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By Web Master November 4, 2008

By Paul GullySpecial Projects EditorThere may be a chance that as you read this, I am safely within the borders of another country. As I pen this column the day before Election Day, the United States next...

What happened the morning after Halloween

By Web Master November 4, 2008

By Jared PurcellYou/Local Editor'Twas the morning after Halloween, when all through the houseNot a goblin was stirring, not even at a haunted house.The jack-o-lanterns sat on the porch, all carved with...

Debating the merits of young voters: in action or inaction?

By Web Master October 28, 2008

By Tim Rath & Jared PurcellSports Editor and You/Local EditorPhoto illustration by DUSTIN ALEXANDER/The Oakland PostFor Oakland University students who plan to vote on Nov. 4, please fight the urge to...

Spilling the juice on gossip

By Web Master October 22, 2008

By Tim Rath, Lina Ament & Masudur RahmanSports Editor, Staff Intern, Senior ReporterSomewhere between the advent of "tweets" and "the juice," social networking on the Internet became as natural as birds...

It’s not just a fantasy – get the play-by-play

By Web Master October 15, 2008

By Tom Murphy Jr.Senior ReporterThe economy is falling apart, my rent is overdue and I have a test that I need to study for. Yet as I pace back and fourth in my room the only thing on my mind is if I should...

Chains we can believe in

By Web Master October 15, 2008

By Masudur RahmanSenior ReporterPhoto credit: Dustin AlexanderDISCLAIMER: Sadomasochists' American Coalition is a fictional organization. This column is not intended to insult anyone who practices sadomasochism.Hello,...

Complete Idiots Guide to voting

By Web Master October 7, 2008

By Sean GarnerCampus EditorSo it is one of those years again. That quadrennial occasion when the entire nation stops and listens with attentive optimism as two rich men brag about how they are going to...

Saying goodbye to Smurfette and hola to DoraSaying goodbye to Smurfette and hola to Dora

By Web Master October 7, 2008

By Jeanette WilliamsGuest Columnist There I am, 7-years-old and sitting cross-legged on the floor in front of our old wood-paneled television. It's 1990 and my blonde hair is crimped to unnatural volume,...

An ‘all in’ economic solution

By Web Master September 24, 2008

By Paul GullySpecial Projects Editor Things aren't looking good here in America.Our financial sector is in such shambles that I wouldn't be surprised if the government started rounding up all of the country's...

‘The Hills’ is a guilty pleasure I won’t give up

By Web Master September 24, 2008

By Amanda MeadeScene/Mix Editor"Reality shows" have seemed to completely consume television networks over the past years. Whether we are watching people competing on an island, fighting for someone's love,...

Palin’s beauty gives her the MILVF factor in ‘08

By Web Master September 17, 2008

By Masudur RahmanSenior ReporterBy now, I'm sure everyone has heard that John McCain has picked Sarah Palin as his vice-presidential running mate.This news shook up the 2008 presidential race and surprised...

Buzzin’ off coffee beans

By Web Master September 17, 2008

By Tim RathSports EditorDisclaimer: I acknowledge that I am reading this solely on account of my ravenous lust for tasteless and dangerous new journalism. Tim Rath is not in any way responsible for the...

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