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Purchasing health insurance early has its perks

By Editors October 8, 2013

Open enrollment for health coverage started Oct. 1, in accordance with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care act, despite a looming government shutdown and a debt ceiling crisis.If you don’t have...

Congress act shows unaffordable carelessness

By Editors October 1, 2013

The government shut down. But it’s not the end of the world.Specifically, all “non-essential” government services are suspended until this whole mess gets sorted out. An article on The Guardian by...

The cost of online education

By Editors September 24, 2013

Georgia Tech is now offering a Master of Computer Science degree, available as a series of “Massive Open Online Classes,” for a total of $6,600, according to an article on Slate.com.A traditional master’s...

The full cost of being part-time faculty

By Editors September 24, 2013

A recent article on NPR’s website tells of adjunct instructor Margaret Mary Vojtko from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh. After working 25 years in education, Vojtko was “destitute and nearly homeless,”...

Extended stay university

By Editors September 3, 2013

Welcome to the 2013-2014 Oakland University academic year.Oakland University is a public university spread across a 1,444-acre estate, with approximately 20,000 students. Of those students, approximately...

Parking problems? Please

By Editors August 28, 2013

Parking at OU can be a painful experience. In the poll from our previous issue, 75 percent of our respondents said this year will be a bad year for campus parking. Another 10.7 percent said they’d even...

Updated smoking policy is a pain in the ashtray

August 7, 2013

Oakland University’s updated Non-Smoking Policy 475, updated November 2012, will officially be underway as of the Fall 2013 semester.Smoking, which OU defines as “the burning of a lighted cigar, cigarette,...

Honesty is always the best policy, not secrecy

August 3, 2013

During the past two years, there has been much attrition in the ranks at Oakland University.νApril 30 2012 - Provost Virinder Moudgil announced his departure from Oakland University to become president...

Moving to Horizon: What it means for OU

August 3, 2013

Oakland University will join the Horizon League on July 1. We think it’s a fantastic move. Making the switch from the Summit League to the Horizon League means that the Golden Grizzlies will be competing...

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