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The Grind
black and white photo of the 1952 gaities show, which features a large arched "Beat Cal" banner

Is the Stanford-Cal rivalry actually playful? 

Colin Weis
  •  
Nov. 19, 2024
Humor
Woman sleeping

Ten things you should’ve done instead of watching Stanford lose to Cal

Steve Mendeleev
  •  
Nov. 20, 2023
Campus Life
The Axe Committee sets up camp in White Plaza and blows The Stanford Whistle every hour leading up to big game. (Photo: DAVITA WRONE/The Stanford Daily)

126th annual Big Game traditions continue alongside student activism

Anna Yang and Paridhi Bhatia
  •  
Nov. 16, 2023
Humor
Quarterback Ashton Daniels leads the team out of the tunnel. (Photo: CAYDEN GU/The Stanford Daily)

An epic on Stanford football

Chetanya Pandey
  •  
Nov. 15, 2023
Football
A collage of newspaper clippings and headlines falsely claiming that Stanford won the 1982 Big Game.

Inside the prank after ‘The Play’: Daily staffers print fake Cal paper

Zach Zafran
  •  
Feb. 23, 2023
Campus Life
Stanford football players hold the Axe trophy

‘Take Back the Axe’: Stanford gears up for Big Game with decapitated teddy bear and train whistles

Callia Peterson and Rani Chor
  •  
Nov. 15, 2022
Opinions
A cartoon Oski and Stanford Tree

Opinion | Big Game week: A Brief History of Axe-related Shenanigans

Julia Donlon
  •  
Nov. 19, 2021
Stanford students express the full extent of their school spirit during the 2017 Big Game in Stanford Stadium. Do they all know the rules of the game? Probably not. Does it matter? No. (JOHN TODD/isiphotos.com)

21 thoughts football newbies will have at Big Game

Jackie O'Neil
  •  
Nov. 30, 2018
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Summer Human Rights Series kicks off with ‘Stink!’ documentary

Eric Epstein
  •  
Aug. 1, 2018
Despite leaving last week's game at Oregon early, junior defensive lineman Solomon Thomas will provide key pressure against a potent Cal passing attack as the Cardinal look to extend defensive success in the last stretch of the season. (SAM GIRVIN/The Stanford Daily)

Football predictions: Stanford vs. Cal

The Daily Sports Staff
  •  
Nov. 16, 2016
The Stanford Daily

Mitt Romney led the charge as a Big Game prankster in 1965

Edward Ngai
  •  
Aug. 22, 2012
News
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Taylor: Cal rivalry encourages Stanford spirit

Tom Taylor
  •  
Nov. 29, 2011
Football
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Jaffe: Stanford nearing 100th championship

Jacob Jaffe
  •  
Nov. 17, 2010
The Stanford Daily

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