Occidental women's tennis head coach and men’s basketball associate head coach Will Morris has gone from being at court to on the court, leaving his lawyering days behind to follow his passion for coaching. His love for sports and his children manifest in his committed yet fun-loving coaching style. “He speaks [Occidental’s] language,” Director of Athletics Jamie Hoffman said via...

The Occidental women's softball team donned hot pink uniforms on Saturday for their double-header against Chapman, part of the team's annual Strike Out Cancer event. The Tigers fell 9-7 in the first game of the series, but came back strong during the second game, winning 5-1. The Tigers wore pink during the games to honor Annalise Fischer, a local teenage...

For students who need a little motivation to take their noses out of their books and break a sweat, Occidental offers one credit for physical activity (PHAC) courses such as yoga, Zumba, spinning, cardio tennis, karate, circuit weight training, boot camp and out-of-season conditioning. These courses provide a structured setting where students at all fitness levels can participate in sports...

This week’s post is a little different to what I usually publish, but an issue caught my attention a few days ago that I feel is worthy of a deeper analysis. The Occidental community does a fantastic job of raising awareness about a plethora of important social justice issues and I feel it to be a warm and welcoming environment...

The dates of Passover and Easter often coincide, causing the U. S. media to utter the messages of “new beginnings” and “spring-time” that are assigned to both holidays in a futile attempt to normalize the two religions. There are always several articles that come out around the weekend of Passover and Easter each year, preaching the commonalities between the two...

I intern at a hospital. On most days, my job entails taking vitals, getting water, passing out trays, and talking to patients and nurses. On some days though, there are less common tasks that I’m asked to do. Yesterday was one of those days, when I was asked to come help bag the body of a recently deceased patient. I...

Occidental’s Blyth Fund, a 38-year-old student-managed investment portfolio, elected its first female president, Clare Shuey (junior), March 25. Shuey, who ran unopposed, will succeed President Cullen Cohane (senior) in overseeing the fund’s director performance, trade operations and agenda. “It’s a fantastic achievement ... in terms of putting females in positions of power, particularly in regard to finance,” Cohane said. “On...

Graffiti appeared Saturday next to the chalk memorial constructed by the Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) March 16 in the quad. Beside the names of the over 2,000 Palestinians killed in Gaza last summer, an unknown individual wrote "Not all Muslims are terrorists, but most terrorists are Muslim today." Another unknown person then crossed out the message and wrote...

Starting this fall, four students will join Emmons Student Wellness Center in establishing a new peer mentorship program. Emmons Senior Director Sara Semal and Director of Counseling Matt Calkins implemented the program at the recommendation of Active Minds, a student group that petitioned for the introduction of peer mentors to on-campus healthcare services last March. The volunteer mentors will engage...

As part of Occidental’s Earth Week celebration, Campus Dining will pilot an organic smoothie bar in the Marketplace April 24. The bar will be a fixture of Saturday brunches beginning Fall 2015. According to Executive Chef Michael "Meesh" Montygierd, Chef Conrado Gomez proposed the idea of a smoothie bar in order to accommodate the overwhelming demand by students in the...