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A Trusted Source of Independent Student Journalism since 1987.

The Oakland Post

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2 Writing and Rhetoric Department professors remembered for their tutelage

Adrian Jimenez Morales, Campus Editor November 27, 2024

Marshall Kitchens, recently retired associate professor of writing and rhetoric, died on Nov. 16, 2024. Special Lecturer, Cindy Mooty-Hoffmann, died on Nov. 17, 2024. Both professors passed away as a result...

Jane Briggs-Bunting with over a dozen former Oakland Post student journalists.

Legendary OU, MSU journalism professor and lawyer Jane Briggs-Bunting dies at 70

Holly Gilbert and Garry Gilbert March 24, 2021

Every semester, every year, we love to regale our students with stories about the inestimable Jane Briggs-Bunting. Jane was a journalist, First Amendment attorney, professor, director, author, advocate,...

Retired facilities management employee passes away

Sarah Lawrence February 17, 2016

Leonard “Luke” Vaughn, Oakland University retired facilities management employee, passed away on Dec. 22, 2015.Vaughn was born to his late parents Willis and Zelflee Vaughn on Nov. 15, 1944. He passed...

Jeremy Wagner possessed a ‘rare combination of intelligence, wit and humbleness’

By Andrew Wernette July 1, 2014

Jeremy Wagner, a junior majoring in philosophy at Oakland University, died Saturday, June 14. He was 21.Wagner succumbed to complications from bone cancer, which he had fought for more than seven years.Jeremy...

Adam Wilson leaves behind a life of art, music and love

By Kaylee Kean April 7, 2014

He was an artist, he was a musician, and above all, he was a friend.Students and faculty at Oakland University are mourning the loss of a student for the fifth time this year after Adam Wilson, 25, died...

DeMal Coleman leaves legacy

DeMal Coleman leaves legacy

By Scott Wolchek February 11, 2014

OU freshman, DeMal Coleman died Monday, Feb. 11 from complications caused by a pre-existing heart condition. He is the fourth OU student to die during this academic year.DeMal, a 2013 graduate of University...

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