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The Grind
A pair of hands holding up a video game controller

Digital hellscape: Ascending Roblox’s Eternal Towers of Hell

Sasha Wang
  •  
Oct. 5
Reads
A stack of books and a pair of sunglasses floating on an inner tube in a pool

Stanford’s summer reading recs

Blyss Cleveland, Emmett Chung, Kelly Wang, Chloe Loquet and Michael Kim
  •  
Sept. 30
Arts & Life
A cartoon of Richard Holbrooke surrounded by outlines of Vietnam, Bosnia, and Afghanistan

George Packer’s ‘Our Man’ examines an unsung anti-hero of contemporary American history

Emmett Chung
  •  
Sept. 25
Screen
A stylized cartoon of Odysseus on a ship.

Christopher Nolan’s ‘Odyssey’: Visually stunning, visibly timid

Judy Akel
  •  
Sept. 22
Screen
A bear holding a dead cat menacingly between its teeth.

‘Obsession’ stresses the vileness of passivity and cowardice

Dayanara Yepez Ramirez
  •  
Sept. 21
Magazine
This issue of our magazine calls into question how we consume media, drugs, alcohol, friendship, fashion, art and identity. (Graphic: CHINYOUNG SHAO/The Stanford Daily)

Letter from the Magazine Editors | Consumption

Audrey Tomlin and Rebecca Louie
  •  
June 9
Magazine
Opinions editor Jennifer Levine traces how radical ideas of selfhood evolve to deepen divisions and isolate consumers rather than effect meaningful change. (Graphic: CHINYOUNG SHAO/The Stanford Daily)

The commodification of identity politics

Jennifer Xin-Tsu Lin Levine
  •  
June 7
The Grind
"The people that make up the Class of 2026 include some of the most caring, bold, inspiring and creative people that I have ever met in my life," confesses Strawser. (Graphic: CHINYOUNG SHAO/The Stanford Daily)

To the seniors who brightened my Stanford experience

Sebastian Strawser
  •  
June 3
Opinions
"The essays I will turn in this finals week are by no means the best scholarship in their fields. They are certainly not my best work. They are, however, mine." (Graphic: CHINYOUNG SHAO/THE STANFORD DAILY)

Levine | Mediocrity is not your enemy. AI is.

Jennifer Xin-Tsu Lin Levine
  •  
June 2
The Grind
"How can a model wrestle with all these open problems without feeling anything?" questions Ghosal. (Graphic: CHINYOUNG SHAO/The Stanford Daily)

The art of learning

Kaylee Chan
  •  
May 20
Reads
A child sits in their parent's lap while reading a book. their pet dog hops up to listen in.

What stories did Stanford students grow up on?

Melita D’Souza, Audrey Chang, Grace Liang, Chloe Loquet and Ayla Gharavi
  •  
May 18
Reads
Three apples in a row.

Californian Revelations: Facing the terror of mediocrity

Azzam Shafi
  •  
May 11
The Grind
Graphic of a working professional juggling many responsibilites.

Two things Stanford doesn’t teach you about the workforce

Katherine Silk and Faith Harron
  •  
May 11
The Grind
A graphic of a homeless man with a tray of food, saying "learning to beg"

Learning To Beg: God always provides

Sharis Hsu
  •  
May 7
The Grind
"We are terrifyingly vigilant, yet when I turn in for the night, I feel proactively anxious, my stomach unsettled as I prepare for the next day," confesses Royster. (Graphic: CHINYOUNG SHAO/The Stanford Daily)

On invisible residential labor

Dawn Royster
  •  
April 29
Screen
A pair of hands holding up a video game controller

Stanford students revisit their favorite video games 

Emmett Chung, Chloe Shannon Wong, Sebastian Strawser, Melita D’Souza, Iman Monnoo and Noah Murase
  •  
April 26
Music
Headphones with an Admit Weekend badge and lanyard.

Songs that feel like a Stanford acceptance

Melita D’Souza, Audrey Chang, Jacqueline Larsen, Megan D'Souza, Dayanara Yepez Ramirez and Daniel Xu
  •  
April 22
Reads
A human heart stands before a mirror, which reflects a dark, ominous spot.

What is There Not to Love: ‘Once Upon a Broken Heart’ perpetuates stereotypical female delusion

Ashley Diaz
  •  
April 9
Screen
A TV screen with popcorn in front of it on a blooming grass field.

What Stanford students watched over spring break

Anisha Pandey, Daniel Xu, Emmett Chung and Blyss Cleveland
  •  
April 5
Music
Image of microphone in purple lit room.

Lyricism and Genuine Connection: Why we love songs that know us

Tina Li
  •  
April 2
Reads
A red rose sits next to a piece of paper with writing on it.

Californian Revelations: The immortal metaphor of love

Azzam Shafi
  •  
March 12
Culture
In recognition of Women's History Month, students shared personal tributes to the women in their lives. (Graphic: Chinyoung Shao/The Stanford Daily)

Stanford students reflect on the women in their lives for Women’s History Month

Blyss Cleveland, George Porteous, Daniel Xu, Emmett Chung and Sebastian Strawser
  •  
March 10
Music
Graphic

Songs that Stanford students are ‘locking in’ with over winter quarter

Angikar Ghosal, Quinn Cook, Miro Swisher, Caroline Cho, Chloe Loquet, Anisha Pandey, Blyss Cleveland, Dayanara Yepez Ramirez, Daniel Xu and Jacqueline Larsen
  •  
March 9
Magazine
The daily experience of being Indigenous at Stanford involves what Young calls “living in the in-between,” or navigating between a supportive Native community and a broader University environment that often feels hostile or indifferent. (Graphic: CHINYOUNG SHAO/The Stanford Daily)

Without acknowledgment: Stanford’s indigenous community speaks out against institutional erasure

Adeline Lee
  •  
March 8
Screen
A gavel coming down on a stack of glitching digital papers.

COLLEGE 102 and algorithmic justice in ‘Mercy,’ starring Chris Pratt

Melita D’Souza
  •  
Feb. 25
Screen
MrBeast surrounded by hundred-dollar bills, dollar signs, a private jet, and a Lamborghini.

Read this article, win $500,000: How MrBeast sells the myth of modern wealth 

Levi Lebovitz
  •  
Feb. 12
Culture
Tresidder Memorial Union is depicted in red ink, featuring its outdoor seating area flanked by nearby trees.

All You Can Eat: Does Union Square work for you?

Emerson Prentice
  •  
Jan. 27
The Grind
"I am cashiering with high schoolers and people decades older than me — not sitting in lecture with startup founders and Olympians," confesses Strawser. (Graphic: CHINYOUNG SHAO/The Stanford Daily)

New Ways: Bridging the two worlds I exist within

Sebastian Strawser
  •  
Jan. 26
Columnists
In a school at the center of Silicon Valley, taking humanities seriously is a difficult but necessary endeavor. (Graphic: Chin-Young Shao)

Jain | Stanford needs more rigorous humanities

Shiven Jain
  •  
Jan. 12
Food
A bowl of warm pho can turn any day around. At Stanford, the student-favorite dish is thanks to Wilbur workers and Star Ginger. (Graphic: CHINYOUNG SHAO/The Stanford Daily)

All You Can Eat: In praise of Wilbur pho

Emerson Prentice
  •  
Oct. 26
Magazine
The Brazilian community commemorated the victory of the film “I’m Still Here” at the 97th Academy Awards. (Graphic: CHINYOUNG SHAO/The Stanford Daily)

More than an award: Brazilian students celebrate the country’s first Oscars

Julie Abreu
  •  
June 6, 2025
Screen
Three characters from film/TV are displayed: Peter Kavinsky, Gabriella Montez, and Cristina Yang

Do the most memorable cinematic characters attend Stanford or Cal?

Michaela Herbst
  •  
Nov. 15, 2024
Music
Back to the viewer, Miles Morales holds a baton and conducts an orchestra, illuminated by yellow lights on a black backdrop.

Spiderman swings ‘Across the Spider-verse’ and into innovative live concert

Kelly Wang
  •  
Oct. 21, 2024
Reads
Chess pieces topple over a yellow chess board with the title "Intermezzo" written on it.

Why ‘Intermezzo’ is not actually Sally Rooney’s most mature novel

Leyla Yilmaz
  •  
Oct. 15, 2024
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