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Editorial: While other universities struggle, OU cleans up its act

By Kaylee Kean April 8, 2015

The Society of Professional Journalists is calling for the reinstatement of Northern Michigan University’s student newspaper adviser, Cheryl Reed, after she was denied hiring for the 2015-16 school year...

Women’s History Month allows people to look back and see what it took for some women to make progress toward a better future.

Women united: Past, present, and future

By Shana Bosley April 7, 2015

The month of March serves as a time of recognition for women throughout history who have contributed to society in many areas, such as women’s rights.On Tuesday, March 31, the Gender and Sexuality Center...

Opinion: Let’s talk abortion and the Indiana bill

By Nick Walter April 7, 2015

Two events shook both campus and the rest of America this past week: the Genocide Awareness Project (GAP) at OU and the signing of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) by Mike Pence, the governor...

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Editorial: Meninism is no joke

By Oona Goodin-Smith April 6, 2015

In the spirit of all things April foolery, there’s a lot to laugh about this year: waking up to a fresh blanket of snow in April, Nickelback’s newest attempt at a revival, and the possibility of ever...

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Perspective: Our identities matter, and it’s time to talk about it

By Evan Fobar March 17, 2015

“I don’t see color, I just see everyone as equals.”These sentiments are common in everyday public discourse about race.Depending on the context—perhaps, a room full of white people—this comment...

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Perspective: Muslim lives matter

By Tifrah Akhtar March 17, 2015

In 2012 the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter became a popular outlet to discuss the shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. Since then it has taken off and become more than a hashtag, embodying a form of resistance...

Perspective: ‘Universities need to capitalize on student life’

The way I look at it, college is a time in our lives to try new things and learn as much as we can. College experiences outside of the classroom are where we learn communications skills, strong work ethic,...

Student Statesman: Call it what it is

Let’s say that you’re the leader of an organization, for instance, the president of a company that makes cars. Let’s say that there’s a group of people who, for whatever crazy reason, hate cars...

Perspective: philanthropy is essential to OUs makeup

Perspective: philanthropy is essential to OU’s makeup

By Daskyra Hood March 2, 2015

Philanthropy. It means a lot to me as an Oakland student. Matilda Wilson’s philanthropy is the foundation of Oakland University and it is important to who we are. Students come to Oakland because they...

Brian’s lying, the media’s crying and we’re just sighing

By Kaylee Kean February 11, 2015

Brian Williams, 57, started working with NBC News in 1993 as an anchor for the Weekend Nightly News. He is now the anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News, and in the 11 years since he came into...

OU alumnus Kryssy Becker plays the lead role of Wendla Bergmann.

Theatre alum has ‘Spring’ in her step and voice

By LeeAnn Brown February 10, 2015

Almost springThis weekend, millions of cheesy cards will be exchanged. CVS will turn a large profit on those gyrating stuffed animals that dance and sing at you in robotic voices, “Come on, baby, light...

Perspective: Brian Williams can’t handle the truth

By Nick Walter, Student Statesman February 9, 2015

I would be surprised if any of you regularly watched the nightly news on NBC. After all, we’re the generation that gets its news from social media and Jon Stewart, not traditional broadcast anchors that...

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