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One goal of the South Foundation Hall renovation is to provide a more accessible learning environment for those with disabilities.

South Foundation design plans ready to accommodate students with various disabilities

Lauren Reid, Content Editor January 8, 2020

As The Rise Act, which proposes an increase in accepted disability documentation makes its way through Congress, new active learning layout principles are coming at just the right time for Oakland University. OU’s...

CETL Learning Tips: What to do with the syllabus

Christina Moore January 8, 2020

Welcome to 2020 and a new semester! You likely have at least one fresh syllabus on hand. Your syllabi are normally really long so that you have all of the information you possibly need, which is a good...

Ecology class connects OU with Pakistan, Guatemala

Dean Vaglia, Staff Reporter January 8, 2020

In an effort to help improve global education and understanding, Oakland University’s Office of Global Engagement has received two grants to help educators and students in Pakistan and Guatemala.  The...

The Badminton Club practices on Friday evenings, with meetings open to all.

Badminton joins list of club sports

Dean Vaglia, Staff Reporter January 8, 2020

Grab a racket and watch out for birdies. Badminton has arrived at Oakland University. The Badminton Club at OU joins the ranks of OU’s club sports, meeting on Fridays from 5-7:30 p.m. at court three...

Provost James Lentini will leave Oakland at the end of the Winter 2020 semester to serve as president at Molloy College in New York.

Provost Lentini accepts position as president at Molloy College

Lauren Karmo, Managing Editor January 8, 2020

Provost James Lentini will be leaving Oakland University to serve as the president of Molloy College in Rockville Center, New York, located just outside of Manhattan. With the winter 2020 semester being...

Oakland students receive Superior Presentation awards at the Sigma Xi conference.

OU students earn five awards at annual Sigma Xi conference

Rachel Yim, Science & Technology Reporter January 8, 2020

Sigma Xi recently proved its students’ abilities in research and promoted research programs of Oakland University. Five OU students received Superior Presentation awards in various fields at annual...

Latin American panel highlights unrest in Chile, Haiti, Bolivia

Dean Vaglia, Staff Reporter December 4, 2019

In South America, the people are rioting. From Haiti to Chile, people have taken to the streets demanding change and not backing down. But to those not on location or closely watching, it can be unclear...

Looking Back: Student wrecks truck chasing deer

Katelyn Hill, Staff Reporter December 4, 2019

Around 29 years ago, two Oakland University students found out the hard way why drunk driving and deer chasing definitely don’t mix. On Nov. 8, 1990, Neil Kalis, 23, and Scott Kuzma, 20, were driving...

Police Files: Dec. 4, 2019

Ben Hume, Web Editor December 4, 2019

A Little Lightheaded An officer arrived at the Oakland Center on Oct 21 to meet a student who called Oakland University Police dispatch to report a wellness check. The student was on the porch just...

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Study links male ejaculate to personality traits

Taylor McDaniel, Staff Reporter December 4, 2019

While certain psychological research may be cut and dry, in more ways than one, that criteria does not apply to a recent paper published in the “Personality and Individual Differences” journal on the...

Members of Oakland’s a cappella group, Gold Vibrations, rehearse for their 10th anniversary concert. The concert takes place Saturday, Dec. 7.

Gold Vibrations announces 10th anniversary concert

Autumn Page, Marketing Director December 4, 2019

The Gold Vibrations (GV), Oakland University’s own a capella group, will hold its 10th anniversary concert Saturday, Dec. 7. The GV members are excited to finally perform after months of rehearsing and...

Short staffed Counseling Center cuts programs, causes increasing waitlists

Short staffed Counseling Center cuts programs, causes increasing waitlists

Lauren Karmo, Managing Editor December 4, 2019

With the growth of the Oakland University student population, student services across campus have been attempting to make accommodations, particularly within the Counseling Center. The center promises...

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