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A Trusted Source of Independent Student Journalism since 1987.

The Oakland Post

Rochester, MI


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Creative clubs to get involved in this fall
Maria Magnoli, Arts Reporter • September 10, 2025

Welcome back Grizzlies! Whether a first year or returner to Oakland University, this is bound to be the best year yet. This fall is an era dedicated...

Social @ the Circle: WXOU hosts Welcome Week block party
Mallory Waligora, Content Editor • September 10, 2025

On Sept. 4, WXOU held its annual Social @ the Circle – a block party that encourages on-campus students to participate in Welcome Week festivities....

600 students attend the CMI Welcome Back BBQ
600 students attend the CMI Welcome Back BBQ
Adrian Jimenez Morales, Campus Editor • September 10, 2025

Neither rain nor wind stopped approximately 600 students from kicking off the Fall semester with music and burgers at the CMI Welcome Back BBQ....

SPB Hosts Annual Carnival: Cartoon Mania
SPB Hosts Annual Carnival: Cartoon Mania
Marissa Getschman, Arts Editor • September 10, 2025

Among the most anticipated events each year, SPB’s welcome week carnival took place on Friday, September 5th from 5 - 9pm. Students flocked...

Dear Mallory: Laundry and getting your life together
Dear Mallory: Laundry and getting your life together
Mallory Waligora, Content Editor • August 27, 2025

“How do you maintain life and dirty laundry? I need a deep dive into time management as a college student with newfound responsibilities and...

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Making the most of OU: Back-to-school tips
Mallory Waligora, Content Editor • August 20, 2025

Elliot Tower rings three times, and you sprint under the walkway, realizing that you’re already late to your 3 p.m. lecture. In the basement...

Coffee, flea markets and couscous: the real guide to Paris
Mallory Waligora, Content Editor • August 13, 2025

The worst thing you can do in Paris is too much. You can spend your days racing through the Louvre, catching back-to-back reservations and scrambling...

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...

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Italian designer Giorgio Armani passes at the age of 91
Maria Magnoli, Arts Reporter • September 10, 2025

Giorgio Armani, the Italian fashion designer known for the “power suit” and for collaborating with countless Hollywood celebrities, passed...

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The world’s first AI-generated art museum opening in LA
Maria Magnoli, Arts Reporter • August 27, 2025

Dataland, an AI-generated museum in Los Angeles co-founded by Turkish media artist Refik Anadol, is expected to open in late 2025. The 39-year-old...

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‘Freakier Friday:’ From teen angst to body swapping
Sarah Wasielewski, Arts Reporter • August 20, 2025

Making a satisfying sequel is difficult in the best of circumstances. Making a good sequel 22 years after the original film is no easier. While...

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Musical Activism: Why fans should listen and not just hear
Sophia Curran, Political Editor • August 20, 2025

English musician Sam Fender recently headlined Copenhagen’s Syd For Solen festival on Friday, August 8. While performing his hit song “Hypersonic...

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A turning point in political violence: Conservative activist Charlie Kirk dead at 31
Maria Magnoli and Ava Webb September 11, 2025

Young conservative activist Charlie Kirk, CEO and founder of the organization Turning Point USA, was shot dead during an on-campus appearance...

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Concerns arise as universities across the U.S. face new risks under Trump administration
Matilde Rabajoli, Political Reporter • September 10, 2025

Colleges across the U.S. face a new set of struggles as international students face residency issues and new government policies threaten financial...

Meet Oakland University’s thriving political life
Sophia Curran, Political Editor • September 10, 2025

Earlier this week, Oakland University's student organizations came to Elliot Tower to showcase the best of their clubs at GrizzFest. You may...

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Musical Activism: Why fans should listen and not just hear
Sophia Curran, Political Editor • August 20, 2025

English musician Sam Fender recently headlined Copenhagen’s Syd For Solen festival on Friday, August 8. While performing his hit song “Hypersonic...

Oakland ties ranked Michigan in men’s soccer home opener
Matthew Lewakowski, Sports Reporter • September 11, 2025

On Friday September 5th, Oakland University’s men’s soccer team held their home opener against the Michigan Wolverines.  The Golden Grizzlies...

Sports after high school: only for D1 babies?
James Elling, Sports Editor • September 10, 2025

Taking part in the beautiful thing we call “sport” is one of the most impactful yet enjoyable forms of personal development known to mankind. Sports...

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Lions stumble in Canton: What does it mean for the 2025 Season?
Jimi Elling, Sports Editor • August 6, 2025

For the Detroit Lions, the 2025 NFL Hall of Fame Game was less about the scoreboard and more about spotlighting the players fighting for jobs,...

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...

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Musical Activism: Why fans should listen and not just hear
Sophia Curran, Political Editor • August 20, 2025

English musician Sam Fender recently headlined Copenhagen’s Syd For Solen festival on Friday, August 8. While performing his hit song “Hypersonic...

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BookTok: Shaping the bestseller list
Sarah Wasielewski, Arts Reporter • August 6, 2025

All it takes to catapult a book to bestseller status these days is a shoutout from a popular BookToker.  For those unfamiliar, BookTok is...

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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...

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...