Emily Schell News Today

Gary Emil Schell, 75, of Pullman, passed away peacefully Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024, at his second home in Alexandria, Va.

Stanford students said that they hoped for further engagement on student issues from Persis Drell’s successor as provost and echoed concerns on issues such as affordability, transparency and shared governance. The committee supporting the search for candidates has given community members until Saturday to submit comments and suggest potential candidates.

The 22-23 GSC finished the last of their business before swearing in the new 23-24 council members.

The GSC discussed the last Faculty Senate meeting and heard updates from R&DE on events and on-campus food options.

The GSC called for the addition of smaller meal plan blocks and expanding beyond the 25-meal plan available for graduate students at its Tuesday meeting.

After months of advocacy by the GSC, the University announced that the Marguerite Shopping Express will temporarily return, running on weekends between Stanford campus, the Palo Alto Transit Center and the San Antonio Shopping Center in Mountain View.After months of advocacy by the GSC, the University announced that the Marguerite Shopping Express will temporarily return, running on weekends between Stanford campus, the Palo Alto Transit Center and the San Antonio Shopping Center in Mountain Vie...

"We need an organization," writes the Graduate Student Council, "that will endure beyond any student government’s tenure and has institutional memory of past negotiations with University leaders."

The GSC advocated for the reinstatement of discontinued Marguerite lines, explored accommodations for academic calendar conflicts with religious holidays and weighed options to reduce travel-associated greenhouse gas emissions.

Following a unanimous vote of no confidence in the University, the GSC is calling for more University action to address affordability issues faced by graduate students in a Change.org petition with over 2,000 signatures.

President Tessier-Lavigne rejected Daily’s allegations, saying, “the first publication is almost never the final word.” The Faculty Senate also discussed the topic of graduate affordability concerns and upcoming accreditation.