Newflash: Christian music isn’t just composed of choirs of boys with angelic voices singing hymns. On the contrary, much like secular music, Christian music is incredibly diverse and has a long history where it has and changed over time, much like rock or hip hop. Way back in the day, it was chants and chorales, which is generally what people...

Carrying bear spray and 70-pound backpacks, geology professor Ann Blythe, Thomas Warfel (senior), David Phillips (senior) and four other geology professors and students trudged through the shrubs and permafrost of the eastern Denali range. The 18 hours of sunlight of the Alaskan summer created a slushy terrain that led to soaking wet feet but also ideal conditions for scooping up...

Occidental women's soccer team captain Michaela Tsuha (senior) is a rock. For the past three years, she has provided consistency and playmaking capabilities, starting in every game of her college career at the right midfielder position. Despite a family tradition of basketball, Tsuha took up soccer in kindergarten and joined more competitive club teams in the second grade. "I had...

Occidental’s men's and women’s cross-country teams competed Saturday at the Pomona-Pitzer Invite, finishing in sixth and ninth, respectively. With NCAA Division I, II and III teams racing, most runners were slightly disappointed by the results of the invite but optimistic about the trajectory of the season. The men’s team started slowly in the first 400 meters of the race and...

Hank FranscioniThe Occidental men's water polo team picked up two wins at the Gary Troyer Tournament at Pomona-Pitzer, with Hank Franscioni (senior) scoring seven goals in four games. Though the Tigers only managed two wins in the tournament, Franscioni was happy with his performance, as well as the team's collective effort against tough opponents such as Division I Fordham University."I...

Occidental starting goalkeeper Theo Atkinson (senior) was not exactly thrilled when he first started in the position at 12 years old. “One day our keeper decided that he didn't want to play anymore and so I had to put on the gloves,” Atkinson said. Although not the debut Atkinson might have hoped for — he was scored on from 85...

Most Occidental students say their final farewells to Eagle Rock upon graduation. A select few, however, decide to return to give back to the community that served them during their four years as students. Such is the case with Jonathan Padron, Juliet Suess and Jack Stabenfeldt, three former student-athletes who graduated in 2014 and have since returned as assistant coaches....

The newly established Comparative Studies in Literature and Culture (CSLC) department experienced several staffing changes in the first month of its existence. Following the departure of one professor two weeks into classes this semester, and the arrival and departure of a second, returning professor Pauline Ebert has been hired full time to teach German classes for rest the of the...

Thursday, the voice of Bill Simmons returned to the airwaves. The sportswriter, who was unceremoniously pardoned from his job at ESPN in May, launched his new eponymous podcast and is preparing a televised show this spring for his new employer, HBO. The end of Simmons's hiatus highlights the failures of ESPN and should also signal changes in sports journalism. Simmons,...

When I reflect on the most meaningful experiences in my life, volunteer work is one that comes to mind. Over the past four years, I have interacted with many different groups, including the economically disadvantaged, elderly, youth and developmentally disabled. Each interaction has been a unique experience that has highlighted my strengths but also helped me become a more well-informed...