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Hat’s Off
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Hat’s Off

I'd lie down in traffic for my Cardinal cap. Or would I?

by Wayne Raffesberger

‘A Brief but Glorious Season’
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‘A Brief but Glorious Season’

We worked for the New York Times in Moscow during the Gorbachev era. We look forward to a day when information flows freely in Russia again.

by Philip Taubman and Felicity Barringer

The Colors of Worry
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The Colors of Worry

“Red means air raid warning. Green means my family is back online.” How it feels to be a Stanford student from Ukraine right now.

by Anastasiia Malenko

The Impossible Dream
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The Impossible Dream

Why we should never stop attempting hard things.

by Nestor Walters

Growth Season
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Growth Season

The ramps are calling, and I must go.

by Nathaniel Eisen

Turning the Page
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Turning the Page

One man of letters remembers another.

by Daniel A. Olivas

Life Swap
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Life Swap

During the pandemic, a video game offers more than simple fun.

by Sam Kelly

An Acute Case of Disorientation: The Asian American Angle
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An Acute Case of Disorientation: The Asian American Angle

What it’s like at the boundary of two worlds.

by Alan Tien

Frosh out of Water
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Frosh out of Water

Those first weeks, I was sure I didn’t belong at Stanford.

by Alison Ozawa Sanders

‘This Is the Moment We Train For’
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‘This Is the Moment We Train For’

Inside a Search and Rescue mission.

by Nat Bowditch