On Sept. 2, the Oakland University Police Department on patrol were flagged down by a resident from married student housing. A mother informed OUPD that her child and the child’s friend had run off toward the University Student Apartments and had not returned. Police safely located the two by the volleyball courts. OUPD picked up [...]
By Shelly LatshawStaff Reporter The Oakland University Spirit Squad enjoyed a successful turnout with the Grizz Gang Jumpin’ Jamboree, held last Thursday in Hamlin Circle. The 2008-09 kickoff event gave students interested in supporting OU athletics an opportunity to meet and greet OU athletic team players, coaches and administrators. Expecting nearly 500 students to [...]
By Wendell SmileyStaff Intern Oakland University’s Student Programming Board could have brought bigger names to campus, but the chance to experiment with a new sound and feel was too good to pass up. The Student Programming Board is bringing R&B vocalist Raheem DeVaughn to the Shotwell-Gustafson Pavilion on campus Friday, September 12, at 7 p.m.Junior [...]
By Masudur RahmanSenior Reporter Though the school year has just begun, new students are likely to have already discovered one of Oakland University’s most frustrating truths: parking can be really hard to find. One such freshman was Amanda Sager, who said that she was late to her first class by 15 minutes because it took [...]
By Lindsey Wojcik Editor in Chief When Dr. Robert Folberg was a teenager he began to lose vision in his left eye, and by the time he was 19 years old he had lost most of the useful vision in it. “I could only see a hand moving in front of my face, I couldn’t [...]
By Masudur Rahman and Rory McCartySenior Reporters After 18 months of planning, the board of trustees officially approved the Oakland University administration’s proposal for an OU medical school at a BOT special formal session held on Thursday, July 31. All trustees enthusiastically embraced the proposal and the vote was unanimous. The medical school will be [...]
By Paul GullySpecial Projects Editor Take a walk to the lower level of the Oakland Center and you’ll find Tory Dantuma pictured on the recently completed mural depicting student life at Oakland University. However, it’s a wall on the other side of campus that he may be more commonly linked to. Dantuma, 21, is the [...]
By Masudur RahmanSenior Reporter After more than a year of planning, Oakland University’s text message alert notification system is up and operational. In the case of an imminent danger on campus, this new alert system will send text messages with details and instructions to the cell phones of anyone who signs up on the OU [...]
By Rory McCartySenior Reporter Since Oakland University is a school where the vast majority of students are commuters, most students need to drive in order to get to class. But the ever climbing price of gas can make the drive to school a financial crisis. That’s where the Center for Student Activities is hoping to [...]
On Aug. 19, two men reported an incident that occurred on Aug. 14 while they were trimming tree limbs around the gazebo at Meadow Brook Hall. A limb fell and hit one man. When the other man tried to move the downed limb, a chainsaw used on the job fell, striking the man on the [...]
By Rory McCarty Senior Reporter Over the summer, some Oakland University students were targeted by a phishing scam that was designed to look like an e-mail from OU’s “Office of Student Affairs.” The e-mail directed recipients to a website where it asked that they take a survey, which asked for their personal information, in exchange [...]
Tuesday-Friday, Sept. 2-5ONSP: “Ask a Grizz” Information TablesTuesday, 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., Outdoors, OC Tuesday-Sunday, Sept. 2-7Kresge Library Help Sessions on OU E-mailAccount and ILLiad (Interlibrary Loan)Tuesday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-10 p.m. Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.Sunday, 1-10 p.m., Kresge Library Tuesday, Sept. 2CSA: Jump Start10 a.m.-3 p.m., Banquet Rooms, [...]
by Rory MccartySenior Reporter Kids that are born with autism generally have a more difficult time socializing and fitting in groups. But Joey Travolta’s film camp, which is being organized by OUCARES, is hoping to get kids with autism involved and make new friends, as well as learning the process of making their own films. [...]
By PAUL GULLY Special Projects Editor Tory Dantuma, the former Oakland University student accused of writing a threatening message on a bathroom wall at OU reached a plea agreement with prosecutors at a preliminary hearing on Tuesday. Dantuma faced a felony charge of False Report or Threat of Terrorism, but plead guilty to a misdemeanor [...]
By LINDSEY WOJCIKEditor in Chief A 21-year-old former Oakland University student was arrested Wednesday, July 23 by OUPD for writing a threatening message in a rest room of Van Wagoner House on April 15, 2008. OU Police Chief Sam Lucido said former student Tory Dantuma turned himself in after a prearranged agreement was made.OUPD is [...]
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 by five percent for graduate students. One percent of this tuition increase is due to the non-mandatory student fees, such as transcript [...]
By PAUL GULLY Special Projects Editor Following suit with Oakland County, Oakland University staff members now have the option of working a four-day work week. In an effort to reduce fuel consumption, the university initiated what it’s calling a compressed work week pilot program, which began July 7 and will run through August 30. The [...]
By RORY MCCARTYSenior Reporter For many students, college is a time to get away from their homelives and go out and explore the world. So what better time is there to go on a trip to visit another city? Oakland University students are going to have that opportunity beginning this semester with a series of [...]
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 [...]
