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Should I Ditch My Spiral?
Advice

Should I Ditch My Spiral?

Comparing two ways of taking notes in class.

by Lauren Gibson

New ‘Smart’ Windows Could Help Consumers Cut Energy Costs
Farm Report

New ‘Smart’ Windows Could Help Consumers Cut Energy Costs

Stanford engineers find a quick way to darken glass.

A Reunion to Remember
Farm Report

A Reunion to Remember

It wasn’t just the game that was good.

Farm Report

A Rock Star Finds Her Second Calling

by Inyoung Choi

A Piece of Opera's Genius at Stanford
Farm Report

A Piece of Opera's Genius at Stanford

Rare 'Aida' score may have notes by Verdi's own hand.

Farm Report

A Walk Through Stanford History

New book combines hiking routes with campus descriptions.

Piled Higher and Deeper: The Comic Relief of Jorge Cham
Farm Report

Piled Higher and Deeper: The Comic Relief of Jorge Cham

Grad student woes find sweet repose in popular cartoon.

When Rugby Ruled
Features

When Rugby Ruled

For more than a decade in the early 1900s, a gentleman’s game from across the pond supplanted football at Stanford. It took a world war to turn back the tide.

by Sam Scott