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Book Club at OU: Good reads and good company

Book Club at OU: Good reads and good company

Noah Francis, Features Editor October 30, 2024

For students who enjoy falling into a good book and are looking for a spot to discuss their favorite reads with their peers, the Book Club at OU is for you. Each month, the Book Club hosts a meeting...

Sociology Club: Made with a new coat of paint

Noah Francis, Features Editor October 16, 2024

Although some student organizations and clubs fade away before their time, sometimes it only takes the right people to put it back on the map. The Sociology Club at OU, once retired but brought back to...

Echo Cognito hosts open mic night

Echo Cognito hosts open mic night

Moe Del Rosario, Arts Reporter October 2, 2024

“Dancer, Lover, Musician, Swiftie, Poet, Queer, Daughter, Intelligent, Woman, College Educated, Neurodivergent, Disabled, Chef” and other identities greeted guests who attended Oakland University’s...

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The importance of getting involved on campus

Hannah Chretien, Contributor November 22, 2023

Oakland University offers more than 300 student organizations to choose from and an abundance of event, leadership and volunteer opportunities to be a part of. With the ability to get students involved...

Photo courtesy of the Ceiling Connoisseurs

Ceiling Connoisseurs: The sky isn’t just the limit, it’s the point

Noah Francis, Features Editor November 22, 2023

Oakland University is home to over 300 different student organizations, with new clubs emerging throughout the year. One of these new clubs on campus is the Ceiling Connoisseurs, a club inspired by beautiful...

Pre-Street Medicine Oakland: Student organization highlight

Pre-Street Medicine Oakland: Student organization highlight

Payton Bucki, Content Editor March 22, 2023

Pre-Street Medicine Oakland (PSMO) was founded on a pair of socks. Kylie DeVlaminck, an Oakland University senior majoring in laboratory sciences, realized while working her nursing assistant job...

Model UN team travels to Toronto for competition

Model UN team travels to Toronto for competition

Payton Bucki, Content Editor March 15, 2023

The Oakland University Model United Nations (MUN) team traveled to Toronto, Canada to compete in the North American Model United Nations (NAMUN) Conference from Feb. 23-25. Despite a field of fierce competitors,...

Girl Gains: New organization for women weightlifters

Girl Gains: New organization for women weightlifters

Brock Heilig, Sports Editor January 11, 2023

Oakland University prides itself on being a school with a vast majority of clubs for its diverse group of students to participate in. Girl Gains, a new organization started by Samantha Hadyniak, is...

Grizzlies for Choice is a student-led organization that is a chapter of Planned Parenthood Generation Action (PPGA). The group focuses on educating students about reproductive autonomy and sexual health while advocating for change within the community.

Grizzlies for Choice aims to inform and advocate

Payton Bucki, Content Editor September 21, 2022

Grizzlies for Choice is a student-led organization that is a chapter of Planned Parenthood Generation Action (PPGA). The group focuses on educating students about reproductive autonomy and sexual health...

GrizzFest 2022 helps kick off new school year

Joe Zerilli, Campus Editor September 14, 2022

The annual Oakland University GrizzFest was in full effect on Sept. 8 to help welcome not only incoming students but also those who this may be their first time experiencing a GrizzFest. The event took...

SPB’s ‘Retro’ Carnival provides food, fun and friends

Payton Bucki, Content Editor September 14, 2022

On Sept. 9, Oakland University’s Student Program Board (SPB) hosted its annual carnival. The retro-themed event featured many activities, nostalgic games and food — all provided to students for free. Upon...

OUSC Vice President and President. Taken last fall.

OUSC elections are coming up: here’s what you need to know

Alexander Gustanski, Senior Reporter March 30, 2022

The annual Oakland University Student Congress (OUSC) elections begin this Friday, April 1 and run through Apr 14. The positions of president, vice president, speaker and legislator are up for election...

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