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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...