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The Oakland Post

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The Oakland Post

Addition of new dorm still not enough for rise of student population.

Students still in off-campus hotel despite new dorm

By Cheyanne Kramer September 21, 2015

Having over 300 students on a waiting list for any department can be unnerving. But when the need to get students off the waiting list directly corresponds with the student’s ability to attend OU —...

Dorm rooms set ablaze in fire safety demonstration

By Shelby Tankersley September 9, 2015

Two make shift dorms were set ablaze in a fire safety demonstration hosted by Oakland University and the fire departments from Rochester Hills and Auburn Hills, Sept. 10. “We did this to demonstrate...

Fire safety is in the hands of the residents

By Melissa Deatsch May 11, 2015

Any student who’s lived on campus for a semester has experienced a fire drill in the residence halls.  It is all too common to be awoken from your slumber and dragged out of your bed by the screeching...

An extended stay dorm

By Kevin Graham September 10, 2013

Now in its third year of housing demand exceeding on-campus capacity, University Housing has turned to area hotels to hold students that would normally be in residence halls and on-campus apartments.As...

UPDATED: Housing on campus is uncertain for some OU students

UPDATED: Housing on campus is uncertain for some OU students

By Kevin Graham September 3, 2013

Students who applied later in the housing assignment process are now residing in three different area hotels.            103 students are being housed at Extended Stay Suites locations in the...

Extended stay university

By Editors September 3, 2013

Welcome to the 2013-2014 Oakland University academic year.Oakland University is a public university spread across a 1,444-acre estate, with approximately 20,000 students. Of those students, approximately...

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