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All content by Nowshin Chowdhury
Oakland faced off against Valpo for the last time on February 17th of this year.

[Photo] Valparaiso leaves Horizon League

Katie LaDuke, Managing Editor
June 23, 2017
The Golden Grizzlies finally hosted a home game at the baseball field on campus against EMU and won 14-11 on Tuesday, April 18.

[Photo] Baseball tops EMU in home-opener slugfest

April 19, 2017
Oakland Post editors get picked to test the new zipline from the Elliott Tower

[Photo] SATIRE: Zipline highways to be installed at Elliott Tower

April 18, 2017
Sarah now has a bill of $2,998.27 to pay. This is why you don't break up with perfect people.

[Photo] SATIRE: How to be the winner of the relationship after you’ve been dumped

April 11, 2017
The annual Student Activities and Leadership Award Banquet was celebrated with the theme "Happy 60th Birthday, Oakland University!"

[Photo] Student leaders recognized at annual banquet

April 11, 2017
Former photo editor at the Oakland Post Salwan Georges will begin work as photojournalist at the Washington Post in early April.

[Photo] Journalism alumnus Washington Post-bound

April 4, 2017
Surprise candidate Simon Albaugh announces he will "make Oakland party again."

[Photo] SATIRE: Satire writer turned president?

March 28, 2017
The Kresge Library, open 24 hours a day, is a great place to crash if you have the proper tools.

[Photo] SATIRE: Living in the library rent-free

March 28, 2017
WXOU employees participate in Kindness Day activities on February 14.

[Photo] Campus media outlets take home broadcast awards

March 28, 2017
Senior Sherron-Dorsey Walker is the only graduating senior from Team 50.

[Photo] Dorsey-Walker looks past Oakland basketball

March 28, 2017
The Bear Cave in the basement of the Oakland Center offers chicken pizza with halal chicken upon request.

[Photo] Chartwells cafés, catering offer halal meat

March 28, 2017
What in life editor application? Stephen Armica, an interesting guy, gets psyched to turn in his cover letter to The Oakland Post.

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

March 21, 2017
Ed Sheeran releases 'perfect' new album

Ed Sheeran releases ‘perfect’ new album

Nowshin Chowdhury, Photo Editor
March 14, 2017
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[Photo] The Gavin Grimm case: Perspectives from OU

March 14, 2017
Men's basketball alum Reggie Hamilton (far left) was voted onto Oakland's All Half-Century Team in January.

[Photo] Basketball alumnus retires from pros

March 14, 2017
Wearing athletic outfit as leisure wear has become a new trend.

[Photo] The ascent of athleisure

March 7, 2017
The Golden Grizzlies fell to the Penguins 81-80 in the Motor City Madness quarterfinals on March 4 at the Joe Louis Arena.

[Photo] Motor City sadness: Top-seeded Oakland stunned by No. 9 YSU in quarterfinals

March 4, 2017
OUSC has a tower of tampons and pads stored in the office to refill the baskets in the women's restrooms.

[Photo] Despite minor hiccup, OUSC provides free tampons, pads

February 28, 2017
The men’s basketball team enters the Motor City Madness tournament on March 4 as the No. 1 seed.

[Photo] Motor City Madness is on the Horizon

February 28, 2017
The Golden Grizzlies celebrated Senior Night with a 101-72 win over Youngstown State. Sherron Dorsey-Walker (30), the only senior on the team, gave a speech after the game.

Senior Sherron Dorsey-Walker led the Golden Grizzlies to victory over the Panthers with 28 points, a career best.

[Photo] Men's basketball crowned Horizon League regular season champions

February 28, 2017
In the last home game of the season, Jalen Hayes added 24 points to lead the Golden Grizzlies to their 101-72 win over Youngstown State on Tuesday, Feb. 21 at the O'rena.

[Photo] Men’s basketball ends Senior Night with win over YSU

AuJenee Hirsch, Editor-in-Chief
February 22, 2017
Martez Walker led the Golden Grizzlies to their sixth straight win with 21 points on Sunday, Feb. 19 at the O'rena.

[Photo] Men’s basketball smothers the flames

AuJenee Hirsch, Editor-in-Chief
February 19, 2017
Martez Walker led Oakland with 23 points to its 82-71 win over Valparaiso on Friday, Feb. 17 at the O'rena.

[Photo] Men’s basketball takes down league-leading Crusaders once again

Melissa Deatsch, Sports Editor
February 17, 2017
The anatomy course begins with instruction on the skeletal system. Students learn hands-on using bones — some real, some fake.

[Photo] The bodies in the basement

Paige Brockway, Editor-in-Chief
February 13, 2017
Dr. Chiaoning Su (far left) speaks at the journalism panel on Thursday, Feb. 9 about "The Role of a Threatened Press in a Post-Truth World.

[Photo] Panel discusses future of journalism

February 14, 2017
Since Oakland's 626 donors beat out UDM's 470 donors to win the Giving Challenge, Tommy the Titan had to wear the bear at the men's basketball rivalry game on Friday, Feb. 10 in Calihan Hall.

[Photo] Tommy Titan to 'Wear the Bear'

February 13, 2017
Oakland baseball finished the 2016 season 23-27, 11-14 HL, good for fifth place in the league.

[Photo] New coaching staff leads baseball team into the 2017 season

February 14, 2017
Sherron Dorsey-Walker and Jalen Hayes both scored 23 points to lead Oakland to its 89-80 win over University of Detroit Mercy on Friday, Feb. 10 at Calihan Hall.

[Photo] Sweet revenge: Men's basketball enjoys victory over the Titans, 89-80

February 10, 2017
Members of the Meadow Brook Ball committee decorated the mansion with oceanic themed items for "Under the Sea" ball.

The making of the Meadow Brook Ball

Nowshin Chowdhury, Photo Editor
February 7, 2017
A "live mermaid" was one of the entertainment planned for the night at the Meadow Brook ball.

[Photo] Meadow Brook Ball is a nautical night

February 7, 2017
Redshirt junior Nick Daniels found his love for basketball at age 5.

[Photo] Daniels contributes more than just statistics to the men's basketball program

February 7, 2017
Then-seniors Elena Popkey (left) and Olivia Nash (right), stand with OU women’s basketball head coach Jeff Tungate.

[Photo] Golden Grizzlies rep in Europe

February 7, 2017
Jalen Hayes led Oakland with 23 points and 13 rebounds. Green Bay Phoenix defeated the Golden Grizzlies 80-72 on Friday, Jan. 27 at the O'rena where Oakland wore throwback jerseys.

[Photo] Men’s basketball’s comeback efforts fall short in loss to UWGB

Melissa Deatsch, Sports Editor
January 28, 2017
Golden Grizzlies fans and freshmen Jacob Marczewski (center) and Michael Prestininzi (right) were interviewed at the tailgate. “We both just wanted to do something special because of Winterfest, and it was a bigger game,” Marczewski said. “We love going to the games and just wanted to express that. We figured the earlier we go, the bigger the impact we could have.”

[Photo] Winterfest Tailgate heats up cold night

Faith Brody, Life Editor
January 31, 2017
Margaret Saurin (left) served as Golden Grizzlies women's soccer head coach since March 6, 2014.

[Photo] Saurin steps down from women's soccer head coach position

January 31, 2017
Redshirt senior Hannah Little was named Oakland Student Athlete of the Week in the week of Jan. 16-22.

[Photo] Little makes a big name for herself in Oakland’s lineup

January 31, 2017
The All Half-Century Team was announced at halftime during the men’s basketball game against Green Bay on Friday, Jan. 27 at the O’rena.

[Photo] Men’s basketball selects All Half-Century Team

January 31, 2017
Gold Vibrations performed its concert Love Is at Avondale High School on Friday, Dec. 2 2016.

[Photo] Gold Vibrations a cappella wins quarterfinals, advances to semifinals

January 31, 2017
MBB vs UWM

[Photo] Cleveland State transfer Jayson Woodrich commits to Oakland

April 24, 2024
Men and women came together in Michigan's capital, Lansing, to march for women's rights. It was part of one of the 600 sister marches organized after the march in D.C.

[Photo] Women's March on Lansing rallies thousands in protest

January 24, 2017
Hannah Little, with 19 points and 19 rebounds, led Oakland to its 80-54 win over Youngstown State on Sunday, Jan. 22 at the O'rena.

[Photo] Women's basketball breaks losing streak with win over Penguins

January 23, 2017
With 25 points for the Golden Grizzlies, Jalen Hayes recorded 1,000 career points Monday night at the O'rena.

[Photo] Men’s basketball suffers second consecutive conference loss

January 17, 2017
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.

[Photo] Rough first half makes women's basketball incapable of comeback against Raiders

January 17, 2017
Despite Oakland's Jalen Hayes' (#4) career-high 28 points, the Golden Grizzlies lost to Detroit Titans 93-88 Friday night at the O'rena. Jaleel Hogan (#21) scored 39 points and led UDM to its win.

[Photo] Rival Titans give Golden Grizzlies their first loss in conference

January 13, 2017
Confused students didn't know what to do in class when the professor didn't show up for the first day of class.

SATIRE: Professor misses class thinking school starts next week

Nowshin Chowdhury, Photo Editor
January 10, 2017
The current exhibit at the Oakland University Art Gallery, Hiberna Flores, will be on display until Feb. 19.

[Photo] Hiberna Flores newest exhibit at OU Art Gallery

January 10, 2017
With 32 points from Rosanna Reynolds (#11), University of Detroit-Mercy beat Oakland 80-71 on Saturday, Jan. 7 at the O'rena.

[Photo] Women's basketball loss heats up Horizon League rivalry

January 8, 2017
Stevie Clark

[Photo] Stevie Clark gets back in the game

January 3, 2017
Rogue One

[Photo] A review of "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story"

January 3, 2017
Scoring 21 points for the Golden Grizzlies, Martez Walker led the team to its 76-65 win over Northern Kentucky University.

[Photo] Men's basketball moves to 2-0 in the Horizon League

January 3, 2017
Sherron Dorsey-Walker led Oakland with 25 points to its 81-62 win over Wright State Thursday night at the O'rena.

[Photo] Men's basketball takes down Raiders in Horizon League opener

December 30, 2016
Chicago State was Brock's fifth game for the Golden Grizzlies. His stats reflected his improvement through minutes played and points scored.

Isaiah Brock: A golden journey

Nowshin Chowdhury, Photo Editor
December 19, 2016

Keeping up with Team 50

Nowshin Chowdhury, Photo Editor
November 29, 2016
Sherron Dorsey-Walker (20 points) and Martez Walker (21 points) combined scored 41 points to lead the Golden Grizzlies into its third victory of the season. Oakland defeated Goshen College 102-59.

[Photo] Men's team crunches Maple Leafs 102-59

November 19, 2016
Xavier Hill-Mais scored 16 points following Martez Walker's 24 points which lead to the Oakland's win against Chicago State..

[Photo] Golden Grizzlies maul Cougars

November 20, 2016

Men’s soccer ends season in penalty kicks

Nowshin Chowdhury, Photo Editor
November 15, 2016
The Meadowbrook Maniacs support both the men's and women's soccer teams through chants during the games.

[Photo] Meadowbrook Maniacs: It's a riot

November 13, 2016
Martez Walker led Oakland with 22 points at the season opener at home on Friday, Nov. 11 against Bowling Green State University.

[Photo] Men's basketball opens season 78-70 over BGSU

November 12, 2016
Student National Medical Association hosted TED-like talks to discuss how to deal with indifferences with patients.

[Photo] Teaching diversity and inclusiveness in the medical field

November 8, 2016
Founder of non-profit organization Fleece and Thank You, Nicholas Christock delivers blankets with his friend Dan Brown in November, 2015.

[Photo] Former soccer captain to give talk on servant leadership

November 9, 2016
Seniors Brandon Woodfull, Alex Serwatka and Chase Jabbori get honored on senior night at the soccer field.

[Photo] Men's soccer gets tournament spot in 5-2 win over No. 2 UIC

November 9, 2016
The women's basketball team practices on the Blacktop.

[Photo] Women's basketball preview: A fun team on the hunt

November 9, 2016
Men's basketball player Nick Daniels is interviewed by reporters on media day.

[Photo] Men's basketball preview: New faces, same goal

November 9, 2016
CSA hosts 12-hour Day of Service

[Photo] CSA hosts 12-hour Day of Service

November 9, 2016
NCAA football still not on the horizon for Golden Grizzlies

[Photo] NCAA football still not on the horizon for Golden Grizzlies

November 9, 2016
Oakland women’s soccer scored three goals in the second half in the Horizon League championship quarterfinals against Valparaiso and

[Photo] Women's soccer on to semis

November 1, 2016
At last year's event, students participating received boxed dinner as they prepared to sleep overnight at parking lot 2.

Oakland University Athletics announced on Monday, Oct. 17 that the NCAA reconsidered Isaiah Brock to be eligible to play for the Golden Grizzlies this season.

[Photo] NCAA to let Army vet Isaiah Brock compete

October 18, 2016
SPB put out fliers and posters all around campus to advertise the event including right outside its office.

[Photo] Hoedown at OU

October 18, 2016
Students submitted some of their artwork for consideration. The winner's artwork will be displayed inside Kresge Library.

[Photo] Grizz Art celebrates student art

October 18, 2016
Participants at the event engaged in conversations about issues related to the upcoming presidential election.

Isaiah Brock practices with teammates Monday, Oct. 10, at the O'rena.

[Photo] NCAA denies vet opportunity to play

October 11, 2016
Oakland's Austin Ricci (19) and Wright State's Tristan Lyle (7) battle it out at the Oakland Soccer Field Saturday night as they reach for the ball. Ricci put up four shots total during the game and Lyle attempted one.

[Photo] Oakland 0, Wright State 1: Men’s soccer misses chances in second half

October 11, 2016
President George Hynd speaks to the crowd about his accomplishments at the university and his plans for his last year as president.

[Photo] President Hynd on final year: Done a lot, still more to do

October 11, 2016
Students camped outside the Oakland Center on Tuesday, Sep. 27 for tickets of the SPB hosted trip to New York City that were sold on Wednesday, Sep. 28.

[Photo] SPB New York City trip

October 3, 2016
At the pioneer food court, Panda Express seems to always have the longest line.

[Photo] Campus food critique: Panda Express

Simon Albaugh, Intern Reporter
October 4, 2016
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