Inside the slates: Stanford Gladiators and L.E.A.D Stanford compete for top student government spots
(Graphic: HANNAH JEOUNG/The Stanford Daily. Photos courtesy of Emily Nichols and Micheal Brown; L.E.A.D. Stanford graphic courtesy of Christian Giadolor and Cricket Bidleman)
on March 31, 2021
The Stanford Gladiators Micheal Brown ’22 and Emily Nichols ’23 and L.E.A.D. Stanford Christian Giadolor ’21 M.A. ’22 and Cricket Bidleman ’21 M.A. ’22 are vying for the support of the student body in this year’s Associated Students of Stanford University executive election.
Brown and Giadolor are running for executive president and Nichols and Bidleman for vice president. Together, the president and vice president lead the ASSU Executive Branch and guide the Executive Cabinet, whose members lead targeted initiatives. Both slates have already met the 200-vote threshold needed to secure a spot on the electoral ballot.
Twitter account helps people find open vaccine appointments in Louisiana
The creator, a 20-year-old Stanford student, says the only reward for his creation is known more people are getting vaccinated. Author: Devin Bartolotta / Eyewitness News (WWL) Published: 10:21 PM CST March 10, 2021 Updated: 10:21 PM CST March 10, 2021
NEW ORLEANS Louisiana is moving full speed ahead toward achieving herd immunity to COVID-19, and an automated Twitter bot could lead you to an open appointment for the vaccine.
David Witten, a 20-year-old Stanford Student, did a bit of programming and started a Twitter account called Louisiana Vaccine Alerts, or @LAVaxAlerts.
Witten is originally from Maryland, and the program was inspired by a friend in New Orleans who struggled to get an appointment.