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Honors College responds to COVID-19 concerns

Rachel Basela, Life & Arts Editor March 23, 2020

It’s been over a week since Oakland University went virtual, and the Honors College (HC) has responded to many of the questions being asked by its students. Clarifications were made by HC faculty via...

Oakland University to offer satisfactory/unsatisfactory grading option for winter 2020 classes

Trevor Tyle, Editor-in-Chief March 23, 2020

Campus administrators have announced plans to offer a satisfactory/unsatisfactory (S/U) grading option for undergraduate classes this semester. The announcement is a direct response to students who have...

Administrators provide updates on registration, housing, student employment amid COVID-19 outbreak

Trevor Tyle, Editor-in-Chief March 21, 2020

Campus administrators met Friday, March 20 to provide updates for several topics of increasing concern in the wake of the university’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Commencement postponement Oakland...

Commencement ceremonies postponed until August

Commencement ceremonies postponed until August

Katie Valley, Content Editor March 20, 2020

Commencement for students graduating at the end of the winter 2020 semester has been rescheduled to the last weekend of August, per a video announcement from Oakland University President Dr. Ora Hirsch...

Penn State switched to pass/fail grading due to COVID-19, Oakland should too

Lauren Karmo, Managing Editor March 18, 2020

Penn State University’s senate passed a resolution stating all spring 2020 classes will be graded on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory scale rather than 4.0 due to the switch to online learning, and it’s...

Letter from the editor: Moving forward in trying times

Letter from the editor: Moving forward in trying times

Trevor Tyle, Editor-in-Chief March 18, 2020

Dear readers, With the growing threat of the COVID-19 pandemic across the globe and recent suspension of in-person classes for the remainder of the semester, we all understandably have a lot of questions...

What spreads faster than COVID-19? Fear.

Lauren Karmo, Managing Editor March 18, 2020

In the wake of the global COVID-19 pandemic essentially shutting the world down, it’s no surprise many have turned to social media to cope with the changing societal landscape, but Twitter, Facebook,...

Residence halls implement new policies and offer contract releases

Residence halls implement new policies and offer contract releases

Lauren Reid, Content Editor March 18, 2020

In light of the COVID-19 outbreak, university housing is making changes for students continuing to live on campus. For those who have moved out or plan to, contract releases are available.  “This...

Busting myths about the COVID-19 pandemic

Dean Vaglia, Staff Reporter March 18, 2020

The novel coronavirus strain COVID-19 has catastrophically reshaped daily life.  From self-imposed social distancing to the large scale postponement and cancelation of large gatherings like religious...

Campus resources update operation statuses

Katie Valley, Content Editor March 18, 2020

Changing developments to the coronavirus (COVID-19) situation have forced Oakland University to take measures to ensure campus safety. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Monday, March 16 that sit-in restaurants,...

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert kicked off the sports worlds mass postponing of games when he tested positive for coronavirus.

COVID-19 outbreak halts sports world

Michael Pearce, Editor-In-Chief March 18, 2020

The COVID-19 outbreak canceled numerous sporting events across the United States and the world. Reported cases in the U.S. began to rise, and professional sports leagues followed suit. The National...

 Oakland’s spring sports seasons end early as the Horizon League suspends competition indefinitely due to the coronavirus.

Horizon League cancels competition due to coronavirus

Michael Pearce, Editor-In-Chief March 18, 2020

The Horizon League suspended competition indefinitely on Thursday, March 12. The season ended early for spring athletes and the swim team, which was competing in the College Swimming and Diving Coaches...

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