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The Grind

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

Surreal @ Stanford: On Waymos and wandering

Tanya Rastogi
  •  
Oct. 27
The Grind
Photo of Dr. Alia Crum by a table

What Makes Us Human: Mindsets and meaning

Emi Sakamoto
  •  
Oct. 26
The Grind
Drones depicting the Stanford logo in the night sky

Dear Class of 1975

Sonnet Xu
  •  
Oct. 23
The Grind
Painter working on a piece on a city fence, other art hung up around him

Color Field underpass

Kushal Thaman
  •  
Oct. 22
The Grind
Students carry signs reading phrases like "shut the Doerr on fossil fuel" and "stop fossil fuel capture" while marching beside Main Quad at Stanford University.

Poem: The callous way of things

Sebastian Strawser
  •  
Oct. 21
The Grind
"The same door that once opened for me, I’m now opening for them." (Photo: ERIC MARKARIAN/The Stanford Daily)

The last rollout: Reflections from a senior learning how to hold the door open

Eric Markarian
  •  
Oct. 20
The Grind
Sketch of a bike with the Guyanese flag in the background

Pedaling Between Worlds: Training wheels

Aniyah Couchman
  •  
Oct. 19
The Grind
Some students find rain at Stanford comforting. Others, not so much. (Courtesy of Unsplash)

Asking Stanford: How does rain feel at Stanford?

Daniel Xu, Megan D'Souza, Joanne dePierre, Sharis Hsu, Sebastian Strawser and Grace Liang
  •  
Oct. 16
The Grind
Chi Alpha, a Christian fellowship at Stanford, invited former Intel CEO Patrick Gelsinger for a talk on Feb. 5. (Photo: PEDRO DAVID ESPINOZA/The Stanford Daily)

What former Intel CEO Gelsinger got right about success

Pedro David Espinoza
  •  
Oct. 16
The Grind
Managing editor Kaylee Chan describes what exactly her section of The Daily is. (Graphic: KAYLEE CHAN/The Stanford Daily)

What is The Grind?

Kaylee Chan
  •  
Oct. 15
The Grind
Two birds perched on a tree, looking at each other over a branch

On small talk

Iris Hwang
  •  
Oct. 13
The Grind
legion of honor art

Anachronisms in the Legion of Honor

Lara Seyahi
  •  
Oct. 13
The Grind
If institutions are failing, will tech save us — or only lead to more destruction? (Courtesy of Pexels)

Stop talking about AI already

Ocheze Amuzie
  •  
Oct. 9
The Grind
Hoover Tower in a red light

Poem: The bloody cost of ‘freedom’

Sebastian Strawser
  •  
Oct. 8
The Grind
Black squirrel perched on a tree, nibbling on an acorn

Asking Stanford: What about Stanford reminds you of home?

Hannah Zingapan, Lily Zou, Iris Hwang, Audrey Kim, Mia Jong, Kaylee Chan and Sebastian Strawser
  •  
Oct. 7
The Grind
Gibbs was touched by his experience in Kjartansson's "The Visitors" exhibit at SFMOMA. (Photo: WILL GIBBS/The Stanford Daily)

‘The Visitors’: A bathtub, a guitar and the human condition

Will Gibbs
  •  
Oct. 6
The Grind
Perspective from the seat of an auto rickshaw, facing the back of the driver's head

What three cycles in The Daily’s high school journalism workshops taught me

Shreemayi Kurup
  •  
Oct. 5
The Grind
Arches and Hoover Tower visible at dusk

Asking Stanford: What is one discovery you’re taking into the school year?

Sonnet Xu, Kaylee Chan, Allie Skalnik and Sharis Hsu
  •  
Oct. 2
The Grind
Losing the em dash to ChatGPT has marked a turning point for trust in stories, Sokamoto writes. (Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)

In memory of ‘—’

Emi Sakamoto
  •  
Oct. 1
The Grind
A photo of Stern Dining Hall, featuring wooden tables and chairs, ceiling fans, and large windows allowing natural light to enter.

The psychology behind Stern chicken

Ethan Yang
  •  
Sept. 30
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