Campus Dining conducted a four-day survey last week to collect data on student eating preferences. Campus Dining officials plan to use the results, along with sales data, to help shape future menus and decide which food items to stock at the Marketplace, Tiger Cooler, Coffee Cart and Green Bean. "We have never been able to figure out exactly what student...

Down by two points with seven minutes left, fly-half Barnaby Audsley (senior) scored a penalty kick that reinvigorated the Occidental men’s rugby team. The squad went on to erase a ten-point deficit on its way to locking down Sonoma Sate in a 27-19 playoff victory on March 16. The Tigers played flawless defense, according to club president and hooker Anthony...

They wear the black and orange. Their uniforms bear the Tigers logo. On most spring afternoons, they can be found practicing on the emerald green grass and red dirt of Anderson Field. And yet, the members of Occidental’s junior varsity (JV) baseball team are not listed on any official roster and do not have their statistics officially recorded. But what...

Baseball (12-14 overall, 8-7 SCIAC) The Occidental baseball team took the field against SCIAC No. 1 Whittier over the weekend in a three-game conference series. Junior outfielder Chris Strain kicked off the league rivalry with a bang for the Tigers in Friday’s Game 1 with a 2-run home run in the second inning that gave the black and orange a...

Students and faculty brought their own version of the popular TED Talks event to Occidental's campus last Saturday. The first-ever TEDx event to be hosted by Occidental featured speakers from both the school's immediate community and the greater Los Angeles area to discuss the theme "Reinventing the American Dream." The event began with undeclared major Somer Greene (sophomore) performing an...

With a tie score and time winding down in the fourth quarter against Pomona-Pitzer on Saturday, Occidental women’s water polo attacker Morgan McClafferty (senior) caught a rebound and fired a shot into the back of the net. The goal boosted the Tigers to a 6-5 victory, their first triumph over the Sagehens in three seasons. “I was so ecstatic about...

The National Basketball Association (NBA) finals cannot compare to the excitement and heart of the annual March Madness college basketball tournament; in fact, nothing in sports can. The raw emotion of the event and fansmanship of the schools set it apart from any other American sporting event I have witnessed. Just making it to the tournament often gives teams something...

The event itself is hard to characterize. It is not quite a concert and certainly not a party. With its decentralized landscape, multiple activities and artistic vibe, Groove at the Glen might better be described as simply a gathering. Some 200 students came together for the second iteration of the arts-focused event last Friday. For the informal, unnamed student group...

A catchy loop echoes across the Search to Involve Pilipino Americans (SIPA) community center. Sudden breaks, additional tones and original mixes supplement the production as listeners begin to nod their heads to the beat. Audience members looked on in awe at DJs who have honed their craft – locally famous producers who are some of the best in the area....

Tufts University recently announced the program, "Tufts 1+4," that will help mitigate the costs of taking a gap year for admitted students before beginning school, sparking a national conversation about the accessibility of unconventional routes to college. The gap or bridge year — a year students spend before entering college studying or volunteering either abroad or domestically — is an...