06-12-2017, 07:32 PM
(06-12-2017, 06:35 PM)Snorlax94 link Wrote:I think Stanford is quite immune to this desperate and kind-of-pathetic article, even if was intended as satire.
... Third, I think the great thing about Stanford is that if new information came to light, the community by-and-large would have the guts, intelligence, and open-mindedness to re-evaluate *any* tradition -- even its name(!)Â
Well, I wouldn't quite call this article satire, though it clearly wasn't really about Stanford.
Stanford as an institution hasn't always been so open-minded about it's name and namesade (at least the father).
I think everyone at Stanford has always known Leland Sr. had his ... issues of various sorts. When the student body chose to note that in 1975, it clearly wasn't appreciated by the administration
http://stanforddailyarchive.com/cgi-bin/...IN-------#
Quote: "I guess I would be surprised if there were no University displeasure with Robber Barons," said Robert Rosenzweig, the University's vice president for public affairs. "I think it's kind of silly, and I can't see many people taking it seriously," Rosenzweig remarked.