What I learned from interviewing everyone in the 24-hour study room at 4 a.m. Xinlan Emily Hu June 7, 2017 0 Comments The later weeks of the quarter often feel inexplicably isolating. Deadlines loom; the pressure of the last few midterms fuses with the incoming typhoons of finals. You spend hour after hour in the... Read More »
Clickbait and conscientiousness Xinlan Emily Hu March 20, 2017 0 Comments Clickbait articles, however innocuous, however annoying, may have impacts far beyond a few wasted minutes. Indeed, clickbait articles bait more than our attention—they bait our subconscious. Read More »
The Apple watch, new tech and the trap of extrinsic motivation Xinlan Emily Hu February 22, 2017 0 Comments We purchase new textbooks at the beginning of the school year, only to leave them unread after the first few classes; riding on a wave of determination, we purchase a new desk organizer, only to leave... Read More »
Alternative facts about Stanford University Xinlan Emily Hu February 1, 2017 0 Comments 1. Stanford students never have to apply for summer jobs or internships. They simply show up at Google and are hired on the spot. In fact, Google arrives on prospective freshmen’s doorsteps as... Read More »
Ten startup ideas for the rain-hating Stanford student Xinlan Emily Hu January 27, 2017 0 Comments You wake up to the steady drumming of rain on your window. Not again, you think, envisioning mud puddles, bike wipe-outs and wet seats. It is, after all, the third or fourth straight week of rainy... Read More »
On solo travel Xinlan Emily Hu January 19, 2017 0 Comments I have never traveled alone quite so much as I have in college; with each school break, I make the solo trek back home, which (including layovers, since no direct flight exists) requires at least ten... Read More »
And I am an American Xinlan Emily Hu January 12, 2017 0 Comments “Sixty-five of 66 are present despite the cold, Your Honor.” The judge smiled. “You know, while my son was hoping for a snow day, I hoped for your sake that they wouldn’t close the courts.... Read More »
Exploring a timeline of Stanford sexual assault initiatives Emily Jusuf and Xinlan Emily Hu December 14, 2016 0 Comments In the wake of campus-wide and national conversations surrounding sexual assault this year, Stanford students and faculty have been engaged in a number of discussions, initiatives and workshops in... Read More »
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