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The Oakland Post

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The Oakland Post

A Trusted Source of Independent Student Journalism since 1987.

The Oakland Post

Oakland University and William Beaumont Hospital have renewed their partnership. This will allow students to continue their training at those hospitals.

OU and William Beaumont Hospitals solidify partnership for the next 20 years

Gabrielle Abdelmessih, Editor-in-Chief March 16, 2021

Oakland University and William Beaumont Hospitals have extended their medical school affiliation agreement through 2041. The extended affiliation agreement, approved by the Oakland University Board...

Police Files: 3/17/2021

Ben Hume, Web Editor March 15, 2021

Intoxicated stranger Nightwatch employees sent a panic alarm to the Oakland University Police Department on the night of Jan. 7 when a Black man wearing a yellow hoodie and a black OU face mask entered...

A student tries out virtual reality while playing Minecraft. Oakland's School of Engineering and Computer Science will be adding an Augmented Reality Center (ARC) into its building.

Augmented Reality Center gets founding members

Autumn Page, Marketing Director March 15, 2021

The School of Engineering and Computer Science will be adding an Augmented Reality Center (ARC) into its building, which will provide opportunities for students and faculty.  Augmented reality is somewhat...

The flier from last year’s “Swallow the Moon” journal. Applicants are encouraged to send their work to ouswallowthemoon@gmail.com for the 2021 journal, which has an April 1 deadline.

‘Swallow The Moon’ arts journal accepting submissions

Dean Vaglia, Staff Reporter March 14, 2021

The Oakland University Student Writers Group is taking submissions for the 2021 volume of the arts journal “Swallow the Moon.” Visual and written works by OU community members can be submitted by April...

Three professors awarded prestigious distinguished professor rank

Dean Vaglia, Staff Reporter March 14, 2021

Three Oakland University professors — David Garfinkle, Zissimos Mourelatos and Barbara Oakley — were appointed to the rank of distinguished professor at the Feb. 15 Board of Trustees (BoT) meeting.  “[A...

Students hold signs they prepared for the protest at Elliot Tower on Thursday, March 11. The protest turned into a celebration after some of their concerns were addressed the morning of the protest.

Housing employment protest turns to celebration 

Emily Morris, Managing Editor March 11, 2021

Students planned to protest cut housing positions — Sustaining Our Planet Earth, nightwatch and the bear bus — but University Housing reinstated several positions the morning of the march, Thursday,...

This is the outcome of a controlled burn, conducted by Plantwise LLC. The burn can promote restoration and growth.

Prescribed burn of OU’s biological preserve in April

Emily Morris, Managing Editor March 10, 2021

Ten acres of Oakland University wetlands have been issued a prescribed burn for April, an “experiment” to insight restoration, according to Scott Tiegs, Ph.D., associate professor of biological sciences.  In...

Norris is the author of the best-selling book, “The Family Garden Plan: Raise a Year’s Worth of Sustainable and Healthy Food.” She is also a 5th generation homesteader and has taught many people how to grow their own fruits and vegetables.

Encore webinar discusses gardening in small spaces

Jessica Orlando, Reporter March 10, 2021

Oakland University hosted a webinar in their “OU Encore” series on container gardening. The webinar invited Melissa Norris to teach about gardening in small spaces.  Norris is the author of the...

The Rec-Well issued increased safety precautions a year ago. Now, the Rec-Well is still offering creative ways to maintain mental and physical health, including their March calendar.

Rec-Well initiates a wellness calendar promoting healthy habits

Autumn Page, Marketing Director March 10, 2021

The March wellness calendar has kicked off on Oakland University’s campus, promoting healthy habits all month. OU’s Recreation and Well-Being Center started the tradition of monthly wellness calendars...

Cycling for a cause: OU and AHA partnership

Cycling for a cause: OU and AHA partnership

Gabrielle Abdelmessih, Editor-in-Chief March 10, 2021

In order to raise money for life-saving stroke and heart disease research, University Recreation and Well-Being, Residence Life Association (RLA) and Student Congress have partnered up to bring the American...

David McCaullum uses equipment at Custum Biogenic Systems, where he is a CAD designer. He is the first recipient of OU’s frontline scholarship.

Frontline worker to front of class: first recipient of scholarship

Gabrielle Abdelmessih, Editor-in-Chief March 10, 2021

To support workers on the frontlines of COVID-19 in their educational journey, Oakland University has created the Frontline Workers Scholarship, an extension of the statewide Futures for Frontliners initiative. "At...

The mandatory sexual violence training home screen.

University institutes mandatory sexual violence training

Rachel Yim, Science & Technology Reporter March 10, 2021

At the foundation of positive student experience is a healthy and safe learning environment. In modern days, however, where sexual violence has been one of the predominant issues especially in colleges,...

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