Dear reader:Some sunsets are muted. Some are golden. As the imminent tide of graduation whisked away another group of talented seniors from The Oakland Post and toward the horizon of the real world, a...
It’s green, it’s fragrant and, according to the latest research from pewresearch.org, viewed amongst Americans as a safer substance than alcohol. Marijuana is silently sweeping Michigan.About seven...
Racism exists, and it’s on your Internet browser.Just last week, four to five students of Howell High School sent racist tweets after a victorious basketball game against Grand Blanc. The Howell High...
Over the past few weeks, it has been difficult to step outside the Oakland Center without having an encounter with students asking for signatures to save the Michigan wolves.We at The Oakland Post urge...
The invention of social media has brought several great things to Western civilization− instant communication across the world, immediate news coverage and of course, pictures of your cat.However, the...
Oakland University just can’t win.If they keep classes going, people complain. If they cancel classes, people still complain. They’re in a fight they just can’t win, and the student body won’t...
As a college student, do you like the free flow of information on the Internet?Do you like being able to look up information, watch streaming video, listen to music, read news and get in touch with your...
During his term as President, George W. Bush signed into law the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act.The act means health care providers would have to provide the same level of coverage for those...
Last week, the White House fired an aide who was accused of “trolling” Washington officials.Jofi Joseph, who used the alias @natsecwonk, used his Twitter account to lash out at politicians and staffers...
You’re being watched.As much as it might sound like paranoid fantasy or conjecture, you’re being watched and there’s not much being done to stop it.This past summer Edward Snowden, a former CIA employee...
Many companies in the Oakland-Macomb area take on interns and help them hone their skills while paying them a modest stipend for their efforts.Internships can be a great way to get references, hands-on...
We don’t mean to alarm you, but the government shutdown has been in effect for two weeks now. Plus now there’s a debt ceiling crisis.We’re a nation of 313.9 million people, and we’re letting a...