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The Oakland Post

Harvest Fest with WXOU

Noah Francis, Features Editor October 9, 2024

On Oct. 4, the Elliot Tower was home to WXOU’s first Harvest Festival event. The event featured live music from three different bands, pumpkin carving with the Student Programing Board (SPB), a screening...

Hillcrest dining hall changes to mobile ordering exclusively

Hillcrest dining hall changes to mobile ordering exclusively

Noah Francis, Features Editor September 25, 2024

In the fall of 2018, Oakland University’s Hillcrest dining hall was introduced as another buffet styled dining hall around OU’s campus to work in tandem with Vandenberg’s dining hall. Over the years...

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OU men’s club soccer team: New year, new team

Dayshawn Fields, Features Reporter September 18, 2024

Oakland University's men's soccer team is rebuilding its program after a change of head coaches. Head coach Paul Doroh, a former OU player and tenured collegiate coach, is tasked with leading the program...

Oakland University Equestrian Team: Learning to ride with heart and style

Noah Francis, Features Editor September 18, 2024

While Oakland University is home to a plethora of club sports, from football, to fencing, to even ballroom dance, students looking for a club sport to put the wind in their hair are in luck. The Oakland...

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MySail to pass off the torch to new university portal this fall

Noah Francis, Features Editor September 11, 2024

MySail is Oakland University’s main online portal for students to access a variety of resources. From signing up for classes and checking schedules for the semester, to locating housing information and...

Letter to the Editor: Why faculty contract negotiations matter

Letter to the Editor: Why faculty contract negotiations matter

Karen Miller, Contributor August 31, 2024

Oakland was founded on a promise — that young people of southeastern Michigan, particularly those who would be their family’s first college graduates — will have access to a quality education that...

Letter to the editor: I love working at OU, but the faculty need fair pay

Letter to the editor: I love working at OU, but the faculty need fair pay

Annette Gilson, Contributor August 27, 2024

So faculty are bargaining again… The faculty union has been back at the bargaining table for the past three months, trying to negotiate a fair contract with our administration. Our contract determines...

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‘We have applications from students in 49 of the 50 states:’ A conversation with Shane Lewis, Director of Admissions

Mallory Waligora, Political Editor June 19, 2024

On Wednesday, June 12, The Oakland Post sat down with Director of Admissions Shane Lewis to conduct an in-depth interview about Oakland University’s Admissions department. Lewis touched on new strategies...

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OU to separate from MSU by ‘71

Focus: Oakland November 15, 2023

At the October 16 meeting of the Oakland University Senate, Dr. William Sturner, representing the University Steering Committee, presented a recommendation that Oakland undergo its final separation from...

Letter to the editor: Resource vs. Relationship

Letter to the editor: Resource vs. Relationship

Dean Masters, Contributor January 16, 2023

As I reflect on the year that has just ended, I find that three of the proudest moments in my time at OU happened in 2022. First: In April, the university put action behind the 2021 Native American...

Letter to the Editor: East Campus Development? Let’s Really Talk Sustainability

Letter to the Editor: East Campus Development? Let’s Really Talk Sustainability

James W. Perkinson, Contributor December 20, 2022

What to make of Oakland University’s now emerging drive to develop a boutique hotel and shopping mall on the northeast corner of campus?  I speak here as an educator—twelve years as adjunct faculty...

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer  and Republican challenger Tudor Dixon shake hands before the  final gubernatorial debate at Oakland University.

Whitmer and Dixon clash in final gubernatorial debate at OU

Gabrielle Abdelmessih and Arianna Heyman October 26, 2022

Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Republican challenger Tudor Dixon clashed in their final debate before Election Day, covering a variety of topics important to Michigan voters. The candidates’...

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