The Oakland Post’s Satire section has been well-received by our readership this year, prompting a look back on what came before. Originally in 2007 created by Paul Gully, the Post's Managing Editor at...
It was announced on Oct. 1f that the NHL had selected Oakland University to be a part of a feasibility study that could possibly bring NCAA Division I men’s and women’s hockey teams to campus. The...
In January 1996, someone broke into the Oakland Center through a window and proceeded to steal loose change from video game machines as well as breaking into one of the building’s safes and taking around...
It's March in 1969, and 400 students have taken over Oakland University for eight hours, preventing the normal function of the campus.
It began with a group of 30 students occupying North Foundation...
The Oakland University Office of the Provost announced in March of 1983 that the Oakland University psychology department would be moving to Pryale House by the following September. Pryale House had been...
For $22, students, staff and faculty can purchase a book showcasing photos from years past. Complete with descriptive captions, the book can be purchased in various locations across campus.
Dominique...
On Jan. 5, 1992, a second set of water pipes burst between Kresge Library and Hannah Hall. This pipe burst would result in a $9,000 bill for repairs.
This fix was dubbed as the “quick fix,” because...
“It was scary that this happened, but the truly scary part is what will happen next,” one Oakland University student said following the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon on Spet....
Back in 1969, The Oakland Post was known as The Oakland Observer. The Observer was well known for its opinionated content about both politics and Oakland University.
What kind of opinionated content?...
In the early morning hours of July 23, 1967, an after-hours club celebrating the return of two Vietnam war servicemen was shut down by a mostly white Detroit police force.
The 85 people inside the bar...
Following “disturbances” at Michigan State University at the end of the semester, the MSU-Oakland Board of Trustees passed a resolution unanimously, declaring that “freedom requires order and discipline”....
Oakland University was established in 1957 as Michigan State University-Oakland. It was known as MSU-O until 1963, and became independent in 1970.
But in April 1961, MSU-O almost shut its doors for...