By WENDELL SMILEYStaff Intern Students and summer vacations go together like Oakland University and no parking spaces. For many instructors, the sun comes out and it immediately becomes time to start thinking about one of the wonderful perks of being a professor — summer vacation. Some faculty members view the time as a chance [...]
OUPD was contacted regarding an identity theft situation on June 19. A student reportedly received a text message on his cell phone the night before, stating that a Blackberry cell-phone was purchased using his account. The student went on to say that, in order for someone to make a purchase with his account, someone would [...]
By AMANDA SAOUDSenior Reporter Oakland University will be expanding its role in the local education community, acting as the advisory school for a new charter school set to open in Royal Oak in September 2009. OU’s Board of Trustees voted to approve the application from the Four Corners Montessori Academy at their meeting on June [...]
By MASUDUR RAHMANSenior Reporter At a special formal session on June 25, Oakland University‘s board of trustees unanimously voted to raise the tuition rate for 2008-09 by 6.29 percent for undergraduate students and 5 percent for graduate students. One percent of this tuition increase is due to the non-mandatory student fees, such as fees for [...]
POLICE FILES OUPD was called to the Recreation and Athletic Center May 27, after a student became dizzy and lightheaded during a workout. The student explained that she had experienced similar symptoms in the past. The Auburn Hills Fire Department was called and the student was transported to Troy Beaumont for further medical care. OUPD [...]
By RORY McCARTYSenior Reporter Beginning this spring, Oakland University will combine the Rhetoric section with the professional writing section of the English department to make a whole new department. For the first time, students will be able to work toward a BA in writing and rhetoric.The new department will cover both the first-year writing courses [...]
By MASUDUR RAHAMSenior Reporter The $3.4 million left over from the deferred state appropriation payments is being put to use on projects to improve Oakland University, and the projects span OU campus, Macomb campus and cyberspace. The board of trustees approved $3,410,000 to be allocated to the Special Project One-Time Funding at the board of [...]
By RORY McCARTYSenior Reporter The first year of college life is stressful for many students. Students adjusting to living away from home, learning the layout of the campus, meeting all new classmates and professors, and trying to balance classwork with the rest of their lives, can feel overwhelmed at first. But students who are also [...]
By Masudur RahmanSenior Reporter Nobel Peace Prize nominee Baroness Caroline Cox was presented the Nightingale Award for Nursing by the Oakland University School of Nursing last Friday after giving a lecture at Meadow Brook Theatre May 9. In her presentation entitled “Sharp Compassion: Humanitarian Aid for Forgotten People,” Cox described the humanitarian work she has [...]
By Rory MccartySenior Reporter Oakland University’s Wellness Health Promotion program will be showing the film “Angels in the Dust” on May 21 at 1:30 p.m. in the Oakland Center. The film was also shown earlier on April 28. “Angels in the Dust” is the story of a therapist, Marion Cloete, who leaves a comfortable life [...]
