‘Slack Never Slacking’: Parting thoughts on the Summer Journalism Workshop
This program gifted us with skills and confidence and left us with a journalistic fervor to write with purpose and share stories that need to be heard.
Diana Piper
Diana Piper is a high schooler writing as part of The Daily’s Summer Journalism Workshop.
Finding a place of calm: My journey with houseplants
It was a few weeks into the pandemic, and I resolved to create new hobbies. A friend then told me that gardening soothed and sharpened your concentration (which is actually true). So, on a whim, I ordered a couple succulents and a gardening pack of seeds and soil. I didn’t bother with fertilizer or any other technical tool. This was for me, not the plants.
Mixing slam poetry and rap: Linda Sol showcases her style at Lollapalooza performance
One of the grandest music festivals in Chicago, this year’s virtual lineup featured Lorde, H.E.R. and The Weeknd, among others. Hernandez performed “How Ya Feelin’” from her EP “72” (a reference to the bus route she took in her childhood) and the single “Quick on the Move.”
Creativity during the pandemic: Why you should keep a notebook
The writings in the notebook memorialize thoughts I previously escorted out. They are peaks of artistic inclination, places where creative consciousness crosses the matter-of-fact mind.
U.S. Representatives send letter to Stanford requesting information on diversity in endowment management
The letter requested a response to seven questions, which ask for specific information about diversity. These range from whether Stanford has an equal opportunity statement about manager selection, to the amount of diverse-owned firms involved in the endowment.
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How Stanford artists are changing the world — with their activism
Art has been incredibly effective in fostering emotional connection to the social justice cause, both for the artists and the art recipients. Instead of only encouraging a fleeting donation, Stanford artists are making their community more aware of what’s at stake.
Petition to departmentalize African and African American Studies circulates among students
The organizers of the petition, the Black Student Union (BSU) and Black Graduate Student Association (BGSA), argue that the program, afflicted with a lack of staff and funding, would be cushioned through an expansion into a department
Petition calls on leadership in higher education to condemn Trump’s ban on visas
The petition calls on leadership in higher education to condemn Trump’s action, urge for the act’s reversal and reassure affected community members that they will receive support. While the ban claims to have the best interests of American citizens in mind, the petition states it is “little more than a malicious and xenophobic act.”
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