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The resident assistant experience

Ariel Themm, Staff Intern September 12, 2017

When there’s something strange in your dorm, who you gonna call? Resident assistants! From academic program planning to roommate contracts, the RAs live in the residence halls and for the residence...

Keeping the streets SAFE

Keeping the streets SAFE

Shelby Tankersley, Editor-In-Chief September 12, 2017

Back in 2005, the Auburn Hills Police Department launched a Stop Accidents From Escalating (SAFE) program. As Oakland University is partially in Auburn Hills, the Oakland University Police Department joined...

This Oakview room is spotless and ready for move-in.

Healthy living space, healthy life

Ariel Themm, Staff Reporter September 5, 2017

It was once said, "One, who maintains cleanliness keeps away diseases." A common problem that can lead to messy rooms is the slow accumulation of little trinkets and papers that soon swallow up the floor,...

WXOU provides a variety of content- from talk shows to indie music to news.

Student org profile: WXOU creating community on the air

Edward Zilincik, Contributing Writer September 5, 2017

Oakland University student run radio station WXOU offers many different music options for listeners and students of Oakland University. By glancing at the WXOU schedule, programs vary from indie music...

Students partake in the second annual Road March on Oaklands Campus.

Student Veterans of OU prepare for Third Annual Road March

Mary Siring, Staff Reporter September 5, 2017

The Student Veterans of Oakland University will host the third annual Road March to End Hunger on Friday, Sept. 8, to raise donations for the Emmanuel House in Detroit, a nonprofit that provides housing,...

President Pescovitz talks about herself and her goals for Oakland.

Meet the president: Ora Hirsch Pescovitz

Shelby Tankersley, Editor-In-Chief September 5, 2017

It has been just over four months since Ora Hirsch Pescovitz was made the seventh president of Oakland University. She has spent these last few months learning about Oakland and transitioning with former...

LGBT Resources

LGBT Resources

Cheyanne Kramer, Managing Editor September 5, 2017

Oakland University has recently been ranked as the most inclusive university in the state of Michigan for LGBTQIA+ students. This is partly due to the efforts across campus to create offices, organizations...

Football Club moves to main campus

Football Club moves to main campus

Skylar Tolfree, Sports Editor September 5, 2017

It was announced on July 21 that the Oakland University Club Football team will finally make its mark and move to Oakland’s main campus. This is the first time in the history of the university that...

Board of Trustees welcomes the School of Music, Theatre and Dance

Board of Trustees welcomes the School of Music, Theatre and Dance

Sadie Layher, Staff Intern August 7, 2017

Oakland University President Ora Hirsch Pescovitz participated in her first Board of Trustees meeting on Wednesday, August 7.  In the spirit of her vision to have pride in the school, she started the...

People gather for a picnic under the chiming clocktower.

Carillon Concert Review: Oakland’s Own, Dennis Curry

Christian Miller, Staff Reporter August 1, 2017

Originally designed over 500 years ago, carillon bell towers, speckled across the lowers Europe, found their place as objects that marked times of great importance and entertained the populous. Today,...

OU Ranked 3rd Safest Campus in Country

Laurel Kraus, Managing Editor August 1, 2017

After being recognized multiple times in recent months for its campus safety, Oakland University’s trend is only growing. On June 12, the National Council for Home Safety and Security released a list...

Kids hone their writing skills inside the inspiring halls of Meadowbrook Mansion.

Youth summer writing camps at Meadow Brook mansion

Connor McNeely, Campus Editor August 1, 2017

Tucked away on the east end of campus is Meadow Brook mansion; a 110 roomed, universally themed recollection of early to mid-twentieth century life. Built and inhabited by lumber baron Alfred Wilson and...

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