Provost condemns hate speech in remarks to GSC

Provost Jenny Martinez condemned hate speech and stated that Stanford is “investigating threats linked to worldwide occasions” on the Graduate Pupil Council’s (GSC) Tuesday assembly. 

Martinez highlighted a number of campus assist sources, together with psychological well being counseling, for Jewish and Muslim communities amid the continuing Israel-Gaza battle. She stated the College “can also be spending cash for added community-building actions,” in addition to for authorized counsel as a result of some college students had expressed considerations about immigration points.

When requested in regards to the concrete steps that the College expects to take to fight hate speech and doxxing, Martinez defined College procedures when responding to Protected Identification Hurt stories: the affected pupil is contacted inside 24 hours and provided assist and sources earlier than the report is investigated additional. If the speech is protected by the First Modification, Stanford can’t punish the speaker and so will shut the case by providing sources to the scholar, Martinez stated. 

Stanford Legislation Faculty will run “a pilot on doxxing in spring quarter,” Martinez stated. 

Following Martinez’s remarks, Laurette Beeson from the Graduate Life Workplace (GLO) echoed Martinez’s sentiments. “There is no such thing as a place for hate on this campus,” she stated, including that the GLO is doing its finest to offer sources and function a liaison between administration and college students.

“It’s tough for the ASSU to make an announcement that doesn’t by some means exclude somebody,” stated second-year Ph.D. pupil Kristen Jackson.

The GSC additionally permitted a number of funding requests and mentioned its revenue and spending throughout its assembly. 

Stanford Hindu College students Council (SHSC) requested $1,500 for Diwali celebrations to be held later this week at White Plaza, along with the $12,719 they’ve already allotted for the occasion, as a result of they underestimated the overall value of meals when making use of for the annual grant final 12 months. The occasion is being deliberate collectively with the Stanford India Affiliation.

The dearth of supporting documentation from each organizations to substantiate the necessity for the additional funds raised considerations amongst council members about transparency and monetary accountability. Nevertheless, the council permitted the request for funding on the situation that SHSC offers documentation for the additional funds inside the 48 hours following the assembly. 

Rains neighborhood associates (CAs) requested $1,450 for the Rains Artwork and Music Competition going down this week. Kavya Sreedhar, a fifth-year Ph.D. pupil in electrical engineering, raised considerations that the occasion “is similar day as EVGR Fall Fest, and it’s quick discover,” subsequently giving the GSC no time to overview the price range. 

Third-year regulation pupil Jacob Benford and Sreedhar agreed that it may set a harmful precedent for college students to buy meals and drinks and ask the GSC to reimburse them, as a result of some college students may entrance a big amount of cash with out being reimbursed. The vote for funding the occasion was not handed.