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Susan LaGrand competing in a past meet. LaGrand represented Oakland at the NCAA Championships from March 16-19.

Susan LaGrand competes at NCAA level, focuses on Horizon Championship

Lauren Reid, Content Editor April 7, 2021

Oakland University swimmer Susan LaGrand has had an extremely successful season — winning Horizon League Swimmer of the Week three times, United Wholesale Mortgage Student-Athlete of the Week in March...

Bryce Konitzer pitching against Dayton. Konitzer struck out 10 batters in the 8-5 win against Milwaukee Saturday, April  3.

Baseball snaps nine-game losing streak, drops series to Milwaukee

Matthew Scheidel, Sports Editor April 7, 2021

The Oakland University baseball team lost their series to the Milwaukee Panthers 3-1 last weekend at the Oakland Baseball Field. Game one, according to Head Coach Jordon Banfield, “wasn’t a game.”...

A screenshot from the Defy the Divide: A Path to Civility event.

Slotkin, Dingell and Upton talk problem solvers caucus

Dean Vaglia, Staff Reporter April 7, 2021

Civility was the word of the day at the Center for Civic Engagement’s April 6 event “Defy the Divide: A Path to Civility.” U.S. House Representatives from Michigan – Elissa Slotkin, Debbie Dingell...

Everywhere I go, I see their faces. Those therapy dogs which I miss so much.

Lack of pettable dogs increases depression, study says

Michael Pearce, Editor-In-Chief April 5, 2021

Not only did COVID-19 rob young people’s prime years, it also robbed them of their emotional stability. A recent Oakland Post study revealed that students far and wide across OU’s campus are suffering...

The book Chaunda L. Scott co-edited, Minnesotas Black Community in the 21st Century. The book has received the 2020 R. Wayne Pace Human Resource Development Book of the Year Award from the Academy of Human Resource Development. 

Professor Chaunda L. Scott talks award-winning new book

Bridget Janis, Managing Editor April 5, 2021

With her new book, Oakland University Associate Professor of Human Resource Development Chaunda L. Scott has added being a co-editor of an award-winning book to her accomplishments. Scott was a part...

The notoriety of the Oakland elevators has inspired HGTVs newest show, Riding and Thriving, with the Property Brothers

Five Oakland elevators to ride and thrive in

Dean Vaglia, Staff Reporter March 31, 2021

Elevators are heroes of architecture. While the common staircase and ladder are strong components of indoor geography, the humble elevator lifts up the slack where the former modes are lacking. While one...

The 2021-2022 OUSC President Adeline Perhogan and Vice President Annabella Jankowski.

OUSC elects new president and vice president

Bridget Janis, Managing Editor March 30, 2021

The Oakland University Student Council has named Adeline Perhogan their president and Annabella Jankowski as their vice president to lead the next year of students. Perhogan and Jankowski won by a 238-214...

One of the panelists, Rep. Elissa Slotkin.

“Defy the Divide: A Path to Civility” to speak on the political divide

Autumn Page, Marketing Director March 30, 2021

The Center for Civic Engagement will host their first panel in the series “A More Perfect Union” about the issues that cause the divide in America.  “Defy the Divide: A Path to Civility” will...

Borczak celebrating against Robert Morris in the Grizz Dome, where he scored three goals and assisted on another.

Dylan Borczak hopes to help lead ‘four-headed monster’ to a championship

Matthew Scheidel, Sports Editor March 30, 2021

Many young athletes try to model their game after a prominent professional athlete they look up to, but Oakland men’s soccer midfielder Dylan Borczak models his game after ... well, Dylan Borczak. “I...

The BioButton is available for free for anyone with a GrizzID.

BioButton still viable option for COVID-19 detection on campus

Lauren Reid and Cayla Smith March 27, 2021

On Nov. 20, 2020, BioIntelliSense’s BioButton was made available to Oakland University students in an effort to combat COVID-19 outbreaks on campus and provide early symptom detection technology. The...

Mens basketball looks to build on near-NCAA tournament bid

Men’s basketball looks to build on near-NCAA tournament bid

Michael Pearce, Editor-In-Chief March 26, 2021

In a season marred by an unusual schedule, COVID-19 reshuffling of the rotation and nagging injuries, Oakland men’s basketball fell one game short of the big dance. Moving forward, the team is looking...

Noah Jensen attacking versus Cleveland State. Oakland won 3-2 against the vikings, and the Golden Grizzlies improved to 5-0 at home.

Strong goalkeeping leads men’s soccer past Cleveland State

Matthew Scheidel, Sports Editor March 24, 2021

On Thursday, Mar. 18 at the Grizz dome, keeping the pressure on from the first minute, the Oakland University men’s soccer team defeated the Cleveland State Vikings 3-2. Forward Dawsun Schrum scored...

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