I started writing here in October 2009 having never taken a journalism class and not writing journalistically since my senior year of high school. I wasn’t even in the journalism school; I graduated with a degree in business management and human resources management. Writing at The Post, however, developed my critical and creative writing abilities into something that my newest employer, a marketing firm, said was the deciding factor in my hire.
I’ve never been an alarmist when it comes to sports - I’ve always preferred to let them play the games and then make a judgment call. With the way that the Detroit Tigers have opened their 2011 season, however, my transformation into a Major League Baseball version of Chicken Little is definitely a possibility.
After throwing the first nine-inning shutout in Oakland University baseball’s Division I history, senior Aaron Wick has been named Summit League Pitcher of the Week as well as OU Student-Athlete of the Week.
With games against teams like Butler, Wright State, Michigan and Illinois State, OU has played teams from seven different conferences, seeing different styles of play in each series. Six of their losses have been by three runs or less, something that head coach John Musachio thinks the team can learn from later on.
Switching to vegetarian, vegan and raw diets can lead to plenty of questions for people looking to change up their food regimens.
Combine the name of a childhood friend and The Firm’s song “The Firm Fiasco,” however, and you have Lupe Fiasco, one of hip-hop’s biggest stars. It wasn’t until he heard “It Was Written” by hip-hop legend Nas that Fiasco decided he wanted to pursue hip-hop. He would go on to rap under the stage names Little Lu and LuLu, derivatives of his birth name,Wasalu, with his group Da Pak.
After playing games exclusively on the road for the first month of the season, the Oakland University softball team is finally headed back to Rochester.
From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Fireside Lounge, Fiasco will be promoting his latest album, “Lasers,” as part of a fan appreciation meet-and-greet event. Oakland is the only school in Michigan to be visited by the Chicago native, beating out the University of Michigan, Michigan State University, Wayne State University and Eastern Michigan University.
After suffering a first round upset against Western Illinois last year, the Oakland University women’s basketball team (18-11, 12-6) is hoping for better results at this year’s Summit League Tournament, where the fourth-seeded Golden Grizzlies will face No. 5 Southern Utah on Sunday.
In a matchup that featured several game-changing scoring runs, it was one final dash that sealed the victory for the Oakland University women’s basketball team (17-10, 11-5) on Senior Night against the North Dakota State Bison (13-14, 9-8).
