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Cricket Bidleman. (Photo courtesy of Cricket Bidleman)
on May 23, 2021
Cricket Bidleman ’21 M.A. ’22 resigned from her position as Associated Students of Stanford University (ASSU) vice president on Sunday, leaving ASSU President Christian Giadolor ’21 M.A. ’22 the only member of the Executive Cabinet.
“In my brief tenure as the vice president, I am reminded of the most important lesson one can learn the prioritization of self-care,” Bidleman wrote in a statement to The Daily.
She added that while choosing to resign was an “incredibly difficult” decision, it was “without a doubt, the right one” for her.
According to the ASSU Constitution, the president has the ability to appoint a new vice president in the event of a vacancy a process that requires a two-thirds vote in both the Undergraduate Senate and Graduate Student Council. Candidates must complete an application and interview process, including an interview with the Vice President Search Commit
The incoming Stanford student living under siege in Gaza
AbuHashem posted this picture of himself on Instagram along with a caption in which he explained how he fears for his life and called on Stanford to recognize the crisis in Gaza.(Photo courtesy of Yousef AbuHashem)
2 hours ago
Yousef AbuHashem ’25 has kept a small backpack close to him since Israeli airstrikes targeting Gaza began 11 days ago. The bag is large enough to fit only the bare essentials: his birth certificate, passport, secondary school diploma, clothing and cash.
“When we hear that our house or any nearby building is threatened, we grab the bag and have to leave everything behind,” AbuHashem said.
Petitioners encourage Elections Commission to improve rank choice voting in future elections
(Screenshot: ANNA WANG/The Stanford Daily)
on May 10, 2021
The Associated Students of Stanford University (ASSU) Constitutional Council voted 4-1 on Monday to accept a case disputing the constitutionality of the 2021 sophomore class presidential election, with a hearing scheduled for the following week. The decision came after a debate on whether the case in question, Sophomore Class President Slate Coalition v. Elections Commission, falls under the Council’s jurisdiction.
The petitioners, a coalition of three out of four sophomore class presidential slates that ran in the April election, requested that the Council hold the Commission responsible for improving rank-choice voting procedures in future elections. The petition argues that the lack of an “abstain” option and the failure to include candidates’ names next to their slate in the 2021 election violated the ASSU Joint Bylaws
(PHOTO: TAMMER BAGDASARIAN/The Stanford Daily)
7 hours ago
The Graduate Student Council (GSC) is urging the administration to freeze rent in the Escondido Village Graduate Residences (EVGR) until the University can provide a functional legal mailing address and substantial building facilities. At the Council’s Wednesday meeting, however, Stanford’s Residential & Dining Enterprises (R&DE) pushed back on the GSC’s petition, saying that the rent hikes are necessary to meet the University’s funding needs for housing.
The Council also unanimously passed a slate of bills that will allow amendments to the Associated Students of Stanford University (ASSU) Constitution including a move to a Single Transferable Voting (STV) system and the elimination of gendered language in the Constitution to appear on the spring general election ballot.