State of the University: Oakland encounters ‘success,’ faces challenges in a ‘new context’
Akin to the president’s annual State of the Union address, a State of Oakland University address was given Tuesday morning in the Banquet Rooms.
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Local jazz artist brings voice to Varner Hall
Oakland County resident Kathy Kosin’s jazz voice is world-renowned. She will perform at Varner Recital Hall at 8 p.m. Thursday. Tickets, available at Varner Box Office, are $7 for students and $11 for general admission.
Father, son jazz players share the stage
There’s a joke among guitar players that a bassist is their “seventh string.” Jazz guitarist Steve Brown used to joke around with his wife that he would “grow his own bass player” if he could. The joke became reality when they had a son, Miles, who grew up to play bass guitar. The Browns will perform together again Thursday at Oakland University with the Oakland Jazz Quartet, which Miles is a member of. It’ll be far from their first shared performance.
Meetings address updates, awards
A pair of addresses were given Tuesday at Oakland University, both of which served to update the campus community on recent changes and ongoing developments.
Accelerate Michigan Student Idea Competition offers $25,000
Individuals or teams of any size must submit a one-page business plan by Oct. 22. Lauren Bigelow, a member of Accelerate Michigan’s media outreach team and executive director of the competition, said business plans should be concise, tout the advantages of the idea, describe its potential market, and explain how the idea will be put into action.
Goo Goo Dolls treat DTE like home
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
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
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
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
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 [...]
