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The Oakland Post

A Trusted Source of Independent Student Journalism since 1987.

The Oakland Post

A Trusted Source of Independent Student Journalism since 1987.

The Oakland Post

The dying art of the meet-cute

The dying art of the meet-cute

Mallory Waligora, Content Editor July 23, 2025

“We met on Hinge,” you say, holding your fiancé's hand while introducing him to your grandmother. It’s oddly unromantic. In an age of digitalization, it makes sense that our romantic lives...

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A swing and a miss

Mallory Waligora, Content Editor April 23, 2025

I'm currently working on my backswing – and my love life. Let me set the scene: I’m in Washington, D.C., for the week, representing Miss New Hampshire on a random side quest. My week was a blur...

Lester’s anti-Valentine’s Day bitmoji enjoys an ice cream.

Your guide to a perfect Galentine’s Day

D’Juanna Lester, Arts Reporter February 9, 2022

Are you single? Just got broken up with? Or do you just hate the mere existence of Valentine's Day in general? I also don’t understand the point of the capitalist holiday masked as a lovefest. It might...

Five lives, infinite lessons

Five lives, infinite lessons

By Scott Wolchek April 15, 2014

Hailey Brouillet, Maya Michelle Horton, Eric Pauli, DeMal Coleman and Adam Wilson. These are the names of the brothers, sisters, sons, daughters, classmates, friends, family and loves lost during this...

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