SYMBOLS OF STANFORD Photo: David Bernal the Indian mascot was dropped Media contacts at the request of Native Amer- THE STANFORD ican students. Stanford teams LISA LAPIN are called the Cardinal, in refer- University Communications ence to the team color. Cardinal T 650.483.2591 MASCOT AND is singular, not plural. [email protected] In 1892, Stanford students se- KATE CHESLEY SYMBOLS lected the official color Cardinal University Communications over the other serious contend- T 650.922.6645 ers, gold and white, which were [email protected] STANFORD TREE is Sarah Young, a junior who is eliminated for being too similar studying Psychology. to the University of California’s The Stanford Tree is the blue and gold. Stanford Band contact mascot of the Leland Stanford The Tree represents El Palo Junior University Marching Alto, which is the tree that RACHEL AUMANN Band. Stanford University has appears on the official seals BLOCK “S” Dean of Students Office no official mascot. of Stanford University and the William Laughlin McLaine, T 650.776.6096 City of Palo Alto. That tree still a pitcher and member of the [email protected] The Tree performs with the stands and is estimated to be Class of 1896, designed the Stanford Band, primarily at more than 1,000 years old. trademarked Stanford Block university athletic events. “S” that symbolizes both the The Tree is selected by the CARDINAL university and its athletic Band members after a universi- teams. The first Block “S” was In 1930, Stanford officially ty-wide “Tree Week” competi- worn in 1893. adopted the Indian symbol and tion. Each Tree creates his or her nickname for its teams. In 1972, unique costume. This year’s Tree STANFORD FACTS Photo: L. A. Cicero The five most popular majors Stanford University is located STANFORD FACTS during the fall quarter were on 8,180 acres in the mid- Computer Science; Human Peninsula region of the Bay Stanford University was About 85 percent of under- Biology; Engineering; Biology; Area between San Francisco founded in 1885 by Leland graduate students receive and Science, Technology and to the north and San Jose to and Jane Stanford in memo- financial support from a variety Society. the south. The university was ry of their only child, Leland of internal and external sourc- built on the site of the Palo Alto Stanford Jr., who died at age es. Only 22 percent of students One hundred and fourteen Stock Farm and still holds the 15. The university is named in graduate with debt. Stanford students have been nickname “The Farm.” his honor. Rhodes Scholars. Stanford has one of the Stanford enrolls 6,994 under- nation’s most diverse under- More than 2,000 tenure-line graduates and 9,128 graduate graduate student bodies. faculty members work at Stan- students. Ninety-six percent Students represent 91 coun- ford. The current community of freshmen were in the top 10 tries. Thirty-eight percent of scholars includes 21 Nobel Media contacts percent of their class. of undergraduates are from Prize winners. California. Fifty-seven percent LISA LAPIN Stanford has one of the attended a public high school. There are 218,882 Stanford University Communications most generous financial aid More than half of students are alumni living worldwide. T 650.483.2591 programs anywhere. Tuition, members of ethnic minorities. Companies started by Stan- [email protected] room and board are free for ford entrepreneurs generate students whose families earn The student–to–faculty ratio world revenues of $2.7 trillion BRAD HAYWARD less than $65,000. Tuition at Stanford is 4 to 1. Seventy annually and have created 5.4 University Communications charges are covered for percent of undergraduate million jobs since the 1930s. T 650.724.0199 students from families with classes enroll fewer than 20 [email protected] incomes below $125,000. students. THE STANFORD BAND Media contacts THE STANFORD BAND LISA LAPIN University Communications The official name is the Leland words and shapes reflecting the of whom continue to perform T 650.483.2591 Stanford Junior University script. with the Band. [email protected] Marching Band. The Band’s official uniform The Stanford Band supports KATE CHESLEY Besides the musicians, the features a cardinal blazer and a athletes at Stanford, ranging University Communications Band includes five Dollies and white fishing cap. Members also from field hockey to volleyball T 650.922.6645 the Tree. The Tree was adopted occasionally perform in “rally,” to basketball to football. It also [email protected] as a mascot by the Stanford which features humorous performs at about 150 commu- Band in 1975. costumes. nity events annually, from com- The Stanford Band was orga- The Stanford Band is an munity parades to the Special Stanford Band contacts nized in 1893. official Stanford student group. Olympics to school fundraisers. RACHEL AUMANN Leadership is provided by a Dean of Students Office The Stanford Band has been student manager, assistant T 650.776.6096 a “scatter band” since 1963, manager and drum major, [email protected] meaning that members do not under the auspices of—and march. Like many scatter bands, supported by—the Vice Provost JOSH LAPPEN the Stanford Band generally for Student Affairs. [email protected] runs onto the field for halftime [email protected] at football games and enter- The 17-member Stanford T 310.310.5831 tains through humorous scripts Band Alumni Board was found- and music. They “scatter” into ed in 1993 to encourage support original formations featuring among former members, many .