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Going Home
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Going Home

In this year s winning fiction entry, a son returns to his boyhood home to bury his mother and discovers her long-hidden secret. As he considers the life she wanted but never knew, he wonders: does duty outweigh the right to happiness?

by Carl Heintze

Frozen Assets
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Frozen Assets

One writer called it Still virtually pristine, and epic in its grandeur, Antarctica attracts more scientific attention than ever. Stanford oceanographer Rob Dunbar, with a few undergraduates in tow, is trying to figure out what the icy continent can teach us about global warming.

by Christopher Vaughan

Winning Ways
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Winning Ways

Stanford Law School professor Barbara Babcock is used to being first. Her pioneering path for women in the law has hardened her resolve, sharpened her folksy wit and inspired a generation of students.

by Diane Rogers

Read All About It
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Read All About It

Like any student newspaper, the Stanford Daily has been both reviled and revered. But whether jabbing the administration or lamenting the perils of dating, reporters who’ve had their Daily dose keep coming back for more.

by Joannie Fischer

The Rah-Rah Sisterhood
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The Rah-Rah Sisterhood

They travel long distances, scream until they s basketball.

by Diane Rogers

Putting Food on the Table
Columns and Departments

Putting Food on the Table

It's a living

by Kerry Rodgers

What's Kung Fu Doing in Cape Town?
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What's Kung Fu Doing in Cape Town?

Everybody was kung fu fighting

by Esther Pan

A Witness to Evil
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A Witness to Evil

Justice prevails

by Diane Rogers

Spy in the Sky
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Spy in the Sky

No pilot required

by Thomas McGarry