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The Grind

The Grind
Japanese characters

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

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

Omnivorous (about music)

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

Imperfecting myself at Stanford

Merve Ondogan
  •  
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
  •  
Feb. 10
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Wuxi, China

Nostalgic Thoughts: In between first and second-generation nostalgia

Alaina Zhang
  •  
Feb. 9
The Grind
A graphic of the Oval.

Senior Scaries: Giving tours, taking time

Erin Ye
  •  
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
  •  
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
  •  
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 Grind
A stack of books on a red chair

On the poverty of names

Sofia Baroudi
  •  
Feb. 1
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(PHOTO: KAILANI AURORA PUTRI WEBB/The Stanford Daily)

Asking Stanford: What is one item on your bucket list?

Daniel Xu, Melita D’Souza, Alaina Zhang, Megan D'Souza, Kaylee Chan and Sharis Hsu
  •  
Jan. 29
The Grind
In his column "Acrademics," Alexandre Acra sheds light on the ins and outs of Stanford and Silicon Valley culture. (Graphic: LAUREN KOONG/The Stanford Daily)

Acrademics: On Cartesian culture

Alexandre Acra
  •  
Jan. 29
The Grind
High school senior Tariq Lawal considered applying to Stanford, but Trump's travel restrictions on Nigeria dashed those hopes. (Photo: TARIQ LAWAL/The Stanford Daily)

No Stanford for me, I am Nigerian

Tariq Lawal
  •  
Jan. 28
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(Photo: LILY ZOU/The Stanford Daily)

Snippets & Sketches: My favorite morning

Lily Zou
  •  
Jan. 27
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"I am cashiering with high schoolers and people decades older than me — not sitting in lecture with startup founders and Olympians," confesses Strawser. (Graphic: CHINYOUNG SHAO/The Stanford Daily)

New Ways: Bridging the two worlds I exist within

Sebastian Strawser
  •  
Jan. 26
The Grind
"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
  •  
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
  •  
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
  •  
Jan. 21
The Stanford Daily

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