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,...
Sports
Students helping students make those gains
Occidental's Alumni gymnasium consistently hosts students hoping to get fit, gain muscle or simply get some exercise. A couple of Occidental students, namely Julian...
Football
MLB takes a knee
Saturday, Sept. 22, Major League Baseball joined the ongoing movement of professional athletes taking a knee during the national anthem. When the national anthem opened...
Football
Oxy’s opinions on National Anthem protests
During a rally in Alabama Sept. 22, President Trump launched an expletive-laden criticism of National Football League athletes who protested during the national anthem, urging team...
Sports
Progressing towards post-season: golf and volleyball preview
The 2017–18 fall sports season has already begun at Occidental College. The golf and volleyball teams are training to outdo last season's performances, and...
Ice Hockey
Occidental hockey club breaks the ice with a new season
Less than a year ago, Spencer Raub (sophomore), Occidental men's club ice hockey team president, set out to rebuild the team. Now, Raub is...
Sports
Golovkin, Alvarez fight ends in controversial draw
Gennady "GGG" Golovkin and Saul "Canelo" Alvarez fought Sept. 16, and while the bout was everything boxing fans could have hoped for, it ended...
Sports
Calmer seas in water polo’s future
The Occidental men's water polo team (0-7) played their sixth and seventh games of the season Sept. 23 at Taylor Pool. The first game...
Soccer
Premier League primer for the new viewer
The Premier League is the most physically and tactically demanding domestic competition in soccer. Talent is not enough — it takes mental strength and...
