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Here today, gone a year after graduation

By SHAWN MINNIX

University e-mail address should be around forever, not just for a short amount of time

Please don’t censor the Internet

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In protest against the Stop Online Piracy Act and Protect IP Acts, many websites went black on Jan. 18.

Students: get involved with Greek life

By AUSTIN OARD

Alpha Kappa Psi is the oldest and largest professional co-ed business fraternity founded in 1904 at New York University. Mu Nu chapter was established here at Oakland University in 1985.

VIDEO: Release the Nemesis of Controversy

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It’s that time of year again. Or, that is, it is that kind of year again: election year. Enter cliché promises, flag-waving, red-herrings, bandwagons, the straw man, ad hominem, tu quoque and every other fallacy known to humankind. Expect new ones to arrive, too.

Consider accessibility when making decisions

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Recent building developments have helped buildings, but have ignored disabled students

Individual contributions can create pride in the university

By GUEST COLUMNIST LAURA KLEIN

On a cold afternoon at the end of fall semester, I was walking out of Elliot Hall and saw a female student on the ground next to one of the pink bikes from the Oakland University Bike Share program.

Why yes, my major is important — leave me alone

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Like all college students, I have had to talk to what seems like hundreds of distant family members and “friends” about my education. It is always daunting. The same conversation always takes place, followed by the same exhausting explanation.

A plea for sanity, or don’t gag Rick Santorum

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I have sworn to do very uncomfortable things to myself — a solemn vow witnessed by many — if Rick Santorum is nominated as the Republican candidate for president of the U.S.

OUSC: ‘Fall semester was historic’

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The Eveslage/Malile administration of the Oakland University Student Congress thanks its staff and the Student Body for a successful fall semester in 2011. Looking forward, OU Student Congress has stocked the Winter 2012 calendar and we are currently setting our focus on new student services and initiatives.

Perspectives from political scientists

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Oakland professors give their views on the Nov. 9 GOP debate

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