How well do you know Stanford history?

Indian caricatures like these decorated Stanford merchandise until the early 70s, when when the University sought to make its mascot less cartoonish. (The Stanford Daily Archives)
Indian caricatures like these decorated Stanford merchandise until the early 70s, when when the University sought to make its mascot less cartoonish. (The Stanford Daily Archives)
By Cameron Duran
June 25, 2024, 10:33 p.m.
  1. Bowling alley. The space was converted into a computer facility in the ’80s.
  2. Fleet Street. In 2021, the historically all-male group became all-gender.
  3. Katie Ledecky. Jenny Thompson has eight, and Janet Evans has four.
  4. Against. The court held that Palo Alto police did not violate the Fourth Amendment when they performed a warranted search on The Daily’s office for pictures of a recent protest.
  5. Instagram. But both Coursera and OkCupid have Stanford alums among their founders!
How well do you know Stanford history?
1925
3. GSB
The Graduate School of Business (GSB) is founded.
1925
How well do you know Stanford history?
How well do you know Stanford history?
1968
1. CoHo
The Coffee House (CoHo) opens as a small, student-run café in Tresidder Student Union.
1968
How well do you know Stanford history?
Stanford's Gates Computer Science Building
1969
5. CS106
CS106 is offered for the first time.
1969
Stanford's Gates Computer Science Building
A man with a large green tree costume and a balloon that says "Stanford"
1975
4. First tree
Christine "Chris" Hutson '76 M.S. '77 degbuts as the first Stanford tree at a game at USC.
1975
A man with a large green tree costume and a balloon that says "Stanford"
A man sits on a couch while dapping up another man
2007
2. Issa Rae
Issa Rae releases the first episode of her YouTube series "Dorm Diaries," filmed on campus.
2007
A man sits on a couch while dapping up another man

Cameron Duran '24 is a vol. 265 Arts & Life Managing Editor. Contact The Daily’s Arts & Life section at arts ‘at’ stanforddaily.com.

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