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Oakland Arts Review kicks off with launch party

Amy Swanson March 29, 2016

The Oakland Arts Review (OAR) held a launch party March 28 to celebrate the publication of its first issue.It was at 5 p.m. in Gold Room A of the Oakland Center and was open to all OU students.OAR is a...

Students practice during tap dancing class held at Vandenberg Hall. 

The weirdest classes at OU

Shelby Tankersley, Editor-In-Chief March 27, 2016

Students practice during tap dancing class held at Vandenberg Hall. 

Featured speaker, C.J. Bentley, a dog behavior consultant and instructor for Oakland University’s AAT-C program, talked to students about how to best incorporate animals into their therapy work.

Importance of listening to your dog discussed at Animal Welfare Lecture

Amy Swanson March 27, 2016

Featured speaker, C.J. Bentley, a dog behavior consultant and instructor for Oakland University’s AAT-C program, talked to students about how to best incorporate animals into their therapy work.

Participants were allowed to fill out complaint forms which the "dictators" at the event could choose to ignore. 

Students sign away First Amendment for free food

Amy Swanson March 27, 2016

Participants were allowed to fill out complaint forms which the "dictators" at the event could choose to ignore. 

WXOU 50th Birthday Bash ends year on a high note

Rachel Williams March 27, 2016

On Thursday, March 24 Oakland’s radio station, WXOU, hosted their annual Birthday Bash. This year, the event celebrated 50 years on the air for the station.  Audience members were greeted at the door...

Oakland University a cappella group Gold Vibrations hosted its annual spring concert "Harry Potter and the AcapalOUza" at Avondale High School on Friday, March 25. For more photos, visit our Facebook page. 

Gold Vibrations casts a spell with spring concert

Cheyanne Kramer March 27, 2016

Oakland University a cappella group Gold Vibrations hosted its annual spring concert "Harry Potter and the AcapalOUza" at Avondale High School on Friday, March 25. For more photos, visit our Facebook page. 

First biomedical science class graduates

Sarah Lawrence March 27, 2016

In April, 12 members of the Oakland University College of Arts and Sciences will walk across the stage as the first graduates of the new biomedical sciences program.Introduced in 2012, the biomedical sciences...

Graduate School Open House

Alexus Bomar March 23, 2016

Many students receive their bachelor’s degree and move on to finding a career. Others make the decision to further their education and skills by attending graduate school.  On March 15, Graduate Study...

Campus radio station celebrates 50 years on the air

Rachel Wiliams March 20, 2016

WXOU, the soundtrack of Oakland University, will be celebrating its 50th year on the air on March 24.  WXOU was created in 1966 and is a free-form station. They represent a wide variety of musical and...

Oakland shines a light on autism awareness

Rachel Williams March 20, 2016

Oakland University will be celebrating World Autism Awareness Day on April 2 with the Light It Up Blue event.  Last year, the event was put on for the first time by the OU Center for Autism (OUCA). ...

Hiding behind a screen: The dangers of anonymous apps

Amy Swanson, staff reporter March 20, 2016

A new feature was added to Yik Yak March 8 that allows people to create and use screen names when posting.Yik Yak is an app that allows users to anonymously post to others within a few miles of them, according...

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