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Letter to the editor: Giving Civility a Bad Name

Letter to the editor: Giving Civility a Bad Name

Katie Hartsock, Contributor September 14, 2023

“The Importance of Civility and Improving Political Discourse” is a timely topic for the inaugural panel discussion of OU’s Center for Civic Engagement new Dennis Muchmore Public Policy Lecture Series....

Letter to the editor: Reflections on Civility and Justice

Letter to the editor: Reflections on Civility and Justice

Alan Epstein, Contributor September 14, 2023

The upcoming campus event scheduled for September 18, entitled: “Breaking the Barrier: The Importance of Civility and Improving Political Discourse,” has generated controversy over how “civility”...

Letter to the editor: A Mohawk student finds herself on the land

Letter to the editor: A Mohawk student finds herself on the land

Jane McComber, Contributor September 13, 2023

My journey to Oakland has been long and tiring. I am a Mohawk woman and this is my story of becoming a student on the land. For the longest time, I never knew what it meant to be Native American, I’ve...

Letter to the editor: No Amount of “Civility” Can Erase Snyder’s Legacy

Letter to the editor: No Amount of “Civility” Can Erase Snyder’s Legacy

CASE-OU Steering Committee, Contributor September 13, 2023

Later this month, on September 18, Oakland’s Center for Civic Engagement will host the inaugural event of its new Dennis Muchmore Public Policy Series. The event, “Breaking the Barrier: The Importance...

Civility trumps accountability: when “public discourse” becomes a shill for actual democracy

Civility trumps accountability: when “public discourse” becomes a shill for actual democracy

James W. Perkinson, Contributor September 11, 2023

Oakland University’s recently announced Center for Civic Engagement panel discussion, set for September 18 at the Oakland Center, advertises that it will focus on “civility.” Such a focus would be...

Letter to the editor: Nuclear war is not imminent, we can do more

Letter to the editor: Nuclear war is not imminent, we can do more

Steffan Puwal, Contributor February 27, 2023

It has been one year since Vladimir Putin escalated his criminal war in Ukraine.  Maternity hospitals and schools have been deliberately targeted, missiles have come remarkably close to hitting nuclear...

Letter to the editor: The trampling of Matilda Dodge Wilson’s grave

Letter to the editor: The trampling of Matilda Dodge Wilson’s grave

Ethan Lehman-Pace, Contributor November 21, 2022

Between 1926 and 1929, Meadow Brook Hall was built. For those who are not aware, Meadow Brook Hall is the former country estate of Matilda Dodge Wilson and her husband Alfred Wilson. It is the ninth largest...

Letter to the editor: East Campus Development? Bad for business.

Letter to the editor: East Campus Development? Bad for business.

Maris Ferguson, Contributor November 6, 2022

As a student in the School of Business, some may assume I would be excited about the idea of developing East Campus into a commercialized space. Project leaders have been expressing that this could bring...

Letter to the editor: OU sustainability, refusals and half measures

Letter to the editor: OU sustainability, refusals and half measures

Jeremy Johnson, Contributor November 5, 2022

To the OU community, October was declared to be Sustainability Month at Oakland University and was meant to represent a renewed commitment to creating a sustainable campus, but we are falling far short....

Letter to the editor: Election Day, Nov. 8

Letter to the editor: Election Day, Nov. 8

Jeremy Johnson, Contributor October 26, 2022

Democracy, in its literal translation from the Latin word, means rule of the people — yet it rarely feels like the people have control over our politics. A core requirement of democracy is that the population...

Letter to the editor: Universities of choice protect their beloved green spaces

Letter to the editor: Universities of choice protect their beloved green spaces

Katie Hartsock, Contributor October 17, 2022

In a time of evolving consciousness regarding our relationship to the planet, we, the members of the OU community, also need to evolve. It’s difficult to redefine aspirations and success from twentieth-century...

Letter to the editor: Gidinawemaaganinaanig: Endazhigiyang  (All Our Relations: The Place Where We All Grow)

Letter to the editor: Gidinawemaaganinaanig: Endazhigiyang (All Our Relations: The Place Where We All Grow)

Megan Peiser and Andrea Knutson October 10, 2022

Information on OU's ongoing efforts to raise awareness of Native American cultures and contributions, as well as the ultimate goal of these efforts. Oakland University’s efforts to remember and address...

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