Even though I have spent my whole four years in college thinking about how to make a difference after I graduated, I never considered staying in Detroit until reading the stories of these people who were fighting to give Detroit a second chance.
Detroit has not necessarily had a reputation as a tourism hot spot in recent years, but a group of young professionals are working to pull visitors into the city and show them sights they may not have otherwise experienced.
On Friday, music from Africa and the Caribbean will fill Varner Hall. The Oakland University World Music Concert is at 8 p.m. on March 25. The concert features music from Ghana, Zimbabwe, Trinidad and the United States.
This year, the city of Pontiac is celebrating 150 years of history. The Pontiac Sesquicentennial Planning Committee has met weekly since April of last year to arrange celebratory events for the sesquicentennial anniversary of the incorporation of the city of Pontiac.
Last week, I spent some time in Asheville, N.C. Something that stood out for me about the city was the huge emphasis on supporting local businesses. Throughout the downtown area, “Love Asheville” and “Local is the New Black” stickers proudly announced each unique, local business. The stores in Asheville are not that different from what we have in Rochester. A majority of the businesses in downtown Rochester are locally owned and completely unique to the area, and yet we have no real push for members of the community — students in particular — to shop locally.
This weekend, Oakland University’s first and only co-ed a cappella group is holding a Valentine’s Day concert, which they say will both celebrate the holiday and criticize it. Following the Valentine’s Day theme of the concert, co-founder Elyse Foster said the group will sing popular love songs, with a few “anti-love songs” thrown in as well. In between songs, the members plan to tell stories about their own romantic experiences.
The Oakland University School of Engineering and Computer Science was recently allotted $30 million from the State of Michigan to go toward the construction of a new Engineering Center on campus.
For several years, Oakland University’s Music, Theatre and Dance program has employed DSO musicians as faculty for their music students. Additionally, this past fall, a new partnership was announced between OU and the DSO that aimed to give students a more comprehensive music education through advanced lessons and events. As the strike continues, music students and faculty alike have expressed concern over the ongoing battle between the DSO musicians and the management.
During her first year at Oakland University, sophomore Subha Hanif was unsure what to pursue as a career. That uncertainty vanished after Hanif attended the Summer Medical and Dental Education Program (SMDEP) at the University of Virginia.
This weekend, downtown Rochester will be filled with ice sculptures and dog sleds.
