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Axe Committee

Campus Life
The Axe Committee's Big Game countdown tent in White Plaza.

Tree-ditions: Stanford rallies for 128th Big Game

Violet Negrette and Naina Mehrotra
  •  
Nov. 19
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
Campus Life
A drawing of the Stanford tree holding an axe while standing on the Cal mascot, Oski. Oski is a bear skin rug.

A ‘ginky’ play and spirited ‘Bearial’: Big Game traditions live on

Maia Pak and Audrey Tomlin
  •  
Nov. 16, 2024
The Grind
Stanford students dressed in red hold the Axe trophy.

Heartbreak, hope and tradition: My Big Game journey at Stanford

Joanne dePierre
  •  
Nov. 14, 2024
Multimedia
A Stanford player lunges to catch the football at the end zone while a Berkeley defender reaches behind him.

Photo Gallery: A week of tradition

The Daily Photo Staff
  •  
Nov. 24, 2023
Culture
A photo of Stanford students dressed in red in a tent at White Plaza.

Whistles, flags and staring contests: Axe Committee keeps school spirit alive

Charlotte Kearns
  •  
Nov. 16, 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
News
a member of the band spears a teddy bear into the claw

An impaled teddy bear and fountains that run red: Stanford’s Big Game traditions

Alex Tsai
  •  
Nov. 19, 2021
News
a member of the band spears a teddy bear into the claw

An impaled teddy bear and fountains that run red: Stanford’s Big Game traditions

Alex Tsai
  •  
Nov. 15, 2021
Football
Fifth year defensive end Thomas Schaffer was a bright spot on defense for the Cardinal versus Berkeley on Friday. The Vienna-native had a season high two sacks and applied pressure repeatedly to the Bears' Chase Garbers. (Photo: BOB DREBIN/isiphotos.com)

Football Roundtable: A second win?

Jibriel Taha, Jeremy Rubin, Sofia Scekic and Ells Boone
  •  
Dec. 2, 2020
Football
In the 14 years since 2006 (above), when Cal beat Stanford 26-17 in California Memorial Stadium, the Bears have only taken home The Axe three times. (Photo: DAVID GONZALES/isiphotos.com)

123 years of football rivalry

Kaushikee Nayudu
  •  
Nov. 27, 2020
Sports Features
The Axe, the ultimate trophy of the Stanford-Cal rivalry, became the centerpiece of a legendary 1973 heist that outsmarted tight security and sparked chaos.

Q&A: Axe Committee Chair Alex Hou ’21

Cybele Zhang
  •  
Nov. 24, 2020
Fall Sports
(Lindsay Young/The Stanford Daily)

An inside look at AxeComm’s 122-hour campout

Inyoung Choi
  •  
Nov. 23, 2019
ISABELLA KO/The Daily Californian

Big Game rescheduled due to “very unhealthy” atmospheric smoke levels

Karen Kurosawa, Bobby Pragada and Michael Espinosa
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Nov. 16, 2018
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Whistleblowers: AxeComm defends the Big Game rivalry

Joseph Beyda
  •  
Nov. 21, 2014
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Student groups debate funding issues at town hall

Chelsey Sveinsson
  •  
Oct. 22, 2014
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Two of “the Infamous Three” reflect on last successful Axe heist

Joseph Beyda
  •  
Nov. 22, 2013
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Axe Committee prepares campus for 116th Big Game

Jana Persky
  •  
Nov. 22, 2013
The Stanford Daily

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

Edward Ngai
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Aug. 22, 2012
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Taylor: Red Zone point system is flawed

Tom Taylor
  •  
Oct. 18, 2011
The Stanford Daily

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