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  Stanford Band - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The band gave a tribute for the anniversary of Jane Mansfield's death, by announcing over the PA the urban legend of how she had been decapitated in an automobile accident.
In 1994, the Band was disciplined after nineteen members of the band skipped a field rehearsal in Los Angeles to play outside the L.A. County Courthouse during jury selection for the O.
Stanford and Cal fans have long argued the legitimacy of what is now simply called "The Play." To this day, it remains one of the most famous plays in American football history.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Stanford_Marching_Band   (1576 words)

  
 Stanford University - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Stanford's dance community is one of the most vibrant in the country, with an active dance division (in the Drama Department) and over 30 different dance-related student groups, including the Stanford Band's Dollie dance troupe.
The Stanford sports teams are now officially referred to as the Stanford Cardinal (the deep red color, not the bird), in reference to the university's official color since the 19th century (later cardinal and white); the band's mascot, "The Tree", has become associated with the school in general.
Stanford University is the university behind Folding@home, one of the most widely disseminated distributed computing projects in the life sciences field, allowing hobbyists and enthusiasts to participate in scientific research by donating unused computer processor cycles.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Stanford_University   (3281 words)

  
 Stanford University - tScholars.com
Stanford University is governed by a board of trustees, in conjuction with the university president, provosts, faculty senate, and the deans of the various schools.
Stanford also houses the Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace, a major public policy think tank that attracts visiting scholars from around the world, and the Stanford Institute for International Studies, which is dedicated to the more specific study of international relations.
Stanford is the university behind Folding@home, one of the most widely disseminated distributed computing projects in the life sciences field, allowing hobbyists and enthusiasts to participate in scientific research by donating unused computer processor cycles.
www.tscholars.com /encyclopedia/Stanford_University   (2461 words)

  
 Metroactive Features | Stanford's Band Shak
The "Band Shak," as it is known, is a red-roofed, cream-colored stucco structure not 200 yards from Stanford University's landmark Hoover Tower.
Band tradition passed from class to class dictates that upon the emptying of a glass beverage container, the container be pitched at the bullseye.
Stanford University had told the band for several years that the Band Shak's unreinforced masonry is seismically unsafe, and scheduled it to be razed before the year 2000.
www.metroactive.com /papers/metro/09.24.98/stanfurdband-9838.html   (2353 words)

  
 The Greatest Hits of Arthur P. Barnes
Band members came from all over the country to join Barnes for the first preseason road trip to the 1970 Stanford-Arkansas football game.
Some of the stunts were pure genius, such as the time a Stanford Band member managed to obtain a Cal band uniform, and then marched, feigning confusion, along with the Cardinal at halftime.
I think the reason is that many Stanford students find it very difficult to have a one-on-one relationship with a professor, and the Band was a saving grace for some of them." Perhaps the best testimonial came from Mannion, who served as emcee for the evening's entertainment.
www.stanfordalumni.org /news/magazine/1997/marapr/articles/barnes.html   (1658 words)

  
 Stanford Rugby
The crowd of nearly 5,000 was brought to its feet when Stanford scored a try on the very last play of the game to secure the victory in dramatic fashion over a determined opposition.
Stanford got to the final by thrashing their opposition at the sweet sixteen tournament in Florida two weeks ago, defeating Westchester 50 – 11 and University of North Carolina 79 – 7.
Thanks also to the Stanford Band, the Tree, Tara Vandeveer (Women’s Varsity Basketball Coach), Men’s Football Coach Walt Harris, new Associate Athletic Director Eric Stein, and the many rugby alumni and parents for their attendance and support.
www.stanfordrugby.org /2773456.html   (329 words)

  
 Stanford Magazine > November/December 2002 > Feature Story > And the Band Played On
Stanford fans still remember the thrill of watching as Elway then completed two long passes, followed by a 21-yard run by senior Mike Dotterer, moving the ball all the way to the Bears’ 18-yard line and in position to win the game.
Stanford was penalized 15 yards because several players from the sidelines ran onto the field to celebrate after Harmon’s kick.
Stanford had been on the verge of being invited to the Hall of Fame Bowl, but seconds after the Play transpired, a bowl official found Geiger and said, “Sorry.” For Elway, the loss was especially gruesome.
www.stanfordalumni.org /news/magazine/2002/novdec/features/theplay.html   (3053 words)

  
 SignOnSanDiego.com > News > State -- Stanford marching band suspended for trashing trailer
STANFORDStanford University's marching band, notorious for its pranks, is in trouble again, this time for allegedly trashing the trailer it called home for four years.
Band members will not be allowed to participate in the usual summer rehearsals, even though the first game, and the inauguration of Stanford's new stadium, is just six weeks away.
The band has faced disciplinary action in the past for antics such as urinating on a football field, getting rowdy during a road trip, and having a band member dress up as a nun and conduct the band with a crucifix during a game with Notre Dame.
www.signonsandiego.com /news/state/20060805-1132-ca-bandsuspended.html   (253 words)

  
 Stanford Band   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
A hundred years old fraternity establishs a connection to an alumni network, as well as affiliation to a band of brothers that is committed to your success.
Stanford Band..(Redirected from Stanford Marching Band.....for short (!), is the student marching band of Stanford University.
The Stanford Band (Leland Stanford Junior University.....of Uncle John's Band by the Stanford Band is included; Mirth Control, The Stanford.....of One More...
www.stanfordgallery.com /stanford-band.html   (274 words)

  
 Giancarlo Aquilanti Named Musical Director of Stanford Band :: Stanford lecturer to head the Leland Stanford Junior ...
Stanford lecturer to head the Leland Stanford Junior University Marching Band.
Stanford, Calif. - The Stanford Athletic Department announced today that Giancarlo Aquilanti has been named the Musical Director of the Leland Stanford Junior University Marching Band (LSJUMB).
Aquilanti has served as the Music Director of the Stanford Wind Ensemble since 1997 and is very active as a conductor with his music being performed in many European countries.
gostanford.cstv.com /genrel/092602aaa.html   (187 words)

  
 Tree costume stolen: 10/28/98
Stanford fans are incensed by the Oct. 17 heist of the Tree costume, the Stanford Band's mascot, from the Band Shak by UC-Berkeley students.
The traditional symbol of Stanford's and Berkeley's arch-rivalry, the Axe, remains in safe hands on The Farm.
Stanford's Lt. Del Bandy told the Daily Californian that the incident is being treated as a "serious" crime.
news-service.stanford.edu /news/1998/october28/treenap1028-a.html   (509 words)

  
 LTWCMB History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
A large number are Stanford grads, and most of those were in the Stanford Band going back to the 50s.
The band is kept together by a newsletter that announces all of our events.
The band is managed by two former Stanford roommates, class of '58, Don Nelson and Jim Harvey.
www.jimharvey.org /ltwcmb/html/band_history.html   (488 words)

  
 Cal Band Alumni Association - History Book
In the post-war years, the Band had a healthy sense of humor, which was most frequently expressed on the field in games with the two schools to the south, USC and UCLA.
We went on the field with a parody of the USC Band, playing fanfares and drawing Chris Tellefsen's nine-year-old daughter in a sedan chair with a crown on her head onto the field.
Bill Ellsworth marched with the Cal Band from 1946 to 1956 and was the Cal Band's announcer from 1957 to 1972.
www.calband.berkeley.edu /calband/cbaa/historybook/chap13.html   (4803 words)

  
 DAUGHERTY: Stanford mascot can handle the needling
Meagher is the Stanford mascot, that guy juking around the gym in a pine tree outfit.
Actually, when Stanford dismissed its original nickname, the Indians, as insensitive, the school held a referendum on a new one.
Evan Meagher of the Stanford Cardinal is writing his thesis on “the ecologies of organizational learning” which, honestly, is not something I've given much thought to.
www.enquirer.com /bearcats/2001/03/20/uc_daugherty_stanford.html   (651 words)

  
 Cal beat Stanford, band on 'The Play' - The Washington Times: Sports   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
And if Stanford fans were looking for a villain, they could find a most unlikely one: John Elway, the Cardinal's brilliant senior quarterback who later made a specialty of winning last-minute decisions on behalf of the Denver Broncos.
Meanwhile, the Stanford band gathered in the end zone and prepared to march onto the field playing its victory song.
Among Stanford partisans yelling at the officials was athletic director Andy Geiger, who later held the same position at Maryland and now is the AD at Ohio State.
washingtontimes.com /sports/20031124-011135-5015r.htm   (902 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Both rallies are an integral part of band tradition in addition to the fall all campus being a fond orientation week memory for many students.
Unlike other PAC-10 marching bands which are funded completely by their athletic departments, the Stanford Band relies heavily upon ASSU funding to ensure its continued operation.
The Band is an integral part of the Stanford experience, and needs student funding to continue its contribution to the life and spirit of Stanford, and ultimately its unique and creative environment.
elections.stanford.edu /handbook2004/itemizations/LSJUMB.doc   (3639 words)

  
 Director of Stanford band to retire
The Stanford band is student-run, so a core group of band management keeps the band machine moving.
When Barnes joined the Stanford band, he said, the members "already had blazers, the same uniforms they have now, and were just as crazy." What the band didn't have was a music style that set them apart from other marching bands.
The band is banned from both the state of Oregon and the South Bend, Ind., school.
www.paloaltoonline.com /weekly/morgue/news/1996_Aug_28.STANBAND.html   (1352 words)

  
 BMB - About - Letters To The Band
When a band reaches your size, the tendency might be to overblow and sacrifice musicality for volume, or “blastissimo” as I call it.
The appearance of the band, the start of Tennessee Waltz and on from there, was the hit of the night and made an indelible inprint on my life.
It is in a class by itself and the people in the band have displayed the enthusiasm, talent and dedication which not only makes them special now, but will carry over into their career endeavors.
www.wmich.edu /marchingband/letters02.html   (3229 words)

  
 Saturday at Stanford
The Stanford Band announced the arrival of the football team, who must have been preparing for the game/scrimmage within the bowels of the Stanford Athletic Department.
Accompanying the Stanford Band were the Stanford Dollies, who cheer for Stanford at many of their sporting events.
At the actual game, which pitted the Stanford offense versus the Stanford defense, there was the "official" Stanford photographer, who was using a Nikon outfitted with a huge telephoto lens.
www.tow.com /photogallery/2001/20010428_saturday_at_stanford   (1474 words)

  
 CNNSI.com - College Football - The Play lives on, 20 years later - Thursday November 21, 2002 04:25 PM
He was the one who dashed the final 25 yards through the Stanford band, finally landing deep in the end zone on an unsuspecting trombonist, to score the winning touchdown on The Play.
The Big Game, Cal vs. Stanford, was being played that year at Cal's Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, Calif. It was a heck of a game, a quarterback shootout of sorts between Cal sophomore Gale Gilbert and Stanford senior John Elway.
And as the band in front of him started to scatter as The Play came its way, Tyrrell instinctively turned toward the back of the end zone, only to be dropped by Moen coming down from his celebratory leap.
sportsillustrated.cnn.com /football/college/news/2002/11/21/the_play   (2225 words)

  
 Stanford Review [v2.0] - Archive - Volume XXIV - Issue 4 - News
Provost John Hennessy, who will assume the office of the President of Stanford University in the fall, reported April 27 to the Faculty Senate on the current composition of the Stanford faculty.
Provost John Hennessy cites it as responsible for bringing "some of the best and brightest young scholars to Stanford in the last three years" because it allows students to pursue research outside of traditional governmental, corporate, or departmental funding.
Alumni of the Leland Stanford Junior University Marching Band (LSJUMB) contributed $1.5 million to establish a permanent endowment for a director.
www.stanfordreview.org /Archive/Volume_XXIV/Issue_4/News/index.shtml   (437 words)

  
 The Apocalypse
The Virginia Pep Band - The Stanford University Band
As a whole, the Pep Band gained serious respect for the Stanford Band's musical achievements, arrangements, sound, spirit, and style, while on the other hand Stanford seemed to have serious respect for the constant conflict our beloved band faces and the incessant shit we put up with from our athletic department.
The Stanford band effectively challenged the Pep Band to a drinking song contest, "consummating" the Stanford and U.Va. relationship.
www.student.virginia.edu /~pepband/Anecdotes/Montana97.html   (2494 words)

  
 The LSJUMB's Web of Sin
Welcome to lsjumb.stanford.edu, your one-stop portal to all things relating to The One, The Only, The Truly Incomparable Leland Stanford Junior University Marching Band.
Whether you came here with a purpose or just to sniff around (sorry, that milk didn't come with an expiration date), you'll find everything you need to know about the Stanford Band, from our rich and varied history to our rich and varied contact information.
After days and days of grueling tests of his mental acuity and physical prowess, Sir Tommy Leep, Esq has assumed the role of Arbor L. Jumbus, often referred to by its common name, The Tree.
www.stanford.edu /group/lsjumb/home.html   (225 words)

  
 The Play: Joe Starkey's Call of the 1982 Cal/Stanford Big Game
The Stanford band ran out on the field, it left all the defenders in an impossible situation to get to the Bears carrying the ball.
The band, in effect, served as extra blockers, the official had no choice but to let the play go as was.
The Stanford band is besides themselves with disappointment.
www.cs.rice.edu /~dwallach/the_play.html   (1796 words)

  
 Keyword   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
He told the class that they were the children of privilege, fortunate to be attending one of the finest educational institutions in the country, the anointed because they had both the test scores for admittance and parents who were able to afford their tuition.
Wei said she thinks SJSU got the call because ``we have normal students, not Stanford students, privileged students.'' After all, Bush is in town to tout his plan for keeping American industry competitive in the computer age.
The Stanford University Symbolic Systems Program and the Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence announced today the Singularity Summit at Stanford, a one-day event free to the public, to be held Saturday, May 13, 2006 at Stanford Memorial Auditorium, Stanford, California.
www.freerepublic.com /focus/keyword?k=stanford   (5599 words)

  
 The Irish Trojan’s Blog » Blog Archive » Stanford Tree gets drunk, fired
The girl who, until recently, inhabited the infamous Stanford Tree —; the utterly ridiculous mascot of the Stanford Cardinal — has been relieved of her arboreal duties after getting ridiculously drunk and being ejected from the Cal-Stanford basketball game on February 9.
Band Manager Mike Priest and Assistant Manager Adam Cohen announced their decision to Lashnits on Thursday night, just hours after UC-Berkeley Athletic Department officials Breathalyzed her at a.157 blood-alcohol content at halftime of the men’s basketball team’s 65-62 loss at Berkeley, according to sources, including several in the band.
Even the ex-Tree herself was quick to suggest that the band shouldn’t suffer because of her actions: “This really isn’t indicative of the Band’s current situation or the Tree’s current situation,” Lashnits said (in perhaps the most ridicuous-sounding quote of the year).
www.brendanloy.com /2006/02/stanford-tree-gets-drunk-fired.html   (1226 words)

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