Keep it sweet: VOTE DOLCE ! 🗳️
DAHA Change? I do 🙋♂️
My name is Ashton Dolce, and I am running for the Undergraduate Senate because I believe creative ideas can marginally improve the lives of Stanford students.
I am involved with Camp Kaleidoscope as a Camp Counselor and with the Stanford Housing Equity Project.
See my platform at bit.ly/ashtonforsenate !
IDEAS:
- IMPROVING STUDENT LIFE
- 💡LIGHTS, NOT FINES: fines from Stanford Public Safety are expensive and ambiguous. Encouraging bike safety at a wealthy institution should not be punitive — Stanford should equip campus police with bike lights instead of spending big on enforcement.
- 🩺 CARDINAL
CAREFAIR: Cardinal Care and other health charges are excessive, and previously insured students often face barriers to basic care. ASSU should advocate boldly for greater transparency and fairness around the health expenses students face. - 🚃 TRAIN TO CAL TRAIN ACCESS: ASSU must expand and protect CalTrain access for students, advocating to stop impending weekend service cuts and to provide CalTrain passes for Stanford students.
- ❌ PROTECT FLI PROGRAMS: As funding cuts at many universities threaten important support programs for FLI students, ASSU must remain steadfast in protecting and expanding existing programming.
- PROTECTING STUDENT FREEDOMS
- 🗳️ (BBL) BROADEN BALLOT LOCATIONS: Stanford students should have more than one place to vote during the 2026 midterm elections. Let’s make it happen.
- 📢 FREE FREE SPEECH: Stanford has a long history of student advocacy and protest. ASSU must work with the administration to expand noise hours at White Plaza and end the crackdown on freedom of expression.
- 💵 FREEDOM TO SPEND: Stanford should increase funding for dining dollars to comparable levels at other universities, like $175 at UPenn or $250 at Berkeley.
- ASSU TRANSPARENCY
- 📨 ESTABLISH ASSU NEWSLETTER: Provide updates on wins, losses, and projects the ASSU is working on, so you don’t have to question what the ASSU is doing next time you see a complaint on Fizz.
- ✊ ORGANIZE RA/WORKER ROUNDTABLES: Set up monthly round tables with Stanford staff and union members to build student support around worker issues on campus.
- 😃 FUND GREEK & GEEK LIFE: Stanford prides itself on both its social vitality and intellectual power. Funding disbursements should be more equitable among clubs and Greek life, ensuring all campus organizations receive the funding they deserve.
- 📝 ASSU SUGGESTION FORM: ASSU'S USG should be more accessible to the average student. What’s better than a direct line of communication when students need it?
If you want to contact me, you can reach me at adolce@stanford.edu or 480-848-3919. My Instagram is ashtondolce07.
