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Big Game

The Grind
A graphic of the Oval.

Senior Scaries: Why does everyone hate winter quarter?

Erin Ye
  •  
March 1
From the Community
The Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity (CCSRE), housed in Building 360. Arches and Hoover Tower visible at dusk

From the Community | ASSU executives share fall update and future projects

From the Community
  •  
Jan. 21
Sports
The Stanford football team celebrates with fans after last November's Big Game at Stanford Stadium on Nov. 22, 2025. Seniors witnessed their first Big Game win and are excited for the spring season of sports. (Photo: JOHN TODD/ISI Photos)

Seniors reflect on the future of Stanford athletics after Big Game win

Odelia Kneiser
  •  
Jan. 7
The Grind
A graphic of the Oval.

Senior Scaries: Holding a live turkey in the name of college football

Erin Ye
  •  
Jan. 4
Football
Tavita Pritchard and Andrew Luck during an introductory press conference on Tuesday. Pritchard, former Stanford teammate of Luck, was named as the program's new head coach on Friday. (Photo: BOB DREBIN/Stanford Athletics)

Tavita Pritchard returns to the Farm as Stanford football’s next head coach

Andrew Soto and Diego Mlakar
  •  
Dec. 2
Football
Charlie Mirer during a game against the University of Notre Dame at Stanford Stadium on Nov. 29. Mirer, son of former Notre Dame quarterback, made his collegiate debut Saturday night. (Photo: AL CHANG/ISI Photos)

Stanford football falls to No. 9 Notre Dame in season finale

Andrew Soto
  •  
Dec. 1
Campus Life
Hall of Fame inductees pose for a photo.

Inaugural Stanford Daily Hall of Fame inductees honored at 50th annual banquet

Sofia Williams
  •  
Dec. 1
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Not Like Us (ft. Stanford vs. Berkeley)

Cayla Withers and Faiza Ashar
  •  
Nov. 30
Football
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

Andrew Soto
  •  
Nov. 23
The Grind
With Big Game on the line, Stanford's resident poets deliver a touching ode to good fortune ahead. (Graphic: ANANYA UDAYGIRI/The Stanford Daily)

Poem | An Ode to Luck

Ben O'Keefe, Steele Billings, David Burnett and Ethan Chang
  •  
Nov. 20
Humor
Oski, moments before disaster struck. (Courtesy of The Stanford Daily)

International student shoots Oski at halftime

Ocheze Amuzie
  •  
Nov. 20
Culture
A graphic of two speech bubbles overlapping. One speech bubble is filled with the words "Big Game" repeated over and over.

Students weigh in as Big Game hype takes over campus

Jacqueline Larsen
  •  
Nov. 20
Sports
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

Patricia Tran
  •  
Nov. 20
Daily Diminutive
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Big Game Diminutive (Nov. 20, 2025)

Eliza Krackeler
  •  
Nov. 20
Football
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

Odelia Kneiser
  •  
Nov. 20
Football
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

Joseph Shull
  •  
Nov. 20
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
Culture
The Stanford Tree mascot pushes the Cal bear mascot in a shopping cart.

War of the Wears: Stanford vs. Cal merch

Mei Knutson
  •  
Nov. 19
Campus Life
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

Mara Hankins
  •  
Nov. 19
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
  •  
Nov. 19
The Stanford Daily

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