Baseball (Pitcher Will Nahmens No. 26) Pitcher Will Nahmens began playing baseball at the age of five in his native Redwood, Calif. “I used to play catch in the backyard with my dad and hit Wiffle Balls,” he said. In four appearances out of the bullpen this season, the 5-foot-11 right-hander has compiled a 5.79 ERA and has yet to...

Occidental baseball’s Walker Marks (first-year) has big shoes to fill this season, as he’s tasked with replacing four-year All-SCIAC selection and Tiger all-time hits leader Logan Allen ‘13 at shortstop. And while playing the shortstop position itself guarantees an elevated level of difficulty since it is one of the prime spots on the diamond, Occidental head coach Luke Wetmore has...

Track & Field Both the men’s and women’s track and field teams were in action earlier this week, competing in the Rossi Relays at Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (CMS). On the men’s side, first-year sprinters Kyle Dalton and Jeh Johnson took the lead for the Tigers as both found themselves among the top-20 finishers in the 100-meter dash, posting times of 11.17 seconds...

Students and administrators created the Social Life Task Force in response to the moratorium on dances last fall. The group aims to expand the variety of social activities available to a frustrated student body, including smaller on-campus events and school-sanctioned off-campus parties. Undeclared task force member Jamie Stevenson (sophomore) emailed Director of Student Life Tamara Rice at the beginning of...

Occidental is preparing to replace it entire sewage pipeline system after emergency repairs to the sewage pipe that backed up into Johnson Hall on Feb. 9. The move is part of a planned renovation of the college's aging plumbing system. “When [the pipeline] backed up in the bathroom, it was a surprise, but we were planning on the project for...

The Redskins’ namesake is not a new problem. For decades, people have been concerned with the racial slur that is their mascot. Last year, though, the problem reached fever pitch. Suddenly, the debate was on every sports channel and every news program: Would the Redskins change their infamous logo? Then members of Congress involved themselves instead of allowing the process...

The Career Development Center (CDC) plans to expand its space to accommodate the growing student demand for employment assistance. The renovation will include a renaming of the CDC to the Center for Graduate Planning and Professional Services as well as the incorporation of the Office of National Awards (ONA) and Pre-Health Advising (PHA) to allow for greater accessibility and convenience....

Kiev. A day after being appointed interim president, Oleksandr Turchynov declared on Sunday that the country would take steps toward European integration. Taking the "European choice" will be a victory for protesters who were originally incited by the former President Viktor Yanukovych's spurning an important deal with the European Union in favor of closer ties to Russia. Months of protests...

The Wilshire Grand Center, located in downtown Los Angeles, will be the tallest building on the west coast when it opens in 2017. Construction on the project began with a Feb. 16 record-breaking concrete pour. The Korean Air-owned skyscraper will be first and foremost a luxury hotel but will also contain restaurants, shops and "attractive nightlife offerings," according to the...

In a move unprecedented by any U. S. college or university, the Occidental board of trustees will refrain from investing Occidental’s endowment in companies that manufacture military-style assault rifles. Implemented last January, the decision came as a response to a faculty resolution urging the school to address the string of mass shootings at schools across the countryProfessor of Urban and...