After another long year, the Axe is back up for grabs in the 110th Big Game. One of the greatest and most historic college football rivalries will reignite tomorrow at Stanford Stadium, featuring two teams that have both had underachieving seasons. But the past is behind, and for three and a half hours tomorrow afternoon, [...]

If Stanford’s much-maligned football team is looking for inspiration for rebuilding its program, it should look no further than the opposite sideline tomorrow. Cal coach Jeff Tedford has headed an amazing turnaround of Golden Bear football, leading a moribund program to a 49-25 record and a share of one Pac-10 title since arriving at Berkeley [...]

The top-ranked Stanford women’s volleyball team will begin its pursuit of the program’s record seventh NCAA title tonight. The Cardinal faces Santa Clara — the team that ended its tournament two years ago — in tonight’s first round, with the winner playing either Minnesota or Sacramento State on Saturday.
Pac-10 champion for the second year in [...]

In its last game before a two-week break, the No. 5 women’s basketball team will face upstart UC-Davis on Sunday at 2 p.m. at Maples Pavilion.
The Cardinal is coming off a convincing 96-61 win over San Francisco on Wednesday, in which it was able to overpower the Dons with a combination of tenacious defense, offensive [...]

Stanford basketball hopes for a festive outcome in its visit to one of the nation’s top party schools, Colorado, this Sunday at 1 p.m.
The Cardinal (7-1) has enjoyed a quick start against undermanned opponents behind the inside-outside combination of junior guard Anthony Goods (13 points per game) and sophomore center Robin Lopez (12 points per [...]

Stanford senior receiver Mark Bradford has seen a lot in his five years on the Farm. Three coaches, four starting quarterbacks and more teammates have come and gone than he can likely count. And, sadly, four Big Game losses.
But since the 2003 season, when he started eight games and became the first freshman to lead [...]

For both squads, it has been a long time coming. And for both Jim Harbaugh’s Stanford Cardinal and Jeff Tedford’s Cal Bears, it’s probably a game they wish they were playing under different circumstances.
This year’s Big Game, the 25th since “The Play” — a crazy, lateral-filled kickoff return for a touchdown that snatched a win [...]

This article covers a selection of crimes from Nov. 20 to Nov. 28, as reported by the Stanford Department of Public Safety’s Public Bulletin.
Tuesday, Nov. 20
Between 6 and 9 p.m., unknown persons broke the windows of two vehicles near Roth and Lasuen, stealing a laptop and cellphone from one and a backpack from the other.
An [...]

Laura Chau ‘11 woke up early yesterday morning with a mission: to find free plane tickets. Hidden somewhere around campus in a golden envelope, the tickets were just one of many prizes in an American Airlines promotion taking place on college campuses nationwide.
Chau returned to her dorm with eight golden envelopes but no jubilant smile.
“I [...]

Vice Provost of Graduate Education (VPGE) Patricia Gumport delivered a presentation about her office’s upcoming goals and initiatives at yesterday’s Faculty Senate meeting.
Gumport described projects such as the Diversifying Academia, Recruiting Excellence (DARE) Fellows Program, an effort to increase diversity in graduate education.
DARE is a four-year pilot program that will select three groups of twelve [...]