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The Oakland Post

A Trusted Source of Independent Student Journalism since 1987.

The Oakland Post

A Trusted Source of Independent Student Journalism since 1987.

The Oakland Post

Rochester, MI


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OU athletes offer insights on staying fit in the offseason
Madison Short, Features Reporter • October 29, 2025

Being a student athlete can be demanding. Whether in season or not, athletes are expected to maintain certain fitness goals to be ready when...

Falling for Michigan: OU students make time for seasonal fun
Madison Short, Features Reporter • October 29, 2025

In Michigan, many consider the fall to be among the best times of the year. Whether that reasoning comes from watching the leaves change from...

Spirits high at OU Golden Key’s 'Witch-U-Doing?' craft event
Spirits high at OU Golden Key’s ‘Witch-U-Doing?’ craft event
Cael Tanner, Features Editor • October 29, 2025

Oakland University students took a break from classwork and midterms to make colorful potions and decorate masquerade masks during the Golden...

Spook-tacular Halloween celebration for international students
Ruby Hernandez, Campus Reporter • October 29, 2025

The Creating American-International Relationships (CAIR) program and the International Students and Scholars Office (ISSO) from the Global Engagement...

OU study tips: How to finish the last half of the semester with ease
OU study tips: How to finish the last half of the semester with ease
Mallory Waligora, Content Editor • October 29, 2025

It’s finally that time of the school year: the excitement of welcome week has faded away, you have to wear a jacket shirt outside, and sadly,...

OU athletes offer insights on staying fit in the offseason
Madison Short, Features Reporter • October 29, 2025

Being a student athlete can be demanding. Whether in season or not, athletes are expected to maintain certain fitness goals to be ready when...

Falling for Michigan: OU students make time for seasonal fun
Madison Short, Features Reporter • October 29, 2025

In Michigan, many consider the fall to be among the best times of the year. Whether that reasoning comes from watching the leaves change from...

Spirits high at OU Golden Key’s 'Witch-U-Doing?' craft event
Spirits high at OU Golden Key’s ‘Witch-U-Doing?’ craft event
Cael Tanner, Features Editor • October 29, 2025

Oakland University students took a break from classwork and midterms to make colorful potions and decorate masquerade masks during the Golden...

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Golden recommendations: A monstrous mash-up
Sarah Wasielewski and Marissa Getschman October 29, 2025

One of the best parts of Halloween comes in the form of parties with campy playlists looming in the background. There are classics to throw in...

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One of a kind: Remembering Diane Keaton
Maria Magnoli and Maryam Somo October 29, 2025

Diane Keaton, the legendary actress starring in films like “The Godfather” trilogy, “Annie Hall” and “First Wives Club,” passed away...

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Moncler celebrates its “Warmer Together” campaign with Al Pacino and Robert De Niro
Maria Magnoli, Arts Reporter • October 29, 2025

This October, luxury outerwear brand, Moncler, has been capturing considerable attention with Al Pacino and Robert De Niro being the faces of...

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Top 10 Halloween costumes
Ruby Hernandez, Campus Reporter • October 29, 2025

Halloween 2025 is shaping up to be as much about pop culture and internet virality as it is about spooky makeup and haunted houses. If you’re...

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Journalists walk out of the Pentagon in protest against new restrictions
Maryam Somo, Campus Reporter • October 29, 2025

On Oct. 15, journalists walked out of the Pentagon to protest against the new restrictive press rules set by Secretary of War, formerly titled...

Rev. Solomon Kinloch (left) Jr. and Detroit City Council President Mary Sheffield (right), photo courtesy to Michigan Advance
WXYZ Channel 7 hosts 2025 mayoral debate
Sophia Curran, Political Editor • October 29, 2025

On Oct. 15, WXYZ Channel 7 hosted the 2025 mayoral debate between candidates Mary Sheffield and Reverend Solomon Kinloch. Sheffield currently...

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Sanae Takaichi becomes first female Prime Minister of Japan
Matilde Rabajoli, Political Reporter • October 29, 2025

The newly elected Prime Minister has a daunting welcoming to the Japanese Premier positions regardless, as the past four prime ministers in the...

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President Donald Trump to construct new ballroom out of the East Wing
Matilde Rabajoli, Political Reporter • October 29, 2025

Pictures and videos of the White House undergoing construction in the historic East Wing have been surfing the internet as of late. The plan...

From injury to inspiration: Libby Smith’s remarkable volleyball comeback
Maryanne Sanford, Distributor • October 29, 2025

Libby Smith has become a symbol of determination, faith and strength for Golden Grizzly volleyball.  The redshirt senior from Blissfield,...

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Lions rest at 5-2, eye playoff push after bye week
James Elling, Sports Editor • October 29, 2025

As 26 of the NFL’s 32 teams went to war in Week 8 of the NFL regular season, the Detroit Lions were one of six teams able to kick their feet...

Golden Grizzlies demolish Alma in exhibition tune-up
Mike Okoronkwo, Sports Reporter • October 29, 2025

The Oakland Golden Grizzlies officially kicked off their 2025–26 campaign against Alma College at the OU Credit Union O’rena on Wednesday,...

NBA faces crisis as stars caught in betting ring
Matt Lewakowski, Sports Reporter • October 29, 2025

Gambling could have hurt the NBA’s ratings, profits and fandom. Portland Trail Blazers head coach and former Detroit Piston Chauncey Billups,...

‘For her’
Hailey Beyrand, Contributor • October 29, 2025

Wrestling. When I think of that word, I think of so many things. I think of the 11-year-old me sitting in front of the TV, watching Helen...

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Letter from the editor: surviving the job market
Chelsea Bossert, Editor-in-Chief • October 22, 2025

I’m sure everyone has seen the short videos on TikTok and Instagram of younger people — almost all of them recent college graduates — having...

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Easy as 1 2 3: A commentary on third spaces
Marissa Getschman, Arts Editor • October 22, 2025

I was working on an article in the Oakland Center when I looked up and saw a girl studying with her coffee and bagel downstairs, all alone. Nothing...

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Sports movies that go beyond the game
James Elling, Sports Editor • October 22, 2025

There’s something magical about a great sports movie.  It might bring a tear to your eye or a race to your heart. It could give you the...

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...