(Berkeley, CA, July 18, 2006) ? Yet another victory for UC Berkeley students and alumni over their arch-rivals at Stanford University. The domain, BeatStanford.com (http://www.BeatStanford.com), has been liberated from the Stanford Axe Committee, and is now in the hands of Cal Bear Backers. Cal students and alumni of all ages can now secure their own BeatStanford.com email addresses, and tell the whole world this is Bear Territory.
BeatStanford.com email accounts start at a low $0.99/month, but for a limited time, an incoming UC Berkeley freshman can register for a BeatStanford email addresses at a 60% year-one discount! For only $0.39/month, incoming students can get an email forwarding account, allowing them to read and write their BeatStanford emails through GMail, HotMail, Yahoo! Mail, or other hosted email service. This offer expires September 30, 2006. Berkeley freshmen can visit http://www.BeatStanford.com/freshmen to sign up.
A BeatStanford email address is the perfect way to show off the blue and gold spirit, and celebrate the storied rivalry between the two universities ? especially as The Big Game approaches. But whether it is football, basketball, baseball, or another sport, sending a BeatStanford.com email will make it clear how big Bear Territory is.
The history of Stanford Axe Committee?s control over this unique domain can be reviewed through the Wayback Machine at Archives.org. The campus organization let the domain expire in 2005, at which point a diligent Cal alumnus bought the domain with the intention of making it accessible to members of the Cal Berkeley family.
For more information about BeatStanford.com and how to register for a personalized BeatStanford.com email address, you can visit our Website at http://www.BeatStanford.com.
