Stanford student rides pine after trouble as Tree

The idiosyncratic who serves arsenic the Stanford Tree mascot has been suspended aft unfurling a banner that work "Stanford hates fun," during the Cardinal's shot crippled against Arizona State connected Oct. 22.

It was archetypal announced by the Stanford Tree's twitter relationship connected Sunday evening.

A Stanford diversion section spokesperson confirmed the suspension, stating, "The students comprising the enforcement committee of the LSJUMB person suspended the histrion mascot owed to a usurpation of the band's policies and processes."

An idiosyncratic who antecedently served arsenic the histrion volition instrumentality implicit mascot duties during the suspension.

Heyo, erstwhile Tree (#43) here. Some of y'all person been asking, truthful I'll clarify that @lsjumb enactment reached this determination arsenic per established Band policy. But don't worry, I'll beryllium coming retired of status until #44 returns successful the wintertime 😤☮️
-🌲43.

It's unclear however agelong the suspension volition last. Messages to those affiliated with the Tree and marching set were not instantly returned.

The banner was showcased during halftime of the shot crippled with assistance from the Arizona State Sun Devil mascot and, according to the Stanford Daily -- Stanford's schoolhouse paper -- came successful effect to the cognition among students that the assemblage is suppressing "social opportunities" connected campus.

The Stanford Tree and marching set some person histories of suspensions. In 2016, the set was suspended for reasons that included hazing, intersexual harassment and intoxicant abuses. In 2006, 2 students who served arsenic the Tree mascot were suspended: 1 aft getting ejected for dancing successful an undesignated country during a NCAA women's hoops tourney game; the different aft her blood-alcohol level measured 0.157 during a men's hoops crippled against Cal.