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Last Thursday, Sept. 24, President Hynd met with members of the Joint Subcommittee on Higher Education in Lansing to discuss the recent tuition increase.

Hynd discusses tuition increase in Lansing, stands by raise

By Kevin Teller September 29, 2015

Last Thursday, Sept. 24, President Hynd met with members of the Joint Subcommittee on Higher Education in Lansing to discuss the recent tuition increase.Hynd was summoned because Oakland University recently...

Homelessness awareness raised, despite setbacks

By Cheyanna Kramer September 28, 2015

RHA held its first ever homelessness awareness program on Friday, Sept. 25. Despite three weeks of advertisement and numerous attempts on social media to recruit people into attending the event, very few...

Not everyone is happy with the new Chartwells

Students in residence halls voice complaints about Chartwell’s

By Cheyanna Kramer September 28, 2015

With recent changes made to dining options and a new ten-year contract, issues between Oakland and Chartwells have arisen. Many students were hoping for increased quality of food and for better service,...

Theta Chi talks about sex

By Jake Smith September 28, 2015

According to a survey released in February this year by the University of North Carolina, roughly 50% of sexually active college students will have an STD by the time they turn 25 and most won’t even...

President George Hynd waits to be called up to defend the tuition increase.

Hynd travels to State Capitol to defend tuition increase

President George Hynd waits to be called up to defend the tuition increase.

Betty Youngblood reflects on Oakland’s history

By Kevin Teller September 22, 2015

To many, going to work each day can be a begrudging experience. However, for some it can have quite the opposite effect. Vice president for organizational development and strategic planning Betty Youngblood...

On Sept. 17, The Gender and Sexuality Center, the Gay Straight Alliance, the LGBT Media Club, The LGBTQIA Employee Resource Group and Transcend put an event to welcome new students to campus.

New programs pitched together, not able to be taken together

By Cheyanne Kramer September 21, 2015

The Women and Gender Studies (WGS) program helped to found a new program this summer, the LGBTQ+ Studies minor. Though this fall would be the first semester for students to enroll in the program, many...

Addition of new dorm still not enough for rise of student population.

Students still in off-campus hotel despite new dorm

By Cheyanne Kramer September 21, 2015

Having over 300 students on a waiting list for any department can be unnerving. But when the need to get students off the waiting list directly corresponds with the student’s ability to attend OU —...

Oakland University President George Hynd discussed plans for the future with the Oakland Post staff last year. 

President Hynd set to address state House and Senate over tuition increase

By Rachel Williams September 18, 2015

Oakland University’s tuition increase this past summer has been a highly contested issue.  Next Thursday, President Hynd and Eastern Michigan University’s Interim President Kim Schaetzel will speak...

OUPD reports sexual assault from September 8

By Sean Gardner September 15, 2015

According to OUPD, a sexual assault allegedly occurred Sept. 8, around 6:00 p.m. The assault took place in a vehicle, near the student apartments.The suspect drove a black car and met the victim through...

Students were able to bring their old records and swap them out for newer ones.

Vinyl spins at WXOU record swap

By Cheyanne Kramer September 14, 2015

WXOU hosted its first record swap event on Wednesday, Sept. 9 with the help of Found Sound Records.Music director for WXOU Anthony Spak came up with the idea in a staff meeting over the summer semester,...

What to do, see in the updated Oakland Center

By Cheyanne Kramer September 14, 2015

This summer, the Oakland Center has experienced many changes. But there is confusion about what exactly has changed and how it affects the average student. Below is a list of the top five things students...

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