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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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Oakland University hosts Curtis Chin, Detroit author and activist

Noah Francis, Features Editor November 22, 2023

The Oakland University AAPI and LGBTQIA+ Employee Resource Groups (ERG) invited Curtis Chin, a talented writer and author, to Oakland University’s campus. On Nov. 8, Chin led a discussion about his memoir,...

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Drew Elwarner, founder of the Vintage and Secondhand Fashion Club

Payton Bucki and Ana Gjorgjevski November 22, 2023

For as long as she can remember, Drew Elwarner has had a passion for fashion. The Oakland University senior has been thrifting since age 13, spending years curating her personal style of unique patterns...

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The importance of getting involved on campus

Hannah Chretien, Contributor November 22, 2023

Oakland University offers more than 300 student organizations to choose from and an abundance of event, leadership and volunteer opportunities to be a part of. With the ability to get students involved...

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OU alumnus Elizabeth Foster’s burgeoning small business

Ana Gjorgjevski, Features Reporter November 22, 2023

Recent Oakland University alumnus Elizabeth Foster has been booked and busy. Since the dreaded year of 2020, Foster has been focused on her small business, Craft-E.  Upon the arrival of the pandemic,...

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Ceiling Connoisseurs: The sky isn’t just the limit, it’s the point

Noah Francis, Features Editor November 22, 2023

Oakland University is home to over 300 different student organizations, with new clubs emerging throughout the year. One of these new clubs on campus is the Ceiling Connoisseurs, a club inspired by beautiful...

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Oakland’s first lady, Matilda Dodge Wilson

Ana Gjorgjevski, Features Reporter November 15, 2023

Matilda Dodge Wilson was born in Walkerton, Canada, in 1883 and became one of the most influential women of 20th-century America. Wilson is best known for her contributions to the founding of Oakland University...

OU’s first recycling program: 1989 residence halls council environmental committee

OU’s first recycling program: 1989 residence halls council environmental committee

Payton Bucki, Content Editor November 15, 2023

Campus sustainability has been a hot-button issue in the minds of Oakland University community members, especially in recent times. This year, activists have made many gains in preserving campus sustainability....

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10 Years at OU – Varner Interviewed

The Oakland Observer November 15, 2023

OBSERVER: You have been the Chancellor of Oakland for 10 years now; you have seen OU grow from a small college to a University; do you feel that the atmosphere for creative learning at Oakland has improved...

From Pioneer to Golden Grizzly: Jean Ann Miller

From Pioneer to Golden Grizzly: Jean Ann Miller

Noah Francis, Features Editor November 15, 2023

Before Oakland University was known for being the Golden Grizzlies, OU was originally home to the Pioneers. While some people can say they left college as a Pioneer, and others can say they left as a Golden...

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Top stories of 2004

Elizabeth Gorecki November 15, 2023

Feb.1 Super Bowl halftime show provokes FCC regulations Janet Jackson bares her breast after a 'wardrobe malfunction' on live television during the Super Bowl halftime show. Public outrage causes...

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