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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
The Grind
California Memorial Stadium under the lights.

Two ‘Big Game(s)’: Stanford by day, Berkeley by night

Erin Ye
  •  
Nov. 17, 2024
Opinions
Hoover Tower above sandstone buildings, purple and pink sky in the background

Stanford must learn from UC Berkeley’s political culture

Leo Abramsky-Sze
  •  
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
Men's Soccer
6 Stanford players gather to celebrate a goal.

Bears complete soccer sweep of the Cardinal

Kevin Jing
  •  
Nov. 2, 2024
Campus Life
A Stanford ultimate frisbee player throwing a frisbee while other players run towards him.

Stanford men’s ultimate frisbee team flies high

Sarayu Pai
  •  
April 11, 2024
Campus Life
Members of the Stanford Birdwatching Club crowd together for a picture at Lake Lagunita.

Ruling the roost: Stanford defeats Cal in birdwatching competition

Sarayu Pai
  •  
Nov. 29, 2023
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
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
Football
Jason Cole '84 poses in front of tree in a red shirt

From a former editor: The Big (Game) question

Jason Cole
  •  
Nov. 16, 2023
Humor
Cal Beats Stanford newspaper

Areas of improvement for Stanford football

Eric Heng
  •  
Nov. 15, 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
Men's Water Polo
STANFORD, CA - SEPTEMBER 29: Ethan Parrish during a game between Santa Clara University and Stanford University at Avery Aquatic Center on September 29, 2023 in Stanford, California.

Cardinal can’t tread past Bears in Big Splash

Kai Blankenship
  •  
Nov. 14, 2023
Sports
Alexandra Yepifanova goes up for an overhead shot during a tennis match.

Stanford women’s tennis beats rival Cal

Kenneth King
  •  
April 24, 2023
Baseball
Cole Hinkelman batting during a game against CSU Bakersfield at the Sunken Diamond. His go-ahead home run against Cal in this series' third game was his first of the season.

Baseball sweeps rival Golden Bears

Kaushik Sampath
  •  
April 10, 2023
Letter from the Editors
A man in a red shirt.

From the editor: Celebrating 50 years of The Daily’s independence

Sam Catania
  •  
Feb. 23, 2023
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