Axe

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

If you’ve begun to believe that Stanford’s train schedule has picked up in the last week, you can thank the Axe Committee. As Big Game approaches, the committee embraces its many duties to rally up campus energy. Among them is a staring contest with UC Berkeley’s Rally Committee during the final quarter of the game.  … [Read more…]

Big lame: Stanford loses Axe for third year in a row

For the third straight year, the Axe will reside in Berkeley, as the California Golden Bears (5-6, 3-5 Pac-12) secured a 27-15 win over the Stanford Cardinal. The Golden Bears pulled away toward the end of the fourth quarter, keeping their bowl eligibility hopes alive.  Despite playing poorly for most of the first half, the Cardinal … [Read more…]