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The Oakland Post

Rochester, MI


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Preparing for the Winter Career Fair
Preparing for the Winter Career Fair
Adrian Jimenez Morales, Campus Editor • January 22, 2025

As the Winter Career Fair approaches on Feb. 5, the Career and Life Design Center (CLDC) prepares staff and students to navigate the networking...

SPB hosts cozy Coffee House with OU talent
SPB hosts cozy Coffee House with OU talent
Matilde Rabajoli, Campus Reporter • January 22, 2025

Oakland University's Student Program Board (SPB) hosted a coffee house-like environment for students on Jan. 15. The free coffee pop-up with...

Anika Noni Rose at Keeper of the Dream Scholarship celebration
Anika Noni Rose at Keeper of the Dream Scholarship celebration
Adrian Jimenez Morales, Campus Editor • January 22, 2025

Celebrating the legacy of the civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Oakland University welcomed author and actress, Anika Noni Rose...

OU campus closed due to extreme cold weather
OU campus closed due to extreme cold weather
Adrian Jimenez Morales, Campus Editor • January 20, 2025

Oakland University will cancel all but essential operations starting on Tuesday, Jan. 21, at 5 a.m. until Thursday, Jan 23, at 5 a.m. due to...

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Aviation industry still trying to recover from COVID-19
Matilde Rabajoli, Campus Reporter • January 22, 2025

The new year of 2025 is one that many look forward to filling with new adventures and experiences. Vision boards have been made, grapes have...

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The ban of TikTok?
Daniela Cesario, Features Reporter • January 22, 2025

As debates over national security and data privacy heat up, the possibility of a TikTok ban in 2025 looms large. Lawmakers and citizens alike...

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Future Leader Dogs at OU implement the first in-residence university puppy program
Noah Francis, Features Editor • January 22, 2025

Since the Future Leader Dogs at Oakland University first originated, a big goal for the club was to push for their dogs to be allowed to stay...

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Oakland University Hockey: Stickin’ to success
Daniela Cesario, Features Reporter • January 22, 2025

Oakland University’s ACHA D1 Hockey club is skating into the season with determination, despite facing challenges such as a short roster and...

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A trailblazing auteur: David Lynch dead at 78
Chelsea Bossert, Arts Editor • January 22, 2025

On Jan. 16, 2025, it was announced that film director David Lynch had died. “It is with deep regret that we, his family, announce the passing...

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‘Nightshade:’ OU’s newest art gallery shines best at dusk
Chelsea Bossert, Arts Editor • January 22, 2025

Daytime is full of chaos — you have your nine-to-five, family troubles, work drama, dealing with the political climate, traffic, etc. However,...

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Mac Miller grapples with life and death in ‘Balloonerism’
Morgan Warneke, Content Editor • January 22, 2025

Mac Miller’s seventh studio album, “Balloonerism,” was released on Jan. 17. This comes as the second posthumous release since his untimely...

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2025’s most anticipated films are truly ‘Wicked’
Morgan Warneke, Content Editor • January 15, 2025

2025 is proving itself to be an exciting year for film lovers. Looking at what's to come, viewers can predict an influx of reboots, animated...

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Israel and Hamas reach ceasefire
Mallory Waligora, Political Editor • January 22, 2025

On Jan. 15, Israel and Hamas officially reached a ceasefire and a hostage deal. This agreement will stop fighting in Gaza, allowing for humanitarian...

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Key takeaways from Trump’s inaugural address
Morgan Warneke, Content Editor • January 22, 2025

On Jan. 20, 2025, at around 11:45 a.m., Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States. Many notable public figures in...

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Michigan governor race takes shape
Nicholas Kablak, Political Reporter • January 22, 2025

Michigan will see a major change come 2026, as Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, due to term limits, will not be able to seek reelection. This means the...

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Pete Hegseth faces questioning at Senate confirmation hearing
Mallory Waligora, Political Editor • January 22, 2025

On Jan. 14, Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth faced fierce questioning during his Senate confirmation hearing. Hegseth requires Senate confirmation...

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Detroit Lions fall in NFC Divisional Round to the Washington Commanders
Evan Blanchard, Sports Reporter • January 22, 2025

The 2024-25 Detroit Lions football season has come to an end. After a franchise-best year, the Motor City NFL team was defeated in the Divisional...

Oakland’s stifling defense secures 72-59 victory over IU Indy
Oakland’s stifling defense secures 72-59 victory over IU Indy
Kurt Szymanski, Sports Editor • January 22, 2025

The Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's basketball team took care of business this past Wednesday, Jan. 15, defeating the IU Indy Jaguars 72-59 at...

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Oakland men’s basketball defeats Detroit Mercy at Calihan Hall
Evan Blanchard, Sports Reporter • January 22, 2025

Rivalries are defined by iconic matchups, with both teams consistently challenging each other. A great rivalry should be balanced and emphasized...

Oakland swim and dive dominates Calvin, Wayne State in back-to-back wins
Oakland swim and dive dominates Calvin, Wayne State in back-to-back wins
Kurt Szymanski, Sports Editor • January 22, 2025

In their first meets of the new year, the Oakland Golden Grizzlies men's and women's swim and dive teams conquered the Calvin University Knights...

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Mac Miller grapples with life and death in ‘Balloonerism’
Morgan Warneke, Content Editor • January 22, 2025

Mac Miller’s seventh studio album, “Balloonerism,” was released on Jan. 17. This comes as the second posthumous release since his untimely...

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Stop! I have seen this show before!: The cultural impact of Squid Game 2
Chelsea Bossert, Arts Editor • January 15, 2025

The year is 2021, the first season of “Squid Game” — a South Korean action-thriller show — had been released in the fall to much fanfare....

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Mixed messages flood Ethel Cain’s newest EP ‘Perverts’
Chelsea Bossert, Arts Editor • January 15, 2025

Hayden Anhedönia, a.k.a. Ethel Cain, has had a brush with fame and virality over the past few years. One of her first debut singles, “Crush,”...

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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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...