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A Trusted Source of Independent Student Journalism since 1987.

The Oakland Post

Rochester, MI


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Faculty awarded at Research, Innovation and Engagement Town Hall
Faculty awarded at Research, Innovation and Engagement Town Hall
Adrian Jimenez Morales, Campus Editor • December 11, 2024

Increases in research grants, equipment upgrades and new funding programs were among the celebrated advances at the Research, Innovation and...

Holiday Walk at Meadow Brook Hall
Holiday Walk at Meadow Brook Hall
Adrian Jimenez Morales, Campus Editor • December 11, 2024

From Nov. 29 to Dec. 23, Meadow Brook Hall unboxes countless glamorous ornaments to adorn the halls and grounds of Matilda Dodge Wilson’s mansion....

OU hosts the Art, Book and Craft Fair
OU hosts the Art, Book and Craft Fair
Matilde Rabajoli, Campus Reporter • December 11, 2024

The Art, Book and Craft Fair was held on Dec. 4 in the Oakland Center. The fair was held indoors to help students stay away from the cold December...

OU's food prices: Exclusivities, fees and franchising
OU’s food prices: Exclusivities, fees and franchising
Adrian Jimenez Morales, Campus Editor • November 27, 2024

Whether it is using declining points (meal dollars) for resident students or commuters paying out of pocket during long days at the Oakland Center,...

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Meet OU’s most eligible bachelors
Mallory Waligora, Political Editor • December 11, 2024

As December passes, “cuffing season” is in full swing. Do you want a winter romance? Imagine holding hands in mittens, cozying up by the...

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Kresge Library’s Finals Frenzy event helps students relax during finals week
Daniela Cesario, Features Reporter • December 11, 2024

Finals week is synonymous with stress for students, but Oakland University’s Kresge Library is determined to help. In collaboration with the...

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The Diplomacy Lab: OU students trailblazing new research on West African uprisings
Noah Francis, Features Editor • November 27, 2024

Throughout this semester, Oakland University has joined the United States Department of State with the Diplomacy Lab, a partnership between the...

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Roaring Towards Success: OU student reactions to the Detroit Lions’ comeback
Daniela Cesario, Features Reporter • November 27, 2024

The Detroit Lions, a team historically associated with underwhelming performances and dashed hopes, are rewriting their narrative this season....

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The hottest movies of 2024
Mallory Waligora, Political Editor • December 11, 2024

“Wicked” The success of “Wicked" is undeniable. The movie has earned over $360 million at the box office and counting, not to mention...

2025: What's in and what's out
2025: What’s in and what’s out
Morgan Warneke, Content Editor • December 11, 2024

As we approach the end of the year, it’s the perfect time to reflect on what we want more of — and less of — in 2025. Think of this as...

Best albums of the decade (so far)
Chelsea Bossert, Arts Editor • December 11, 2024

It is the end of 2024, and that means that the 2020s are halfway over. From a decade that has brought us the rise of new pop superstars, the...

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Chill out over winter break with these gift-giving flicks
Moe Del Rosario, Arts Reporter • December 11, 2024

The end of the fall semester provides a break from school, stress and other factors that might be keeping students busy. This, of course, means...

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TikTok faces potential ban
Morgan Warneke, Content Editor • December 20, 2024

In April 2024, President Joe Biden signed a bill requiring TikTok to be sold to a non-Chinese company. ByteDance, the company that owns TikTok,...

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United Healthcare CEO killed in ‘targeted attack’
Morgan Warneke, Content Editor • December 11, 2024

On Dec. 4, 2024, in the early hours of the morning, United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson was fatally shot while walking in Manhattan, New York....

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Labor unions support Trump’s Labor Secretary pick
Nicholas Kablak, Political Reporter • December 11, 2024

Donald Trump has selected Lori Chavez-DeRemer, a pro-union ex-House Republican, as his administration's Secretary of Labor. Unions and those...

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Trump nominates Kash Patel as FBI Director
Nicholas Kablak, Political Reporter • December 11, 2024

Donald Trump said he will nominate Kash Patel as the incoming administration's next FBI Director. Patel is a popular figure in Conservative media...

Golden Grizzlies overpowered by No. 23 Arkansas on the road
Kurt Szymanski, Sports Editor • December 30, 2024

In their final non-conference game of the season on Monday, the Oakland Golden Grizzlies men’s basketball team couldn’t measure up to the...

Golden Grizzlies place fourth in Hawaiian Airlines Diamond Head Classic
Kurt Szymanski, Sports Editor • December 26, 2024

On Wednesday, the Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team fell to the Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors in the third-place Hawaiian Airlines Diamond...

Oakland women’s basketball falls in Assembly Hall to the Indiana Hoosiers
Evan Blanchard, Sports Reporter • December 23, 2024

Over Christmas break, the Oakland women's basketball team traveled to Bloomington, Indiana, to take on the Indiana University (IU) Hoosiers....

Oakland men’s basketball can’t withstand offensive outburst from Cleveland State Vikings
Evan Blanchard, Sports Reporter • December 21, 2024

The Wolstein Center has been a very hostile place for the Oakland men's basketball team over the last few years. It's been three years since...

2025: What's in and what's out
2025: What’s in and what’s out
Morgan Warneke, Content Editor • December 11, 2024

As we approach the end of the year, it’s the perfect time to reflect on what we want more of — and less of — in 2025. Think of this as...

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Kendrick Lamar’s surprise release ‘GNX’ cements him as a West Coast legend
Chelsea Bossert, Arts Editor • November 27, 2024

Kendrick Lamar is the greatest rapper of all time, at least that is what he is telling us.  The 37-year-old rapper from Compton, Cali. has...

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Opinion: My ideal White House
Mallory Waligora, Political Editor • November 27, 2024

As much as I love politics, sometimes it gets stressful, heated and overwhelming. America is politically divided, especially after the election.  Sometimes...

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Where Harris went wrong
Mallory Waligora, Political Editor • November 20, 2024

In light of Donald Trump’s recent victory, one should examine where his opponent, VP Kamala Harris, went wrong. Maybe she was dealt a bad hand...

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Letter to the editor: A Farewell Letter: Sharing My Story and Finding Love for OU
Mena Hannakachl, Contributor • April 24, 2024

At 18, I arrived at Oakland University (OU) as a freshman in the Fall of 2020–amidst the Covid-19 pandemic. As a nontraditional student, being...

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Letter to the editor: What Beaver?
Andrea Knutson, Contributor • February 21, 2024

Recently the Oakland University community was informed that a beaver had moved into the campus’s biological preserve and made itself at home....

Letter to the editor: Mental health worth four sessions?
Letter to the editor: Mental health worth four sessions?
Alex Verzillo, Contributor • December 13, 2023

Free counseling at OU has experienced a progressive decline throughout the years, bringing the number of free sessions provided to students down...

Letter to the editor: Understaffed. Underfunded. Overdue.
Letter to the editor: Understaffed. Underfunded. Overdue.
Ian Allen, Contributor • December 6, 2023

In the fall of 2021, I went through one of the lowest periods of my life. I had just gone through the breakup of an unhealthy relationship, I...