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April 18, 2019
Features
Short profiles of the five Stanford alumni recently elected to Congress
Red All Over
They dangle from tree limbs, plop on sidewalks, land on unsuspecting picnickers. It's spring on the Farm.
All Right Now
Geology students create creative tours for national parks around the country.
By
Deni Ellis Béchard
Campus
The university aims to cut its trash output to 10 percent of its waste by 2030. Here's how it might get there.
Yanichka Ariunbold
Why Jane Stanford Limited Women’s Enrollment to 500
And what happened next.
Sam Scott
A Gentleman’s Quarrel
Frederick Law Olmsted and Leland Stanford: Their conflicts, and compromises, led to an iconic campus.
Daniel Arnold
3 Things That Happened on Stanford Land Before It Was a University
About a Boy
His death broke his parents hearts and spawned a university. But who was he? Recent revelations suggest a different Leland Stanford Jr. than many have imagined.
Theresa Johnston
What You Don’t Know About . . . The Mausoleum
Carved out for remembrance, the place is also a party haven.
Jenny Pegg
Buying Time
Returned treasure
What You Don’t Know About Leland Stanford’s Horses
Suzanne and Stephen Eschenbach
A Party House for California
Party House
How the West Was Fun
An unlikely plaque for Leland Stanford
Mrs. Stanford and the Netherworld
Haunted by the sudden death of her beloved son, Jane Stanford tried séances as a way to reach him.
BY
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