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Sam Waddoups

Senior Column
On the left, Sam as an elementary schooler, with a black and white shirt and a bright yellow star reading "Samuel." On the right, Sam as an adult, with a denim jacket and light khaki shorts.

Waddoups | On staying too long at the fair

Sam Waddoups
  •  
June 12, 2023
Music
Little red cube cartoon-man holding broken heart halves with the album covers mention. Julia Jacklin and Laura Marling also depicted.

Music that makes you feel: Every stage of a breakup

Sam Waddoups
  •  
June 8, 2023
Music
A graphic of the album covers of Ritt Momney’s “Her And All Of My Friends” and 100 gecs’s “10,000 gecs.”

Music that makes you feel: Autotune and the collapse of meaning

Sam Waddoups
  •  
May 24, 2023
Music
Album covers of "Wild is the Wind" and "Lush."

Music that makes you feel: In praise of mixed feelings

Sam Waddoups
  •  
April 19, 2023
Music
Keaton Henson and Sufjan Stevens are seen performing under a photo of their albums "Birthdays" and "Carrie & Lowell."

Music that makes you feel: The vulnerable power of a whisper

Sam Waddoups
  •  
March 14, 2023
Screen
Graphic of the movie posters for the 2023 Oscars' best picture nominees.

Oscars crash course: Lightning reviews of all ten Best Picture nominees

Sam Waddoups
  •  
March 9, 2023
Culture
A picture of the first edition of The Daily's crosswords on the left and a statement on the right. The statement reads, "In an effort to relieve CLASSROOM BOREDOM and add zest to your UNIVERSITY EXPERIENCE, The Daily will be running the New York Times crossword puzzle every day. This will have no impact on your SEX LIFE but we hope you will enjoy it."

Word-Nerd Nation: The surprising history of The Daily’s crossword

Sam Waddoups
  •  
Feb. 23, 2023
Screen
Avi Gupta on Jeopardy

What is a comeback? Avi Gupta ’23 pulls off thrilling ‘Jeopardy!’ win

Sam Waddoups
  •  
Feb. 22, 2023
Music
Bon Iver and Adrianne Lenker are the subjects of Sam Waddoups' first column.

Music that makes you feel: Alone, but comforted

Sam Waddoups
  •  
Feb. 21, 2023
Campus Life
Main quad with students standing under lit up palm trees at night.

A tradition reborn: Full Moon on the Quad’s unauthorized return

Sam Waddoups
  •  
Feb. 13, 2023
Arts & Life
Attendees form a circle to relish as they read the poetry of Beowulf

Of monsters and mead: The English Department rekindles the spirit of ‘Beowulf’

Sam Waddoups
  •  
Jan. 30, 2023
Music
a photo of four string players dressed in black formalwear and seated on a dim, candlelit stage, playing their instruments

Classical Swifties’ “Wildest Dreams”: A night of orchestral excellence

Isabella Saracco and Sam Waddoups
  •  
Jan. 29, 2023
The Grind
Closeup of an eye

I can’t believe my eyes

Sam Waddoups
  •  
Dec. 7, 2022
The Grind
The 2022 Bearial, where a student has the head and body of a bear in separate hands and walks into The Claw, a fountain.

What’s the point of a rivalry?

Sam Waddoups
  •  
Nov. 16, 2022
The Grind
A landscape of a winter pond and trees in the back

Essays on Essays: Finding your favorite spot at Stanford

Sam Waddoups
  •  
Oct. 24, 2022
The Grind
A landscape at midnight with a sound bar overlay and the phrase "Meet me at midnight."

Everything you need to throw the perfect ‘Midnights’ release party

Isabella Saracco and Sam Waddoups
  •  
Oct. 20, 2022
The Stanford Daily

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