Leave the Lights On
They rehearse at the Old Union ballroom. They study in the Lair. They bulk up at Tresidder Gym and pig out at Stern Cyber Café. In short, people at Stanford never put off till tomorrow what can be done all night. BY JOSHUA FRIED

Just Cool It
Athletes, and patients, know that overheating hurts a body’s performance. Biologists H. Craig Heller and Dennis Grahn—using a vacuum and the palm—have learned how to chill out efficiently. BY Eva Ciabattoni

Thrown a Curve
Through kidney failure and cancer, Steven Skov Holt has remained devoted to an optimistic design trend that he dubs blobjects. BY joan o’c. hamilton