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The Grind

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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17 hrs. ago
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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Yesterday
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(Photo: HASANA ABDULLAH/The Stanford Daily)

To be within the ranks

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

Snippets & Sketches: The Fall Ball

Lily Zou
  •  
Nov. 30
The Grind
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
  •  
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
  •  
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
  •  
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
  •  
Nov. 19
The Grind
Sketch of a bike with the Guyanese flag in the background

Pedaling Between Worlds: Rainy days and crosswinds

Aniyah Couchman
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Nov. 19
The Grind
"I certainly didn’t think we would stay in touch eight, nine years down the road. But here we are," Hsu reflects. (Courtesy of Litong Deng)

Seeing Berkeley across the Bay

Sharis Hsu
  •  
Nov. 18
The Grind
"The poet, upon observing a Stanford sunset, describes description," Singh writes. (Photo: LILY ZOU/The Stanford Daily)

The poet, upon observing a Stanford sunset (or, The American: Part II)

Sachin Singh
  •  
Nov. 17
The Grind
"You need to start treating dating like it’s the job market: you’re not applying to positions, you’re not interviewing, you’re not even doing things that you can add to your résumé," writes Ye. (Graphic: KAYLEE CHAN/The Stanford Daily)

Senior Scaries: Treating dating like the job market

Erin Ye
  •  
Nov. 16
The Grind
"Midterm season. Doesn’t that sound so heavy?" questions Rastogi. (Graphic: TOBY SHIAO/The Stanford Daily)  

Surreal @ Stanford: Mid Terms

Tanya Rastogi
  •  
Nov. 13
The Grind
"When his neurologist saw him, it was over telehealth. My father was never seen once in-person by a neurologist during his stay," writes Kirmani. (Graphic: TOBY SHIAO/The Stanford Daily)

When the neurologist works from home 

Nadia Kirmani
  •  
Nov. 12
The Grind
"Many Stanford students come to the social dance scene with this media-based understanding of dance as romance," writes Batts. (Photo: AVELYN BATTS/The Stanford Daily)

Dancing cheek-to-cheek: The romanticism of social dance

Avelyn Batts
  •  
Nov. 11
The Grind
"I’ve found strangers, acquaintances and friends who have gone above and beyond to show me acts of kindness big and small," writes Amuzie. (Courtesy of Unsplash)

Bright Spots: Random acts of kindness

Ocheze Amuzie
  •  
Nov. 9
The Grind
On Call Cafe is one of many great spots to eat and converse with a diverse array of students. (Photo: KAYLEE CHAN/The Stanford Daily)

Asking Stanford: What’s your favorite place to eat on campus?

Sebastian Strawser, Joanne dePierre, Shiven Jain, Melita D’Souza, Ava Bakhshandehpour, Anya Vedantambe, Megan D'Souza and Ocheze Amuzie
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Nov. 6
The Grind
Sketch of a bike with the Guyanese flag in the background

Pedaling Between Worlds: Gear shifts

Aniyah Couchman
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Nov. 5
The Grind
"After all, we are much stronger together than alone," writes Withers. (Photo: CAYLA WITHERS/The Stanford Daily)

Poem: You won’t fight alone

Cayla Withers
  •  
Nov. 5
The Grind
(Photo: LILY ZOU/The Stanford Daily)

Snippets & Sketches: In limbo

Lily Zou
  •  
Nov. 5
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