I cast my vote for the 2008 presidential election as an absentee. That year, I voted for Nader and both Michigan ballot initiatives (medical marijuana and stem-cell research). I must be the liberal scum that’s threatening “American values” (“U.S. values,” more accurately, if you wish to respect Canada and Mexico — which I do).
In our state’s constitution, along with the majority of other states in the union, every fiscal year our deficit must be balanced, as to avoid creating a debt. Simply put, the state cannot spend more money than is brought in through taxes and other revenues. This explains why much of the funding for public schools and other programs have been cut — not because they are unnecessary or unworthy of funding, but because Michigan does not have the money.
Though there are students that come from other parts of Michigan and even outside of the state, according to Oakland’s office of institutional studies, 77.8 percent the university’s students, graduate and undergraduate, come from Macomb and Oakland counties.
America has placed Gaga onto its highest pedestal; however, she neglects to use her platform positively.
The recent cuts by state and federal governments will definitely be felt by college students everywhere, as there is no escape from a high tuition raise this year, at any school.
Imagine being able to log onto a website to see your grades instead of having to email a professor or visit their office. That’s what Oakland University administrators intended when they created the website Moodle.
From the new administration of Oakland University Student Congress, we welcome you to let your voice be heard. As your new Student Body President, I would like to introduce myself and our organization’s goals to the student body.
Beck, famous for his conspiracy theories and obscure references — i.e. cutting a rabbit in half with a chainsaw — drew audiences of 3 million people at one point; no doubt due to the political jousting as Democrats sat pretty in both congressional chambers.
Even though I have spent my whole four years in college thinking about how to make a difference after I graduated, I never considered staying in Detroit until reading the stories of these people who were fighting to give Detroit a second chance.
I started writing here in October 2009 having never taken a journalism class and not writing journalistically since my senior year of high school. I wasn’t even in the journalism school; I graduated with a degree in business management and human resources management. Writing at The Post, however, developed my critical and creative writing abilities into something that my newest employer, a marketing firm, said was the deciding factor in my hire.
