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OU Alumni Association hosts Georgia Homsany for a goal-setting session

Noah Francis, Features Editor January 17, 2024

As the new year rolls in, many people try to improve themselves by participating in New Year’s resolutions. While some are able to achieve their new goals, many find their resolutions to be too challenging...

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Ruth Bergman of the Zekelman Holocaust Center leads a presentation on antisemitism

Dayshawn Fields, Features Reporter January 17, 2024

The Cis Maisel Center for Judaic Studies and Community Engagement hosted Ruth Bergman of the Zekelman Holocaust Center on Jan. 12. Bergman gave an educational presentation entitled “Antisemitism and...

OUCC provides mental health support groups for the winter semester

OUCC provides mental health support groups for the winter semester

Noah Francis, Features Editor January 17, 2024

Amidst the current staff shortage at the Oakland University Counseling Center, the need for quality, timely student support grows each day. To mitigate service wait times, the OUCC has created several...

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OU staff and students share their favorite holiday traditions

Ana Gjorgjevski and Noah Francis December 13, 2023

It is no secret once Thanksgiving passes and the holiday cheer begins to spread, so too does the slow descent into preparations for final exams and presentations. Despite the stress of finals week, students...

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Mission Kindness spreads holiday cheer through card-making event

Noah Francis, Features Editor December 13, 2023

Winter is the season of giving. Mission Kindness, a non-profit organization at Oakland University, takes this mission to heart. The group is dedicated to helping others through monthly events such as...

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Oakland University’s Model United Nations team competes in Chicago

Payton Bucki, Content Editor December 13, 2023

Oakland University’s Model United Nations (MUN) team attended the American Model United Nations (AMUN) international intercollegiate competition in Chicago, Illinois from Nov. 18-21. With over 1,000...

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Red Douglas’s doctoral research on university student bereavement policies

Payton Bucki, Content Editor December 6, 2023

After suffering the tragic loss of his father in the senior year of his undergraduate studies at Oakland University, Red Douglas decided to become a ‘meaning-maker.' Douglas made it his mission to mitigate...

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Madison Siewert launches BeGolden, OU’s first-ever fashion magazine

Payton Bucki, Content Editor December 6, 2023

For as long as she can remember, Madison Siewert has had a passion for fashion journalism. Siewert was unable to find an outlet to express her stylistic creativity through Oakland University’s journalism...

OU alum Lauren Roll on her return to campus

OU alum Lauren Roll on her return to campus

Ana Gjorgjevski, Features Reporter December 6, 2023

From a young age, Lauren Roll knew she possessed strong resilience. Throughout her life, she has persevered through countless personal battles and never once let it affect her truly selfless spirit. Roll...

A conversation with OU-AAUP President, Michael Latcha

A conversation with OU-AAUP President, Michael Latcha

Arianna Heyman, Editor-in-Chief December 6, 2023

In May of 2024, Oakland University administration and Oakland University’s Chapter of the American Association of University Professors (OU-AAUP) will begin faculty contract renegotiations.  In 2021,...

OU Counseling Center struggles amidst underfunding and understaffing issues

OU Counseling Center struggles amidst underfunding and understaffing issues

Noah Francis, Features Editor December 6, 2023

With the pressures of college classes and seasonal depression rising towards its peaks during the winter season, mental health resources such as the Oakland University Counseling Center (OUCC) are important...

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Ethics bowl team wins central states regional, advances to national competition

Noah Francis, Features Editor December 6, 2023

On Nov. 18, the Oakland University Ethics Bowl team competed in the Central States Regional for the Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl (IEB) competition, hosted by the Association for Applied and Practical Ethics...

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