Why do some kids blindly accept that an obese old man can easily slide down their chimney, but refuse to believe that they should eat their vegetables? The answer will come as the first part of the next Tiger Lab trilogy on psychology and cognitive science. Andrew Shtulman has been studying human intuition regarding supernatural explanations compared to scientific facts...

Part 2: Precious “Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine…you are precious in my eyes, and honored, and I love you.” (Isaiah 43: 4) Last week, we encountered a problem. And the problem was this: that Christ treated women with honor, and that He charges men to do the same. Why...

Bike Share has finished collecting data on campus bike thefts and is working with Campus Safety to increase surveillance and educate students on how to securely lock up bikes. Campus Safety detailed its own research on the topic to the student body in an email Oct. 29. Using the data collected on the recent thefts, Bike Share’s Student Service Manager...

It's that time again — Teach for America (TFA) is recruiting on college campuses nationwide, and the smell of the white savior complex is wafting through the air stronger than ever. As an organization that ironically attracts its corps members by reminding shiny, freshly-minted college graduates about the injustices of education disparities in this country, TFA has done surprisingly well...

"I'm Sorry, But May We Discuss Tentative Speech?" was the title of Friday's episode of Forum on KQED, the branch of National Public Radio in San Francisco. They did, in fact, discuss tentative speech — the perceived phenomenon of women apologizing when they are not at fault to the extent of absurdity and annoyance. However, the episode is couched in...

South by Southwest (SXSW), the annual tech-music-film conference and festival held in Austin, announced Oct. 26 that it was canceling two of its events related to video games as a result of violent threats against the festival and their audience. The two discussion panels, "Level Up: Overcoming Harassment in Games" and "SavePoint: A Discussion on the Gaming Community," were set...

When taking in a sunset from Fiji Hill, it's hard not to appreciate a little bit of Los Angeles’ smog. The golden sunlight, breaking through afternoon rush-hour fumes, paints the sky pastel, inspiring a proliferation of no-filter Instagrams — #ouchmylungs. While atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases may be reaching dramatic new levels, regional air quality in the U. S. and...

Marcus McDuffieLinebacker Marcus McDuffie (sophomore) picked up his first career sack — one of two on the day — in the Occidental football team's (5-3 overall; 4-2 SCIAC) 32-12 win over Whittier. McDuffie also recorded six total tackles on the day, playing a key role in the Tigers' stingy defensive performance. "[Head] Coach Semones and Coach Landry had a great...

For Josh Needleman (senior), water polo is life. He had his first taste of polo after getting cut from his high school swim team. Growing up in Florida, Needleman had ample time in and around the water, but his first year with a club polo team did not sell him on the sport. “I enjoyed it, but it wasn’t something...

The Occidental men’s soccer team (13-4-3 overall, 10-3-3 SCIAC) concluded their season last week in the semifinals of the SCIAC playoffs after falling to Redlands 3-1, despite a strong start. The Tigers shook off the fact that they had dropped their two previous games against the Bulldogs by taking an early 1-0 lead in the sixth minute. Elijah Remy (sophomore)...