Residential Education (ResEd) recently added a question to the Roommate Questionnaire, sent to next year's incoming first-years, in order to accommodate roommate preferences related to gender and sexual identity. The question asks: “Do you identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, pansexual, queer, asexual, transgender/transsexual, intersex, or as a committed ally? If you are comfortable being ‘out’ on this form, this is...

Kim Babon officially succeeded Sue Pramov April 2 as Occidental's new Director of National Awards. The position entails mentoring students and alumni on their career and academic goals by helping them pursue scholarships and fellowships. As director, Babon is responsible for coordinating the recruitment and application processes, which include essay composition, writing letters of recommendation and interview preparation. Babon is...

Adopt an Elder, a new program that gives students the opportunity to work directly with nursing home residents, held its first event April 4. Lily Goldfarb* (first-year) founded this program with the support of the Emerging Leaders Program (ELP), a program that hosts workshops and a retreat in which first-year students develop on-campus businesses or social justice initiatives. Goldfarb's interest...

The Occidental chapter of Active Minds hosted "Oxy From the Inside" Thursday in a packed Choi Auditorium, where 10 students shared their experiences with mental health in an effort to destigmatize the issue. Active Minds is a national organization that promotes mental health awareness, which students formed a Occidental colony of in 2013. Active Minds President Aaron Vogel (senior) said...

Belgium. Three zebras escaped a local ranch in Brussels Friday. The zebras on the loose roamed the streets of the capital, followed by police in an attempt to capture them. A friend of the owner explained that the zebras were most likely upset because their owner had recently sold his horses that shared their stables. He reported that the zebras...

The Occidental Tigers (10-5, 6-4) dominated the Whittier Poets (2-13, 0-10) from start to finish in the women's lacrosse matchup last Saturday, winning 16-2 on Senior Day to wrap up a memorable season. The Tigers displayed a potent defense led by seniors Monica Rosenkranz, goalie Adrienne Ruth and co-captain Kristin Feinberg*, who did not let in a goal until more...

It is mid-February and Taylor Walton is competing in his first-ever college track and field competition, a dual-meet against Pomona-Pitzer. Walton eyes the orange high jump bar set at 6' 8.75,'' well above his height of 6' 5.'' With power and grace, he races forward and flies above the bar, arching his back as he clears it. Walton's remarkable jump...

Katie Gibbs is the "iron woman" on the Occidental women's water polo team this year in more ways than one. In a literal sense, she often plays iron woman, which means going an entire game of her physically demanding sport without a sub. Moreover, she is the only captain, and she sets a powerful example in and out of the...

Jeffrey Johnson Although the Tigers lost all three games against Cal Lutheran over the weekend, Jeffrey Johnson (senior) had a great series, tallying six hits and an RBI. According to Johnson, he was successful this weekend because he felt very comfortable at the plate and was able to clear his mind and see the ball."I think part of it was...

The marathon that is the NBA regular season has finally drawn to a close, and this week the main event of the playoffs has begun, bringing with it the most exciting and toughest Western Conference field in years. The balance of power in the NBA in terms of depth of championship-caliber teams is firmly with the Western Conference at the...