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Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading option to be offered for fall 2020, winter 2021

Lauren Karmo, Managing Editor November 11, 2020

With the fall semester just passing the halfway point, Oakland University has announced they will once again offer the Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (S/U) grading option for not only the fall 2020 semester,...

Veterans’ Support Services celebrates Veterans’ Day

Veterans’ Support Services celebrates Veterans’ Day

Rachel Yim, Science & Technology Reporter November 11, 2020

To honor the military veterans for upcoming Veterans Day on Wednesday, Nov. 11, Veterans Support Services (VSS) at Oakland University put on a variety of events throughout the week of Nov. 9. VSS provides...

Congress passed the CARES Act,  giving out $2 trillion in relief funds. Photo courtesy of Grant News.

CARES Act gives millions to OU students

Bridget Janis, Managing Editor November 11, 2020

Oakland University works hard to help students during this time of uncertainty. There was an Emergency grant funding opportunity for OU students from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES)...

Students gather for a past in person commencement ceremony. This year Oakland University has taken an alternative approach with a drive-in commencement in the fall and, now, a virtual winter commencement.

BREAKING: Virtual commencement ceremony for winter graduates

Emily Morris, Managing Editor November 11, 2020

Oakland University will host its first virtual commencement celebration for winter graduates — responding to winter weather and pandemic concerns — on Saturday, Dec. 19 at 10 a.m. More than 2,400...

Police files: 11/11/2020

Ben Hume, Web Editor November 9, 2020

Wake Up Call A student in Hamlin Hall contacted Oakland University Police Dispatch at 3:30 a.m. to report that he was awoken by the sounds of an unknown person attempting to key into his room on March...

Keke Palmer virtually visits Oakland University. The live Q&A will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 11 at 7 p.m.

Keke Palmer coming to OU virtually Nov. 11

Lauren Reid, Content Editor November 9, 2020

Oakland University’s Student Life Lecture Board (SLLB) is hosting actress, activist, recording artist and author, Keke Palmer on Wed. Oct 11 for a live-virtual Q&A via Zoom.  Palmer has starred...

Jai Carrero and Sean King lead the Black Lives Matter Peace March across campus on Sunday, Nov. 1. The pair led the crowd in supportive chants about voting and the BLM movement.

Campus Black lives matter March promotes voting

Emily Morris, Managing Editor November 4, 2020

Two days before the election, students gathered around a snow-filled Hamlin Circle for a Black Lives Matter (BLM) Peace March, setting the timely tone for the week — voting, mental health and supporting...

Student Congress encourages young voters

Rachel Yim, Science & Technology Reporter November 4, 2020

Historically proven, young adults have voted at lower rates than older demographics. To help change these historical trends and continue to increase voter turnout rates, the Oakland University Student...

Politically-focused student orgs touch on election-based initiatives

Lauren Reid, Content Editor November 4, 2020

Amid election season, politically-centered Oakland University student organizations have been focusing on the race for the presidency — working in the interest of their respective groups to educate members,...

OU Political Science Professors address 2020 Presidential Election

Lauren Reid, Content Editor November 4, 2020

It’s no secret that the 2020 presidential election has been quite the wild ride. Amidst all the chaos, Oakland University political science professors David Dulio and Peter Trumbore gave insight into...

Virtual State of the University Address acknowledges current issues, plans for future

Lauren Karmo, Managing Editor November 4, 2020

President Ora Hirsch Pescovitz delivered the State of the University Address virtually from Meadowbrook Theatre on Thursday, Oct. 29. During the address, Pescovitz presented the issues the university is...

Police Files: 11/4/2020

Ben Hume, Web Editor November 1, 2020

Zoom Bombed A student came into the Police and Support Services office to report that their Zoom meeting had been hacked on Friday, Oct. 9. The victim went on to state that the hacker posted vulgar...

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