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The Oakland Post

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New Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost on Campus
New Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost on Campus
Adrian Jimenez Morales, Campus Editor • August 20, 2025

Every week since late May, a new face on campus has become more recognizable to the Oakland University community — Amy Thompson. As the new...

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...

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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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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Commemorating an American Favorite: Malcolm-Jamal Warner
Maria Magnoli, Arts Reporter • August 20, 2025

On July 20, Malcolm-Jamal Warner, best known as Theo Huxtable in "The Cosby Show", passed away at the age of 54 in a case of accidental drowning. The...

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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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Gov. Gretchen Whitmer meets with President Trump regarding Medicaid and tariff concerns
Sophia Curran, Political Editor • August 20, 2025

On August 5, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer met with President Donald Trump to discuss the impact his executive orders and tariffs will have on Michigan’s...

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President Donald Trump cuts $1.1 billion in public broadcasting
Sophia Curran, Political Editor • August 20, 2025

On May 1, President Donald Trump announced in an Executive Order that he would be cutting funding towards biased media outlets. In the Executive...

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World organizations warn of Gaza’s health crisis
Sophia Curran, Political Editor • August 20, 2025

In a report published by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) Alert, it warns that Gaza has reached phase two out of three...

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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...

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...

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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...