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"We still aren’t exactly friends, but I like to think that behind those mad eyes, lies a soul that respects a flyer," writes Zhang. (Graphic: ALAINA ZHANG/The Stanford Daily)

Poem | Wind’s Flight

Alaina Zhang
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Jan. 25
The Grind
"Whenever I’m bored, which is often, I open the 'Find My' app just to see my friends scattered across campus," confesses D’Souza. (Graphic: KAYLEE CHAN/The Stanford Daily)

What I learned from sharing my location

Megan D'Souza
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Jan. 22
The Grind
"What people miss about 2016 isn’t just the music or the memes; it’s that the digital world felt smaller, slower and more human-scaled," D'Souza writes. (Graphic: MELITA D'SOUZA/The Stanford Daily)

A letter to my 2016 self

Melita D’Souza
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Jan. 21
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: What if I don’t want to change the world?

Erin Ye
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Jan. 20
The Grind
For many students, On Call Cafe functions as a "third space" apart from their academic and professional lives. (Photo: JAY GUPTA/The Stanford Daily)

A night at On Call Cafe, by the numbers

Jay Gupta
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Jan. 19
The Grind
The entrance to Ocean Kingdom in Zhuhai, China.

A glance into the Chinaverse

Sasha Wang
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Jan. 18
The Grind
Students throw a frisbee on the Oval.

My phone-free week

Eliza Siebers
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Jan. 15
The Grind
“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
  •  
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
The Grind
(Photo: HASANA ABDULLAH/The Stanford Daily)

To be within the ranks

Hasana Abdullah
  •  
Dec. 1
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