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WXOU Concert showcases local Michigan musicians

WXOU Concert showcases local Michigan musicians

Kaley Barnhill, Staff Reporter October 31, 2018

The first concert in the newly built Habitat in the Oakland Center was hosted by WXOU on Thursday, Oct. 25. The lineup included Cody Penn, Fit the Bill, Chasey the Illest and headliner Hala. Caitlin...

GSC hosts an LGBTQ+ History Month Event

GSC hosts an LGBTQ+ History Month Event

Katarina Kovac, Campus Editor October 31, 2018

LGBTQ+ History Month is a month-long annual observance of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer history, as well as the history of the gay rights and civil rights movements. The Gender and Sexuality...

President’s Report: the Student Activities Fund Allocation Committee

October 31, 2018

Dear students, Student organizations make up the heart of student life here on campus. They provide opportunities for students that go beyond the classroom and are often what define a student’s experience...

Oakland Center expansion celebrate with ribbon cutting ceremony

Oakland Center expansion celebrate with ribbon cutting ceremony

Dean Vagia, Staff Reporter October 31, 2018

The new Oakland Center (OC) is officially open. Members of the Oakland University community cut the ribbon to open the expansion of the OC on Friday, Oct. 26. Held in the new Habitat amphitheater, the...

Governor Synder appoints two new members to Board of Trustees

Jordan Jewell, Staff Reporter October 31, 2018

Two new members of the Oakland University Board of Trustees (BOT) were appointed by Gov. Rick Snyder last week. Lt. Gov. Brian Calley and Dennis Muchmore will each serve an eight year term that expires...

Firemen suit up to investigate the smoke in Vandenberg Hall.

No one was injured in East Vandenberg Hall fire

Laurel Kraus and Michael Pearce, Managing Editor and Sports Editor October 26, 2018

A fire in East Vandenberg Hall was accidentally ignited by a maintenance worker around 11:40 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 26. “He was using a grinder on a pipe, and apparently the friction from the grinding...

For LGBTQ+ Awareness day the GSC hosts an open house

For LGBTQ+ Awareness day the GSC hosts an open house

Kaley Barnhill, Staff Reporter October 24, 2018

The Gender and Sexuality Center (GSC) at Oakland University hosted the annual LGBT+ Awareness Day Open House on Friday, Oct. 19, 2018. “I learned about the GSC my freshman year during orientation...

Police Files: October 24, 2018

Police Files: October 24, 2018

Ben Hume, Web Editor October 24, 2018

Parking police problems A visibly agitated man approached the Oakland University Police dispatch window on Sept. 12, 2018 asking to meet with the person who runs the department. He claimed he had...

OUCARES presentation focuses on obesity, nutrition and autism

OUCARES presentation focuses on obesity, nutrition and autism

Katarina Kovac, Campus Editor October 24, 2018

As an expert in nutrition assessment methodology, measurement of clinical biomarkers associated with dietary intake and medical nutrition therapy for obesity, Dr. Virginia Uhley, Ph.D., RDN assistant professor...

OU professors raise money to improve campus safety

OU professors raise money to improve campus safety

Taylor Crumley, Staff Reporter October 24, 2018

In recent months, classroom safety has become a dynamic issue across the country. In sync with recent news, the safety of school campuses is being looked at with a keen eye. Oakland University continuously...

Foster care community hosts Michigan governmental candidates for discussion

Foster care community hosts Michigan governmental candidates for discussion

Laurel Kraus, Managing Editor October 24, 2018

The New Foster Care and Michigan’s Children partnered with Oakland University’s Center for Civic Engagement to bring a youth-led candidate forum to Banquet Room B in the Oakland Center on Thursday,...

It’s not too late to showcase your talents

It’s not too late to showcase your talents

Jordan Jewell, Staff Reporter October 24, 2018

The Student Program Board (SPB), which creates events that promote student involvement and enhance life on campus at OU, will be hosting their annual talent show, OU Has Talent, on Tuesday, Nov. 13. Auditions...

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