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 27 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,...
Soccer
Faculty members kick it with students on intramural soccer field
Five years ago, Professor Jamie Angell of the theater department formed a faculty and staff intramural soccer team named the Giant Squid. The team...
Sports
Monica Chernoff selected for Filipino water polo team
This past spring, Monica Chernoff (sophomore) joined the Filipino women's national water polo team. The journey to competing at the national level began when...
Basketball
Occidental men’s basketball season tips off
The Occidental men's basketball team tips off its season with eight more players than last year. In the 2016–17 season, the team had 13...
Sports
College athletics will always be important, regardless of the division
In light of the fact that hardly any Occidental sports fill the stands with fans, and the series of events that surrounded the football...
Sports
Your guide to student discounts at local Eagle Rock gyms
While most Occidental students are familiar with Rush Gym and the more secluded Berkus Gym, they may be less informed about where to turn...
Sports
L.A. is ready for new National Women’s Soccer League team
The 2017 season of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) came to a close Oct. 14 in Orlando, Fla. After a physical match that...
Sports
An inside look at student athletes’ diets
Whether it is meals before and after practice or preparing for a game or meet, the dietary choices of many student athletes require a...
Sports
Texans owner’s comments are as American as NFL, unfortunately
ESPN reported Oct. 27 that Houston Texans owner Bob McNair said, "We can't have the inmates running the prison,” at an all National Football...
