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The entrance to Ocean Kingdom in Zhuhai, China.

A glance into the Chinaverse

Sasha Wang
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Just now
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Students throw a frisbee on the Oval.

My phone-free week

Eliza Siebers
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Jan. 15
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“The year is 2026. Grandpa, you will never see it,” Hsu confesses. (Photo: SHARIS HSU/The Stanford Daily)

Deferring grief

Sharis Hsu
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Jan. 14
The Grind
In the column "Ache of Home," Xu explores what it means to search for belonging at Stanford. (Graphic: KAYLEE CHAN/The Stanford Daily)

Ache of Home: Bowing to the genie

Daniel Xu
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Jan. 13
The Grind
The Stanford Theatre, built in the 1920s, frequently holds screenings of classic films. (Photo: LARA SEYAHI/The Stanford Daily)

Looking at love across ‘Brief Encounter,’ ‘Strangers When We Meet’ and ‘Falling in Love’

Lara Seyahi
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Jan. 12
The Grind
A new year brings new opportunities for self-improvement. (Graphic: KAYLEE CHAN/The Stanford Daily)

Asking Stanford: What are your resolutions for 2026?

Melita D’Souza, Kaylee Chan, Megan D'Souza, Sharis Hsu, Iris Hwang and Lily Zou
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Jan. 11
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: Friends we ‘knew in college’

Erin Ye
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Jan. 8
The Grind
Bahram Beyzai, former Stanford lecturer, was an acclaimed Iranian playwright and filmmaker. (Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)

Celebrating a polymath in an age that has nearly forgotten the word

Sam Samani
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Jan. 7
The Grind
A scene from the film "12 Angry Men" (1957). (Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)

Tell me, how would you like me to reject you?

Iris Hwang
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Jan. 6
The Grind
"Forgetting is as fundamental to human existence as breathing, as inevitable as death itself," writes Baroudi. (PHOTO: Sofia Baroudi/The Stanford Daily)

Against Forgetting: Why we write, why I write

Sofia Baroudi
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Jan. 5
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: Holding a live turkey in the name of college football

Erin Ye
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Jan. 4
The Grind
"Frosh quarter is a perpetual state of having something to do. We can be bored, sure, but never idle," reflects Rastogi. (Graphic: TOBY SHIAO/The Stanford Daily)

Surreal @ Stanford: The art we leave behind

Tanya Rastogi
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Dec. 4
The Grind
After years of working in tech, Aubakirova chose to pursue an MBA at Stanford, leading her to a career in venture capital. (Courtesy of Malika Aubakirova)

Beyond the Farm: a16z, Google and Malika Aubakirova’s second act

Diya Sabharwal
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Dec. 3
The Grind
Amir Eshel is a professor of humanistic studies and comparative literature at Stanford. (Courtesy of Amir Eshel)

What Makes Us Human: It’s not about

Emi Sakamoto
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Dec. 2
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(Photo: HASANA ABDULLAH/The Stanford Daily)

To be within the ranks

Hasana Abdullah
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Dec. 1
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(Photo: LILY ZOU/The Stanford Daily)

Snippets & Sketches: The Fall Ball

Lily Zou
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Nov. 30
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With Big Game on the line, Stanford's resident poets deliver a touching ode to good fortune ahead. (Graphic: ANANYA UDAYGIRI/The Stanford Daily)

Poem | An Ode to Luck

Ben O'Keefe, Steele Billings, David Burnett and Ethan Chang
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Nov. 20
The Grind
Lowry Pressly, an associate professor of political science at Stanford, writes extensively on the idea of embracing "oblivion." (Courtesy of Lowry Pressly)

What Makes Us Human: Untitled

Emi Sakamoto
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Nov. 20
The Grind
"Whenever you lose the heart for something you did with such love on the daily, that part of your soul atrophies like an inactive muscle," writes Strawser. (Graphic: CHINYOUNG SHAO/The Stanford Daily)

New Ways: Reflecting on my time with The Daily

Sebastian Strawser
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Nov. 20
The Grind
Stanford students share memories from past football games. (Graphic: KAYLEE CHAN/The Stanford Daily)

Asking Stanford: Share a game day memory

Ishan Mehta, Sonnet Xu, Michael Malone, Iris Hwang, Sharis Hsu, Odin Farkas, Joanne dePierre, Dhruv Naik, Zachary Ewing and Hoang Nguyen
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Nov. 19
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