Meet the Midweek Mascot-Special Edition-

The Stanford Tree. Perhaps one of Juxtaposably's favorites. The tree is full of rich tradition. Although not technically a mascot of Stanford, the tree is associated with being the unofficial mascot due to Stanford having the team name "Cardinal" as in the color and not the bird (which could have made things simpler).

The Stanford Tree is actually a member of the Leland Stanford Junior University Marching Band (LSJUMB) and appears at football games, basketball games, and other events where the Band performs.

During the first decade of the tree's existence, it was a role played by the band manager's girlfriend. This was soon replaced by a gruelling and humiliating competition. The competition that takes place during "tree week" involves competitors doing whatever they can to impress the tree selection committee.

The Tree's costume, in case one cannot tell, is newly created each year by the incoming tree.

The Tree has been the target of many pranks as Stanford and Cal routinely play. The Tree has recently had some bad publicity as one Tree was cited for public drunkeness after she was observed drinking from a flask and found to have a BAC of .157. Then, her replacement- was ejected during the Stanford women's basketball team's NCAA tournament game against Florida State University for "dancing in an undesignated area," following an earlier scuffle with tournament security, from whom he had attempted to escape by hurling himself across the basketball court on a rolling chair.

Live on Tree. Live on.