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Student Org Profile: American Association of University Women

Student Org Profile: American Association of University Women

Falin Hakeem, Staff Reporter March 20, 2018

The American Association of University Women (AAUW) at Oakland University is an organization that advocates for the growth of women. President of the organization Lakaysha Mitchell says AAUW is a place...

Dr. Miranda Banks speaks at seminar on screenwriters

Dr. Miranda Banks speaks at seminar on screenwriters

Ariel Themm, Staff Reporter March 20, 2018

Dr. Miranda Banks, an associate professor in the Department of Visual and Media Arts from Emerson College, presented a seminar based off her 2015 book “The Writers: A History of American Screenwriters...

World Autism Awareness Day coming to campus

World Autism Awareness Day coming to campus

Ariel Themm, Staff Reporter March 20, 2018

Oakland University is bringing back a World Autism Day celebration on April 2nd. The event is being organized by Oakland University Center for Autism Outreach Services (OUCARES), along with multiple people...

Reporting sexual assault in the year of speaking up

Reporting sexual assault in the year of speaking up

Shelby Tankersley, Editor-In-Chief March 13, 2018

The first few months of 2018 have set the tone for a year characterized by speaking up. Larry Nassar was put behind bars after over 150 survivors of his crimes spoke up, #MeToo and #TimesUp rocked social...

Inside the Golden Grizzlies Food Pantry

Inside the Golden Grizzlies Food Pantry

Patrick Sullivan, Web Editor March 13, 2018

The stress of not knowing where their next meal is coming from can take a huge toll on students, both physically and mentally. To help combat this issue, Oakland University is creating the Golden Grizzlies...

Accreditation which helps more than just the university

Accreditation which helps more than just the university

Sadie Layher, Staff Reporter March 13, 2018

After a multiple year evaluation, Oakland University’s Master's of Public Health Program has become accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH). The MPH program has been around...

Progressive student organization NextGen encourages students to take action against gun violence

Jessica Leydet, Social Media Editor March 13, 2018

NextGen, a politically progressive student organization on campus and one of many nationwide, will be holding a student walkout on Wednesday, March 14 in response to the many school shootings that have...

Center for Excellence on Learning and Teaching educates faculty on stereotypes

Center for Excellence on Learning and Teaching educates faculty on stereotypes

Ariel Themm, Staff Reporter March 13, 2018

The Center for Excellence on Learning and Teaching (CETL) will be sponsoring a workshop called “Stereotype Threat and Student Learning” on Wednesday, March 14 in Elliott Hall starting at noon. The...

Bear Bus Committee seeks to improve the system

Bear Bus Committee seeks to improve the system

Patrick Sullivan, Web Editor March 13, 2018

If students can’t drive to the store or need a ride somewhere on campus, the Bear Bus system can transport students from place to place at no charge.  However, students have begun to take issue with...

Special instructor Kathleen Spencer started the organization for the good of the health of students.

Students for Recovery: Promoting physical and mental health

Katarina Kovac, Campus Editor March 13, 2018

College is a place for self-discovery while learning about oneself and making plans for the future. Whether living on campus or commuting from home, the pressure of balancing academics, a social life and...

#PressForProgress during Womens History Month on campus

#PressForProgress during Women’s History Month on campus

Katarina Kovac, Campus Editor March 13, 2018

When it comes to history, the story of women is largely one of exclusion, silence and absence. Women have made a lot of history, but sometimes, looking at the history books, you wouldn’t exactly know...

Faculty and students to be recognized in “Authors at Oakland” event

Faculty and students to be recognized in “Authors at Oakland” event

Ariel Themm, Staff Reporter March 13, 2018

The Senate Library Committee and the University Libraries are celebrating Oakland University faculty who have published their works during “Authors at Oakland,” which will take place on Wednesday,...

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