Sports
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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
Occidental fall sports teams pave way for future success
For almost four months, Occidental fall sports teams have been training and competing extensively. Teams this season have made national championships and fought for...
Sports
A legend and his legacy
Occidental lost one of its most influential and decorated athletes Dec. 3 when Sammy Lee '43 passed away at the age of 96 after a...
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While students are on break, winter athletes train on campus
As the semester winds down and reading days and finals begin, students prepare to leave campus for break and look forward to five weeks...
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Activist athletes: Play til the whistle blows
Athletes across the nation, professional and collegiate, are using their platform to spark social and political change. But since athlete social leaders gained massive...
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More than a game: Athletes and activism at Occidental
One year after the Oxy United for Black Liberation occupation, Occidental student-athletes are continuing to protest racial injustice outside the classroom — often on...
Sports
Going, going gone: Broadcasting club holds inaugural home run derby
Under the floodlights of Jack Kemp Stadium, a few individuals gathered for one purpose: to hit some whiffle balls hard, fast and far. Will...
Sports
Occidental athletes you should know
Roxanne Valle, Sierra Slack, Claire Strohm, Melissa Braun and Grace Sponaugle are some of the best athletes in the SCIAC and don the orange...
Cross Country
Occidental weathers the unexpected at nationals
Despite an early tangle-up throwing a wrench into the team's outlook at Nationals, Occidental's men's cross country squad left the track a proud and...
