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Songs that Stanford students are ‘locking in’ with over winter quarter

Angikar Ghosal, Quinn Cook, Miro Swisher, Caroline Cho, Chloe Loquet, Anisha Pandey, Blyss Cleveland, Dayanara Yepez Ramirez, Daniel Xu and Jacqueline Larsen
  •  
March 9
Music
Image of microphone in purple lit room.

Beyond Bars: Why the words still matter

Tina Li
  •  
Feb. 22
Arts & Life
A photo of headphones leaning on a stack of records.

Students pick their anthems for 2026

Audrey Chang, Allie Skalnik, Emerson Prentice, Anthony Martinez Rosales, Anisha Pandey, Blyss Cleveland, Mei Knutson, Melita D’Souza and Megan D'Souza
  •  
Jan. 7
Music
Some songs hit differently, transporting the listener into another world — one where your problem set gets done. (Graphic: GRETA REICH/The Stanford Daily)

Stanford Soundtrack: Crisp‑leaf study jams

Chloe Shannon Wong, Jenny Wang, Emerson Prentice, Ananya Navale, Blyss Cleveland, Olive Pacal, Bella Kim, Grace Yan, Tanya Rastogi, Jacqueline Larsen, Siena Weisman, Grace Feng, Chris Procaccino, Mei Knutson and Sophie Nguyen
  •  
Oct. 14
Campus Life
Jojo Siwa and a moderator sitting onstage at MemAud.

JoJo Siwa draws ‘chaotic’ crowds at Memorial Auditorium

Charlotte Burks
  •  
May 7
The Grind
"Those Who Were Dancing" explores the joys of music in its many mediums. (Graphic: ANAIS SOBRIER/The Stanford Daily)

Those Who Were Dancing: California

Carly Green
  •  
March 31
Culture
Graphic for Ellaheh Gohari's '28 column on tropes in film and media.

Trope-Tastic: Embrace the villainous virtuoso

Ellaheh Gohari
  •  
Feb. 16, 2025
Music
A Renaissance-esque photo of women sitting.

Love, situationships and everything in between: Songs for Valentine’s Day

Madisyn Cunningham, Joanne dePierre, Ellaheh Gohari, Garrett Khatchaturian, Blyss Cleveland, Ananya Navale and Cate Burtner
  •  
Feb. 13, 2025
Music
Album cover with a photo of artist Anycia and a record sliding out reading "Discover Biweekly" against a soft yellow background.

Discover Biweekly: Anycia

Helena Getahun-Hawkins
  •  
Nov. 7, 2024
Music
A graphic of a few images of Taylor Swift, with the text "are you ready for it?" in the foreground.

Stanford (Taylor’s Version): Four new classes study Swift’s style and story

Linda Liu
  •  
Feb. 27, 2024
Screen
Person wearing 3D movie glasses reflecting scenes from "Singin' in the Rain," eating popcorn, with backdrop of music notes

The Sound of Cinema: Song drives character growth in ‘The Color Purple’ (2023)

Anthony Martinez Rosales
  •  
Jan. 17, 2024
Music
Bon Iver and Adrianne Lenker are the subjects of Sam Waddoups' first column.

Music that makes you feel: Alone, but comforted

Sam Waddoups
  •  
Feb. 21, 2023
Arts & Life
adele "30" album cover

Adele’s “30” is her best and most personal record

Aslıhan Alp
  •  
Jan. 10, 2022
Reflections & Advice
(Photo courtesy of Tobias Nordhausen)

Summertime Essentials: A playlist

Ian Park
  •  
June 28, 2020
Arts & Life
Jay Electronica made his triumphant return to rap in March with the Jay-Z accompanied "A Written Testimony". (Photo: The Witzard)

Best hip-hop/R&B albums of 2020 so far (January-March)

Nick Sligh
  •  
April 2, 2020
The Grind
When your final exams are frightful, and the thought of winter break is so delightful, just listen to any of these ten songs to fill yourself with the holiday spirit. (Photo: Pexels)

The 10 songs everyone should listen to this holiday season

Nadia Jo
  •  
Dec. 10, 2019
The Grind
Courtesy of Pexels.com

A spring playlist for your Week 5

Sarayu Pai
  •  
April 30, 2019
The Grind
(Courtesy of Pxhere).

Song lyrics as inspiration

Angie Lee
  •  
May 15, 2018
The Grind
Courtesy of Pixabay.

On repeat

Avery Rogers
  •  
Nov. 29, 2017
Courtesy of Flickr

Exclusive: Four very real and serious takes on the new album ‘Reputation’ by music artist Taylor Swift

Dylan Grosz
  •  
Nov. 10, 2017
The Stanford Daily

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