Sports
Sports
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...
Sports
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 27Â and has...
Sports
‘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...
Sports
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,...
Sports
Runners should judge the athlete, not the shoe
The world of running is on fire. Since 2019, an unprecedented 21 world records have been broken. Eliud Kipchoge redefined the limits of human...
Football
Former Occidental football players manage program cancellation
After Occidental's football program was canceled in October 2020, roughly half the athletes on the team transferred to play football elsewhere, according to former...
Sports
‘It’s an uphill battle:’ Los Angeles’ biking renaissance during the pandemic
Many Los Angeles residents have dusted off their bikes in their garages and began biking as a new form of exercise, transportation and stress...
Sports
Students and instructors in Wellness classes adapt to new remote environment
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Occidental students had a variety of ways to remain active on campus. Almost a quarter of all students participate...
Basketball
Adding insult to illness: Why the NBA should cancel 2021 All-Star Game
Over the past several years, the NBA has been a beacon of success in supporting its players and embracing progressive movements in the U.S.,...
On Campus
Pending county approval, Occidental plans infrastructure to support potential return of athletic competition
In a Dec. 1 statement, the Presidents' Council of the SCIAC announced their unanimous decision not to hold competitions in Spring 2021 for sports...
Off campus
Cori Vallembois to lead on diversity, inclusion as JEDI coordinator
In 2019, the NCAA passed new legislation that stated every NCAA institution must appoint a diversity and inclusion designee by Aug. 1, 2020. At...
Sports
‘Between The Lines’, free and virtual counseling for varsity student athletes
To combat a low rate of reporting mental health issues among student athletes, Emmons Wellness Center is providing free and confidential counseling for Occidental...
