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Sebastian Strawser

Sebastian Strawser ‘2(?) is an Opinions contributor. He also writes for Humor and The Grind. His interests include political philosophy, capybaras and Filipino food. Contact Sebastian at sstrawser 'at' stanforddaily.com.
The Grind
"Whenever you lose the heart for something you did with such love on the daily, that part of your soul atrophies like an inactive muscle," writes Strawser. (Graphic: CHINYOUNG SHAO/The Stanford Daily)

New Ways: Reflecting on my time with The Daily

Sebastian Strawser
  •  
Nov. 20
The Grind
On Call Cafe is one of many great spots to eat and converse with a diverse array of students. (Photo: KAYLEE CHAN/The Stanford Daily)

Asking Stanford: What’s your favorite place to eat on campus?

Sebastian Strawser, Joanne dePierre, Shiven Jain, Melita D’Souza, Ava Bakhshandehpour, Anya Vedantambe, Megan D'Souza and Ocheze Amuzie
  •  
Nov. 6
Columnists
Condoleezza Rice hosted Ron DeSantis at the Hoover Institution on Friday. (Photo: SOPHIE NGUYEN/The Stanford Daily)

Strawser | Inviting DeSantis to speak was easy. True free speech is hard.

Sebastian Strawser
  •  
Nov. 6
The Grind
"I had the time — frightening, unavoidable time — to think deeply about whether or not those failures would define me for the rest of my life." Photo: SEBASTIAN STRAWSER/The Stanford Daily)

New Ways: Blossoming from the seeds of failure

Sebastian Strawser
  •  
Oct. 28
The Grind
Students carry signs reading phrases like "shut the Doerr on fossil fuel" and "stop fossil fuel capture" while marching beside Main Quad at Stanford University.

Poem: The callous way of things

Sebastian Strawser
  •  
Oct. 21
Opinions
(Photo: CAYDEN GU/The Stanford Daily)

Strawser | Why Stanford must support Prop 50

Sebastian Strawser
  •  
Oct. 20
The Grind
Some students find rain at Stanford comforting. Others, not so much. (Courtesy of Unsplash)

Asking Stanford: How does rain feel at Stanford?

Daniel Xu, Megan D'Souza, Joanne dePierre, Sharis Hsu, Sebastian Strawser and Grace Liang
  •  
Oct. 16
Reads
(Courtesy of Thought Catalog via Unsplash)

Listicle: What did Stanford read this summer?

Sebastian Strawser, Emerson Prentice, Blyss Cleveland, Adeline Lee and Kaylee Chan
  •  
Oct. 8
The Grind
Hoover Tower in a red light

Poem: The bloody cost of ‘freedom’

Sebastian Strawser
  •  
Oct. 8
The Grind
Black squirrel perched on a tree, nibbling on an acorn

Asking Stanford: What about Stanford reminds you of home?

Hannah Zingapan, Lily Zou, Iris Hwang, Audrey Kim, Mia Jong, Kaylee Chan and Sebastian Strawser
  •  
Oct. 7
Humor
Stephen Miller, in his favorite bathing suit, is very excited to fountain-hop. (Graphic: SEBASTIAN STRAWSER / The Stanford Daily)

Stephen Miller to direct Gaieties: ‘Because Gaieties means happy’

Sebastian Strawser
  •  
Oct. 2
Columnists
Hoover Tower and Green Library

Strawser | The time for collective action is now

Sebastian Strawser
  •  
Sept. 21
Magazine
We are a uniquely Democratic community that must lead the way on abandoning institutional deference, embracing every day needs and combatting MAGA.

Stanford’s Democratic duty to combat the MAGA rage

Sebastian Strawser
  •  
June 6
Humor
Peter Thiel ’89 JD ’92, pictured above, co-founded data mining company Palantir in 2004 (Photo: Dan Taylor/Wikimedia Commons).

‘Celebration by fire’: Stanford Review finally meets content minimum

Sebastian Strawser
  •  
May 25
Opinions
Hoover Tower viewed from Main Quad at daytime.

Strawser | The ASSU and its legitimacy crisis

Sebastian Strawser
  •  
May 15
Humor
The place of many a new's writer's nightmares. (Photo: CRYSTAL CHEN/The Stanford Daily)

News section burns out covering Trump, goes on hiatus

Sebastian Strawser
  •  
April 29
Opinions
Hoover Tower in a red light

Strawser | Stanford must never surrender

Sebastian Strawser
  •  
April 17
The Grind
There's nothing quite like Stanford in the spring.(Photo: ELLIE WONG/The Stanford Daily)

Asking Stanford: What does your ideal weekend look like?

Anya Vedantambe, Suah Nah, Helen Katz, Sebastian Strawser and Erin Ye
  •  
April 14
The Grind
A graphic of a Nintendo Switch with a heart in the middle.

Nintendo’s Switch 2 is cause for gamer optimism

Sebastian Strawser
  •  
April 10
The Grind
Protestors walk down Panama Mall. One carries a sign saying "NO MORE MONEY APARTHEID GENOCIDE"

Poem: Justice for the Other

Sebastian Strawser
  •  
April 8

Multimedia by Sebastian Strawser

The Grind
Photo of an empty library with rows of wooden and plastic chairs facing bookshelves

The love for my high school that still burns bright

Sebastian Strawser
  •  
Feb. 17
Humor
Faculty Senate meeting. (Photo: SEBASTIAN STRAWSER/The Stanford Daily)

Provost Jenny Martinez announces new ban on self-censorship

Sam Lustgarten
  •  
Oct. 8, 2024
The Stanford Daily

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