Right now, all eyes are on presidential candidate Donald Trump, who has captured everyone's attention with his xenophobic and sexist views and has been slotted to host Saturday Night Live (SNL) Nov. 7. For the past few months, Donald Trump has dominated headlines for making blatantly racist comments against Latino and Black individuals (among other groups) and sexist comments regarding...

Devin Bullock Claremont-Mudd-Scripps executed a miraculous comeback late in the fourth quarter Saturday, narrowly edging the Tigers (3-3 overall, 2-2 SCIAC) 45-42. However, wide-receiver Devin Bullock (senior) was impressive in defeat, with 11 catches for 188 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Tigers. “As a leader on the offense I knew that I was going to have to have...

The Occidental volleyball team (9-13 overall; 5-9 SCIAC) celebrated Senior Night Thursday, but ultimately dropped a hard fought match, 3-1, to Whittier. During the first set of the night, the Tigers held a 22-18 lead, but the Poets roared back to take the set 25-23. After dropping the second set, the Tigers flipped the narrative during their third, in which...

The Occidental men’s and women’s golf teams wrapped up their fall seasons this past week, as both teams turned in impressive tournament results during the first half of their 2015–16 campaign. Men’s golf team The men’s team teed off on their competition in the mid-September SCIAC Match Play Invitational, claiming a 3-2 victory over conference foe Chapman University while narrowly...

Last week's Trans-I-Am Week hosted events on campus surrounding transgender issues, including a talk from transgender rights activist Janet Mock, an art exhibit and a panel discussion. Intercultural Community Center (ICC) Programming Assistant (PA) Mylan Gerbeyesus (junior), who came up with the idea for the event series, wanted to increase the Occidental community’s consciousness of intersectional identities that are often...

Project S. A. F. E. hosted its annual Empowerment Week, in conjunction with Domestic Violence Awareness Month, last week. Coordinators this year emphasized healing from trauma through physical movement and body empowerment, in addition to the more traditional psychological talk therapy, according to Project S. A. F. E. Programming Assistant (PA) Rebecca Reese (junior). The purpose of Empowerment Week was...

Know the audience, be professional and get everyone's names right. That's all students need to do to get a start commentating on live broadcasts of Occidental sporting events, according to Associate Director of Athletics and Sports Information Director Michael Wells. “I’m excited about providing a platform for students to practice a really fun thing that a lot of people that...

Former President of Finland Tarja Halonen visited campus Oct. 19. She led three events over the course of the day, engaging students on the topics of global sustainability and gender equality. The events centered on the diplomat's role at the political level and students' roles at the civil society level. Halonen’s visit began at 11 a.m. with a small group...

The Hadean eon is an era akin to Hades — a time of fiery volcanoes, crashing meteors and a hot atmosphere thick with carbon dioxide. It began 4.6 billion years ago with the big bang and lasted for around 600 million years. Geologists previously did not think that the Hadean era could have hosted the incipience of life — until...

The Chicago Cubs were eliminated from the playoffs Wednesday, Oct. 21 after losing four games in a row to the New York Mets in the National League Championship Series (NLCS). Having last won the World Series in 1908, the Cubs' 107-year drought is the longest in baseball. More importantly, the Cubs have not even appeared in a World Series since...