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...
After skimming online, a pair of floppy dog ears and a pink wet nose caught my eye. Sadly, it wasn’t a Reddit’s r/cute. St. Clair Shores police shot and killed a pit bull who had been roaming the...
Dearest readers,This column is the last for the semester. Parting is such sweet sorrow! The Librarian has a very important task for you, before we meet again: send me some new material! Submit your...
Dearest readers,This week, JT writes in:1) What is the OU library system’s annual budget for purchasing new books? Has it been increasing in recent years? What part of this budget is discretionary, with...
As a college student, do you like the free flow of information on the Internet?Do you like being able to look up information, watch streaming video, listen to music, read news and get in touch with your...
On the morning of December 14, 2012, a group of schoolchildren sat in a classroom in Sandy Hook Elementary School, Newton, Connecticut. The winter air was chill, tinged with the frostiness that only comes...
Dearest readers,This week a faculty member writes in:Assuming faculty can play along, where in the world is the source text for Disney’s Dumbo? Helen Aberson was the author. Harold Pearl may have been...
During his term as President, George W. Bush signed into law the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act.The act means health care providers would have to provide the same level of coverage for those...
There is the old saying “the squeaky wheel gets the oil,” so this week I bring you this query: WHY DOES THIS SOUND LIKE I’M YELLING?Ahem. It sounds like you are yelling, dear, because according...
Dearest readers,This week there was the luxury of choosing between several intriguing queries—if yours is not featured here, fear not! Your time will come. M writes in with “What is the animal to...
You’re being watched.As much as it might sound like paranoid fantasy or conjecture, you’re being watched and there’s not much being done to stop it.This past summer Edward Snowden, a former CIA employee...
As students, we have all seen Oakland University grow immensely. This has been the first year that enrollment has hit 20,000, and campus life is flourishing because of it. Due to the increase of students...
