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A Trusted Source of Independent Student Journalism since 1987.

The Oakland Post

Senior Vice-President Mackey addresses the board

Opinion: Beyond the data center

Andrew McNamara May, Features Editor July 1, 2026

A gray tempest tore through Oakland University’s Student Center on the drenched, humid morning of June 26. Board of Trustees meetings at universities generally hold about as much entertainment value...

Sixty countries: One campus

Sixty countries: One campus

Andrew McNamara May, Features Editor July 1, 2026

The international student picnic greeted Oakland’s campus in 60 different ways on a sunny June 26 afternoon. Moody jazz serenaded Elliott Tower, performed live by a trio of musicians. How Parisian. Gatherers...

A call for compassion

Maryanne Sanford, Sports Editor June 24, 2026

When I was 14 years old, I was brushing my teeth in the bathroom while my sister Sophia was brushing her teeth at the sink next to mine and my sister Abby was standing in the doorway. I can’t remember...

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Bookstore blues

Andrew McNamara May, Features Editor June 17, 2026

The bookstore is a cool place on the Oakland Campus. Being a somewhat local and commuter university, it is rather hard to find good Oakland merch anywhere. I found an Oakland basketball hoodie at Great...

The great cat caper

The great cat caper

Andrew McNamara May, Features Editor June 10, 2026

10 million pets go missing per year in America, according to the Animal Humane Society. That totals about one in three furry, occasionally scaly or slimy, friends going missing in their lifetime. In...

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Flesh eating worm identified in US cattle

Andrew McNamara May, Features Editor June 10, 2026

A flesh-eating screwworm has been identified in the United States cattle herd. On Friday, June 5th, the USDA announced that it had identified a second case of the worm in the herd, this time in a one-month-old...

Motown Sports Village jazzing up Romulus

Motown Sports Village jazzing up Romulus

Madi Turner, Features Reporter May 13, 2026

A massive new development project could soon transform Romulus into one of the Midwest’s largest destinations for sports tourism, entertainment and economic growth. In an exclusive interview, former...

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