Occidental’s men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams have a new coaching staff, led by interim Head Coach Tom Iannone and assisted by Juliet Suess '14. Iannone, formerly an assistant coach for the Tigers, was named interim head coach following the sudden departure of Shea Manning several weeks before the start of the season. “It was a surprising development, but...

The men’s water polo team (3-18 overall, 1-7 SCIAC) rang in Senior Day Saturday with a hard-fought game against Redlands, falling to the Bulldogs 17-8. “They are a good team with a lot of shooters,” Hank Franscioni (senior) said. “They just outnumbered us.” Occidental started off with a strong first quarter, holding Redlands to four points. Paul Bergevin (junior) found...

Alex Rodriguez. Lebron James. Tiger Woods. Aaron Hernandez. The same few stories play on repeat every 20 minutes. With little insight or analysis, ESPN's flagship program SportsCenter merely rattles off a series of the latest buzz and highlights. The lack of substance in sports media is hardly limited to SportsCenter. The uninspired reporting reaches all corners of it, from television...

Representatives from Active Minds at Oxy received the Uniting Voices Award from the national Active Minds organization at the Active Minds National Mental Health on Campus Conference at the University of California, Irvine Nov. 13–15. The award — given to the Occidental chapter for its 2014 petition to increase diversity and support for students of color at Emmons Wellness Center...

Seven years ago, Hillary Clinton ran against Barack Obama for the Democratic Party nomination. She lost, and Obama went on to win the presidency. However, in that large span of time, many of Clinton’s viewpoints on key Democratic issues have changed, causing a significant amount of scrutiny on the accuracy of her viewpoints. Marriage: In 2008, neither Barack Obama nor...

The Legacy of LA Public Transit: There is a touch of thrill to the 1.5-mile Waterfront Red Car Line in San Pedro, California. The cherry-red trolley-style restored car is the last token left of Los Angeles’ largely forgotten original public transportation system, which was in its heyday during the first half of the 20th century. Running between San Pedro and...

The Occidental football team (5-4 overall, 4-3 SCIAC) wrapped up their season this Saturday with a 41-14 loss to Redlands at Jack Kemp Stadium. Despite the score, running back Kwame Do (senior) made history. In his last appearance in the Tiger orange and black, Do needed just 42 yards to pass Claremont-Mudd-Scripps' Ryan Gocong's previous SCIAC rushing record of 4,044...

“So please, Emily. Tell me, honestly how I can help [people of color]. I'm open to any and all suggestions,” a white, cis, straight male friend said to me via Facebook chat. Our conversation centered on the The Allyship Dilemma: I care and want to help, but I don’t know how to help. I responded to the question with three...

Indonesia. The head of Indonesia's National Narcotics Agency, Budi Waseso, has proposed to build an island prison guarded by crocodiles for the country's death-row drug convicts. The crocodiles would be the primary measure of security for the new prison. “You can’t bribe crocodiles,” Waseso said. He also stated that he would be willing to travel the country's archipelago in search...

At a community meeting held at Temple Beth Israel of Highland Park and Eagle Rock, local residents came together for a panel-led discussion on their changing neighborhood. They also raised a question of how to create and support neighborhoods that reflect and honor both longtime residents and key cultures of the community, while also encouraging economic vitality. The panel members...