Saturday, March 21st, 2026
Log in
Search
Subscribe to Digest
Donate
Remove Ads
Picture of Kirsten Mettler

Kirsten Mettler

Kirsten Mettler '23 is an Executive Editor of The Stanford Daily. She is a former Managing Editor for Arts & Life and Desk Editor for News. Contact her at kmettler 'at' stanforddaily.com.
Humor
"Czar," "Star," and "Far:" Why Trump can't keep them straight. (Photo Edit: KIRSTEN METTLER / The Stanford Daily)

President Trump cannot pronounce the word ‘czar’; Stanford professor tells all

Kirsten Mettler
  •  
March 13, 2020
Humor
James helped Daily staffers imagine what Green Library would look like if it were actually green. (Photo Edit: LANA TLEIMAT / The Stanford Daily)

Student confused because Green Library is, in fact, not green

Kirsten Mettler
  •  
March 3, 2020
Op-Ed Columnist
cardinal-red-daily-s-logo

Revisiting ‘Cars for freshmen in the Stanford bubble’

Kirsten Mettler
  •  
March 2, 2020
Opinions
Marguerite bus parked on the side of the road

Cars for freshmen in the Stanford bubble

Kirsten Mettler
  •  
Feb. 25, 2020
Humor
A Roble resident shows off his "ski trip" shirt (Photo Edit: KIRSTEN METTLER/The Stanford Daily)

Dorm plans on taking ‘ski trip’ to Hawaii

Kirsten Mettler
  •  
Feb. 20, 2020
Opinions
cardinal-red-daily-s-logo

Rollout rejections need to change

Kirsten Mettler
  •  
Feb. 18, 2020
Humor
New instructions have been added to stop signs on campus to reflect the new policy. (Photo Edit: KIRSTEN METTLER / The Stanford Daily)

In response to bike injuries, Stanford to expel students for safety infractions

Kirsten Mettler
  •  
Feb. 12, 2020
Humor
An abundance of candy-grams are waiting for the president this February. (Photo: KIRSTEN METTLER/The Stanford Daily)

President Marc Tessier-Lavigne literally drowning in candy grams

Kirsten Mettler
  •  
Feb. 9, 2020
Opinions
(Photo: HANNAH RONCA/The Stanford Daily)

The future of the major means equality of the major

Kirsten Mettler
  •  
Feb. 6, 2020
Humor
5-SURE is increasing its advertising in face of a bad Uber rating. (Photo: KIRSTEN METTLER/The Stanford Daily)

5-SURE violates Standards of Excellence, opening table as Tier 1 housing

Kirsten Mettler
  •  
Feb. 4, 2020
Humor
Stanford students will soon be saying "yo" to "Mustang Red," after an e-mail mentioning a "Lamborghini Yellow" statue from MTL caused some laughs. (Photo Edit: PATRICK MONREAL/The Stanford Daily)

Stanford colors officially changed to ‘Mustang Red’ after positive response to ‘Lamborghini Yellow’

Kirsten Mettler
  •  
Jan. 16, 2020
Humor
While at the counter of a local McDonalds, Cherry Jones '21 handed the cashier her Stanford ID to pay for her burger and fries. When the cashier asked for a different card, assuming Jones had simply made a mistake, Jones went rabid.(Photo: MIKE MOZART/Flickr)

Student arrested for trying to buy McDonalds with meal swipes

Kirsten Mettler
  •  
Dec. 18, 2019
Humor
(PATRICK MONREAL/The Stanford Daily)

To celebrate Big Game week, ethically-sourced bear meat appears in Stanford dining halls

Kirsten Mettler
  •  
Nov. 23, 2019
Opinions
Columnist Kirsten Mettler argues that students must not allow Stanford administration to build moral credit for words when not followed up with action. (Jasmine Liu / THE STANFORD DAILY)

The danger of Stanford building moral credit

Kirsten Mettler
  •  
Nov. 10, 2019
Humor
“Stanford has been ignoring the words of God for too long,” religious studies professor Jessie Chriest said. “Unfortunately, this institution must pay for what it has done.” (Photo Edit: KIRSTEN METTLER/ The Stanford Daily)

Fires, power outages, norovirus: Stanford hit hard with biblical plagues

Kirsten Mettler
  •  
Nov. 6, 2019
Humor
Don’t be surprised if you see lots of Sexy Janes this Halloweekend, as Stanford Bookstore has released a new line of sexy Halloween costumes. (photo edit: KIRSTEN METTLER/The Stanford Daily)

New at Stanford Bookstore: Sexy Jane Stanford and other Halloween costumes

Kirsten Mettler
  •  
Oct. 30, 2019
Humor
“Google, Facebook, all of those big tech companies that Stanford supports are planning World War III,” Alex Jones screamed in a phone call with The Daily. (photo edit: Kirsten Mettler/THE STANFORD DAILY)

SCR forced to settle for Ben Shapiro after Alex Jones abruptly cancels his campus visit

Kirsten Mettler
  •  
Oct. 20, 2019
Op-Ed Columnist
Jane Stanford, who is now the namesake of the main thoroughfare in front of Main Quad, was the co-founder of Stanford University. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

Jane Stanford is no role model

Kirsten Mettler
  •  
Oct. 18, 2019
Humor
According to Dr. Toobad, "our new health requirements will mean only true insomniacs and caffeine addicts enroll in [Math 51]." (Wikimedia Commons)

Math department to require proof of high pain tolerance for enrollment in Math 51

Kirsten Mettler
  •  
Oct. 14, 2019
The Stanford Daily

Login or create an account