Understanding the nature of prejudice: The truth of Islamophobia and Ahmed Mohamed Nick Ahamed October 2, 2015 47 Comments In Tuesday’s Daily, columnist Ian Knight argued that the arrest and suspension of 14-year-old Ahmed Mohamed was not a case of Islamophobia, but instead an example of ‘zero-tolerance’ policy at... Read More »
Evolution, not revolution Nick Ahamed June 10, 2015 4 Comments Voting is the civil rights issue of our day because it is the key to addressing our other grievances. Read More »
Photos: Obama lands at SFO ahead of cybersecurity summit Nick Ahamed February 13, 2015 2 Comments President Barack Obama arrived at SFO on Thursday afternoon in advance of Friday's cybersecurity summit at Stanford. Read More »
Reflections from an editor: Words, divestment and community Nick Ahamed February 4, 2015 1 Comment This is not a column about divestment. It is not a column about Israel, or about Stanford Out of Occupied Palestine. This is, instead, a column about words. Choose your words carefully, Stanford. They... Read More »
Hillary Clinton: The promise and gamble of a presumptive nominee Nick Ahamed January 7, 2015 0 Comments So Democrats should be thrilled, right? Well, there’s no such thing as a free lunch and neither is there ever a free election. The solidification of the Party behind Hillary is happening to a... Read More »
Revisiting Deresiewicz, Part II: Toward a productive conversation Nick Ahamed October 30, 2014 0 Comments This is especially relevant for seniors, many of whom are going through tech, consulting and TFA recruitment this fall. Everyone should have reasons for many any choice, but as we chart our course... Read More »
Revisiting Deresiewicz, Part I: Addressing criticisms of ‘Excellent Sheep’ author Nick Ahamed October 29, 2014 5 Comments In July, The New Republic published an essay titled “Don’t Send Your Kid to the Ivy League” by former Yale professor and now writer William Deresiewicz. That piece was controversial, needless to... Read More »
Stating the obvious Nick Ahamed September 16, 2014 2 Comments Stanford is not perfect. After all, no university is. Some, maybe most, of you don’t want to complain because we do go to one of the best universities in the world. But, that does not mean that... Read More »
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