The U.S. presidential election ballot has changed dramatically over the past month, following incumbent President Joe Biden’s withdrawal from the race and Vice President Kamala Harris’ nomination as the Democratic candidate. Harris…
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‘Somber applause’: Stanford experts, students consider Trump’s felony conviction
Former President Donald Trump was convicted last Thursday on 34 felony counts associated with orchestrated hush money payments that occurred prior to the 2016 presidential election. Trump is now the first former…
Undergraduate senator drops complaint against other representatives
Undergraduate Senator Carmen Kang ’26 withdrew her complaint against nine members of the Association Students of Stanford University (ASSU) and one non-ASSU student sponsor on a petition last Friday. The ASSU Constitutional…
Joe Simitian concedes to Evan Low following recount
Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian M.A. ’00 conceded the primary election for California’s 16th district Wednesday evening. This announcement follows a two week-long recount which determined that 26th District Assemblyman Evan…
Students overwhelmingly support pro-Palestine divestment resolution
The Associated Students of Stanford University (ASSU) Elections Commission announced that the “Statement on Divestment” was passed by the student body on Sunday. Per preliminary 2024 election results, the statement was supposed…
University administrator asks campaigners to leave Tresidder on Election Day
On Election Day, students campaigning for Peter Dixon outside Tresidder Memorial Union were asked to leave by a University administrator — an incident they described as voter suppression. At 8 a.m. on…
Democrats Liccardo and Simitian lead CA-16 primary
Stanford Law School lecturer Sam Liccardo and Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian M.A. ’00 are leading the contested primary to replace Democratic Rep. Anna Eshoo as the congressional representative for California’s…
Farm to (seat at) table: Alumni fondly trace political roots to Stanford
“I believe I can never give back to America everything this amazing country has given to me and my family,” Rep. Ted Lieu ’91 told The Daily. “It’s one of the reasons…
‘Curry and Pepper’: Theater
Spoiler warning: This article contains spoilers for “Election” (2006). “Election” (2006) is probably my favorite Hong Kong gangster movie. I can never think about this movie without its final scene: Simon Yam…
Former Marine Peter Dixon: ‘Democracy is on the line here’
This interview is part of a series with the candidates for California’s 16th Congressional District. Peter Dixon, an entrepreneur and former Marine, is running as a Democrat in the crowded open primary…