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The Grind

The Grind
Illustration of different Stanford landmarks, such as the Dish and Hoover Tower

No More Excuses: Going up Hoover Tower

Megan D'Souza
  •  
Yesterday
The Grind
"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
  •  
Yesterday
The Grind
"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
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Feb. 25
The Grind
"But whenever I was faced with decisions I didn’t want to make, friends I lost and could not regain ... I would find solace in imagining myself in a childhood in a past China," Zhang admits. (Photo: ALAINA ZHANG/The Stanford Daily)

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

Alaina Zhang
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Feb. 24
The Grind
"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
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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
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Feb. 22
The Grind
"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
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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
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Feb. 19
The Grind
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
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Feb. 18
The Grind
Japanese characters

Two steps forward and one step back: My Japanese language learning journey 

Sasha Wang
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Feb. 17
The Grind
A graphic of music notes on a dinner plate.

Omnivorous (about music)

Melita D’Souza
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Feb. 16
The Grind
"Why was I working so hard to take part in the same system responsible for much of the instability and death plaguing the Third World?" writes Sazi. (Courtesy of Arshia Sazi and Wikimedia Commons)

Deciphering the guilt and faith of the Iranian diaspora

Arshia Sazi
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Feb. 16
The Grind
Illustration of different Stanford landmarks, such as the Dish and Hoover Tower

No More Excuses: Hiking the Dish

Megan D'Souza
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Feb. 12
The Grind
Vertical photo of the west entrance to Main Quad, lined with palm trees

Imperfecting myself at Stanford

Merve Ondogan
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Feb. 11
The Grind
illustration of a shelf with books, a pair of glasses, headphones, a globe, and a framed photo

Asking Stanford: What year do you think about the most?

Alaina Zhang, Megan D'Souza, Kelly Wang, Daniel Xu, Angikar Ghosal, Kaleb Gjestson, Melita D’Souza and Lily Zou
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Feb. 10
The Grind
"But whenever I was faced with decisions I didn’t want to make, friends I lost and could not regain ... I would find solace in imagining myself in a childhood in a past China," Zhang admits. (Photo: ALAINA ZHANG/The Stanford Daily)

Nostalgic Thoughts: In between first and second-generation nostalgia

Alaina Zhang
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Feb. 9
The Grind
In the column "Senior Scaries," Erin Ye delves into the joys and trials of her last year at Stanford. (Graphic: KAYLEE CHAN/The Stanford Daily)

Senior Scaries: Giving tours, taking time

Erin Ye
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Feb. 8
The Grind
"These last few years of my life here, I have seen all the ways in which I have evolved, and yet when I return home, I am reminded only of what I seem to have lost." (Courtesy of Wikipedia Commons)

On losing language

Angelina Ambrosiou
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Feb. 4
The Grind
"I AM…of defiance, claiming my thoughts as free, guarding their attention, as we must protect grounded water’s clarity," writes Batts. (Graphic: AVELYN BATTS/The Stanford Daily)

Poem | Declarations for a new year, as seen in the clouds from a plane

Avelyn Batts
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Feb. 3
The Grind
"I never thought I would graduate during winter quarter, and that my whole college life would end on a random day in March," writes Seyahi. (Photo: LARA SEYAHI/The Stanford Daily)

Late night thoughts at Green Library

Lara Seyahi
  •  
Feb. 2
The Stanford Daily

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