Features
Photo Glenn Matsumura
What began as a small celebration of Austrian formality in 1978 has mushroomed into Stanford's fanciest student social event, the Viennese Ball, featuring months of planning, hours of primping and a lot of fancy footwork.
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'She Was Radical and She Was Right'
Before Eavan Boland came along, Irish poets weren't interested in portraying women except as symbols. Boland's fierce advocacy broke the patriarchal grip on the canon, and her powerful verse gave voice to everyday domestic life.
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Barbara Ries
Hooking Up, Hanging Out, Making Up, Moving On
Students always complain that nobody dates at Stanford. Is it true? Our reporter spent a few Saturday nights in the dorms trying to find out: just what is a "date," anyway?
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Photo: Seth Affoumado
Committed to Memory
Researchers Danielle Lapp and Jerome Yesavage know how to make good memories—they've been working at it for years. Their experiments point to a fundamental truth: enriching our memories means enriching our lives.
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Illustration by Greg Spalenka
The Man They Called Danny
Most people saw him as an enterprising reporter murdered by Pakistani extremists and a symbol of national mourning. But to those who knew Daniel Pearl, that was only part of the story.
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10 Reasons to Like this Course
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Books, Music, Etc.
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Yurts Become Pop-Up Science Labs
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Trustee Extraordinaire
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Obituaries
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