Students at Occidental College share certain common experiences as a product of attending the same school. One of those is move-in day. The college works hard with Residential Education and Housing Services (ResEd), O-Team and other student volunteers to see that the move-in process at the beginning of the academic year runs smoothly. But then ResEd fails to pay the...

The SCIAC Championships begin next Saturday for the Occidental swimming and diving teams, marking the end of a difficult training season for both squads. Reigning 200-yard breaststroke national champion Steven van Deventer (junior) has guided the men’s team by posting crucial wins in multiple events, remaining one of the top point-scorers for the black and orange. With the league culminating...

From producing the first gold-winning Asian American to serving as a practice facility for the Games, Occidental College shares a rich history with the Olympics. Since its inception, the college has sent 21 athletes to the Olympics across eight different sports, with seven representatives combining for nine total medals. “For a small school, we have an unusually special tradition of...

The start of the Olympic season is typically met with grandeur and excitement; a sense of nationalism rushes through countries around the world, and they unite together in a ceremony of excellence. Sochi 2014, though, has been marred by contentious issues that range from social to political to fundamental. Every corner turned brings a new problem, be it gay rights,...

After suffering an 83-60 loss at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (CMS) Wednesday night, the Occidental men’s basketball team (10-11 overall, 5-7 SCIAC) rebounded Saturday, rallying past Redlands, 69-66, in front of a Rush Gymnasium crowd of nearly 900. The Tigers stayed within reach of the Stags despite defensive struggles and losing the rebounding battle. They were down 35-28 at the half before CMS...

For those who missed it, the Super Bowl just ended. It was easy to miss this year because there was nothing super about any of it. The football game (which is still the main event, technically) was like watching a professional team play a bunch of children. The coin toss was a microcosm for the entire game: An old quarterback...

Despite a record $537,000 in booster donations to the Athletics Department this year, athletes are not likely to see the funds result in bonuses for varsity sports teams. According to the department, the donations will be budget-relieving for Athletics rather than budget-enhancing. With a delegated allotment of $2.1 million from the college's administration and approximately $200,000 from tickets sales, facilities...

In a day and age when many coaches use Division-III athletics as a platform to further their careers and advance to higher levels, Tiger head men’s basketball and tennis coach Brian Newhall — now in his 26th year on the job — has remained a permanent fixture on Occidental’s campus. “Philosophically, I’ve found the perfect spot,” Newhall said. “Most importantly,...

In the wake of Occidental’s ban on school dances, students have grown increasingly annoyed with the lack of school-sponsored social opportunities, voicing their discontent through online forums such as Oxy Confessions. But any student who complains about having nothing to do on campus would do well to pay more attention to Occidental’s email notification system, specifically the thread known as...

Joe Compagno (Men's Basketball) A unique basketball upbringing brought Tiger guard Joe Compagno to where he is today. His father, Steve, coached him at Redwood High School in Larkspur, Calif. and still coaches there today. In fact, Compagno cannot remember a time when his father was not a high school basketball coach. "The dynamic of having a father as a...