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Madhav Prakash gives a speech at the ASSU executive debate.

ASSU Executive candidate files complaint, citing endorsement violations

11 hrs. ago
Graduate Student Council (GSC) passed the Joint Bill on Proctoring Following the Conclusion of the AIWG Proctoring Pilot, and passed a bill calling for expanded gym hours. (Courtesy of ASSU)

GSC passes bill to allow proctoring, advocates improvements for graduate housing

11 hrs. ago

Ph.D. candidates present research at annual Three Minute Thesis competition 

12 hrs. ago

Police Blotter: Battery, hate violence and grand theft

13 hrs. ago

Featured

Friend Drop landing page

Friend Drop founder posed as Stanford student, accuses Date Drop of intellectual property infringement

Friend Drop founder alleges Date Drop copied their business model, Date Drop maintains that its new friend drop feature had been in the works for months.
9 hrs. ago
The three slates running for ASSU executive president and vice president argued for their platforms at a debate in White Plaza. (Photo: CAYDEN GU/The Stanford Daily).

ASSU Executive candidates take the debate stage

April 15, 2026
The front of Encina hall

‘Disappointed but not surprised’: Russia designates Stanford an ‘undesirable’ organization

April 15, 2026

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Former Poet Laureate Joy Harjo shares power of storytelling

Alula Alderson

Malala Yousafzai opens up about personal challenges, continued fight for women’s education

Naomi Breuer and Alula Alderson

Three campaigns, three visions: ASSU Executive candidates make their case

Aadi Kucheria

Opinions

Playgrounds for climbers: The state of America’s elite universities

Kyle Gerstel

The war in Iran is not a Christian act

Alexander Mescher

A powerful student coalition dissolved before COVID. We’re rebuilding it.

David Sengthay

Multimedia

The ASSU’s Presidential Debate

Taber Cannon

Behind the scenes at FashionX: The Mirror Stage

Hayden Thompson

Friend Drop founder posed as Stanford student, accuses Date Drop of intellectual property infringement

9 hrs. ago

Friend Drop founder posed as Stanford student, accuses Date Drop of intellectual property infringement

9 hrs. ago
Tessier-Lavigne walking in Stanford's main quad

ASSU Executive candidates take the debate stage

The Stanford Daily and the Associated Students of Stanford University (ASSU) Elections Commission co-hosted a debate with the three campaigns.
April 15, 2026
The three slates running for ASSU executive president and vice president argued for their platforms at a debate in White Plaza. (Photo: CAYDEN GU/The Stanford Daily).

‘Disappointed but not surprised’: Russia designates Stanford an ‘undesirable’ organization

The decision could further limit international academic exchanges.
April 15, 2026
The front of Encina hall

Three campaigns, three visions: ASSU Executive candidates make their case

April 14, 2026

Rainy start, steady finish: Frost Fest 2026 finds its rhythm

April 13, 2026

Malala Yousafzai opens up about personal challenges, continued fight for women’s education

April 13, 2026

Arts & Life

A panel of speakers sits in Oshman Hall for the inaugural Black women's film festival at Stanford.

Inaugural Black women’s film festival unearths gems to convene community  

Blyss Cleveland
A woman brandishes a knife with her right hand against a black background

What is There Not to Love: Inej Ghafa sheds the feathers of her past in ‘Six of Crows’ 

Ashley Diaz

Q&A: Elizabeth Lo’s MFA ’15 ‘Mistress Dispeller’ examines a unique solution to China’s rising infidelity rate

Blyss Cleveland

Culture of Craft: Failure and the pedagogy of craft

Quinn Cook

Sports

Water polo player winds up a throw.

Stanford women’s water polo eyes another NCAA title

Stanford took down No. 1 USC in the MPSF final and will now be the top seed in the NCAA Championship.
13 hrs. ago
Stanford women's basketball players sit on the bench during a game.

Women’s basketball players find new homes through the portal

Yesterday
Torri Huske during a meet against San Jose State University at Avery Aquatic Center on Jan. 24. Huske was recently named ACC Women's Swimmer of the Year. (Photo: KAREN HICKEY/ISI Photos)

Torri Huske named ACC Women’s Swimmer of the Year

April 14, 2026

The Grind

Aaira’s Adventures: A story buried in soil

Aaira Goswami

Learning to Beg: Saying hello

Sharis Hsu

As Ribka Likes It: Growing up and down with ‘Stranger Things’

Ribka Desta

What Makes Us Human: A cosmos and a chaos

Emi Sakamoto

Games

Daily Diminutive #146

Akhil Reddy
Play the Daily Crossword

Cartoons

Godzilla stands on a shore

Humor

oil tanker on lake lag, not going anywhere anytime soon

Oil spill in Lake Lagunita causes tens of dollars in environmental damage

Jenny Ballutay
Fizz app's bee logo and name on a purple background with glitch-like stripes across the image.

The CCP monitored me on Fizz. This is my story

Garrett Khatchaturian
Godzilla stands on a shore

Welcome back

Vol. 269 Humor Section
Welcome to the Nanoword! If you're stumped, ask the nearest 2nd-grader (GRAPHIC: JENNY BALLUTAY/The Stanford Daily)

Nanoword #7

Jenny Ballutay
Humor
Godzilla stands on a shore

Welcome back

Vol. 269 Humor Section
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April 15, 2026
World & Nation
The front of Encina hall

‘Disappointed but not surprised’: Russia designates Stanford an ‘undesirable’ organization

Yeva Allyn
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April 15, 2026
The Grind
"My adolescence and development would have been entirely different had 'Stranger Things' not struck me when it did," writes Desta. (Photo: KAYLEE CHAN/The Stanford Daily)

As Ribka Likes It: Growing up and down with ‘Stranger Things’

Ribka Desta
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April 14, 2026
Women's Swimming & Diving
Torri Huske during a meet against San Jose State University at Avery Aquatic Center on Jan. 24. Huske was recently named ACC Women's Swimmer of the Year. (Photo: KAREN HICKEY/ISI Photos)

Torri Huske named ACC Women’s Swimmer of the Year

Charlotte Jett
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April 14, 2026
Culture
In “Culture of Craft,” Quinn Cook ’29 documents the culture and people engaged in the crafts and practical arts and what we might learn from them. (Graphic: REBECCA BYERS/The Stanford Daily)

Culture of Craft: Failure and the pedagogy of craft

Quinn Cook
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April 14, 2026
Opinions
A fountain outside of Old Union,

A powerful student coalition dissolved before COVID. We’re rebuilding it.

David Sengthay
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April 14, 2026
Stanfordle
"Enjoy Other Wordy Games Daily" is written in the form of a Wordle game.

Stanfordle #112

Emerson Prentice
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April 14, 2026
Daily Diminutive
crossword

Daily Diminutive #144

Bradley Bush
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April 14, 2026
Daily Diminutive
crossword

Daily Diminutive #143

Bradley Bush
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April 14, 2026
Daily Diminutive
crossword

Daily Diminutive #142

Kekai Apana
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April 14, 2026
Wrestling
Aden Valencia during the NCAA Wrestling Championships at Rocket Arena on March 21 in Cleveland, Ohio. Valencia is the third national champion in Stanford wrestling history. (Photo: JOHN LOZANO/ISI Photos)

Aden Valencia’s will: How a freshman became a national wrestling champion

Adam Langshaw
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April 14, 2026
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How to Study for Finals in College (For Real)

Stanford Daily Sponsored Content Team
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April 14, 2026
Campus Life
Empty plaza, showing Claw water fountain and Stanford Bookstore in the background.

Three campaigns, three visions: ASSU Executive candidates make their case

Aadi Kucheria
  •  
April 14, 2026
Campus Life
stanford law school building

Students co-sponsor California assembly bill on Title IX proceedings

Dawn Royster
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April 14, 2026
University
Lerone A. Martin smiling

Lerone A. Martin to deliver 2026 Baccalaureate address

Daniel Xu
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April 14, 2026
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