When John Rizzo (junior) of Claremont-Mudd-Scripts (CMS) visited Occidental’s Anderson Field over the weekend, he discovered that the tension and rivalry normally found during Sunday afternoon Tiger baseball games was strangely toned down for a gathering of SCIAC competitors. The event was the inaugural SCIAC Home Run Derby, designed to raise funds for cancer research via local cancer research and...

The Campus Safety Department has introduced dispatch controllers to its personnel on a trial basis as part of an ongoing effort to make Campus Safety more efficient and allow officers to focus more on patrolling duties. G4S Secure Solutions, a security contracting agency, currently supplies the dispatchers, who answer and field all calls to the department. The officers either address...

Occidental Greek Council and the Office of Student Life (OSL) are considering introducing new Greek organizations to campus in the next three to five years to address the growing popularity of Greek Life on campus. Several students have proposed the national and historically African-American sorority Delta Sigma Theta, members of which have been on campus gathering support for a potential...

Taking a friend out to dinner is a mundane activity for most college students, but for Occidental sprinter Jeh Johnson (first-year), this seemingly simple event involves a full fleet of motorcades speeding through every stoplight and a reserved seat at any restaurant of his choice. His father — also named Jeh Johnson — was sworn in as Secretary of Homeland...

The Center for Digital Learning and Research (CDLR) is opening a digital production studio for student use on March 10 as part of a larger effort by the college to encourage the use of digital media in the community. The new focus on technological creation greatly broadens the function of the CDLR, a department based out of the academic commons...

It would take a second glance for a spectator of Occidental women’s basketball to notice the strange resemblance between two of the new additions to this season’s team. Biology major Eda Graham (junior) and sociology major Haley Graham (first-year) play entirely different positions — the former a slasher-type forward and the latter a shooting guard — in addition to having...

The Occidental Jazz Ensemble rehearses in a circle – highly unusual for most large instrumental groups, who tend to group by section. Yet it works for this collection of students who laugh, gossip and joke at the beginning of practice. Many collaborate on new rhythms and riffs, some self-composed, with a shared musical intuition. The man who manages to bring...

Despite a record $537,000 in booster donations to the Athletics Department this year, athletes are not likely to see the funds result in bonuses for varsity sports teams. According to the department, the donations will be budget-relieving for Athletics rather than budget-enhancing. With a delegated allotment of $2.1 million from the college's administration and approximately $200,000 from tickets sales, facilities...

The Financial Aid Office instituted the SALT program – a web service that provides education regarding about budgets, loans and repayment systems – on Nov. 6. The program is open for registration to all current students and alumni to access. Run by the American Students Association, SALT is a non-profit service designed to consult students on their finances. The college...

The Political Social Media Conference (SMOxy), sponsored by Oxypreneurship, will set the stage for non-profits and digital media experts to build relationships and social media skills on campus Nov. 9 and 23. College students from Occidental and other schools in the greater Los Angeles Area are invited to participate in the conference. SMOxy has a two-fold aim: to build connections...