Kristin Oberiano (junior) led the Tigers at the SCIAC #2 tournament over the weekend, hitting a total nine over par—just 6 strokes behind the leader—earning her fifth place overall. Oberiano, who struggled at the beginning of the season, attributes her success this weekend largely to her improved mental toughness on tournament days. “In the beginning of the season, I wasn’t...

The Occidental women's lacrosse team kicked off the second round of SCIAC regular season play with a narrow win against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (CMS) April 2 after having lost their first game against CMS at the beginning of the season. With less than two minutes left in the game, co-captain Alida Beck (senior) scored the winning goal, breaking a tie to bring...

LeBron James’ sudden departure from Miami in June, ending the “big three” of himself, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh, set off a series of events that shifted the league’s balance of power. Compounding this, the other dominant teams—the Oklahoma City Thunder, the San Antonio Spurs, the Indiana Pacers, and the Los Angeles Clippers—all battled injuries, and fell behind. Three new...

Eagle Rock's own Kimberly Orpinela (senior) has a knack for throwing hammers that even Thor would envy. She is one of Occidental’s all-time best female throwers and her personal best hammer throw of 146' 1" feet, posted at the SCIAC Multi-Dual #1 meet earlier this season, shattered records, moving her to third place on the school’s record board. “I never...

As talk about the NFL's possible return to Los Angeles continues to heat up once again, the public should temper its excitement until it is fully known where the financing of a new stadium will come from. Los Angeles should not fall prey to the same trap that so many American cities have and should resist using taxpayer money to...

Athletics Department Service Coordinator Olivia Sabins has been working at Occidental since before most of the current student body was born. The Los Angeles native, who first took the position in 1988, considers it to be the best job on campus."I think I do have the best, or one of the best, if not the best jobs on campus, because...

Onyekachi NwabuezeIn the second SCIAC Multi Dual meet Saturday, sprinter Onyekachi "Onye" Nwabueze (sophomore) placed first in the 200-meter dash and second in the 100-meter dash. Nwabueze attributes her success in the meet to the hard work she has put into practice."My focus in practice these few weeks and my goal to push myself beyond what I'm comfortable with really...

The Occidental baseball team finished last weekend with late inning theatrics. Tied 4-4 in the bottom of the eighth inning of the final game against Pomona-Pitzer, pinch runner Jeff Johnson (senior) stole home to score the winning run for the Tigers. With the win the Tigers improve to 17-9 overall and 13-5 in SCIAC play, moving into third place in...

Occidental’s track and field teams performed strongly in the second SCIAC Multi-Dual meet this past Saturday. The men’s team swept the competition, defeating Caltech 126-18, Chapman 127-16 and Cal Lutheran 95-66. The women’s team went 2-1 for the day, with an 83-28 win over Chapman, and an 87-47 victory over Caltech. The wins were keyed by valuable contributions across the...

Tennis is usually viewed as an individual sport, a one-on-one battle between a player and their opponent. For the Occidental women's tennis team, however, 12 student-athletes find that despite often playing on separate courts, they are able to function as one cohesive group. "What is most important is that we are one team unit—which is sometimes hard in such an...