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Arianna Heyman is the new editor-in-chief of The Oakland Post. She is a senior pursuing a double major in journalism and communication.

Introducing Arianna Heyman, The Oakland Post’s new editor-in-chief

Autumn Okuszka, Content Editor May 17, 2023

With a deep admiration for the Oakland University community and a commitment to continuing a legacy of excellence, Arianna Heyman is next to take on the role of editor-in-chief of The Oakland Post.  Heyman’s...

Detroit-based social media startup recreating human experience online

Detroit-based social media startup ‘recreating human experience’ online

Tori Coker, Content Editor April 29, 2023

Detroit-based, husband and wife entrepreneurs Ziarekenya and Kathryn Smith are looking to infuse some transparency into the world of social media with their startup platform Inpathy. At its core, Inpathy...

People of OU: Freddy Krueger actor Robert Englund reflects on time at OU

People of OU: Freddy Krueger actor Robert Englund reflects on time at OU

Joe Zerilli, Campus Editor April 27, 2023

Freddy Kreuger is a household name, whether it be from the original “A Nightmare on Elm Street” or the later “Freddy vs. Jason.” With this, Robert Englund — the actor who played the horror icon...

Farewell to Special Lecturer Katherine Roff, Solutions Journalism extraordinaire

Farewell to Special Lecturer Katherine Roff, Solutions Journalism extraordinaire

Autumn Okuszka, Content Editor April 5, 2023

After almost four years at Oakland University, Special Lecturer Katherine Roff will leave OU at the end of the winter semester to return to her native home of Australia. Growing up in the small town...

Chinoy and Su at the Klein Center event Friday.

Veteran CNN correspondent describes challenges of covering China during Klein Center lecture

Joe Zerilli, Campus Editor April 5, 2023

The Klein Center for Culture and Globalization welcomed Mike Chinoy to Oakland University on March 31 to discuss his experience covering U.S.-China relations, the history of journalism within China and...

SCITECH: Put your phone away

SCITECH: Put your phone away

Isabella Limbert, Science & Technology Reporter April 5, 2023

Your mom isn’t overreacting when she tells you to put your phone away before bed. The Vision Council, an optical research organization, states that more than 80% of Americans use their digital devices...

People of OU: Accomplished multicultural storyteller, educator Della Cassia

People of OU: Accomplished multicultural storyteller, educator Della Cassia

Tori Coker, Content Editor April 5, 2023

From Meadow Brook Road to Sesame Street, from the newsroom to the classroom, Della Cassia’s passion for storytelling and advocacy for multicultural perspectives has driven her through a storied career...

The Willow Project: How bad is it?

The Willow Project: How bad is it?

Isabella Limbert, Science & Technology Reporter March 29, 2023

Climate activists around the globe – not those exclusively to the United States – are anxious for what the Willow Project will bring to the already-uphill battle we are facing. With President Biden’s...

Alum Theresa Gabalis on the importance of ASD social groups

Alum Theresa Gabalis on the importance of ASD social groups

Autumn Okuszka, Content Editor March 29, 2023

When Theresa Gabalis’ son Scott was diagnosed with Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in 1999, she longed for a community of individuals who would understand and accept him. After discovering the Macomb...

Nuclear Fusion & the Green Energy Movement

Nuclear Fusion & the Green Energy Movement

Isabella Limbert, Science & Technology Reporter March 29, 2023

As of December 2022, the impossible has become a (future) possible! Nuclear fusion is one of the only sources of energy that requires less power than it generates, leading it to be the future of “green”...

OU community reacts to ‘Wayne State Guarantee’

OU community reacts to ‘Wayne State Guarantee’

Autumn Okuszka, Content Editor March 29, 2023

On March 13, 2023, Wayne State University (WSU) announced they will be offering free tuition to Michigan students whose families make under $70,000 a year. Through the Wayne State Guarantee, 50% of first-year...

CRISPR-Cas9 – Genetic Scissors at Work

CRISPR-Cas9 – Genetic Scissors at Work

Isabella Limbert, Science & Technology Reporter March 22, 2023

In 2020, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Jennifer A. Doudna and Emmanuel Charpentier for their development and understanding of the gene-editing tool, CRISPR-Cas9. Charpentier has been quoted...

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