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UGS introduced a number of motions during the Sept. 30 meeting. They will vote next week.

UGS introduces motion to protect student identities amid AI controversy

Following R&DE's use of generative AI, UGS put forth efforts to ensure student privacy.

October 1, 2026

Lakeside Dining, known for its artwork of Black leaders, allegedly used AI to generate "paintings" that have since been taken down. (Courtesy of Calvin Matthew '29).

Dining hall removes alleged AI-generated artwork beside Black historical figures

Yesterday
white house at night

‘Academic, not partisan’: University, faculty address curriculum partnership with federal government

Sept. 28, 2026
The Stanford Daily has asked CBS News to issue an apology. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

CBS News misuses photo of Stanford Daily reporter in segment on students’ AI alteration

Sept. 24, 2026

Dining hall removes alleged AI-generated artwork beside Black historical figures

September 30, 2026

‘Academic, not partisan’: University, faculty address curriculum partnership with federal government

September 28, 2026

CBS News misuses photo of Stanford Daily reporter in segment on students’ AI alteration

September 24, 2026

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‘I’m just getting my feet wet’: Olympian Levi Jung-Ruivivar’s ’28 returns to elite gymnastics

Marikit Flores

‘Academic, not partisan’: University, faculty address curriculum partnership with federal government

Alula Alderson

CBS News misuses photo of Stanford Daily reporter in segment on students’ AI alteration

Sterling Davies and George Porteous

Opinions

From the Community | A guarantee in name only

Artem Arzyn

From the Community | AI use comes with a cost. At Stanford, we’re not counting it.

From the Community

From the Community | It’s time to end Stanford’s career funnel

Turner Van Slyke

News

The Caldor Fire burn area between Meyers and Christmas Valley in El Dorado County, photographed summer 2026. The 2021 fire burned more than 221,000 acres, nearly 10,000 of them inside the Tahoe Basin. (Courtesy of Reid Reichardt)

GSB alum co-founds organization to stop herbicide spraying in Lake Tahoe

Protect Tahoe is not asking for a delay; they want a ban.

October 1, 2026

A graphic of icons representing scientific research.

Research Roundup: California’s path away from microplastics, new lymphedema drug

15 hrs. ago
Song Lin stands in lab.

Stanford chemist Song Lin named 2026 MacArthur Fellow for electricity-driven chemistry

Yesterday
An SUDPS car parked in front of Memorial Church.

SUDPS details campus crime statistics

Sept. 29, 2026

Research Roundup: California’s path away from microplastics, new lymphedema drug

September 30, 2026

Stanford chemist Song Lin named 2026 MacArthur Fellow for electricity-driven chemistry

September 30, 2026

SUDPS details campus crime statistics

September 29, 2026

Arts & Life

Stanford’s summer reading recs

Blyss Cleveland, Emmett Chung, Kelly Wang, Chloe Loquet and Michael Kim

My personal Outside Lands 2026 soundtrack: From Charli XCX to Trixie Mattel

Daisy Gonzalez Rivera

COLLEGE to incorporate Three Books curriculum 

Sarah Feng

Multimedia and Data

How commencement speeches have changed in the past decade

Adam Golomb

Sports

Tommy Edman '17 in a game against Oregon on May 27, 2016. Edman was Stanford's starting shortshop his junior year before the St. Louis Cardinals drafted him in 2016. (Photo: BOB DREBIN/ISI Photos)

Four former Cardinals to chase World Series title in October

Three Stanford baseball alumni are searching for their first World Series ring, while one is in sight of his third-straight title.

September 30, 2026

Cory Booker, United States Senator and former Stanford football player, talks with refs before a football game against the University of Colorado at Stanford Stadium on Oct. 22, 2016. Booker has been a loud voice against the PCSA. (Photo: BOB DREBIN/ISI Photos)

Stanford football players, alumni criticize Protect College Sports Act

16 hrs. ago
Football player runs with ball.

Ex-Stanford players deliver wins in NFL Week 3

Yesterday
Jack Pymm shoots the ball during a game against the University of California, Davis at Maloney Field at Laird Q. Cagan Stadium on Aug. 30. Pymm has five goals so far in his sophomore season. (Photo: MACIEK GUDRYMOWICZ/ISI Photos)

No. 6 Stanford men’s soccer in search of an ACC win

Sept. 28, 2026

Stanford football players, alumni criticize Protect College Sports Act

September 30, 2026

Ex-Stanford players deliver wins in NFL Week 3

September 29, 2026

No. 6 Stanford men’s soccer in search of an ACC win

September 28, 2026

The Grind

Aaira’s Adventures: Until later

Aaira Goswami

Dispatches From India: Life-defining mistakes

Sharis Hsu

Games

Stanfordle #155

Emerson Prentice

Cartoons

(Cartoon: CARSON BOSITA/The Stanford Daily)

Humor

And, of course, appreciate the scenery. It’s a free trip to SF, after all. (JENNY BALLUTAY / The Stanford Daily)

Scav Hunt Bingo from the Humor Section

Vol. 270 Humor Section
coffee machine

Guy putting brown sugar in coffee doesn’t see color

Jenny Ballutay
"Ask your Asian Auntie"

Ask Your Asian Auntie: Welcome to Stanford

Ella Prichard and Annette Lin
A drawing with Alexander Hamilton on a stage.

Letter From the Humor Editor | Why comedy is the only effective form of protest

Jenny Ballutay
Take that, rube! We’re a national treasure, filed with the Constitution and other documents currently being ignored. (Graphic: JENNY BALLUTAY / The Stanford Daily)

Not Suitable For Words: The Pope, pennies and poultry

Vol. 270 Humor Section
Daily Diminutive
crossword

Daily Diminutive #187

Eliza Krackeler
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Breaking
Lakeside Dining, known for its artwork of Black leaders, allegedly used AI to generate "paintings" that have since been taken down. (Courtesy of Calvin Matthew '29).

Dining hall removes alleged AI-generated artwork beside Black historical figures

Kaleb Gjestson
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Yesterday
Science & Technology
Song Lin stands in lab.

Stanford chemist Song Lin named 2026 MacArthur Fellow for electricity-driven chemistry

Nick Miller
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Yesterday
Humor
coffee machine

Guy putting brown sugar in coffee doesn’t see color

Jenny Ballutay
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Yesterday
The Grind
"There is a version of me now, fractured across the timelines and the three continents that I will touch," Hsu writes. (Photo: SHARIS HSU/The Stanford Daily)

Dispatches From India: Life-defining mistakes

Sharis Hsu
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Yesterday
Music
People moving through a music festival.

My personal Outside Lands 2026 soundtrack: From Charli XCX to Trixie Mattel

Daisy Gonzalez Rivera
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Yesterday
Daily Diminutive
crossword

Daily Diminutive #186

Bradley Bush
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Yesterday
From the Community
The roof of a data center.

From the Community | AI use comes with a cost. At Stanford, we’re not counting it.

From the Community
  •  
Yesterday
Football
Football player runs with ball.

Ex-Stanford players deliver wins in NFL Week 3

Andrew Soto
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Yesterday
Stanfordle
"Enjoy Other Wordy Games Daily" is written in the form of a Wordle game.

Stanfordle #154

Odelia Kneiser
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Yesterday
News
An SUDPS car parked in front of Memorial Church.

SUDPS details campus crime statistics

Alana Belle M. Tirado
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Sept. 29, 2026
University
VPUE James Hamilton said that moving CareerEd will bring career and academic advisors into closer collaboration. (EVAN PENG/The Stanford Daily)

CareerEd relocates from student affairs to undergraduate education

Bella Kim
  •  
Sept. 29, 2026
University
Hoover tower and green library

Stanford reports 31.7% return on investment

Emerson Prentice
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Sept. 29, 2026
Crime & Safety
Police blotter text

Police Blotter: Impersonation, extortion and unlawful paraphernalia

Alana Belle M. Tirado
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Sept. 29, 2026
Data
Sundar Pichai speaks at Stanford's 135th Commencement Ceremony.

How commencement speeches have changed in the past decade

Adam Golomb
  •  
Sept. 29, 2026
From the Community
Students gather at Do Good Now Fair tables

From the Community | It’s time to end Stanford’s career funnel

Turner Van Slyke
  •  
Sept. 28, 2026
Humor
"Ask your Asian Auntie"

Ask Your Asian Auntie: Welcome to Stanford

Ella Prichard and Annette Lin
  •  
Sept. 28, 2026
The Grind
The strange yet sentimental items that come to Stanford with us every year. (SHARIS HSU/The Stanford Daily)

Asking Stanford: What’s the most unusual item you bring to campus during move-in?

Kaylee Chan, Lily Zou, Ribka Desta and Sharis Hsu
  •  
Sept. 28, 2026
Reads
Professional author headshots of Ted Chiang and Anne Applebaum.

COLLEGE to incorporate Three Books curriculum 

Sarah Feng
  •  
Sept. 28, 2026
Men's Soccer
Jack Pymm shoots the ball during a game against the University of California, Davis at Maloney Field at Laird Q. Cagan Stadium on Aug. 30. Pymm has five goals so far in his sophomore season. (Photo: MACIEK GUDRYMOWICZ/ISI Photos)

No. 6 Stanford men’s soccer in search of an ACC win

Isaac Sullivan
  •  
Sept. 28, 2026
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