Sports
Sports
Retired student-athletes Hulett and Jorsling stay involved in their sports
Elizabeth Hulett Elizabeth Hulett (senior), a former outside hitter on the volleyball team, said she became a student coach after competing with Occidental for three...
Sports
Tiger Talk puts the mic in athletes’ hands
Tiger Talk is a podcast run by Oxy Athletics that allows student-athletes to share their voices and personalities while promoting their teams across campus....
Sports
Competitiveness drives success for Athletes of the Week Wolak and Reyes-Sanchez
Owen Wolak The men’s golf team competed in The Clash, a tournament hosted by Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (CMS) Oct. 19-20. Owen Wolak (senior) tied for first against...
Sports
Shum and Gersch achieve SCIAC Athlete of the Week recognitions
Jasmine Shum Volleyball outside hitter Jasmine Shum (sophomore) earned SCIAC Offensive Athlete of the Week honors after leading Occidental to a 2-0 week with wins...
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...
