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The sunset at Half Moon Bay on the left with Rodin's sculpture, The Gates of Hell on the right.

Stoicism at Half Moon Bay and the Gates of Hell

Lara Seyahi
  •  
March 11
Campus Life
Members of stanford abundance pose together

Stanford Abundance attends Progressive Abundance festival in Los Angeles

Naina Mehrotra
  •  
Feb. 4
The Grind
"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
  •  
Oct. 28
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
Senior Column
Liu reflects on her growth and experiences at The Daily as she prepares to graduate from Stanford. (Courtesy of Linda Liu)

Liu | Walk in a blank page, take away a Daily world

Linda Liu
  •  
June 5
Reads
"One Boat" is Buckley's 13th novel. Within its pages, it captures the nuances of grieving, says our critic. (Graphic: DA-HEE Kim/The Stanford Daily).

Jonathan Buckley’s ‘One Boat’ blends grief and self-discovery 

Leyla Yilmaz
  •  
May 25
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
(Photo: ROSS GAO)

The architecture of growth

Sonnet Xu
  •  
April 8
The Grind
two hands reaching towards each other

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

Audrey Tomlin
  •  
Feb. 2, 2025
Reads
A copy of the book "Weirdo" stands upright against a soft yellow background.

Tony Weaver Jr.’s ‘Weirdo’ ushers in the hero’s mental health journey

Sebastian Strawser
  •  
Oct. 6, 2024
Reflections & Advice
A group of students pose for a picture at the Dish.

Dear upperclassmen: Thank you for treating us like children

Chloe Shannon Wong and Sophia Chu
  •  
Sept. 24, 2024
The Grind
Postcards on a wall.

A postcard from Ribka’s bedroom: Things I didn’t know in Autumn

Ribka Desta
  •  
April 30, 2024
The Grind
A collage of different pictures of Rebecca and her different outfits, with Stanford's Oval and Main Quad in the background.

Stanford in Style: Reflecting on three winter quarter wardrobes

Rebecca Smith
  •  
March 13, 2024
The Grind
Close shot of a fountain pen and paper; the pen is in the middle of writing something in neat cursive penmanship.

On letters

Nika Farokhzad
  •  
Feb. 14, 2024
The Grind
A banner with an iceberg in the sea, with text reading "Beyond Sex Ed: There's More to the Story."

Beyond Sex Ed: Bliss in vulnerability

Shuvi Jha
  •  
Feb. 2, 2024
The Grind
Silhouettes of audience members dancing before a screen playing "The Eras Tour Concert Film" inside a dark theater.

Hold on to the memories, they’ll hold on to you

Jessica Zhu
  •  
Dec. 4, 2023
The Grind
Screenshot of a text exchange. User: "What do you think?" Response: "Hey! Sorry, just saw this. Today I can't., sadly. But what about next week?" User: "No problem, this was a bit last minute! How's Monday? OR SUNDAY? 5:15 work then?

Ruminations and Reflections: Drop ’em like it’s hot

Sam Lustgarten
  •  
Nov. 12, 2023
The Grind
A misty trail with a forest of trees.

I’m going back to Issaquah, where sadness makes sense

Anna Kiesewetter
  •  
Jan. 20, 2023
The Grind
Two stacks of rocks sit next to one another; one is tall than the other.

Finding my pride

Jordan Stock
  •  
Jan. 11, 2023
The Grind
(Photo: Soumen Ghosh/Unsplash)

Confessions of an ex-pagan

Sanjana Friedman
  •  
May 19, 2021
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