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Oakland University’s updated Medical Amnesty Policy

Gracie Murray and Payton Bucki January 17, 2024

This past year, Oakland University’s Dean of Students reviewed the Student Code of Conduct and updated the university’s Medical Amnesty Policy. In the state of Michigan, a law was introduced for...

‘Hi Barbie!’ — OU community attends SPB’s Barbie Movie Night

‘Hi Barbie!’ — OU community attends SPB’s Barbie Movie Night

Chloe Kukuk, Campus Editor January 17, 2024

The Oakland Center Habitat transformed into Barbieland on the evening of Jan. 11 when more than 200 Oakland University students attended the Student Program Board’s (SPB) showing of “Barbie.” The...

Oakland Centers plan for flooring issues

Oakland Center’s plan for flooring issues

Gracie Murray, Features Reporter January 17, 2024

In the heart of Oakland University is the Oakland Center (OC), where students meet friends, talk to others, eat food and pass through to get to classes. However, in the line of traffic at the OC, the number...

Winter GrizzFest helps kick off a new year of student involvement

Winter GrizzFest helps kick off a new year of student involvement

Chloe Kukuk, Campus Editor January 17, 2024

Oakland University’s Winter 2024 semester kicked off with its biannual GrizzFest celebration as part of Welcome Week, sponsored by the Office of Student Involvement (OSI). The event was hosted in...

Poor soundproofing in Varner Hall planned to be addressed

Poor soundproofing in Varner Hall planned to be addressed

Dayshawn Fields and Payton Bucki December 13, 2023

Varner Hall, a building dedicated in 1971 to Oakland University’s School of Music, Theatre and Dance (SMTD), has been marred by poor soundproofing since the day the building was first opened after recent...

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Explaining the new emergency action provision in the BOT bylaws

Chloe Kukuk, Campus Editor December 13, 2023

On Dec. 4, the Oakland University Board of Trustees (BOT) approved several revisions to their bylaws, including adding a provision about calling emergency meetings under Article II, which details the BOT’s...

Driver and pedestrian safety on campus following vehicle-pedestrian traffic crash

Driver and pedestrian safety on campus following vehicle-pedestrian traffic crash

Payton Bucki, Content Editor December 13, 2023

On Nov. 30, The Oakland University Police Department (OUPD) responded to a traffic crash involving a pedestrian and driver. The crash occurred on Meadow Brook Road in front of the Oakland Center. While...

Year in review: A recollection from President Pescovitz

Year in review: A recollection from President Pescovitz

Arianna Heyman, Editor-in-Chief December 13, 2023

On Wednesday, Dec. 6, The Oakland Post sat down with President Ora Pescovitz to conduct her second annual “year in review” interview. Pescovitz discussed the positive and negative aspects of the academic...

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Leadership OU taking applications for 2024-25 cohort

Dayshawn Fields, Features Reporter December 13, 2023

Leadership OU, in its 10th year after being established in 2013, is looking to make more Oakland University undergraduate students aware of the program. After previously being offered to only upperclassmen,...

Dec. BOT meeting: OU dashboard, financial statements and BOT bylaws revision

Dec. BOT meeting: OU dashboard, financial statements and BOT bylaws revision

Chloe Kukuk, Campus Editor December 13, 2023

Oakland University’s Board of Trustees (BOT) held its final Fall 2023 semester and calendar year meeting on Dec. 4. President’s Report OU President Ora Hirsch Pescovitz began the president’s...

Laboratory fire causes temporary closure of the engineering center

Laboratory fire causes temporary closure of the engineering center

Payton Bucki, Content Editor December 12, 2023

At 8:57 a.m. on Dec. 9, the Oakland University Police Department (OUPD) released an emergency notification alerting the campus community that a fire had occurred at the Engineering Center. The Engineering...

Presidential candidate Marianne Williamson visits OU

Presidential candidate Marianne Williamson visits OU

Arianna Heyman, Editor-in-Chief December 6, 2023

On Monday, Nov. 20, democratic presidential candidate Marianne Williamson visited Oakland University to discuss capitalism, the state of American politics and detail why she jumped into the presidential...

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