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Former Taiwanese president Tsai Ing Wen and moderator Gordon Kim at the Stanford DEFCON opening keynote. (Courtesy of Gordon Kim)

Former president of Taiwan emphasizes democratic resilience in Hoover speech

Tsai Ing Wen spoke of U.S.-Taiwan relations and the democratic model Taiwan sets for the world.

October 9, 2026

The Daily reviewed data on Stanford's foreign government donors. (Photo: CAYDEN GU/The Stanford Daily)

Saudi Arabia, Singapore among foreign governments funding Stanford

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(Photo: CAYDEN GU/The Stanford Daily)

Pro-Palestinian groups mark Oct. 7 with vigil ‘for the living, the martyrs and the land’

Yesterday
Attendees set candles in the center of Meyer Green. (Photo: NICHOLAS MILLER/The Stanford Daily)

Jewish community mourns Oct. 7 with memorial, first since every hostage returned home

Yesterday

Saudi Arabia, Singapore among foreign governments funding Stanford

October 9, 2026

Pro-Palestinian groups mark Oct. 7 with vigil ‘for the living, the martyrs and the land’

October 8, 2026

Jewish community mourns Oct. 7 with memorial, first since every hostage returned home

October 8, 2026

Most Read

Stanford professor Karl Deisseroth, Ph.D. ’98, M.D. ’00, wins Nobel Prize for new way to study the brain using light

Catherine Wu

Burglar breaks into 1115 Campus Drive, suspect apprehended

Kaleb Gjestson

Hopkins Marine Station hosts ‘Sharktober’ event to educates public about white sharks

Bella Kim

Opinions

Stanford needs to do more

Zidaan Kapoor

Stanford’s RAs aren’t ready to unionize

Eli Zerr

Strawser | Let Cornell be Stanford’s call to action for survivors

Sebastian Strawser

News

The arches of Stanford Main Quad.

Decline in humanities majors continues

Nationwide humanities majors have decreased since 1991, according to a new report.

October 9, 2026

This report covers incidents from September 28 to October 5 as recorded in the Stanford University Department of Public Safety (SUDPS) bulletin.

Police Blotter: Stalking, burglary and blackmail

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Picture of sandstone archways of the main quadrangle of campus with Hoover Tower in the background, palm trees on the side.

New civics minor announced as extension of COLLEGE curriculum

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HPH Faculty Director Dr. Steve Luby giving an overview of the center. Photo credit: Jannis Seymens.

Center for Human and Planetary Health celebrates second anniversary

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Police Blotter: Stalking, burglary and blackmail

October 8, 2026

New civics minor announced as extension of COLLEGE curriculum

October 8, 2026

Center for Human and Planetary Health celebrates second anniversary

October 8, 2026

Arts & Life

‘I feel like I’m in New York right now’: sombr transforms the Bay into the Lower East Side

Sanya Gupta

Newest dorm themes brighten student residences

Marikit Flores

Frosh share their Stanford highlights (so far)

Sydney Lee, Ada Huang, Enaya Habib, Eloisa Lin, April Yu and Brilee Jo Copeland

Multimedia and Data

How commencement speeches have changed in the past decade

Adam Golomb

Sports

Zion Robinson celebrates after a catch during a game against Georgia Tech at Stanford Stadium on Sept.26. Robinson will look to get the offense back on track after a poor showing last game. (Photo: JOHN LOZANO/ISI Photos)

Stanford football aims to upset No. 3 Notre Dame in upcoming rivalry game

The Cardinal look to get the offense ahead of the rivalry matchup in South Bend this weekend.

October 8, 2026

Hailee Swain during a game against Duke at Maples Pavilion on Jan. 11. The sophomore guard helped organize a retreat for her team ahead of its upcoming season. (Photo: DAVID ELKINSON/ISI Photos)

Player-led retreat energizes women’s basketball for season

Yesterday
Gavin West looks for passing options during a game against Long Beach State at Avery Aquatic Center on Sept. 19. Men's water polo pulled off a sweep against two highly ranked Los Angeles teams. (Photo: BOB DAHLBERG/ISI Photos)

Cardinal roundup: Men’s water polo sweeps LA teams

Oct. 6, 2026
Former Stanford star running back Christian McCaffrey during a game against Rice at Stanford Stadium on Nov. 26, 2016. McCaffrey continues to make excellence in the NFL look routine. (Photo: DAVID ELKINSON/ISI Photos)

Stanford alumni continue stuffing stat sheet one month into NFL season

Oct. 6, 2026

Player-led retreat energizes women’s basketball for season

October 7, 2026

Cardinal roundup: Men’s water polo sweeps LA teams

October 6, 2026

Stanford alumni continue stuffing stat sheet one month into NFL season

October 6, 2026

The Grind

Snippets and sketches: Being sick

Lily Zou

Nostalgic Thoughts: Osmanthus

Alaina Zhang

Games

Stanfordle #161

Martin Katz

Cartoons

A cartoon image with fruit.

Humor

As we humorists say, it’s never great to see something fall flat. (Graphic: KALEB GJESTSON / The Stanford Daily)

“Fine, we’ll do it ourselves!” New flat-earth sect pledges to level the Earth

Kaleb Gjestson
Hey, we’re the ones saying “Boo!” Not the other way around. (TORIN YOUNG / The Stanford Daily)

What are the nine scariest words in the English language? The Humor Section has answers

Vol. 270 Humor Section
A cartoon image with fruit.

Fruitism

Carson Bosita
A bike roundabout.

Untitled; or “On my morning bike ride—”

Sia Liu
Graphic that reads "Astrology Corner."

Your October 2026 horoscopes

Ella Prichard
Campus Life
Law professor Pamela Karlan and history professor James Campbell M.A. ’83 Ph.D. ’89 speak with StanfordVotes moderator Arvind Salem '29, during a Civics Week event. (CAYDEN GU/The Stanford Daily)

Karlan, Campbell expect changes to voting rights in a post-Callais world

Grace Dong
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University
The Bechtel Center emailed J-1 and H-1B holders on Thursday about the investigation. (Photo: SYLER PERALTA-RAMOS/The Stanford Daily)

Stanford among universities named in federal J-1 visa investigation

Nick Miller
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Football
Zion Robinson celebrates after a catch during a game against Georgia Tech at Stanford Stadium on Sept.26. Robinson will look to get the offense back on track after a poor showing last game. (Photo: JOHN LOZANO/ISI Photos)

Stanford football aims to upset No. 3 Notre Dame in upcoming rivalry game

Eli Zerr and Jeffrey Li
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17 hrs. ago
Stanfordle
"Enjoy Other Wordy Games Daily" is written in the form of a Wordle game.

Stanfordle #161

Martin Katz
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17 hrs. ago
Daily Diminutive
crossword

Daily Diminutive #193

Anushri Seshadri
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17 hrs. ago
Culture
Painted windows of the “Caltwain” (Twain) residence.

Newest dorm themes brighten student residences

Marikit Flores
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Campus Life
(Photo: CAYDEN GU/The Stanford Daily)

Pro-Palestinian groups mark Oct. 7 with vigil ‘for the living, the martyrs and the land’

Yeva Allyn and Emerson Prentice
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Yesterday
Campus Life
Attendees set candles in the center of Meyer Green. (Photo: NICHOLAS MILLER/The Stanford Daily)

Jewish community mourns Oct. 7 with memorial, first since every hostage returned home

Nick Miller
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Yesterday
News
The Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity (CCSRE), housed in Building 360. Arches and Hoover Tower visible at dusk.

Stanford largely exempt from statewide sexual assault law

Clara Dunne
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Yesterday
Humor
Hey, we’re the ones saying “Boo!” Not the other way around. (TORIN YOUNG / The Stanford Daily)

What are the nine scariest words in the English language? The Humor Section has answers

Vol. 270 Humor Section
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Yesterday
News
Scenes of various cartoonish research methods, including using a microscope, inspiration represented by a lightbulb, and chemicals mixed together.

Research Roundup: Nobel Prize for neuroscience, smarter bladder cancer test

Beatrice Barnes
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Yesterday
News
wellness fair stanford

Stanford Wellness Fair cultivates health-forward community for faculty

Hannah Gbondo
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Yesterday
Daily Diminutive
crossword

Daily Diminutive #192

Bradley Bush
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Yesterday
Games
"Enjoy Other Wordy Games Daily" is written in the form of a Wordle game.

Stanfordle #160

Nat Tu
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Yesterday
Women's Basketball
Hailee Swain during a game against Duke at Maples Pavilion on Jan. 11. The sophomore guard helped organize a retreat for her team ahead of its upcoming season. (Photo: DAVID ELKINSON/ISI Photos)

Player-led retreat energizes women’s basketball for season

Isaac Sullivan
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Yesterday
Culture
A pizookie, a bowl of pho, and a bike.

Frosh share their Stanford highlights (so far)

Sydney Lee, Ada Huang, Enaya Habib, Eloisa Lin, April Yu and Brilee Jo Copeland
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Yesterday
Opinions
As Stanford's RA union continues to pursue legal recognition, it's not apparent if doing so would be as beneficial as they hope (Photo: NIKOLAS LIEPINS/The Stanford Daily)

Stanford’s RAs aren’t ready to unionize

Eli Zerr
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Yesterday
Full-Sized Crossword
A woman sitting on letters that spell "Crossword"

Daily Crossword #028

Vincent Zhang
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Yesterday
Campus Life
A group of students organized to contest the presence of defense contracting companies at Encina Hall. (KALEB GJESTSON / The Stanford Daily)

Demonstration protests defense tech conference

Kaleb Gjestson
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Oct. 7, 2026
University
Bilal made the list last Wednesday for his work on long-term economic consequences of the climate crisis. (Courtesy of the Stanford Department of Economics)

Economics professor Adrien Bilal selected for TIME100 Next list

Kate Barnier
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Oct. 7, 2026
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