Who Gets In?

A look at the history of race and gender-based preference programs at Stanford and how they work today.

• Gerhard Casper on Affirmative Action
• The Drive for Diversity
• The Case For Affirmative Action
• The Case Against Affirmative Action

The Time That Binds

Dreading his 20th reunion, a cynical alum is surprised to discover how much common ground he shares with his former classmates -- and how much he learns about himself.

Head of Steam

In 1965, a son of the famous Maytag washer-dryer family bought an ailing beer company and found his calling.

Lifting the Veil

After 17 years in the United States, an Iranian American returns home and, in conversations with taxi drivers, shopkeepers and students, finds disappointment with the Khomeini Revolution.

Tresidder Facelift

Campus Quote

All in the Family

The Five Most Popular Majors at Stanford

High-Tech Hijinks

Sorry, No Baywatch

Doc Hollywood

What's in a word? Apparently enough to cause a national uproar when the word is ebonics.

Cardinal Numbers

The Sweetness of Raspberries

Helping Russia to help itself

A Century at Stanford

Name That Team

• The Question

Dark Side of the Net

The dark side of the Internet.

The Science of Sex

Master of the Truly Stupid

Jeff Parietti, '77, and his new book, The Book of Truly Stupid Sports Quotes

Stanford Bookstore Bestsellers

Book Blurbs

The Envelope, Please

Stanford's editor explains how a reader's letter sparked our special report on affirmative action

Letters to the Editor

Man on a Mission

On the stump with Gerhard Casper

'We Owe It To Bill'

A former student remembers Communication Professor Bill Rivers

The Notes