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How is OU responding to anti-DEI executive orders?

How is OU responding to anti-DEI executive orders?

Mallory Waligora, Political Editor February 26, 2025

During his first month in office, President Donald Trump signed over 70 executive orders — some of them notably ending Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) practices within the federal government. Universities...

Global awareness and community building at Chinese Corner

Global awareness and community building at Chinese Corner

Adrian Jimenez Morales, Campus Editor February 19, 2025

On Fridays at noon, a little conference room on the third floor of O’Dowd Hall  becomes the Chinese Corner at Oakland University.  With an increase in cultural events and higher attendance at China...

Falling in Lung with the Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences Society

Falling in Lung with the Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences Society

Adrian Jimenez Morales and Matilde Rabajoli February 19, 2025

Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences Society (CDSS) took students’ breath away with a Valentine’s Day-themed event about the heart’s best friends — the lungs.  On Valentine’s Day, the CDSS hosted...

Spreading the love at OU's Week of Kindness Volunteer Fair

Spreading the love at OU’s Week of Kindness Volunteer Fair

Adrian Jimenez Morales, Campus Editor February 19, 2025

Around a dozen local non-profit organizations that tabled at the Oakland Center on Feb. 12 are taking OU’s Week of Kindness beyond university grounds.  “Organizations like ours; we depend on volunteers,...

New Chick-fil-A to open across from Oakland after 2020 campus closure

New Chick-fil-A to open across from Oakland after 2020 campus closure

Mallory Waligora, Political Editor February 19, 2025

A new Chick-fil-A is set to open near Oakland University. The new restaurant will be located at 2111 North Squirrel Road, across from The Oakland Center and Meadow Brook Theatre, where the old Macaroni...

Professional development at OU's Winter Career Fair

Professional development at OU’s Winter Career Fair

Matilde Rabajoli, Campus Reporter February 12, 2025

The winter semester at Oakland University is well underway as students prepare for midterm exams and plan for the future. One of the most anticipated events, the Winter Career Fair, provided students with...

Honors College awards students and teaching assistants with Spirit of Discovery Award

Honors College awards students and teaching assistants with Spirit of Discovery Award

Daniela Cesario, Features Reporter February 12, 2025

Oakland University’s Credit Union (OUCU) is recognizing the dedication and excellence of both students and Honors College teaching assistants through the Spirit of Discovery Award, a scholarship designed...

Reconstructing meaning at Artifact Lab Night

Reconstructing meaning at Artifact Lab Night

Adrian Jimenez Morales, Campus Editor February 12, 2025

Room 115 in the basement of O’Dowd Hall seems to be the only room not remodeled in the building. With six concrete pillars inside the classroom, old wooden stools and 90s cabinets, it was the perfect...

CLDC launches 'The OU Pledge:' Commits career and research opportunities to students

CLDC launches ‘The OU Pledge:’ Commits career and research opportunities to students

Chelsea Bossert, Arts Editor February 12, 2025

On Wednesday, Feb. 5, Oakland University, in collaboration with the Career and Life Design Center, opened the 2025 Winter Career Fair with a ceremony launching OU’s newest initiative and commitment to...

Welcome aboard the Caribbean Cruise Casino Night

Welcome aboard the Caribbean Cruise Casino Night

Adrian Jimenez Morales, Campus Editor February 5, 2025

The 2025 rendition of Casino Night took the Golden Grizzlies on a tour around the Caribbean and aboard a luxurious cruise field with poker games, mocktails and circus performers.   Oakland University...

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Inside the Dietetics specialization at OU

Matilde Rabajoli, Campus Reporter February 5, 2025

Oakland University’s most common major is focused on nursing and healthcare sciences. It has been a couple of years since the Department of Biological Sciences began offering a concentration based on...

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Oakland’s Honors College hosts American Red Cross blood drives

Daniela Cesario, Features Reporter February 5, 2025

The Honors College at Oakland University is partnering with the American Red Cross to host two crucial blood drives this semester. The drives, held on Feb. 4 and Mar. 10, will take place at the Collaboration...

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