Sports
Sports
‘An incredible honor’: ’26 Athletics Hall of Fame Induction
The Occidental College Athletics Hall of Fame inducted six new members at a Cannon Plaza ceremony Oct. 4. Its Class of ’26 featured Anna...
Sports
Cross Country powers through Pre-Nationals in Minnesota
The Occidental College men’s and women’s cross country teams traveled to Minnesota Oct. 2 to compete in the Division III Pre-Nationals, also known as...
Sports
Women’s golf ‘sets the tone’ for spring season with top 10 finishes
Occidental women’s golf started their fall season Sept. 13, finishing fifth out of nine teams at the California State Intercollegiate tournament. Women’s golf consists...
Sports
Athletes of the Week Sanchez and Wahab-Holles hold down the fort
Eyleen Sanchez Volleyball libero/defensive specialist Eyleen Sanchez (senior) achieved a team-high 29 digs, along with six assists and three service aces at the homecoming game...
Enterprise
Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act (EADA) data analysis shows trends in performance and spending
Every year, Occidental submits the Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act (EADA) to the Department of Education to evaluate gender equity in sports. The reports...
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...
