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Debra Zumwalt (Courtesy of Debra Zumwalt)

General Counsel Zumwalt to retire after 26 years

13 hrs. ago
Kuot Kiir ’27, Thomas Deng ’27 and George Hasnah ’27, creators of Akeer Foundation (Courtesy of Kuot Kiir).

Kuot Kiir once walked hours to school. Now he is building one.

13 hrs. ago

Jewett Lab ‘ReForm’s the world one molecule at a time

Yesterday

Stanford Farm transitions to “fully on-site” solar power

Yesterday

Featured

Nathan Wolfe '92 (Photo: Wikimedia Commons).

Former Stanford professor Nathan Wolfe ’92 planned sexual behavior research, described interns with Epstein

The Daily investigated correspondence between virologist Nathan Wolfe ’92 and Epstein in which the two men discussed interns’ attractiveness, “female viagra” and sexual research projects.
13 hrs. ago
Newly released emails reveal that Stanford Medicine professor Mark Blumenkranz provided medical treatment to Jeffrey Epstein's friend and estate executor Boris Nikolić. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

Epstein invited former Stanford ophthalmology chair to private island

15 hrs. ago
Anti-ICE rally in White Plaza

Hundreds of Stanford students protest ICE as part of ‘National Shutdown’

Yesterday

Opinions

Langshaw | In defense of legacy admissions

Adam Langshaw

Make every city Minneapolis

Amanda Campos

Can Date Drop save us all? Stanford’s problem with gamifying love

Katie Xin

From the community | MAHA is worsening nutrition insecurity — ‘Food is Medicine’ can do better

From the Community

Multimedia

Frosh reflect on their NSO experience | Open Up

Kenneth Vladimir Pilco and Harper Whitman

Stanford 2025 Reunion Homecoming

Faiza Ashar and Kenneth Vladimir Pilco

Democracy Day 2025

Paige Plater

Former Stanford professor Nathan Wolfe ’92 planned sexual behavior research, described interns with Epstein

13 hrs. ago

General Counsel Zumwalt to retire after 26 years

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

Epstein invited former Stanford ophthalmology chair to private island

Newly released emails reveal that Stanford Medicine professor Mark Blumenkranz provided medical treatment to Jeffrey Epstein's friend and estate executor Boris Nikolić.
15 hrs. ago
Newly released emails reveal that Stanford Medicine professor Mark Blumenkranz provided medical treatment to Jeffrey Epstein's friend and estate executor Boris Nikolić. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

Hundreds of Stanford students protest ICE as part of ‘National Shutdown’

On Friday, students protested recent escalations in violence at the hands of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Yesterday
Anti-ICE rally in White Plaza

Letter from the Editors: Vol. 269 begins

Yesterday

Letter from the Editors: Closing Volume 268

Jan. 29, 2026

UGS passes bill affirming solidarity with walkout against ICE violence

Jan. 29, 2026

Arts & Life

"Heated Rivalry," with its fiery romance and magnetic chemistry, has taken the world by storm. In her review, Dawn Royster tackles what made this show stand out and what it means for the future of smutty rom-coms at large. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)

Shut up, my show is on: Heated Rivalry, fandom and romance

Dawn Royster
Photo of a bookshelf

Three books I couldn’t put down in January

Audrey Chang

GSB examines storytelling, creativity and strategy at annual FAME Conference

Melita D’Souza

Madison Beer’s ‘locket’ is not the magnum opus her pre-release singles promised

Melita D’Souza

Sports

Courtney Ogden during a game against the University of Notre Dame at Maples Pavilion on Feb. 1. Ogden led Stanford in scoring with 23 points on Sunday. (Photo: EAKIN HOWARD/ISI Photos)

Women’s basketball struggles offensively in loss to Fighting Irish

Stanford women's basketball fell 66-78 to the Notre Dame Fighting Irish Sunday afternoon at Maples Pavilion.
Yesterday
Angelo Posada during a match against North Carolina State University at Maples Pavilion.

Stanford wrestling dominates Cal Poly in lopsided win

Yesterday
The Stanford softball team during the Big Swing against Cal at Stanford Stadium on April 19, 2025. Stanford is set to kick off the spring season at home on Feb. 5. (PHOTO: KAREN HICKEY/ISI Photos)

Stanford softball gears up for packed 2026 season

Jan. 29, 2026

The Grind

Late night thoughts at Green Library

Lara Seyahi

On the poverty of names

Sofia Baroudi

Asking Stanford: What is one item on your bucket list?

Daniel Xu, Melita D’Souza, Alaina Zhang, Megan D'Souza, Kaylee Chan and Sharis Hsu

Acrademics: On Cartesian culture

Alexandre Acra
Polls

Games

Stanfordle #072

Anushri Seshadri
Play the Daily Crossword

Cartoons

(Cartoon: ROSS HAMILTON / The Stanford Daily)

Humor

A new year brings new opportunities for self-improvement. (Graphic: KAYLEE CHAN/The Stanford Daily)

2026 bingo from the Humor Section

Vol. 269 Humor Section
Tree helps bear

Letter from the Humor Editor: Satire in the Satirical Age

Garrett Khatchaturian
"Would you vote for me if it was?" Gavin Newsom speaks to reporters to promote himself as well as a new crime bill (Photo: GAGE SKIDMORE/Flickr)

Newsom says: ‘Three strikes, four balls’

Garrett Khatchaturian
(Cartoon: ROSS HAMILTON / The Stanford Daily)

Doubles

Ross Hamilton
Sports Features
Henry Boeschen '27 at the Stanford Golf Course, where he is the only student to serve as a greenskeeper. Boeschen's job calls for very early mornings on the course. (PHOTO: CAYDEN GU/The Stanford Daily)

Meet Henry Boeschen ’27, Stanford’s only undergraduate greenskeeper

Patricia Tran
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Jan. 29, 2026
Culture
Panelists speak at the 2026 FAME Conference against a red-purple backdrop on stage.

GSB examines storytelling, creativity and strategy at annual FAME Conference

Melita D’Souza
  •  
Jan. 29, 2026
Letter from the Editors
The Stanford Daily House illustration.

Letter from the Editors: Closing Volume 268

Greta Reich, Lauren Koong and Ananya Udaygiri
  •  
Jan. 29, 2026
Music
Madison Beer has long been in the public eye, but her recent album, "locket," didn't rewrite her narrative the way she intended. (Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)

Madison Beer’s ‘locket’ is not the magnum opus her pre-release singles promised

Melita D’Souza
  •  
Jan. 29, 2026
Stanfordle
"Enjoy Other Wordy Games Daily" is written in the form of a Wordle game.

Stanfordle #070 (Jan. 30, 2026)

Emerson Prentice
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Jan. 29, 2026
Daily Diminutive
crossword

Daily Diminutive #114 (Jan. 30, 2026)

Akhil Reddy
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Jan. 29, 2026
Campus Life
Sam Liccardo sits on stage with event moderators.

Rep. Sam Liccardo advocates AI regulation, clean energy

Torin Young
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Jan. 29, 2026
Student Government
Members of the undergraduate senate sit at a conference table.

UGS passes bill affirming solidarity with walkout against ICE violence

Rebecca Byers
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Jan. 29, 2026
The Grind
In his column "Acrademics," Alexandre Acra sheds light on the ins and outs of Stanford and Silicon Valley culture. (Graphic: LAUREN KOONG/The Stanford Daily)

Acrademics: On Cartesian culture

Alexandre Acra
  •  
Jan. 29, 2026
Cartoons
(Cartoon: ROSS HAMILTON / The Stanford Daily)

Doubles

Ross Hamilton
  •  
Jan. 28, 2026
Men's Basketball
Ethan Kitch, in his basketball gear, sings the National Anthem with his fellow Mendicants members before a game against Cal at Maples Pavilion on Jan. 24. Kitch was able to walk onto the team during his first week at Stanford.(Photo: BOB DREBIN/ISI Photos)

Stanford men’s basketball has their own Troy Bolton

Grace Pratt
  •  
Jan. 28, 2026
Opinions
Date Drop is another symptom of Stanford's tendency to make love, and all interpersonal things, easier but less meaningful. (Graphic: Mei Tsai Knutson)

Can Date Drop save us all? Stanford’s problem with gamifying love

Katie Xin
  •  
Jan. 28, 2026
Local
Vice Mayor and former high school teacher Greer Stone emphasized housing issues and policies and sent a supportive message to Stanford’s international community in an exclusive interview with The Daily. (Courtesy of Greer Stone)

Q&A: Palo Alto Vice Mayor pledges safety for international students, calls housing inequality an ‘existential threat’

Tianyue (Tommy) Kuang
  •  
Jan. 28, 2026
Music
A colorful graphic that reads "Super Bowl LX."

A music lover’s guide to Super Bowl LX week in the Bay Area

Joanne dePierre
  •  
Jan. 28, 2026
Humor
Ask your Asian Auntie about anything that troubles you. (Graphic: ELLA PRICHARD / The Stanford Daily)

Ask Your Asian Auntie: I don’t feel Asian enough

Ella Prichard and Annette Lin
  •  
Jan. 28, 2026
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