A view of the Main Quad and Memorial Church at Stanford University 

Stanford University student Billy Ramirez was startled when his friend sent him a photo of him and others holding bowls of noodles that he remembered posing for at a Lunar New Year celebration in a university dining hall.

He had been removed from the photo altogether. In his place was a Black woman Ramirez didn't recognize, Ramirez told the Stanford Review, a student newspaper, in an interview.

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Ramirez's two classmates, an Asian woman and a white man, remained in the edited version, but they were changed to appear thinner, and their facial features were noticeably distorted. University logos on their sweatshirts were enhanced or added.

The photo, originally taken in 2024 by the university's housing and dining department and recently featured on........

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