''The Stanford Review'' (also known as ''The Review'') is a student-run newspaper that serves

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in Stanford, California. It was founded in 1987 by Peter Thiel and Norman Book.

History

In 1987, after around 500 students participated in a march led by Jesse Jackson's Rainbow Coalition, the students were inspired to put forth

the Rainbow Agenda ''The Rainbow Agenda'' was a set of demands put forth by a coalition of student groups at Stanford University in the late 1980s. Inspired by Jesse Jackson's Rainbow Coalition (now Rainbow/PUSH), Stanford's Rainbow Coalition demanded that the univer ...

, a list of the concerns that the minority students wanted the institution to address. ''The Stanford Review'' was founded to provide an "alternative viewpoint" to what was expressed in the Agenda, by the " vocal few", as they were referred to in the publication's first issue, dated June 9, 1987, in an article titled "Stanford Review is here to stay". The founders felt that views being expressed were inconsistent with views held by majority of the student body. It aspired to be a place where "rational debate" could exist at the university. In 1995, the paper prevailed in a free-speech lawsuit against the university's speech code. The

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ruled that the code which banned insults that were racially and/or gender-motivated was unconstitutional. In a 2016

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of The Stanford Daily, the managing editor wrote that "the entire purpose of The Review is to publish unpopular views". The letter also clarified that although the newspaper serves as an outlet for writers, whether they are a staff writer or otherwise, The Review itself may or may not have a position on the subject matter. Incorporated in 1990 as nonprofit

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, a large portion of the publication's revenue is generated by fundraising efforts and alumni donors. While Thiel also makes financial contributions, he has hosted staff reunions at his home, and meets with the editors quarterly as a way to stay current with campus activities in general.

Notable former editors and staffs

* Peter Thiel (founding editor-in-chief), co-founder of PayPal, Founders Fund, Palantir Technologies *

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(former managing editor), co-founder of PayPal, Founders Fund *

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, angel investor * Keith Rabois (former opinion editor), chief operating officer of Square, investor at Khosla Ventures * Stephen Cohen (former editor-in-chief), co-founder of Palantir Technologies *Joe Lonsdale (former editor-in-chief), co-founder of Palantir Technologies *

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, former chief financial officer of

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and

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* Ryan Bounds (former opinion editor),

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for the

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and failed nominee to the

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* Tim Groseclose (former intramural sports editor), economist *

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(former editor-in-chief), former venture capitalist at Founders Fund, author *

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(former staffer), actor (The Wonder Years, The Grinder) * Candice Jackson (former news editor), Assistant Secretary of Education for Civil Rights under Secretary Betsy DeVos * Josh Hawley (former writer),

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representing the state of Missouri.

Books written by former editors

Notable books written by its former editors include: * ''

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'' by Eric M. Jackson * '' Their Lives: The Women Targeted by the Clinton Machine'' by Candice E. Jackson *'' The Diversity Myth: Multiculturalism and the Politics of Intolerance at Stanford'' by Peter Thiel (co-authored

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) *''

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by Peter Thiel and

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References

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History

Notable former editors and staffs

Books written by former editors

See also

References

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