The National Football League's (NFL) moral compass is deeply and profoundly flawed. While this has been evident to many who view the league with a critical eye, the Ray Rice domestic violence controversy created a moment in which the NFL's shortcomings must now be nationally recognized and critiqued. Football has become America's most public echo chamber for several issues that...

Before the scorching sun fully rises over Eagle Rock, Clif Cody (junior) jogs out of Stearns Hall headed for Fiji Hill; Greta Jarvis (senior) twists into her final yoga pose before her run; and Taylor Durham (senior) pulls off her goggles after laps in Taylor Pool. It is the magic hour for extreme athletes at Occidental College. Cody is training...

After news broke in August that Occidental's track and field and cross country teams would receive enhanced status as the school's "signature sports," Director of Athletics Jaime Hoffman confirmed that the board of trustees may also increase investment in varsity sports overall. "If this investment translates into greater donor support, greater attraction to prospects, positive image on athletics at the...

The Players of the Week are chosen by the Occidental College Athletic Department weekly to highlight the athletes who exhibited outstanding contributions to their teams. Tom StiversThe Occidental Tigers beat the University of Puget Sound, 34-32, this past Saturday, in the opening football game of the season. With injuries to quarterbacks Tommy Edwards (senior) and Bryan Scott (sophomore), Tom Stivers...

Journalism is a dying field, or so I am told almost daily. There is no future in it, no jobs and certainly no money. It’s not only my well-intentioned parents who advise me against pursuing a career in journalism, it is also jaded industry professionals, goodhearted professors and fellow students who believe all the news they will ever need is...

Emily Sulkowicz was raped in her dorm room at the start of her junior year. Now, Sulkowicz is the girl carrying her mattress around Columbia University; a visible presence in the news as of late. When Sulkowicz reported her violent assault to administrators, they responded incredulously, repeatedly asking her to re-live her experience in greater and greater detail. For her...

Los Angeles defies the mold of most major global cities. We throw New York’s “scenes” scene to the curb, preferring individualistic attitudes and mingling between artists, actors, socialites and politicians. European-style public transit? Angelenos pick their hybrid Prii any day. Most unique among the cities of the world, however, is the vast area of L. A. dedicated to personal green...

After a two-year assessment of President Jonathan Veitch's tenure as president, the Board of Trustees announced its unanimous decision to extend his contract through 2020. The board's assessment reviewed several factors in its decision to extend Veitch's contract, namely his execution of the strategic plan, his recruitment of both students and faculty and his extensive work in raising more money...

Occidental's Programming Board received its lowest budget in five years, according to an Associated Students of Occidental College (ASOC) budget unanimously passed by ASOC Senate last week. The overall student services budget increased more than $3,000 from last year's budget to over $707,000, but new ASOC-sponsored student services such as Bike Share and Raw Records have forced the Senate to...

After a summer of searching, Occidental found replacements for the recently vacated positions of Campus Safety chief and Emmons Student Wellness Center director. Victor Clay replaced Sean Kennedy as chief of Campus Safety and Sara Semal took over from Robin Davidson as senior director of Emmons. Administrators also created two new positions, those of in-house general counsel and Clery Act...