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Police Files Feb. 14, 2018

Police Files Feb. 14, 2018

Mary Siring, Staff Reporter February 12, 2018

A phone painter A student arrived at 8:45 a.m. on Jan. 26 to make a report of larceny at the Oakland University Police Department. He stated that around midnight on Jan. 15, while playing on the baseball...

Professors start political campaign boot camp

Professors start political campaign boot camp

Sadie Layher, Staff Reporter February 12, 2018

Political Science professors, David Dulio and John Klemanski started a new PACE course for political campaigning to help students who have public office aspirations. PACE stands for professional and...

DECA heads toward D.C. destination

Ariel Themm, Staff Reporter February 12, 2018

Since 1946, the Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA) has been encouraging both high school and college students to actively work on their skills with business and marketing. At Oakland University,...

The Dangers of Easy Mac

Emily Morris, Managing Editor February 6, 2018

Beep! Beep! A rather robotic sound signifies mealtime for countless college students across campus—often a delectable bowl of stemming noodles and neon orange sauce awaits in microwaves. Despite...

Board of Trustees reports gift from President Pescovitz, votes on new campus recreation

Board of Trustees reports gift from President Pescovitz, votes on new campus recreation

Laurel Kraus, Managing Editor February 6, 2018

The Oakland University Board of Trustees met on Monday, Feb. 5 at 2 p.m. in Banquet Room A of the Oakland Center. Beginning with the President’s Report immediately following Role Call, President Ora...

TKE fraternity smashes car for good cause

TKE fraternity smashes car for good cause

Ariel Themm, Staff Reporter February 6, 2018

Have you ever wanted to vandalize a car, or maybe smash in a window or two? The Oakland University chapter of Tau Kappa Epsilon held a car smashing event in lot P-16 on Friday, Feb. 2 at Winterfest....

Profile: Alan Epstein

Jessica Leydet, Social Media Editor February 6, 2018

Epstein grew up on the southwest side of Flint in a mixed, working class neighborhood. And he earned his undergraduate degree in Political Science from the University of Michigan, Flint. “Given the...

Sexual assault, campus issues and more tackled at Ask Ora

Sexual assault, campus issues and more tackled at Ask Ora

February 6, 2018

After a month of turbulent events around the country surrounding sexual harassment, assault and trust of higher education officials, Oakland University President Ora Hirsch Pescovitz sat down with students...

Students get a “Taste of Africa”

Students get a “Taste of Africa”

Ariel Themm, Staff Reporter February 6, 2018

The Center of Multicultural Initiatives (CMI) hosted its “Taste of Africa” event on Friday, Feb. 2 in the Oakland Center Banquet Rooms as part of African-American Celebration Month. The event featured...

Police Files Feb. 7, 2018

Mary Siring, Staff Reporter February 6, 2018

Basketball brawl An individual arrived at the Oakland University Police Departments’s station to report he had been assaulted by another male while playing a pickup game of basketball at the Oakland...

National Survey of Student Engagement to be offered to students

National Survey of Student Engagement to be offered to students

Trevor Tyle, Editor-in-Chief February 6, 2018

The biennial National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) will be emailed to freshman and senior undergraduate students on Feb. 15. The survey is offered at universities around the country and is used...

Muslims In America: The Canary In The Coal Mine

Muslims In America: The Canary In The Coal Mine

Mary Siring, Staff Reporter February 6, 2018

Islamophobia is seemingly a modern American issue, but the roots of this hatred and fear highlight a larger flaw. Professor Saeed Khan discussed Islamophobia on Feb. 1 in O’Dowd Hall, introducing the...

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