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Aldred (middle) and some of her players embracing on the field. She is a new addition to the OU Club Lacrosse team, and works to provide access to sports for kids in Detroit. Photo / Summer Aldred

Bringing lacrosse to the greater Detroit area

Michael Pearce, Editor-In-Chief August 10, 2020

Lacrosse is a predominantly white sport, with high barriers of entry for anyone without significant disposable income. One of Oakland University’s Club Lacrosse players is aiming to bring the sport...

Club lacrosse starts season with tryouts

January 8, 2020

For 20 years, Oakland University has been providing lacrosse players with a chance to continue playing their sport at the collegiate level, in the form of the club lacrosse team. Most of the talk about...

Club Sports profile: Fencing Club

Jonathan Savich, Staff Reporter April 3, 2019

Although not particularly commonly known on campus, Oakland University has a fencing club team that caters to everyone, including a new endeavor accessible to wheelchair users. A fencer who wishes to...

Club Sports Profile: Ultimate Frisbee

Club Sports Profile: Ultimate Frisbee

Jonathan Savich, Staff Reporter March 20, 2019

In 2014 the Oakland Outlaws were born, and since then, the team has continued to expand their outreach. Ultimate Frisbee 101 To understand the club, you must first understand the way of the game....

Club Football defeats Robert Morris to become conference champions

Club Football defeats Robert Morris to become conference champions

Jonathan Savich, Staff Reporter November 14, 2018

The club football team advances to the next round of the playoffs with big plays in the freezing weather after defeating the Robert Morris University (RMU) Eagles 39-13. After taking down the Eagles, Oakland...

Club Football gets first win vs Wright State

Club Football gets first win vs Wright State

Zac Grasl, Staff Reporter September 18, 2018

After a 48-14 loss in their season-opener against Lawrence Tech University on Sept. 1, the Golden Grizzlies bounced back with a huge home-opener victory against league opponent, the Wright State University...

Oakland ice hockey goes into season without senior leadership

Zac Grasl, Staff Reporter September 18, 2018

In high school and college athletics, it is incredibly rare to see a team without any seniors on the squad. For this upcoming 2018-2019 season for the Oakland University club ice hockey team, that is the...

Club football Captain Bobby Saad prepares for senior season

Club football Captain Bobby Saad prepares for senior season

Zac Grasl, Staff Reporter September 11, 2018

Ever since he could remember, Bobby Saad had a love for the game of football. His dad started taking him to Detroit Lions games when he was little, and when he was finally old enough, his parents allowed...

Club Football falls in season opener at Lawrence Tech

Club Football falls in season opener at Lawrence Tech

Zac Grasl, Staff Intern September 3, 2018

Golden Grizzlies took the field against the Lawrence Tech University (LTU) Blue Devils in their season opener on Saturday, Sept. 1. Going into the game, the Golden Grizzlies were small favorites to beat...

Cheer team relegated to club sport status

Michael Pearce and Dakota Brecht July 31, 2018

Rumors began surfacing on social media late on Thursday, July 12 about the cheer team being removed from Oakland Athletics due to a lack of funding. This move would make competitive cheer into a club sport....

Club Football looks to continue tradition with new coach

Zac Grasl, Staff Intern July 31, 2018

OU Football Club looks to continue winning tradition despite change in leadership with new head coach After finishing with an 18-1 record and winning a national championship as head coach of the football...

Commentary: The club football team should be an NCAA sport

Commentary: The club football team should be an NCAA sport

Zac Grasl, Staff Intern June 26, 2018

Oakland University finally got themselves a football team for the first time in in 2013. However, the football team is a club sport, which means everything that it is not considered to be a team in the...

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