The end of the rat race
Looking back at his time at Stanford, Richard Coca marvels at how leaving the rat race has made his memories shine all the brighter.
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Looking back at his time at Stanford, Richard Coca marvels at how leaving the rat race has made his memories shine all the brighter.
Every May, hundreds of Stanford students participate in the Bay to Breakers 7.46-mile race in eccentric and outrageous costumes. Bay to Breakers has been a Bay Area tradition for over a century and has become a cherished tradition among many Stanford students.
The McKinley Health Center is the University’s on-campus health center. Just south of the Main Quad, the historic building serves students from across the University’s campus. The services provided to students at McKinley are paid for by the Health Service Fee included in University tuition, so even if a student opts out of University health...
A strange feeling was welling up inside her chest. It was anxiety and fear. It was relief, it was love, it was hope. Most of all, it was the feeling that for once, a year after moving to New York, she wasn’t alone.
Some notes at the time that I’m writing this: I handed in my last exam yesterday. I finished my last research paper two days ago. Graduation is three days away. I shudder a bit as I count on my fingers the days from today until graduation. I am done with college — all that’s left...