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He Changed the Landscape
Features

He Changed the Landscape

Architect Thomas Church combined a European aesthetic with California s outdoor lifestyle to create spaces unique to Stanford. The best known and most visible, White Plaza, remains the signature of a campus that embraces openness.

by Raymond Hardie

Security Blankets
Features

Security Blankets

Freshmen arrive at Stanford with high hopes s heart.

by Christine Foster

Now Hear This
Features

Now Hear This

From Churchill's Archive of Sound is one of the world s leading repositories of historical and artistically significant recordings. Yet hardly anybody has ever heard of it.

by Diane Rogers

Brain Storm
Features

Brain Storm

is both revered and reviled for his unconventional ideas about the causes of mental illness. But even longtime critics are beginning to agree that Fuller Torrey s theories about schizophrenia make some sense.

by Tom Nugent

High Marks
Features

High Marks

Committed, courageous, occasionally cranky, Stanford's s most memorable teachers changed lives, one student at a time. In this sampling of remembrances, alumni offer glimpses of greatness.

Got Game?
Columns and Departments

Got Game?

What's the score?

by Steve Easton

Columns and Departments

Century at Stanford

by Karen Bartholomew

Making a Name for Myself
Columns and Departments

Making a Name for Myself

Identity crisis

by Ramin Setoodeh

Straight from the Source
Columns and Departments

Straight from the Source

Clickable art

by Ann Marsh

Bye, Dad
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Bye, Dad