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Letter from the Editor: With change, comes progress

Letter from the Editor: With change, comes progress

AuJenee Hirsch, Editor-in-Chief January 9, 2019

At the start of every new year, you hear everyone say they’re going to change in one way or another. Some say they’re going to start changing the way they eat, spend money or even the way they look,...

Students have mixed opinions about new grading system

Alyssa Ochss January 9, 2019

The new grading system at Oakland University has been getting mixed reviews from students. This new system uses letter grades for classes instead of the numbers of a standard GPA. Though the numbers...

Oakland University and Macomb Community College sign new transfer agreements

Bridget Janis, Managing Editor January 9, 2019

Macomb Community College and Oakland University signed new transfer articulation agreements on Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018 that are meant to benefit pre-social work, nursing and health-related students who...

Former police officer turned whistleblower speaks at OU

Jordan Jewell, Staff Reporter December 5, 2018

Aaron Westrick received an Frank Wills and Martha Mitchell Pillar Award at the Whistleblower Summit for Civil and Human Rights in August 2018. Westrick spoke at Oakland University’s Macomb location...

“Toys for Tickets” to help the Children’s Hospital of Michigan

Dean Vaglia, Staff Reporter December 5, 2018

In the season of giving, the Oakland University Police Department (OUPD) is feeling extra generous. OUPD is taking part in the Children’s Hospital of Michigan’s Snowpile toy drive—their third...

OU is first university in MI to achieve phase one of Hartford Consensus

Laurel Kraus, Managing Editor December 5, 2018

Around 60,000 Americans die each year from hemorrhaging, or blood loss, according to a 2018 study by The New England Journal of Medicine. In response to the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in...

Police Files: Dec. 5, 2018

Ben Hume, Web Editor December 5, 2018

Sleepy study session Two Oakland University Police Department officers were dispatched to the Engineering Center on the morning of Friday, Oct. 26. They were answering a call claiming there were campers...

The real story behind the hockey pucks

AuJenee Hirsch, Editor-in-Chief December 5, 2018

The sound of gunshots are heard across a university’s campus. Instantly students are alerted there’s an active shooter on campus. It is what many would believe to be the worst possible situation...

OUCARES receives $1 million donation from Ted Lindsay Foundation

OUCARES receives $1 million donation from Ted Lindsay Foundation

Jordan Jewell, Staff Reporter December 5, 2018

The Ted Lindsay Foundation has made a $1 million donation to Oakland University’s Center for Autism Outreach Services (OUCARES). The foundation was established in 2001 by Ted Lindsay and John Czarnecki....

Senior Thesis Exhibition features unique, thoughtful pieces

Senior Thesis Exhibition features unique, thoughtful pieces

Kaley Barnhill, Staff Reporter December 5, 2018

The art gallery at Oakland University is bustling with excitement and energy as seniors prepare to install and feature their work for the upcoming exhibition. The Senior Thesis Exhibition runs from...

Speed bumps drop out after midterms

Dean Vaglia, Staff Reporter November 28, 2018

After a pounding of a first semester, the speed bumps have dropped out of Oakland University. The speed bumps left as quickly as they came, slipping away from their Ravine Drive and two Pioneer Drive...

Police Files: Nov. 28, 2018

Ben Hume, Web Editor November 28, 2018

Vending vandal An Oakland University Police Department officer was dispatched to Dodge Hall where a vending machine was vandalized on Monday, Oct 15, 2018. The officer arrived at the vending area near...

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