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First-year Black students pose at Black Frosh Convocation.

As Black enrollment shifts, Black students find community at convocation

Noumou B Diallo
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Just now
Reads
Chang-Rae Lee's novel, "A Tender Age," sitting against a white backdrop.

Theatrical, traitorous, tender: Chang-Rae Lee’s ‘A Tender Age’ toys with the playground violence of immigrant childhood

April Yu
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6 hrs. ago
Music
aespa performs at Oakland Arena on Oct. 6 during its “Synk: Complaexity” tour. (Photo: Chris Tuite/Oakland Arena)

aespa’s ‘Sync Complaexity’ embodies the apex of art

Daniel Xu
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Yesterday
Music
Several bands' under dark blue lighting.

A Slightly Stoopid night: Drinks, drugs and dawning mindfulness

Brilee Jo Copeland
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Oct. 13
Culture
A student holds a Longchamp bag.

Longchamp: The latest fashion fad taking over Stanford

Miley Elle Weiner
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Oct. 13
Screen
Two men sitting in front of a blank screen engaged in a Q&A session.

‘Alaav’ screening at Oshman Hall inaugurates South Asian cinema series

Sanya Gupta
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Oct. 12
Reads
The Hauser & Wirth bookstore was filled with interested customers on opening day. (Photo: AYLA GHARAVI/The Stanford Daily)

A new home for art and books: Hauser & Wirth opens its doors

Ayla Gharavi
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Oct. 12
Culture
Simon Oskarsson, Katy Owen and Ewan Wardrop perform onstage in “North by Northwest.” (Photo: Courtesy of Steve Tanner)

‘North by Northwest’ at A.C.T. is a comedy without laughs

Kyle Gerstel
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Oct. 11
Screen
Beakers filled with pink potions, surrounded by hearts.

‘The Love Hypothesis’: Fake dating on the Farm is a problematic premise

Blyss Cleveland
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Oct. 11
Music
sombr thanking the crowd (Photo: SANYA GUPTA/The Stanford Daily)

‘I feel like I’m in New York right now’: sombr transforms the Bay into the Lower East Side

Sanya Gupta
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Oct. 8
Culture
Painted windows of the “Caltwain” (Twain) residence.

Newest dorm themes brighten student residences

Marikit Flores
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Oct. 8
Culture
A pizookie, a bowl of pho, and a bike.

Frosh share their Stanford highlights (so far)

Sydney Lee, Ada Huang, Enaya Habib, Eloisa Lin, April Yu and Brilee Jo Copeland
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Oct. 7
Music
Kaytranada performs under a spotlight at the Sleeping on Gems Fest in San Jose as fans raise their phones to capture the set. (Courtesy of Josh Buenviaje)

Kaytranada brings irresistible groove, expert mixes to San Jose

Hayden Thompson
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Oct. 6
Music
Kehlani and two backup dancers perform at Shoreline Amphitheatre.

The Kehlani World Tour: A dynamic but disjointed homecoming

Hayden Thompson and Daniel Xu
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Oct. 5
Culture
A wall sign at the Cantor Arts Center introducing the "Jane!" exhibit

Jane, the Virgo: Cantor exhibition finds Stanford’s founder in half-mourning

Jenin Al Shalabi
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Oct. 4
Culture
Writer's HolyShred order, featuring from top: larb chicken bowl, thai tea, herb-infused noodles, tofu garlic rice, pear juice, chicken satay, pink drink, sparkling peach juice.

Student-owned HolyShred brings protein-forward Thai food to Palo Alto

Sanya Gupta
  •  
Oct. 1
Reads
A stack of books and a pair of sunglasses floating on an inner tube in a pool

Stanford’s summer reading recs

Blyss Cleveland, Emmett Chung, Kelly Wang, Chloe Loquet and Michael Kim
  •  
Sept. 30
Music
People moving through a music festival.

My personal Outside Lands 2026 soundtrack: From Charli XCX to Trixie Mattel

Daisy Gonzalez Rivera
  •  
Sept. 30
Reads
Professional author headshots of Ted Chiang and Anne Applebaum.

COLLEGE curriculum to bring Ted Chiang, Anne Applebaum to campus

Sarah Feng
  •  
Sept. 28
Screen
backrooms

Kane Parsons’ ‘Backrooms’ is terrifying — and terrific

Judy Akel
  •  
Sept. 27
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