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Elizabeth Smart comes to campus

Elizabeth Smart comes to campus

Jordan Jewell, Engagement Editor March 27, 2019

The worries of most teens consist of school dances and pep rallies. For Elizabeth Smart, at the age of 14, these worries were replaced with one word: survival. On June 5, 2002, Elizabeth Smart was kidnapped...

The reality of hate crimes

The reality of hate crimes

Jordan Jewell, Engagement Editor March 6, 2019

In a yearly report, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) publishes statistics about hate crimes in the United States. Over 7,100 were reported in 2017, which is 17 percent more than in 2016. At...

From left to right, Melanie Mayberry, D.D.S., Arati Kelekar, M.D. and Nelia Afonso, M.D., work together at the Clinical Skills Center on the interprofessional curriculum for OUWB and Detroit Mercy.

OUWB and UDM School of Dentistry team up for new interprofessional program

AuJenee Hirsch, Editor-in-Chief March 6, 2019

In the medical world, dentists and doctors seem as if they are on two opposite sides of the spectrum. But the way the medical field is changing, that may not necessarily be the case. Pretty soon, medical...

Debbie Stabenow maintains her Senate seat for six more years.

Stabenow wins U.S. Senate race for Michigan

Laurel Kraus, Managing Editor November 7, 2018

Originally elected to the United States Senate in 2000, Senator Debbie Stabenow has now added six more years to her run, in a win the polls have been predicting for months. “Stabenow is a long-time...

Gretchen Whitmer is elected as Governor of Michigan

Gretchen Whitmer is elected as Governor of Michigan

Katarina Kovac, Campus Editor November 6, 2018

With a lead of 51 percent to 46 percent over Bill Schuette, Gretchen Whitmer was named as the 49th Governor of Michigan on Tuesday, Nov. 6. Whitmer, who has served as Michigan Senate Democratic Leader...

A breakdown of the 2018 Midterm Election ballot

Katarina Kovac, Campus Editor November 5, 2018

Proposal 1: Legalizing recreational marijuana A "YES" vote supports legalizing the recreational use and possession of marijuana for people 21 years of age or older and enacting a 10 percent tax on...

Student found dead on campus this weekend

Student found dead on campus this weekend

AuJenee Hirsch, Editor-in-Chief October 10, 2018

It was announced by Oakland University on Sunday, Oct. 7 an OU student has died.  20-year-old Stephen James Dornan, a junior from New Baltimore, Mich. was found dead in his room in Vandenberg Hall. The...

Hockey feasibility study shows Oakland pass with flying colors

Hockey feasibility study shows Oakland pass with flying colors

Skylar Tolfree, Sports Editor April 10, 2018

It was announced Oct. 16, 2017 at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit that Oakland University would take part in a National Hockey League feasibility study to determine if Oakland was eligible to bring intercollegiate...

Oakland loses out of Motor City Madness

Oakland loses out of Motor City Madness

Michael Pearce, Editor-In-Chief March 6, 2018

The men’s basketball season has come to an end in the form of a 44-43 loss to the No. 8 seed Cleveland State Vikings in the Motor City Madness semifinals. Offensively, the Golden Grizzlies struggled...

Women’s Horizon League Tournament recap

Dakota Brecht, Staff Reporter March 5, 2018

Oakland's women’s basketball team kicked off the Horizon League tournament with a bang, defeating the UIC Flames 80-46. It was all Golden Grizzlies from the start, every time the Flames scored, the Black...

Martez Walker will miss remainder of season with broken foot

Martez Walker will miss remainder of season with broken foot

Dakota Brecht, Staff Reporter February 14, 2018

Early Wednesday morning, news broke that Oakland University guard, Martez Walker had suffered a broken left foot and will miss the rest of the season. Multiple sources confirmed on twitter, saying Walker's...

Kay Felder worked out for the Pistons on June 15, 2016.

Kay Felder is coming back to the D

Dakota Brecht, Staff Reporter January 15, 2018

Oakland University basketball alum Kahlil "Kay" Felder is signing a two-way contract with the Detroit Pistons. Felder was at Oakland for three seasons from 2013 to 2016 and made a huge splash in the Horizon...

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