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The Grind
"Above all, I would say that my heritage gives me strength and helps me persevere through any challenge I face," writes Withers. (Courtesy of Cayla Withers)

How I celebrate my Black identity at Stanford

Cayla Withers
  •  
Feb. 26
The Grind
"I AM…of defiance, claiming my thoughts as free, guarding their attention, as we must protect grounded water’s clarity," writes Batts. (Graphic: AVELYN BATTS/The Stanford Daily)

Poem | Declarations for a new year, as seen in the clouds from a plane

Avelyn Batts
  •  
Feb. 3
University
A headshot of Michelle Norris.

Michelle Norris talks ‘playing the Race Card’ in Humanities Center event

Daniel Xu
  •  
Dec. 2
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
Campus Life
Merry Seng Maran poses for her photograph in her grad robes in Main Quad.

Meet Merry Seng Maran: Stanford’s ‘first Kachin-Burmese American’ graduate

Catherine Wu
  •  
June 19
Opinions
books that resemble the lgbtq+ flag

From the Community | Why can’t I learn about my identity in school?

From the Community
  •  
May 28
Screen
A movie director's sign with gender symbols on it with text "HER POV."

Her POV: ‘Actual People’ chooses to lose post-grad blues

Blyss Cleveland
  •  
May 4
Opinions
Hoover tower

Weis | Stanford has an identity crisis

Colin Weis
  •  
Feb. 27, 2025
Humor
Like our President, male identity feels rather... blurred right now, doesn't it? (Graphic: VICTOR XU/The Stanford Daily)

From the Community: Proud Boys, you’re women now

Mason Barrett
  •  
Feb. 26, 2025
Reads
A book is open and inside reads 'Rage on the Page.'

Rage on the Page: ‘Boy Parts’ pictures the art of uncomfortable truths

Melisa Ezgi Guleryuz
  •  
Jan. 14, 2025
Reads
Heart-shaped pages of a book

‘Daughter of Ruins’ portrays women’s perseverance through an ode to its author’s Grecian home

Leyla Yilmaz
  •  
Jan. 12, 2025
Reads
A book is held open on a desk with the words "Rage on the Page" written across the pages.

Rage on the Page: Putting scandal on trial in ‘The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum’

Melisa Ezgi Guleryuz
  •  
Nov. 13, 2024
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
A cartoon of the three roles of Arnold Schwarzenegger, one lifting weights, one with a gun, and one in a suit

Overheard at Stanford: ‘Three different eras of Arnold Schwarzenegger’

Linden Hansen
  •  
Nov. 1, 2024
Reads
Chess pieces topple over a yellow chess board with the title "Intermezzo" written on it.

Why ‘Intermezzo’ is not actually Sally Rooney’s most mature novel

Leyla Yilmaz
  •  
Oct. 15, 2024
Screen
A pink outline of a girl with symbols representing girlhood around the outline.

‘We Are Lady Parts’ tunes into the business of art

Blyss Cleveland
  •  
Sept. 30, 2024
Magazine
A graphic of a Japanese flag and an American flag.

On being a banana: Japanese American students on the Farm, 1940 to the present

Dan Kubota
  •  
June 25, 2024
The Grind
Graphic of a red heart with ribbons across it and a book on top. The book has pages open, with a heart drawing on the right page. The background is pink and adorned with stars.

A letter to myself, 10 years ago

Sebastian Strawser
  •  
Feb. 27, 2024
The Grind
A graphic of abstract white lines forming in the middle to form a hand with a hospital band with the words "on motherhood," set against a solid teal background.

On motherhood

Kathryn Zheng
  •  
Jan. 24, 2024
The Grind
A headshot of the author as a child, presumably from a yearbook.

I’m still the same me

Kene Nzelu
  •  
Jan. 16, 2024
The Stanford Daily

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