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A turning point in political violence: Conservative activist Charlie Kirk dead at 31

Maria Magnoli and Ava Webb September 11, 2025

Young conservative activist Charlie Kirk, CEO and founder of the organization Turning Point USA, was shot dead during an on-campus appearance yesterday at Utah Valley University.  Kirk, along with...

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Italian designer Giorgio Armani passes at the age of 91

Maria Magnoli, Arts Reporter September 10, 2025

Giorgio Armani, the Italian fashion designer known for the “power suit” and for collaborating with countless Hollywood celebrities, passed away on September 4 at the age of 91. In a statement provided...

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Catholic church reformer Pope Francis dead at 88

Morgan Warneke, Content Editor April 23, 2025

On April 21, 2025, it was announced that Pope Francis had died. On Easter Monday, at 9:45 a.m., Cardinal Kevin Farrell, Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church, announced the death of Pope Francis in a statement. “Dearest...

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Michelle Trachtenberg dead at 39: A timeless legacy

Morgan Warneke, Content Editor February 28, 2025

On Feb. 26, 2025, it was announced that actress Michelle Trachtenberg had died. It’s been alleged that Trachtenberg was suffering from complications of a liver transplant, though the cause of death has...

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A trailblazing auteur: David Lynch dead at 78

Chelsea Bossert, Editor-in-Chief January 22, 2025

On Jan. 16, 2025, it was announced that film director David Lynch had died. “It is with deep regret that we, his family, announce the passing of the man and the artist, David Lynch. We would appreciate...

Sociology professor remembered for his caring spirit

Sarah Lawrence April 22, 2016

Oakland University Professor Raymond Liedka died on April 1, 2016 after fighting a battle with cancer. He joined the Oakland University faculty in 2006 and served as a special instructor of sociology...

Retired facilities management employee passes away

Sarah Lawrence February 17, 2016

Leonard “Luke” Vaughn, Oakland University retired facilities management employee, passed away on Dec. 22, 2015.Vaughn was born to his late parents Willis and Zelflee Vaughn on Nov. 15, 1944. He passed...

Terry Louis White served as a university custodian and has been described by his colleagues as kind, funny and popular. 

Honoring the life of Terry Louis White

Sarah Lawrence January 24, 2016

Terry Louis White, Oakland University custodian, passed away on Wednesday Jan. 13.White was born on April 11, 1956 as the ninth child in a family of ten to his parents Nathaniel and Eula White in Pontiac,...

Dennis Yezbick, a building maintenance supervisor at Oakland University, passed away on Sept. 18. He is survived by his wife, Loretta.

Dennis Yezbick remembered

By Rachel Williams September 27, 2015

On Sept. 18, Dennis Yezbick passed away.  Yezbick worked as a clerical-technical at Oakland University and resided in Walled Lake. Yezbick was born on Oct. 31, 1952 in Detroit.  His parents were Alfred...

On Tuesday, Sept. 15, BEtheMATCH had a booth in the Oakland Center for students to apply to be a bone marrow donor.

Be the Match: donating bone marrow to save lives

By Rachel Williams September 27, 2015

When Elizabeth Ulinski was 17, her younger sister Caitlyn was diagnosed with aplastic anemia, which caused a blood cell deficiency and required an immediate bone marrow transplant.  Luckily Elizabeth,...

Jogger killed in campus accident was an avid runner, Spartans fan and involved father

By Kaylee Kean May 15, 2015

He loved to run, he loved sports, and he loved to cook.Those were some of the passions of Perry Badia, the 54-year-old jogger who died May 14 following a traffic accident on Oakland University’s campus.Badia...

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