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Rematriation and healing at Gidinawemaaganinaanig: Endazhigiyang, Native American heritage site
Rematriation and healing at Gidinawemaaganinaanig: Endazhigiyang, Native American heritage site
Adrian Jimenez Morales, Campus Editor • October 9, 2024

The Native American Heritage Site, Gidinawemaaganinaanig: Endazhigiyang, has been the epicenter of rematriation at Oakland University for three...

‘Correcting Past Mistakes:' OU’s newest art exhibition featuring Jim Chatelain
Chelsea Bossert, Arts Editor • October 9, 2024

Art — at its best — is challenging to viewers. Great art should push the boundaries of its medium while also being accessible to a wide variety...

Engineering and IT Career Fair fosters career advancement at OU
Engineering and IT Career Fair fosters career advancement at OU
Matilde Rabajoli and Adrian Jimenez Morales October 9, 2024

The Oakland Center's upper floor held Oakland University’s annual Engineering and IT Career Fair on Oct. 3. The event ran from noon to 3 p.m....

Interviews and networking at OU’s annual fall Career Fair
Interviews and networking at OU’s annual fall Career Fair
Matilde Rabajoli, Campus Reporter • October 9, 2024

On Oct. 1, the Oakland Center at Oakland University hosted the annual Career Fair. Students were invited to attend to network with possible employers...

Forcon Boxing Club at OU: Grizzlies pack a punch
Daniela Cesario, Features Reporter • October 9, 2024

Created with the goal of teaching students the art and discipline of boxing, Oakland University’s new club boxing team promises to be much...

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O Grizzly’s: The bar and bistro made by Grizzlies, for Grizzlies
Ethan Rice, Contributor • October 9, 2024

Auburn Hills’ newest bar, O Grizzly’s Bar & Bistro, had its soft opening on Friday, Sept. 27. Located on the corner on North Squirrel...

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Future Leader Dogs at OU: Guiding one paw at a time
Noah Francis, Features Editor • October 9, 2024

Leader Dogs for the Blind is an organization that pairs those suffering from visual impairments with dogs who have been specially trained to...

Golden Grizzlies on the hunt with OU's Honors College
Daniela Cesario, Features Reporter • October 9, 2024

Oakland University’s Honors College class, Making Discoveries, added an unexpected twist to its curriculum last week. Students participated...

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Marvel makes spookiest comeback with ‘Agatha All Along’
Moe Del Rosario, Arts Reporter • October 9, 2024

A new addition to Disney Plus’ lineup of Marvel Cinematic Universe shows dropped Sept. 18 to the delight of fans who have been anticipating...

‘Correcting Past Mistakes:' OU’s newest art exhibition featuring Jim Chatelain
Chelsea Bossert, Arts Editor • October 9, 2024

Art — at its best — is challenging to viewers. Great art should push the boundaries of its medium while also being accessible to a wide variety...

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'The Substance:' Body horror at its finest
Moe Del Rosario, Arts Reporter • October 9, 2024

Horror fans often find themselves feeling at a loss when a new movie comes out but don’t quite fit the level of gore that would really surprise...

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Riot Grrrl reborn: How 90s punk gave us female rage
Morgan Warneke, Content Editor • October 9, 2024

The Riot Grrrl movement was an underground feminist punk scene that began in Seattle, Washington in 1991. It consisted of protests, art and zines...

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How has Visa been abusing the market?
Nicholas Kablak, Political Reporter • October 9, 2024

The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently filed an antitrust lawsuit against Visa Inc. The DOJ alleges the company has monopolistic powers that...

OU students react to vice presidential debate
OU students react to vice presidential debate
Nicholas Kablak, Political Reporter • October 9, 2024

On Oct. 1, Oakland University hosted a watch party for the vice-presidential debate between J.D. Vance and Tim Walz. Students had mixed reactions...

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Vance and Walz face off in VP Debate
Mallory Waligora, Political Editor • October 9, 2024

On Oct. 1, Senator JD Vance and Governor Tim Walz met in a CBS broadcast studio in New York for the first vice presidential debate of the election...

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Rome and the US: How will the US fall?
Nicholas Kablak, Political Reporter • October 2, 2024

A republic dominates the world, is ruled by institutions that often falter, has a culture spread wherever its influence extends and has constant...

Reagan Reetz: Making waves at Oakland University — in and out of the pool
Reagan Reetz: Making waves at Oakland University — in and out of the pool
Summer Weathers, Sports Reporter • October 9, 2024

Reagan Reetz elevates the spirit of Oakland University swimming, electrifying the atmosphere whenever she takes the pool. Reetz started swimming...

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On Deck: How the Detroit Tigers can defeat the Cleveland Guardians in the ALDS
Evan Blanchard, Sports Reporter • October 9, 2024

The Gritty Kitties did it. They walked into Houston and stole two games off the Astros to advance to the American League Divisional Series...

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Season Preview: Golden Grizzlies men’s basketball looks to build on last year’s success
Kurt Szymanski, Sports Editor • October 9, 2024

It's hard to believe, but it's October, and the start of the Oakland University men's basketball season is already around the corner. After...

Resilient Golden Grizzlies prevail in a five-set showdown against Robert Morris 
Resilient Golden Grizzlies prevail in a five-set showdown against Robert Morris 
Summer Weathers, Sports Reporter • October 9, 2024

The women's volleyball team displayed grit in their second straight win against the Robert Morris Colonials this past Saturday in a five-set...

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Riot Grrrl reborn: How 90s punk gave us female rage
Morgan Warneke, Content Editor • October 9, 2024

The Riot Grrrl movement was an underground feminist punk scene that began in Seattle, Washington in 1991. It consisted of protests, art and zines...

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'SOPHIE:' The problem with posthumous releases
Chelsea Bossert, Arts Editor • October 2, 2024

On Jan. 30, 2021, electronic music producer and pop-music icon, SOPHIE, died following an accidental three-story fall from her rooftop in her...

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The Internet, stan-culture and the world of mass consensus
Chelsea Bossert, Arts Editor • September 25, 2024

If you have been on the internet as long as I have, you may have noticed a phenomenon that arose within the last 20 years or so. Twitter (now...

Indie artist Anna Shoemaker performs at The Magic Bag
Indie artist Anna Shoemaker performs at The Magic Bag
Morgan Warneke, Content Editor • September 25, 2024

Anna Shoemaker, an indie pop singer-songwriter from Philadelphia, took the stage at The Magic Bag in Ferndale on Sept. 19. Serving as the opening...

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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...