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The Gay Straight Alliances 17th annual Drag Show is set for March 31.

GSA presents 17th annual Drag Show on March 31

Grace Lovins, Senior Reporter March 16, 2022

OU’s Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) will be hosting their 17th annual Drag Show on March 31 in the Oakland Center Ballrooms. The show will feature performances from OU students and GSA members as well as...

Mens soccer falls to Davenport in spring season home opener

Men’s soccer falls to Davenport in spring season home opener

Reece Taylor, Sports Reporter March 15, 2022

The Oakland University Golden Grizzlies men’s soccer team lost to the Davenport University Panthers 3-2 in a their first home game of the spring season at the UWM Sports Complex on Saturday, March 12...

The recently-reinflated Grizz Dome athletics facility. Repairs to the exterior of the dome are nearly complete. Interior structural damage is still be assessed.

Grizz Dome update: Facility reinflated, interior structural damage being assessed

Jeff Thomas, Editor-in-Chief March 14, 2022

The Grizz Dome was able to be reinflated last week. At this stage exterior repairs are almost entirely complete and the extent of damages to the interior of the structure are being assessed. The university...

OU has announced its plan to lift the campus-wide indoor mask mandate on March 20.

University announces plans to lift campus-wide indoor mask mandate

Jeff Thomas, Editor-in-Chief March 11, 2022

This afternoon the university announced that effective Sunday, March 20, the campus-wide indoor mask mandate will be lifted. From that point forward, masks will only be required in classrooms, laboratories,...

Editor-in-Chief of The Oakland Post Jeff Thomas.

Letter from the editor: Two years of grief and COVID-19

Jeff Thomas, Editor-in-Chief March 10, 2022

This week marks the two-year anniversary of COVID-19 shutting down the United States and forever changing our lives. It also marks two years since I lost a dear friend of mine. I’m here with this letter...

Gender and Sexuality Center to host Pride Month events

Gender and Sexuality Center to host Pride Month events

Arianna Heyman, Editor-in-Chief March 9, 2022

March is Pride Month at Oakland University and the Gender and Sexuality Center (GSC) will be hosting numerous events to celebrate the LGBTQIA community.  “I think it's important to have a Pride Month...

Spring commencement ceremonies will take place at the Orena on Thursday, April 28 through Saturday, April 30.

University plans for in-person spring commencement ceremonies

Sarah Gudenau, Features Editor March 9, 2022

Spring 2022 commencement ceremonies will be held in-person at the O’rena on Thursday, April 28 through Saturday, April 30.  Winter 2021 commencement ceremonies took place in-person as well — the...

Local singer-songwriter and OU alumna Audrey Ray talks her blooming career in country music.

People of OU: Singer-songwriter Audrey Ray talks sound, style and performing

Lauren Reid, Content Editor March 9, 2022

Music has always been an instrumental (pun intended) part in local country singer-songwriter Audrey Ray’s life. Now, she’s performed all around Michigan, released songs of her own and is making a name...

Oakland University and OU AAUP faculty have both filed Unfair Labor Practice charges against each other in recent weeks.

University, OU AAUP file Unfair Labor Practice charges against each other

Jeff Thomas, Editor-in-Chief March 7, 2022

Oakland University and the faculty union Oakland University’s Chapter of the American Association of University Professors (OU AAUP) have both filed Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) charges against each other...

The majority of students surveyed responded in favor of lifting OUs campus indoor mask mandate before the end of the winter semester.

Majority of students surveyed support ending campus mask mandate

Jeff Thomas, Editor-in-Chief March 4, 2022

Results are in for Oakland University Student Congress (OUSC) and The Oakland Post’s co-sponsored Oakland University mask mandate student survey, and 57.5% of respondents have voted in favor of lifting...

The Oakland womens basketball team had a victorious season opener against Akron on Nov. 7, 2022.

Women’s basketball upsets second-seeded Penguins, punches ticket to Indianapolis

Brock Heilig, Sports Editor March 4, 2022

The Oakland women’s basketball team defeated the Youngstown State Penguins in the Horizon League quarterfinals on Thursday night, 63-52 at the Beeghly Center. The seventh-seeded Grizzlies knocked...

Mens basketballs season comes to an end in Horizon League quarterfinals

Men’s basketball’s season comes to an end in Horizon League quarterfinals

Matthew Scheidel, Sports Editor March 4, 2022

The Oakland University men’s basketball team saw their season come to an end Thursday night, losing to the Wright State Raiders 75-63 in the Horizon League quarterfinals at the Nutter Center in Dayton,...

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