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Weird. I know several undergrad and grad students now and recently graduated from Stanford and they are all really enjoying it and having fun. Literally every one of them.

I suspect that what is fun is different for different people.

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Maybe the party rules are applied arbitrary to get rid of students that annoy the admin somehow. I believe alot of rules that are not followed are set up for that purpose.

Yes. This is a well known tactic. Although the people complaining in this article are usually the demo that perpetuates it.

At my university, there were a bunch of arbitrary rules for parties at Greek houses. Solution: we hosted most the parties off campus in unofficial satellite houses. I’m sure people will find some loophole to avoid these onerous requirements.

As a recent grad, I think there's room to have both had an amazing experience and be upset about huge structural issues. The student body is mostly great, the education is generally very good, and the industry connections are amazing. At the same time, the administration has become corporatized, and the "pot of gold" at the end of many degrees in the form of SV or consulting jobs means that many students and professors aren't willing to invest energy into building a better University.

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