Twitter users bolster #ImWithKap leading up to Super Bowl LIII
The total number of tweets with the hashtag in the month leading up to game day was 1,955. On Super Bowl Sunday, there were 30,715 tweets with the hashtag.
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Palo Alto voters to decide if hotel guests should pay more in taxes
PALO ALTO— On Nov. 6, Palo Alto voters will decide whether to increase the Transient Occupancy Tax — also known as the hotel tax — from 14 to 15.5 percent, in a ballot initiative known as Measure E.
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Annual ceremony held on Alcatraz as San Francisco joins other cities in Indigenous People’s Day observance
ALCATRAZ— While some Americans were celebrating Columbus Day, hundreds gathered at sunrise on Oct. 8 on Alcatraz Island for a ceremony celebrating Indigenous People’s Day.
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Nationwide ‘Take Back The Night’ event brings awareness to sexual assault on college campuses
Students, faculty and community members gathered Tuesday evening to rally, march and speak out about sexual assault on college campuses for the national Take Back The Night event.Stanford’s event was just one of hundreds that happen at the end of sexual assault awareness month in April.Community organizer and Stanford student, Malia Wakinekona recognized the importance of having such an event.“Sexual assault is a human problem,” she said. “It’s not just something that happens at Stanford, it’s not just something that happens on college campuses, it happens everywhere in the world and more likely between people who know each other versus people that are strangers.”In fact, according to the Take Back…
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In new political climate, more women are investing in long-term birth control
Since President Donald Trump’s election victory, more women are investing in long-term birth control out of precaution of possible policy changes.
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The people behind the scenes: Stanford Athletics equipment managers
In a job that usually goes unnoticed, equipment managers often work tirelessly to equip athletes with gear.
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