September 2023
Cover Story
For 50 years, Stanford has been telling the story of the university and its alumni. See what else just became vintage.
Features
We’re Golden
The First Stanford Astronaut Returns from Space
A Sequel for Supersonic Flight?
The End of the Nursing Education Era
A Classic Is Released
50 Years After the Stanford Murders, Three of Four Families Have Answers
SLE Club
The Axe Is Stolen One Last Time
A Young Lawyer Wins an Educational Equity Case
The Poet and the Coup
Joining the Force
Keepers of the Flame
A Godfather Delivers a Ransom Payment
Steps Toward Saving Salamanders Are Set in Motion
Fumble
‘Until the Birds Took Over the Singing’
A Splashy Debut
89 Rodins Find a New Home
California’s Charge
For Commencement Speaker, a Watergate Special Prosecutor
Fit to Be Tried
The Winds of Freedom
Transition at the Top
Essays
All Right Now
All Right Now
Happy Campers
by Kali Shiloh
All Right Now
7 Races, 7 Days
by Rebecca Beyer
All Right Now
Beyond Student Council
by Rachel Lit
Columns
Departments
Departments
Dialogue — September 2023
Farewells
Farewells
Obituaries — September 2023