Sports
Sports
Athletes of the Week Kent Ortiz and Sloane Shoop shut down the competition
Sloane Shoop Sloane Shoop (sophomore) made four blocks against Willamette University during the Whittier - La Verne Invitational Sept. 11, leading the Occidental volleyball team to their fourth...
Sports
Baseball and volleyball set standard of academic excellence
Occidental baseball and volleyball earned the 2025-26 American Baseball Coaches Associations' (ABCA) Team Academic Excellence Award and American Volleyball Coaches Associations' (AVCA) Team Academic...
Sports
‘She wanted more’: Olivia Haga’s soccer journey beyond Oxy
Olivia Haga ‘23 played for the Occidental women’s soccer team and has played professionally overseas since graduating. Haga said her path to the pros...
Sports
Men’s soccer kicks off as favorite in SCIAC preseason poll
The Occidental men’s soccer team was voted No. 1 in the SCIAC Preseason Poll. The 2025 SCIAC regular season and tournament champions, who exited...
Football
NFL faces moral battle
Author: Joe Siegal The National Football League's (NFL) moral compass is deeply and profoundly flawed. While this has been evident to many who view the league...
Off campus
Familiar face reveals untold story
Author: Earl Park While most students know him as a regular worker at Berkus Hall dinners, John Pinto's had a career—and even a brush with fame—before...
2014
Ng finishes up final soccer season ‘Taryn’ up the field
Author: Margaret Su Taryn Ng (senior) is a four-year starting defender and three-year captain for Occidental's women's soccer team, but she almost never suited up for...
Basketball
Pickup sports lack female participation
Author: Wellesley Daniels The creation of the Facebook group "OXY PICK UP" has made pickup sports more popular and more accessible to both students and faculty...
Players Of The Week
Players of the Week – February 24th
Author: Hoku Krueger Emily WatkinsEmily Watkins (senior) finished second overall in a tight race on Saturday at the SCIAC Swimming and Diving Championships, touching only 55...
On Campus
Barbell club makes gains in the weight room
Author: Melina Devoney The newly-formed Occidental Barbell Club is off to a strong start. On March 20, a group of students congregated outside Alumni Gymnasium—the facility...
2015
PHAC classes offer unique spin on community fitness
Author: Taylor-Anne Esparza For students who need a little motivation to take their noses out of their books and break a sweat, Occidental offers one credit...
2015
Senior lacrosse players hope to return to NCAA play
Author: Noel Hemphill They came from all over the country: Portland, Oregon, Springfield, Virginia, Haverford, Pennsylvania, Berkeley and Menlo Park, California. They have different academic interests,...
