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,...

Players of the week

Claire Strohm Occidental women's volleyball played three games within the last week, yet first-year Claire Strohm was able to maintain her high level of play...

Staff and students come together on the hardwood

On a Friday afternoon, the pounding of basketballs and squeaking of shoes on the wood floor echo through Rush gym. But these sounds do...

Rising Stars

Gabriel Barrett-Jackson Gabriel Barrett-Jackson may be a first-year playing center back for the first time in his soccer career, but one thing that remains unchanged...

McFeely’s journey from Ireland to Eagle Rock

Assistant Director of Athletics and head women's soccer coach Colm McFeely has coached soccer for longer than any current member of the women's soccer...

MLB looks 2 the future

As baseball marches toward another October, it leaves behind one of the game's most prolific playoff heroes—Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter. Equally notable is the...

Boxing club gets approval, ban on sparring still in effect

Fights may soon break out on campus, but with the unusual addition of a pair of gloves, a mouthpiece and headgear. After seeking approval...

Men's soccer falls to Redlands despite defensive effort

The Occidental men's soccer team (5–3 overall, 2–3 SCIAC) continued to build on a winning start to the season, taking two out of three...

NBA sets example for NFL

As the headlines about the NFL's inability to regulate its own league continue to dominate the sports news cycle, the National Basketball Association (NBA)...