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You Can Judge a Book by Its Cover
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You Can Judge a Book by Its Cover

Jessica Jordan’s book collection is prizeworthy.

by Sam Scott

Lessons Learned
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Lessons Learned

30 years after stumbling through a lost academic quarter, I officially graduated from Stanford University.

by Matt Rodgers

Plastic Surgery: Who Needs It?
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Plastic Surgery: Who Needs It?

Something about ‘having work done’ makes us uncomfortable. It shouldn’t.

by Joshua Korman

Hat’s Off
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Hat’s Off

I'd lie down in traffic for my Cardinal cap. Or would I?

by Wayne Raffesberger

‘A Brief but Glorious Season’
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‘A Brief but Glorious Season’

We worked for the New York Times in Moscow during the Gorbachev era. We look forward to a day when information flows freely in Russia again.

by Philip Taubman and Felicity Barringer

5 Ways to Prepare for a Longer Life
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5 Ways to Prepare for a Longer Life

Today's youth likely have decades of “extra” time coming to them. Psychologist Laura Carstensen wants them to spread those years out.

by Kali Shiloh

The Colors of Worry
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The Colors of Worry

“Red means air raid warning. Green means my family is back online.” How it feels to be a Stanford student from Ukraine right now.

by Anastasiia Malenko

Group Project
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Group Project

Civic engagement has gotten trickier. Which is exactly why we have to dig in—together.

by Kathy Zonana