5-seeded Cardinal opens up its inaugural run at the ACC Championship taking on 12th-seeded Pittsburgh on Wednesday at 10:30 a.m next up would be a quarterfinal bout with fourth-seeded Duke on Thursday Among the Best Offenses in the Nation » The Stanford offense has been among the best in the country to open the season among the national and ACC leaders in several categories on-base percentage and slugging percentage Offensive Improvement » Stanford batters have seen a marked improvement in nearly every notable offensive category from last season to now Included in the improvement are program records (*) in runs    Runs: 309 → 404*     HRs: 56 → 93*             BA: .273 → .362*            OBP: .364 → .450     SLG%: .438 → .649*   OPS: .803 → 1.099  RBI Machines » Chan and sophomore Jade Berry are tied for the team lead with 57 RBI a mark that's also tied for the third-most in a single season in program history currently held by Sarah Beeson (2001) and Jenna Rich (2012) Last season Berry was second on the team with 38 RBI Small Sample Size, Big Bats » Freshman Sydney Boulaphinh and senior Kylie Chung have both taken advantage of opportunities at the plate this season has gone yard three times and has posted a .407/.462/.627 slash line Power Surge » The Cardinal has hit with record-breaking power in 2025 The team's 93 home runs in 49 games are the most in a season in program history Stanford hit 56 – then the second-most in a season in program history tied for the most in a single season in program history Last season, two Card batters (Aly Kaneshiro and Ava Gall) hit 10+ home runs for the first time in a season since 2008 five hitters have recorded double-digit home runs Taryn it up at the Plate » Kern has been crushing at the plate in her second season on The Farm leading the team in home runs (19) and slugging percentage (.837) The home run total is the 14th-best in the country Kern's 19 home runs are tied for the most by a Cardinal batter in program history The slugging percentage is good for the second-best in the ACC and would be a program record if the season ended today The University is “not aware” of a collective of prestigious universities opposing the Trump administration wrote University spokesperson Dee Mostofi in an email to The Daily According to reporting from The Wall Street Journal last Monday which includes Ivy League institutions and leading private research universities has strategized responses to Trump’s attacks on academic autonomy research funding and international enrollment or of any peer institutions involved in it,” Mostofi wrote working with peer universities “on actions to advance higher education.” The Trump administration’s extensive demands for Harvard last month, which called for changes in leadership and hiring practices and “audits” of alleged bias in classrooms, reportedly accelerated the collective’s discussions. University president Jonathan Levin ’94 and Provost Jenny Martinez have publicly backed Harvard’s resistance to Trump’s demands writing that the school’s objections are “rooted in the American tradition of liberty.”  However, University leaders have faced criticism for not doing enough to oppose the Trump administration. An open letter authored last month, which now has nearly 3,000 signatures from Stanford community members, urged Levin and Martinez to publicly condemn the Trump administration’s actions toward higher education.  citing his preference not to sign open letters.  Members of the Trump administration are concerned about universities banding together in resistance to its policies and have warned at least one school to abstain from such cooperation For his part, Levin said there “should be more cooperation” between universities at a Stanford Political Union (SPU) event last month and has often referenced the University’s involvement in lawsuits opposing Trump’s research cuts The Wall Street Journal also reported that some university leaders expressed concern that openly backing Columbia after the university received federal funding threats in March could provoke retaliation from the Trump administration While the coalition of university presidents reportedly has no intention of ceding operational control the Journal noted they may consider superficial concessions to appease the White House The University has not expressed public support for Columbia University Academics Campus Life Graduate Students Business & Technology Equity Project Fall Sports Winter Sports Spring Sports Screen Culture Music Reads Columnists Editorials Letters from the Editor Letters to the Editor Op-Eds Video Podcasts Cartoons Graphics Tech © 2025 THE STANFORD DAILY PUBLISHING CORPORATION Privacy Policy         Accessibility         Advertise Donate and support The Daily when you shop on Amazon Quantum computing is moving forward, but it timelines on its commercially transformative are uncertain, according to the 2025 Stanford Emerging Technology Review. While research groups are making progress on quantum hardware and error correction, the field continues to grapple with reliability issues, scaling challenges and narrow application windows. The Stanford report outlines an ecosystem still operating in the “Noisy Intermediate-Scale Quantum” (NISQ) era, which is a phase where machines with a small number of unstable qubits are useful mainly for experimentation. Though companies continue to attract funding and headlines, the analysts caution that most quantum computers today cannot outperform classical systems in real-world settings. For now, the promise of exponential speedups remains more theoretical than practical, the analysts write. They report: “Quantum computing remains a field of intense research and development with significant progress made in both the number and quality of quantum bits Recent innovations in error correction and the potential for practical quantum computing could revolutionize specific applications although commercial viability remains years away.” The analysts explain quantum computing in the report Quantum computers operate under a very different model than classical machines Instead of processing digital bits that are either 0 or 1 quantum bits — or qubits — can exist in multiple probabilistic states through superposition allows them to influence each other in complex ways enabling calculations that would overwhelm classical systems But these properties also make qubits extraordinarily fragile and electromagnetic noise can all destroy quantum coherence even the most advanced systems struggle to maintain stable quantum states long enough to complete useful calculations Output must be sampled multiple times to identify the most likely answer introducing overhead that limits efficiency This analog character makes quantum programming challenging and constrains its usefulness in everyday computation Superconducting qubits and trapped-ion systems dominate the current landscape but other approaches — including photonics topological qubits and quantum dots — are also under active investigation Each technology comes with tradeoffs around speed No architecture has yet demonstrated a clear path to thousands of fault-tolerant qubits the threshold analysts say is needed for broadly useful quantum computing the Stanford report indicates that quantum computers will not replace classical systems they will augment them for specific high-value tasks Among the most promising areas is quantum simulation — especially for chemistry and materials science Quantum systems are well suited to model the complex interactions of atoms and molecules which are difficult to simulate accurately on classical computers This could lead to faster discovery of new drugs Optimization problems are another area of interest But the performance edge of quantum solvers in these fields remains unproven Many quantum algorithms require more stable qubits than currently available Stanford notes that advances in error mitigation and algorithm design will be needed to extract value from these early machines Cryptography continues to be a major strategic concern could break widely used encryption systems by solving problems like integer factorization much faster than classical machines Although such attacks are not yet practical their future possibility has triggered a global shift toward post-quantum cryptography — new algorithms designed to resist quantum threats Governments and major tech companies are already beginning the transition with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) finalizing post-quantum standards While general-purpose quantum computing remains out of reach other branches of quantum technology are maturing faster Quantum sensing — which uses quantum properties to detect tiny variations in time or magnetism — is moving toward practical deployment These sensors could be used in subterranean imaging and detection of hidden materials or structures energy and climate applications are already under exploration Quantum networking is another active frontier The Stanford report notes progress in developing entanglement-based communication links which could form the basis for highly secure quantum communications needed to extend these links over long distances but pilot networks are beginning to emerge this could support distributed quantum computing and a global quantum internet The Stanford report offers a sober but useful roadmap for quantum developers The report offers a breakdown on trends in quantum adoption that are happening right now as well as the trends that the analysts consider on the horizon Industry players are advised to focus on co-design — integrating quantum hardware and algorithms from the ground up rather than developing them in isolation Successful systems will depend on noise-aware compilers Today’s machines operate with high error rates and require extensive repetition to produce trustworthy outcomes Most platforms remain in the tens-of-qubits range Algorithms that demonstrate real advantage are tightly limited by these hardware constraints Stanford suggests that quantum companies shift short-term focus to developing specialized tools and benchmarking frameworks that align with specific industrial use cases and real-world constraints will be critical for sustained private investment The threat of quantum-enabled codebreaking is forcing an overhaul of digital infrastructure The transition to post-quantum cryptography has already begun and will take years to fully implement Companies that store sensitive data long-term may be vulnerable to “harvest now Stanford advises stakeholders in cybersecurity and national defense to accelerate migration planning and audit current cryptographic inventories to assess exposure Quantum Simulation for Science and Industry Quantum computers may eventually transform the modeling of complex molecules and materials These applications are especially promising in pharmaceuticals quantum systems have modeled small molecules that are intractable for classical methods Industry research teams should prioritize collaborations with quantum hardware developers to co-develop algorithms and datasets tailored for near-term simulation experiments Entangled sensors offer the ability to detect subtle anomalies that classical instruments miss These systems may eventually support GPS-independent navigation The report notes that the defense sector and large infrastructure players should fund pilot demonstrations of quantum sensor arrays especially in environments where classical positioning systems are limited Quantum Networking and Secure Communications The building blocks of a future quantum internet are being tested in research labs Quantum key distribution (QKD) and entanglement distribution protocols have been demonstrated over metropolitan-scale fiber networks and and defense agencies should evaluate early integration of QKD and secure quantum links especially for critical communication infrastructure Stanford warns that governance of quantum technologies is lagging behind technical development There are currently no global rules or verification mechanisms to prevent the misuse of quantum capabilities — whether to break encryption While export controls cover some quantum devices and intellectual property the policy framework is fragmented across agencies Stanford argues that governments must clarify oversight and strengthen transparency requirements — particularly for systems used in finance Quantum technology is not on the brink of mass adoption and governments still operate on a ten-year horizon for meaningful deployment But the Stanford Emerging Technology Review makes clear that the foundations are being laid and realistic expectations will separate durable efforts from speculative hype and disciplined collaboration will be required to bring quantum technologies out of the lab and into the world The full report also contains insights into artificial intelligence, semiconductor, space and other emerging technologies. Full review is highly recommended, you can find it available for download here along with director and editor-in-chief Herbert S Keep track of everything going on in the Quantum Technology Market One of our team will be in touch to learn more about your requirements You have successfully joined our subscriber list Subscribe to our industry leading leading newsletter for the latest in quantum news and insights The brothers are transferring from Stanford and project to be key players of the immediate and long-term plans for the BYU program committed Saturday morning at the end of his visit He is a class of 2025 recruit who committed to Stanford out of high school and enrolled there this spring Both Bachmeiers elected to transfer in the wake of Stanford's dismissal of head coach Troy Taylor in March After visiting BYU coach Kalani Sitake's program in recent days For Bear, he is expected to be one of the backups for successful incumbent quarterback Jake Retzlaff in 2025 and compete for the starting job at BYU in 2026 Bear was attracted to BYU's open offensive scheme and a rich history of quarterbacks that includes a strong recent run under offensive coordinator Aaron Roderick He also referenced BYU's historical success which stretches from Jim McMahon to Ty Detmer to Steve Young "The ability to come in and win games and [Coach] Roderick's scheme and the pedigree of quarterbacks they have produced in history and recently is enticing," Bear told ESPN Tiger told ESPN he committed to BYU later Saturday He'll arrive at BYU having graduated from Stanford in two-and-a-half years with a degree in computer science Tiger will be expected to be an immediate contributor at wide receiver He caught 46 balls over two seasons at Stanford for 476 yards and two touchdowns Bear and Tiger are the second and third brothers to play major college football in their family. Their older brother, Hank Bachmeier where his college career concluded last year There is one more Bachmeier brother remaining: Buck Bachmeier will be a freshman in high school in the fall BYU FOOTBALL 2:45 PM | Updated: May 5 BY CHANDLER HOLT Utah – Stanford brothers Tiger and Bear Bachmeier announced this weekend that they are transferring to BYU reuniting on the field for the first time since their days at Murrieta Valley High School will add depth and familiarity to the Cougars’ offense in 2025 Former Stanford WR Tiger Bachmeier committed to transfer to BYU on Saturday evening, he told ESPN. He joins his brother, Class of 2025 QB Bear Bachmeier, who committed early Saturday to BYU. Tiger graduated with a degree in computer science from Stanford in 2.5 years. pic.twitter.com/fu3DCDlhLG — Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) May 4, 2025 Tiger Bachmeier was a do-it-all receiver and return specialist He totaled 46 catches for 476 yards and two touchdowns added 28 rushing yards and a score on the ground and returned 24 kicks and punts for 373 yards and another touchdown initially committed to Stanford before flipping to BYU Bear finished his high school career with 6,463 total yards throwing for 56 touchdowns and rushing for 30 more He was rated a four-star recruit and ranked as the No Committed!!! #GoCougs 💙🤍 pic.twitter.com/bzWHL91RW7 — Bear Bachmeier (@bearb47) May 4, 2025 Tiger will most likely come in and immediately see the field Bear will have the opportunity to get some reps and get accustomed to the college game for at least one season The news came shortly after the brothers visited BYU this weekend. ESPN’s Pete Thamel was on top of the news but Bear also posted a photo from the BYU Football stadium on May 2 📍 pic.twitter.com/Pq9X06gnU2 — Bear Bachmeier (@bearb47) May 3, 2025 who just finished his career at Wake Forest and was invited to the San Francisco 49ers’ rookie mini camp so he will not get the opportunity to play with or against his brothers in college Download the new & improved KSL Sports app from Utah’s sports leader. You can stream live radio, video and stay up to date on all of your favorite teams. Follow @CHoltSports BYU has landed a commitment from Stanford transfer quarterback Bear Bachmeier out of the NCAA transfer portal “Former Stanford QB Bear Bachmeier has committed to BYU, he tells ESPN,” Thamel said “Bachmeier visited the last few days and committed on Saturday morning.” Bachmeier played high school football at Murrieta Valley (CA), where he was a three-star prospect and the No. 448 overall recruit in the 2025 recruiting cycle, according to the On3 Industry Ranking a weighted average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies After coaching changes were made by Stanford Bachmeier decided to place his name in the transfer portal Landing with BYU allows him to stay on the West Coast while placing himself inside a system where there could be success “The ability to come in and win games and OC Aaron Roderick’s scheme and the pedigree of quarterbacks they have produced in history and recently is enticing,” Bachmeier said via Thamel Thamel then added one final note to his report: “BYU sees [Bachmeier] as a strong competitor to start in 2026, as incumbent Jake Retzlaff will be out of eligibility.” Top 101Field of 64 projectionPredicting College Baseball Tourney Hot4Trump By clicking "Subscribe to Newsletter", I agree to On3's Privacy Notice, Terms and use of my personal information described therein Oklahoma State transfer defensive lineman Justin Kirkland is joining a Big 12 Conference foe via the Transfer Portal. After spending the last two seasons with the Cowboys, he’s committed to taking his talents to the BYU Cougars, On3 has learned. Kirkland originally came to Oklahoma State as a transfer ahead of the 2023 season. Before that, he had played for Utah Tech. There, he was a standout in the 2022 season for the FCS program out of the WAC. That led to his transfer following the season, making his way to the FBS ranks. As a sophomore in 2023, Kirkland would play in 14 games for the Cowboys and start the final six games of the season at nose tackle. A year later, he’d play in all 12 games for Oklahoma State while getting one start. Along the way, he earned Academic All-Big 12 honors. Over the course of those 26 games, Kirkland has 40 total tackles, seven tackles for a loss, and a sack. He also had two pass breakups in 2023. Now, he’s hoping to become a game-changing player for BYU in 2025. 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Over 100 students rallied in White Plaza Friday afternoon to support academic freedom and free expression amid the Trump administration’s standoff with U.S titled “Stand For Democracy,” was organized by the Stanford chapter of Education and Democracy United (EDU) a national group of educators and students formed at Tufts University after the detention of Turkish student Rümeysa Öztürk student band performances and tabling by campus organizations including StanfordVotes the Stanford American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) Students for Educational Equity (SEE) and the Stanford chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) The “day of action” arrived as a response to federal policy changes affecting college campuses across the country, such as freezes on federal funding for universities, the detention of student activists like Öztürk and the revocations of visas for international students “The stakes for higher education and democracy at Stanford in the wider U.S very high right now,” said Stanford EDU founder and Outreach Coordinator Turner Van Slyke ’28 in an opening speech it’s really easy to feel powerless in response to these attacks… If we want this to stop Van Slyke described the event’s mission in three words: urgency He and the EDU team aimed to spark concern over threats to academic freedom and rally support for a sustained pro-democracy movement at Stanford EDU Director of Media and Communications Jennifer Levine ’28 said that she has observed political apathy at Stanford which she believes stems from a feeling of helplessness that arises in the face of a “barrage of bad news.” Levine hoped that “Stand for Democracy” would help combat such apathy by providing people with the means to take action is build community in a forward-facing way,” Levine said “So when the time comes to put pressure potentially on any… [violation of] educational democracy we have a population of students behind us ready to mobilize.” Organizers said their initiative was nonpartisan despite its opposition to actions by the Trump administration “No matter where you fall on either side of the partisan line I think that people can agree that we want to keep schools as pillars of democracy,” said EDU Event Coordinator Amelia Overstreet ’28 “This is not about resisting a specific party or politician,” he said participating clubs offered letter writing to congress members Student bands Marmalade and Richard and the Red Flags also performed live music said she was inspired to see the community unite in support of democratic ideals “I saw how much care my friends put into this event and how passionate they are,” Rangel said The event brought together students and faculty a religious studies professor and a member of Stanford Faculty and Staff for Justice in Palestine (FSJP) said she was grateful to collaborate with other campus organizations concerned about democracy “This is exciting because there’s all these other groups that are trying to raise awareness “We really feel strongly that Stanford should be aware and active about all the things that are happening in the world.” EDU organizers said the event was only the beginning of their work “This isn’t a one and done thing — this is an ongoing effort,” Overstreet said hopefully we’ll get more Stanford students on board for the EDU chapter at Stanford.” The Stanford chapter of the Delta Delta Delta (Tri Delta) sorority will no longer be housed at their current residence next year after failing to meet University minimum occupancy requirements according to an email that members of the sorority received.  Members of the sorority met with Fraternity and Sorority Life (FSL) staff last Tuesday to discuss the change Although Tri Delta tried to appeal the decision their attempt was ultimately unsuccessful due to missing the deadline “We know this is not the decision you had hoped for; however we remain committed to supporting your organization during this time of transition and into the future,” wrote Associate Vice Provost Samuel Santos and Fraternity and Sorority Life Director Amanda Rodriguez in the joint email Santos also wrote in an email to The Daily that members who previously planned to live in the house would be able to apply for non-Greek housing using the regular house and room assignment process the sorority will be able to reapply for housing during the 2025-2026 year for the 2026-2027 year “Delta Delta Delta is an important part of fraternity and sorority life and Stanford’s residential community,” Santos wrote The Daily has reached out to Tri Delta’s leadership for comment will be attracting new members to the org next year during rush since having the house is a big attraction,” she said “There are several people who have already dropped from our pledge class because of the house.” 267 Desk Editor for the Reads Desk and beat reporter for Palo Alto show me:Student informationFaculty/Staff informationWe want to provide announcements leadership messages and resources that are relevant to you Your selection is stored in a browser cookie which you can remove at any time using “Clear all personalization” below Stanford University Libraries has acquired the only known prototype of the MingKwai Chinese typewriter (明快打字機) the first Chinese typewriter to possess a keyboard the Facebook messages and Reddit threads began circulating among antiquarians While cleaning out her late grandfather’s basement in New York state Jennifer Felix and her husband discovered an odd object that looked like a 40s-era typewriter with Chinese characters on the keys I just can’t find any ever sold here in the states and collectors responded from around the world “We knew then that this was a big deal,” Felix said One of the commenters pointed them to a book by Stanford scholar Thomas Mullaney, The Chinese Typewriter: A History which has a chapter dedicated to the MingKwai who has published extensively on modern Chinese history and technology Felix ultimately decided that the MingKwai belonged at Stanford one-of-a-kind piece of history to disappear again,” she said The MingKwai (“clear and fast”) was invented by the Chinese-born author and cultural commentator Lin Yutang in the 1940s The 72-key machine was not a typewriter in the conventional sense but rather an ingenious device designed to retrieve Chinese characters in a way that hadn’t been done before “The depression of keys did not result in the inscription of corresponding symbols according to the classic what-you-type-is-what-you-get convention but instead served as steps in the process of finding one’s desired Chinese characters from within the machine’s mechanical hard drive Depressing a key from one of the top three rows triggered a rotation of the machine’s internal workings; depressing one from the middle rows triggered a second rotation bringing eight characters into view in a small window Lin called the “magic eye.” The typist then chose among them by depressing one of the numbered keys on the bottom row “Lin invented a machine that altered the very act of mechanical inscription by transforming inscription into a process of searching,” Mullaney said “The MingKwai Chinese typewriter combined ‘search’ and ‘writing’ for arguably the first time in history anticipating a human-computer interaction now referred to as input Krum Company built what is believed to be the sole prototype of Lin’s invention in debt and unable to generate interest in mass producing his machine Lin sold the prototype and the commercial rights to the Mergenthaler Linotype Company where Felix’s grandfather worked as a machinist The company never manufactured the typewriter known to historians only through patent paperwork and related documents “The MingKwai innovatively overcame the challenge of fitting the 80,000-plus characters of the Chinese language into a reasonably sized machine Three keystrokes and the use of a special viewfinder – Lin’s “magic eye” – make a single impression on paper not corresponding to the symbols on the keyboard,” said Regan Murphy-Kao “I couldn’t be happier to have the opportunity to steward and make this extraordinary prototype accessible for scholarship.” Support from the Bin Lin and Daisy Liu Family Foundation enabled Stanford University Libraries to acquire the MingKwai The gift also includes a fund to provide for the machine’s care and maintenance “The Stanford University Libraries are most fortunate to receive this momentous discovery through the thoughtfulness of Jennifer Felix and the Bin Lin and Daisy Liu Family Foundation,” said Michael A first-ever Chinese keyboard will fascinate students and scholars.” Thomas Mullaney is professor of history and, by courtesy, of East Asian languages and cultures in the School of Humanities and Sciences. 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FacebookEmailSTANFORD 1 seed for this weekend's NCAA Championship The Cardinal's postseason path begins in the first round on Friday at 9 a.m PT against the winner of McKendree and Wagner • Extending its streak as the nation’s only program to have participated in all 24 NCAA Championships since the event’s inception in 2001 Stanford is chasing its 10th NCAA title in school history and third in the past four seasons which is bidding for its first NCAA crown since repeating in 2022-23 producing one of only four 15-0 starts in school history The Cardinal swept its three meetings against defending NCAA champion UCLA 22 which represented its largest margin of victory ever against the Bruins Despite suffering its only loss – a 12-11 defeat – at USC on March 29 the Cardinal also defeated the Trojans 10-6 in the Barbara Kalbus Invitational championship on Feb securing its third tournament title in the last four seasons and seventh overall • The Cardinal has overpowered its opponents pairing a balanced offense with a suffocating defense Stanford has scored at least 10 goals in every game this season and 363 overall Perhaps the best indication of Stanford's depth is that six players have scored at least 25 goals this season The Cardinal has also looked sharp on the defensive side of the pool with its 151 goals allowed representing the fewest total of any school in the nation Stanford has allowed double-digit goals only four times Stanford was awarded at least five all-conference recipients for the sixth time over the last seven seasons who became Stanford’s eighth all-time MPSF Player of the Year recipient who is bidding to become the first four-time NCAA team champion in school history recently increased her career goal total to 223 while moving into sixth place on the Cardinal’s all-time list Neushul (55) and Roemer (44) are Stanford's top three scorers Woodhead and Browne have combined for 45 goals • Jenna Flynn, Ryann Neushul and Jewel Roemer have been named to the Peter J which leads the nation with three selections has boasted seven players combining to win the award 10 times and most recently in 2023 (Aria Fischer) • In 28 seasons, head coach John Tanner has compiled a 663-97 overall record while directing the Cardinal to 24 all-time NCAA appearances An eight-time ACWPC Coach of the Year and six-time MPSF Coach of the Year Tanner picked up his 600th career victory in Stanford's 25-8 win over Fresno State on Jan Eric Markarian ’26, Jennifer Hamad ’26, Katherine Healzer ’26 and Michelle Park ’26 received this year’s Goldwater scholarship joining the 113 Stanford students who have earned the title since 1989 “Becoming a Goldwater Scholar is a testament to the life-long commitment I have made to serve humanity and science through academic research,” Hamad wrote Goldwater Scholars receive an annual fund of $7,500 for academic achievement in “natural sciences engineering and mathematics” for the duration of their college education a total of 441 college sophomores and juniors across the country received the award The Goldwater Scholarship is named after Arizona senator and Republican presidential nominee Barry Goldwater and was established as a “living memorial” to him.  The four Stanford Goldwater recipients each discovered a passion for research at a young age.  who is studying engineering physics and pursuing a coterminal degree in computational and mathematical engineering first became interested in physics after reading Neil deGrasse Tyson’s books and watching “Cosmos” while growing up “I had my very first science fair project in eighth grade where I made a model of the solar system with magnets,” Park said “That was my first exposure [to] research.”  Park is currently a researcher in physics professor Risa Wechsler’s galaxy formation and cosmology group She recently started working on a complex cosmological modeling project using computer simulations of the universe to “bridge the gap between what we observe and what our models predict about how galaxies have evolved over time,” Park wrote Markarian began clinical volunteering in high school and came to Stanford interested in the pre-medical track He cemented this passion when he received his first research position freshman year in the Airan Lab The lab is investigating whether focused ultrasound can remove disease-related brain byproducts — such as those from Alzheimer’s strokes or hemorrhages — to reduce long-term damage “A big part of what I’ve been doing over the last couple years is figuring out if we can get things out of the brain with this modulation tech,” Markarian said Markarian decided to create his own undergraduate major Markarian hopes to make an impact in healthcare by engineering medical technologies but if it’s not made for the people who actually need it then in my opinion there was no point in making it,” he said Hamad was first exposed to scientific research when she was 12 years old “I knew it was something I wanted to do for the rest of my life,” she wrote to The Daily Her research today relates to investigating unsolved medical problems Healzer currently works as a medical researcher. She studies biology and was inspired to become a researcher with the goal of “curing blindness” by “reversing the progression of glaucoma,” the world’s leading cause of irreversible blindness Several of the students cited support from professors and the principal investigators in their labs emphasizing the importance of mentorship in inspiring their research The Goldwater Scholarship also includes a program that matches students with mentors in similar fields Park shared that she met geophysics and electrical engineering professor Dustin Schroeder at a national tournament in middle school and has been his mentee ever since “[I am] deeply grateful for his incredible mentorship and support over the years,” Park said Students pointed out that the community of Goldwater Scholars has already been a rewarding one “The Goldwater community has been deeply inspiring as it is a group of students from across the country who are incredibly passionate about science and discovery,” Healzer wrote to The Daily “I have enjoyed connecting with other scholars sharing ideas and learning about their diverse areas of research.” I rode my Kawasaki from Portola Valley onto campus one thing has remained constant: our humanness We still search for meaning and need connection I’ve never stopped appreciating and observing my fellow companions Want your question to be featured in the next column? Ask Helen here What are your thoughts on artificial intelligence (AI) — should students be using it or does it compromise academic integrity AI is a universal game changer and with us to stay means “not authentic.” AI cannot understand either our intentions or our motivations and that is why human input and guidance is crucial it’s great for research and technicalities — but not for voice you won’t achieve confidence in your skills A law professor friend of mine said he can always tell if a student’s paper was generated by AI “It reads like the taste of those mashed potato flakes you get in a box,” he said I dislike both ChatGPT and autocorrect because I rarely like the suggestions they proffer would you send an AI-generated letter to a lover Any astute soul will catch the counterfeit if you compromise your personal code in anything everything else is tainted by association.  What do I do if I am choosing between two jobs One pays better and sets me up for a better future which matters to me as a first-generation student The other seems more exciting and is more aligned with my interests but is higher risk How do I make peace with my decision either way “set you up for a better future.” You simply don’t know The promise of “better pay” is not only fleeting but often not worth the gruel of the work if another job is “more aligned” with your interests and “more exciting,” it’s a no-brainer The best time to “take risks” is when you are young and just beginning — not when you’re 40 and have kids and a mortgage you understand struggle and have a resilience that the more entitled likely do not you never really “make peace,” with a decision You “find peace” when you choose what is more aligned with your true self and I feel like my friends and I are completely different from the people we were when we met You’re probably not “completely” different just different enough that you can see the changes in yourselves Change puts a bounce in your step and renews your outlook Would you want to go back to your awkward years Change is also the main reason that relationships don’t last One person changes faster or differently than the partner and the gap between them grows too wide you’ll have a great friend or two who keeps step with you over your lifetime.    6.25).Here are Stanford athletes just outside of qualifying position: 7vs11Stanford University Series Finale Goes to Stanford May 04, 2025 | Baseball Eagles will resume action next weekend at UMass Lowell — The Cardinal is back in the NCAA Tournament for the second-consecutive year Stanford will take on Denver in the opening round of the tournament in Gainesville Stanford takes on Denver in the Florida region with hosts and No 4 seed Florida who takes on Mercer in the opening round The Cardinal takes on the Pioneers on Friday 7-2 ACC) heads to The Sunshine State having advanced to the semifinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Women’s Lacrosse Championships two weeks ago 2 seed Boston College Eagles two days later.  The Cardinal makes its 13th appearance in the NCAA Tournament and second in a row after earning an automatic bid as the Pac-12 champions last season Stanford battled hard but was unable to force overtime in a 14-13 loss to Denver in Evanston Stanford holds three NCAA Tournament wins including an 11-10 win over UMass in the 2010 Play-In game at Cagan Stadium Stanford has advanced to the second round twice earning an 8-7 win over Notre Dame in the 2013 First Round and a 9-8 win over James Madison in the 2016 First Round I started hunting for an explanation for Stanford’s silence there is no real ethical wiggle room in this situation. Silence and failure to use the full extent of Stanford’s power and prestige to resist an attack on the core principles of the academic enterprise is a kind of complicity.  The AACU is still accepting new signatures to its “Call for Constructive Engagement.” I hope that anyone reading this letter will join me in demanding that President Levin reconsider his refusal to sign the letter. If there is anyone interested in helping circulate a formal petition to that effect Stanford will go on the record as joining hundreds of other colleges and universities in robust resistance to the Trump administration’s attacks on academic freedom and fundamental Constitutional rights. Collective statements by institutional actors have a persuasive and political power that individual statements cannot Janice Bressler received her BA from Stanford in 1977. She can be reached at [email protected] The Daily is committed to publishing a diversity of op-eds and letters to the editor Email letters to the editor to eic ‘at’ stanforddaily.com and op-ed submissions to opinions ‘at’ stanforddaily.com “Asking Stanford” is a series of small stories from Stanford students that comes together to highlight the diversity of experiences and perspectives on campus I slept with an unboxed Gabriella Montez Barbie on my nightstand After watching the highly acclaimed “High School Musical 3,” attending Stanford became my dream I was overwhelmed by the constant opportunities to engage with new ideas It seemed like everywhere I looked there was something to say yes to that was refreshing Stay up till dawn laughing with people I met 30 minutes ago Meet people who are exceedingly passionate and fun and enthusiastic Of taking advantage of every unique opportunity that life provides you I am eternally grateful for my four years here and for the countless people I have met who will be in my corner for the rest of my life The people you meet here are people who you could not find anywhere else. – Chase Klavon ’25 There’s this idea in social neuroscience that humans rose to the top not because we memorize facts but because we excel at sharing information lightest or most sharp-nosed species on Earth through language and attuned communication we learn to organize and create new things.  I think Stanford reflects this idea perfectly It is the ideal hub for absorbing and disseminating knowledge from computer hardware to democracy in Latin America consumer sociology to climate-change ecology I spend most of my days thinking about linguistics and learning design — I may never be an expert in other things I can find one from someone who cares more deeply about that topic than anyone else in the world I would downplay how much I cared about things so as not to tank my social credit My love for Stanford practically seeps out of my pores perhaps because I have never felt so welcome I still haven’t lost the feeling of profound peace and disbelief that I am here.  I chose Stanford because I wanted to be where great minds do great things; I’ve been even luckier to discover that it is where great minds exist within great friends. – Erin Ye ’26 I realized that — from the Bing Overseas Studuies Program to the rich curriculum in SLE (Structure Liberal Education) to the centers on campus that focused on ethics the Asian American experience or public service — Stanford could help me be a lot more Stanford has the breadth and depth to equip me with the multifaceted and interdisciplinary skills I’ve needed and wanted as I’ve ventured out beyond its boundaries The beauty of Stanford lies not just in its academic excellence but in how it encourages cross-pollination between fields I’ve found myself drawn to many classes outside of my major from English seminars about the American Road Trip to ethics courses that challenged me to consider the value of disagreement in democracy I’ll work with the Ethics Center at Stanford Law have a chat or a class in the Graduate School of Business (GSB) and go to my lab’s meeting in Stanford Medicine I’ll meet an Olympian in my classes and a farmer’s daughter in my dorm There’s a lot to be experienced and learn here I think that’s part of what makes Stanford so magical and the sun is shining brilliantly from a deep blue sky I’m sitting on the front lawn of my dorm in a swimsuit top and flip flops While the weather is an obvious plus of Stanford (and believe me you’ll feel it when it’s January I think what I’m doing on the lawn is even more indicative of just how amazing Stanford is I’ve just sent an email coordinating logistics with the CEO of a global health nonprofit whom I’m bringing to campus this week for a speaker event I’m going to record myself speaking French for an assignment I’ll write the opening remarks for my Indian dance team’s spring showcase I’ll finish coding a game based off of one that Steve Wozniak invented before he co-founded Apple and I’ll work on some audio transcriptions for a psychology study I’m helping out with I may pop over to the pool and go for a swim —– I wanted to go after my run this morning and I needed to make it to my class about creating justice in biotechnology distribution I’ll finish editing my article for The Stanford Daily about running a half marathon and I’ll go to my global health club’s study night with cookies (on Stanford’s dime) and then hang out with my roommates and dorm friends I can’t speak to what other colleges are like but Stanford truly facilitates a culture of exploration and pursuing my passions and all things that bring me joy even when they seem different and unrelated to one another and Stanford has proven me right and far outdone my expectations There is no other time like college to find out what you enjoy and pursue those things I told everyone I wasn’t sure where I was going yet But as the days went on and I got to experience what days at Stanford were I left that weekend telling everyone I was already committed to Stanford I came in as a sociology major but have changed my pathway more times than I can count since I’ve been here I was reminded why I chose to come to Stanford: there’s always encouragement to venture out into unknown territories I’ve been able to explore computer science classes creative writing courses and earth science laboratories while being supported for not yet deciding on a route to take meet people you otherwise wouldn’t cross paths with and find new interests that would have remained unearthed is why I chose Stanford but quickly realized that schools of Stanford’s caliber all offer similar stellar academic resources networking opportunities and career development Comparing cold statistical details was useless As a pre-law student passionate about social sciences I can attest that there’s no better environment than Stanford Attending has pushed me beyond my comfort zone while nurturing my intellectual curiosities Stanford’s exceptional well-roundedness — from law to medicine business to liberal arts — encouraged me to explore previously unimaginable paths I tried my hand at Python programming and linear algebra coursework and even joined a neuroscience lab to study 3D human genome it’s been a dream come true as a prospective international relations major to meet Hillary Clinton during the presidential election hear Andrew Yang’s perspectives on Universal Basic Income and receive funding for summer internship at a human rights non-profit in Geneva These experiences shaped my goal to pursue double majors in international relations and bioengineering with a focus on biotechnology security Stanford is a place where you feel empowered to explore new areas because of the number of specialized introductory courses and innovative research programs it’s a place where people embrace your ideas Stanford isn’t just an option — it’s the future Sonnet Xu ’27 is a Managing Editor for The Grind and occasionally contributes to Arts & Life reflecting on her Stanford experience and walking around campus Contact her at sonnet 'at' stanford.eduSterling Davies ’28 is the Vol Contact Sterling at sdavies ‘at’ stanforddaily.com.Erin Ye '26 is the Managing Editor for The Grind She also writes in Sports and Arts & Life Deans at the Graduate School of Business (GSB) Stanford Medicine and the School of Humanities and Sciences (H&S) were directed to model budget cuts in their schools H&S Dean Debra Satz requested that H&S program directors and chairs model the effects of “significant” budget cuts in their divisions in a Tuesday email obtained by The Daily The email stated that Satz and others in Stanford’s seven schools had been asked by Provost Jenny Martinez to model budget cuts and submit “high-level plans” for their implementation H&S’s planning exercise involves modeling a 10% and 15% cut to general funds and a 10% cut to endowment funds.  Graduate School of Business (GSB) Dean Peter DeMarzo wrote in an email to the Daily that the GSB “received the same guidance as other units on campus.” Stanford Medicine Chief Communications Officer Cecilia Arradaza wrote that “In response to federal research funding changes has established a Research Preparedness Task Force to ensure our community stays informed and equipped to navigate this shifting landscape.”  Stanford Law School (SLS) Dean George Triantis wrote that  he “wouldn’t have any information to contribute” regarding potential budget cuts.  Satz stated in the email that budget cuts of this nature may occur as soon as September 1 since there is a great deal of uncertainty about both the size and the timing of the cuts,” said Satz Satz wrote that H&S leadership has already sent “rough ranges” for budget cuts to the Directors of Finance and Operations (DFOs) and Associate Deans (ADs) of each program within the school Satz also stated in the email that DFOs and ADs would receive training sessions to help execute the plans but stressed that the exercise should be a “faculty led” effort with input from program directors Congressional proposals also suggest tax increases on the current endowment which provides over ⅔ of the budget for graduate and undergraduate financial aid research and programs such as libraries and student services.  giving security officers the ability to remove or arrest students and taking control of departments that offer courses on the Middle East “I appreciate all you are doing to keep us moving forward even in the face of serious headwinds,” Satz wrote to close the email Correction: This article was updated to include comment from additional sources Sofia Williams is a news writer for The Daily FacebookEmail Box Score BRIGHTON 9-18 ACC) jumped out to an 11-0 lead through four innings and held off a late surge to defeat Boston College (23-26 10-17 ACC) 11-7 and secure a three-game ACC road series victory on Sunday afternoon All but one Cardinal starter collected a hit in the game Stanford got on the board on a solo home run from Temo Becerra in the first inning – his first round-tripper of the year and the third of his career The homer came as part of a 3-for-4 day from Becerra that included three RBIs The Cardinal offense exploded for six runs on six hits in the second to open up a 7-0 lead through two frames. The six-run second was highlighted by a two-run single from Ethan Hott and a two-out RBI-single from Jimmy Nati Following a Brady Reynolds single and a walk to JJ Moran to start the inning lacing a two-run double down the line in left field before Becerra punched a single back up the middle to chase home Hott and run the Cardinal advantage into double digits at 10-0 Hott finished the game 2-for-4 with two runs scored A Rintaro Sasaki hit-by-pitch and a double from Reynolds set the table for a run-scoring ground ball from Moran to extend the lead to 11-0 in the fourth With the Cardinal offense pouring it on, Nick Dugan quietly turned in a strong start on the hill The right-hander did not allow a hit until one out in the third and held Boston College off the board until the sixth Dugan, who improved to 6-0 on the season with the victory, exited an 11-1 game with runners at the corners and two outs in the sixth, but Sam Garewal allowed a single that left Dugan with a second run charged to his ledger which reflected 5 2/3 innings of work with five hits allowed The two-run sixth also took the run rule out of play at 11-2 and Boston College would go on to add three more in the eighth and two on a home run from Kyle Wolff in the ninth to run the tally to its eventual final of 11-7 The Cardinal will travel to Santa Clara on Tuesday for a 6:05 p.m first pitch before wrapping up the home portion of the schedule next weekend with three games against Grand Canyon in nonconference play 7vs8Stanford University Photo by: Brody HannonEagles Drop Season Finale to Stanford 8-7 May 04 Zoe Hines hit her fifth home run of the season in the first inning Thanks for visiting Two members and one recently resigned member of the Associated Students of Stanford University (ASSU) elections commission, along with ASSU President Diego Kagurabadza ’25, submitted a bill to expel Undergraduate Senate (UGS) co-chair Ivy Chen ’26 M.A who was running to serve as ASSU President of seeking “to undermine the democratic process” in the 2025 ASSU election in a meeting with former elections commissioner Christian Figueroa ’27 Chen “implored Figueroa to manipulate the votes in her favor” and “suggested that Figueroa would not be caught or penalized for such conduct.” Figueroa stepped down from his position as elections commissioner the following day.  Figueroa clarified that he “immediately reported the incident to the proper ASSU officials” and has “since assisted in the investigation” in an email to The Daily “It is my intention this evening to provide evidence to the components of the bill,” Figueroa wrote “I stepped down to preserve the public trust in the electoral process… It was an honor and a privilege to serve as the ASSU Elections Commissioner.” Chen did not respond to The Daily’s request for comment The day before Chen’s meeting with Figueroa, Chen’s running mate and UGS co-chair, Gordon Allen ’26, withdrew from the race citing an “environment where [he] felt like the working dynamic was not going to be productive for the overall student body.” When Chen could not find a new running mate The UGS will issue a “formal notice” of an expulsion vote at their weekly meeting on Wednesday, according to a statement issued by David Sengthay ’26 and Jadon Urogdy ’27 on behalf of the UGS The statement clarifies that the final vote will take place at the following UGS meeting allowing Chen to “speak in her defense” and all UGS Senators to “weigh the facts before voting.” “We want to be clear: this is not a personal attack it is an effort to uphold the standards of integrity and fairness to which every elected official is accountable,” Urogdy and Sengthay wrote “Our responsibility is to the student body and our actions reflect a commitment to transparency Urogdy shared that the statement “demonstrates that every student deserves an association that upholds the values of integrity and transparency,” in a message to The Daily “While this is undoubtedly a tough time for the ASSU I hope that it does not detract from our productivity this year and the promising future of the Association,” Urogdy wrote Sengthay told The Daily that he is “quite concerned about the allegations.” He shared that the UGS heard evidence from the authors of the bill it is a clear violation of the ASSU Constitution and the ethical standards expected of any senator,” he said “The UGS is committed to the values of democracy and ethical standards that come with being an elected official on this campus.” The elections commission, particularly this last year, has been no stranger to controversy. On April 17, third-year Ph.D. student in physics Sephora Ruppert filed a petition on behalf of several ASSU UGS and Graduate Student Council (GSC) candidates accusing the elections commission of a enforcing a “public financing deadline that violates the Joint Bylaws of the ASSU and undermines the principles of a fair multiple candidates across several races have been denied funding eligibility,” the petition stated The council unanimously voted to deny the case on April 23 Last year, former ASSU Senator Carmen Kang sued the elections commission — as well as Chen, Allen and four other senators — for alleged election fraud. Kang ultimately rescinded her petition the day the ASSU council convened. The UGS unanimously voted to expel Kang from the senate in the fall for seeking to “unconstitutionally suspend the selection of Undergraduate Senate officers.” Unlike previous actions brought against or by the elections commission the move against Chen comes in the form of a bill which will require two-thirds of the UGS to approve and will not appear in front of the ASSU Constitutional Council.  “My hope for the next Undergraduate Senate meeting is that we get better information about specifically what happened between Ivy and the Elections Commissioner,” said Mandla Msipa ’26 “I don’t think that Ivy is a bad person… [or was] acting maliciously It’s entirely possible that she said things that she probably shouldn’t have The UGS plans to debate the bill tonight Ananya Udaygiri ’26 contributed reporting 267 Student Government Beat Reporter for News and Desk Editor for The Grind Contact atomlin ‘at’ stanforddaily.com.Dilan Gohill ’27 is the Vol 267 Campus Life Desk editor and a news staff writer CA and enjoys avocado toast and listening to Lorde Contact him at dilan 'at' stanforddaily.com The win pushes the Cardinal to 39-10 on the season and 16-8 in ACC play For the third-straight game, the Cardinal got started at the plate in the first inning. Kyra Chan doubled in a pair of runs to go ahead 2-0 The two runs were the ninth and 10th in the first inning this weekend Boston College responded with a three-run blast in the first and an unearned run in the third to go ahead 4-2 Stanford put up four runs in the fifth to retake the lead. River Mahler hit a two-run homer to tie it at 4-4, then another double from Chan drove in a run to make it 5-4. Chan came around to score when Joie Economides singled in the next at-bat Three runs from the Eagles in the bottom of the fifth sent the Card into the seventh inning trailing 7-6. With two outs and two strikes in the seventh, Economides came through with a single to score Jade Berry and even the score at 7-7 Chung finished the game with 3.1 scoreless innings of relief striking out two and surrendering just two hits entering the upcoming ACC Tournament as the No Wednesday’s first round matchup will see Stanford take on No The single elimination game will start at 10:30 a.m Thanks for visiting 7vs20Stanford University Photo by: Meg KellyBC Falls to Stanford on Senior Day May 03 The final game of the season is scheduled for 2:00 p.m “Actual People” (2021) begins with a poem titled “I Know I Am Not an Easy Woman.” This epigraph immediately invites questions about what kind of difficult woman will be portrayed Is she difficult because she resists patriarchal conditioning and speaks out against sexist oppression Or is she difficult because she is plagued by unfortunate events caused by her lack of decorum Riley (Kit Zauhar) is decidedly in the latter camp a fact that makes her both compelling and exasperating to watch Riley is a 22-year-old biracial Asian American college senior stuck in a state of arrested development She is about a week away from graduation and describes herself as “absolutely terrified” of what comes next Her lack of post-grad plans earns her a steady stream of admonishments in nearly every conversation she declares she has no skills; the bigger issue is that she has made no plans The film chronicles the series of increasingly disastrous choices she makes as she avoids thinking about what comes next She is winsome and surrounded by friends who love her She is also reeling from heartbreak: her long-term boyfriend broke up with her and she is making up for lost time by exploring hookup culture and pursuing a new crush Riley’s ne’er-do-well nature informs much of the humor she realizes she has forgotten about the deadline for a paper Her classmate suggests she try Adderall to help her focus Her first time on the substance allows her to complete the assignment but she ends up enduring an awkward conversation with her professor The scene highlights her passivity and inability to fight for herself Whether she will still be able to walk at graduation if she has to retake the course during the summer The trouble with walking around with a broken heart is that it can make you feel like nothing matters there is a parallel between Riley no longer being half of a couple and her difficulty navigating her biracial identity there is a debate about whether Asian Americans should benefit from affirmative action Riley offers to get boba tea with a white male friend but all the other Asian and Asian American students drink it This invitation leads to a microaggression that Riley notices but does not quite know how to challenge In addition to starring as Riley, Zauhar wrote and directed the film. “Actual People” is her directorial debut and a work of autofiction Zauhar also took inspiration from her life by casting her sister Vivian is a breath of fresh air in the role — extremely charismatic and a natural performer in front of the camera Valerie also embodies a different version of the “difficult woman” archetype: she is assertive unapologetic and willing to deceive to get her way Whereas Riley faces critique and skepticism from peers and professors she tells her older sister that she has “no sense of self.” Riley prides herself on never being offended Riley has been so busy distracting herself — pretending that college is not “real life”—  that she’s never had the conviction to just pick something to be and give it her best The handheld camera work and extended scenes of dialogue are used to confer an organic look to the film with characters using flat intonations to convey information underscoring how easily meaning gets lost in digital communication There are also small vignettes — styled like Instagram stories —  that appear on screen throughout the film It is a microcosm of how people use technology to keep tabs on one another even as they remain emotionally out of touch My affinity for “Actual People” stems from how sharply it underscores the problems of living in an information-saturated society Knowing more doesn’t make it any easier to know what to do with your life that doesn’t spare us from the responsibility of choosing how to live — even if we’re committed to being difficult people Blyss Cleveland is an Arts & Life staff writer and Screen columnist for Vol “A Place in the Sun” is one of her favorite movies Thanks for visiting ! 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FacebookEmailWORCESTER - Stanford lights earned a trio of top-5 finishes including a fourth-place effort in the varsity eight at this weekend's Women's Sprints on Lake Quinsigamond The 8+ crossed the finish line in fourth with a 7:00.85 time reeled off a fifth-place effort with an 8:13.19 Stanford also finished fifth in the double, with the tandem of Zadie Diniz and Channing Brook clocking an 8:45.227 Next up for the Cardinal is the IRA Championships 2xZadie DinizChanning Brook Face Stanford Wednesday5/4/2025 7:29:00 PM | Softball PITTSBURGH – The Pitt softball team punched their ticket to the 2025 ACC Softball Championship tournament for the first time since 2018 as announced by the conference office Saturday night ACC Network and ESPN will provide live coverage of the 2025 ACC Softball Championship The first three rounds will be broadcast on ACC Network with additional studio coverage between games For more information on the 2025 ACC Softball Championship, visit the 2025 ACC Softball Championship Page Family Discusses Steps Taken Afterward to Push for Reforms Save: The Katie Meyer Story Debuts Saturday the sports world was stunned by the death of Stanford soccer captain Katie Meyer who died by suicide just three months shy of graduation her family began a search for answers and ultimately a fight for change A new episode of ESPN E60 examines Meyer’s life and impact spotlighting the California law passed in her name and driven by advocacy from her parents Save: The Katie Meyer Story debuts Saturday and brilliance captivated the sports world archival footage and intimate personal stories Save paints a portrait of a young woman whose dream of playing for her top-choice school became a reality culminating in a national championship in 2019 and hopefully a future at Stanford Law School Meyer found herself facing a Stanford disciplinary procedure — a process that threatened everything she had worked for Reported by Julie Foudy World Cup champion and veteran soccer analyst with over 25 years of experience in sports journalism the E60 story offers an unflinching look at how this institutional struggle affected Meyer in the months before her death while examining the intersection of high expectations pressure and the systems that left her vulnerable Meyer’s family has made it their mission to ensure that no other student faces the same devastating circumstances Through their tireless advocacy for Katie Meyer’s Law the Meyers go to new and unfamiliar lengths to push for reforms that safeguard the well-being of students in crisis turning their heartbreak into a movement of hope and change for future generations Save: The Katie Meyer Story was directed and produced by Jennifer Karson-Strauss who before joining ESPN in 2017 was a Division 1 collegiate soccer player is ESPN’s highly decorated sports storytelling brand E60 has received more than 110 Sports Emmy nominations and won accolades for its mix of revealing profiles hard-hitting investigations and exclusive interviews delivered with innovative production techniques top-notch journalism with unrivaled storytelling E60 has taken numerous formats during its lifespan including that of a magazine-style program segments and its current format as a one-hour single-story program for linear television and streaming Click HERE for the E60 media kit with links to past news releases Media contact: [email protected] Need Photos? Click the logo and sign up for access to the ESPN Images Library. Valentina Savva (Cal) 226-5 (69.03).Javelin – 1 Stanford alumna Natalie Marie Gonzalez ’15 was sentenced to over 50 months in prison last Friday for running an online drug delivery service. According to a press release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Gonzalez was convicted of “conspiracy to distribute a mixture and substance containing methamphetamine.” Gonzalez received her bachelor’s degree in civil and environmental engineering at Stanford. During her time as an undergraduate, she was part of the Global Urban Development Project, Chocolate Heads Movement Band and Students for a Sustainable Stanford, among other student groups, according to her LinkedIn she attempted to create multiple sustainability-related startups that “either flopped or dissipated due to the COVID-19 pandemic,” according to the sentencing memorandum she also re-entered Stanford in 2024 for a master’s degree in civil and environmental engineering an illicit on-demand drug trafficking service on the messaging platform Signal The business ran from April to September 2023 before an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF) investigation found the group’s stash at their Menlo Park location Gonzalez and her co-defendants exchanged cryptocurrency for cash to limit digital records and used “crypto mixers,” services that combine multiple users’ cryptocurrencies together Attorney Daniel Pastor noted the business’s sophistication writing that it was marketed as “offering the convenience of Silicon Valley order-and-delivery apps” The sentencing memorandum stated that Gonzalez’s offense level was affected by her role as the leader of the ring her clean record and her admission of wrongdoing Gonzalez’s Stanford education and relatively comfortable upbringing were noted during her sentencing.  “Instead of using her intelligence and her social connections to obtain lawful employment or to continue striving to succeed as an entrepreneur she created a Silicon Valley drug delivery service to enrich herself,” Pastor said in the sentencing memorandum This was part of Pastor’s rationale for recommending a more serious sentence for Gonzalez than that of her co-defendants Pastor also remarked that Gonzalez did not seem to have considered her business as harmful In a text sent to the OCDETF’s undercover agent Gonzalez told the agent to “make sure we are sharing responsibly rather than contributing to addict[ions] that are damaging people.”  given the prevalence of fentanyl-laced drugs and Gonzalez’s own description of The Shop’s customer base as consisting mostly of “students and young professionals,” Pastor considered Gonzalez’s assumption to be “naive.” Gonzalez pleaded guilty. In a letter to the court, she wrote that “[her] whole delusion came crashing down.” “What once felt justifiable now feels deeply misguided,” Gonzalez wrote 6vs2Stanford University Photo by: Meg KellyInterdonato Claims 500th Career Win as Eagles Tie Series vs. Stanford May 03, 2025 | Baseball Gavin Soares struck out seven, earning the win with a career-best outing FacebookEmailREDWOOD CITY 9 California on Saturday morning at the annual Big Row at Redwood Shores sweeping all five boats in its final regular-season event Both varsity four boats cruised to victory to begin the morning with Stanford’s second varsity four (7:51.8) posting a faster time than California’s first varsity four (7:53.5) The only time Stanford has posted a wider margin of victory in the varsity fours this year came against Virginia on April 13 Things continued strong for the Cardinal in the first varsity eight with a 15-second win over the Golden Bears The second varsity eights held the largest margin of victory (18.4 seconds) for the varsity eights Stanford’s third varsity eight closed out the morning with a 2.7-second win Postseason action is ahead for the Cardinal as it competes in its first ACC Championships beginning on May 16 and concluding on May 17 Syracuse is the defending champion of the ACC but Stanford swept Syracuse at Redwood Shores on April 12 Stanford has won its last three conference championships dating back to 2022 Clemson hosts this year’s ACC Championships at Lake Hartwell in Clemson Coxswain: Ella Casano 4: Kathryn Alexander 3: Martha Shepherd 2: Harriet Noyes 1: Charlotte Jett Coxswain: Reese DiBiase 4: Susie Mallen 3: Julia Doss 2: Julia Veith 1: Aliza Fisher Coxswain: Honor Warburg 8: Luise Bachmann 7: Célia Dupré 6: Sarah Marriott 5: Iris Klok 4: Matilda Drewett 3: Alice Baker 2: Annika Jeffery 1: Madeleine Greenstock Coxswain: Abbey Heinemann 8: Nora Goodwillie 7: Sofia Simone 6: Fiona Mooney 5: Julietta Camahort 4: Katherine Mote 3: Lucy Burrell 2: Ellie Sutro 1: Carly Brown Coxswain: Grace de la Torre 8: Lily Moore 7: Valentina Fenton 6: Charlotte Botha 5: Paloma Sequeira 4: Elli Rowley 3: Ellie Vander Ploeg Fallon 2: Schuyler Hyde 1: Sonia Gnatowska – Stanford men’s tennis continued its unblemished season at home at Arrillaga Tennis Center-Taube Pavilion The Cardinal is advancing to the NCAA Super Regionals for the fourth consecutive season and for the first time since the NCAA round of 16 moved to campus sites Stanford won four of six opening sets in singles to take full control of the match von der Schulenburg gave the Cardinal a 2-0 lead in the match with a 6-3 second set win on court four The win was his team-leading 20th of the season and he improved to 16-2 on the year in dual play Alex Razeghi made it 3-0 with a three-set victory on court six Razeghi stormed back with 11 consecutive games and he continues to lead the Cardinal in dual wins The Cardinal clinched the match on court five as Nico Godsick picked up his 15th win of the season The sophomore improved to 12-2 in dual play with the win while the match was his fifth clinching point of the season Stanford improved to 31-9 all-time against the Waves Fourth-seeded Stanford will host 13th-seeded South Carolina in the NCAA Super Regionals on May 9 at Arrillaga Tennis Center-Taube Pavilion DOUBLES 1. No. 70 Godsick/Hudson Rivera (STAN) led No. 80 E. Winter/Hugh Winter (PEPP), 5-3 uf2. No. 47 Kang/Henry von der Schulenburg (STAN) d 0vs2Stanford University Photo by: Joe SullivanColarusso Strikes Out Ten as Stanford Claims Tight Game One May 02, 2025 | Baseball Game two between BC and Stanford scheduled for Saturday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. FacebookEmailLUBBOCK Texas – Stanford put together its best performance of the season on Saturday defeating 11th-seeded host Texas Tech 4-1 in the second round of the NCAA Championship in Lubbock the Red Raiders are the highest-ranked team the Cardinal has beaten this year and its best true road victory since a 5-2 win at No 6 seed Oklahoma and Oklahoma State in next weekend’s Super Regionals 8 pair of Mariia Hlahola and Avelina Sayfetdinova to secure the Cardinal its first doubles point since April 11 at Wake Forest With the early lead in its back pocket, the Cardinal went to work in singles and picked up two crucial, quick points from Caroline Driscoll and Connie Ma while Ma moved to an amazing 16-1 this spring with a 6-1 The clincher came from the ACC Freshman of the Year in Valerie Glozman at No Glozman battled back to force a first-set tiebreak Glozman breezed in the second to a 6-1 win to send Stanford on Andreea Lila/Jermine Sherif (TTU) 6-3Order of finish: 3 alumni and students have called on University president Jonathan Levin ’94 and Provost Jenny Martinez to issue their own statement condemning the Trump administration’s actions against higher education after Harvard University rejected demands from the White House launching a fight over billions of dollars in federal funding As of Wednesday evening, over 400 faculty members and close to 1000 alumni and students signed an open letter urging Levin and Martinez to “make a strong public statement of support and stand with Harvard.” “Be as firm and clear as President [Alan] Garber in vowing to defend our autonomy and uphold our crucial ability to define the terms under which we teach and serve the public good,” the letter read A group of eight faculty — including history professor Jessica Riskin comparative literature professor David Palumbo-Liu French literature professor Cecile Alduy and history professor Priya Satia — authored the message The Associated Students of Stanford University (ASSU) Undergraduate Senate (UGS) issued a similar letter Wednesday, calling on Levin and Martinez to “reject neutrality and join the effort to safeguard the future of American higher education.” Beyond calling for a statement, the UGS also asked Stanford to “condemn the presence of ICE on campus,” address the recent revocation of student visas, protect ethnic theme dorms and community centers and defend funding for academic research including from the ASSU Senate and others,” wrote Charlene Gage “The university has been addressing these issues with our community and will continue to do so.” Ten of the 13 UGS members signed the ASSU message The Daily has reached out to several undergraduate senators who signed the letter The letters come after Harvard president and Stanford Medicine professor emeritus Alan Garber M.D. ’83 announced Monday that Harvard would reject a lengthy set of demands from the Trump administration The demands ordered the university to discontinue diversity prevent the admission of international students who might be “supportive of terrorism or anti-semitism,” submit to a federal audit for “viewpoint diversity” and stop recognizing pro-Palestinian campus groups Levin and Martinez expressed support for Garber in a statement to The Daily writing that “Harvard’s objections to the letter it received are rooted in the American tradition of liberty a tradition essential to our country’s universities Levin and Martinez have refrained from making a broader statement opposing the Trump administration’s actions toward higher education or its effects on Stanford The Daily reviewed a copy of Martinez’s brief reply to the faculty who wrote and sent University leaders the open letter and your continued engagement on these issues,” Martinez wrote Wednesday morning “We look forward to continuing to work with our faculty colleagues as we navigate these challenging times.” The reply did not specifically address the open letter’s demands Some faculty expressed frustration with the administration’s cautious stance The initial message of support for Harvard was “good as far as it went,” Riskin said “But it’s fairly limited and still fairly cautious And what it doesn’t say is that Stanford will defy these government actions and fight back.” Alduy and Riskin both contested the notion that Stanford’s position under the Trump administration is less dire than Harvard’s and therefore less demanding of a statement “It’s quite clear that this is a war on universities in general that they want to destroy American higher education So [the Trump administration] will come to us,” Riskin said “Solidarity means that you stand with your allies whether or not you immediately have the guns pointing at you.” “This idea that we are going to wait for the storm before we open the umbrella seems to me really short-sighted,” Alduy said Alduy pointed to policies under the Trump administration that have affected Stanford. Cuts to research funding at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) — which could lead to an estimated loss of $160 million annually — have interrupted research labs on campus and contributed to a University staff hiring freeze “Not only is Stanford already a target, but it’s already over-complying with things that have not been requested by the administration in writing,” Alduy added, referring to the removal of language and content focused on DEI from University websites Riskin, a member of Stanford’s chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) called for more actions at Stanford to create “solidarity” with universities across the country She also hopes that students will play a more active role in resisting the Trump administration and pushing for a response from the University the real power for change really comes from the students,” she said This story is breaking and will be updated staff writer and former Building 10 beat reporter Contact George at gporteous ‘at’ stanforddaily.com News Center News Center Research Education Patient Care Give About Research Education Patient Care Give About Cancer April 21 Stanford Medicine researchers have created a liquid biopsy test capable of detecting cancers molecular mechanisms of resistance to treatment and tissue injury Stanford Medicine researchers have developed a blood test capable of detecting cancers the ways cancer resists treatments and tissue injury caused by non-cancerous conditions The new test analyzes RNA molecules in the bloodstream This type of RNA is called cell-free RNA because the tiny molecules no longer inhabit a cell There are always fragments of both DNA and RNA floating in blood — byproducts of natural cell death from all types of tissues and organs throughout the body The researchers spent more than six years developing novel methods to target messenger RNA in blood and then used it to identify the presence of cancers at different stages and to monitor severity of injury to healthy tissue “Just as archeologists can learn about ancient societies by studying the garbage they left behind, we can learn a lot about what is going on in the cells of a patient’s body based on the degraded RNA molecules that are cleared through the blood.,” said co-lead author Maximilian Diehn and Sam Willson Professor and a Stanford Medicine professor of radiation oncology versatile new type of liquid biopsy that measures cell-free and circulating-tumor RNA and has the potential to enhance personalized medicine in cancer and non-cancer diseases.” the Moghadam Family Professor and a professor of medicine There is not a lot of cell-free RNA in the blood and around 95% of it is the ribosomal RNA that makes up the cellular structures that manufacture proteins which makes up less than 5% of the cell-free RNA pool because these molecules serve as a signal about which genes are expressed as proteins The researchers restricted their analysis of gene expression to a group of about 5,000 genes that are not typically expressed in the blood of healthy people Focusing on these so-called rare abundance genes increased the ability of the test to correctly identify cancer by over a factor of 50 The test found lung cancer RNA in 73% of lung cancer patients “Analysis of the rare abundance genes lets us focus on the most relevant subset of RNA for detecting disease just like archaeologists who want to learn about what people ate might focus on a subset of artifacts such as food containers or utensils,” Alizadeh said The cell-free RNA blood test detected cancers that also showed up on cell-free DNA blood tests but it correctly found cancer in an additional 34% of patients that were not picked up by the DNA-based methods These findings suggest that the new blood test might provide information that is complementary to existing cell-free DNA methods The researchers said the new test might also be useful for identifying the specific type of cancer a patient has Detecting cell-free messenger RNA means the blood test is capable of monitoring conditions that do not involve genetic mutations that are the basis of most DNA-based tests such as certain causes of resistance to cancer treatments a significant fraction of our patients who are being treated for cancer go on to have their therapy stop working and that resistance is often based on adaptations that do not involve genetic changes but instead altering how the cells behave or even how the cells look under a microscope,” Alizadeh explained “Our non-invasive approach has the potential of avoiding surgical biopsies and identifying these common types of resistance earlier before substantial disease burden shows up on scans or presents with symptoms like pain providing an earlier opportunity to change treatment and improve outcomes.” Before the research team could read information from cell-free messenger RNA in the blood they had to overcome the influence of platelets cells in the blood that are responsible for clotting and contain RNA but not DNA To prevent platelets from affecting test results and obscuring signals from cancer the researchers developed a combination of molecular and computational strategies that subtract contributions from these numerous cells The computational approach to overcoming platelet contamination means the method works both on newly collected blood samples and on samples that have been previously collected and stored “This approach means that the test can be used to examine blood samples currently in the freezer from a completed clinical trial and could help find a molecular signature that predicts who responded to a drug and who did not,” Diehn said “We can save time by using historical samples to discover a biomarker that can then be applied in real time to patients moving forward.” The new cell-free RNA method also provides useful information for non-cancer applications The test detected high levels of normal lung RNA in blood samples from patients who were intubated and on a ventilator for treatment of acute respiratory distress syndrome a condition that severely damages the lungs and causes the cells to die The amount of normal lung RNA in blood samples from patients with COVID-19 reflected how sick they were The researchers also found normal lung RNA in the blood of smokers who were healthy possibly indicating microscopic injury to the lungs caused by smoking Diehn and Alizadeh are members of the Stanford Cancer Institute Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital and the University of Washington also contributed to the study The research was supported by the National Institutes of Health (grants R01 CA254179 T32 CA930240) National Science Foundation of Korea Wojcicki and Dennis Troper Family Foundations “Just as archeologists can learn about ancient societies by studying the garbage they left behind, we can learn a lot about what is going on in the cells of a patient’s body based on the degraded RNA molecules that are cleared through the blood.,” said co-lead author Maximilian Diehn Diehn and Alizadeh are members of the Stanford Cancer Institute Stanford Medicine is an integrated academic health system comprising the Stanford School of Medicine and adult and pediatric health care delivery systems. 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The first six batters of the game all picked up a hit as the Card batted around the order. Emily Jones struck first, hitting her ninth home run of the season to score Taryn Kern and make it 2-0 Kyra Chan followed with an RBI double, and Joie Economides drove in two with a single to make it 5-0 The Eagles pushed a run across in the bottom of the first, but River Mahler led off the second with a home run to push the lead back to five at 6-1 Two more came around to score in the third on a sacrifice fly from Mahler and a single from Jade Berry Boston College was able to answer in the home half of the frame plating two on another sacrifice fly from Mahler and a single from Chan Chan’s second RBI of the day gave her 50 on the year the first time in program history that the Cardinal has two hitters with 50 RBI in a single season Boston College added a pair of runs in the seventh Zoe Prystajko earned the win in the circle, allowing just two runs in 3.1 innings of relief. The freshman struck out four and allowed just two hits to move to 12-4 on the season. The Cardinal is on the road this weekend, closing out the 2025 regular season with a three-game series at Boston College. The ACC series starts at 1:00 p.m. PT on Friday – the series opener will be streamed on ACC Network Extra, with Saturday and Sunday’s games on ACC Network. FacebookEmail Box Score BRIGHTON – With the game tied 2-2 headed to the bottom of the sixth 10-16 ACC) scored one in the sixth and three more in the seventh to defeat Stanford (23-20 8-18 ACC) 6-2 on Sunday to even a three-game ACC series Stanford jumped out to the early 1-0 lead in the second as Charlie Saum blooped a two-out single into center field to chase home Rintaro Sasaki Sasaki had reached with a leadoff double to start the inning One of the best baserunning teams in the ACC, Boston College managed to plate a pair of runs to take a 2-1 lead on a productive out to third base in the third inning. With runners at second and third and one out, Gunnar Johnson chopped a ball to Trevor Haskins at third that was charged and thrown on the run to first The throw skipped off the turf and was picked out by Sasaki for the out but trail runner Patrick Roche spun third on the play and scored well ahead of the throw to the plate The Cardinal immediately answered to tie the game in the top of the fourth as freshman JJ Moran laced a line drive out to left field for his first career home run The homer was the first of two hits for Moran on Saturday afternoon The 2-2 game held until the bottom of the sixth when Vince Cimini shot a two-out single up the middle and past the diving effort of Jimmy Nati to chase home the go-ahead run and reclaim the Boston College lead The run was charged to Stanford reliever Ryan Speshyock as the right-hander was eventually saddled with the loss and dropped to 1-1 on the season the first of three relievers used on Saturday allowed the one run on three hits and a walk while striking out three over two innings Senior Ty Uber made an emergency start for the Cardinal after junior Matt Scott was scratched just prior to first pitch Batting against reliever Toran O’Harran in the seventh the Eagles managed to score three runs on two hits – including a two-RBI double from Kyle Wolff - to stretch their lead to 6-2 as O’Harran issued a pair of walks after retiring the first two batters faced to work himself into a jam Freshman Liam Golden recorded the final three outs on the hill for Stanford in his second collegiate appearance, striking out the side in the bottom of the eighth. The two teams will decide the series on Sunday at 10 a.m. PT. Photo by: Clayton HolbrookStanford Awaits the Eagles for Final Series of the Season May 01 BC is still in contention for one of the final spots on the ACC Tournament and over 20 players either leaving or joining the program Two of the bigger names that have been lost just landed with BYU QB Bear Bachmeier stated his intent to enter the portal likely due to a quarterback controversy that saw two quarterbacks being a part of the same eligibility class Tiger is going into his junior season after spending two years on The Farm Bachmeier broke out for 409 yards and two touchdowns giving a glimpse of future stardom for Stanford fans Elic Ayomanor and Emmett Mosley V took the majority of the passes leaving Bachmeier to just 67 yards all season Cardinal fans were excited to see what he could do on the field Stanford needed a quarterback that could play and Bachmeier could be an important depth piece for the future as BYU has their quarterback in Jake Retzlaff Retzlaff was a star for the Cougars last season carrying them to a phenomenal 9-0 start as well as a victory in the Valero Alamo Bowl over Heisman winner Travis Hunter the Cardinal will be deciding between Elijah Brown and new transfer Dylan Rizk who committed to Stanford right after Bachmeier announced his intent to leave when the Cougars host Stanford in week two next season The content on this site is for entertainment and educational purposes only Betting and gambling content is intended for individuals 21+ and is based on individual commentators' opinions and not that of Sports Illustrated or its affiliates All picks and predictions are suggestions only and not a guarantee of success or profit If you or someone you know has a gambling problem crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-GAMBLER.