It’s a warm day with only a few clouds in the sky. The grass on the baseball field is freshly cut with crisp, crisscrossing lines. It’s quiet, and there are already a couple fans standing above the field at the top of the hill. It’s game day for the Occidental baseball team (27-5 overall, 19-3 SCIAC). A parent sits at...

We are now in the midst of the NBA playoffs — a long, drawn-out process that feels almost like a full season in its own right. For the next two months, the League will dominate sports headlines. In particular, the record-breaking Golden State Warriors and Steph Curry's sprained MCL will get much of the attention as Steve Kerr's offensive juggernaut...

Jamie Cooper- Baseball After missing a chunk of the season due to a heel contusion, outfielder Jamie Cooper (junior) stepped up in the first game of the series versus Cal Lutheran. Cooper, a transfer from College of the Holy Cross, hit a massive two-run homer in the fourth inning, giving the Tigers a 2-0 lead. The Tigers went on to...

The Occidental men's and women's golf teams battled through difficult weather conditions to post competitive scores in the SCIAC Championship Tournament this past weekend. On the first day, Kristin Oberiano (senior) led the women's team by posting a solid 9-over round (81). First-years Michelle Kong and Samantha Rocha showed no nerves in their first SCIAC Championship Tournament, as both golfers...

Senior captains Brita Loeb and Alessandra Quaroni got their first SCIAC win of the season in their last collegiate game on home turf when Occidental women’s lacrosse (1-8 SCIAC; 7-9 overall) beat Whittier College 14-9 April 20. “It feels amazing,” Loeb said. “We’ve been working so hard for this and it’s really well-deserved. It’s not something that came easy, and...

The Occidental softball team (10-26 overall, 6-18 SCIAC) was unable to break out of their conference slump, dropping both games of their Friday doubleheader against La Verne and Saturday matchup with Cal Lutheran. Despite their recent struggles, the softball team came out Friday afternoon ready to work, rallying their team spirit by taking on the Leopards in a heated dance...

Maybe they are destined for greatness, or maybe they are just an intramural team. Regardless, the Keck Kickers have become one of the most talked-about teams in the history of Occidental's intramural sports program — well, if not the most talked about, then certainly the most entertaining. Captained by Charlie Haakenson (junior) and Natalie Makel (sophomore), these fiery-footed steeds have...

Prom dresses and rugby go together like chicken and waffles — it’s not an obvious combination but, after the Occidental rugby teams put them together for their annual prom dress game Saturday, it’s hard to see how anyone could ever have lived without it. The game is an annual tradition: Both the men’s and women’s teams show up to Jack...

Keilani Bonis-Ericksen (senior) is finishing her standout tennis and academic career at Occidental with her best season yet. A geology major and Spanish minor from Hawaii and co-captain of the women's tennis team, she has spent the past four years at Occidental dedicating herself equally to the sport and to her passion for environmental conservation. Bonis-Ericksen shined in a match...

On a Friday in the orange hues of the 5 p.m. sun, the track and field team assembles on the red asphalt course. One assistant coach dressed in a Hawaiian shirt and flip-flops scatters wickets around a pocket of the track. Another sits in shade near the periphery, watching as women’s long distance runners make their way over. And a...