As the headlines about the NFL's inability to regulate its own league continue to dominate the sports news cycle, the National Basketball Association (NBA) is dealing with its own scandal involving the Atlanta Hawks front office. While moments of off-the-field controversy challenge the leadership of American pro football and basketball, the way the NBA handles its business stands as a...

Before spending three weeks in India this summer, I had never left the continent. It was never on my parents' radar to wander the streets of Paris on a quest for the perfect baguette or stroll down the Great Wall of China. Those stories existed in films, books and fantasies that, with three children and our financial constraints, my family...

The Ebola virus currently plaguing at least five West African nations has up to a 90 percent fatality rate, and yet, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), there are still no known treatments or vaccines for the disease. When it comes to treating someone with Ebola, the standard treatment is supportive therapy, which involves maintaining proper bodily functions but...

Marcus McDuffieBefore kickoff, first-year outside linebacker Marcus McDuffie always says a prayer for his two grandfathers, who passed away and never got to see him play in a high school or college game. Then he goes out on the field and makes highlight reel hits. In his first college game against the University of Puget Sound, McDuffie ran across the...

Melinda Houston, a professor in the Kinesiology department and Occidental's first full-time head conditioning coach, is shaking things up in the varsity weight room. Houston's new program emphasizes mobility and core strength in varsity workouts and enforces a strict schedule and supervision policy. She hopes to create a feeling of organization and consistency that out-of-season athletes lacked in the past....

The Occidental women's volleyball team (1–9 overall, 0–2 SCIAC) fell behind early on Friday night against La Verne and failed to recover, falling 3–0 to the Leopards in the home opener. "We started out very shaky," head coach Heather Collins said. "We had a really hard time passing and that kind of breaks down the rest of the game."The Tigers...

The Occidental women’s soccer team continued their winning streak with a 1–0 victory over Chapman on Saturday, moving to 4–0 overall and 2–0 in conference play. Through the backline’s shutout and some late-game heroics from forward Julie Khil (sophomore), the Tigers were able to triumph in double over time. Occidental set the tone from the start of the match, creating...

Julie KhilThe Occidental women's soccer team kept their winning streak alive last Saturday, defeating Chapman 1–0 in double overtime for their fourth consecutive victory to start the season. Sophomore Julie Khil notched the winning goal in the 102nd minute of the game, earning her third goal of the season. Khil, the 2013 squad's leading goal scorer, is on pace to...

The unimpressive exterior of GameHäus Cafe in Glendale disguises a hidden gem: a warm and welcoming oasis stocked with a profusion of food and board games. GameHäus is something of a mix between a game store, a library, a cafe and a living room. For a $5 cover charge, patrons are welcome to sit and play as many different games...

Music has the ability to stir up nostalgia and emotion while overcoming barriers such as time and place. Pittance Chamber Music and The Lyris Quartet used that ability to their advantage on Saturday in a tribute to a concert performed in Thorne Hall in 1941. The Occidental Music Department organized "Encore! Ravel, Britten, Beethoven 1941 & 2014," which premiered on...