OU’s Communication and Marketing department (OUCM) launched the granddaddy of pranks on students and faculty for April Fool’s Day− a new fake major. The program was called the ‘Post-Apocalyptic...
It’s my final month at Oakland University, and I’m not quite sure how I feel about it.On one hand, I have a severe case of Senioritis and have been dreaming of the day Dr. Youngblood hands me that...
Hundreds of same-sex couples, some from OU, flocked to courthouses to tie the knot after U.S. District Judge Bernard Friedman ruled the Michigan Marriage Act unconstitutional, Friday, March 21.The lift...
Over the past few weeks, it has been difficult to step outside the Oakland Center without having an encounter with students asking for signatures to save the Michigan wolves.We at The Oakland Post urge...
{{tncms-asset app="editorial" id="b7ecf33c-aa00-11e3-b349-0017a43b2370"}}The state of education is at an all-time low in America. Like most other struggling economic topics – healthcare, social security,...
Easter is alive; it’s story waiting to be told. The current picture of the holiday, riddled with bunnies and eggs, originated in the 13th century where Eostra, goddess of spring and fertility, was represented...
March 5 is National R-Word Awareness Day. For the unaware, the R-word is the term ‘retard(ed)’. National R-Word Awareness Day is a day dedicated to realizing the significance of the R-word and to...
So, I can’t hear things. Actually, I can’t hear a lot of things. I can’t hear my teacher diligently explain why their favorite author is the world’s greatest writer, or...
I was only in sixth grade when the word cancer turned my world upside down.My parents called my little brother and I into the living room — I had thought we were ordering pizza. But, after one look...
The invention of social media has brought several great things to Western civilization− instant communication across the world, immediate news coverage and of course, pictures of your cat.However, the...
It’s the beginning of the end. Of my last semester at Oakland University.I’ve felt the pain of commuting from 45 minutes away in blistering cold weather.Just like a snowflake, I’ve drifted apart...
Oakland University just can’t win.If they keep classes going, people complain. If they cancel classes, people still complain. They’re in a fight they just can’t win, and the student body won’t...