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SPB offers new option for students to experience Meadow Brook Hall

Laurel Kraus, Managing Editor February 6, 2019

Hosted by the Student Program Board (SPB), OU Date Night will take place on Monday, Feb. 11, as a romantic evening for students with a three-course meal and live string quartet at Meadow Brook Hall. “We...

Guests channel the 1940s at the Meadow Brook Ball

Guests channel the 1940s at the Meadow Brook Ball

Alyssa Ochss February 5, 2019

The Golden Grizzlies dressed up in their best on Friday and Saturday to enjoy a night full of dancing and fun at the Meadow Brook Ball. The ball took guests back to the 1940s, and many followed Audrey...

Taste of Africa event kicks off Black History Month

Taste of Africa event kicks off Black History Month

Alyssa Ochss February 4, 2019

After Oakland had just come back to school from a three-day break courtesy of the polar vortex, African music was playing over the speakers, and people filtered into the Taste of Africa event hosted by...

Kresge Library to reopen February 8 after flooding, some areas still inaccessible

Kresge Library to reopen February 8 after flooding, some areas still inaccessible

Taylor Crumley, Staff Reporter February 2, 2019

The record-setting freezing temperatures that have made their way across the midwest this past week have done more than just shut down Oakland University’s campus and cancelled classes for three days. While...

OUWB Founding Dean Steps Down

Dean Vaglia, Staff Reporter January 31, 2019

Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine’s (OUWB) Dean Dr. Robert Folberg announced Tuesday, Jan. 22, he will be stepping down. Folberg was the founding dean at OUWB, tasked to grow...

Counseling Director David Schwartz talks about new hires in the counseling center and how it will help students this winter semester.

OU Counseling Center hires two new part-time therapists

Katie Valley, Content Editor January 31, 2019

After a record-breaking, high demand semester, the Oakland University Counseling Center hired two temporary, part-time therapists to decrease student wait times. The new staff members, Dr. Mindee Juve...

Oaklands First Year Advising Center was selected as the 2019 winner of the Outstanding Institutional Advising Program Award.

First Year Advising Center adds new academic coach, lab

Bridget Janis, Managing Editor January 31, 2019

In the winter semester, the First Year Advising Center (FYAC) added two new features to help students: an academic coach to assist with individual needs and a FYAC lab. The FYAC lab is for students...

Police Files: January 30, 2019

Police Files: January 30, 2019

Ben Hume, Web Editor January 31, 2019

Fire alarm fiasco Two officers from Oakland University Police Dispatch (OUPD) were sent to investigate an active fire alarm on Sunday, Jan. 13 around 10 p.m. One of the officers was flagged down by...

Forensic nurses at OU create evidence, tackle domestic issues

Forensic nurses at OU create evidence, tackle domestic issues

Alyssa Ochss January 31, 2019

Sexual assault and rape are a few of the areas forensic nurses cover, but they also handle others, such as abuse and the mistreatment of elders and infants. The practice is still relatively new to Michigan...

Award-winning journalist Jeff Johnson delivers the keynote address at the 27th annual Keeper of the Dream scholarship awards celebration on Jan. 21, 2019. Johnson spoke about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.s famous speech and the differences between diversity and inclusion.

Keeper of the Dream — speaker Jeff Johnson explores Dr. King’s legacy, achieving equity

Katie Valley, Content Editor January 23, 2019

Nine students were awarded on MLK Jr. Day for their leadership roles and commitment to their academics and careers at the 27th annual Keeper of the Dream Scholarship Awards Celebration. The event marks...

Casino Night brings back a popular event with new twists

Casino Night brings back a popular event with new twists

AuJenee Hirsch, Editor-in-Chief January 23, 2019

The first snowstorm to hit Rochester this year could not stop students from having a fun filled night of “gambling.” Student Program Board (SPB) hosted their annual Casino Night on Saturday, Jan. 19. The...

OU celebrates MLK Jr. Day

OU celebrates MLK Jr. Day

Jordan Jewell, Engagement Editor January 23, 2019

The Office for Student Involvement's Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service was canceled due to inclement weather this past weekend. The event, originally scheduled for January 19, has been rescheduled...

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