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Written by David Gobaud
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Wednesday, 18 November 2009 02:34 |
Hi Stanford,
Happy Big Game Week! In case you haven't heard, Stanford Football crushed USC on Saturday 55-21 (most points ever given up by USC)! Now it is time to Beat Cal and bring the Axe back home! See you at Big Game and please remember to donate blood and help save lives tomorrow in the Rivals For Life blood drive competition with Cal. Have a great Thanksgiving, good luck on "midterms," and take the Student Services Division Airport Shuttle to the airport for winter break ($14/ticket)!
As many of you know, ASSU Vice President Jay de la Torre recently resigned. Jay has contributed immensely to the work of the ASSU Executive and he will be deeply missed on the Executive team and throughout the ASSU and the Stanford community. I am appointing Andy Parker, current Joint Chief of Staff, to Vice President and Farah Abuzeid to Joint Chief to replace Andy. Andy and Farah are currently being confirmed by the Undergraduate Senate and Graduate Student Council.
Beat Cal!!
David Gobaud
ASSU President
Below please find the following updates:
1. Airport Shuttles
2. Big Game Week Activities
3. Submit Yearbook Photos
4. The Axe & Palm Price Reductions
5. Hiring Co-Chair of Marketing and HCI
6. Hiring Chair of Graduate Life, Academics, Cost of Living, and Equality
7. 12th Annual Stanford GSC Thanksgiving Dinner
8. Undergraduate Senate Update
1. Airport Shuttles
The Student Services Division is proud to be offering rides to the airport on 12/11 5AM-6PM and 12/12 5AM-1PM for $14. Buy a ticket at http://assu.stanford.edu/shuttle before they sell out - tickets are limited and selling fast!
2. Big Game Week Activities
The annual Rivals For Life blood drive is taking place tomorrow at the Arrillaga Center for Sports and Recreation 11AM-8PM. Please donate blood and help Stanford crush Cal and save lives. For more information and to make an appointment go here. Each donor will receive a commemorative T-shirt and one lucky donor will win a prize drawing for two field passes for Big Game!
The Cardinal Council, the Stanford Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, is again sponsoring “Big Drive” in conjunction with Big Game. Traditionally this event has been a competitive canned food drive between Stanford and Cal’s Athletic Departments. However, this year all students and fans are invited to participate in this event during the week prior to Big Game. “Big Drive” will take place from Monday, November 16th, through Saturday, November 21st. Student athletes will be collecting canned food items at the Men’s Basketball game on November 18th and the Women’s Basketball game on November 19th. Items will also be collected in the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center, and on the day of Big Game in the Fan Fest area, which is located on the outside of the stadium near the track. All items will be donated to 2nd Harvest Food Bank. The winner of the Big Drive will be announced during the Big Game.
For more Big Game Week activities see the schedule.
3. Submit Yearbook Photos
Get your pictures in the Stanford Quad yearbook! They are looking for pictures from fall quarter events that include: rushing the field for the Oregon game, USC game, Big Game week, Big Game, Halloween/Mausoleum Party, athletic games, scavenger hunt, screw your sib, performances around campus, events for a cause, and the social life in your dorms. The deadline to submit is Thursday, December 5 at 11:59PM. For details on how to submit go here.
4. The Axe & Palm Price Reductions
We are proud to announce that the ASSU Executive Cost of Living team has worked in collaboration with The Axe & Palm (TAP) to reduce prices on over 20 items by over 27% on average! This is part of a bigger initiative by the ASSU Executive to lower student cost of living across campus. TAP General Manager Barbara Whittaker praised TAP’s new chef: “Chef Rodney Baca joined the Axe & Palm in October and has consistently been reviewing food quality and competitive pricing to ensure customer satisfaction. Rodney worked with our vendors to find quality products consistent with a value that would present student favorites at a more competitive price. Based on this research, the Axe and Palm management was able to identify some menu items that could be offered at a reduced price.”
5. Hiring Co-Chair of Marketing and HCI
The ASSU Executive is hiring a co-chair of marketing and Human Computer Interaction. Do you like to design e-flyers, websites, logos, graphics, innovative advertising campaigns, and more? Send a resume to
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. The position pays $900, has a 10-15 hour/week time commitment, and runs through April.
6. Hiring Chair of Graduate Life, Academics, Cost of Living, and Equality
Want to work on improving graduate life, academics, cost of living, and equality? Then join the ASSU Executive team! Send a resume to
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. We are looking for dedicated people that are committed to making Stanford better. The position pays $900, has a 10-15 hour/week time commitment, and runs through April.
7. 12th Annual Stanford GSC Thanksgiving Dinner
What: Traditional American Thanksgiving dinner for Stanford graduate students and their families
Date: Thursday November 26, 2009.
Time: You will be assigned a seating time (12:00, 1:30, 3:00, or 4:30).
Where: Check in at Ray's in the Graduate Community Center.
Thanks to the generous support of President Hennessy, and additional funds from the Graduate Student Council, we are pleased to announce the 12th annual Thanksgiving Dinner celebration on Thursday, November 26, 2009, catered by the Coho. Turkey, gravy, and all the traditional side dishes will be served, as well as a sumptuous vegetarian option (a really outstanding spinach lasagna). We have room for 1500 people this year. Registration will open on Thursday, November 12, and close when all the slots are full (or Friday November 20, whichever comes first). More details will be provided on the website and in the registration form. Go to http://thanksgiving.stanford.edu for registration details.
8. Undergraduate Senate Update
The Senate urges all student groups to review the Green Events Checklist, prepared by the Sustainability Subcommittee, to help your event succeed sustainably. We're also writing revisions to the Special Fees system to keep your student fees down. Next, we hope you enjoyed the Mausoleum Party, and we're working hard to implement a year-to-year fund to guarantee such all-campus social events in the future. Lastly, we'd like to welcome our Senate Associates, and look forward to a productive winter quarter with them.
Varun Sivaram and Kelsei Wharton
UGS Chair and Deputy Chair |
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