McCain discusses national and local issues at event on OU's campus
05/7/2008
By PAUL GULLY
Special Projects Editor
Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain discussed a variety of national and local issues during a town hall meeting on Oakland University’s campus, Wednesday, May 7. The event, which was held in the Shotwell-Gustafson Pavillion, allowed the several hundred in attendance a chance to meet the ...
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Presidential candidate John McCain to be on OU's campus
05/6/2008
By PAUL GULLY
Special Projects Editor Republican presidential candidate John McCain will be on Oakland University’s campus for a Town Hall Meeting on Wednesday, May 7 at 10 a.m. Following his opening statements, in which he is ...
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Special Projects Editor Republican presidential candidate John McCain will be on Oakland University’s campus for a Town Hall Meeting on Wednesday, May 7 at 10 a.m. Following his opening statements, in which he is ...
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Multiple threats close campus
04/16/2008
By JESSE DUNSMORE
Senior Reporter
Empty.
It’s the simplest way to describe Oakland University on Monday, April 14, the day all classes were canceled, and the main campus was closed.
Normally filled to capacity, the lot in front of Vandenberg Hall held perhaps a fifth of that. Save for a couple news vans, the ...
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Senior Reporter
Empty.
It’s the simplest way to describe Oakland University on Monday, April 14, the day all classes were canceled, and the main campus was closed.
Normally filled to capacity, the lot in front of Vandenberg Hall held perhaps a fifth of that. Save for a couple news vans, the ...
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Group pushes for Mich. smoking ban
04/16/2008
By KATHY BARKS HOFFMAN
Associated Press Writer
LANSING, Mich. — Smoking bans in other states don’t have any net economic effect on bars and restaurants, according to a study released Tuesday.
The study was released by former Michigan Senate Majority Leader Ken Sikkema, now of Public Sector Consultants, a Lansing think tank.
It was ...
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Associated Press Writer
LANSING, Mich. — Smoking bans in other states don’t have any net economic effect on bars and restaurants, according to a study released Tuesday.
The study was released by former Michigan Senate Majority Leader Ken Sikkema, now of Public Sector Consultants, a Lansing think tank.
It was ...
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Oakland University is not a fantasy land
04/16/2008
STAFF EDITORIAL
“Nothing will happen — I mean, it’s Oakland University.”
As the 2008 school year reaches its conclusion, many seniors are ready to move beyond the college campus and into the “real” world.
The threats of the past weekend have offered a final lesson for Oakland’s near-future alumni and students.
We live in ...
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“Nothing will happen — I mean, it’s Oakland University.”
As the 2008 school year reaches its conclusion, many seniors are ready to move beyond the college campus and into the “real” world.
The threats of the past weekend have offered a final lesson for Oakland’s near-future alumni and students.
We live in ...
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McCain discusses national and local issues at event on OU's campus
05/7/2008
By PAUL GULLY
Special Projects Editor
Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain discussed a variety of national and local issues during a town hall meeting on Oakland University’s campus, Wednesday, May 7. The event, which was held in the Shotwell-Gustafson Pavillion, allowed the several hundred in attendance a chance to meet the Arizona senator and an opportunity for both supporters and opposition ask questions.
McCain, who was introduced to a standing ovation, mixed ...
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Presidential candidate John McCain to be on OU's campus
05/6/2008
By PAUL GULLY
Special Projects Editor
Republican presidential candidate John McCain will be on Oakland University’s campus for a Town Hall Meeting on Wednesday, May 7 at 10 a.m.
Following his opening statements, in which he is to discuss human trafficing and freedom of religion, among other issues, McCain will field questions from those in attendance, according ...
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Multiple threats close campus
04/16/2008
By JESSE DUNSMORE
Senior Reporter
Empty.
It’s the simplest way to describe Oakland University on Monday, April 14, the day all classes were canceled, and the main campus was closed.
Normally filled to capacity, the lot in front of Vandenberg Hall held perhaps a fifth of that. Save for a couple news vans, the massive lot in front of the OC was a vacant desert of concrete. A lone vehicle on Meadowbrook Drive occasionally broke the stillness.
This was the ...
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Senior Reporter
Empty.
It’s the simplest way to describe Oakland University on Monday, April 14, the day all classes were canceled, and the main campus was closed.
Normally filled to capacity, the lot in front of Vandenberg Hall held perhaps a fifth of that. Save for a couple news vans, the massive lot in front of the OC was a vacant desert of concrete. A lone vehicle on Meadowbrook Drive occasionally broke the stillness.
This was the ...
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Students kept off campus due to security concerns, campus to reopen Tuesday morning
04/14/2008
OUPD aren’t having problems keeping people off campus today, the second day of an administration mandated lockdown after threatening messages were found scrawled on the walls of three Oakland University bathrooms over the weekend.
“People have been very cooperative,” said Sam Lucido, OU Chief of Police.
A few people who were unaware of the closure made their way to campus, but were very understanding when officers explained the situation and turned them away, according to Lucido.
But while the campus community stays away, OUPD have ...
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OU closed due to written threats found on campus
04/13/2008
By STEVE STAEGER
Senior Reporter
Threats written on bathroom walls in two academic buildings and the Oakland Center have prompted university officials to close the campus until 7:00 a.m. Tuesday.
“Our crisis management team met early this morning to go over the facts,” said Sam Lucido, OU Chief of Police.
That team made the final decision to close the campus.
“Safety and security are the university’s highest priority and the decision to close campus is consistent with that philosophy,” Lucido said.
The closing comes after ...
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Breaking News: Safety alert closes campus
04/13/2008
Oakland University's campus is closed Sunday, April 13 and Monday, April 14 following a safety alert. Campus will reopen Tuesday, April 15 at 7 a.m.
Threatening graffiti messages were found in three men's restrooms in O'Dowd Hall, Kresge Library and the Oakland Center.
An e-mail was sent to students Saturday alerting them of one message and campus was shut down upon discovering two additional threatening messages.
All classes and campus events are cancelled, however residential facilities will remain ...
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Threatening graffiti messages were found in three men's restrooms in O'Dowd Hall, Kresge Library and the Oakland Center.
An e-mail was sent to students Saturday alerting them of one message and campus was shut down upon discovering two additional threatening messages.
All classes and campus events are cancelled, however residential facilities will remain ...
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