Cal chops Stanford down to size in slow motion #BeatStanford
Channel: UC Berkeley
Date: 2014-11-19

On Tuesday, hundreds of Cal fans showed up for the annual Tree Chopping Rally on Sproul Hall, and cheered on axe-wielding students. It was part of the Big Game Week festivities, which include a Cable Car Rally at Ghirardelli Square and a Bonfire Rally. To prepare for the 117th Big Game, the Cal logging team showcased chain sawing and chopping techniques used to fell trees symbolizing California's triumph over the Stanford Tree (the mascot of the Stanford band).

How does one learn how to brandish an axe like these students? You can become a member of the Cal logging team, part of Cal's forestry club. The club manages invasive species and uses the logs they've cut to line trails and create hillside steps. Since being established in 1912, their mission has been to educate men and women to work as experts in the management and conservation of forest ecosystems. 

Throughout the entire week, the Rally Committee decorates campus with blue and gold, while getting rid of as much red as possible. There's even a red t-shirt exchange where individuals who donate a piece of red clothing and a can of food are given a Big Game Week blue and gold T-shirt. The clothes and food are donated to local charities.

The Big Game takes place at Memorial Stadium on Saturday, November 22 at 1:00 PM.

#BeatStanford #GoBears #BigGame

UC Berkeley video by Phil Ebiner.

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