Editor’s Note: This interview has been condensed for clarity.
On Jan. 21, The Oakland Post was invited for an exclusive tour of the Central Heating Plant (CHP) and a sit-down interview with Oakland...
Oakland University’s campus has resumed operations as normal after the campus was shut down due to a leak from the high temperature hot water (HTHW) system.
The university originally planned to shut...
EDITOR’S NOTE: The interview featured in this article took place on Dec. 9 at 2 p.m. At 4 p.m., Oakland University’s Campus Communications sent out an email informing the community of a third leak...
With 22 buildings across campus closed on Dec. 1, student workers found themselves with a wide range of feelings and work situations resulting from the ongoing High Temperature Hot Water System (HTHWS)...
Thanks to the recent campus closure, professors have been given the option to either move their classes online or to different facilities off the main campus. These professors didn’t have much time to...
I love being a Golden Grizzly, and I love being a student at Oakland University. The experiences and memories I have accumulated over these last three years here have been monumental to my development...
Maryam Somo, Marketing Director
• December 3, 2025
After the extended Thanksgiving break from Nov. 21 through Nov. 30 due to repairs on the high-temperature hot water (HTHW) pipe system, students, faculty and staff anticipated their return to Oakland University...
With the recent Oakland University campus closure, over 15,000 students are adjusting to classes being moved online or even off campus. However, performing arts majors are impacted differently.
Varner...
EDITOR'S NOTE: When this article was first published, it insinuated that every student who lived in Hamlin Hall, Vandenberg Hall and Van Wagoner Hall was offered temporary housing in non-affected student...
Editor's note: This unprecedented situation is still on going, The Oakland Post is working hard to attain new and pertinent information and will update this story when more is known.
This article...
Correction: Stephen Mackey is incorrectly quoted saying the HTHW pipe was leaking 10,000 gallons of water a day; it is actually 1,000 gallons. Mackey is also inaccurately quoted saying if the pipe fails,...
