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A Trusted Source of Independent Student Journalism since 1987.

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Art, justice and restitution: The Met’s latest controversy

Sarah Wasielewski, Arts Reporter November 5, 2025

Nine heirs of the Stern family are suing the Metropolitan Museum of Art, claiming a painting in the museum’s past collection was stolen by Nazis and rightfully belongs to them. The plaintiffs are accusing...

OUPD raises funds for new K9 unit

Patrick Sullivan, Web Editor September 5, 2018

According to a recent study by the National Council for Home Safety and Security, Oakland University is the safest campus in the state of Michigan. This is thanks in part to the police department that...

Mekkel Richards and his friend filed a federal district court lawsuit against the City of Detroit and six police officers after being arrested for filming an officer in Detroit.

OU student suing Detroit Police in brutality case

By: Jackson Gilbert August 13, 2015

It isn’t a crime to film a police officer. There are several established court cases that guarantee the right.Oakland University student Mekkel Richards, a journalism student, along with lifelong friend...

Q&A with Beckie Francis:  ‘It is time to set  the record straight’

Q&A with Beckie Francis: ‘It is time to set the record straight’

By Scott Wolchek January 8, 2014

After months of silence, former women’s basketball coach, Beckie Francis, has decided it’s time to speak up about her June 2013 dismissal.  The Oakland Post sent Francis a series of questions in late...

OU to provide Francis with nearly un-redacted report

OU to provide Francis with nearly un-redacted report

Scott Wolchek November 15, 2013

Judge Martha D. Anderson has ruled that Oakland University must provide former women’s basketball coach Beckie Francis a copy of a nearly un-redacted version of the internal investigation report that...

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