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Sheikh Lecture for Islamic Understanding

Sheikh Lecture for Islamic Understanding

Kaley Barnhill, Staff Reporter October 16, 2018

A. Kadir Yildirim gave a lecture called “Religion and Politics in the Middle East” in the Oakland Center on Oct. 11. The lecture is one of the three-part Sheikh lecture series. Held in the new Founder’s...

OUSC presidents report: The benefits of open educational resource textbooks

OUSC president’s report: The benefits of open educational resource textbooks

Ryan Fox, OUSC President October 16, 2018

Dear Students, One of the most unnecessary and exorbitant costs for any student today is textbooks. I am almost certain that all of you reading this know someone, or have yourselves personally, purchased...

Wadsworth promoted to Interim Dean of Students

Wadsworth promoted to Interim Dean of Students

Dean Vaglia, Staff Reporter October 16, 2018

Michael Wadsworth has been named interim Dean of Students for Oakland University. This comes following Nancy Marshall’s retirement from the position. Promoted on Oct. 1, Wadsworth has a history in...

Police Files: Oct. 17, 2018

Police Files: Oct. 17, 2018

Ben Hume, Web Editor October 16, 2018

A new level of harassment A student who had recently broken up with her boyfriend came into the Oakland University Police Department liaison office on Sept. 14, 2018 to report that he had physically...

OU Soundings Series returns to campus

Patrick Sullivan, Web Editor October 16, 2018

Professors around Oakland University are constantly involved in research work both on and around campus, but sometimes that work goes unnoticed by others. OU’s Soundings Series seeks to fix that problem,...

Student found dead on campus this weekend

Student found dead on campus this weekend

AuJenee Hirsch, Editor-in-Chief October 10, 2018

It was announced by Oakland University on Sunday, Oct. 7 an OU student has died.  20-year-old Stephen James Dornan, a junior from New Baltimore, Mich. was found dead in his room in Vandenberg Hall. The...

Police Files: Oct. 10, 2018

Police Files: Oct. 10, 2018

Ben Hume, Web Editor October 10, 2018

Some Rotten Luck An Oakland University police officer was flagged down in P9 while on patrol the night of Sept.15. The person led the officer to his red Mercedes Benz and told the officer that he...

OU’s school of MTD hosts an enlightening symposium on royal court music traditions from esoteric cultures

OU’s school of MTD hosts an enlightening symposium on royal court music traditions from esoteric cultures

Jessica Leydet, Social Media Editor October 10, 2018

Oakland University’s school of Music, Theatre and Dance hosted the event, “Royal Court Music from East and West Africa: Ethnomusicology Symposium with James Isabirye and Kwasi Ampene” from 7-9 p.m....

Into the Woods Preview

“Into the Woods” Preview

Dean Vaglia, Staff Reporter October 10, 2018

The School of Music, Theatre and Dance (SMTD) kicks off their 2018-2019 theater season Thursday, Oct. 11 with its production of “Into the Woods.” Created by James Lapine as a book and with musical...

OUCARES’ training program wins regional award

OUCARES’ training program wins regional award

Kaley Barnhill, Staff Reporter October 10, 2018

While striving to improve the quality of life for individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), their families and our community by providing quality and comprehensive programming across their lifespans,...

Board of Trustees looks at 2018 statistics, honors Guggenheim Fellowship winner

Board of Trustees looks at 2018 statistics, honors Guggenheim Fellowship winner

Laurel Kraus, Managing Editor October 10, 2018

The Oakland University Board of Trustees (BOT) met on Monday, Oct. 8 at 2 p.m. in Banquet Room A of the Oakland Center. Before beginning The President’s Report, President Ora Hirsch Pescovitz requested...

Mock law class gives students a peek at law school

Mock law class gives students a peek at law school

Patrick Sullivan, Web Editor October 10, 2018

Coming into college and being unsure of what you want to go into is very common. Opportunities to learn what major you want to study are everywhere on campus, such as a mock law class ran by Detroit Mercy...

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