You should forgive Brian Williams. For the past decade, Williams has served as the nation’s friendly neighborhood news anchor and the managing editor of NBC’s “Nightly News,” the most-watched newscast in American television. Williams’ coverage of world events like Hurricane Katrina earned him multiple awards for journalistic excellence, he moderated eight presidential debates and his “Making a Difference” segment reminds...

Former Denver Broncos tight end/wide receiver and journalist Nate Jackson came to campus last week to talk to students about his memoir detailing life as an average athlete in an institution he considers iniquitous. Slow Getting Up details the dark underside of the NFL with candor, humor and poise. The campus-wide address was cosponsored by the politics department, the Remsen...

It is high noon on a Thursday. The sun beats down as heat rises from the black asphalt of Occidental College’s outdoor basketball court. The pangs of basketballs careening off rims and the occasional ‘swish’ permeate the sultry air. This is the Occidental tradition called “Noonball.” Noonball is a pick-up basketball game that takes place inside Rush Gymnasium or the...

Under a freeway overpass on Alvarado Street, just 15 minutes away from Occidental, the sidewalks are not lined with oak trees and rose bushes, but with camping tents and cardboard boxes. The residents of these improvised shelters rouse themselves as early as 8 a.m. to walk between the traffic lanes, holding signs that ask for money, food or simply for...

Alongside 11 other women onstage and with a near-packed Thorne Hall watching, Frankie Radogna (senior) prepared herself for her big scene in the "Vagina Monologues" affectionately called, "The Moaner." In this particularly popular piece, formally known as "The Woman Who Loved to Make Vaginas Happy," Radogna played a sex worker who specialized in making women emit different kinds of moans....

JJ FriedmanForward JJ Friedman (junior) helped the Occidental men's basketball team (10-12, 6-7) to another win last Saturday night, finishing with 19 points to be the game's leading scorer. While a steady contributor throughout the first half of the season, Friedman brought his best game to the court to clinch an important win against conference rival Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (CMS) (16-6, 9-4)....

It is game day for the Occidental men’s basketball team, and sophomore guard Jay Miller is on the court warming up—an hour before any of his teammates will join him. Early shooting and a brief afternoon nap are part of a pregame routine that provides Miller with focus and energy. Two hours later, Miller is handling the ball for the...

Occidental stole a win from Chapman in the first game of their SCIAC season, walking off on a squeeze play executed by Brady Fuller (junior) and Jonathon Wong (senior) Friday afternoon at Anderson Field . The Tigers (4-2, 2-1 SCIAC) trailed 4-1 with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning before rallying to tie the score. Then, with...

Derek Sun: Growing up, catcher and second baseman Derek Sun was told he was too small, and that he was not fast or strong enough to play baseball. Now, he uses those critiques to his advantage."I always play baseball with a chip on my shoulder," Sun said. "That helps me through a lot of stuff."Sun used to play volleyball, basketball...

Aside from being the owner of the New York Knicks, New York Rangers and Madison Square Garden, James Dolan plays many roles: he is the CEO of a massive cable company and an amateurish blues band frontman. He is also the single biggest reason the Knicks are the laughingstock of the NBA. This week, much of the country was alerted...