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Oakland Universitys dance team: The spirit beside the sport

Oakland University’s dance team: The spirit beside the sport

Gracie Murray, Features Reporter March 20, 2024

Alongside the Golden Grizzlies’ basketball team and the pep band, the Oakland University dance team is a huge contribution to the atmosphere at the O’rena.  Kara Schell had been on the dance team...

Regular season recap: OU Men’s Basketball highlights

Regular season recap: OU Men’s Basketball highlights

Payton Bucki, Content Editor March 20, 2024

The Oakland University Men’s Basketball team completed their regular season earlier this March, winning the Horizon League Championship title. The team had hiccups throughout the season, but despite...

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Passing the ball through time: Oakland’s history of men’s basketball

Noah Francis, Features Editor March 20, 2024

The Oakland University men’s basketball team has secured a berth in the men’s Division I NCAA tournament of 2024, making it the Golden Grizzlies’ fourth appearance at the tournament. Amidst the excitement...

From Pioneer to Golden Grizzly: Jean Ann Miller

From Pioneer to Golden Grizzly: Jean Ann Miller

Noah Francis, Features Editor November 15, 2023

Before Oakland University was known for being the Golden Grizzlies, OU was originally home to the Pioneers. While some people can say they left college as a Pioneer, and others can say they left as a Golden...

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Focus group narrows mascot pool

Bill Petrick November 15, 2023

The search for the mascot is almost over, and it looks like the Pioneers will have to move on and settle in a new frontier: The Mascot Advisory Committee has narrowed the field down to three, and while...

Oakland Athletics: A week in review (Oct. 29-Nov. 4)

Oakland Athletics: A week in review (Oct. 29-Nov. 4)

Brock Heilig, Sports Editor November 8, 2023

It was another quiet week for Oakland sports teams as the calendar flips from October to November. Some fall sports teams are beginning to wrap up their seasons (the women’s soccer team is already done),...

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...

Women’s soccer battle with RMU ends in stalemate

Women’s soccer battle with RMU ends in stalemate

Kurt Szymanski, Sports Reporter October 11, 2023

On Thursday, Oct. 5, the Oakland women’s soccer team tied with the Robert Morris University (RMU) Colonials with a final score of 1-1 at the Grizz Dome. The Grizzlies started off the game strong,...

Oakland Athletics: A week in review (Sept. 24-30)

Oakland Athletics: A week in review (Sept. 24-30)

Brock Heilig, Sports Editor October 4, 2023

The first full month of athletics at Oakland University is in the books. Here is a comprehensive dive into everything that happened in athletic competitions involving Oakland this week (Sept. 24-30). Women’s...

Oakland men’s basketball full 2023-24 schedule announced

Oakland men’s basketball full 2023-24 schedule announced

Brock Heilig, Sports Editor September 27, 2023

It may not seem like it since school started not too long ago, but college basketball season is right around the corner. Oakland released its non-conference schedule last week, and the entire 2023-24 schedule...

Oakland Athletics: A week in review (Sept. 17-23)

Oakland Athletics: A week in review (Sept. 17-23)

Brock Heilig, Sports Editor September 27, 2023

It was an exceptionally busy week for Oakland’s sports teams. Men’s golf was in Kansas, and volleyball and men’s soccer were in Indiana. Here’s a full breakdown of a week that featured an upset...

Hail to the Grizzlies: Men’s soccer defeats University of Michigan

Hail to the Grizzlies: Men’s soccer defeats University of Michigan

Kurt Szymanski, Sports Reporter September 27, 2023

On Tuesday, Sept. 19, the Oakland men’s soccer team took care of business at the Oakland Soccer Field, triumphing over the University of Michigan Wolverines, 2-1.  “We dominated all game,” senior...

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