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By Sarah Wojcik and Rhiannon Zielinksi
Conflict in Egypt has been festering for decades, and on Jan. 25, it escalated to violent protests. “I’m glad my country is able to demonstrate a demanding change that was needed for over 30 years,” said Amr S., an OU alumni. “I’m proud of the young generation that took to the streets, stood their ground and let their voices be heard by not only the president, but by the entire world.” The military dictatorship led by Hosni Mubarak for the last 30 years has oppressed the Egyptian people to the point that they are finally fighting back.
By Sarah Wojcik
President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address was delivered to the American people Tuesday at 9 p.m. and many Oakland University students, professors and even alumni showed up to enjoy refreshments and watch the speech in the Fireside Lounge.
Obama’s speech, which lasted approximately an hour and a half, covered the five main topics of education, infrastructure, innovation, deficit reduction and reform of government.
Graphic by Jason Willis/The Oakland Post
By NICHOLE SEGUIN and MIKE SANDULA
Survey says: First few years of college aren’t challenging enough. A recent study found that many students fail to retain information they learned during their first years of college.
By Ali Armstrong
In the past three weeks, five gay teens have committed suicide. It’s an unfortunate trend among gay teens that has people outraged.
Thirteen-year-old Seth Walsh, 13-year-old Asher Brown and 18-year-old Tyler Clementi are just some of the teenagers whose names are making headlines after taking their own lives as a result of severe harassment from their peers. They are just a few of the teens that have committed suicide in the past three weeks.
By Rhiannon Zielinski and Sarah Wojcik
For the first time in the United States, student loan debt has surpassed credit card debt. These student loans are a concern to many students at OU, where over $85 million in federal loans was dispersed in the 2009-2010 school year.
By Jake Thielen
The flooding in Pakistan has affected millions of people, but has received less media coverage than other recent disasters like the earthquake in Haiti and Hurricane Katrina. One Oakland University student is doing her best to change that.
By Katie Jacob
Last week a District Court judge issued a temporary injunction halting federal funding of embryonic stem cell research, throwing the Obama administration, the research community at large and millions of Americans living with disease, for whom stem cell research holds out hope, into turmoil, as they try to figure out what comes next.
By Katie Jacob
In the wake of a devastating financial crisis that left the economy close to collapse, the Senate began debate on new financial legislation last week that will put an end to risky business practices on Wall Street and provide oversight to prevent a similar occurrence from happening in the future.
By Mike Sandula
New to this year’s Census is the addition of “Negro” under the race classification.
By Mike Espejo
A poli-sci professor and a nurse comment about the passing of Obama's controversial health care bid.
