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The Grind
"I am cashiering with high schoolers and people decades older than me — not sitting in lecture with startup founders and Olympians," confesses Strawser. (Graphic: CHINYOUNG SHAO/The Stanford Daily)

New Ways: Reflecting on my time with The Daily

Sebastian Strawser
  •  
Nov. 20
The Grind
At Stanford, people become your home. (Photo: SEBASTIAN STRAWSER/The Stanford Daily)

Poem: The people of Stanford

Sebastian Strawser
  •  
Jan. 13, 2025
The Grind
A view of Stanford's campus from Florence Moore Hall. Clear skies, tall green trees, and the bike rack are visible.

An updated letter to you, Stanford

Sebastian Strawser
  •  
Nov. 11, 2024
The Grind
A view of Stanford's campus from Florence Moore Hall. Clear skies, tall green trees, and the bike rack are visible.

Until next time Stanford

Sebastian Strawser
  •  
April 15, 2024
University
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After winter cancellation, students say Stanford’s accommodations are far from enough

Jessica Zhu
  •  
Jan. 18, 2021
Opinions
A logo for the ASSU featuring the claw fountain

Letter to admin: Stop excluding student voices from decisions that impact us

Vianna Vo, Chris Middleton, Jianna So and Cricket X. Bidleman
  •  
Jan. 10, 2021
News
(Photo: ECY KING/The Stanford Daily)

Actually, Stanford says you can’t come to campus. Now what?

Emma Talley
  •  
Jan. 9, 2021
Campus Life
Christian Martin ’24 working as a stable boy. (Photo courtesy of Christian Martin)

Farms, start-ups and culinary school: How Stanford undergraduates are spending their gap years

Kirsten Mettler
  •  
Oct. 4, 2020
Opinions
(Photo: King of Hearts/Wikimedia Commons)

Stanford must step up to meet crucial student needs

Vol. 258 Editorial Board
  •  
Aug. 28, 2020
Academics
(Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)

‘It wasn’t really worth it’: When instruction returns, some students won’t

Zenobia Lloyd
  •  
Aug. 24, 2020
Sports
At the 2016 Rio Olympics, Stanford claimed more medals than any other university in the world. This year, however, due to an unprecedented postponement, Stanford athletes are given another year to prepare for the event, which comes with challenges and benefits. (PHOTO: Don Feria/isiphotos.com)

Part 2: Olympic hopefuls adjust training to year-long delay, shelter-in-place orders

Inyoung Choi and Alejandro Salinas
  •  
May 29, 2020
Featured
Lily Liu '21 brainstorms ideas for a spring quarter in quarantine after deciding to take a leave of absence. She's one of many students choosing not to enroll in remote classes. (Photo courtesy of Lily Liu)

As most adapt to online instruction, some students take spring off

Julia Ingram
  •  
April 27, 2020
The Grind
Tai Kao-Sowa traded a dorm room for a four-wheeler last winter quarter. (Photo: TAI KAO-SOWA/The Stanford Daily)

What living in a van taught me about college

Tai Kao-Sowa
  •  
Nov. 10, 2019
News
SHIRLEY CAI / The Stanford Daily

Stanford to overhaul leave of absence policies in watershed class-action settlement

Claire Wang
  •  
Oct. 7, 2019
News
Courtesy of Gillian Brassil

Where do Stanford students go if they’ve attempted suicide?

Gillian Brassil
  •  
April 5, 2019
SAM GIRVIN / The Stanford Daily

Panel of mental health experts, students discuss designing a mentally sustainable Stanford

Sonja Hansen
  •  
Feb. 26, 2019
SHIRLEY CAI / The Stanford Daily

‘Inhumane and deficient:’ student groups rally against ‘discriminatory’ leave of absence policies

Elena Shao
  •  
Feb. 21, 2019
Photo: Courtesy of Stanford News

As mental health discrimination suit moves into mediation, Ivies’ mental health leave of absence policies receive failing grades

Julia Ingram
  •  
Jan. 9, 2019
(Photo: Kingscote Gardens, Home of the Title IX Office).

A closer look at Stanford’s leave of absence policies

Julia Ingram
  •  
Aug. 28, 2018
Hannah Ronca/The Stanford Daily

Mental health discrimination lawsuit files amended complaint, class certification motion

Julia Ingram
  •  
July 18, 2018
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