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A postcard from Paris: Bonjour!

A postcard from Paris: Bonjour!

Mallory Waligora, Content Editor July 14, 2025

For the first time in six weeks, I finally have the time to sit down and write for The Oakland Post. In May, when final exams ended, I packed up a suitcase and headed to Paris for the first half of my...

Suzanne Spencer-Wood: A feminist time machine

Suzanne Spencer-Wood: A feminist time machine

Adrian Jimenez Morales, Campus Editor July 9, 2025

A question about 19th-century ceramics can only turn into an hour-long rabbit hole on the sacredness of motherhood as perceived in American consumer choice by the hand of Anthropology Professor, Suzanne...

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Corrido Censorship: The paradox of funding and criminalizing cartel stories

Adrian Jimenez Morales, Campus Editor July 9, 2025

July first became a paradoxical Groundhog Day as Natanael Cano, one of the pioneers of the corrido tumbados genre — Mexican folk songs revamped with trap — released his latest album, “Porque La Demora”...

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Czech please: Tales from a summer in Prague

Mallory Waligora, Content Editor June 4, 2025

If you’re reading this now: I’ll be in Paris. My entire closet is on the floor. Three sundresses are packed into my suitcase, and everything else is scattered on my floor in chaotic piles. I’m...

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Freedom and heated seats: A love letter to my 2016 Chevy Equinox

Mallory Waligora, Content Editor June 4, 2025

My car is broken. My beautiful 2016 Chevrolet Equinox is currently sitting in the garage, with her hood popped open. It’s like I’m looking at an operating table. My dad is in cargo shorts and a...

Breakups, heartbreak and getting through it all

Breakups, heartbreak and getting through it all

Mallory Waligora, Content Editor May 7, 2025

To put it simply: breakups are awful. It is like someone ran you over with a truck – and then reversed the truck and ran you over again. As someone who has experienced the breakup of a multi-year...

Behind the bear: OU student Colin Taylor-Johnson unveils life beyond the mascot

Behind the bear: OU student Colin Taylor-Johnson unveils life beyond the mascot

Ava Webb, Photographer May 2, 2025

The OU student behind the university's Grizz character is set to graduate in a few short weeks. He is now reflecting on his time in — and out of — the bear suit.  Colin Taylor-Johnson, who is a...

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A swing and a miss

Mallory Waligora, Content Editor April 23, 2025

I'm currently working on my backswing – and my love life. Let me set the scene: I’m in Washington, D.C., for the week, representing Miss New Hampshire on a random side quest. My week was a blur...

HC 2010: Experiencing Detroit Symphony Orchestra firsthand

HC 2010: Experiencing Detroit Symphony Orchestra firsthand

Daniela Cesario, Features Reporter April 16, 2025

Students in the Honors College course HC 2010 Sebastian: A Course on Bach wrapped up their semester not with a traditional exam, but with a trip to the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. The final, held on a...

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Mallory Waligora: OU’s Cherry Blossom Princess

Noah Francis, Features Editor April 16, 2025

Since 1948, the National Conference of State Societies has rewarded accomplished young women around the United States through the Cherry Blossom Program, a week-long educational, cultural and professional...

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Student thoughts on Coachella 2025

Daniela Cesario, Features Reporter April 16, 2025

Coachella 2025 transformed the desert into a vibrant runway, with festival-goers showcasing a spectrum of styles, from minimalist chic to bold, to crazy belts and fashion statements. The scene sparked...

OU freshmen reflect on their first year of college

OU freshmen reflect on their first year of college

Sophia Curran, Political Editor April 16, 2025

As students enter finals week, freshmen students are also wrapping up their first year in college. While the change can be overwhelming, the first year opens up many opportunities for students to branch...

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