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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.

"There many pressing issues facing Stanford that deserve our consideration as we transition to a new era of leadership," writes the Editorial Board.

The year-long project is the result of a collaboration between R&DE Stanford Food Institute, the artificial intelligence company Winnow and Stanford scholars. The project aims to gather more comprehensive data on food waste at dining halls and encourage students to create less food waste.

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The 2024-2025 housing process opens next month with a new set of policy changes. Sophomores will choose their housing first from sophomore-priority spaces, followed by seniors and juniors.

Two GSC members proposed a Free Speech Bill that would seek University clarification on policies surrounding student expression and endorse overnight camping in White Plaza.

Some of the yogurt served at dining halls has been replaced by a non-vegetarian version containing Kosher Gelatin. Students expressed disappointment and confusion at the causes and consequences of this change.

Students on campus with emotional support animals find that they greatly improve their daily life and mental health.

The GSC heard updates from R&DE and Student Housing Assignments regarding campus dining options and housing assignments, discussed funding requests and approved the appointments for the Constitutional Council and Nominees Commission.

In the early hours of Oct. 20, a group of 20 frosh gathered in the Oval to construct the “Octobunk,” a bunk bed made of eight beds stacked together. The organizer was motivated by a desire to “buck the system” and “just have fun.”