Sports
Sports
Retired student-athletes Hulett and Jorsling stay involved in their sports
Elizabeth Hulett Elizabeth Hulett (senior), a former outside hitter on the volleyball team, said she became a student coach after competing with Occidental for three...
Sports
Tiger Talk puts the mic in athletes’ hands
Tiger Talk is a podcast run by Oxy Athletics that allows student-athletes to share their voices and personalities while promoting their teams across campus....
Sports
Competitiveness drives success for Athletes of the Week Wolak and Reyes-Sanchez
Owen Wolak The men’s golf team competed in The Clash, a tournament hosted by Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (CMS) Oct. 19-20. Owen Wolak (senior) tied for first against...
Sports
Shum and Gersch achieve SCIAC Athlete of the Week recognitions
Jasmine Shum Volleyball outside hitter Jasmine Shum (sophomore) earned SCIAC Offensive Athlete of the Week honors after leading Occidental to a 2-0 week with wins...
2013
Community member Kopay first NFL athlete to come out
Author: Lauren Rewers Everyday around noon, a 71-year-old man swims laps in Taylor Pool for a few hours. His 6-foot height and muscular build suggest a once-powerful...
2013
NCAA must improve athletic standards
Author: Joe Siegal The Grambling State University Tigers football team did something unprecedented last Saturday by choosing to boycott and forfeit its participation in Jackson State's...
2013
Messick leaves humble roots in Reno to shine in basketball spotlight
Author: Tim O'Donnell As a young competitor and aspiring basketball player, senior and now 6-foot-3-inch Elizabeth "Bisty" Messick discovered that hoops is a way of life...
2014
Tiger Athletics deeply rooted in rich Olympic tradition
Author: Michael Tonetti From producing the first gold-winning Asian American to serving as a practice facility for the Games, Occidental College shares a rich history with...
2014
Rising Stars (Spring 2014 Part 2)
Author: Michael Tonetti Avery Chernin (Men's Tennis) Despite being the lightest member of the team at 138 pounds, Avery Chernin is expected to make a heavy impact...
Baseball
JV Baseball squad grows program through consistency
Author: Spencer Donaldson They wear the black and orange. Their uniforms bear the Tigers logo. On most spring afternoons, they can be found practicing on the...
2014
Women in the Locker Room
Author: Juliet Suess Feminism in Sports: Part 2 of 2 Women in sports are regarded, all around, as inferior to their male counterparts. Female athletes cannot play...
Basketball
NBA sets example for NFL
Author: Joe Siegal As the headlines about the NFL's inability to regulate its own league continue to dominate the sports news cycle, the National Basketball Association...
