The Grind

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
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Nov. 5
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(Photo: LILY ZOU/The Stanford Daily)

Snippets & Sketches: In limbo

Lily Zou
  •  
Nov. 5
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The willow tree outside Green Library. (Photo: EMERSON PRENTICE/The Stanford Daily)

This weeping willow

Emerson Prentice
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Nov. 3
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Christmas service at Memorial Church. (Photo: ANDREW GERGES/The Stanford Daily)

Agapē in college, revisited

Andrew Gerges
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Nov. 3
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"I have harnessed my trauma to foster good for others because resilience is necessary for survival," White writes. (Photo: ELLIOT WHITE JR/The Stanford Daily)

When life gives you trauma, make a career

Elliott White Jr
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Nov. 2
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"Stanford used to be a dream and has since become my home[...] It makes me grateful every day, but also terrified to leave," writes Ye. (Graphic: KAYLEE CHAN/The Stanford Daily)

Senior Scaries: Accept fleetingness

Erin Ye
  •  
Oct. 30
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Multicolored pumpkins stretching into the horizon

Webb Ranch adds local color to Stanford’s fall season

Bella Kim
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Oct. 29
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"I had the time — frightening, unavoidable time — to think deeply about whether or not those failures would define me for the rest of my life." Photo: SEBASTIAN STRAWSER/The Stanford Daily)

New Ways: Blossoming from the seeds of failure

Sebastian Strawser
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Oct. 28
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"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
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Photo of Dr. Alia Crum by a table

What Makes Us Human: Mindsets and meaning

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

Dear Class of 1975

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

Color Field underpass

Kushal Thaman
  •  
Oct. 22
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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
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Oct. 21, 2025
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"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, 2025
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Sketch of a bike with the Guyanese flag in the background

Pedaling Between Worlds: Training wheels

Aniyah Couchman
  •  
Oct. 19, 2025
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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, 2025
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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, 2025
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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, 2025
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Two birds perched on a tree, looking at each other over a branch

On small talk

Iris Hwang
  •  
Oct. 13, 2025
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legion of honor art

Anachronisms in the Legion of Honor

Lara Seyahi
  •  
Oct. 13, 2025
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