“Would you like this rain to stop?” a teenage girl asks the boy she just met, the two of them standing atop of an old building. Without waiting for a reply, she clasps her hands together, closes her eyes and sends up a silent prayer. Seconds later, the sky clears. In the new animated movie…

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Approximately 50 members of Stanford Coalition for Planning an Equitable 2035 (SCoPE 2035) and Stanford Solidarity Network (SSN) and public stakeholders filed into an already packed Palo Alto City Council chambers to voice their demands at the first public hearing regarding Stanford’s new General Use Permit (GUP) application Thursday night.

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On-campus production highlights mental health and the stigma surrounding it “Insane. Incompetent. Irrational. Unhinged. Not capable. Are you f**king crazy?” After the lights dimmed, these words and other derogatory phrases were flung across the stage by cast members, culminating in a cacophony of shouting that was sharply cut off by the stomp of a foot.…

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The Daily sat down for a Q&A with Kaan Gunay, M.B.A. '18, who founded Firefly, a startup that allows rideshare drivers to make money through digital advertising.

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The Palo Alto City Council discussed Peninsula Corridor’s 2040 Caltrain Business Plan, Residential Parking Programs (RPPs) and a citywide tunnel on Monday night. The business plan highlights potential scenarios for Caltrain’s future expansion and will involve a partnership with Stanford.

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Whether it’s a plastic boba cup after a late-night craving or a paper Coupa coffee container, students on campus frequently discard their recyclable or compostable items in the landfill.

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Bill McKibben's newest book, Falter, discusses the convergence of several existential threats to humanity –– artificial intelligence, genetic engineering and climate change.

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The Palo Alto City Council passed motions regarding a citywide Transportation Impact Fee (TIF), revenue generating measures and rail grade separation on Monday evening.

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