Frosh

‘The body speaks’: My frosh year assault, four years later

In this weekly creative nonfiction series, we explore themes of intimacy and sexual assault, as experienced by Stanford students. Storytellers take agency over their bodies, directing narratives that make their experiences visible. This story is a retelling of the sexual assault our storyteller experienced her frosh year — the story was constructed based on verbal … [Read more…]

Fountain hopping and FOMO: Frosh fall on the Farm

Shortly after she moved in, Greta Holmes ’27 was already dipping her toes into Stanford’s culture — literally. On her first night on campus, Holmes and her fellow Branner residents organized an unofficial orientation event: a fountain-hopping tour of campus.  Ruby Coulson’s ’27 favorite moment came before Holmes had even stepped foot onto campus. She … [Read more…]