[Mick]

3.  The "food insecurity" comment I don't understand at all.  And maybe because I was on a campus where every student was guaranteed buffet-style dining 19 meals a week.  There are Stanford students who don't have access to food?

There was a Daily article last year about grad students foraging for food on campus because their stipends were not enough to cover expenses:

https://www.stanforddaily.com/2019/02/28...ty-crisis/

Here's a followup article regarding the success of a pop-up food pantry:

https://www.stanforddaily.com/2019/10/17...-students/

Ten years ago my oldest and I were touring UC-Berkeley.  There was a student tour guide who seemed fixated on food availability and assuring the parents and students that students would have enough food availability to survive on the UCB campus.  I don't know whether it's an issue at Cal either now or then, but I found it odd that she brought it up at least seven times during a 45 minute tour.  The fact that she was at least 50 pounds overweight made it seem even stranger.

I think it's reprehensible that a University with Stanford's resources underfeeds a portion (or all) of their student body, or did in the past.  Personally, I thought Ms. Li's comments were hyperbole, but apparently there's some truth to it.

[Mick]

3.  The "food insecurity" comment I don't understand at all.  And maybe because I was on a campus where every student was guaranteed buffet-style dining 19 meals a week.  There are Stanford students who don't have access to food?

There was a Daily article last year about grad students foraging for food on campus because their stipends were not enough to cover expenses:

https://www.stanforddaily.com/2019/02/28...ty-crisis/

Here's a followup article regarding the success of a pop-up food pantry:

https://www.stanforddaily.com/2019/10/17...-students/

Ten years ago my oldest and I were touring UC-Berkeley.  There was a student tour guide who seemed fixated on food availability and assuring the parents and students that students would have enough food availability to survive on the UCB campus.  I don't know whether it's an issue at Cal either now or then, but I found it odd that she brought it up at least seven times during a 45 minute tour.  The fact that she was at least 50 pounds overweight made it seem even stranger.

I think it's reprehensible that a University with Stanford's resources underfeeds a portion (or all) of their student body, or did in the past.  Personally, I thought Ms. Li's comments were hyperbole, but apparently there's some truth to it.