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Culture
Graphic of two graduation stoles, a blue Berkeley one on the left and a red Stanford one on the right

Caps and gowns across the Bay: Graduation fashion at Stanford vs. UC Berkeley

Dan Kubota
  •  
Nov. 21, 2024
Culture
A graphic of seven people dressed in tree costumes.

The tree-mendous Stanford mascot is fir real the best

Ellaheh Gohari
  •  
Nov. 21, 2024
Humor
a graphic with a white background showing a stack of books, with the words "student authors" written on the spines

Cal hates fun: Daily investigation on why The Daily Cal’s humor section struggles to publish

Devin Abrahams and Mason Barrett
  •  
Nov. 21, 2024
Sports Features
Two trombone players

From trombone to tradition: A father passes on Big Game legacy to daughter

Cate Peters
  •  
Nov. 21, 2024
Football
Justin Lamson and head coach Troy Taylor after a game against the University of Louisville. (Photo: KAREN HICKEY/ISI Photos)

Sampath | Stanford athletics cannot continue with its illusion of success

Kaushik Sampath
  •  
Nov. 20, 2024
Cartoons
(GRAPHIC: OLIVIA ROSE/The Stanford Daily)

The Big touchdown

Olivia Rose
  •  
Nov. 20, 2024
Football
A view of Stanford Stadium during last year's Big Game.

A rivalry rewritten: Rugby’s brief reign in Big Game

Patricia Tran
  •  
Nov. 20, 2024
Cartoons
(Graphic: ANAIS SOBRIER/The Stanford Daily)

The Big entrance

Anais Sobrier
  •  
Nov. 20, 2024
Humor
A D.A.R.E.-style graphic that reads, "D.A.I.L.Y. Dang, Alcohol is Lowkey Yummy!"

The Big Game pregame: Do’s and don’t’s for geeks (and frosh) to like football

Jenny Ballutay
  •  
Nov. 20, 2024
The Grind
"Would it have been this way had I made my home across the bay?" (Photo: DAN KUBOTA/The Stanford Daily)

Geography of My Heart: Hoover Tower and the Campanile

Dan Kubota
  •  
Nov. 20, 2024
Football
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.

Give ’em the Axe: The grand heist of 1973

Charis Charitsis
  •  
Nov. 19, 2024
The Grind
In the name of sportsmanship, staffers at the Daily shared some of the things they appreciate about UC Berkeley. (Graphic: DA-HEE KIM/The Stanford Daily)

Asking Stanford: What’s one nice thing you can say about Berkeley?

Sharis Hsu, Sebastian Strawser, Helen Katz, Kaylee Chan, Sanaya Robinson-Shah and Dan Kubota
  •  
Nov. 19, 2024
Football
Football player standing on the sidelines during a game.

From Miami to the Bay: Big Game features high school connections

Isaac Sullivan
  •  
Nov. 19, 2024
Reads
The Stanford Daily and Daily Cal newspaper logos sit apart on top of newspaper clippings.

Stanford and Berkeley journalism alumni report on reporting

Catherine Wu
  •  
Nov. 19, 2024
Cartoons
Stanford Tree punching Oski in the boxing ring

The Big Game K.O.

Phoebe Pan
  •  
Nov. 19, 2024
Campus Life
The Leland Stanford Junior University Marching Band conducts the Bearial — a symbolic “execution” of Cal’s beloved mascot, Oski the Bear — at White Plaza in preparation for the 127th Big Game. (Photo: CAYDEN GU/The Stanford Daily)

‘The band always wins’: LSJUMB gears up for Big Game

Alana Belle M. Tirado and Grace Zhao
  •  
Nov. 19, 2024
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
Football
Oski the Bear and the Stanford Tree during the 2023 Big Game. (Photo: AL CHANG/ISI Photos)

Unpacking Big Game’s 127-year history

Shreyes Balachandran
  •  
Nov. 18, 2024
Music
A graphic of Stanford's Frost Amphitheater and Berkeley's Greek Theater

Reviewing the (musical) roster: Stanford versus Cal’s live music venues

Charlotte Burks
  •  
Nov. 17, 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
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