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Going for Gold: OU Fall 2024 Esports playoffs

Going for Gold: OU Fall 2024 Esports playoffs

Chelsea Bossert, Arts Editor November 20, 2024

Although Oakland University Esports is a relatively new addition to their Division I athletics program, Head Coach Carl Leone and his four teams are going for gold this fall season. The teams: Overwatch...

Grace Ricci (right), OU Has Talent 2024 first place winner, with her friends

Students take the stage at OU Has Talent

Adrian Jimenez Morales, Campus Editor November 20, 2024

First-time participants, lifelong performers and rising stars displayed an increasingly outstanding array of on-stage artistic prowess at OU Has Talent. OU senior, singer and songwriter, Grace Ricci...

Oakland men's soccer hot streak snapped in thrilling Horizon League Championship loss

Oakland men’s soccer hot streak snapped in thrilling Horizon League Championship loss

Kurt Szymanski, Sports Editor November 20, 2024

On Saturday, Nov. 16, the Oakland University men's soccer team was bested by the Robert Morris Colonials at the Oakland Soccer Field with a final score of 1-0 in the Horizon League Championship game. Oakland...

Campus Master Plan: Improved dining, parking and third spaces

Campus Master Plan: Improved dining, parking and third spaces

Adrian Jimenez Morales, Campus Editor November 20, 2024

With five months left until their final planning stage, Arcadis, a planning consultant agency, hosted Campus Master Plan Open Houses with students, faculty and other stakeholders to evaluate the proposals...

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Donald Trump wants you to be afraid

Morgan Warneke, Content Editor November 20, 2024

Donald Trump’s rhetoric is powerful, divisive and dangerous. His unsupported claims have real consequences, with minorities and marginalized communities facing the brunt of the impact — and we must...

OU-AAUP requests replacement of Dean of Students

OU-AAUP requests replacement of Dean of Students

Adrian Jimenez Morales, Campus Editor November 13, 2024

With 92% of the voting faculty in favor of No Confidence, the Oakland University American Association of University Professors (OU-AAUP) calls for the replacement of Michael Wadsworth as Dean of Students.  Of...

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Formula SAE: So much more than racing

Noah Francis, Features Editor November 13, 2024

Oakland University’s Formula SAE team, also known as Grizzlies Racing, is a team that designs, builds and competes with a formula style, open-wheel race car, competing internationally in a collegiate...

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Haley Heynderickx captures the human spirit in ‘Seed of a Seed’

Moe Del Rosario, Arts Reporter November 13, 2024

Haley Heynderickx, most notable for her debut album “I Need to Start a Garden” which features her hit single “The Bug Collector,” released her second studio album titled “Seed of a Seed” on...

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Republicans make gains: Michigan election results

Nicholas Kablak, Political Reporter November 6, 2024

On Nov.5, Michiganders voted on various candidates to represent the state to the federal government, represent local districts to the state government, and fill various state offices. Here are Michigan's...

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Red wave: Trump wins the presidency

Mallory Waligora, Political Editor November 6, 2024

Former President Donald Trump has officially secured over 270 votes from the electoral college, making him the president-elect and securing him the presidency. This win came after a defeat by Biden...

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The soundtrack to the 2024 election: Everything from ‘Brat’ to Bruce Springsteen

Chelsea Bossert, Arts Editor November 6, 2024

Music and politics have surprisingly gone hand in hand for quite some time now. From war songs to campaign jingles, there has been a song for almost every political cause and occasion. The 2024 presidential...

Do athletes have a moral responsibility to use their platforms to advocate for social change?

Do athletes have a moral responsibility to use their platforms to advocate for social change?

Evan Blanchard, Sports Reporter November 6, 2024

As election season draws to a close, nearly everybody seems to be sharing their political views. Pop stars endorse this candidate, actors support that candidate and athletes support another. While it...

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