Women's Water Polo (6-18 overall, 4-4 SCIAC) The Occidental women’s water polo team honored its seven graduating seniors prior to its final home game of the season against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (CMS) last Wednesday at Taylor Pool. Despite a lackluster season record, the Tigers headed into their match-up with the No. 1 Athenas on a wave of momentum, carrying a two-game winning...

After winning two straight series, the Occidental baseball team (16-19 overall, 12-12 SCIAC) suffered a setback over the weekend against Pomona-Pitzer (15-20 overall, 11-13 SCIAC). The Sagehens swept the Tigers in dominant fashion by scores of 12-0 (7 innings), 6-2 and 14-4. But the Tigers remain in the hunt for the fourth-and final playoff spot along with Pomona-Pitzer, Redlands (13-21...

After playing every softball position except for shortstop and pitcher for Occidental, biology major Kristine Kocjan (junior) has found her niche squatting behind home plate. “Playing catcher is fun,” Kocjan said. “You are in charge of calling pitches and can see the whole field.” Kocjan’s years on the diamond have prepared her for the stressful nature of the catching position,...

Members of Residential Education and Housing Services (REHS) and a student-led committee are looking to improve student satisfaction with the First Year Residential Experience (FYRE) program. Following consultation with first-years and Residential Advisors (RAs), REHS will open up the position of FYRE program facilitator to the general student population, according to Director of REHS Chad Myers. The FYRE program takes...

The Student Activities Center (SAC) introduced a new online club network that will provide a central space for student organizations to publicize events. The network will give students access to information about the time, date and location of club activities. According to SAC manager and biology major Hyewon No (senior), the network currently runs on Google Calendar and on the...

Project S. A. F. E., an organization on campus dedicated to promoting sexual assault awareness and survivor advocacy, is planned to move its offices from South Trailer A to the Center for Gender Equity (CGE). According to Project S. A. F. E. coordinator and survivor advocate Naddia Palacios, the purpose of the change is to give the group a permanent...

Guinea. The death toll for a recent outbreak of the Ebola virus in West Africa has passed 100, according the World Health Organization. Confirmed Ebola cases have occured in Guinea and Liberia with suspected cases also appearing in Mali. There is no vaccine for the virus, which kills between 20 and 90 percent of victims, but Doctors Without Borders suggest...

In my first two years at Occidental, I have experienced events all around campus — some better than others. Last year, White Panda put on a passable show in front of Thorne Hall, Toga-clad heathens raged in the Quad and Macklemore got scared of the rain and forced us to pack into Rush Gym like sardines. This year, Sycamore Glen...

It is nice to think that food is safe, the people who cook it are meticulous and the ingredients are high quality. Presuming that food will not induce a stomach-ache is easy. Although it hurts the stomach to digest or throw up bad food, it hurts the soul to doubt a taco from a taco truck. However, the Los Angeles...

Exactly one month and one day after Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 crashed off the coast of Thailand, or Australia, or wherever, I found myself sitting in my favorite Vietnamese restaurant with a few friends. Glancing up occasionally at the television tuned to CNN, I noticed that during the hour or so that I was there, the station discussed nothing but...