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Why Liberals Need to Reconsider Gun Control in Light of Race

by Miriam Pollock

What do we think about when we think about guns? For most Stanford students, a few simple words probably spring to mind. Words that denote towns or schools, but connote terrifying acts of mass violence. Columbine. Virginia Tech. Aurora. Newtown. Understandably, we fixate on such national disasters not only because they are highly publicized, but [...]

Gosnell and the Under-appreciation of Motherhood

by Judith Romea

The setting: A “clinic reeked of animal urine, courtesy of the cats that were allowed to roam (and defecate) freely.  Furniture and blankets…stained with blood.  Instruments…not properly sterilized.  Disposable medical supplies…not disposed of, [instead] reused, over and over again. The emergency exit was padlocked shut.” “Among the relatively few cases that could be specifically documented, [...]

A Proposal for Unused Special Fees

by Editorial Board

Our funding system for student groups is broken. This past year, over half a million dollars budgeted to student groups went unspent. That means nearly one fifth of the total funds budgeted –$2.5 million–was not used. Ostensibly every dollar allocated by the ASSU must go toward a particular item in the budgets submitted by student [...]

Lowest Ever Admissions Rate Should Give Us Pause, Not Pride

by Editorial Board

When Stanford recently announced its lowest ever admissions rate of 5.69 percent, members of the Review’s editorial board noticed many of our peers reacting with jubilation on Facebook. “Heck Yeah Stanny!!!!” one student declared ecstatically, sharing the Daily’s article that reported the statistic. “Fuck Harvard,” another noted more bluntly, lauding how the Farm is now [...]

Why Everyone Should Worry About the NDAA

by Alec Arceneaux

Opinions- NDAA

New Policy Expands Executive Power, Eliminates Due Process The signing into law of the National Defense Authorization Act for 2013 represents either lack of care for constitutional rights or a complete inefficacy on the part of the Obama administration. Whatever the reason, President Obama has gone back on his word and refused to veto a [...]

People Kill People, Guns Help

by Alec Arceneaux

My mother and I have a restraining order against a man who has threatened violence against us and who has access to guns. For this reason, my mother recently got a license to carry mace. Though both of us self-identify as pro-gun and come from a long line of gun-toting Southerners, she has no interest [...]

Lulu Violates Privacy, Points to Need for Reflection

by Judith Romea

It’s quite the common “research process.”  Suppose you’re a Stanford female (quite the catch I might add) and you’re interested in this guy, with whom you’ve interacted at least enough to warrant a Facebook friendship.  Wanting to know more about him, you “browse” (read: study) his Facebook page and begin to glean the necessary information.  [...]

Note from the Editor Emeritus: Accusations of Plagiarism

by Nadiv Rahman

Dear all, It brings me great disappointment in having to address you under such circumstances, but on behalf of the Stanford Review, I would like to apologize for the recent plagiarism allegations brought against one of our past columnists. As editor emeritus, and the incumbent editor-in-chief at the time of these columns’ publishing, I am [...]

Editor’s Note: In Defense of Journalistic Freedom and Diversity of Thought

by Judith Romea

Dear Readers, Last night, Jason Lupatkin’s article entitled “Why You Cannot Vote for SOCC,” sparked an on-campus controversy so extensive that the now newly elected ASSU Executive, Ashton-Gallagher, felt compelled to publicly renounce The Stanford Review’s endorsement of their slate. The article criticizes the monopoly on ASSU elections that the Students of Color Coalition (SOCC), [...]

Why You Cannot Vote for SOCC

by Jason Lupatkin

This article has been edited. You can read the originally published version here. The Students of Color Coalition (SOCC), heavily influenced by radical liberal activists and operating behind the guise of “color” and “campus unity,” are supporting an under-qualified Gomez-Patiño, turning what should be an easy victory for Ashton-Gallagher into a close race riddled with [...]

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