When forward Marcus Brandford (senior) came to Occidental, a new regime had replaced the coaching staff that recruited him, and the men’s soccer program had a reputation for being more recreational than competitive. But the Tigers have come a long way during Brandford’s career. They posted a 9-8 record last season, a dramatic improvement from their 4-12 mark the season...

The Occidental cross country teams will each send their top seven runners to compete at the Roy Griak Invite this weekend, where they will look to improve their resumés to remain in consideration for an at-large bid to the NCAA National Championships in November. When the National Committee meets to choose the at-large bids for the Championship, the Tiger cross...

Football (1-1 overall, 0-0 SCIAC) The Occidental football team was able to capture its first victory of the season at home on Saturday. The black and orange took on the visiting Austin College Kangaroos in what turned out to be an aerial shootout. All-SCIAC First Team quarterback Tommy Edwards (senior) was at the helm of the Tigers’ offensive attack, passing...

Offensive and defensive woes continued for the Occidental men’s water polo team (0-8 overall, 0-0 SCIAC) over the weekend, as the black and orange could not capture its first victory of the season during the Lancer Invitational at Cal Baptist. The Tigers opened the tournament on Friday with a scrappy game against SCIAC-foe Cal Lutheran. Occidental overcame a second quarter...

Boxing’s contemporary detractors seem to constantly harp on the sport’s impending demise, citing lack of interest in a once massively popular industry. The current reality of the sport couldn’t be further from that cynical outlook. As Floyd “Money” Mayweather’s lucrative success has shown, boxing is as healthy as ever, though it faces an eventual critical moment as the undefeated Mayweather...

Last Thursday, President Jonathan Veitch walked into a faculty meeting and delivered an emotional plea for reconciliation, civil discourse and “expression of affection for people” following last year’s fiery sexual assault debate, according to The Los Angeles Times. In part he said that “the controversy has taken a toll ‘on my health and my soul,’” according to the Times. In...

Occidental students bring great diversity to campus with respect to their cultural mannerisms. When their differences in common door holding courtesy collide, we get the anarchy that is the Marketplace doors. There are three easily identifiable types of door-holders at the Marketplace: 1 - The "standard door-holders," who are committed to opening the door for themselves only to then quickly...

Occidental College prides itself on being a residential campus. Though there has been recent debate over dorm quality and Residential Education and Housing Services' (ResEd) efficiency, the residential component is intrinsic to the atmosphere on campus. But to force students to live on campus until their senior year is unnecessarily inhibitive. College is a transitional period between adolescence and adulthood....

At Occidental there is a strong focus on creating a culture in which students can thrive and learn from one another. Creating opportunities to see things through different lenses and gain new insights enables the Occidental community to become a stronger support system for individuals of all diverse backgrounds. Yet one area of diversity that seems to be missing or...

The question of online surveillance has been fresh in American minds since May when the Edward Snowden whistle-blowing scandal forced many to consider whether national security is worth relinquishing the right to privacy. Last week, a striking revelation from the Glendale Unified School District (GUSD) brought these issues to the forefront once more when they announced that the district will...