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The Oakland Post

GSA puts on 15th annual Drag Show

GSA puts on 15th annual Drag Show

Cheyanne Kramer, Managing Editor April 10, 2018

For the 15th year, OU welcomed professionals and students to perform at the annual Drag Show. Stacey Striker, whose name has been changed due to legal reasons, said even though this year’s performance...

Looking Back: The first graduating class

Cheyanne Kramer, Managing Editor April 10, 2018

In April 1963, the first graduates of Oakland University received their diplomas. 148 students were part of this charter class. Not only was this class remarkable in their ability to make it through...

Looking Back: Four years later, the car in the lake

Looking Back: Four years later, the car in the lake

Cheyanne Kramer, Managing Editor April 3, 2018

It's April 2, 2014. Most would see the headline and assume this was a late April Fool’s joke. However, a red Chrysler Sebring being towed from the frozen Bear Lake was no joke. The Oakland Post's...

Flashback: Before the Golden Grizzlies

Flashback: Before the Golden Grizzlies

Cheyanne Kramer, Managing Editor March 27, 2018

Oakland University has a rich history, though being a younger university in comparison to many others in the state. One of the first things to come with the university’s dedication was the motto...

Students plan walk-out in solidarity of Florida shooting

Students plan walk-out in solidarity of Florida shooting

Cheyanne Kramer, Managing Editor March 6, 2018

Under the hashtag “#NationalSchoolWalkout,” a group of Oakland University students, with encouragement from their professor, are planning on walking out of classes on Wednesday, March 14. According...

Grad students talk sexual assault and It’s On Us

Cheyanne Kramer, Managing Editor February 13, 2018

The Organization to End Violence Against Women hosted a talk on Tuesday, Feb. 13th. Three graduate students talked about the prevalence of sexual assault at Oakland University, resources available to students...

Looking Back: Computer registration

Cheyanne Kramer, Managing Editor February 13, 2018

Today, we all have portable computers. Whether it be a laptop, tablet or phone, many of us have technology right at our fingertips. The hardest part of course registration is waking up on time to get in...

OC expansion comes with headaches

Cheyanne Kramer, Managing Editor February 12, 2018

Despite the excitement that comes with new construction on campus, many are now feeling the growing pains that come with renovation. The Oakland Center is the social center of campus, and now after...

The HUB Stadium offers more than just 'bombbowling'

The HUB Stadium offers more than just ‘bombbowling’

Cheyanne Kramer, Managing Editor February 6, 2018

Nestled just behind the Wendy’s and Tim Hortons right off the Bear Bus  route is an interesting place. The HUB Stadium may be hard to interpret at first — it looks almost like a hunting lodge from...

'Devilman Crybaby' proves wild ride with riveting plot

‘Devilman Crybaby’ proves wild ride with riveting plot

Cheyanne Kramer, Managing Editor February 6, 2018

Warning: This review contains minor spoilers of the first episode of "Devilman Crybaby." The 1970s were a very different time for anime. Works like "Mobile Suit Gundam" and "Lupin The Third" were dominating...

Looking Back: The Meadow Brook Ball

Cheyanne Kramer, Managing Editor January 30, 2018

The rumor many of us have heard is that the very first Meadow Brook Ball was for the first class of graduates, where Matilda Dodge Wilson graciously gave all in attendance the cost of their class rings...

Looking Back: Wallace’s book store

Cheyanne Kramer, Managing Editor January 23, 2018

In 2001, the basement of the Oakland Center had a different inhabitant: a bookstore known as Wallace’s. This bookstore used to be a franchise known by former Kentucky governor Wallace Wilkinson. However,...

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