Admit Weekend News Today

Sonnet Xu writes on Gilgamesh and the lesson it teaches Stanford students.

An individual verbally and physically assaulted attendees of a vigil at the pro-Palestine encampment in White Plaza. The individual was arrested and escorted from the scene by the Department of Public Safety. The individual is believed not to be affiliated with Stanford.

The University forwarded photo with an unidentified individual in a green headband resembling ones worn by Hamas combatants to the FBI and emphasized disciplinary consequences, according to a Tuesday update from administrators.

During the second Faculty Senate this spring, members passed a motion to change the autumn start date to Tuesdays during years in which the first day of Rosh Hashanah or Yom Kippur conflicts with the traditional Monday start. They also considered how to manage campus protest activities.

Photojournalists at NPR member stations have been documenting the demonstrations around the country this week.

Stanford Admit Weekend has kicked off with an encampment of protesters situated in the center of the campus' White Plaza.

Hundreds of pro-Palestine students reestablished an encampment of tents on White Plaza and demonstrated during Admit Weekend welcome events, amid similar protests on university campuses nationwide.

Stanford issued letters to approximately 60 protestors violating University policies against overnight camping, warning that they faced possible suspension or arrest.

As pro-Palestine protests at college campuses across the country see clashes between protestors and police, Stanford reiterated its protest policies in a Wednesday email to students. The University will also welcome admitted frosh and transfer students to campus this weekend.

Stanford released its Regular Decision-round offers of admission on Friday, in a record-breaking year for several other universities.