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Political Focus: ISIS

Melissa Deatsch, Political Columnist September 27, 2016

As promised in the Political Focus on the aftermath of Sept. 11, this edition of Political Focus will take a look at the biggest terror threat the United States faces today: ISIS. Sept. 19 saw three...

To have serious conversations about campus assault, we have to abandon bad data

Alex Stevens, Political Columnist September 20, 2016

This past week, an article published by The Oakland Post drew important attention to the “red zone”— a period between Labor Day and Thanksgiving when students are more likely to become victims of...

Drew’s Review: Top 10 hip-hop/rap albums of 2016

Drew Hagge, Music Columnist September 20, 2016

“Coloring Book” — Chance the Rapper “Blank Face LP” — ScHoolboy Q “Malibu”— Anderson .Paak “Blonde” — Frank Ocean “The Life of Pablo”— Kanye West “Still...

Political Focus: Gun violence

Melissa Deatsch, Political Columnist September 20, 2016

The statistics surrounding gun violence are staggering. The total number of incidents involving guns in the U.S. so far this year has reached 40,321. Total number of deaths due to gun violence in the U.S....

Political Focus: The aftermath of September 11th

Melissa Deatsch, Political Columnist September 13, 2016

Sunday marked the 15th anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks. Ceremonies took place in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania to honor the lives lost on one of the most tragic days in American...

This isn’t liberalism

Alex Stevens, Political Columnist September 13, 2016
To demonstrate how far removed modern liberalism is from its philosophical roots, we can turn to Hillary Clinton—the Democratic nominee for president and the standard-bearer of what has become known as liberalism in America.

Political Focus: The refugee crisis

Melissa Deatsch, Political Columnist September 6, 2016

Leaders from the G20 community met earlier this week to discuss possible solutions to international issues such as trade, terrorism and climate change. The G20 is a group of 20 major economies across the...

The President’s Report: Aug. 31, 2016

Zack Thomas, Student Body President August 30, 2016

  H ello, my fellow OU students! Thank you for joining me for this back to school edition of the President’s Report. Your Student Congress and I have been hard at work since last writing, and...

Political Focus: Introduction to Fall 2016

Melissa Deatsch, Political Columnist August 30, 2016

Welcome back Golden Grizzlies! Welcome to the Fall 2016 Semester. Welcome to another semester full of opportunities to get educated and gain knowledge. While everyone gets prepared for their new classes...

The President’s Report: July 20, 2016

Zack Thomas, OU Student Body President August 18, 2016

My fellow OU Students, Hello! Thank you for joining me for this summer edition of the President's Report. From May until now, your Oakland University Student Congress (OUSC) has been hard at work...

Media coverage of sexual assault in the face of the Stanford rape case

Cheyanne Kramer, web editor June 13, 2016

According to the National Sexual Violence Resource Center, one in five women and one in 16 men are sexually assaulted while in college. More than 90% of sexual assault victims do not report the crime to...

The President’s Report: June 1, 2016

Hello there, my fellow OU students! Throughout this upcoming year, I will be communicating the initiatives, projects and services that your representatives at Oakland University Student Congress (OUSC)...

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