Sports

‘The largest crowd [we] ever played for’: Oxy’s most famous football game

Former Occidental football head coach Dale Widolff said he was in his office Sept. 26, 1982, preparing for his team's next game against the...

Roark renews ‘Oxy Way’ as Assistant AD for Sports Medicine

According to the Occidental Athletics website, Becky Roark was hired over the summer as the Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Medicine. Assistant Athletic Director...

Sports commentators bring athletic contests to life

According to Athletics Communications Assistant Justin Lee, Occidental’s athletics program currently has five student commentators working in game management, each one assigned to the...

Athletes of the Week Jack Elfenbaum and Alessia Sacchi find leadership strides

Jack Elfenbaum Jack Elfenbaum (senior) placed 4th at the Men’s Open 8K at the UC Riverside cross country invitationals Sept. 19, with a time of 24:33.7. Last season,...

Needleman reflects on Oxy career

Author: Donovan Dennis For Josh Needleman (senior), water polo is life. He had his first taste of polo after getting cut from his high school swim team....

Golf teams look to improve on successful fall seasons

Author: Owen Hill Prior to the start of the fall semester, Occidental Athletics announced that men's and women's golf head coach Andrew Larkin would be leaving...

Schwab trains to become figure skating judge

Author: Margaret Su Skating has been an integral part of Emiko Schwab's (senior) life since she was three years old. Her career has taken her as...

Discriminatory laws will hurt small businesses, employees

Author: Dylan Bordonaro Last month, the Charlotte City Council passed an ordinance to expand transgender rights, including allowing individuals to use the bathroom of their choice....

Don’t forget Tim Duncan; he won’t remind you

Author: Tim O'Donnell We are now in the midst of the NBA playoffs — a long, drawn-out process that feels almost like a full season in...

NFL Rule Changes Draw Mixed Emotions From Football Faithful

Author: Jack McHenry The summer of 2011 left many football fans uncertain as a 132-day-long labor dispute dredged into August and threatened to shorten or cancel...

CrossFit Eagle Rock builds local fitness community

Author: Riley Kimball (Senior Writer) At around 7 a.m. on most weekdays, Katy Dhanens (senior) wakes up to the sound of thudding techno and enthusiastic shouting....

Rookie Swimmer Travels to Nationals

Author: Juliet Suess Caroline Chang (first-year) is the first swimmer to qualify for Division III Nationals under Head Coach Alex Kuhn. In the swim team's third...