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
So you think you can dance?
Dance is integral to Occidental’s culture. The annual Dance Production show is one of the most hyped events of the year, melding all sorts...
Sports
Don’t let your kids play football
Attention future parents: When the time comes, do not let your kids play football. Not only is the sport inherently violent, it carries the...
Sports
Kaneda competes for USA in Austria
Featured in the Weekly's coverage of the Occidental Karate Club earlier this semester, Giselle Kaneda (first year) flew to Linz, Austria this past week...
Baseball
World Series win brings the Cubs’ family together
1,731 miles separate Occidental College from Wrigley Field. That distance didn’t stop Steve Goodman’s “Go Cubs Go” from ringing out in common rooms across...
Basketball
Oxy women’s basketball dominates the moment
For the Occidental women’s basketball team, the upcoming season is all about “dominating the moment." With seven returning upperclassmen, an excited group of first...
Sports
Sophomore runner Emma Yudelevitch primed to compete in Israel’s 2017 Maccabiah Games
After a promising debut season, sophomore track star Emma Yudelevitch is primed to travel overseas and compete in July's 2017 Maccabiah Games, an international...
Football
Occidental responds to NFL domestic violence issues
The National Football League (NFL) is once again under fire for its handling of a domestic violence case. Josh Brown, a kicker for the...
Soccer
Mens soccer seniors step onto Patterson Field for final time
The seniors of the Occidental men's soccer team (7-9 SCIAC, 8-9-1 overall) took the field for the last time against Pomona-Pitzer (8-6-2 SCIAC, 9-7-2...
