Nora Youngelson

33 Articles

Controlling the uncontrollable: athletes’ superstitions and rituals

Men’s tennis player Benjamin Burrows (senior) said competitive sports are inherently mental. Burrows said he and many other athletes partake in rituals or have...

Lessons Learned: Ask yourself, why not?

Every morning before middle school, my mom would say to me: “Be kind, be courageous and don’t mumble.” Much of my college experience has...

Angie Bos named Dean of College: ‘A people’s job’

Angie Bos was named incoming Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of College, as announced in a campus-wide email, March 2. Bos will...

Men’s 4×100-meter relay team chases college record

At the Pomona-Pitzer Salo & Crenna Invite Feb. 21 the men’s 4x100-meter relay team, made up of Collin Glick (sophomore), Shane Kawakami-Williams (junior), Emerson Ames...

Kickin’ it inside the hacky sack circle

Huddled in circles on the Academic Quad, groups of students kick around hacky sacks, which according to Jojo McCabe (sophomore), are small woven balls...

Lacrosse leans on team objectives, seeks playoff redemption

Starting their season with the fourth-place ranking in the pre-season SCIAC poll, Occidental’s lacrosse team is optimistic about their ability to challenge assumptions and...

The library’s best kept secret: Special Collections

Tucked in the corner on the quiet third floor of the Mary Norton Clapp Library, stands a wooden, often open door with a sign...

The perks of being a Wallflour: Sourdough Pizza settles in Eagle Rock

Wallflour Sourdough Pizza, a sourdough pizza shop, opened their first brick-and-mortar location on Colorado Boulevard April 27. Around six months later, co-owner Carolina Conaway said...