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Student Congress donates to the OU Counseling Centers emergency fund

Student Congress donates to the OU Counseling Center’s emergency fund

Kaylah Snell, Political Reporter February 7, 2024

On Feb. 1,  The Oakland Post sat down with Student Congress President Murryum Farooqi and Vice President Maris Ferguson to discuss the state of Oakland University’s Counseling Center and the efforts...

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Maximizing college: The key to finding success and fulfillment at OU

Payton Bucki, Content Editor September 27, 2023

On Sept. 14, the Oakland University Student Congress (OUSC) hosted a “Maximizing College” event to change the culture at Oakland University.  Lance Markowitz played the lead role in organizing...

OUSC hosts period poetry reading in celebration of free menstrual product initiative

OUSC hosts period poetry reading in celebration of free menstrual product initiative

Chloe Kukuk, Campus Editor September 27, 2023

Oakland University Student Congress (OUSC) recently hosted its first-ever Period Poetry event in the Oakland Center Habitat on Sept. 20. The event was hosted as part of an initiative to promote and...

OUSC election: Meet the candidates

Payton Bucki, Content Editor March 22, 2023

Election season is underway at Oakland University as many hopeful students have begun their respective campaigns for positions in the OU Student Congress. Read on to learn more about the candidates running...

Student demonstrators protested the East Campus Development project during a speech on sustainability from Pescovitz on Oct. 4.

East Campus Downfall

D’Juanna Lester, Arts Reporter November 9, 2022

In case you haven’t heard, East Campus Development has been a huge issue on campus lately. For some reason, East Campus Development is an idea that Oakland University wants to invest in. The reason,...

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...

The average cost of course materials equates to the cost of over two credit hours at OU.

University efforts to promote affordable course materials

Grace Lovins, Senior Reporter March 23, 2022

During the 2019-2020 academic school year, the average cost of materials and textbooks for a full-time undergraduate student reached almost $1,300 at public universities. At OU, the baseline tuition rate...

The majority of students surveyed responded in favor of lifting OUs campus indoor mask mandate before the end of the winter semester.

Majority of students surveyed support ending campus mask mandate

Jeff Thomas, Editor-in-Chief March 4, 2022

Results are in for Oakland University Student Congress (OUSC) and The Oakland Post’s co-sponsored Oakland University mask mandate student survey, and 57.5% of respondents have voted in favor of lifting...

OUSC and The Oakland Post are now hosting a student survey so OU students can share their thoughts on the university potentially lifting the mask mandate before the end of the winter semester.

OUSC, The Post host student survey on campus mask mandate

Jeff Thomas, Editor-in-Chief February 21, 2022

During last Thursday’s OU Senate meeting it was discussed that university leadership is considering potentially lifting its on-campus indoor mask mandate before the end of the winter semester. In...

A photo of the outside view of Oxford High School taken Tuesday following the tragic shooting that killed four students and left seven others injured.

Campus community responds to tragic school shooting in Oxford

Jeff Thomas, Editor-in-Chief December 1, 2021

Members of OU’s campus community have responded with an outpouring of support for those that were impacted by the unspeakable tragedy that took place yesterday at Oxford High School.  President Ora...

Letter to the editor: What I’ve seen from the administration in my first semester at OU

Tyler Gallagher, Contributor November 29, 2021

Dear the OU community Today, I want to start by talking about some of the recent blunders the administration has done since my time here as a freshman. Firstly, President Pescovitz's house tour video...

Professor Kate Roff.

Letter to the editor: In support of the Affordable Course Materials Initiative

Kate Roff, Contributor November 29, 2021

To the Oakland University Community, Returning to teach in-person has been, for both my students and myself, an enormous exercise in trust. Trust that others will get COVID tested when they need to,...

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