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Controlling the uncontrollable: athletes’ superstitions and rituals
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...
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Women’s tennis finds rhythm after early-season struggles
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...
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‘We-before-me’: student managers star in supporting roles
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...
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Athletes of the Week Okamoto and Yurich lead playoff push
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,...
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Synchronized swimming club to redefine performance and perseverance in sport
The Occidental Swim Cadets is the new synchronized swimming club at Occidental. According to the club's president and founder, Lily Fawcett-Dubow (sophomore), they are...
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Athlete of the week Oury Diane makes a multifaceted impact on men’s soccer team
Occidental’s men’s soccer team won a match 5 - 3 against Pomona-Pitzer Sept. 20 with two goals from forward Oury Diane (junior). Diane also had two...
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Sports Opinion: The PAC-12 is dead, and bureaucratic cliques killed it
As the PAC-12, one of the five major collegiate athletics conferences, collapsed amidst the broader conference realignment this Fall, I realized an unfortunate truth. At the collegiate...
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Oxy women’s golf team sets new school record
Occidental's women’s golf team set a new school record at the California State Intercollegiate Tournament hosted by Cal Lutheran University Sept. 11. The team shot...
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Varsity athletes find new passions after leaving collegiate sports
Professor Damian Stocking of Comparative Studies in Literature & Culture (CSLC) is a former athlete. Stocking said he broke the two-minute half mile at...
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Athletes of the Week Gigi Yamamoto and Amir Barkan pursue greatness
Gigi Yamamoto During the women's soccer match against the CalTech Beavers Sept. 13, Gigi Yamamoto (junior) assisted a goal off a corner kick, contributing to...
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Men’s soccer’s loudest supporters are also sometimes dads
At men’s soccer games, Art Chmielewski is impossible to miss. Dressed in bright orange attire, he brings a huge plastic drum to every game...
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Professor Kerry Thompson helps athletes succeed on and off the field
Since coming to Occidental 17 years ago, Professor Kerry Thompson has served in myriad roles at the college, including as professor of Biology, chair of the Biology...
