Keilani Bonis-Ericksen: Keilani Bonis-Ericksen (senior) won 6-1, 6-3 at number one singles against UC-Santa Cruz, and won number one doubles 8-4 with partner Samantha Farrell in the same match. The two also clinched a 9-8 victory in their match against Pacific University, 9-8. "I was very exhausted coming into my match against Pacific, having played a total of seven matches...

First year pole vaulter Melissa Braun has already made a name for herself at the college level. In just her first meet for Occidental, Braun cleared 10' 11.75" — the fourth highest all-time at Occidental. But her work wasn't finished; shortly after, Braun surged to third on the all-time school list when she cleared 11' 5.75" in her third meet....

Occidental student-athletes and a panel consisting of coaches and Athletics staff members came together in Choi Auditorium this past Wednesday to address a series of questions and concerns regarding the state of Occidental Athletics. The questions, which were submitted by student-athletes prior to the town hall meeting, covered an array of topics from how much influence coaches have on the...

In the shadow of the Pac-12, the Mountain West is the second most prominent conference in the West. But their basketball teams are floundering across the board. Fresno State was their only bid to the NCAA tournament this year, and they fell to former Mountain West member Utah 80-69 in the first round. The Mountain West, recently held in regard...

Riley JamesOccidental pitcher Riley James (junior) started off an impressive three-game sweep against Rutgers-Newark March 19 and 20. James started in the Saturday game, allowing only two earned runs and striking out eight batters over eight innings in the 4-3 victory. The Tigers extended their winning streak to 13 games and sit atop the SCIAC standings."I think we have a...

Women's Lacrosse Katie O' Connor: After not scoring a goal in Occidental's first four games of the season, first-year attacker Katie O' Connor has lit up the scoreboard for 13 goals and two assists over the past three contests. Her offensive production helped the Tigers break out of a four game slide and sparked their current three game win streak."We...

Allison Kilday Women’s Track & Field — HurdlesDo you have any specific memory, particular race, a funny anecdote, anything like that? At state my senior year, my last race of my high school career, I was predicted to win in the 100 hurdles and … the 300 hurdles. In the finals of the 100 hurdles, I hit the last hurdle,...

The first time Tigers' center fielder Natalie Glover (first year) hits a college home run, she is going to flip her bat, run, jump and spin around the bases, do the whip between second and third, singing pop music the whole way, and finish with a cartwheel at home plate. Well, at least she will in practice. Entertaining as it...

Skating has been an integral part of Emiko Schwab's (senior) life since she was three years old. Her career has taken her as far as France, where she had the opportunity to represent Team USA as part of a synchronized skating team. Now, she has come full circle and is training to become a figure skating judge. Although Schwab skated...

After two painful seasons, the Cleveland Browns finally cut Johnny Manziel. While the Browns hoped to receive some compensation (such as a late-round draft pick) for their former first rounder, not one team in the league — not even Jerry Jones's Dallas Cowboys — was willing to take on the risk of acquiring Manziel in a trade. With Manziel now...