• Stanford Sweeps SMU - Stanford University Athletics

    Opening the 2024 NCAA Tournament in winning fashion, No. 19 Stanford men's tennis ran past No. 44 SMU, 4-0, on Friday at the Headington Family Tennis Center. Stanford

  • What’s your threshold, Stanford?

    "I wondered: How many dead Palestinian children would it take for Saller to speak up? To just say one word in condemnation of Israel’s attacks? Surely one innocent child killed is one too many," writes Hamza El Boudali.

  • Inside a Stanford admissions file

    Stanford admissions files are available to students via the FERPA request form, but some students wished there was more transparency behind admissions.

  • How to get off Stanford’s waitlist

    Only around 1% of Stanford’s applicant pool is offered a spot on the waitlist each year. Stanford students share their experience with the waitlist process.

  • The Stanford tree turns over a new leaf

    Ruby Coulson steps into Stanford Tree role as the University moves to a new conference.

  • Why sportspeople should stick to the pitch and stay out of politics

    Former England cricketer Monty Panesar is to stand for parliament, but he doesn’t seem to know what his own policies areThere’s an old adage that says sport and politics don’t mix. It’s a moot point with persuasive arguments on both sides. But in light of former England spin bowler Monty Panesar’s jaw-dropping radio interview last week as George Galloway’s Workers Party of Britain’s prospective candidate for Ealing Southall, west London, in the next election, perhaps a more pertinent question is...

    • WNYC

    Why government benefits are likely to stick around

    The U.S. spends about half of its $6 trillion budget on three government entitlements: Social Security, Medicaid and Medicare. When it comes to the national debt, cutting these benefits is often part of the cost-cutting conversation. In this episode, we hear how these entitlements grew to be so costly and why reducing them has been so difficult historically. Plus, the layoff that allowed one woman to focus on her small business, and the economic impact of university divestment.

    • GQ

    To Start Running (and Stick With It), Do This One Thing

    Spring has sprung. The sun’s shining, your space heater has relinquished its spot under your desk, you’re likely itching to spend more time outside—and perhaps to work on your physical and mental health. It’s time to lace up for that annual inquiry: Is this the year that I really start running? Whether you were once a high school track star, more of the sporadic family turkey-trot type, or have never moved faster than a brisk shuffle, there are lots of reasons to build a consistent running...

  • ‘Challengers’ tries to make Stanford sexy again

    Tennis and sexy intrigue? Luca Guadagnino’s Challengers features unclear motives, lack of explicit treatment of race and creative Stanford Campus geography, writes Blyss Cleveland.

  • If demographics is destiny then high spending could stick

    I was struck yesterday but a column in the Australian Financial Review

  • Letter from the Data Editors: Welcome to Stanford

    The Data Editors introduce “Embark,” the Daily’s special print issue on admissions, and reflect on the transition to college and Stanford’s role in our lives.

  • Stanford surveys students on sexual misconduct and awareness

    Stanford will administer the Higher Education Sexual Misconduct and Awareness (HESMA) survey, which opens tomorrow, to assess the campus climate around sexual violence.