Yik Yak at Stanford proves less controversial than on other campuses
Yik Yak, a smartphone app started two years ago, has recently taken college campuses by storm and left in its wake both laugh-out-loud jokes and a swell of social controversy. The app, a social media...
View Article‘Excellent Trees’ Deresiewicz believes Stanford is not immune to sheep mentality
In his recent talk, William Deresiewicz, former Yale professor and author of “Excellent Sheep: The Miseducation of the American Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life,” received applause, laughs and...
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Students weigh in on Windhover’s uses
The sounds of water trickling down a stream, the smell of newly cut wood and the vast canvases of mellow colors full of allusions to the solar system, flight and time — this is what greets students,...
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Veterans on the Farm: Reagan Odhner, Class of 2017
Reagan Odhner ’17 plans on using her Stanford degree in economics to change the lives of those in developing countries. This idea didn’t come from a mission trip to the Dominican Republic or even a...
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Veterans on the Farm: Saamon Legoski, Class of 2016
Were you to have a class with Saamon Legoski ’16 or sit down with him for lunch, you might think he is your typical Stanford student: a psychology major, creative writing minor, studies hard and works...
View ArticleOstroff’s opus: A hidden musical star on campus
Don’t be surprised if you recognize one of the stars of HBO’s new series, “Masterclass,” walking around the Stanford campus. That would be transfer Zachary Ostroff ’16: bassist, singer and...
View ArticleAutistic activist Temple Grandin talks autism experience, animals
An auditorium packed with more than 150 Stanford undergraduates, medical students, professors, researchers and community members. People on the floor, leaning against the walls and packed like sardines...
View ArticleStudy spots on campus
As finals begin and students across campus begin to cram for chemistry, fix those last bugs on their CS assignments or crowd the Hume Center for help on their final English papers, many students are...
View ArticleLaw school hosts panel discussion on law enforcement, racial equality
The Stanford Law School hosted a panel discussion Tuesday to discuss the recent issues of law enforcement and racial equality and what role law schools and students can play in today’s social turmoil....
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‘Wild’ author Cheryl Strayed receives overflow audience
Hundreds of people were turned down from attending Cheryl Strayed’s talk in Cemex Auditorium on Tuesday night. (NAFIA CHODHURY/The Stanford Daily) Arriving 45 minutes early to hear Cheryl Strayed,...
View ArticleVaden warns of possible flu spike
Though Vaden Health Center has been seeing cases of influenza for several months now, national and state trends are showing a potential spike in infections this month. Both local and federal health...
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FroSoCo to host ‘frat’ party on Friday
For students looking for an exciting fraternity party this Friday, Jan. 30, the Row is not the place to go. There’s a new frat in town, and its location is far from Mayfield Avenue. This weekend,...
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Julie Winokur ‘Brings it to the Table’ with Stanford students
Julie Winokur, Emmy-nominated and world-renowned documentary film director, shared her new project, Bring it to the Table, with Stanford students Tuesday evening through a special event with Stanford...
View ArticleQ&A with Marta Hanson ’11, new Associate Director for the WCC
Marta Hanson ’11 was appointed the new Associate Director for the Women’s Community Center (WCC) earlier this year. Hanson received her degree in American Studies and Feminist Studies and recently...
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‘A woman’s place is in the House AND Senate’
SIG hosted a Public Policy Forum on the topic of women in government Tuesday night (CATALINA RAMIREZ-SAENZ/The Stanford Daily) The Public Policy forum of Stanford in Government (SIG) hosted a panel...
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All Dried Up: Students push for a more drought-tolerant campus
Three Stanford seniors have spent the majority of their final undergraduate year pushing to see change on Stanford’s campus that they may never have the chance to enjoy as students. Zack Gold ’15,...
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Former FBI director Robert Mueller speaks at SIG event
(RAGHAV MEHROTRA/The Stanford Daily) The former director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Robert Mueller, visited Stanford this Tuesday and talked with students about his tenure as a...
View ArticleAmy Zuckerwise ’15 talks large predator research at Jasper Ridge
With the occasional alert about mountain lion sightings in the area, students and staff are reminded that large predators remain a part of the Northern California ecosystem. As humans develop more and...
View ArticleGovernor Brown announces new mandate in face of drought
Governor Jerry Brown issued a historic mandate last week that the California State Water Resources Control Board pass measures to reduce the amount of water used across the state by 25 percent. This...
View ArticleJewish students celebrate Passover at Stanford
As Jewish students at Stanford observe Passover this week, they have the option of dining at Hillel, the hub for Jewish students on campus, or piecing together meals at dining halls, which have tried...
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