Julie KhiI (junior) played for Occidental’s women’s soccer team in their game against Redlands Saturday with broken ribs, but not a broken spirit. Khil sustained the injury by colliding with her goalie during practice earlier that week, but come game day she strapped on a rib-protecting jacket under her uniform. Pushing through the pain, Khil scored the first goal of...

Next year, the NFL is going to bring at least one of three teams to Los Angeles and, consequently, apocalyptic gridlock to the one relatively traffic-free day of the week. The teams in question — the Oakland Raiders, the St. Louis Rams and my hapless 2-6 San Diego Chargers — are considering relocation because they are all unhappy with their...

Who knew Native American Heritage Month was coming up? Maybe you did — if so, congratulations. But if you haven’t, you’re not alone. Established by former President George Bush Sr. in 1990, Native American Heritage Month, also referred to as “American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month,” was created to raise awareness and celebrate Native American heritage through events, ceremonies...

Last Thursday's Republican presidential debate, the third of this election cycle, featured many of the elements Americans have come to expect from high-profile political sparring matches. Candidates borrowed each other's ideas and made postured attacks. There were the serious questions met with evasive, pandering non-answers and leading prompts from moderators who often seemed out of their depth. As a result,...

Seeing a Deadpool walking around with a little girl dressed as Princess Sophia might seem strange on a normal day — but at Stan Lee’s Comikaze Expo it’s not an uncommon sight. The comic and pop culture convention ran Friday to Sunday at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Founded in 2011, Comikaze has grown to become the main Los Angeles...

The Occidental men's and women's cross country teams were able to find their footing on a difficult soggy Prado Park course during Saturday's SCIAC Championship meet in Chino Hills, as both teams finished in the top half of the field. In the weeks leading up to the championship meet, the Tigers focused on the mental aspect of running to help...

A spoken introduction tiptoes into the program's opening song. He seems to start speaking at the perfect moment. The clear yet mellow rhythm of the song gives way to the DJ's voice, which is deep, soft and in tempo. The speed is slow, easing the listener into the next segment. These are the moments in which junior Ben Knobel's knack...

Seniors William Huang and Clare Shuey, president and vice president of Occidental's chapter of Phi Beta Lambda (PBL), tell a story of success. Under their leadership, PBL has grown from a mere three members to 46 and counting, making them the seventh-largest chapter in the nation. Never did they expect when they set out to revamp PBL three years ago...

The "Don’t Be an Ass" posters hanging around campus have certainly grabbed the attention of many students, but the effect has not necessarily resulted in anything positive. The signs, which first appeared last semester, assert that no one likes a loud drunk, a clumsy drunk or a belligerent drunk. The strategy of social consequence-focused anti-binge-drinking campaigns is simple enough: grab...

The Title IX Office is currently collecting feedback on a sexual assault policy slated to replace the interim policy that has been in effect since 2013. The proposed policy draft changes the college’s procedure for processing sexual assault claims, expands some definitions of terms and includes a provision to ensure academic freedom. The policy draft is divided into two documents:...