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ChatGPT is changing the future of education

Arianna Heyman, Features Editor March 15, 2023

In recent weeks, the media has been dominated with stories covering ChatGPT. The artificial intelligence bot, developed by artificial intelligence research laboratory OpenAI, has had its share of promoters...

Light Pollution: Dimming our skies

Light Pollution: Dimming our skies

Isabella Limbert, SciTech Reporter March 15, 2023

How harmful can light really be, anyway? (Hint: It’s more hurtful than you think!) Deep in the canopy of the Great Smoky Mountains, fireflies perform a “light dance” every June as their mating...

Model UN team travels to Toronto for competition

Model UN team travels to Toronto for competition

Payton Bucki, Campus Reporter March 15, 2023

The Oakland University Model United Nations (MUN) team traveled to Toronto, Canada to compete in the North American Model United Nations (NAMUN) Conference from Feb. 23-25. Despite a field of fierce competitors,...

Oakland University will be join the ranks of Michigan State and the University of Michigan with their very own Detroit Tigers University Night, September 4. 

Opinion: Baseball’s new pitch clock is awful, goes against sport’s core values

Brock Heilig, Sports Editor March 15, 2023

I have a bone to pick with Major League Baseball (MLB) and its players. In case you didn’t know, over the offseason, the MLB made up a list of a variety of new rules. These rules were put in place...

All the ‘Mean Girls’ movie musical madness 

D’Juanna Lester, Arts Reporter March 15, 2023

First it was a movie — an iconic chick flick from 2004. Then, in 2018, it became a Broadway musical, which had an interrupted run with the beginning of the pandemic. Now, "Mean Girls" will be officially...

Letter to the editor: Nuclear war is not imminent, we can do more

Letter to the editor: Nuclear war is not imminent, we can do more

Steffan Puwal, Contributor February 27, 2023

It has been one year since Vladimir Putin escalated his criminal war in Ukraine.  Maternity hospitals and schools have been deliberately targeted, missiles have come remarkably close to hitting nuclear...

Moore, Townsend combine for 46 in 85-81 win over IUPUI

Moore, Townsend combine for 46 in 85-81 win over IUPUI

Brock Heilig, Sports Editor February 22, 2023

Oakland University welcomed the IUPUI Jaguars to the O’rena on Wednesday, Feb. 15 as it began a four-game home stand to finish off the regular season. Despite IUPUI having one of the worst seasons of...

Info on active shooter protocols following MSU shooting

Joe Zerilli, Campus Editor February 22, 2023

Oakland University students Emma Garrett and Red Douglas have worked in conjunction with the Oakland University Police Department (OUPD) as well as Student Congress (OUSC) to increase the awareness of...

OU students attend vigil on Thursday, Feb. 16 in honor of the tragedy that took place at Michigan State University.

MSU tragedy puts student safety in focus

Arianna Heyman, Features Editor February 22, 2023

The tragic shooting at Michigan State University (MSU) on Feb. 13 was the 67th mass shooting of 2023. The incident put the gun violence epidemic in the U.S. on front pages once again, and has traumatized...

Meadow Brook Theatre presents ‘Blues in the Night’

Meadow Brook Theatre presents ‘Blues in the Night’

Bella Javier, Arts Editor February 22, 2023

“Blues in the Night” is the latest musical to grace the Meadow Brook stage. Between the live band, entrancing harmonies and vintage vibes, what’s not to love? This show is an homage to the Modernist...

Letter from the editor: To The State News, thank you for your compassion

Letter from the editor: To The State News, thank you for your compassion

Gabrielle Abdelmessih, Editor-in-Chief February 20, 2023

This is not the first letter from the editor I’ve written that addresses the epidemic that is gun violence in the United States. What a damn shame. Our nation is failing us.  Now we are experiencing...

Office of the Registrar details new registration features, history of process

Office of the Registrar details new registration features, history of process

Joe Zerilli, Campus Editor February 15, 2023

As the time for registration draws closer, the Office of the Registrar offers advice and new information while reflecting on some of the history of registration. Registration for Summer 2023, Fall 2023...

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