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For Keeps

Oddly Enough
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Oddly Enough

A frosh seminar explores the uses of randomness.

by Jill Patton

Books on Tape Founder Took a Novel Approach
Farewells

Books on Tape Founder Took a Novel Approach

Duvall Hecht, ’52, MA ’60

by Kali Shiloh

Stanford’s Pioneering Endowment Investor
Farewells

Stanford’s Pioneering Endowment Investor

Laurance Hoagland Jr., ’58

by Kali Shiloh

‘Real Life Is Inside of You’
All Right Now

‘Real Life Is Inside of You’

The classes of 2020 and 2022 receive wise words on a rare double-ceremony weekend.

by Kali Shiloh

Random? By Chance? Improbable?
Features

Random? By Chance? Improbable?

A philosophy professor rolls out some related concepts.

by Thomas Icard

So That Happened
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So That Happened

Alumni share stories of chance and circumstance.

Math Magic
Features

Math Magic

With a random approach, two young scholars solve a tricky problem in one night.

by Tracie White

‘Always Interested  in His Voice Being Heard’
Features

‘Always Interested in His Voice Being Heard’

Randomly selected from more than 235,000 living alumni, Bryant Johnson has long prepared for an interview like this.

by Tracie White

Who Lives, Who Dies
Features

Who Lives, Who Dies

In 1969, the fate of millions was determined by pulling birthdates from a glass container.

by Sam Scott