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Big Game

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
The Grind
Cal and Stanford football players run into each other

Confession: I’m a Berkeley Bear at Stanford

Sharis Hsu
  •  
Nov. 15, 2024
Screen
Three characters from film/TV are displayed: Peter Kavinsky, Gabriella Montez, and Cristina Yang

Do the most memorable cinematic characters attend Stanford or Cal?

Michaela Herbst
  •  
Nov. 15, 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
Quizzes
Indian caricatures like these decorated Stanford merchandise until the early 70s, when when the University sought to make its mascot less cartoonish. (The Stanford Daily Archives)

How well do you know Stanford history?

Cameron Duran
  •  
June 25, 2024
Culture
black and white photo of the 1952 gaities show, which features a large arched "Beat Cal" banner

Raising the curtain: Unveiling the 130-year history of ‘Gaieties’

Lauren Boles
  •  
Dec. 6, 2023
Culture
A graphic of seven people dressed in tree costumes.

Branching out but rooted in tradition: Trees through the decades

Maria Chica
  •  
Dec. 4, 2023
This Week in Sports
Stanford's offensive line sits at the line of scrimmage against Notre Dame.

Stanford wraps up fall competition in multiple sports

Charis Charitsis and Kenneth King
  •  
Nov. 28, 2023
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 group of students wearing colorful clothes dancing on stage.

2023 ‘Gaieties’ pokes fun at Stanford controversies, student experiences

Dan Kubota
  •  
Nov. 20, 2023
Humor
Woman sleeping

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

Steve Mendeleev
  •  
Nov. 20, 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
Music
a graphic with a gray background with white stars and swirls; there is black text in the center reading "Battle of the Bands", and each of the four corners has a cutout image of a group of people. upper left: text reads 'the pansies', photo is of five people laying on the ground in a circle. upper right: text reads 'six of spades' and 'easha', photos show a group of five people lined up, and below them, a separate cutout of a feminine person playing the guitar. bottom left: text reads 'hot teas', photo is of five people lined up on a stage playing instruments and singing. bottom right: text reads: 'general consumption', photo is of six masculine people playing instruments and singing

Thank you for the music: Bands at Stanford and Berkeley thrive despite rough odds

Ryder Thompson
  •  
Nov. 16, 2023
Reads
Text on a white background reads "The games of Stanford and California"accompanied by drawings of a football helmet and ball

‘The Games of California and Stanford’ traces thrilling beginnings of football rivalry

Amistad Vanegas
  •  
Nov. 16, 2023
Sports
Megha Ganne during a match between University of California-Berkeley and Stanford at Menlo Country Club. Ganne won the individual title at the Carmel Cup in september, her first collegiate tournament victory.

Stanford leads in Big Games across all sports

Kai Blankenship
  •  
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
Football
Communications professor Gary Pomerantz smiles toward the camera

Rooting for the story: Q&A with Stanford professor and Cal alumnus Gary Pomerantz

Cate Peters
  •  
Nov. 16, 2023
The Stanford Daily

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