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Sonnet Xu

Sonnet Xu ’27 is a Managing Editor for The Grind and occasionally contributes to Arts & Life. She enjoys trying food around the Bay, reflecting on her Stanford experience and walking around campus. Contact her at sonnet 'at' stanford.edu
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Stanford students share memories from past football games. (Graphic: KAYLEE CHAN/The Stanford Daily)

Asking Stanford: Share a game day memory

Ishan Mehta, Sonnet Xu, Michael Malone, Iris Hwang, Sharis Hsu, Odin Farkas, Joanne dePierre, Dhruv Naik, Zachary Ewing and Hoang Nguyen
  •  
Nov. 19
The Grind
Drones depicting the Stanford logo in the night sky

Dear Class of 1975

Sonnet Xu
  •  
Oct. 23, 2025
The Grind
Arches and Hoover Tower visible at dusk

Asking Stanford: What is one discovery you’re taking into the school year?

Sonnet Xu, Kaylee Chan, Allie Skalnik and Sharis Hsu
  •  
Oct. 2, 2025
The Grind
A graphic of seven people dressed in tree costumes.

Asking Stanford: Why did you choose to go to Stanford?

Sonnet Xu, Anya Vedantambe, Sterling Davies, Chase Klavon, Jenny Wang and Erin Ye
  •  
April 30, 2025
The Grind
Two people sit on a shaded bench overlooking the waters of Lake Lagunita. After a slew of rainy days, residents of Stanford and surrounding areas took in the lake’s beauty on a sunny Sunday morning.

Asking Stanford: Share a story about Earth

Grace Liang, Sonnet Xu and Jennifer Xin-Tsu Lin Levine
  •  
April 24, 2025
The Grind
(Photo: ROSS GAO)

The architecture of growth

Sonnet Xu
  •  
April 8, 2025
The Grind
A graphic of a woman sings a lullaby to her infant child.

Asking Stanford: Who is a woman in your life who you admire?

Sonnet Xu, Sebastian Strawser, Helen Katz and Eric Cui
  •  
March 10, 2025
The Grind
Though rain at Stanford is rare, it doesn't need to be dreary. (Graphic: PHOEBE PAN/The Stanford Daily)

Asking Stanford: What’s your favorite thing to do when it rains?

Dillon Nguyen, Sonnet Xu, Sharis Hsu, Sebastian Strawser, Jennifer Xin-Tsu Lin Levine, Julie Abreu, Raza Ali, Dan Kubota, Helen Katz and Chase Klavon
  •  
Feb. 18, 2025
Culture
An array of Mediterranean food, Turkish pizza, a variety of appetizers and a plate of meat.

Hummus Mediterranean Kitchen cooks up bold flavors and thoughtful craftsmanship

Sonnet Xu
  •  
Nov. 5, 2024
The Grind
Graphic of a Greek figure on the right with indecipherable writing on left with 'TTYL' in the middle, set against a beige background.

TTYL: What ‘The Giver’ gives

Sonnet Xu
  •  
May 30, 2024
Culture
Colorful pastries

Rating CoHo sweet treats

Sonnet Xu
  •  
May 29, 2024
The Grind
Graphic of a Greek figure on the right with indecipherable writing on left with 'TTYL' in the middle, set against a beige background.

TTYL: Glory and Gilgamesh

Sonnet Xu
  •  
May 7, 2024
The Grind
Participants of the 2023 Tree Hacks coding late at night in the Jen-Hsun Huang Engineering Center basement

Letter to an incoming CS student

Sonnet Xu
  •  
April 25, 2024
The Grind
Graphic of a Greek figure on the right with indecipherable writing on left with 'TTYL' in the middle, set against a beige background.

TTYL: Machiavelli today

Sonnet Xu
  •  
April 4, 2024
Reads
The Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity (CCSRE), housed in Building 360. Arches and Hoover Tower visible at dusk.

Students spring into humanities research over break

Sonnet Xu
  •  
March 13, 2024

Multimedia by Sonnet Xu

Culture
An array of Mediterranean food, Turkish pizza, a variety of appetizers and a plate of meat.

Hummus Mediterranean Kitchen cooks up bold flavors and thoughtful craftsmanship

Sonnet Xu
  •  
Nov. 5, 2024
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