The Occidental website describes the Eagle Rock community as one filled with “critically acclaimed restaurants, cozy coffeehouses and vintage boutiques [which] share the boulevards with Mom-and-Pop markets and no-nonsense boxing gyms.” Yet beyond the acknowledgment of a boxing community, details are scarce, and most boxers train in anonymity. The Co-Presidents of the Occidental College Boxing club, Earl Park (senior) and...

Bryan Scott The Occidental football team opened the season with a 46-41 shootout victory over the University of Puget Sound Loggers in Tacoma on Saturday. Five of those touchdowns came off the right arm of quarterback Bryan Scott (junior), who also completed 33 of 45 passes for 421 yards. This performance builds on his outstanding 2014 season, in which he...

The recent on-campus arrest of a local community member by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) Sept. 5 has sparked discussion on issues of diversity and tolerance among students and staff that culminated in a town hall meeting Monday. Green Bean Barista Eda Olivas-Graham (senior) called Campus Safety during her shift to report the presence of an individual who made...

When Occidental quarterbacks coach Darnell Arceneaux and quarterback Bryan Scott (junior) both arrived at Occidental two years ago, neither could predict that their eventual bond would be a major factor in the Tigers' back-to-back winning records. But by the completion of their first season, the partnership was already paying off. Scott was named 2013 second-team All-SCIAC selection and the 2013...

The NFL officially kicked off the regular season Thursday night as the world champion New England Patriots and superstar quarterback Tom Brady defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 28-21 in Foxborough, Mass. Brady had an impressive night, completing 25 passes on 32 attempts for 288 yards and four touchdowns. However, the Pro Bowl caliber performance did not come without controversy. For the...

The Sierra Club released its list of Top 100 Green Schools Sept. 2, ranking colleges and universities in the United States in terms of sustainability. Across a broad range of topics, the Sierra Club considers sustainability to reflect qualities from energy consumption to food sourcing, waste disposal to water usage practices. This year Occidental College finally broke the top 100,...

United Kingdom. A historian found the possible first use of the word f*** in an English court case dated 1310. The discovery occurred on accident while the honorary research fellow at Keele University was studying Chester County Court documents during the rule of Edward II. Booth found the earliest record of the word was used in a sexual connotation, referring...

While LA may not have the literary pedigree of New York City, a famed novelist's appearance nevertheless attracts bibliophiles in droves. Most recently, a remarkably large crowd gathered around the entrance to the Mark Taper Auditorium at the Los Angeles Central Library Sept. 10 for the evening's ALOUD literary lecture series. The excitement was palpable as those in line, many...

As of Aug. 28, students who frequent York Boulevard’s bar scene on Thursday nights have a new party to crash: Block Party. The new craft beer joint is only two doors down from The York and boasts a 3,000 square-foot back patio with a summery beer garden vibe. Block Party stands out among the restaurants and shops on York Boulevard...

A new study space on the third floor of the Academic Commons opened this fall after the books previously stored in the location were removed. Reshaping and downsizing the library’s collection, referred to as deaccession, has been an ongoing project at the college since 2012. During this process, library leadership noticed a space availability on the third floor. According to...