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National Coney Island food truck serves customers at the mens soccer game against Michigan State University on Wednesday, Sep. 14, 2016.

Oakland Athletics goes Coney Style

Robert Andrews, Staff Reporter September 20, 2016

Fans who attended last week's Oakland’s volleyball match or the men’s soccer game had the opportunity to taste the new food provided by National Coney Island at the concession station in the O’rena...

Men’s soccer rounds up Green Bay, continues undefeated in league

Sam Schlenner, Sports Editor September 20, 2016

Seems like that tough non-conference schedule is paying off. After going 0-4 against UC Santa Barbara, Virginia Tech, Penn State and Michigan State, Oakland men’s soccer is 2-0 in the Horizon League,...

Women’s soccer splits pair of games

Christian Miller and Sam Schlenner September 20, 2016

Oakland women’s soccer (4-5-1, 1-0-0) split a pair of games this Friday and Sunday, clinching a 3-0 win at Horizon League opponent YSU State (2-5-1, 0-1-0) on Friday and losing 1-0 at Central Michigan...

Men’s soccer loses to MSU in brutally close match

Sam Schlenner, Sports Editor September 20, 2016

After leading off league play with a close win against Northern Kentucky on Saturday night, Oakland men’s soccer (1-4-0, 1-0 in the Horizon League) lost 1-0 to Michigan State (4-1-0) the night of Wednesday,...

Recent Oakland womens basketball alumna Elena Popkey still wears the same jersey number (3) when she plays for the Elangeni Falcons in Germany as she wore as a Golden Grizzly.

Elena Popkey continues to rep Oakland

KeyVonna Taylor, Intern Reporter September 13, 2016

A spectator may see a player’s jersey number as just a number, but to athletes, it’s much more. The number three is just as important to Elena Popkey today as it was when she was a women’s basketball...

New wall graphics were installed in the Oakland Athletics Orena hallways.

New walls for a new era: O’rena renovations

Carter Jacobs, Intern September 6, 2016

The entranceway to the O’rena experienced some renovations this summer. The hallway now features flat-screen televisions and graphics of past athletes on the walls, plus newspaper headlines and...

Former baseball player Ian Yetsko got signed as a free agent by the United Shore Professional Baseball League, based in Utica, Mich. in June and now plays for the Utica Unicorns.

The fall and rise of Ian Yetsko

Sam Schlenner, Sports Editor August 17, 2016

Ping. And the 31st hit of Oakland baseball's last regular-season game of 2016 plunged into the right-center gap, scoring the walk-off run. Ian Yetsko, the author, threw his right index finger into the...

Oakland womens soccer are the reigning champions of the 2015 Horizon League Championship title.

Women’s soccer preview: Balance and depth

Robert Andrews August 17, 2016

As the new school year approaches, head coach of Oakland’s women’s soccer Margaret Saurin prepares for the new season. The Golden Grizzlies will enter as Horizon League Champions, but they have...

The proposed new athletic practice facility: What it would offer

Ally Racey March 26, 2016

Athletic Director Jeff Konya, along with other staff including coaches, think Oakland student-athletes need a new practice facility to create even more success. The project has been considered for nearly...

Does the O’rena deploy enough security?

Ally Racey March 26, 2016

With attendance exceeding 3,500 at six home men’s basketball games this season, is security at the O’rena a concern?Andy Adrianse, director of facilities for Oakland University Athletics, wrote in...

Fleetwood Fleming, ticket coordinator at Oakland University Athletics works on ticket sales behind the ticket window at the Orena. 

Gearing up for the future of Golden Grizzly Athletics

Hannah Gorosh February 14, 2016

Fleetwood Fleming, ticket coordinator at Oakland University Athletics works on ticket sales behind the ticket window at the O'rena. 

A gentler way to fight

August 5, 2013

Oakland University’s campus continues to thrive in the spring and summer semesters. Despite the smaller student population, various clubs, including OU’s Judo club, continue year round.  A little...

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