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The Grind
A photo of main quad.

The quiet realities of Family Weekend

Zimin Qian
  •  
March 5
Science & Technology
Panelists sit on a wood stage.

Bing Nursery School celebrates 60 years of research

Allie Skalnik
  •  
March 3
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
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
  •  
Jan. 8
Reads
Graphic for Olive Pacal's column.

Intro to Wisdom: Exploring the philosophical implications of ‘Calvin and Hobbes’

Olive Pacal
  •  
Nov. 5
The Grind
"Evy is a sponge, just so eager to learn and absorb all sorts of knowledge." (Graphic: ERIN YE/The Stanford Daily)

Sponge: Thoughts on passivity

Evy Shen
  •  
April 21
The Grind
orange cartoon of a car hitting a bike

Quarter-Life Crisis: Silly, strange and inevitable

Sharis Hsu
  •  
March 13
The Grind
"Asking Stanford" is a series where Daily writers answer open-ended calls for storytelling. (Photo: ERIN YE/The Stanford Daily)

Asking Stanford: Who or what was your first love?

Chase Klavon, Jennifer Xin-Tsu Lin Levine, Allie Skalnik, Linden Hansen and Sharis Hsu
  •  
Feb. 16, 2025
The Grind
"I still think about those days of girlhood." (Screenshot: JENNIFER LEVINE/The Stanford Daily)

My Life in Playlists: Middle School Cringe

Jennifer Xin-Tsu Lin Levine
  •  
Feb. 4, 2025
The Grind
two hands reaching towards each other

Heart to Heart: anyways, please don’t be a stranger

Audrey Tomlin
  •  
Feb. 2, 2025
The Grind
A screenshot of a playlist entitled, "what are you listening to? (grind column)."

What are you listening to?: Best of Gen X white music

Jennifer Xin-Tsu Lin Levine
  •  
Nov. 12, 2024
The Grind
Empty plaza with dark green fountain structure in the middle, trees on both sides of the image.

Geography of My Heart: The Stanford Bookstore

Dan Kubota
  •  
Oct. 22, 2024
The Grind
a graphic of colorful journals stacked inside of a desk drawer

Inside the Junk Drawer: My journals

Kaylee Chan
  •  
Oct. 1, 2024
The Grind
(Courtesy of Rebecca Smith)

Stanford in Style: Phone calls with Mom

Rebecca Smith
  •  
May 15, 2024
The Grind
A cartoon that depicts a nightstand with one drawer open, a doll with blonde hair and a tooth inside.

Inside the Junk Drawer: Childhood myths

Kaylee Chan
  •  
May 2, 2024
The Grind
A young Dan Kubota eating grilled cheese in a white cap with orange "The Melt" logo on the wall behind her

Shower Thoughts: The three cheese classic

Dan Kubota
  •  
May 1, 2024
The Grind
A zoomed-in image of Dan's stuffed giraffe with a piano keyboard visible in the background.

Shower Thoughts: Childhood relics

Dan Kubota
  •  
April 29, 2024
The Grind
A cartoon that shows an open desk drawer with a laptop inside.

Inside the Junk Drawer: My first computer

Kaylee Chan
  •  
April 23, 2024
The Grind
Two young girls sit at a table.

A poem on oldest daughter syndrome

Les Ortega
  •  
March 12, 2024
The Grind
A stuffed animal with a human-like face and worm-like body, inside of a drawer.

Inside the Junk Drawer: Googly

Kaylee Chan
  •  
Feb. 29, 2024
The Stanford Daily

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