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A building that houses the University's Title IX office.

Stanford cuts sexual assault awareness program Flip the Script

This change follows the cut to NSO’s Beyond Sex Ed programming last spring.

October 1, 2026

UGS introduced a number of motions during the Sept. 30 meeting. They will vote next week.

UGS introduces motion to protect student identities amid AI controversy

Yesterday
Lakeside Dining, known for its artwork of Black leaders, allegedly used AI to generate "paintings" that have since been taken down. (Courtesy of Calvin Matthew '29).

Dining hall removes alleged AI-generated artwork beside Black historical figures

Sept. 30, 2026
white house at night

‘Academic, not partisan’: University, faculty address curriculum partnership with federal government

Sept. 28, 2026

UGS introduces motion to protect student identities amid AI controversy

October 1, 2026

Dining hall removes alleged AI-generated artwork beside Black historical figures

September 30, 2026

‘Academic, not partisan’: University, faculty address curriculum partnership with federal government

September 28, 2026

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‘Academic, not partisan’: University, faculty address curriculum partnership with federal government

Alula Alderson

Stanford reports 31.7% return on investment

Emerson Prentice

White Plaza post office closing next month, PostalAnnex now open

Bella Kim

Opinions

From the Community | Why Jane Doe must stay Jane Doe: The burden of being a survivor on a college campus

Sadia Orpa

From the Community | A guarantee in name only

Artem Arzyn

From the Community | AI use comes with a cost. At Stanford, we’re not counting it.

From the Community

News

Brightly coloured paintings of four women overlooks the white door, one of them holds a baby, the far right one wields a sword.

Stanford student imposter found trespassing in Casa Zapata

The Daily spoke with Casa Zapata residents about an individual staying in the dorm claiming to be a Stanford freshman.

October 2, 2026

The Caldor Fire burn area between Meyers and Christmas Valley in El Dorado County, photographed summer 2026. The 2021 fire burned more than 221,000 acres, nearly 10,000 of them inside the Tahoe Basin. (Courtesy of Reid Reichardt)

GSB alum co-founds organization to stop herbicide spraying in Lake Tahoe

Yesterday
A graphic of icons representing scientific research.

Research Roundup: California’s path away from microplastics, new lymphedema drug

Yesterday
Song Lin stands in lab.

Stanford chemist Song Lin named 2026 MacArthur Fellow for electricity-driven chemistry

Sept. 30, 2026

GSB alum co-founds organization to stop herbicide spraying in Lake Tahoe

October 1, 2026

Research Roundup: California’s path away from microplastics, new lymphedema drug

September 30, 2026

Stanford chemist Song Lin named 2026 MacArthur Fellow for electricity-driven chemistry

September 30, 2026

Arts & Life

Student-owned HolyShred brings protein-forward Thai food to Palo Alto

Sanya Gupta

Stanford’s summer reading recs

Blyss Cleveland, Emmett Chung, Kelly Wang, Chloe Loquet and Michael Kim

My personal Outside Lands 2026 soundtrack: From Charli XCX to Trixie Mattel

Daisy Gonzalez Rivera

Multimedia and Data

How commencement speeches have changed in the past decade

Adam Golomb

Sports

Tommy Edman '17 in a game against Oregon on May 27, 2016. Edman was Stanford's starting shortshop his junior year before the St. Louis Cardinals drafted him in 2016. (Photo: BOB DREBIN/ISI Photos)

Four former Cardinals to chase World Series title in October

Three Stanford baseball alumni are searching for their first World Series ring, while one is in sight of his third-straight title.

September 30, 2026

Cory Booker, United States Senator and former Stanford football player, talks with refs before a football game against the University of Colorado at Stanford Stadium on Oct. 22, 2016. Booker has been a loud voice against the PCSA. (Photo: BOB DREBIN/ISI Photos)

Stanford football players, alumni criticize Protect College Sports Act

Yesterday
Football player runs with ball.

Ex-Stanford players deliver wins in NFL Week 3

Sept. 29, 2026
Jack Pymm shoots the ball during a game against the University of California, Davis at Maloney Field at Laird Q. Cagan Stadium on Aug. 30. Pymm has five goals so far in his sophomore season. (Photo: MACIEK GUDRYMOWICZ/ISI Photos)

No. 6 Stanford men’s soccer in search of an ACC win

Sept. 28, 2026

Stanford football players, alumni criticize Protect College Sports Act

September 30, 2026

Ex-Stanford players deliver wins in NFL Week 3

September 29, 2026

No. 6 Stanford men’s soccer in search of an ACC win

September 28, 2026

The Grind

Snippets and sketches: A glimpse of the working life

Lily Zou

Aaira’s Adventures: Until later

Aaira Goswami

Games

Daily Diminutive #188

Vincent Zhang

Cartoons

(Cartoon: CARSON BOSITA/The Stanford Daily)

Humor

Graphic that reads "Astrology Corner."

Your October 2026 horoscopes

Ella Prichard
And, of course, appreciate the scenery. It’s a free trip to SF, after all. (JENNY BALLUTAY / The Stanford Daily)

Scav Hunt Bingo from the Humor Section

Vol. 270 Humor Section
coffee machine

Guy putting brown sugar in coffee doesn’t see color

Jenny Ballutay
"Ask your Asian Auntie"

Ask Your Asian Auntie: Welcome to Stanford

Ella Prichard and Annette Lin
A drawing with Alexander Hamilton on a stage.

Letter From the Humor Editor | Why comedy is the only effective form of protest

Jenny Ballutay
Humor
And, of course, appreciate the scenery. It’s a free trip to SF, after all. (JENNY BALLUTAY / The Stanford Daily)

Scav Hunt Bingo from the Humor Section

Vol. 270 Humor Section
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Yesterday
Baseball
Tommy Edman '17 in a game against Oregon on May 27, 2016. Edman was Stanford's starting shortshop his junior year before the St. Louis Cardinals drafted him in 2016. (Photo: BOB DREBIN/ISI Photos)

Four former Cardinals to chase World Series title in October

Andrew Soto
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Yesterday
Opinions
Palm trees straddled by light-colored buildings.

From the Community | A guarantee in name only

Artem Arzyn
  •  
Yesterday
News
A graphic of icons representing scientific research.

Research Roundup: California’s path away from microplastics, new lymphedema drug

Beatrice Barnes
  •  
Yesterday
Reads
A stack of books and a pair of sunglasses floating on an inner tube in a pool

Stanford’s summer reading recs

Blyss Cleveland, Emmett Chung, Kelly Wang, Chloe Loquet and Michael Kim
  •  
Yesterday
The Grind
a notebook and pen and mug on a table, illustrated

Aaira’s Adventures: Until later

Aaira Goswami
  •  
Yesterday
Football
Cory Booker, United States Senator and former Stanford football player, talks with refs before a football game against the University of Colorado at Stanford Stadium on Oct. 22, 2016. Booker has been a loud voice against the PCSA. (Photo: BOB DREBIN/ISI Photos)

Stanford football players, alumni criticize Protect College Sports Act

Odelia Kneiser
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Yesterday
Stanfordle
"Enjoy Other Wordy Games Daily" is written in the form of a Wordle game.

Stanfordle #155

Emerson Prentice
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Yesterday
Daily Diminutive
crossword

Daily Diminutive #187

Eliza Krackeler
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Yesterday
Breaking
Lakeside Dining, known for its artwork of Black leaders, allegedly used AI to generate "paintings" that have since been taken down. (Courtesy of Calvin Matthew '29).

Dining hall removes alleged AI-generated artwork beside Black historical figures

Kaleb Gjestson
  •  
Sept. 30, 2026
Science & Technology
Song Lin stands in lab.

Stanford chemist Song Lin named 2026 MacArthur Fellow for electricity-driven chemistry

Nick Miller
  •  
Sept. 30, 2026
Humor
coffee machine

Guy putting brown sugar in coffee doesn’t see color

Jenny Ballutay
  •  
Sept. 30, 2026
The Grind
"There is a version of me now, fractured across the timelines and the three continents that I will touch," Hsu writes. (Photo: SHARIS HSU/The Stanford Daily)

Dispatches From India: Life-defining mistakes

Sharis Hsu
  •  
Sept. 30, 2026
Music
People moving through a music festival.

My personal Outside Lands 2026 soundtrack: From Charli XCX to Trixie Mattel

Daisy Gonzalez Rivera
  •  
Sept. 30, 2026
Daily Diminutive
crossword

Daily Diminutive #186

Bradley Bush
  •  
Sept. 29, 2026
From the Community
The roof of a data center.

From the Community | AI use comes with a cost. At Stanford, we’re not counting it.

From the Community
  •  
Sept. 29, 2026
Football
Football player runs with ball.

Ex-Stanford players deliver wins in NFL Week 3

Andrew Soto
  •  
Sept. 29, 2026
Stanfordle
"Enjoy Other Wordy Games Daily" is written in the form of a Wordle game.

Stanfordle #154

Odelia Kneiser
  •  
Sept. 29, 2026
News
An SUDPS car parked in front of Memorial Church.

SUDPS details campus crime statistics

Alana Belle M. Tirado
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Sept. 29, 2026
University
VPUE James Hamilton said that moving CareerEd will bring career and academic advisors into closer collaboration. (EVAN PENG/The Stanford Daily)

CareerEd relocates from student affairs to undergraduate education

Bella Kim
  •  
Sept. 29, 2026
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