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 ====The Fat Decades: 1900s to 1950s==== ====The Fat Decades: 1900s to 1950s====
  
-In 1906, Chappie editor Morrie Oppenheim and Daily Palo Alto editor Ben S. Allen were threatened with dismissal for criticizing "monitor system" in Encina Hall. Later that year, Oppenheim (and TKKTKT other Chappies) founded the Hammer & Coffin Society as an honor society to publish the magazine. The H&C was founded on April 16, 1906 during a night of drinking at Meyer's Pub in Menlo Park. The next morning, the campus awoke to the Great San Francisco Earthquake. +The first half of the Twentieth Century would turn out to be the heydey of the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/College_humor_magazines|college humor magazines]], with dozens published across the United States,  [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/College_Humor_(magazine)|a national magazine]] featuring material from those magazines, and an annual award cup presented by [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judge_(magazine)|Judge magazine]].
  
-The April 1918 issue of the Chaparral was edited from the Western Front of the Great War by TKTKTK. +In 1906, Chappie editor Morrie Oppenheim and Daily Palo Alto editor Ben S. Allen were threatened with dismissal for criticizing "monitor system" in Encina Hall. Later that year, Oppenheim (and TK other Chappies) founded the Hammer & Coffin Society as an honor society to publish the magazine. The H&C was founded on April 16, 1906 during a night of drinking at Meyer's Pub in Menlo Park. The next morning, the campus awoke to the Great San Francisco Earthquake.  
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 +The April 1918 issue of the Chaparral was edited from the Western Front of the Great War by TK. 
  
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 In 1923, editor Northcutt Ely declared the Chaparral's Clean Humor Policy, which declared that "Every joke must have two meanings, at least one of the clean."  Ely played a key role in the construction of Boulder (later Hoover) Dam as Executive Assistant to Herbert Hoover's Secretary of the Interior Ray Lyman Wilbur. In 1923, editor Northcutt Ely declared the Chaparral's Clean Humor Policy, which declared that "Every joke must have two meanings, at least one of the clean."  Ely played a key role in the construction of Boulder (later Hoover) Dam as Executive Assistant to Herbert Hoover's Secretary of the Interior Ray Lyman Wilbur.
  
-In TKTKTK, the Chappie won Judge magazine's annual college humor context (TKTKTKTKT)+In TK, the Chappie won Judge magazine's annual college humor context (TK)
  
-The TKTK issue of the Chaparral was edited from the Western Front of the Second World War. +The TK issue of the Chaparral was edited from the Western Front of the Second World War. 
  
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-In 1951, Chaparral suspended for Purple Ape issue of Crash Comics, edited by future Palo Alto mayor Stan Norton. "There will be no June issue".+In 1951, Chaparral was suspended for the Purple Ape issue of Crash Comics, edited by Stan Norton. While it was announced that "There will be no June issue", both the magazine and its staff returned in the fall of 1951. Norton went on to be elected mayor of Palo Alto. 
  
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 ====The Wilderness Years: The 60s to the mid-70s. ==== ====The Wilderness Years: The 60s to the mid-70s. ====
  
-The Chaparral suspended in 1961 for its Layboy parody issue, edited by future Stanford statistics professor [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bradley_Efron|Bradley Efron]].+The Chaparral was suspended in 1961 for its Layboy parody issue, edited by future Stanford statistics professor [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bradley_Efron|Bradley Efron]].
  
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 +The Storke Student Publications building was dedicated in 196TK. The Chaparral contributed $TK to the construction of the building, which housed the Chappie, Sequoia, Quad, and the Stanford Daily. This was just in time for the end of four robust and and profitable decades for the Chaparral. The magazine was to continue, but as a more serious general interest magazine and then as a radical newspaper. 
  
-The Storke Student Publications building was dedicated in 196TKTKTK. The Chaparral contributed $TKTKTKTTK to the construction of the building, which housed the Chappie, Sequoia, Quad, and the Stanford Daily. This was just in time for the end of four robust and and profitable decades for the Chaparral. The magazine was to continue, but as a more serious general interest magazine and then as a radical newspaper.  +The Chappie published a twenty-four (TK) page parody of the staid Campus Report in the spring of 1974. The parody left the magazine with an unpaid printing bill, which bankrupted the magazine for the second time in its history.
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-The Chappie published a twenty-four (TKTK) page parody of the staid Campus Report in the spring of 1974. The parody left the magazine with an unpaid printing bill, which bankrupted the magazine for the second time in its history.+
  
 ====The Restoration and the Modern Era: mid-70s to Today==== ====The Restoration and the Modern Era: mid-70s to Today====
  
-The following fall, the Chappie was revived by Field Marshall Mike Dornheim, appointed editor by the previous team, with the hastily assembled and cheaply produced "Fiscal Responsibility" issue. TKTK+The following fall, the Chappie was revived by Field Marshall Mike Dornheim, appointed editor by the previous team, with the hastily assembled and cheaply produced "Fiscal Responsibility" issue. TK
  
 The magazine's staff followed this up with an unexpected Big Game parody of the Stanford Daily, which was distributed at the game. This one-two punch established that the magazine was very much alive. The Restoration crew were initiated into the Hammer & Coffin Society in April, 1975.  The magazine's staff followed this up with an unexpected Big Game parody of the Stanford Daily, which was distributed at the game. This one-two punch established that the magazine was very much alive. The Restoration crew were initiated into the Hammer & Coffin Society in April, 1975. 
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-In 197TKTKT, the Hammer & Coffin Society ran a successful slate for the ASSU Senate. TKTKT Also COP +The modern Chaparral would prove to the be a thorn in the side of the university and the student body
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-1980 Chaparral initiates threatened with suspension over infamous Dead Bowlers prank on the Stanford Daily. TKTKTKT +
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-1983 Chappie initiates add Mickey Mouse to clock at its dedication. +
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-In 198TKTKT, the Chappie ran a successful slate for ASSU Council of Presidents. TKTKTK +
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-1985 Giant floating sheep appears in Big Game.   +
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-1986 Oski Bear -- a stuffed Alaskan Kodiak bear -- stolen for UC Berkeley. "I only know what I read in the papers," said Jim Suhre, business manager of the Chaparral. "Do you know anything about it?" +
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-1986 Pie Throwing at ASSU senate. +
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-1989 Chappie publishes fake "Extra Election Edition" of the Daily claiming that the H&C slate won the Council of Presidents election. +
  
-1991 Chappie distribute fake map of Stanford campus during orientation.+The Hammer & Coffin Society ran satirical slates for the ASSU Senate and Council of Presidents, and placed it's members on both bodies in 1970s and 80s.
  
-1992 NY Times: "Students elected to seats on council hoping to abolish it."+In 1980, Chaparral initiates perpetrated one of the great college pranks of all time. threatened with suspension over infamous Dead Bowlers prank on the Stanford Daily. TK
  
-1994 Fake Daily covered by SF Chronicle.