Sports
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...
Sports
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
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...
Sports
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,...
Sports
NFL should fully guarantee contracts
During what has been an undeniably wild NFL offseason, paying particular attention to the guaranteed value of player contracts being given out around the...
Rugby
Women’s rugby empowers teammates on, off the pitch
The rugby pitch is one place on campus where women at Occidental can push their bodies and minds to the limit. While their 1-5...
Lacrosse
Men's lacrosse team secures playoff position
Men’s lacrosse has experienced a revival at Occidental over the past few years. After almost folding in 2008, the club team has rebuilt itself...
Sports
WAC remains positive in rebuilding year
Occidental’s women’s ultimate Frisbee team, Women’s Aerial Club (WAC), began the spring season low in numbers but high in spirit. Despite losing four out of...
Sports
"Detox" frisbee succeeds with new coach, young roster
Occidental’s men’s ultimate team, “Detox,” gained a talented first-year class, a new coach and a fresh team philosophy this spring. Detox debuted its talent at...
Sports
Noah Winnick hits high notes on stage and on javelin runway
Noah Winnick (Junior) is a textbook example of a jock: a thrower for the Occidental track and field team and a former football player....
Basketball
Reid, Young & Rice finish their Tiger basketball careers
The men's and women's basketball teams concluded their seasons with back-to-back games Feb. 24 in Rush Gymnasium, both losing to Cal Lutheran (Cal Lu). On...
Football
Great Strides impacts local school
Society often stereotypes football players as inconsiderate jocks, yet a group of Occidental College football players are flouting this label through their work with...
