At halftime of Saturday's football game against Chapman, members of the Occidental football team returned to their locker room, leaving the field empty for the performances. The Occidental Dance Team, Cheer Team, Hyper Xpressions and Drumline provided the halftime entertainment, keeping up the homecoming excitement. The Occidental Dance Team jogged onto the field first, kicking off the halftime show with...

The Occidental men's soccer team (11-1-3 overall, 8-1-3 SCIAC) started off the homecoming festivities Saturday by crushing Whittier (5-8-1 overall, 4-7-1 SCIAC) 6-0. Valdair Martins-Lopes (senior) started the scoring by beating a six-man wall from outside the penalty area, and the Tigers never looked back. Right-back Liam Walsh (first-year), midfielder Ariel Rosso (first year), midfielder Daniel Lawson (senior) and forward...

The Occidental men’s water polo team (2-12 overall, 0-1 SCIAC) fell 12-4 to Pomona-Pitzer Saturday in the first home competition of the year at Taylor Pool. The matchup started conference play for the Tigers, who had come off a series of tough games and tournaments against numerous ranked teams from across the country. Their competitive season began in early September...

Amidst accusations of employees' misuse of statistical information, one-week fantasy sports giants DraftKings and FanDuel issued a joint statement on Oct. 5 denouncing any wrongdoing. While the employees of either company were not permitted to compete in their own contests, they were, however, allowed to enter their competitor's contests. Employees of the two companies have access to data that the...

Kwame DoThe Occidental homecoming football game was nothing short of nerve-wracking this past Saturday as the team (3-2 overall; 2-1 SCIAC) came out victorious in the final minutes of the game, defeating Chapman University 35-27. Running back Kwame Do (senior) gave the Tigers an extra boost, rushing for 212 yards and putting three touchdowns on the board. "Individually, I think...

Foxhole guys — motivated, unselfish, high character. That’s what Occidental football head coach Doug Semones looks for in his players and, apparently, what he has found. In a thrilling comeback win at Jack Kemp Field Saturday night, the Occidental football team fully lived up to its coach's “foxhole” mantra and overcame a two touchdown deficit to beat the Chapman Panthers...

Hank FranscioniThe Occidental men's water polo team picked up two wins at the Gary Troyer Tournament at Pomona-Pitzer, with Hank Franscioni (senior) scoring seven goals in four games. Though the Tigers only managed two wins in the tournament, Franscioni was happy with his performance, as well as the team's collective effort against tough opponents such as Division I Fordham University."I...

Most Occidental students say their final farewells to Eagle Rock upon graduation. A select few, however, decide to return to give back to the community that served them during their four years as students. Such is the case with Jonathan Padron, Juliet Suess and Jack Stabenfeldt, three former student-athletes who graduated in 2014 and have since returned as assistant coaches....

Thursday, the voice of Bill Simmons returned to the airwaves. The sportswriter, who was unceremoniously pardoned from his job at ESPN in May, launched his new eponymous podcast and is preparing a televised show this spring for his new employer, HBO. The end of Simmons's hiatus highlights the failures of ESPN and should also signal changes in sports journalism. Simmons,...

Occidental students are determined to fully immerse themselves in a new country when they study abroad. This usually entails entrenching themselves in another culture, learning the language and gaining a new perspective through daily life in a foreign society. Occidental's International Program's Office (IPO) tries to help them achieve this goal. However, many of the study abroad programs IPO partners...