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A Trusted Source of Independent Student Journalism since 1987.

The Oakland Post

A Trusted Source of Independent Student Journalism since 1987.

The Oakland Post

The Kresge Library, open 24 hours a day, is a great place to crash if you have the proper tools.

SATIRE: Living in the library rent-free

Simon Albaugh, Staff Reporter March 28, 2017

I don’t know if you’re familiar with this, but when you’ve got a hammock and your student ID, there’s a special time at night when nobody cares where you sleep. I’ve been living in the Kresge...

2016 Lavender Graduates with guest speaker and Oakland University alum, Joshua Miller.

Lavender Graduation celebrates LGBTQIA+ and ally students

Amy Swanson, Staff Reporter March 28, 2017

Come honor the achievements of graduating LGBTQIA+ and ally students at the fifth annual Lavender Graduation Celebration on April 2. Held at 1 p.m. in 110 O’Dowd Hall, the event is meant to reward...

What in life editor application? Stephen Armica, an interesting guy, gets psyched to turn in his cover letter to The Oakland Post.

SATIRE: The only application we’ve received for life editor

Simon Albaugh, Staff Reporter March 21, 2017

Come on, guys. We offer up a great job with good pay and fun work and we get one application. One. Now I know you guys can be busy sometimes, and that’s fine too. But when we get nothing but an application...

Hamlin Hall becomes a popular spot for getting Adderall.

SATIRE: Adderall kingpin on academic probation – campus slums in chaos

Simon Albaugh, Staff Reporter March 14, 2017

What was originally a bad grade in a literature class ultimately turned into one of the greatest black-market political shifts in recent campus history. John Blinkley, an English and economics double...

SATIRE: History in the making – Folk songs from the unpaid-internship era

Simon Albaugh, Staff Reporter March 14, 2017

They say history should be told through the stories of everyday people. Artists like Woody Guthrie, Leadbelly and Bob Dylan are all famous for their storytelling through music that still inspires today's folk...

When Mama's reading romance novels, the children know better than to interrupt.

SATIRE: How I staged an intervention for my mother’s romance novel addiction

Simon Albaugh, Staff Reporter February 28, 2017

My mother is a survivor. She survived the immense suffering from a severe disease that made her constantly and vigorously read obscene material throughout her entire days. This was an addiction. Her addiction....

SATIRE: The pros and cons of how you spent your spring break

Simon Albaugh, Staff Reporter February 28, 2017

Time’s up, y’all. Did you have a good break? Or did you sign up for five classes and cry for nine days straight like I did? The general consensus is that there’s only two things you can do during...

President Donald Trump likes to sign an executive order every week in the oval office.

SATIRE: Trump ‘randomly selects’ seven Muslim countries for additional security screening

Simon Albaugh, Staff Reporter February 14, 2017

A recently invented security screening technique will now force anyone immigrating from the seven countries mentioned in the recent executive order to go through 120 days of additional security screening....

Black Lives Matter panel sparks open discussion

AuJenee Hirsch, Editor-in-Chief February 13, 2017

In the basement of the Oakland Center, students, faculty and alumni came together to discuss a major social movement that focuses on problems that plague the African-American community: Black Lives Matter.  The...

Students depressed about money problems don't have to fear anymore, the devil is always here to make a deal.

SATIRE: Student sells soul to devil to pay off loans

Shelby Tankersley, Editor-In-Chief February 7, 2017

College is a time of friends, exploration, knowledge and debt. But it’s mostly just debt, and that debt piles higher and higher with every semester. It becomes too much for some students to bear on their...

SATIRE: An open letter to the president

Simon Albaugh, Staff Reporter February 7, 2017

Dear President Trump, I supported you from the very start. I knew you would be the best candidate for my interests and my goals for this country. Right when I saw that you were running, I knew you’d...

Wright State's Chelsea Welch led the team with 18 points and Oakland Taylor Jones led with 17 points Monday night at the O'rena. The Raiders defeated the Golden Grizzlies 73-61.

Rough first half makes women’s basketball incapable of comeback against Raiders

Melissa Deatsch, Sports Editor January 17, 2017

Nothing seemed to go right for the Golden Grizzlies (9-7, 3-2 HL) in their defeat by the Wright State Raiders (12-5, 4-1 HL) on Monday, Jan. 16. The Golden Grizzlies suffered their third loss in conference...

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