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A Cantor employee showcases a painting of a sorceress by Bartolomeo Guidobono at the "Cunning Folk" exhibition.

‘Cunning Folk’ at Cantor Arts Center demystifies witchcraft

Mei Knutson
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Feb. 10
Culture
Eddie Chen ’28 poses in costume.

Stanford Creates: Hip-hop extraordinaire Eddie Chen ’28 breaks down his moves

Emily Chen
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Feb. 8
Culture
A cup of Coupa Cafe coffee sits in the foreground on a table outside Green Library.

An ode to Coupa Café

Iris Hwang
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Feb. 4
Culture
Panelists speak at the 2026 FAME Conference against a red-purple backdrop on stage.

GSB examines storytelling, creativity and strategy at annual FAME Conference

Melita D’Souza
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Jan. 29
Culture
Tresidder Memorial Union is depicted in red ink, featuring its outdoor seating area flanked by nearby trees.

All You Can Eat: Does Union Square work for you?

Emerson Prentice
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Jan. 27
Culture
Hasan Minhaj speaks into a microphone on-stage with at a Q&A session with the Stanford Speakers Bureau at Memorial Auditorium.

Hasan Minhaj tackles comedy, culture and connection at Memorial Auditorium

Anushri Seshadri
  •  
Jan. 26
Culture
Sarah Kay performs onstage at 'Poetry Live!'.

‘Poetry Live!’ breaks open the present moment in its fourth year

Katie Xin
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Jan. 23
Culture
Illustrating the legacy of colonialism, desire and fragmentation, the sculpture “Promiscuous Intimacies” is displayed in the final section of the exhibition on negotiated landscapes. During the curator talk Jan. 8, Alexander described this work as the first bronze work Sikander ever made. (Courtesy of Margaret Whitehorn)

Shahzia Sikander’s ‘Collective Behavior’ spans artistic mediums at the Cantor 

Audrey Chang
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Jan. 21
Culture
A plate is flanked by two forks, a spoon and a knife on a plaid table cloth and the beli logo at the center.

From one ‘Beli’ to another: Bringing the social aspect back to eating out

Candace Huh
  •  
Jan. 20
Culture
Stanford students sing and dance on the Piggott Theatre stage, bathed in red lights.

‘True North’: Gripping, hilarious and a feat to behold

Allie Skalnik
  •  
Jan. 15
Culture
Mica Kim '28 sits in front of a drum set.

Stanford Creates: Singer-songwriter Mica Kim ’28 shares the joy of composing

Emily Chen
  •  
Dec. 3
Culture
Pages fly off of a daily calendar, each depicting the same food.

All You Can Eat: How shared eating habits unite Stanford students

Emerson Prentice
  •  
Dec. 2
Culture
A student stays barely afloat in green, murky water next to a duck.

Stanford students ask: Why me?

Alana Yamat
  •  
Dec. 2
Reviews
Gaieties streaker takes down Oski

‘Fifty Shades of Grayeties’ brings enthusiasm and a misleading title to Big Game Week

Dan Kubota
  •  
Dec. 1
Culture
From left to right: Medium Alison (Alexis Tuchinda ’28), Adult Alison (Lyle Belger ’25 MA ’26), and Small Alison (Maddie Garfinkel ’28) stand together on stage.

In ‘Fun Home,’ art mediates the unraveling of a family mystery

Daniel Xu
  •  
Nov. 20
Culture
A graphic of two speech bubbles overlapping. One speech bubble is filled with the words "Big Game" repeated over and over.

Students weigh in as Big Game hype takes over campus

Jacqueline Larsen
  •  
Nov. 20
Culture
The Stanford Tree mascot pushes the Cal bear mascot in a shopping cart.

War of the Wears: Stanford vs. Cal merch

Mei Knutson
  •  
Nov. 19
Culture
The tree mascot duels with Oski the bear on an orange background.

What’s a Big Game tradition that you wish existed? 

Allie Skalnik, Daniel Xu, Jacqueline Larsen, Emerson Prentice, Anisha Pandey and Aiden Fel
  •  
Nov. 18
Culture
Stanford and Berkeley buildings pinned onto an architecture blueprint page.

Stanford and Cal architecture: Who built it best?

Emerson Prentice
  •  
Nov. 17
Culture
Adam Liao shoots a video on-campus, preparing new content for his YouTube channel, 3A Creates (Courtesy of Adam Liao).

Stanford Creates: YouTuber Adam Liao ’29 breaks down craftsmanship and content creation 

Emily Chen
  •  
Nov. 13
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