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Students compete for cash prizes in the 2024 Idea Pitch Competition

Gracie Murray, Features Reporter April 3, 2024

On March 7, Oakland University students were invited to partake in the 2024 Idea Business Pitch Competition. The competition was open to undergraduate and graduate students of any major. The competition...

OU English student Krystal Davis provides remarks at the 2024 Empathy Conference

OU English student Krystal Davis provides remarks at the 2024 Empathy Conference

Dayshawn Fields, Features Reporter April 3, 2024

Oil dominates the daily life of billions around the world. Oakland University’s Literature and the Environment (ENG 3681) course shines a light on this natural resource and the impact it has on the environment.  Petroculture...

Former OU basketball player Darrel Cole speaks about the culture of OU Athletics

Former OU basketball player Darrel Cole speaks about the culture of OU Athletics

Dayshawn Fields, Features Reporter April 3, 2024

Family and culture are the two defining characteristics of the Oakland University men’s basketball program. As the team leaves a historic season behind, these traits will continue to uplift the program...

Oakland University’s Human Resource department guides students to a career

Oakland University’s Human Resource department guides students to a career

Gracie Murray, Features Reporter April 3, 2024

Oakland University’s Human Resources Department seeks to educate students in the classroom and assist them in reaching their career goals.  Dr. Jennifer Wenson, a coordinator of the Human Resources...

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Student conduct breast cancer research in Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences Department

Angelina Toma, Campus Reporter April 3, 2024

The Biochemistry and Endocrinology Laboratory, led by Dr. Sumit Dinda at the Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences Department, conducts breast cancer research here at Oakland University. Senior Aisha Zanib,...

GrizzGang on wheels: OU students attend March Madness in Pittsburgh

GrizzGang on wheels: OU students attend March Madness in Pittsburgh

Mallory Waligora, Political Editor April 3, 2024

On March 23 at noon, OU students met at the O’rena to depart on a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Two buses took around 100 students to attend the Oakland University vs North Carolina State game in the...

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Political Science Department hosts Jessica Green for lecture on International Affairs

Payton Bucki, Content Editor April 3, 2024

On March 26, the Oakland University Political Science Department welcomed Jessica Green, a professor of political science at the University of Toronto, to campus for the annual Meadow Brook Lecture in...

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OU alumni Ryan Pendleton speaks about finding your career path after college

Noah Francis, Features Editor April 3, 2024

Sometimes through college, you may think you are suited for one job after you graduate, but life takes you down a completely different path. Maybe it is not the job you expected, but in the end, it works...

Music to my ears: Professor Brett Hoag hosts guitar recital

Music to my ears: Professor Brett Hoag hosts guitar recital

Noah Francis, Features Editor April 3, 2024

On March 26, Oakland University professor Bret Hoag hosted a guitar recital in the Varner Recital Hall, featuring several of his students from his classes. From single performances to trios, quartets and...

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Career and Life Design Center: A resource to jumpstart your resume

Noah Francis, Features Editor March 27, 2024

The college life is all about planning one’s future. Whether it is searching for what you want to do, finding your lifelong friends or exploring job opportunities in your field, this is the time to figure...

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Social work students travel to Lansing for the NASW-Michigan Capitol Action Day

Payton Bucki, Content Editor March 27, 2024

Oakland University’s Social Work Department sent six students to Lansing on March 19 to participate in Capitol Action Day, an annual advocacy event hosted by Michigan’s National Association of Social...

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The Gender and Sexuality Center hosts Oakland University’s Pride Month

Dayshawn Fields, Features Reporter March 27, 2024

Oakland University’s Gender and Sexuality Center hosts Pride Month each March to ensure that the LGBTQ+ community feels welcomed on campus and celebrated. This year, OU’s Pride Month began on March...

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