Dear Community,

As the school year comes to a close, we — The Daily’s executive editing team — wanted to share a few updates, notes and reflections from this volume.

First, we are incredibly grateful to say that we will be returning next volume in the same roles we hold now. Since the start of this volume on Feb. 1, we have published 794 pieces of content. So far, a lot of our time in these roles has been spent figuring out how to ensure that every student and community member feels comfortable sharing their voice, especially during a time when we’ve noticed chilled speech has become more and more common. We plan to continue these efforts through open conversations with non-Daily community members and constant review of our own policies and practices to ensure they reflect the changing political climate.

Despite challenging circumstances, we are incredibly proud of the work The Daily produced this volume. We investigated University processes like Title IX and mental health services, covered campus events like Jo Jo Siwa at Memorial Auditorium and Doechii at Frost Fest, broke news about the firing of head football coach Troy Taylor and published a magazine focused on “All the Rage.” We also spearheaded open Q&As at On Call Cafe every other week and spoke with student and administrative leaders, including the Graduate Student Council and University president Jonathan Levin ’94. 

But when we return next year, we want to do more. We know there are things we missed this volume — campus events, local news, individual stories and more. Throughout the summer and fall, we are going to focus on training and re-training our writers and editors in consistent coverage, high standards and thoughtful questioning. As the independent voice of students at a world-renowned university, The Daily is at the forefront of keeping Stanford’s leaders and students accountable. We take that as both a privilege and a responsibility, and we plan to further instill it in our newsroom next volume. 

If you didn’t know, The Daily’s volumes are structured in a bit of a strange way. Each volume is half of a year, lasting from July to January and then February to June. We produce a print paper once a week for 15 weeks of each volume, publishing only breaking news online during the summer. No executive team has held the position for two different academic years in The Daily’s recent history. We’re excited to be able to continue in these roles to ensure we can deliver long-term continuity and improve on what we’ve already accomplished.

While Volume 267 ends on June 30, we are incredibly excited for the newest team of writers and editors to join the staff. We are also so grateful to the entire staff of this volume, and especially the members of Masthead who worked immensely hard to produce a volume of quality content.

If you are interested in sharing a story or an event, have a question about The Daily’s policies or structure or have any concerns about the coverage of the last volume, please reach out at [email protected]. We are truly thrilled to serve the Stanford community again next volume.

Best,

Greta Reich ’26

Ananya Udaygiri ’26

Lauren Koong ’26