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Inspire The Choir workshop to feature Grammy winner and composer

‘Inspire The Choir’ workshop to feature Grammy winner and composer

Dean Vaglia, Staff Reporter February 3, 2021

The Oakland University School of Music, Theater and Dance (SMTD) will host the “Inspire The Choir” workshop on Saturday, Feb. 6 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Free and held over Zoom, Grammy Award winner Eric...

OUSC VP Annabella Jankowski and President Ethan Bradley posing for a photo during their candidacy in 2020.

Elections kick off for OUSC executive board

Rachel Yim, Science & Technology Reporter February 3, 2021

After a busy year, Oakland University Student Congress (OUSC) is running an election to select its president, vice president and legislators for the next school year. OUSC strives to increase unity...

VP of Research David Stone.

Using sewage to track COVID-19

Michael Pearce, Editor-In-Chief February 3, 2021

Sewage at Oakland University can contain more than just the usual “crap,” it can contain trace amounts of COVID-19.  In November, Oakland administration announced their plans to monitor sewage...

Police Files: 2/3/2021

Ben Hume, Web Editor February 1, 2021

Unreadable Plates An Oakland University Police Officer was on patrol in a marked police car near Meadow Brook Rd. at 1:00 a.m. on May 20, 2019, when they spotted a grey Dodge without a license plate...

EHS professionals talk safety in the age of COVID-19

Dean Vaglia, Staff Reporter January 27, 2021

The Oakland University chapter of the American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) held a question-and-answer session with environmental health and safety (EHS) professionals over Zoom on January 21. Conducted...

Center for Culture and Globalization established by donation

Dean Vaglia, Staff Reporter January 27, 2021

Funded by the estate of Oakland University graduate Barry M. Klein, a new center dedicated to culture and globalization will be established in fall 2022. The Barry M. Klein Center for Culture and Globalization...

Taras Oleksyk is an assistant professor of biological sciences and the study’s lead investigator.

Oakland professor leads groundbreaking genetic research in Ukraine

Bridget Janis, Managing Editor January 27, 2021

When it comes to genetic diversity, Ukraine is an understudied region, so researchers at Oakland University decided to start a study. The largest study conducted in Ukraine to date, this process was able...

OU hosts virtual COVID-19 vaccination panel, spreading awareness

Lauren Reid, Content Editor January 27, 2021

Oakland University’s Centers of Civic Engagement, Public Humanities and Religious Understanding hosted a virtual panel via Zoom — COVID-19 Vaccination: Access, Awareness, Acceptance — on Monday,...

Michigan’s distribution plans for the COVID-19 vaccine

Jessica Orlando, Reporter January 27, 2021

With the beginning of a new year, residents in Michigan remain anxious for the COVID-19 vaccine.  Among those residents are the students and faculty at Oakland University who remain hopeful in receiving...

Police files: 1/27/2021

Ben Hume, Web Editor January 26, 2021

Kresge Library Scare A student called Oakland University Police Dispatch on Oct. 8 at 8 p.m. stating that she believed she saw a male subject walk out of Kresge Library with what looked like a possible...

Casino Night in 2020. This years event will be all virtual.

Casino Night goes virtual

Dean Vaglia, Staff Reporter January 20, 2021

There is a first for everything, and this year Casino Night makes its first virtual appearance. In a normal year, the Student Program Board’s (SPB) annual Casino Night takes over the Oakland Center...

OU Students win at Kennedy Center Theater Festival

OU Students win at Kennedy Center Theater Festival

Dean Vaglia, Staff Reporter January 20, 2021

The Oakland University School of Music, Theater and Dance fielded a team for the 2021 Kennedy Center Region Three American College Theater Festival (ACTF), with students winning and placing as finalists...

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