What it is: Occidental's hub for all things health-related, offering services for both physical and psychological health. Want a routine physical examination, a flu shot, access to vaccination records, or a session with a counselor? They have it covered. When to go: Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Keep an eye out for emails announcing changes to the...

I remember my Facebook feed the first week of my first year at Occidental as if it were yesterday, not the nearly two years ago that have actually passed. Of course, it was flooded with pictures – but not the type that I had expected, which were graduation photos and last-minute pictures with parents. They were of new students together,...

A hearing date has been scheduled for the on-going John Doe vs. Occidental College civil suit, in which an anonymous 18-year-old male student — who has withheld his real name in order to protect his privacy — is suing the college after being expelled for sexual assault in 2013. Judge Luis A. Lavin has set the hearing for January 22,...

Emotions flared at the board of trustees spring dinner as members of the Occidental community presented statistics and expressed concern about sexual assault to members of the board as they exited the dinner. The conversation turned contentious once board members engaged in a heated discussion with students and faculty attending the vigil, prompting Associate Vice President Marsha Schnirring to intervene...

The Occidental women’s lacrosse team (12-5 overall, 9-3 SCIAC) entered postseason play last week in a three-way tie with the Redlands and Pomona-Pitzer. The Tigers were denied a first-round bye in the SCIAC Championship Tournament because the Bulldogs and the Sagehens secured the largest goal differentials among the three teams during the regular season. Despite the bad break, the black...

Tiger Golf teams underway at SCIAC Championships Both Occidental golf teams were in action at SCIAC Championships at Oak Valley Golf Club at the time of publication. Through two of the event’s three rounds, the men’s side sat in sixth place ahead of both Whittier and Pomona-Pitzer at 66-over par and 60 strokes back of leader Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (CMS). Individually, Colton...

Strutting across the turf to the beat of house music blasting from his headphones, Occidental men’s rugby captain Barnaby Audsley (senior) mentally prepared for the final game of the rugby 7s National Championship qualifying round against Sonoma State. At the sound of the referee’s whistle, Audsley positioned himself among his six teammates and surveyed the field and his opponents. Audsley...

When asked about their favorite sports memory, nearly any athlete — professional, collegiate or even Little League — will recount their moment in the sun: a 3-point shot made as the buzzer sounds or a game-winning touchdown against a rival. But for Occidental baseball pitching coach Jacob Blodgett ‘12, this memory is a little different. In lieu of a personal...

Feminism in Sports: Part 2 of 2Women in sports are regarded, all around, as inferior to their male counterparts. Female athletes cannot play as well as men, and female fans cannot know as much — at least that’s the view that I explored in last week’s column. These perceptions have persisted since the invention of sport. As sports become more...

The Academic Commons will pilot a textbook reserve program during the next academic year to help reduce costs for students by providing textbooks on loan for introductory and core requirement courses. "Essentially the goal of the project is to ease the financial burden on students when it comes to purchasing textbooks, especially those that they need for general requirements," Vice...