Bitch, be careful: The importance of context in language
Apr 8, 2015 · A word’s meaning can change over time or be newly understood as it slips into cavalier usage, but it’s important to place language in context. “Bitch,” for instance, isn’t innocuous. It ...
Cracking open Andy Weir’s ‘The Egg’ - The Stanford Daily
Oct 17, 2017 · The unnamed male protagonist, on his way home to his wife and children, dies suddenly in an accident and faces a conversation with “the almighty.”. However, this “vague authority figure ...
Do we still need to read and teach the classics? - The Stanford Daily
Aug 30, 2020 · From Wang’s and Gao’s perspectives, the classics still need to be taught and read because of their content, even though their authors are not a very diverse group. “Texts like ‘War and ...
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Khan Academy founder talks AI and accessible education
Jan. 9, 2024, 1:39 a.m. Salman “Sal” Khan, founder and CEO of the nonprofit education organization Khan Academy, was greeted by a sea of raised hands during a December event held at CEMEX ...
Branching out but rooted in tradition: Trees through the decades
Dec 4, 2023 · For nearly five decades, each Tree has made their costume distinctively, and fashionably, their own. In 1975, Chris Hutson ’76, the first ever Tree, donned an entirely red and tree-shaped ...
From the community | "THERE ARE ONLY 2 GENDERS CHANGE MY …
Apr 10, 2022 · An anonymous writer responds to the Stanford College Republicans' claim that there are only two genders, detailing their nonbinary sibling's experience. The author asks SCR, "I don’t need you to ...
On being basic - The Stanford Daily
Mar 7, 2018 · By Claire Francis. Synonyms for “basic:” Uninteresting, bland, everyday. Also synonyms for “basic:” feminine, privileged, oblivious, scorn-worthy, popular. According to Urban Dictionary ...
‘The Misfits,’ Marilyn Monroe’s final film, is bleak perfection
By Carlos Valladares. Jan. 18, 2018, 6:28 a.m. “The Misfits” is one of those screamingly hopeless films that only occurs when the stars magically align. Said stars (Marilyn Monroe, Clark Gable ...
Frankly Speaking: Stanford and the Hoover Institution
Nov. 17, 2020, 8:38 p.m. A few weeks ago, Frankly Speaking asked the Stanford community to weigh in on the question: “What should the relationship between the Hoover Institution and Stanford ...
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