Tonight, the men's college basketball Final Four tips off in Indianapolis, where last Thursday, the state legislature passed a "religious freedom" bill that will effectively allow "businesses to turn away gay and lesbian customers," according to CNN. Given the timing of the Final Four with the passing of this law, sports' role in opposing homophobia has a chance to be...

It was the last two minutes of the game, and the Occidental women's water polo team (1-19 overall, 0-3 SCIAC) was in a stalemate against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (CMS) at 10-10. While spectators discussed the possibility of overtime, CMS's Haley Connor made one final score to cinch the Athena's victory."Claremont presses very hard and their defense was aggressive," Interim Head Coach Jon...

The Occidental women’s lacrosse team wrapped up a busy week of out of conference play Sunday afternoon. The Tigers (6-4) finished the week with a record of 2-1. Last Wednesday, the squad squared off against Scranton University. Riddled by injuries, the Tigers played with only one player available off the bench. In the first half, both teams were evenly matched,...

This week has been an important and busy one for the Occidental men's golf team, as the Tigers played four 18-hole rounds in four days against top-quality opponents. The Tigers opened their week hosting and winning the Occidental Colllege Challenge this past Saturday at Oak Valley Golf Course, taking down Macalester College (MN) and Pomona-Pitzer with a team score of...

Steven van Deventer Steven van Deventer (senior) finished strong at the NCAA Division III Championships, placing second overall in the 200-yard breaststroke and 5th in the 100-yard breaststroke. Though he claimed the national champion title for 200 breast in 2013 and 2014, van Deventer nevertheless swam an impressive 1:58.84 in this year's event. Van Deventer said he was happy with...

The women’s golf team may be small, but their membership spans the globe. The four players on the Tiger team come from around the world: Kara Alam (sophomore) is from Pakistan, Hana Mizuno (junior) is from Japan, Kristin Oberiano (junior) is from Guam, and Ella Inman (junior) is from Michigan. After playing together for two years, however, the team has...

The Occidental women’s softball team (5-17 overall, 2-10 SCIAC) played a pair of double-headers this weekend falling 11-1 and 4-3 to Pomona-Pitzer and 13-1 and 7-1 against Williams College. The Tigers played aggressive defense against the Sagehens, only to be plagued by a series of walks in the top of the second. Down 2-0 in the top of the second...

Former San Francisco 49ers linebacker Chris Borland retired last week after a promising rookie season, citing his fears of long-term health problems that could be brought on by head injuries. Borland gave up a likely lucrative career in the NFL, in the process alerting the football-watching public to the biggest issue it does not want to confront. The elephant in...

The newly-formed Occidental Barbell Club is off to a strong start. On March 20, a group of students congregated outside Alumni Gymnasium—the facility in which non-varsity athletes are usually confined—in anticipation of their first lifting session in the varsity weight room. Nine members of the club descended to the basement floor of Athletics and dispersed in the spacious room filled...

Beebe Finch SandersThe Occidental women's lacrosse team took to the road last week and earned two victories in Colorado. Co-captain and midfielder Beebe Finch Sanders (senior) led the Tigers to wins in both of their games—a 10-8 win against Haverford College on Tuesday and 13-11 on Friday against Colorado College. With three goals and five draw controls against Haverford and...