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The Grind

Senior Column
A graphic of the Oval.

Senior Scaries: 100 days to graduation

Erin Ye
  •  
March 12
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The sunset at Half Moon Bay on the left with Rodin's sculpture, The Gates of Hell on the right.

Stoicism at Half Moon Bay and the Gates of Hell

Lara Seyahi
  •  
March 11
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Arabic calligraphy with the message "Love from Beirut to the world"

The guilt of the living

Sofia Baroudi
  •  
March 10
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Wuxi, China

Nostalgic Thoughts: Wuxi and me

Alaina Zhang
  •  
March 10
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A group photo of the attendees of the 46th Viennese Ball.

The intoxication of the waltz

Nikhil Jain
  •  
March 8
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A photo of main quad.

The quiet realities of Family Weekend

Zimin Qian
  •  
March 5
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A girl lies on her bedroom floor.

How to miss out on FOMO

Dayanara Yepez Ramirez
  •  
March 5
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The Computing and Data Science Building (CoDa) in the day time

Asking Stanford: What is the best building on campus?

Alaina Zhang, Angikar Ghosal, Anisha Pandey, Daniel Xu, Lily Zou, Megan D'Souza, Sebastian Strawser and Sharis Hsu
  •  
March 4
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Professional photo of Stanford creator Cole Lee

Beyond the Farm: Creator Cole Lee isn’t afraid anymore

Diya Sabharwal
  •  
March 3
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A painting that depicts a man in black with a hand over his heart on the left, and a woman in a white dress walking away from him on the right.

The Anatomy of Letting Go: Reading Munch’s ‘Separation’

Merve Ondogan
  •  
March 2
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A graphic of the Oval.

Senior Scaries: Why does everyone hate winter quarter?

Erin Ye
  •  
March 1
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Illustration of different Stanford landmarks, such as the Dish and Hoover Tower

No More Excuses: Going up Hoover Tower

Megan D'Souza
  •  
Feb. 26
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"Above all, I would say that my heritage gives me strength and helps me persevere through any challenge I face," writes Withers. (Courtesy of Cayla Withers)

How I celebrate my Black identity at Stanford

Cayla Withers
  •  
Feb. 26
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"Being remembered might be stupid, but having an impact is not," declares Gibbs. (Photo: WILL GIBBS/The Stanford Daily)

Bigger is not always better

Will Gibbs
  •  
Feb. 25
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Wuxi, China

Nostalgic Thoughts: Family stories from a not-so-distant generation

Alaina Zhang
  •  
Feb. 24
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"There are rarely moments at Stanford when I am reminded of home, and yet everywhere I go, I constantly find myself pondering about home," writes Goswami. (Graphic: CHINYOUNG SHAO/The Stanford Daily)

Aaira’s Adventures: Homesick in hues of red and white

Aaira Goswami
  •  
Feb. 23
The Grind
"If we are but plates in this daily hustle, I hate to think of all the ways I may have blindly bumbled and shattered someone else’s day as a wasteful byproduct of striving for productivity," Batts admits (Photo: AVELYN BATTS/The Stanford Daily)

Why dining hall plates are beyond beautiful

Avelyn Batts
  •  
Feb. 22
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"I am always looking over my shoulder, always overly-cautious that the moment will come and I will not have had the chance to give loved ones closure or make a dent on this spinning world of ours," confesses Ambrosiou. (Graphic: CHINYOUNG SHAO/The Stanford Daily)

On thanatophobia

Angelina Ambrosiou
  •  
Feb. 19
The Grind
Each installment of "The Library of Suspect Origins" looks at how knowledge gets made, stabilized, and mythologized across literature, science, and institutions. (Graphic: ANGIKAR GHOSAL/The Stanford Daily)

The Library of Suspect Origins: Inventing the Idiot

Angikar Ghosal
  •  
Feb. 19
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The author sitting next to large letters reading "TreeHacks 12" on the steps of Huang

Choose Your Own Adventure: A GSB student reflects on TreeHacks 2026

Nikhil Jain
  •  
Feb. 18
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