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Revising the story of a childhood scar amidst the pandemic has somewhat reconciled my relationship with my strong yet traditional Chinese grandmother (Graphic: Annie Li).

The scar was on me, but the pain was on her

Annie Li
  •  
Aug. 21, 2020
The Grind
(Photo: Unsplash)

‘Slack Never Slacking’: Parting thoughts on the Summer Journalism Workshop

Agnes Mar, Arya Agrawal, Chloe Fidler, Diana Piper, Elizabeth Wilson, Gabriela Calvillo, Mira Ravi and Sonali Muthukrishnan
  •  
Aug. 20, 2020
Reflections & Advice
(Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)

Reflecting on educational inequities in Bay Area high schools

Ian Park
  •  
Aug. 19, 2020
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(Photos: Public Domain Pictures)

An honest perspective on Indian marriage culture in ‘Indian Matchmaking’

Anika Jain
  •  
Aug. 19, 2020
Reflections & Advice
(DIANA PIPER/THE STANFORD DAILY)

Finding a place of calm: My journey with houseplants

Diana Piper
  •  
Aug. 19, 2020
The Grind
Children play in the ocean at a public beach in Falmouth, Maine. (Photo: KATIE HAN/The Stanford Daily)

Why early birds are doing it right (from a former late riser)

Jesse Perlmutter
  •  
Aug. 18, 2020
The Grind
(Graphic: Liz Lindqwister via Pixabay, Flickr)

TikTok teens trump Trump: A modern-day rebellion

Anika Jain
  •  
Aug. 7, 2020
Reflections & Advice
I had tried to keep a notebook before. It never worked — it was as if my mind ran out of sentences. It felt burdensome to do more; unsheathing a notebook for a floating idea was too much. That is, until I read Joan Didion’s essay “On Keeping a Notebook.” (DIANA PIPER/THE STANFORD DAILY)

Creativity during the pandemic: Why you should keep a notebook

Diana Piper
  •  
Aug. 3, 2020
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(Photo: Pexels)

Alumni Advice: Katie Redmond ’14, Google product manager

Emily Broadhurst
  •  
Aug. 2, 2020
The Grind
(Photo: Pixabay)

‘The Kissing Booth 2’: More to Rom-coms Than Just Love and Laughter

Anna Yang and Lydia Chen
  •  
Aug. 1, 2020
The Grind
(Photo left: JW Anderson. Photo right: PRITHI SRINIVASAN/The Stanford Daily)

A summer of crocheting

Prithi Srinivasan
  •  
Aug. 1, 2020
The Grind
(Image courtesy of Instagram)

Stanford Missed Connections starts dialogue about sexual assault on campus

Eleni Aneziris
  •  
July 30, 2020
The Grind
Naya Rivera sings on a stage in a blue dress with her head tilted back and her arms pointed toward the ceiling.

Feminine queerness and the legacy of Santana Lopez

Gil Abend-David
  •  
July 29, 2020
The Grind
(Photo: Unsplash)

TikTok and destructive discourse

Katie Reveno
  •  
July 27, 2020
The Grind
A behind-the-scene look into the world of comedy writing in television (Photo: Unsplash)

Alumni Advice: Amy Aniobi ’06, Comedy Writer at HBO

Emily Broadhurst
  •  
July 27, 2020
The Grind
Some examples of Stanford x Cal fanart. Click on the image to see artist credits and join the Facebook Group for more examples. (Graphic: MICHAEL ESPINOSA/The Stanford Daily)

Reading into it: Origins of the Stanford x Cal fan art and why it means a lot to me

Michael Espinosa
  •  
July 23, 2020
Reflections & Advice
(Photo courtesy of Victoria Pickering)

Overcoming activism fatigue

Noelia Arteaga
  •  
July 23, 2020
Reflections & Advice
(Photo courtesy of Pixabay)

Accepting, but not agreeing, with my extended family’s political views

Martha Fishburne
  •  
July 21, 2020
The Grind
Speech technology is a growing presence in our lives. (Photo: Unsplash)

Alumni Advice: Evan Macmillan ’09, CEO of Gridspace

Emily Broadhurst
  •  
July 20, 2020
Reflections & Advice
"Please wear a mask in public. For people who struggle with chronic illnesses, for those who lack medical resources, for your family and for yourself." (Photo: Unsplash)

Living as a Type 1 diabetic during COVID-19

Lauren Grove
  •  
July 20, 2020
The Stanford Daily

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