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Conference to help students launch into the working world

Amy Swanson, Staff Reporter February 21, 2017

Students are invited to learn how to prepare for life after college at the Student to Professional Conference on March 3. From 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., attendees will get the chance to hear from experienced...

National Eating Disorders Awareness Week comes to campus Feb. 27

Gina Navaroli, Staff Reporter February 14, 2017

Oakland University Recreation and Well-Being will be hosting National Eating Disorders Awareness Week events Feb. 27 through March 3. NEDA Week is meant to spread information about eating disorders...

So far, Lena Mishack (right) and Jousef Shkoukani are this year’s only presidential and vice presidential candidates running in the student congress election.

OUSC kicks off a quiet election season

John Bozick, Web Editor February 14, 2017

The Oakland University Student Congress held an election kickoff on Thursday, Feb. 9, in Banquet Room A of the Oakland Center. The event, attended by a little over 30 people, announced the only candidate...

CETL presents Campus Behavior and Safety workshop series for faculty members

CETL presents Campus Behavior and Safety workshop series for faculty members

Gina Navaroli, Reporter February 14, 2017

The Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning is presenting a Campus Behavior and Safety Workshop Series. CETL is a support service for all faculty, instructors and graduate students that helps...

Dr. Chiaoning Su (far left) speaks at the journalism panel on Thursday, Feb. 9 about The Role of a Threatened Press in a Post-Truth World.

Panel discusses future of journalism

Faith Brody, Life Editor February 14, 2017

It’s no secret that the press has been floundering since the 2016 presidential election. But this didn’t start recently. According to a September 2016 Gallup poll, only 32 percent of Americans trust...

The Board of Trustees approved the parking proposal at their Feb. 13 meeting.

Board votes to add 660 parking spaces by fall

Paige Brockway, Editor-in-Chief February 13, 2017

The Oakland University Board of Trustees has unanimously approved a proposal to add 660 new parking spots by fall 2017. Chief Operating Officer Scott Kunselman presented the plan at board’s formal...

The anatomy course begins with instruction on the skeletal system. Students learn hands-on using bones — some real, some fake.

The bodies in the basement

Paige Brockway, Editor-in-Chief February 13, 2017

In the basement of one of Oakland University’s oldest buildings, at the end of a long, dimly lit hallway, is a room kept at 68 degrees year-round. The chill is necessary to slow the decomposition of...

The Gary Burnstein Community Health Clinic in Pontiac has hosted OUWB since March 2016.

OUWB students provide health care to underprivileged citizens

Amy Swanson, Staff Reporter February 7, 2017

Both community members and medical students continue to benefit as the Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine's student-run free clinic progresses forward. Held at Gary Burnstein Community...

Professor De Witt S. Dykes Jr. speaks at CMI’s panel about the civil rights movement in celebration of African American Celebration Month.

CMI hosts Civil Rights Movement panel

AuJenee Hirsch, Editor-in-Chief February 7, 2017

The Center for Multicultural Initiatives hosted a panel about the civil rights movement on Monday, Feb. 6 as a part of its African-American Celebration Month. The featured speaker for the panel was Oakland...

Professional and Continuing Education program is at students’ service to study and review for entrance exams.

Test prep courses offered to students

Amy Swanson, Staff Reporter February 7, 2017

Continuing on to a graduate or professional school? Be proactive and take test preparation courses offered by Oakland University’s Professional and Continuing Education. In contract with The Princeton...

Chartwells’ Mark McCormic speaks about newly proposed meal plans for residents.

Residents resist changes to dining plans

Cheyanne Kramer, Web Editor February 7, 2017

University Housing is considering a new dining system that would eliminate transfer meals and increase declining points, in hopes of reducing traffic in the Pioneer Food Court. The Residence Halls...

Actively Moving Forward pushes for bereavement policy

Laurel Kraus, Managing Editor February 7, 2017

More than one-third of college students will experience the loss of a loved one during their four years, according to ResearchGate. Actively Moving Forward, an Oakland University student organization...

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