The Occidental baseball team finished last weekend with late inning theatrics. Tied 4-4 in the bottom of the eighth inning of the final game against Pomona-Pitzer, pinch runner Jeff Johnson (senior) stole home to score the winning run for the Tigers. With the win the Tigers improve to 17-9 overall and 13-5 in SCIAC play, moving into third place in...

Occidental’s track and field teams performed strongly in the second SCIAC Multi-Dual meet this past Saturday. The men’s team swept the competition, defeating Caltech 126-18, Chapman 127-16 and Cal Lutheran 95-66. The women’s team went 2-1 for the day, with an 83-28 win over Chapman, and an 87-47 victory over Caltech. The wins were keyed by valuable contributions across the...

Tennis is usually viewed as an individual sport, a one-on-one battle between a player and their opponent. For the Occidental women's tennis team, however, 12 student-athletes find that despite often playing on separate courts, they are able to function as one cohesive group. "What is most important is that we are one team unit—which is sometimes hard in such an...

Tonight, the men's college basketball Final Four tips off in Indianapolis, where last Thursday, the state legislature passed a "religious freedom" bill that will effectively allow "businesses to turn away gay and lesbian customers," according to CNN. Given the timing of the Final Four with the passing of this law, sports' role in opposing homophobia has a chance to be...

It was the last two minutes of the game, and the Occidental women's water polo team (1-19 overall, 0-3 SCIAC) was in a stalemate against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (CMS) at 10-10. While spectators discussed the possibility of overtime, CMS's Haley Connor made one final score to cinch the Athena's victory."Claremont presses very hard and their defense was aggressive," Interim Head Coach Jon...

Imagine hurriedly stopping at your local coffee shop on your way to work in the morning. Bleary-eyed and un-caffeinated, you approach the counter. Let's say you order a double shot latte. Now imagine that instead of asking about your milk preference, the barista asks your opinion on race relations in America. Until this past Sunday, this was exactly what Starbucks...

“In case we have forgotten, because we keep hearing that 2014 has been the warmest year on record, I ask the chair, you know what this is? It’s a snowball. And it’s just from outside here. So it’s very, very cold out. Very unseasonal. So here, Mr. President, catch this.” And there it was. In the middle of his speech,...

Pedestrians walking along Eagle Rock Boulevard Monday night likely noticed the smell of frying oil, warm cheese and curry wafting from the parking lot of All Star Lanes bowling alley. The band of aromas came from about eight food trucks ringing the lot. In the middle, vendors sold wares including jewelry, cake pops and clothing. A DJ set the tone...

Spoken word combines social justice and activism, poetry and performance. It is an art that, at its best, exposes the performer’s vulnerability as a way to connect people. In 2010, Occidental's Spoken Word Club brought this art form to campus, and now, members are competing on a national stage. This past week, Occidental’s spoken word team—comprised of members Daphne Auza*...

The photographs are haunting both in what they depict and what they predict: Low-lying slums inundated by water, the destruction of New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward following Hurricane Katrina, the impending peril of a tsunami impacting Southern California. The Annenberg Space for Photography’s current installation, "Sink or Swim: Designing for A Sea Change," explores the reality of sea level rise...