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Goo Goo Dolls treat DTE like home

By Chris Hagan and Mike Sandula

The Goo Goo Dolls were at home Sunday evening. At least they felt at home. The boys from Buffalo, N.Y., gave plenty of shout outs to Detroit during Sunday night’s performance at DTE Energy Music Theater in Clarkston, Mich.

Varner House ‘razes’ its roof despite effort to save it

By Mike Sandula

On the southeast corner of Oakland University’s campus, at Avon and Butler roads, stands a decades-old brick and frame building. On Tuesday, a contract was signed that green-lighted its demolition, which is scheduled to begin this week.

Oil spill off the Gulf of Mexico a big problem for BP

By Daud Yar

A little while back, the Obama administration approved offshore drilling along the U.S. coast. Less than a week later, an explosion ripped a hole in BP’s underwater pipeline endangering large amounts of marine life and Louisiana fishing industries. Luckily, there is something we all can do: boycott BP by not buying their product. This puts [...]

Student body president, vice president lay out goals in inaugural address

By Brandon Gustafson and Amy Ring

The academic school year has wrapped up, but you wouldn’t know it in the Student Congress office. The summer always means that a new administration has taken over, which means a new executive board and legislature that is busy working for you, the students of Oakland University. Before we tell you about all of the [...]

INCubator hatches summer projects

By Mike Sandula

Oakland University’s SmartZone business incubator, which was formed in 2006 to help nurture startup companies, will be doing some growing of its own this summer. The Incubator will forge new partnerships with the Rochester Downtown Development Authority and the Pawley Lean Institute while its partner incubator in Macomb acquires a new building. In addition to [...]

Tuition forum clarifies budget issues

By Mike Sandula

Oakland University Student Congress held a tuition forum in Fireside Lounge on Thursday afternoon. The meeting was scheduled to be in Gold Room C where there were 100 chairs and a podium, but it was moved to Fireside in an attempt to attract a larger audience. The 11-person roundtable discussion – which included OUSC members, [...]

Breaking new ground with the Human Health Building

By Mike Sandula

Hundreds gathered under a large, white tent on the northeast corner of Parking Lot 1 on Monday morning for the groundbreaking ceremony of Oakland University’s Human Health Building.

New pres., VP and legislators take their seats

By Mike Sandula

Brandon Gustafson and Amy Ring were sworn in as student body president and student body vice president by former student body president Kristin Dayag Monday.

OU breaks ground for Human Health Building

By Mike Sandula

Hundreds gathered under a large tent Monday morning for the groundbreaking ceremony of Oakland University’s Human Health Building. “Beginning in 2012, OU’s School of Health Sciences and School of Nursing will relocate to this new 161,000 square foot human health building, bringing two schools under one roof for the first time in university history,” said [...]

Empty holsters gain attention

By Mike Sandula

Students wearing empty holsters have gained full attention at Oakland University. OU Students for Concealed Carry on Campus, which was officially approved as a student organization Monday, has been demonstrating on campus since last week and will continue through Thursday.

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