With a love for the ocean, marine life and the beach, it is no surprise that Sam Akiyama (senior) found his athletic success in the pool as a star player and captain on the Occidental men's water polo team. In his last year on the team, Akiyama is making a name for himself, leading the Tigers with 32 goals in...

Standing at 6 feet 1 inch, Occidental volleyball captain Megan Olayinka (senior) is an imposing presence on the court. But while her height might strike fear in her opponents, it is her experience as a three-year collegiate veteran that provides the greatest benefit to Occidental's young team. Olayinka's role as a captain has become even more integral in her final...

Occidental students, led by Dean of the College Jorge Gonzalez and his wife Susie Gonzalez, witnessed a historic night for American soccer at the StubHub Center on Sunday when the Los Angeles Galaxy hosted the Seattle Sounders. United States National Team star Landon Donovan stepped onto the field for his 333rd Major League Soccer (MLS) match and final regular season...

While most students know him as a regular worker at Berkus Hall dinners, John Pinto's had a career—and even a brush with fame—before serving up his first meal on campus. Before coming to Occidental, Pinto spent 40 years in the professional boxing scene—fighting, coaching and announcing in both amateur and professional circles. His journey in the ring began in 1975...

From pickup football in small-town Chester, Calif., to captain of the Occidental football team, Ross Fiegener (senior) has long showcased his natural talent on the gridiron. But even in his fourth year as an inside linebacker for the Tigers, Fiegener remains humble. According to Fiegener, football became his calling in life early on. With the closest Pop Warner or Pee...

The Occidental women's soccer team (4–4 overall, 2–4 SCIAC) has grown accustomed to playing extra minutes. For the third time this season, the Tigers pushed a game into overtime after trading goals with Cal Lutheran on Saturday. The game went down to the final minute, when Regals forward Kali Youngdahl broke free from the Tiger defense and floated a shot...

Samuel Stekol: If it were possible to have Samuel Stekol (senior) on a fantasy football team, his 245 yards on 13 receptions and three touchdowns against La Verne on Saturday would have tallied a whopping 42.50 fantasy points. Despite missing one of the Tigers' three games so far this season, Stekol still ranks first in the SCIAC in both receptions...

On the fourth of July, nearly 1,000 fans made their way to Kokernot Field in West Texas to see the Alpine Cowboys play. In the town of Alpine, population 5,500, a crowd of 1,000 people is sizable. That night was the highlight of the baseball season for alumni Riley Smith '14 and Scott Hong '14, who played for the Alpine...

Occidental women's cross country runner Grace Bender (senior) is one with the forces of nature. When she is not dominating the running trails—as she did at the Stanford Invitational on Sept. 27, with a lifetime best time of 24:19 in the 6k—she is promoting environmental sustainability on campus. Bender's long journey in running began in middle school, after her mom...

On Friday, Landon Donovan will suit up for the United States men's national soccer team for the 157th and final time in a friendly with Ecuador. Retiring at just 32 years old, and as arguably the best American soccer player of all time, the story of Donovan's career is inseparable from the rise of soccer in the United States. The...