The Occidental football team (5-3 overall, 4-2 SCIAC) dethroned the Cal Lutheran Kingsmen 32-12 thanks to a strong defensive effort Saturday at Jack Kemp Stadium. The Tigers made the final night game of the season a memorable one, with a blocked field goal and a fake punt, culminating in their best defensive performance of the year. Offensively, the Tigers continued...

“What is Oswald the Tiger? Who the f**k is he?” Marshall Meyer (sophomore) said as he pondered the identity and significance of his school's mascot. Indeed, though all know Oswald as the face of Occidental College and the only die-hard Tiger sports fan, few really, truly know the mysterious feline. “Oswald is an enigma," Kylie Brakeman (sophomore) said. "He represents...

Fans of America's Team, the Dallas Cowboys, have been plagued by their cocky, overbearing owner Jerry Jones for more than two decades. While the Cowboys were able to win three Super Bowls in the early '90s, Jones has proven himself to be an inept owner and general manager. He is now among the ranks of the League's most historically hated...

Twenty-three students and two faculty members will be taking an all-expense-paid trip to Japan in December — not as a vacation or a study abroad program, but as participants in the Kakehashi Project. This is Occidental’s first year participating in this program. The project is supported by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Japan-U. S. Educational Commission to...

The Green Bean recently changed its policy regarding the appropriation of funds generated by the sale of specialty drinks. Previously, proceeds from the three specialty drinks all went to scholarship funds. Now, proceeds from sales of the monthly rotating specialty drink To Veitch Their Own will be allocated to various campus organizations. The Diversity and Equity Board (DEB), a newly...

College, from my perspective, is a physical and emotional adjustment that can vary depending on the individual’s situation. I have encountered some students who live close to home and still find it difficult to adjust. I have met other students who are having a tough time assimilating because they are from another country. They are forced to adjust to the...

She has a deep love for family, friends, faith and running. It is this love of running that explains why Roxanne Valle (first year), a member of the Occidental women’s cross country team, has made a name for herself as a top contender in the conference during her debut year. Although she continues to run her regular cross country races,...

A recent study predicting a 99.9 percent chance of a major earthquake in Southern California has Angelenos shaking — some shaking their heads — at the risk of the next great quake. The study, authored by NASA-Jet Propulsion Laboratory Scientist Andrea Donnellan and colleagues, predicts a 5.0 or larger earthquake within the 60-mile radius of the 2014 earthquake on the...

Books of feminist theory are strewn around a round table and evocative photographs of two women wearing nothing but blankets and boots hang along the walls in a small room. These scenes are part of a new art exhibit by the Los Angeles female duo CamLab that opened two weeks ago at the Weingart Gallery. The duo Jemima Wyman and...

There are moments of semi-adulthood in college, like lying awake until 3 a.m. worrying about student loans, that invoke a longing to remain young enough to play in the sandbox forever. Then there are moments, like holding a beer in one hand and playing vintage pinball with the other, when you remember that sandboxes are more likely to contain used...