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The Grind

The Grind
Light purple shadowed image of body with text "The Body Speaks."

The Body Speaks: Let them talk

Anusha Nadkarni
  •  
Jan. 30, 2024
The Grind
Light blue shadowed image of body with text "The Body Speaks."

The Body Speaks: A letter to my abuser

Anusha Nadkarni
  •  
Jan. 29, 2024
The Grind
Colorful shoe on the floor

Dear Boomer: Lost touch

Helen Hudson
  •  
Jan. 29, 2024
The Grind
A picture of a tall pink house in the middle of a blue house, half in frame, and a brown house, half in frame.

Dear Diary: The pink house

Amanda Altarejos
  •  
Jan. 24, 2024
The Grind
A graphic of abstract white lines forming in the middle to form a hand with a hospital band with the words "on motherhood," set against a solid teal background.

On motherhood

Kathryn Zheng
  •  
Jan. 24, 2024
The Grind
A drawing of a man and woman in formal wear, not looking at each other

Romance is dead: Why everything was more meaningful in the past

Lara Seyahi
  •  
Jan. 22, 2024
The Grind
Photo of the author, a white-haired man, at Sequoia National Park in front of trees.

Is it ageism or is it just me?

Joe Seldner
  •  
Jan. 17, 2024
The Grind
Temple in a garden

Nostalgia: A night walk at a forbidden temple

Rosina Lin
  •  
Jan. 17, 2024
The Grind
Silhouettes of woman on bike reaching for man's hand behind her also on bike against a sunset.

Love and change

Sebastian Strawser
  •  
Jan. 16, 2024
The Grind
A headshot of the author as a child, presumably from a yearbook.

I’m still the same me

Kene Nzelu
  •  
Jan. 16, 2024
The Grind
An image of the Windhover labyrinth (a flat circle with labyrinth designs on it.)

‘How to Do Nothing’: A visit to the Windhover Contemplative Center

Helen Katz
  •  
Jan. 15, 2024
The Grind
Word cloud shaped like the Stanford logo. Some of the largest names are Michael, Christopher, Daniel, Eric, Jennifer, David, Matthew, James, Peter, Sarah, John, and Robert.

The names of Stanford

Jay Gupta
  •  
Jan. 12, 2024
The Grind
A plate full of colorful food.

Dear Boomer: Bored or boring?

Helen Hudson
  •  
Jan. 9, 2024
The Grind
A book cover with "Joan Didion" on the top and the book title "Slouching Towards Bethlehem" underneath it, written in block letters.

Dear Diary: My packing list

Amanda Altarejos
  •  
Jan. 8, 2024
The Grind
Multiple performers on stage with Taiko drums.

Taiko and me

Dan Kubota
  •  
Dec. 8, 2023
The Grind
Louise Gluck speaks in front of a crowd at a 2020 event.

Ben’s Column: For Louise Glück, 1943-2023

Benjamin Marra
  •  
Dec. 6, 2023
The Grind
Silhouettes of audience members dancing before a screen playing "The Eras Tour Concert Film" inside a dark theater.

Hold on to the memories, they’ll hold on to you

Jessica Zhu
  •  
Dec. 4, 2023
The Grind
Against a mustard yellow background: left side has three layered images of marble-looking rectangles, right side has Chinese characters

‘Curry and Pepper’: On Ouyang Feng

Alice Fang
  •  
Dec. 4, 2023
The Grind
The outside of Florence Moore Hall.

Dear frosh: You truly do have a place at Stanford

Sebastian Strawser
  •  
Dec. 4, 2023
The Grind
A circular smear of gray on a background, the top half of which is lighter and looks like a table, the bottom half of which is also gray.

Dear Diary: Sunny days in winter

Amanda Altarejos
  •  
Nov. 30, 2023
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