Sports

Controlling the uncontrollable: athletes’ superstitions and rituals

Nora Youngelson - April 12, 2026

Men’s tennis player Benjamin Burrows (senior) said competitive sports are inherently mental. Burrows said he and many other athletes partake in rituals or have...

Sports

Women’s tennis finds rhythm after early-season struggles

Liz Hermosillo - April 8, 2026

The Occidental women's tennis team has been on a winning streak, recording three consecutive 7-0 sweeps. The team shut out Whittier March 27 and has...

Sports

‘We-before-me’: student managers star in supporting roles

Julian Levy - April 8, 2026

Occidental sports teams have done well this year, with several teams reaching their respective SCIAC conference tournaments and others with seasons still in full swing. Every sports program at...

Sports

Athletes of the Week Okamoto and Yurich lead playoff push

Quinn Sumerlin and Abigail Montopoli - April 8, 2026

Olivia Okamoto Olivia Okamoto (senior) is currently the lacrosse team’s leading scorer and has been on All-SCIAC teams from 2023–2025. An attacker from Redmond, WA,...

2016

Discriminatory laws will hurt small businesses, employees

The Occidental - January 1, 2016

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....

2016

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

The Occidental - January 1, 2016

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...

Sports

NCAA should protect athletes more than profits

Dylan Bordonaro - December 2, 2015

As college football teams gear up for the coming postseason, the bowl games' sponsors are preparing their gifts for the players. This is a...

Sports

Torten hopes to powerlift his way to the top

Gabriel Dunatov - December 2, 2015

The sound of churning treadmills, enthusiastic grunts and the monotonous thump of dropping dumbbells is ever present at the Occidental Alumni Fitness Center. Yet...

Basketball

Athlete of the Week

Ryan Whalen - December 2, 2015

Jay MillerGuard Jay Miller (junior) had a productive Thanksgiving break, leading the Occidental men's basketball team (4-1 overall) to victories over West Coast Baptist...

Basketball