Tag: athletics
Opinion: Oxy’s waste of athletic space
When I applied to Occidental, I wrote my personal essay about the baseball fields I grew up playing on in my native Brooklyn. Fields...
Athletics Hall of Fame ’25 inductees celebrate their accomplishments, 71 years...
Former athletes Murray Via '54, Reiner Kolodinski ‘81, Rebecca Kopchick Carcamo ‘94, Jacqueline Shimamoto '14 and administrator Olivia Sabins have been inducted into the Occidental...
Athletes of the Week Jenna LeNay and Carlos Abram lead by...
Jenna LeNay Long distance runner Jenna LeNay (senior) finished ninth out of 276 runners in the women's 6K at the Pomona-Pitzer Invitational Oct. 4 with a final...
Tiger Town brings back school spirit
As the school year starts back up this fall, with it comes a new organization: Tigertown. Tigertown is an Occidental student group led by...
Basketball roots run deep throughout Occidental coaching staff
Kebu Stewart Assistant Basketball Coach, Recruiting Coordinator and Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach Kebu Stewart used to be an NBA player. He has been coaching...
Campus copes with heatwave; newly installed AC systems provide relief
Friday Sept. 6, Eddie Dong (senior) laid down with a book at the Del Mendel Aquatics Center, seeking respite from the unrelenting heat wave...
Opinion: Everyone has their own plates to fill. Here’s what mine...
Content warning: The following article discusses eating disorders. A proxy can refer to many things. In a literal sense, it means a person who acts...
Ainsley Shelsta and Lou Martineau are starting the semester strong
Ainsley Shelsta Following a 72-54 win against the University of La Verne Saturday Jan. 27, women’s basketball team center Ainsley Shelsta (sophomore) said that she's confident in her...
Athletes of the Week Nathalie Kerrigan and Carter Park make a...
Nathalie Kerrigan Sprint and freestyle swimmer Nathalie Kerrigan (junior) finished seventh out of 59 athletes in the Women's 100-Yard Butterfly, with a time of 1:02:59....
OCCA recommendations boosts morale and experience of student athletes
More than two years after the Occidental College Commission on Athletics (OCCA) released a report detailing a roadmap on how the college's athletic teams can become...