Kesey’s arrival in La Honda coincided with the beginning of the Acid Tests. The house band for these events was none other than the Grateful Dead. At some music festivals in the 1960s, the LSD was provided by the Grateful Dead’s very own, a sound engineer named Owsley Stanley. Stanley was one of the masterminds … [Read more…]
“Natasha, Pierre, and the Great Comet of 1812,” written by Dave Malloy, has always been one of my favorite musical theater shows. The piece takes a 70-page sliver of “War and Peace” by Leo Tolstoy and twists it into a two-hour tale of Russian aristocracy and marriage, joy and chaos. It delivers it all with … [Read more…]
Mascots play an indispensable role on any school campus. Beyond entertaining at sporting games, they facilitate dialogue with the student body. Of all mascots, though, one surely stands out for its ability to hype up a crowd with unparalleled spontaneous, funky energy — the Stanford Tree. Last Saturday, Stanford’s unofficial mascot officially inaugurated its 45th … [Read more…]
My dad has one of the strangest airplane routines I have ever encountered. On international flights, sometimes 10 or more hours long, he’ll listen to a single song on loop while doing work on his laptop. His recent favorites include Shakira’s “Try Everything” (from “Zootopia”) and Dan + Shay’s “Tequila.” More than anything else, my … [Read more…]
Stanford does not offer a dance major, but in spite of this, highly skilled dancers and choreographers who teach at and attend Stanford foster a thriving dance scene on campus through campus organizations. Among them, the Cardinal Ballet Company (CBC) is a campus favorite, holding annual sold-out performances of “The Nutcracker,” a spring production and … [Read more…]
Lizzy McAlpine, Jonah Nilsson and Imogen Heap may not seem to have much in common besides their singer-songwriter profession. But Stanford’s oldest all-gender a cappella group, Mixed Company (Mixed Co), brought together compositions by each artist in their victorious 2023 West Regional International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella (ICCA) quarterfinal performance. The group placed first … [Read more…]
The first thing I noticed when I arrived at Bing Concert Hall was that I was almost comically underdressed. In a room of extravagantly fitted donors and surrounded by more wool than a sheep farm, I settled in my seat wearing a tour shirt from a Japanese sludge metal band and Doc Martens. For the … [Read more…]
No. 6 Stanford (4-0, 0-0 Pac-12) kept its winning streak alive with a victory against Duke (3-2, 0-0 ACC) Sunday, another highly anticipated overtime matchup. Last week’s win against Indiana also helped the Cardinal return to the top 10 in the AP top-25 women’s basketball rankings, their usual place in-season. Stanford’s offense began the game … [Read more…]
Back with a “BONK!” and a “POW!,” cast and crew of “Gaieties: The Adventures of Fresh Man and Super Senior” delivered a rousing opening performance on Wednesday. In true Stanford spirit, the company outdid itself with niche Stanford jokes, over-the-top physical comedy and just the right amount of theatrical flair. A Stanford tradition from as … [Read more…]
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…]