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The Detroit Pistons Dancers, Cheerleaders, Flight Crew, and D-Town are the four groups that make up the Detroit Pistons Entertainment Cast.

Students balance classwork, entertaining thousands

By Rachel Williams • October 18, 2015

Taking on a full course load while juggling a part-time job is hard enough as is. But what if you had to factor in entertaining auditoriums full of devoted fans, perfecting choreographed dances and collaborating...

Retried professor returns for second TEDx event,

By Rachel Williams, staff reporter • October 18, 2015

Richard Stamps will be returning to the TEDx Oakland University conference this year.  Stamps served as a faculty member at the university for more than 37 years, though is currently retired. When Stamps...

Giving back to the community the OU way

By Alexus Bomar • October 18, 2015

Getting involved while being enrolled in college is very important because it shows that you are doing more in college than just studying.  Getting involved with your community is also something that...

Grizzlies volunteer to make a difference

By Alexus Bomar • October 18, 2015

On Oct. 24, 2015 volunteers across the nation will come together to impact the lives of others with Make a Difference Day. According to Make a Different Day’s website, the event is a USA Today initiative...

From student to professional

By Kristen Davis • October 11, 2015

Oakland alumna Lauren Podell landed her job at WDIV-TV Channel 4 before she even had a college degree.The 2008 College of Arts and Sciences graduate was one of two people selected out of over 300 to be...

Coalition formed to make college applications easy

By Shelby Tankersley • October 11, 2015

Over 80 schools across the country have formed the Coalition for College Access, Affordability and Success, which aims to improve the college application process for students applying to these institutions....

Yik Yak is a place for anyone to vent, complain, tell jokes, post personals or whatever else they feel like sharing.

Yaks of the week

By Shelby Tankersley • October 11, 2015

 

 

  1. Every day it seems becoming a drug lord is a more viable option than classes.

  2. What do you mean you are out of American cheese, what country is this?

  3. *Hides from everyone I used to go to high school with.*

  4. Left some adderall in my Ford Fiesta. Now it’s a Ford Focus.

  5. Two long boarders just went past each other and I’m disappointed they didn’t high five or something.

  6. Before I graduate I will have scaled the Clock Tower dressed as a gorilla.

  7. Math will satisfy my foreign language requirement, right?

  8. My favorite type of men is ramen.

  9. The correct pronunciation of Au Bon Pan is “Café O’Bears.”

  10. College is nice. You can wear the same shirt two days in a row if you have to because your MWF people don’t know about your TR life.

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    Michigan dress code: Hoodie, shorts, snow boots, winter hat…

    Yakarma is basically participation points.

The American Marketing Association (AMA) at Oakland University held their first Marketing Week from Oct. 5 - Oct. 8. 

Marketing week teaches students do’s and don’ts of business

By Rachel Williams • October 11, 2015

The American Marketing Association (AMA) at Oakland University held their first Marketing Week from Oct. 5 - Oct. 8. AMA held events every day from Monday through Thursday, advertising and fundraising...

Gregg Garrett: “Are you brave enough to connect”

By Rachel Williams • October 11, 2015

Gregg Garrett, CEO and president of CGS Advisors, LLC and Oakland alumnus, will present his talk titled “Are you Brave Enough to Connect?” on Oct. 23 at TEDx Oakland University.“CGS is a boutique...

Students look at information on different countries that are part of the study abroad program.

The life changing experience of study abroad

By Parris Page • October 11, 2015

The International Education Office held a Study Abroad Fair to get students who are looking to broaden their horizons, while also trying something new. Oakland University students can study abroad in...

With social media saturating the workplace, students can use their favorite platforms to network and promote themselves for future jobs.

Utilizing the professional side of social media

By Alexus Bomar • October 11, 2015

Social media has become so commonplace that OU’s Communications and Marketing department uses it to inform the OU community of the many things happening on and around campus.Within OU’s Communications...

New student organization studies the heart

Grace Turner • October 4, 2015

A new student org wants to get blood flowing. The Pediatric Heart Circle is a club dedicated to studying the heart in adults and children. The goal of the club is “to give students a hands-on...

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