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Sounds of Protestation: Sexual Violence Free Stanford Oct 15, 2022

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Content Warning: mentions of rape, sexual violence, police brutality, violence

Sounds of Protestation: Sexual Violence Free Stanford led a student demonstration calling for accountability, support, and justice from administration following a string of recent reports of sexual violence on campus. The march began at White Plaza and snaked around to Main Quad where various students led chants, shared stories, and called for action. "Stanford University, accomplice to rape," "My body, my life," "Expel rapists, fire rapists" were among some of the chants that filled the air on October 14. All recordings were obtained in accordance with California Penal Code 632.

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Producer & Managing Editor: Chloe Mendoza

DAHA Internship Culture? Sep 09, 2022

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"So what are you doing this summer?" A much asked question at Stanford.

Students at Stanford University often find their summers inundated with commitments: jobs, research positions, internships. But why are we pursing this work?

This summer Ecy King ’23 created an educational comic based on Stanford's Computer Science curriculum. Bryant Mendez ’25 worked at a tech startup. Robin Huang ’25 spent her days in a lab and at the School of Medicine. Kyla Figueroa ’23 wrote for hours on end in her hometown of Stockon, CA, crafting a book.

Stay tuned as we dive into grind culture and internship culture at Stanford. For more podcasts by the Stanford Daily, visit stanforddaily.com/category/podcasts.

DAHA Definition: Acronym for "Does anyone have a...."

Producer and Managing Editor: Chloe Mendoza

Somewhere In the Grey Jun 11, 2022

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What does language mean to you? Are words just arbitrary sounds that we've assigned meaning? When does language uplift us? And similarly, when does language shun us? Stay tuned as The Grind Co-Managing Editor Kyla Figueroa shares an intimate reading of her story "Somewhere in the Grey," and talks about cultural imposter syndrome, language, and culture.

"When I was about five and my parents signed me and my siblings up for the local soccer league, I told them I wanted to be goalie. To me, a child filled with romantic fantasies, I would be a star – the only person on the field who could touch the ball with their hands, who dived and jumped and blocked soccer balls going at monstrous speed, who saved the day by catching a game-deciding penalty kick."

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Writer and Narrator: Kyla Figueroa

Producer and Managing Editor: Chloe Mendoza

The Warm Soft Container: Mental Health and Healing at Stanford Jun 11, 2022

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When we are wounded, physically or mentally, sometimes we need to find our warm, soft container and just recuperate. This is the container in which growth and healing can happen, says Stanford Program Manager of Health Education Colin Campbell.

At a world-class institution like Stanford, what is student mental health like? How do students feel about "Grind Culture," and how does it affect their wellbeing? This episode spotlights Stanford community members of all backgrounds who are involved in facilitating healing — staffers at the Bridge, RAs, CAPs counselors — and people who have personal experiences in healing. There are many misconceptions about healing and mental health, and the purpose of this episode is to provide some insight into the mental health crisis that students have been enduring for years. For more podcasts by the Stanford Daily, visit stanforddaily.com/category/podcasts.

Time Stamps to Help Navigate The Episode:

2:25 Introductions

9:01 Mental Health Culture on Campus

17:35 Perspectives on Healing in Mental Health

22:35 Misconceptions of Healing

33:00 How to Create an Environment Conducive to Healing at Stanford

Contributors: Hanmin Lee, Christy Wang, Emma Thain, Donnovan Yisrael, Helen Hsu, Colin Campbell

Producers: Philip Baillargeon, Helen Tian, Chloe Mendoza