Stanford Chaparral

The Stanford "Chaparral" (also known as the Chappie) is Stanford University's humor magazine, established in 1899 by Bristow Adams.

In 2004 it gained national attention after being featured in "The New Yorker". The Chappie is published six times during the academic year. The issues include a Freshman Number, published at the beginning of the school year, a Parody Number, published in the spring, and a satire of the Stanford Daily, popularly termed the "Fake Daily," which is also published in the early spring, typically on the Monday of Dead Week.

During the annual elections for student government, two of the magazine's writers traditionally run for president and vice-president of the student body. Their platform highlights the white-knuckle ambition and general pointlessness of student body leadership and of the collegiate electoral system. The Chappie slate has won the elections twice since 1990.

In addition to Adams, the magazine has a number of famous alumni, including actor Frank Cady (Sam Drucker on Green Acres), legendary Disney animators Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston, comedian Doodles Weaver, writer William Henry Irwin, California Governor Goodwin Knight, Vanity Fair and Spy Magazine Editor Bruce Handy, novelist Trey Ellis, MacArthur Fellow Bradley Efron, The Simpsons Executive Producer Josh Weinstein and cartoonist Chris Onstad, creator of the webcomic Achewood. The current editors are Patrick Maher and Meghan McCurdy.

ee also

* Stanford Daily
* Humor magazines

External links

* [http://www.stanfordchaparral.com/ Stanford Chaparral (official site)]
* [http://www.atavistic.org/evan/images/New%20Yorker/Pile%20of%20Paper.html New Yorker Article]