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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)...

The Real Deal: Compassion is not weakness

Aditya Tiwari April 11, 2016

Hello again readers! This semester’s almost come to a close, and I hope we can all find it in ourselves to finish strong in the coming week! This week, I’d like for us to look at something a little...

A better yOU: Goodbye, OUSC

Katie Rose April 11, 2016

Oh, where to start. It has been a great year as the Oakland University Student Congress Environmental, Health, and Wellness Director.  Since my time in Student Congress has come to end, I am going to...

Editorial: The gap between administration, students needs to be bridged

Kristen Davis April 6, 2016

As the academic year comes to its conclusion, the light at the end of the tunnel is slowly coming into focus. Whether you are sprinting or crawling to it, at some point within the next week or so, you...

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