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The Oakland Post

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The Oakland Post

The newest Golden Grizzlies: Thoughts from first-year OU students

The newest Golden Grizzlies: Thoughts from first-year OU students

Noah Francis, Features Editor October 18, 2023

Fall is finally here, bringing college students midway through their semesters. As the leaves change from a lively green to a long-lived red, and as the weather chills down to sweater season, first-year...

Lower level of Oakland Center closes due to flooding

Lower level of Oakland Center closes due to flooding

Chloe Kukuk, Campus Editor August 27, 2023

The lower level of the Oakland Center (OC) will be closed to the general public until further notice due to storm and groundwater flooding from the severe storms that occurred on Aug. 24. The OC’s...

OU community reflects on a new school year

OU community reflects on a new school year

Autumn Okuszka, Editor-in-Chief September 14, 2022

School shopping, moving onto campus or even commuting from home - these are just some of the ways students are preparing for the new school year at Oakland University. Sept. 1, 2022 began the first...

Gudenau's bitmoji has already entered hibernation.

How to rejuvenate your life post-midterms

Sarah Gudenau, Features Editor November 3, 2021

I don’t know about you, but for me this semester has sped by faster than any semester in my college career thus far, and I can hardly keep up. Having made it to November — and surviving the many exams,...

With cool heartstring-tuggers like “All Too Well” and “Begin Again” in tow, Taylor Swift's "Red" is the feeling of wind pinkening cheeks and boots crushing leaves in sonic form.

Eight essential albums for a crisp, cozy fall

Tori Coker, Content Editor September 29, 2021

Fall is officially in season. It’s gotten noticeably colder, the class assignments noticeably more complex, the sweaters noticeably chunkier — and the day in the sun for beachier sounding, summertime...

As the fall semester begins, students share their thoughts on a new academic year.

Students share their thoughts on start of fall semester

Gabrielle Abdelmessih and Lauren Reid September 8, 2021

After a tumultuous start to the 2021-2022 Academic Year, Golden Grizzlies are ready to get back in the classroom — whether its virtual or in-person — to take the next step in their education. We walked...

Welcome Week kicks off this week as students return to campus.

Welcome Week festivities in full swing

Lauren Reid, Content Editor September 1, 2021

After a summer of what seemed to be alternating humidity and rain, classes are starting again and with that, Welcome Week festivities. From the Stress Less Fair to OU’s classic GrizzFest, there’s something...

Oakland University student Autumn Gratti.

Letter to the editor: I am genuinely concerned for what is in store for this coming semester

Autumn Gratti, Contributor August 29, 2021

I am just reaching out with some concerns regarding the fall semester that starts Thursday. What you will read may come across as crass, and I apologize. However, I feel as though my voice needs to be...

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