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Lakeside dining (pictured) and Arillaga Family Dining Commons will remain open over Thanksgiving break. (Photo: AYDEN SALAZAR/The Stanford Daily)

AFDC and Lakeside to remain open during Thanksgiving break

Nov. 21, 2025
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GSC votes to dissolve club sports funding umbrella

Nov. 21, 2025

Berkeley student founder shares company journey with Stanford entrepreneurs

Nov. 21, 2025

Faculty Senate debates student AI use

Nov. 21, 2025

Featured

The Stanford defense celebrates in the end zone during the 128th Big Game at Stanford Stadium on Saturday night. The Cardinal defense returned two Cal fumbles for touchdowns in the 31-10 win. (Photo: MICHAEL YU/The Stanford Daily)

Stanford reclaims Axe with defensive dominance in the 128th Big Game

Stanford brought the Axe home in dominant fashion on Saturday with the first Big Game home win since 2017.
Nov. 23, 2025
A group of Stanford Trees before the Cardinal's homecoming game against Florida State University at Stanford Stadium on Oct. 18. The Tree is celebrating its 50th birthday this year. (Photo: MATTHEW HUANG/ISI Photos)

Stanford Tree to celebrate 50 years at Big Game

Nov. 20, 2025
Andrew Luck ’12 M.A. ’23 delivered a speech to spare a turkey on loan from a nearby farm. (Photo: MARA HANKINS/The Stanford Daily)

Andrew Luck pardons turkey in a new Big Game week tradition

Nov. 19, 2025

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Opinions

What Democrats can learn from Trump

Quinne Davis and Kai O'Reilly

Faith and the ballot box

Paul Fertig

The cathedral and the bazaar: Why Bay Area startup ‘Big Game’ is its true genius

Utsav Gupta

Liu | Dear President Levin: Don’t do a Berkeley

Robert Liu

Multimedia

Stanford seniors look back at their years on the Farm

Janelle Olisea

All the News You Missed This Spring Quarter | The Cardinal Brief

Taber Cannon and George Porteous

Peter Hamby, Host of Snapchat’s ‘Good Luck America,’ discusses journalism and AI

George Porteous and Taber Cannon

Stanford reclaims Axe with defensive dominance in the 128th Big Game

Nov. 23, 2025

AFDC and Lakeside to remain open during Thanksgiving break

Nov. 21, 2025
Tessier-Lavigne walking in Stanford's main quad

Stanford Tree to celebrate 50 years at Big Game

Although Stanford does not have an official mascot, the Tree has emerged as the University's beloved unofficial mascot as it celebrates 50 years of service.
Nov. 20, 2025
A group of Stanford Trees before the Cardinal's homecoming game against Florida State University at Stanford Stadium on Oct. 18. The Tree is celebrating its 50th birthday this year. (Photo: MATTHEW HUANG/ISI Photos)

Andrew Luck pardons turkey in a new Big Game week tradition

Students gathered on the Mars house lawn Wednesday night to watch Andrew Luck, the football team’s General Manager spare a live turkey.
Nov. 19, 2025
Andrew Luck ’12 M.A. ’23 delivered a speech to spare a turkey on loan from a nearby farm. (Photo: MARA HANKINS/The Stanford Daily)

Stanford looks to end five-year ‘dry spell’ against Cal

Nov. 18, 2025

Class of 2029 enrollment data shows largest Asian, White percentage in three years

Nov. 18, 2025

Oski the Bear pronounced dead at ‘Bearial’

Nov. 18, 2025

Arts & Life

Daniel Xu's column, "And So We Thought," reflects on the media ecosystem we live in. (Graphic: MEI KNUTSON/The Stanford Daily)

And So We Thought: In ‘The Long Walk,’ simplicity mutates into suffering

Daniel Xu
From left to right: Medium Alison (Alexis Tuchinda ’28), Adult Alison (Lyle Belger ’25 MA ’26), and Small Alison (Maddie Garfinkel ’28) stand together on stage.

In ‘Fun Home,’ art mediates the unraveling of a family mystery

Daniel Xu

Students weigh in as Big Game hype takes over campus

Jacqueline Larsen

War of the Wears: Stanford vs. Cal merch

Mei Knutson

Sports

The Stanford football team carries the Axe out to midfield after their 2018 Big Game victory at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley. Cal's stadium has been home to many iconic moments, including "The Play" in 1982. (Photo: BOB DREBIN/ISI Photos)

Stanford professor reminisces on Big Game history

Geophysics professor Rosemary Knight recounts her experience at the devastating 1982 Big Game in Berkeley.
Nov. 20, 2025
Christian McCaffrey running the ball during the 118th Big Game at Stanford Stadium on Nov. 21, 2015. McCaffrey was a big reason Stanford had great success against Cal in the 2010s. (Photo: BOB DREBIN/ISI Photos)

Tracing back a decade of Big Games

Nov. 20, 2025
Stanford students during a game against Florida State University at Stanford Stadium on Oct. 18. Seniors are hoping to end their time at Stanford on a high note with a Big Game win. (Photo: GLEN MITCHELL/ISI Photos)

Seniors yearn for Big Game win before graduating

Nov. 19, 2025

The Grind

Poem | An Ode to Luck

Ben O'Keefe, Steele Billings, David Burnett and Ethan Chang

What Makes Us Human: Untitled

Emi Sakamoto

New Ways: Reflecting on my time with The Daily

Sebastian Strawser

Asking Stanford: Share a game day memory

Ishan Mehta, Sonnet Xu, Michael Malone, Iris Hwang, Sharis Hsu, Odin Farkas, Joanne dePierre, Dhruv Naik, Zachary Ewing and Hoang Nguyen
Polls

Games

Daily Diminutive #099 (Nov. 21, 2025)

Emerson Prentice
Play the Daily Crossword

Cartoons

(Cartoon: ROSS HAMILTON / The Stanford Daily)

Humor

Oski, moments before disaster struck. (Courtesy of The Stanford Daily)

International student shoots Oski at halftime

Ocheze Amuzie
(Cartoon: ROSS HAMILTON / The Stanford Daily)

Polarising

Ross Hamilton
picture of Vaden on Vaden Health Services, tree in the front

Cardinal Care debuts affordable ad-supported plan

Paul Fertig
(Cartoon: JENNY BALLUTAY/The Stanford Daily)

Queer coded

Jenny Ballutay
The Grind
Stanford students share memories from past football games. (Graphic: KAYLEE CHAN/The Stanford Daily)

Asking Stanford: Share a game day memory

Ishan Mehta, Sonnet Xu, Michael Malone, Iris Hwang, Sharis Hsu, Odin Farkas, Joanne dePierre, Dhruv Naik, Zachary Ewing and Hoang Nguyen
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Nov. 19, 2025
Crime & Safety
Graphic that reads "Stanford Daily Police Blotter" with blue and red circles in the background over a black and white image of Stanford's main quad.

Police Blotter: Rape, offensive words, possession of controlled substances

Sterling Davies
  •  
Nov. 19, 2025
Football
Stanford students during a game against Florida State University at Stanford Stadium on Oct. 18. Seniors are hoping to end their time at Stanford on a high note with a Big Game win. (Photo: GLEN MITCHELL/ISI Photos)

Seniors yearn for Big Game win before graduating

Odelia Kneiser
  •  
Nov. 19, 2025
Football
Stanford fans during last year's Big Game at California Memorial Stadium on Nov. 23, 2024. "The Play" took place in the same stadium 43 years ago. (Photo: GLEN MITCHELL/ISI Photos)

Revisiting the most improbable moment in college football history

Remy Kim
  •  
Nov. 19, 2025
Football
John Lynch waves to the crowd before the 2019 Big Game at Stanford Stadium. Lynch, now the general manager of the 49ers, has built an impressive football legacy. (Photo: GRANT SHORIN/ISI Photos)

The top-five greatest players to ever play in Big Game

Andrew Soto
  •  
Nov. 19, 2025
The Grind
Sketch of a bike with the Guyanese flag in the background

Pedaling Between Worlds: Rainy days and crosswinds

Aniyah Couchman
  •  
Nov. 19, 2025
Stanfordle
"Enjoy Other Wordy Games Daily" is written in the form of a Wordle game.

Stanfordle #044 (Nov. 20, 2025)

Eliza Krackeler
  •  
Nov. 19, 2025
Campus Life
A picture of Stanford students in the band playing instruments

From ‘Bearial’ to Regatta: LSJUMB prepares for Big Game

Geoffrey Franc
  •  
Nov. 19, 2025
Campus Life
Gaieties streaker takes down Oski

Behind the scenes of Gaieties, the Stanford-Berkeley rivalry as a musical

Naina Mehrotra
  •  
Nov. 19, 2025
Football
Stanford takes the field before last year's Big Game in Berkeley.

Stanford looks to end five-year ‘dry spell’ against Cal

Isaac Sullivan
  •  
Nov. 18, 2025
Local
Nancy Pelosi speaks onstage in front of a crowd.

Stanford reacts to Nancy Pelosi’s retirement from Congress

Emmett Chung
  •  
Nov. 18, 2025
Local
The arched entrance to Stanford University's Main quad

StanfordNext project devises long-term campus growth initiative

Frenchie Pinney
  •  
Nov. 18, 2025
Cartoons
(Cartoon: ROSS HAMILTON / The Stanford Daily)

Polarising

Ross Hamilton
  •  
Nov. 18, 2025
Opinions
Both Stanford and Berkeley boast world-class startup incubators. (Graphic: MEI KNUTSON/The Stanford Daily)

The cathedral and the bazaar: Why Bay Area startup ‘Big Game’ is its true genius

Utsav Gupta
  •  
Nov. 18, 2025
Culture
The tree mascot duels with Oski the bear on an orange background.

What’s a Big Game tradition that you wish existed? 

Allie Skalnik, Daniel Xu, Jacqueline Larsen, Emerson Prentice, Anisha Pandey and Aiden Fel
  •  
Nov. 18, 2025
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