6 Things Stanford Lacks (that some other U.S. universities have)

July 1, 2016

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6 Things Stanford Lacks (that some other U.S. universities have)

Illustration: Christoph Hitz

  • A Latin motto
  • A pet-friendly dormitory
  • A bowling team 
  • Honorary degrees
  • A four-legged mascot
  • Namesakes on the periodic table (The Axe-envious school across the Bay can claim seaborgium, livermorium, berkelium and californium.)
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