Throwing Out the Rule Book

On His Terms

Breyer’s farewell is the finale to 50 years of Cardinal on the Court.

Throwing Out the Rule Book

Pull up a chair, sports fans. The past century’s paradigm—in which student-athletes compete in exchange for an education—is being upended. And where the ball will land is anyone’s guess.

Turning the Town Around

How a handful of American communities have begun to curb industrial and economic decline.

‘A Consensus Builder by Disposition’

What Stephen Breyer’s clerks have to say about the justice and his legacy.

Write On

My simple mistake changed everything.

Life, the Metaverse, and Everything

Millions of kids today make and play games on Roblox. They’re also helping build the virtual worlds of tomorrow.

The Plot Twist

How a TV news producer wrote her own Hollywood ending.

The Ticker - September 2022

Stanford people in the news and on the move.

I’ll Have Flies with That

When selling plants is a killer business.

Meet Lauren Toomer

Honoring the human body through art.

When Card Stunts Ruled

Once upon a time, student participation during football games was flipping awesome.

What You Don’t Know About the Carillonneur

How and for whom the bells toll.

Winning Whiskers

Alfred Nash found his avocation right under his nose.

Mind Over Major

The case for using college to become more interesting.

When to Phone a Friend

Two alumni journalists helped make this issue of the magazine shine.

Educating Active Citizens

First-year students begin their Stanford careers with a focus on civic responsibility.

Dialogue — September 2022

Book Review: Murder, He Wrote

New and Notable

Biblio File: What to Read Now — September 2022

New releases that inspire us.

Let There Be Light

Obituaries — September 2022

The Life of His Dreams

Roger Shepard

‘Phenomenal’ Doctor and Mentor

Ifeanyi Onyeji, ’12