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Leadership OU taking applications for 2024-25 cohort

Dayshawn Fields, Features Reporter December 13, 2023

Leadership OU, in its 10th year after being established in 2013, is looking to make more Oakland University undergraduate students aware of the program. After previously being offered to only upperclassmen,...

Dec. BOT meeting: OU dashboard, financial statements and BOT bylaws revision

Dec. BOT meeting: OU dashboard, financial statements and BOT bylaws revision

Chloe Kukuk, Campus Editor December 13, 2023

Oakland University’s Board of Trustees (BOT) held its final Fall 2023 semester and calendar year meeting on Dec. 4. President’s Report OU President Ora Hirsch Pescovitz began the president’s...

Laboratory fire causes temporary closure of the engineering center

Laboratory fire causes temporary closure of the engineering center

Payton Bucki, Content Editor December 12, 2023

At 8:57 a.m. on Dec. 9, the Oakland University Police Department (OUPD) released an emergency notification alerting the campus community that a fire had occurred at the Engineering Center. The Engineering...

Presidential candidate Marianne Williamson visits OU

Presidential candidate Marianne Williamson visits OU

Arianna Heyman, Editor-in-Chief December 6, 2023

On Monday, Nov. 20, democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson visited Oakland University to discuss capitalism, the state of American politics and detail why she jumped into the presidential...

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OU establishes engineering student transfer agreement with OCC

Chloe Kukuk, Campus Editor December 6, 2023

Oakland University and Oakland Community College (OCC) signed a brand-new transfer articulation agreement on Nov. 8 to ensure a smooth transition for students seeking a bachelor of science in engineering. The...

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OUSC asks OU community to share thoughts on the Adams Road expansion project

Chloe Kukuk, Campus Editor December 6, 2023

Following the completion of phase two of the four-year Adams Road study in September, the Oakland University Student Congress (OUSC) is asking the campus community to share their thoughts on the project. The...

SPB hosts OU Has Talent

SPB hosts OU Has Talent

Dayshawn Fields, Features Reporter November 22, 2023

The Student Program Board (SPB) hosted OU Has Talent, an annual talent show, in The Habitat on Thursday, Nov 16. It was a joyous occasion with what turned out to be a sizable crowd and a great reception. The...

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OUSC wraps up successful Middle Eastern Heritage Week

Chloe Kukuk, Campus Editor November 22, 2023

Oakland University Student Congress (OUSC) recently hosted its annual Middle Eastern Heritage Week from Nov. 13 through Nov. 17. This is the second year the event was hosted. The celebration was organized...

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OU’s annual day of service: successful yet again

Dayshawn Fields, Features Reporter November 22, 2023

OU’s Day of Service commenced in the Oakland Center Banquet Rooms on Nov 15. It was a day of service, highlighted by arts and crafts and other projects for the good sake of the immediate community. Still,...

Student Rec Center Paves Way for OU’s Future

Student Rec Center Paves Way for OU’s Future

Jeannee Kirkaldy November 15, 2023

A funny thing happened on OU's campus. And, it happened over night. On Tuesday, Sept. 8, the Student Rec Center officially opened its doors to the community. By Wednesday, the atmosphere on campus had...

The cover of the February 2, 1962 issue of The Oakland Observer, the former name of OUs student newspaper.

A history of The Oakland Post

Arianna Heyman, Editor-in-Chief November 15, 2023

Since its establishment in 1959, The Oakland Post has served as Oakland University’s primary source of student news. The Post has gone through many iterations but has always stayed consistent in its...

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Focus group narrows mascot pool

Bill Petrick November 15, 2023

The search for the mascot is almost over, and it looks like the Pioneers will have to move on and settle in a new frontier: The Mascot Advisory Committee has narrowed the field down to three, and while...

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