Picture of Ribka Desta

Ribka Desta

The Grind
"I embrace autumn each year, so much so that my summer just feels like its waiting room," writes Desta. (Photo: RIBKA DESTA/The Stanford Daily)

Waiting rooms

Ribka Desta
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Oct. 4
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
The Grind
"I hate the time I wasted not being with her when I was with her," admits Desta. (Photo: ANDREW HAN/The Stanford Daily)

Luna

Ribka Desta
  •  
Sept. 21
The Grind
Illustration of a woman looking at a framed version of Mark Doty's poetry book "Turtle Swan"

As Ribka Likes It: I do not want you to ever die

Ribka Desta
  •  
May 28
The Grind
Collage of photos of books and bookstore displays, with a photo of Ribka in the center

Write-off: On studying English at Stanford

Ribka Desta
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May 20
The Grind
Graphic of a scroll and a quill

Asking Stanford: What class did you take to satisfy the Creative Expression requirement?

Joanne dePierre, Jamin Xie, Ribka Desta, Alaina Zhang and Victor Chen
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May 19
The Grind
A woman stares at a painting in a gallery of herself watching TV cozily

As Ribka Likes It: Stopping by my comfort films on a snowy evening

Ribka Desta
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May 15
The Grind
An illustration of a girl looking at a framed shot of two seated boys leaning against each other in a museum

As Ribka Likes It: “Mysterious Skin”

Ribka Desta
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April 28
The Grind
Daily staffers name the apps they rely on. (Courtesy of Pexels.com)

Asking Stanford: What is one app you can’t live without?

Ribka Desta, Kaylee Chan, Megan D'Souza, Lily Zou, Sharis Hsu and Alaina Zhang
  •  
April 26
The Grind
"My adolescence and development would have been entirely different had 'Stranger Things' not struck me when it did," writes Desta. (Photo: KAYLEE CHAN/The Stanford Daily)

As Ribka Likes It: Growing up and down with ‘Stranger Things’

Ribka Desta
  •  
April 14
The Grind
Postcards on a wall.

A Postcard from Ribka’s Bedroom: The lack of air in a vacuum

Ribka Desta
  •  
May 21, 2024
The Grind
Postcards on a wall.

A postcard from Ribka’s bedroom: Things I didn’t know in Autumn

Ribka Desta
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April 30, 2024
The Grind
a screenshot text reading "You guys know how when you're in an abusive situation you don't even realize until it's over" with the reply "What happened with work"

A postcard from Ribka’s bedroom: My Barbenheimer trauma

Ribka Desta
  •  
April 17, 2024
The Grind
Postcards on a wall.

A postcard from Ribka’s bedroom: Learning to love being basic

Ribka Desta
  •  
March 13, 2024
The Grind
Postcards on a wall.

A Postcard from Ribka’s Bedroom: Where does love go when it’s over?

Ribka Desta
  •  
Feb. 29, 2024
Music
A broken, red heart listening to music through headphones, looking dejected in from of a background of ripped paper.

In ‘treble’ with love: Anti-Valentine’s Day songs 

Ribka Desta, Hana Dao, Charlotte Kearns, Erin Ye, Dan Kubota, Emma Kexin Wang, Blyss Cleveland and Sarayu Pai
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Feb. 13, 2024
Music
A happy, pink cartoon heart listening to romantic music through earbuds and holding a phone in from of a light blue background.

Tuned in to love: Best Valentine’s Day tracks

Cate Burtner, Hana Dao, Ribka Desta, Dan Kubota, Charlotte Kearns, Emma Kexin Wang, Amistad Vanegas, Erin Ye, Anthony Martinez Rosales and Sarayu Pai
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Feb. 13, 2024
Music
Right hand holding a Polaroid-like image of Jake Minch's EP album cover, "how many," in front of a backdrop with trees and a river flowing through.

Jake Minch masters teleportation in debut EP ‘how many’

Ribka Desta
  •  
Oct. 31, 2023
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