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The Grind
"What people miss about 2016 isn’t just the music or the memes; it’s that the digital world felt smaller, slower and more human-scaled," D'Souza writes. (Graphic: MELITA D'SOUZA/The Stanford Daily)

A letter to my 2016 self

Melita D’Souza
  •  
Jan. 21
Campus Life
Stanford Medical sign 'Stanford MEDICINE, 200-500 PASTEUR DRIVE' is pictured in front of a stanford medical building.

Stanford professor denied treatment for stage 4 cancer, partially re-approved following viral post

Kayla Chan
  •  
Oct. 29
Campus Life
Jojo Siwa and a moderator sitting onstage at MemAud.

JoJo Siwa draws ‘chaotic’ crowds at Memorial Auditorium

Charlotte Burks
  •  
May 7
Science & Technology
3 students seated in a blue couch with small wheels at the bottom, with six others standing behind them.

Meet Stanford Moonshot Club: The ones behind the viral motorized couch

Carolyn Stein
  •  
April 16, 2023
Humor
A Halloween mask.

Eight Halloween costumes that you can take five minutes to explain to disinterested partygoers

Om Jahagirdar
  •  
Oct. 26, 2022
Humor
View of the horizon over Stanford's campus.

Stanford students wonder how much midterm elections count toward final grade

Uche Ochuba
  •  
Oct. 12, 2022
Humor
A list with a check mark

Week 1 Bucket List

Uche Ochuba
  •  
Sept. 28, 2022
Music
Performers on stage

Stanford Philharmonia serenades flight passengers

Yastika Guru
  •  
April 5, 2022
Humor
A smartphone displays the Amazon logo.

In historic merger, Amazon acquires entire rest of stock market

Seamus Allen
  •  
Feb. 2, 2022
Humor
A sign that reads "Mergers and Acquisitions".

Duo acquires Duolingo, expanding on update

Uche Ochuba
  •  
Jan. 10, 2022
Interviews
Lucas zelnick comedy stand up

Q&A: Lucas Zelnick ’22 on his viral TikTok presence and the power of comedy

Caprielle Eden
  •  
Jan. 10, 2022
Arts & Life
Four people wearing pink jumpsuits and black masks stand in a line."Squid Game" in Korean is written on the top left hand corner.

‘Squid Game’ is a fresh dystopian take on the horrors of capitalism

Emma Kexin Wang and Eric Zhu
  •  
Nov. 1, 2021
The Grind
(Graphic: Liz Lindqwister via Pixabay, Flickr)

TikTok teens trump Trump: A modern-day rebellion

Anika Jain
  •  
Aug. 7, 2020
The Grind
‘Tittay Art’ Emily ordered from Caroline in July (Photo: EMILY SCHMIDT/The Stanford Daily)

The evolution of following Instagrammer Caroline Calloway

Emily Schmidt
  •  
Oct. 1, 2019
News
MONIQUE OUK/The Stanford Daily

Katie Bouman discusses her contributions to first image of a black hole

Anushree Thekkedath
  •  
April 18, 2019
ALEX TSAI / The Stanford Daily

Viralspace: Crowdsourcing virality

Alex Tsai
  •  
Feb. 22, 2019
A screenshot from "Pen-Pineapple-Pen." (Pikotaro Official Channel, YouTube)

Pen-Pineapple-Pen — what’s up with that?

Maimi Higuchi
  •  
Feb. 20, 2017
cardinal-red-daily-s-logo

Stanford researchers discover predictors for viral photos

Andrew Vogeley
  •  
April 7, 2014
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