Loyalty is the most undervalued trait in sports. Last week this column investigated loyalty within the National Football League (NFL) in terms of free agency and cutting players. But it is not just the NFL that has a problem with loyalty. All sports follow the same pattern of cutting players for money, usually blaming it on other reasons like age...

The Los Angeles Times fired reporter Jason Felch on Friday following revelations of an inappropriate relationship he had with confidential source for a Dec. 7 article. The article, as well as several subsequent articles authored by Felch, stated that Occidental College did not report 27 sexual assaults it was required to report under the Clery Act in 2012. The L....

Occidental hired 10 new tenure or tenure-track professors in eight different departments. These 10 hires mark the most tenure appointments in one year for the last five years, according to Dean of Students and Vice President for Academic Affairs Jorge Gonzalez. Eight faculty members are also leaving the college, either due to retirement or personal reasons, resulting in a net...

Recently I showed up to a non-Weekly work meeting smelling like beer and cigarettes. The co-worker sitting next to me leaned in and whispered in my ear, “The York?” Whether this is a testament to the amount of time he spends at The York or the obviousness of my condition is irrelevant. What is important is that before this year,...

Loyalty: A word that used to have meaning in sports. Today, though, the concept of loyalty has been replaced by a disgusting emphasis on money. There are the players that put their heart and soul into a team and still get cut. Realistically, these men are putting their health and safety on the line for their respective organizations, teammates and...

Lobbyist Jack Burkman (Rep.) drafted a plan to deploy a “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy in the National Football League (NFL). It is problematic enough that the government is once again trying to control an entity outside of its jurisdiction, but attempting to assert itself on the issue of gay rights within the NFL is heinous. In the NFL it...

College officials canceled Telefund on Feb. 22 and Feb. 23 due to the backlash caused by Campus Safety Lt. Joe Cunje's firing. "Our students are our first priority, and we didn't think it was fair that they should have to be the ones to respond to concerns expressed about Joe Cunje from some of our alumni," Assistant Director of Telefund...

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 Occidental swimming and diving teams finished the four-day SCIAC Championships over the weekend with the women placing fifth and the men seventh at the Brenda Villa Aquatic Center in Commerce, Calif. “Most of our team had time drops and reached their goals,” Steven van Deventer (junior) said. “We ended on a great note.” van Deventer, the reigning national champion...

Football players at Northwestern University made history last month when they petitioned to be represented by a labor union. Unionization is the first step to becoming recognized as employees, and thus, a step toward being paid. Football at most schools brings in the highest revenue, and many think that the players deserve a cut of the profit. Furthermore, athletes put...