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A Trusted Source of Independent Student Journalism since 1987.

The Oakland Post

Rochester, MI


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Immigration policies increase fear and stress among the campus community
Immigration policies increase fear and stress among the campus community
Adrian Jimenez Morales, Campus Editor • July 23, 2025

Volatile immigration policies during the Trump administration have oscillated over the summer, with one of the few constants being the growing...

Revamped Electric Racing Association: First team competing at evGrandPrix
Revamped Electric Racing Association: First team competing at evGrandPrix
Adrian Jimenez Morales, Campus Editor • July 23, 2025

The Engineering Center at Oakland University held its breath on June 18, expecting the growling of a motor dormant for over a year. The cheering...

June BOT meeting: Impact of national policy, 4.5% tuition increase and new Smart Manufacturing M.S.
Adrian Jimenez Morales, Campus Editor • July 9, 2025

Amidst recent uncertainties in higher education, on June 27, the Oakland University Board of Trustees (BOT) held a summer meeting to discuss...

Suzanne Spencer-Wood: A feminist time machine
Suzanne Spencer-Wood: A feminist time machine
Adrian Jimenez Morales, Campus Editor • July 9, 2025

A question about 19th-century ceramics can only turn into an hour-long explanation of the historical ideology of the sacredness of motherhood...

A postcard from Paris: from the Seine to the sea
Mallory Waligora, Content Editor • July 30, 2025

Étretat “I need to get out of the city,” I said, huffing to my friend, gripping the germ-filled metro pole. It was true: Paris is...

Why do people protest?
Why do people protest?
Adrian Jimenez Morales, Campus Editor • July 23, 2025

With the first half of the year gone by, the U.S. witnessed 14,713 protests just in the first five months — 1,000 more protests than those...

A postcard from Paris: Bingo, FlixBus and a broken elevator
Mallory Waligora, Content Editor • July 23, 2025

A new routine I've finally started to fall into a good routine in Paris. The initial overwhelm and chaos has faded. I (mostly) know my way...

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...

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Superman: a hopeful new start For DC
Sarah Wasielewski, Arts Reporter • July 23, 2025

With the release of “Superman” in theaters on July 11, DC Studios officially turns the page on a tumultuous decade and launches a reboot...

Falling for Fall: Fashion Trends of 2025
Maria Magnoli, Arts Reporter • July 23, 2025

With summer passing by quickly, as it always does, fall fashion trends are swiftly making an appearance. Although the weather may be scorching,...

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Box Office Hits and Hidden Gems: Best Films of 2025 So Far
Sarah Wasielewski, Arts Reporter • July 23, 2025

Time is flying, and somehow the year is already more than halfway over. Now is the perfect moment to step back and take a look at some of the...

Creativity in times of overstimulation; Put the phone down!
Maria Magnoli, Arts Reporter • July 23, 2025

With the expansion of social media, society has become addicted to comparison and perfection: “She’s on vacation in Europe,” “They just...

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Michigan’s North Lake Correctional Facility reopens as an immigration detention center
Sophia Curran, Political Editor • July 23, 2025

On June 16, the first immigrants to be detained by ICE were sent to a facility located in the rural city of Baldwin, Michigan. This newest detention...

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EPA to cut Office of Research and Development
Sophia Curran, Political Editor • July 23, 2025

The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to close its scientific research arm and announce mass layoffs. On July 18, the Environmental...

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Environmental and human rights concerns grow since the opening of “Alligator Alcatraz”
Sophia Curran, Political Editor • July 14, 2025

A new migrant detention facility is gaining mixed opinions for its possible mistreatment towards immigrants and the environment. The first...

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This Week in Law: A timeline of Diddy’s arrest to his verdict
Sophia Curran, Political Editor • July 14, 2025

Record executive and rapper Sean Combs, also known by the name “Diddy,” has recently completed a two-month federal trial with charges of...

The Honolulu Blueprint — A Lions offseason review
James Elling, Sports Editor • July 23, 2025

With many considering the 2025 season “Super Bowl or bust” for the Detroit Lions, expectations are as high as ever — and a successful offseason...

Tigers leaders of the clubhouse at All-Star Break — But the hunt’s not over
James Elling, Sports Editor • July 23, 2025

The MLB All-Star break marks the halfway point of the regular season. For both the teams and the players, the break provides some much-needed...

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The Post picks the NBA Finals – Thunder’s Dominance Tested by Pacers’ Underdog Resilience
James Elling, Sports Reporter • June 11, 2025

The Thunder were considered heavy favorites going into the Finals, and they’ve played like it for almost the entirety of the series thus far...

Oakland’s offseason shakeup continues with Jones, Hoth and James in transfer portal
Oakland’s offseason shakeup continues with Jones, Hoth and James in transfer portal
Kurt Szymanski, Sports Editor • April 16, 2025

Oakland's offseason retooling just got a bit more urgent.  Three more Golden Grizzlies men's basketball players have entered the transfer...

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Superman: a hopeful new start For DC
Sarah Wasielewski, Arts Reporter • July 23, 2025

With the release of “Superman” in theaters on July 11, DC Studios officially turns the page on a tumultuous decade and launches a reboot...

Creativity in times of overstimulation; Put the phone down!
Maria Magnoli, Arts Reporter • July 23, 2025

With the expansion of social media, society has become addicted to comparison and perfection: “She’s on vacation in Europe,” “They just...

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A boon from Benson Boone – ‘American Heart’ album serves to accompany life’s quiet moments
Marissa Getschman, Arts Editor • July 9, 2025

Love, heartbreak, nostalgia or sex… pick one. Benson Boone’s newest album is disjointed and all over the place. Rather than a cohesive...

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Lorde is risen again in new album ‘Virgin’
Marissa Getschman, Arts Editor • July 9, 2025

Lorde’s new album “Virgin” encompasses the hurt, comfort and nostalgia of youth. She reminisces about a time in her life that most university...

Letter to the Editor: DEI is more than just an acronym.
Letter to the Editor: DEI is more than just an acronym.
Marcus Johnson, Contributor • February 14, 2025

As a Black man and a student leader at Oakland University, I am deeply disturbed by the ongoing demonization of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion...

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Letter to the Editor: OU’s upper administration is jeopardizing the university’s future
Jeffrey Thomas, Contributor • September 3, 2024

Hello, my name is Jeff Thomas. I graduated from OU in spring 2022. In my senior year as an undergrad, I served as editor-in-chief of Volume 47...

Letter to the Editor: President Pescovitz, please be OU's new Matilda Dodge Wilson
Letter to the Editor: President Pescovitz, please be OU’s new Matilda Dodge Wilson
Annette Gilson, Contributor • September 1, 2024

In an effort to deal with the “déjà vu all over again” feelings I too have been having over the past few weeks, I re-read the letter I...

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...