Creative writing major passes through BOT
The Oakland University Board of Trustees unanimously passed last week the English department’s proposed Bachelor of Arts program in creative writing.
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Free food is not cheap: A look into student organizations’ biggest expense
Last semester, Trpko Blazevski was on campus every weekday. He never packed a lunch nor did he spend a single penny on food. Still, he never went hungry. Around noon, Blazevski, a freshman studying information technology, would tour the Oakland Center circuit — Fireside Lounge, the Banquet Rooms, the Gold Rooms, etc. — and almost always find an event offering free food.
Technology is scamming us
Steve Jobs ... you force me to make a citizen's arrest for the crime of time theft.
Professor writes poems in ‘Blood’
Haworth Hoeppner’s newest collection of poems, “Blood Prism,” is the winner of the 2010 Ohio State University Press Award in Poetry and centers on three themes, including politics, which Haworth Hoeppner said he’d never explored before poetically. The award comes with the publication of his manuscript by The Ohio State University Press and a $3,000 prize.
Proposed creative writing BA proves ‘point of contention’
One of Oakland University’s colleges could soon have a new major — with or without the approval of its dean. In 2007, Ronald Sudol, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, told the English department he supported the “further development of creative writing,” according to a Feb. 16 letter addressed to the University Senate.
OU prepares for steep cuts
Gov. Rick Snyder’s proposed budget cut could reduce Oakland University’s state appropriations by almost a quarter.
The great Snuggie struggle
It was the kind of story a journalist hopes to never have to write. The haunting imagery, the burden of research, the emotional toll — it was almost too much to bear. But it had to be written. Two years ago this week, I wrote a Mouthing Off about Snuggies. The wearable bedspread has haunted me ever since.
Sharma proceedings underway: OU professor sentenced to house arrest after alleged stalking incident
An Oakland University professor awaits trial after being charged with stalking a former student. Srinarayan Sharma, 43, was arraigned and charged with stalking on Jan. 21 after an alumna reported him to the OU Police Department. Sharma, who’s been at OU since 1996, is an Associate Professor of Management Information Systems in the School of Business Administration.
Judge issues Professor Sharma a no contact order
Srinarayan Sharma is not to contact his wife and children, according to a ruling from Judge Julie A. Nicholson.
The sky really is falling: Fowl fatalaties are like something out of a movie
For those of you not living under a rock — which, it turns out, is the only safe place to live nowadays — thousands of birds have died from yet-to-be-determined causes over the last couple weeks.
