Fool’s Paradise

New buildings, new ideas—but the grandparents still have their say.

Rose Zhang is too good for college golf—but not for college itself.

Since 1899, the Chaparral has been a haven for humor—from the sublime to the sophomoric.

Sergiu Pașca has figured out how to watch the human brain develop in real time. Next up: revolutionizing psychiatry.

The best advice came not from me but from my frosh-to-be.

How I learned to swim in the Stanford pond.

Her peacemaking used to be a family affair. Her family has grown.

Stu Weiss makes monarch habitats more hospitable.

59 athletes. 21 sports. 39 medals. Here’s a taste of what happened in Paris.

Behold the symbols of the ACC. A certain rambunctious redwood should fit right in.

What local merchants once offered.

Stanford people in the news and on the move.

Heather Langenkamp just wanted a movie role. She became the face of a new kind of slasher film.

One day, a retired minor leaguer got the chance to throw batting practice for the San Francisco Giants. That was 40 years ago.

In 1924, the Card and the Bears called interference on USC.

How we can shape the future of the university.

Why we took a long trek through the Chaparral.

New and Notable

New releases that inspire us.

Howard Bruce Franklin, PhD ’61

Clayton Wilson Bates Jr.