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Political Focus: The state of the Supreme Court

Melissa Deatsch, Political Columnist November 1, 2016

In light of Justice Clarence Thomas’ remarks at the Heritage Foundation last week, Political Focus will take a look at the effect this election will have on the U.S. Supreme Court. Thomas stated that...

Edward Snowden spoke to college students at the ACP conference in D.C. through Skype on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2016.

What I learned from my first college conference

Faith Brody, Life Editor October 25, 2016

Going into my first college conference, I had no idea what to expect. I knew I should look nice, have a bunch of resumes and business cards (but what do I even put on a business card?) and be prepared...

The battle for last: Clinton, Trump and the American people

Isaac Martin, Political Columnist October 25, 2016

In 13 days, Americans will have a doozy of a choice at the polls. The presidential election of 2016 pits two caricatures against one another. Both candidates are historically unpopular and have historically...

Political Focus: The Trans-Pacific Partnership

Melissa Deatsch, Political Columnist October 25, 2016

Last Wednesday marked the end of the debates for the 2016 election season. Looking back on the issues repeatedly discussed throughout the primaries and presidential debates, the Trans-Pacific Partnership...

Drew’s Review: Top 10 debut hip-hop albums

Drew Hagge, Music Columnist October 25, 2016

“Ready to Die,” The Notorious B.I.G. “Illmatic,” Nas “The Chronic,” Dr. Dre “Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik,” OutKast “College Dropout,” Kanye West “Doggystyle,”...

Drew’s Review: Top 10 rapper performances in movies

Drew Hagge, Music Columnist October 18, 2016

Ice Cube in “Friday” (1995) Method Man in “How High” (2001) Ice T in “New Jack City" (1991) Will Smith in “The Pursuit of Happyness" (2006) Ice Cube in “Boyz n the Hood" (1991) ...

Cheyanne Kramer performs a monologue at the event.

Coming out on campus

Cheyanne Kramer, Web Editor October 18, 2016

Ever since 1995, Oakland University has had a clause in its nondiscrimination policy regarding students in same-sex relationships. For 21 years, OU has been a space where gay and lesbian students are protected...

Political Focus: K-12 education reform

Melissa Deatsch, Political Columnist October 18, 2016

We’ve spent the past two weeks of Political Focus examining the candidates’ positions on higher education. However, we can’t move past the debate on education until we have also examined K-12 education...

Getting rights right

Isaac Martin, Political October 18, 2016

Protests grow violent and lawsuits run rampant because something is skewed in our society. From the hallowed chambers of the Supreme Court to our very own campus in Suburbia U.S.A.,  a subtle shift has...

Isaiah Brock deserves a break

Paige Brockway, Editor-in-Chief October 11, 2016

At 22, U.S. Army veteran Isaiah Brock has seen far more than your average college freshman. He spent four years serving in places including Kandahar, Afghanistan and Kuwait as a mortuary affairs specialist. His...

Drew’s Review: Top 10 Kanye West songs

Drew Hagge, Music Columnist October 11, 2016

“Power" “Can’t Tell Me Nothin’" “Stronger" “Get ‘Em High" “Runaway" “Good Life" “We Major" “All Falls Down" “Blood on the Leaves" “Father Stretch...

A closer look: Trump’s campaign makes great case for limiting government power

Alex Stevens, Political Columnist October 11, 2016

This week, audio uncovered by The Washington Post confirmed what most of us already knew about Donald Trump: he’s a pretty awful human being. If that wasn’t clear before this week, consider that...

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