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The Grind

The Grind
A drawing of a person sitting on a slope and holding the weight of a boulder.

Sisyphus, or the struggle of joy in college

Michelle Fu
  •  
Nov. 3, 2022
The Grind
A crowd of people watch an outdoor production of Waiting for Godot. There are two actors standing on the left and right and in the center there is a tree lit up by purple lighting. On the tree there is a sign reading, "Next Day. Same Time. Same Place."

An invitation to reconsider: The role of the audience

Yonatan Laderman
  •  
Nov. 2, 2022
The Grind
A mirror that stands on a desk in an empty room.

Six variations on a crowded, lonely room

Brandon Kim
  •  
Nov. 1, 2022
The Grind
Someone sits at a round table overflowing with potted plants and cups. The two dark bars on the left and right make it seem like we are peeking through a door.

Paper scraps: Hey honey or something

Isabelle Edgar
  •  
Oct. 31, 2022
The Grind
Students enjoy performances by Tkay Maidza, Victoria Monét, and Aminé at the 2022 Frost Festival for Music and the Arts presented by Stanford Concert Network.

Le Petit Prince: On social life

Benjamin Marra
  •  
Oct. 30, 2022
The Grind
Waves crash onto golden sand beneath a cloudless blue sky.

People watching: Self-care

Christy Wang
  •  
Oct. 27, 2022
The Grind
Green library

Observer: A happy ending

Benjamin Midler
  •  
Oct. 26, 2022
The Grind
A formless figure lays in bed, undefinable beside its feet. Sunlight peeks in through a window.

A culture of community accountability

Laney Conger
  •  
Oct. 25, 2022
The Grind
A landscape of a winter pond and trees in the back

Essays on Essays: Finding your favorite spot at Stanford

Sam Waddoups
  •  
Oct. 24, 2022
The Grind
A vehicle-trampled path extends through a snowy forest.

‘The Mirror’: Out of the woods

Eric Liu
  •  
Oct. 23, 2022
The Grind
A landscape at midnight with a sound bar overlay and the phrase "Meet me at midnight."

Everything you need to throw the perfect ‘Midnights’ release party

Isabella Saracco and Sam Waddoups
  •  
Oct. 20, 2022
The Grind
An actor in a yellow coat and hat stares at the screen, pretending to spray something into his mouth. In the background, three haggard-looking actors huddle beneath a tree. A sign on the tree reads: "PRETEND THERE ARE NO LEAVES." Another sign below it reads: "A COUNTRY ROAD, A TREE, EVENING."

An invitation to reconsider: The role of the director

Yonatan Laderman
  •  
Oct. 19, 2022
The Grind
Hoover Tower and campus buildings with a pink and blue sunset in the background.

How to find home at Stanford

Sarayu Pai
  •  
Oct. 19, 2022
The Grind
A child and adult on a beach.

Paper Scraps: Some things are just cinnamon

Isabelle Edgar
  •  
Oct. 17, 2022
The Grind
Inside of Lantana's computer cluster. The room is filled with various chairs and tables and the back wall is made up of window panes.

Axess went down (again) during frosh course enrollment, but something good happened

Chunhua Yu
  •  
Oct. 11, 2022
The Grind
Raccoon in a drain.

The skunk that sprayed Crothers: more peculiar ‘tails’ about Stanford animals

Sarayu Pai
  •  
Oct. 10, 2022
The Grind
Green Library with Hoover Tower in the background.

What does it mean to call yourself a “Stanford student”?

Audrey Kim
  •  
Oct. 9, 2022
The Grind
Image captured by the James Webb telescope. As NASA describes, it is "a landscape of “mountains” and “valleys” speckled with glittering stars is actually the edge of a nearby, young, star-forming region called NGC 3324 in the Carina Nebula."

Transfers of the universe (and other people too)

Nestor Walters
  •  
Oct. 6, 2022
The Grind
A picture of Main Quad

Dear Stanford: Letters from a Knyaw Mu

Mu Hsi Hsi
  •  
Oct. 5, 2022
The Grind
Art professor crouched while drawing on a brown canvas the sketch of a body.

Tales from teachers: Process over product

Aya Aziz
  •  
Oct. 3, 2022
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