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The Oakland Post

A Trusted Source of Independent Student Journalism since 1987.

The Oakland Post

A Trusted Source of Independent Student Journalism since 1987.

The Oakland Post

Student-employees who get paid through Oakland University for on-campus jobs receive their paychecks form the cashier's office in North Foundation Hall. The student-employee minimum wage will rise from $8.50 to $9.25, effective August 29. 

Student-employee minimum wage increases following maximum hour cut

Paige Brockway, Editor-in-Chief May 24, 2016

“Effective August 29, all current Oakland University student employee minimum wage pay rates will increase from $8.50 to $9.25 per hour,” Director of Financial Aid Cindy Hermsen wrote in an email...

Editorial: The gap between administration, students needs to be bridged

Kristen Davis April 6, 2016

As the academic year comes to its conclusion, the light at the end of the tunnel is slowly coming into focus. Whether you are sprinting or crawling to it, at some point within the next week or so, you...

The Student Technology Center has one of the 38 Tracy UltraTime Enterprise machines around campus which lets student-employees check-in and check-out with their ID and fingerprint.  

Maximum hours for student-employees cut to 20 per week

Paige Brockway April 6, 2016

The Student Technology Center has one of the 38 Tracy UltraTime Enterprise machines around campus which lets student-employees check-in and check-out with their ID and fingerprint.  

The Real Deal: Empty Seat, Arguing Chamber

Aditya Tiwari February 15, 2016

If the flurry of the 2016 presidential election news has made you pay more attention to politics more than you usually would, then you’ve probably heard that Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died...

If Congress won’t do their jobs, fire them

By Editors October 15, 2013

We don’t mean to alarm you, but the government shutdown has been in effect for two weeks now. Plus now there’s a debt ceiling crisis.We’re a nation of 313.9 million people, and we’re letting a...

Purchasing health insurance early has its perks

By Editors October 8, 2013

Open enrollment for health coverage started Oct. 1, in accordance with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care act, despite a looming government shutdown and a debt ceiling crisis.If you don’t have...

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