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The Oakland Post

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A Trusted Source of Independent Student Journalism since 1987.

The Oakland Post

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...

Kindness Week comes to campus

Jordan Jewell, Staff Intern February 6, 2018

Kindness Week is a yearly event at Oakland University put on by the Center for Student Activities. Between Feb. 5 and Feb. 9 student organizations will be putting on activities for students that encourage...

Michigan universities work together toward more state funding

Simon Albaugh, Social Media Editor February 5, 2018

Michigan universities have come together on one of the most pressing issues to a healthy, functioning public university system: state appropriations. Universities depend on the Michigan government to...

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