George Porteous

New York, Stanford University

News Managing Editor at The Stanford Daily

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Peter Hamby, Host of Snapchat's 'Good Luck America,' discusses journalism and AI

2 weeks ago | stanforddaily.com | George Porteous

George Porteous ’27 is a Vol. 267 News Managing Editor, staff writer and former Building 10 beat reporter. He is from New York, NY, studies History and Creative Writing, and is passionate about acting. Find him on X @georgedporteous. Contact George at gporteous ‘at’ stanforddaily.comTaber Cannon is the Vol. 267 Video Managing Editor. Originally from NYC, Taber now studies English and Film & Media Studies here at Stanford.
Line dancing brings “a taste of rural life” to Stanford

2 weeks ago | stanforddaily.com | George Porteous

“Left stomp, right stomp, grapevine, turn!” Izabella Smolnicka-Dos Santos ’26 called out, microphone in hand. “Keep going!” Dozens of students followed her lead as they practiced each dance step across the Old Union patio, standing alongside each other in rows. When Smolnicka-Dos Santos played “A Bar Song (Tispy)” by Shaboozey over a speaker, the dancers set their moves to music, stomping their feet and swiveling in the air.
Berkeley philosopher challenges traditional views of love and consciousness

1 month ago | stanforddaily.com | George Porteous

“What if consciousness, like love, is the work of making relationships?” Alva Noë, chair of the philosophy department at the University of California, Berkeley, proposed at Stanford’s annual Presidential Lecture in the Humanities and Arts on Wednesday. “Love names the work of opening up the world, the very labor of consciousness,” Noë said.
Stanford student's visa is restored after revocation

1 month ago | stanforddaily.com | George Porteous

An international student at Stanford who previously lost their visa had the revocation reversed, the University announced in a brief statement Thursday. The reversal lowers the count of visa cancellations to five affecting current students and two affecting recently graduated students. The update provided no additional details about the students’ background or situation.
Stanford president and provost back Harvard in funding fight

1 month ago | stanforddaily.com | George Porteous

University president Jonathan Levin ’94 and Provost Jenny Martinez expressed support for Harvard after its president, Alan Garber M.D. ’83 — a Stanford Medicine professor emeritus — vowed to resist the Trump administration’s demands to end diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs, cooperate with heightened immigration enforcement and undergo federal audits for “viewpoint diversity.” “Harvard’s objections to the letter it received are rooted in the American tradition of liberty, a...
Stanford president Jonathan Levin addresses Trump orders

Feb 16, 2025 | stanforddaily.com | George Porteous

In a Friday interview with The Daily, University president Jonathan Levin ’94 commented on the storm of policies under President Donald Trump that have rocked Stanford since January, including potential federal funding cuts, escalating immigration enforcement, a clampdown on DEI efforts and changes to Title IX rules.
Department of Education orders Stanford, other institutions to halt race-conscious practices

Feb 15, 2025 | stanforddaily.com | George Porteous

The U.S. Department of Education (DOE) issued a sweeping letter Friday warning federally funded educational institutions, including Stanford, against race-conscious admissions, financial aid, hiring and campus life practices, threatening the “potential loss of federal funding” to institutions that do not comply within two weeks. DOE Acting Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Craig Trainor signed the letter, which the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) posted online.
Student protest urges Stanford to resist Trump orders

Jan 30, 2025 | stanforddaily.com | George Porteous

Around 15 undergraduate students gathered in White Plaza Wednesday night to chalk messages protesting President Donald Trump’s executive orders, urging University leaders and community members to resist Trump’s actions on immigration, federal research and diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). The students’ demonstration came amid a flurry of executive orders from the Trump administration that have upended higher education, government agencies and the private sector in recent days.
Scholar calls for regulation of data surveillance by police

Jan 16, 2025 | stanforddaily.com | George Porteous

In March 2020, a police officer in Westchester County, N.Y. stopped a driver named David Zayas, ostensibly because he was speeding. “But that’s not why Zayas was stopped,” said New York University law professor Barry Friedman at a Tuesday lecture hosted by the Stanford Constitutional Law Center.
Levin undergoes successful surgery for intestinal blockage

Jan 14, 2025 | stanforddaily.com | George Porteous

University President Jonathan Levin ’94 underwent treatment this weekend at Stanford Hospital to address an intestinal blockage caused by an internal hernia, he wrote in a message to the community Monday. The blockage, which Levin wrote “came on suddenly on Saturday night,” required surgery. The procedure was successful and Levin is now recovering. “I’m feeling much better. I’ve gotten great care and I’m walking around and recovering,” Levin wrote to The Daily.