Even though Occidental is a small college, navigating the first few weeks here can be intimidating. With over 100 clubs and organizations on campus, there is something to choose for everyone. Joining one or more on-campus groups is a great way to keep high-school interests alive, or to try something new. "Getting involved on campus is one of the most...

Tiger Golf teams underway at SCIAC Championships Both Occidental golf teams were in action at SCIAC Championships at Oak Valley Golf Club at the time of publication. Through two of the event’s three rounds, the men’s side sat in sixth place ahead of both Whittier and Pomona-Pitzer at 66-over par and 60 strokes back of leader Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (CMS). Individually, Colton...

The Occidental baseball team (18-20 overall, 14-13 SCIAC) entered SCIAC pool play Saturday competing with La Verne (18-20 overall, 14-13 SCIAC) and Redlands (15-22 overall, 14-13 SCIAC) for the fourth-and -final league playoff spot. The squad responded to the pressure positively by winning two of its three weekend contests. The Tigers split a home doubleheader Saturday, defeating Caltech (1-32 overall,...

Women's Water Polo (6-18 overall, 4-4 SCIAC) The Occidental women’s water polo team honored its seven graduating seniors prior to its final home game of the season against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (CMS) last Wednesday at Taylor Pool. Despite a lackluster season record, the Tigers headed into their match-up with the No. 1 Athenas on a wave of momentum, carrying a two-game winning...

After winning two straight series, the Occidental baseball team (16-19 overall, 12-12 SCIAC) suffered a setback over the weekend against Pomona-Pitzer (15-20 overall, 11-13 SCIAC). The Sagehens swept the Tigers in dominant fashion by scores of 12-0 (7 innings), 6-2 and 14-4. But the Tigers remain in the hunt for the fourth-and final playoff spot along with Pomona-Pitzer, Redlands (13-21...

Track and Field The Occidental track and field teams participated in the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational Saturday, continuing their preparation for the upcoming SCIAC Championship meet. Senior speedster and jumper Kevin Cox led the men’s side with several top performances on both the track and in the field. He posted a time of 11.22 seconds in the 100-meter dash and took fifth...

University of Kentucky’s men’s basketball head coach John Calipari has it easy in recruiting. Occidental’s Brian Newhall? Not so much. Newhall recently shed light on the difficulties and realities of Division-III recruiting and the challenges specific to Occidental. Division-I coaches such as Calipari can sell full academic scholarships, state-of-the-art facilities and a chance to compete at the highest level of...

Both the men’s and women’s golf teams struggled in SCIAC #2 at Empire Lakes Golf Course in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., over the weekend. The women finished fifth ahead of Whittier, while the men came in seventh in front of Pomona-Pitzer. Colton Bares (first-year) put together a strong individual performance, posting a 3-over 75 in Saturday’s first round, which would become...

Baseball (12-14 overall, 8-7 SCIAC) The Occidental baseball team took the field against SCIAC No. 1 Whittier over the weekend in a three-game conference series. Junior outfielder Chris Strain kicked off the league rivalry with a bang for the Tigers in Friday’s Game 1 with a 2-run home run in the second inning that gave the black and orange a...

Two’s a coincidence; three’s a trend. That’s why the Occidental swimming and diving program proved to the Division-III nation that qualifying three athletes for the NCAA National Championships in Indianapolis — swimmers Steven van Deventer (junior) and Caroline Chang (senior) and diver Jessica Robson (senior) — was no fluke. By the competition’s end, van Deventer had claimed his second straight...