Leland Stanford Junior University Marching Band

MADELINE SIDES/ The Stanford Daily

Treehouse building and naked guitar playing: a talk with the new Tree

This year marks the 12th birthday of the Leland Stanford Junior University Marching Band’s (LSJUMB) mascot: the Tree. After a week of treehouse building and naked guitar strumming, computer science major Calvin Studebaker ’15 beat out two other competitors to become Stanford’s next Tree, a role he has embraced with gusto since taking the reins from Nicoletta von Heidegger ’13 in February. The Daily sat down with Studebaker to get the scoop on his Tree Week tryouts, as well as what he hopes to bring to the table come football season next fall.

Mar 12 | Comments (3)

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LSJUMB reacts to alcohol suspension

The Leland Stanford Junior University Marching Band (LSJUMB) was placed on alcohol suspension Feb. 6 by the Office for Student Affairs, following incidents surrounding the abuse of alcohol at the Fiesta Bowl, according to band manager Brian Kooiman ’12.

Mar 14 | Comments (16)

OrgSync replaces MyGroups

Next week Stanford is switching applications for the management of the more than 650 student groups and organizations on campus, moving from a system called MyGroups to a different system, titled OrgSync.

Nov 9 | Comments (2)

Full frontal on the Quad

Nowadays, Full Moon on the Quad has evolved into an event that bucks all tradition. After a full day of reflection on the event, students are telling their stories, sometimes incredulously. As Citlalli Sandoval ’14 asked, “What would my grandma say?”

Oct 27 | Comments (0)

London: Tree-son for debate

Stanford prides itself on diversity, and maybe that is why we should respect this year’s Tree for “what it is” –it broke away from the mold of the coniferous evergreen redwood Tree of the last four years. But although we have had unique Trees in the past, such as a palm tree, I find this year’s deciduous tree to be more cringe-worthy than some of these past creations.

Oct 13 | Comments (7)

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