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Dozens of Japanese American Stanford students were corralled in camps during World War II. Even as their lives were put on pause, some stayed connected to the Farm.
What Noah Teaches Us
Through her sorrow, a grandmother learns how a child with special needs is also a special gift.
by Nancy Meyer
In the Garden
An award-winning poet celebrates the wonder of everyday discovery.
by Eavan Boland
Growing Concerns
Six faculty experts weigh in on aimless adolescents, media messages, and why raising kids really does take a village.
Introduction
The first words on the first page of Stanford's history are owed to a child. When Leland Stanford Jr. died at age 15, his heartbroken parents declared that henceforth "the children of California shall be our children."
The Lolita Question
Vladimir Nabokov came to Stanford in 1941 to teach and write, befriended by a suave and worldly professor who some suggest played a part in the classic Lolita.
by Cynthia Haven
Love at First Byte
Smitten with his first look at IBM s blinking box almost 50 years ago, Donald Knuth has devoted his career to elevating the art of programming. Can the man who helped shape computer science finish what he started?
by Kara Platoni
Soul Support
How does religious faith inform the lives of individual students, and what is its role in campus discourse? Efforts by the Office for Religious Life and a growing interfaith community are giving new meaning to the notion of spirited exchange.
by Diane Rogers
One Useful Thing In My Life
The winner of the Stanford fiction contest features a protagonist as world-weary as the Alzheimer s patient she cares for.
by Kathleen Founds
'All, All Is Destruction'
Hours after the 1906 earthquake shattered Stanford, a student from Arkansas wrote home to describe the scene. Her letters offer a vivid portrait of a university in shambles, but ready to rally.
Economy of Scales
Experts agree that farmed fish help feed the world. Stanford researcher Rosamond Naylor wants to make sure they don t ruin the environment.
by Paul Rogers
