Being CS

Vote! And Vote for ISIS

Thursday and Friday will be among the most important days of this quarter. It is time to vote in ASSU elections, and it is time to vote for special fees funding for students groups. I am not very much interested in the politics of the ASSU or any of the senate races (though I will vote for Josh Shipp, because I know he is an excellent organizer and senator, but I am sure he would win easily without my vote). I am, however, interested in the special fees election, and so should every other Stanford student. We get to decide what groups are going to have access to considerable funds to aid them in helping the Stanford community. The recent special fees crisis (more and more students requesting refunds) has made this an important issue. Tomorrow is the day to decide what is more important, around 70 dollars or the continued existence of groups that have helped shape your Stanford experience. Nobody should be voting for groups that they believe undeserving of funds, but voting against special fees to save money is a poor choice, considering how much Stanford tuition costs, and that that is less than the cost of one textbook. For the cost of one textbook you can fund scores of student groups.

And more specifically I want to pitch ISIS, a group that is trying to help all students by shaping the way students interact on campus. We help student groups work more efficiently (with the upcoming Groups@Stanford), communicate with students (Events At Stanford), and provide students with opportunities and space to develop their ideas and projects (The Blender). ISIS depends on your support in order to continue to improve these products and make campus into a more modern, innovative, and communicate place. And if you are interested in working with us in the future, send me an email, we are looking for students interested in Marketing, Administration and Technology.