The Stanford Daily

Author: Marissa Miller

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Campus Buzzword: The random hookup

By Marissa Miller
NEWS| Yes, here at Stanford, anything can be random, from the onset of a caterpillar plague to the presence of a techie in an Art History class. And then of course, there’s the random hookup.

Exotic Erotic, Part 2: Something Incomprehensible

By Marissa Miller
NEWS| Exotic Erotic is a party for the voyeurs and the exhibitionists, the supremely confident and the supremely desperate.

Exotic Erotic, Part 1: Naked

By Marissa Miller
NEWS| It’s late Friday afternoon, the day of Exotic Erotic, but the temperature still hovers around 95. Already, the landscape is a mosaic of flesh: bare, brown arms toss a frisbee across the Oval; pink, freckled shoulders peer from beneath black bikini straps. Bowing to the heat wave, students take the night’s dress code — one piece of clothing for men, two for women — to heart.

Winners and losers of the 2008 Draw

By Marissa Miller and Emma Trotter
NEWS| The law of large numbers said it had to happen once.

How to date a grad student in three minutes

By Marissa Miller
NEWS| “Oh Mom, come on,” I laughed. “The man of my dreams isn’t going to be a grad student. I promise, I have nothing to worry about.” The thing about my mother, though — and she’ll tell you this herself — is that she’s always right. But let me start from the beginning.

Ending spam, for good

By Marissa Miller
NEWS| Joe Wagner has found a new way to put an end to world hunger: by taking illegal spammers to court.

Emoticons: punctuation as communication?

By Marissa Miller
NEWS| I have a love-hate relationship with the emoticon.

Life: not all fun and games

By Marissa Miller
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The not-so-secret lives of words

By Marissa Miller
NEWS| Last Thursday night, Stanford hosted a fast-paced, grueling competition — a new kind of sport.

Spare me the draw-ma, I’m going Greek

By Marissa Miller
NEWS| The first round of housing hell is finally upon the class of 2010.

Riding tall

By Marissa Miller
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Captain Kegger and the Raging Alchies

By Marissa Miller
NEWS| “Hey,” we remind each other: “You’re not an alcoholic ‘til you graduate.” And technically-according to the Stanford lexicon, anyway-you’re not.

Flamed

By Marissa Miller
NEWS| "Maybe you enjoyed the hell out of it, but does that justify what it does to everyone else? I’m finding it hard to understand why your special little experience requires that I get woken up at 7:30,” snapped one student.

Bridge counselors say atmosphere relaxed, informal

By Marissa Miller
NEWS| The two sophomores have draped themselves over a couch in the front hall of Rogers House. A bag of Sour Patch Kids lies between them. There is no receptionist here, no waiting room or glossy self-help pamphlets. There are only squishy chairs and piles of junk food, and a small group of friendly, laid-back Stanford students. After all, this isn’t Vaden-this is the Bridge.