoubi

Former Wisconsin Senator Russ Feingold is at Stanford, meeting with campus conservatives amongst many others, and advocating for better understanding of foreign nations. (Photo Source: Wikimedia Commons)

Feingold meets with campus organization, and talks about his experience at Stanford.

European Debt Sparks Political Wrangling

by Nora Jendoubi

(flickr/European People's Party)

The financial crisis of 2008 spiraled much of the world into economic difficulty, beginning with mass default of US’ mortgage-backed securities and most recently, the dire financial state of the European Union. What reporters have dubbed the European debt crisis “emerged explicitly from the 2008 banking crisis,” confirmed Russell Berman, Stanford professor of comparative literature [...]

Professors Should Not Make Protesting a Past-time

by Nora Jendoubi

Stanford students protest Donald Rumsfeld's visit to campus. (flckr/schmooth)

Even though the Occupy movement provides opportunities to do so, Professors should avoid excessive involvement.

How, Annan? How?

by Nora Jendoubi

Tickets sold out and lines arched around the sidewalk of Memorial Auditorium at 11:15 am on Thursday, November 10th. Students, members of the community and professors impatiently waited on the famous former UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan, for his talk on food security and the measures that must be taken in order to alleviate this expedient problem.