Atul Gawande ’87 tells graduates, ‘Say yes to everything’ (at least until 40)

Cooper Veit '22 is an opinions writer and amateur Steinbeck scholar from San Francisco. Talk to him about the work and life of John Steinbeck, and contact him at cveit 'at' stanforddaily.com.

Unprecedented: Class of 2021 graduates after a year like no other

Michael Espinosa '22 is majoring in international relations. He's the head of The Daily's social media team, and editor for the University beat and also occasionally writes for sports, arts, and The Grind. He's the biggest Taylor Swift fan at Stanford and the proudest New Yorker you will ever meet. Contact him at mespinosa 'at' stanforddaily.com.

Stanford’s Class of 2021 by the numbers

Sophie Andrews is the managing editor of the Data section. She is a sophomore from New Jersey studying Math and Computational Sciences and enjoys listening to ABBA songs. Contact her at sandrews@stanforddaily.com.

Anuka Mohanpuhr ‘24 is a desk editor who grew up in the Bay Area. She is interested in International Relations and Psychology. Contact her at amohanpuhr 'at' stanforddaily.com.

Desk Editor (University Beat)

Ramani: Accepting randomness

Arjun Ramani ’21 is a senior staff writer for the Data section and was The Daily’s Data Director for Volumes 257+258. He hails from the Hoosier Heartland of West Lafayette, Indiana and is studying economics and computer science. Contact him at aramani ‘at’ stanforddaily.com.

Ramaswami: When two worlds collide

Ashwin Ramaswami '21 was the Chief Technical Officer of the Daily from 2018-19 during Vol 254 and 255 and in 2020 during Vol 257. Contact him at ashwin ‘at’ stanforddaily.com

Salinas: Thank you, Stanford

Alejandro Salinas '21 is a Senior Staff Writer after serving as the Managing Editor of Sports for two volumes. Hailing from Pasadena, CA, he studies computer science and biology as a junior. In his free time he enjoys running, playing with dogs and watching sports. Contact him at asalinas 'at' stanforddaily.com.

Popp: The case for being fickle

Olivia Popp was a managing editor of Arts & Life for volumes 251 through 254 and the editor-at-large for The Stanford Daily's board of directors for volumes 254 and 255. She hails from Michigan and enjoys science fiction TV shows, independent film festivals, and the Bay Area theater scene.

O’Neil: Blink and you’ll miss it

Jackie O'Neil '21 is The Daily's Vol. 259 staff development director and the former executive editor for Vol. 258 and managing editor of The Grind for Vols. 255 and 256. She's a Richmond, Virginia native studying political science, psychology and ethics. Contact her at joneil 'at' stanforddaily.com.

Ingram: Finding balance

Julia Ingram ’21 was The Daily's Volume 256 editor-in-chief. She is a New York City native majoring in English literature and working toward a career in news reporting. Contact her at jingram ‘at’ stanforddaily.com.

Letter from the editor: An editor’s farewell

Erin Woo '21 is The Daily's Vol. 259 Editor-in-Chief. Born and raised in Atlanta, GA, she is studying communications and creative writing at Stanford. She has also reported for The Mercury News and WNYC. Contact her at eic 'at' stanforddaily.com.

Changing the culture: Stanford Band, one year later

Once a Pun a Time: So Long

Julia Gong is a pundergrad, pun comic artist, polyglot, photographer, and awkward-silence-breaker. She majors in Mathematical and Computational Science, speaks computer, and tries to teach machines to see and read. Find her comics at http://onceapunati.me, on Facebook @onceapunnytime, and on Instagram at @onceapunati.me.

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Yearly Wrap-Up

Abeer is a senior majoring in Economics and Mathematical and Computational Science, a bit of a mouthful (he knows). He's been doodling powerful people's noses since grade school, and has since honed an acute fondness for behavioral econ, financial markets, classic rock, and politics in his home country, India. Contact the Cartoons section at eic 'at' stanforddaily.com.

Cartoons Desk Editor

Arizona upset the Cardinal to send them packing

Heck wins NCAA individual title, women’s golf falls in quarterfinals

Gavin McDonell is a desk editor in the sports section. He is a sophomore from San Francisco, California who is studying Mathematical and Computational Science and Economics. His rooting interests include the San Francisco Giants, the Golden State Warriors, Max Homa and of course, the Stanford Cardinal. Contact him at gmcdonell 'at' stanforddaily.com.

Stanford the landlord: Affordability tensions rise between graduate students and University

Tammer Bagdasarian '24 is a Desk Editor for the Grad Student beat at The Daily, and is planning to major in Communication and Political Science. In his free time he likes to hang out with University Desk Editor Benjamin Zaidel. Contact the news sections at news 'at' stanforddaily.com.

From COVID-19 to Black Lives Matter to Palestine

Opinion | The politics of death

Live music returns to Stanford with Stanford Philharmonia performance on Meyer Green

Peyton Lee '24 is a music beat reporter for Arts & Life. His focus is classical performance, but he also enjoys pop, R&B, and jazz. Contact Peyton at plee 'at' stanforddaily.com

The incoming Stanford student living under siege in Gaza

Cameron Ehsan is a desk editor for the News section and the engagement editor. He is studying biology and American studies. Contact him at cehsan ‘at’ stanforddaily.com.

Reversal follows months of student, athlete, alumni activism

Stanford to reinstate all 11 discontinued varsity sports

Jeremy Rubin is the Vol. 260 Executive Editor for Print. A junior from New York City, he studies Human Biology and enjoys long walks, good podcasts and all things Yankees baseball-related. Contact him at jrubin 'at' stanforddaily.com.

Executive Editor for Print

Opinion | When words fail

Elena Shao '21 is from Suwanee, Georgia. At The Daily, she is a Managing Editor for News. Outside, she's studying political science. She also enjoys learning foreign languages and is hoping to pursue a career as an investigative and data journalist. Contact her at eshao98 'at' stanford.edu.

Ram’s Head’s gender-bent ‘Heathers’ pushes the boundaries of digital theater

Jared Klegar ’24 writes for Arts & Life and The Grind and co-chairs the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion team. An English major, misplaced modifiers are among his biggest pet peeves. Contact him at jklegar 'at' stanforddaily.com.

Staff Writer, DEI Team Co-Chair

Opinion | The invisibility of the woman with ADHD

Malia Mendez ’22 is the Vol. 260 Managing Editor of Arts & Life at The Stanford Daily. She is majoring in English with a concentration in Creative Writing, Prose track. Talk to her about Modernist poetry, ecofeminism or coming-of-age films at mmendez 'at' stanforddaily.com.

Managing Editor of Arts & Life

Cole Rungle the Frat Boy Philosopher on logical debate

Sarah Lewis is the desk editor of the Humor section, an occasional writer for the Science and Technology news desk, and a gluttonous devourer of cheesy speculative fiction novels. She can often be found wearing silly hats in the Daily's satirical news videos, belting musical theatre songs, or burning toast. Contact her with questions, concerns, or Shakespearian insults at slewis 'at' stanforddaily.com

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