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Out of the Blue
When Grandma met Grandpa, she was all blue eyes and hips and a voice like hazelnut custard. He was handsome like the devil. The winning entry in our annual fiction contest.
by Katie Mauro
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Wanted: Female Faculty
After a quarter century of affirmative action, less than one-fifth of Stanford professors are women. Everyone agrees there's a problem, but how far should the University go to fix it?
by Yvonne Daley
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Gould's Game
His men have won 16 national tennis titles in 32 years. How does Dick Gould do it? With skilled recruiting, tenacious fund raising and the power of positive thinking.
by Ivan Maisel
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A New Spin on Science
They're bright, curious -- and scared off by science and math. Now an innovative program for nontechnical undergrads is bringing difficult topics to life.
by Joan O’C. Hamilton
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Sheer Madness
Fifty years ago, members of the Stanford Alpine Club "buildered" on the Quad and rappeled down Hoover Tower. Their pranks are the stuff of campus legend.
by John Rawlings
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Left for Dead
One day, the writer was a pre-med student walking to class. The next, she was in intensive care, a hit-and-run victim. During a three-week hospital stay, she wonders if she'll ever feel safe again.
by Lori Gottlieb
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The Insider
Allen Drury wrote Advise and Consent and other novels about Cold War Washington. He died after completing a World War II-era trilogy about a generation of Stanford students.
by Jon Meacham
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Gimme Shelter
Facing sky-high housing prices in Silicon Valley, graduate students and junior faculty clamor to live on campus. Stanford feels the pressure-and has a plan.
by Ginny McCormick
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Don’t Blame Hoover
He couldn't stop the Great Depression -- but he didn't start it, either. In fact, the 31st president paved the way for FDR's progressive programs.
by David M. Kennedy
