Vintage 1973

STANFORD is 50! It turns out we’re not the only one. Walk with us down memory lane as we sample some of the wonders and horrors of the 1973–74 academic year on the Farm, and in the world around.

Steps Toward Saving Salamanders Are Set in Motion
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Steps Toward Saving Salamanders Are Set in Motion

The Endangered Species Act of 1973 would come to protect the Farm-famous amphibian.

by Kali Shiloh

Fumble
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Fumble

The ill-fated World Football League drafts one Stanford player.

by Kali Shiloh

‘Until the Birds Took Over the Singing’
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‘Until the Birds Took Over the Singing’

The Native American Cultural Center becomes the center of Indigenous community on campus.

by Sam Scott

A Splashy Debut
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A Splashy Debut

DeGuerre Pool opens, and students dive right in.

by Christine Foster

89 Rodins Find a New Home
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89 Rodins Find a New Home

B. Gerald Cantor commits to the campus.

by Christine Foster

For Commencement Speaker, a Watergate Special Prosecutor
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For Commencement Speaker, a Watergate Special Prosecutor

‘Right will prevail in the end,’ Cox tells the audience in Frost Amphitheater.

by Tracie White