According to a 2014 statistic compilation by Business Insider, 19 percent of college students were survivors of attempted or completed sexual assault. That same year, nearly 60 American universities...
It’s no question that the creation of the new chief operating officer position and subsequent hiring of Scott Kunselman has created a good deal of conflict at Oakland University. I am not sure what...
The fall semester of my sophomore year in 2014, I was walking to the restroom in Elliott Hall before my morning class. I held the door for a woman in a wheelchair because there was no automatic button...
As I read the text from my father, I thought to myself, “I don’t want to do this again today.”“10 dead, 20 wounded in a shooting at a college in Oregon,” the message said.I packed up my bag and...
It’s time to voice my unpopular opinion — I support the tuition raise. Before you yell at me, hear me out. This past week, President Hynd addressed state lawmakers in Lansing about the 8.48 percent...
Texting. Tweeting. Facebooking. Instagramming. There are the countless “distractions” that are caused from smart phones that give them a bad reputation. But they aren’t all bad and since nearly...
Hello everyone, I would like to formally introduce myself as the new Editor-in-Chief of the Oakland Post for the year.I’m honored and excited about this position, but my first editorial is not about...
We have been known to write positive editorials on OU. We have been known to support our school. Many members of our staff love OU and the things it has tried and will try to do.That does not mean we are...
Last month a Rochester man was killed due to injuries sustained in an on-campus traffic accident.He was jogging eastbound in the westbound lane of Pioneer Drive when a student driver in the westbound lane...
Dear Oakland Post reader,I’m not sure if you know me or not, but I’ve been here for some time — one year and seven months, to be precise. That’s quite long, as far as length spent at the Post...
In the spirit of all things April foolery, there’s a lot to laugh about this year: waking up to a fresh blanket of snow in April, Nickelback’s newest attempt at a revival, and the possibility of ever...
Brian Williams, 57, started working with NBC News in 1993 as an anchor for the Weekend Nightly News. He is now the anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News, and in the 11 years since he came into...
