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Graduating students at Oakland University can expect changes to the undergraduate commencement ceremony, particularly in how graduates’ names will be read. On Oct. 8, students graduating in fall 2026 received an email outlining changes to the commencement ceremony, including a new system that uses AI to assist with name pronunciations. However, other students also learned...

A night for mischief, costumes, and candy. Beloved by adults and children alike, Halloween is one of the most popular holidays of the autumn season. In the weeks leading up to that most sacred of nights, people decorate their houses with a variety of spooky paraphernalia, skeletons emerging from their lawns, colorful lights and tombstones....

Oakland University’s Spirit of Place Public Arts Competition is moving closer to its final selection, with artists presenting their proposals for a permanent outdoor sclupture that will eventually become part of the university’s campus. The $350,000 project, announced in February, is part of OU’s Cultural Ambassadors initiative under Strategic Vision 2030. The competition looks to...

When Oakland’s non-conference schedule was originally designed, it wasn’t built as a gentle on-ramp for a transitioning roster. It was structured as an unforgiving gauntlet. If the fundamental purpose of an exhibition slate is to stress-test structural integrity before games count toward the official ledger, Tuesday night’s 97–58 loss to Cincinnati at Fifth Third Arena...

The Oakland University Women’s Volleyball team split their games during their “Volloween” weekend against Milwaukee on Friday, Oct. 30, and Saturday, Oct. 31, in the OU Credit Union O’rena.  The team opened the weekend with a 3-0 sweep, marking their first time defeating the Milwaukee Panthers in seven years.  The team was able to put their...

On Friday, Oct. 30, the Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences Society (CDSS) held a Potion Making event in the Lake Erie room of the Oakland Center, combining clinical concepts with Halloween fun. The event ran from 2 to 3 p.m., allowing new students to learn dilution skills while experienced students gained practice.  Attendees experimented with dilution...

As Oakland County voters cast their ballots in the Nov. 3 midterm election, six candidates are competing for two seats on the Michigan Supreme Court. Voters will also see two candidates running for the Michigan Court of Appeals’ Second District. Some voters may be unfamiliar with the candidates, yet both courts make decisions that affect...

Vivek Ramaswamy’s campaign, in a desperate bid for the Ohio governorship, ran one of the boldest attack ads in the American political canon. So salient and vivid was the ad that its splash went far beyond Ohio voters. It has sparked conversation across the political spectrum. But it may prove to be a reminder that...

On Sunday, Nov. 1, former Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Haley Stevens publicly announced her endorsement for Republican nominee Mike Rogers to take the U.S. Senate seat — two days before the 2026 Midterm Election. The U.S. Rep. of Birmingham sat next to the former Congressman and his wife, Kristi Rogers, at Perfecting Church in Detroit....

A ballroom at the Masonic Temple in downtown Detroit was filled Tuesday, Oct. 20, as the Detroit Economic Club hosted Republican Mike Rogers and Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed for a U.S. Senate forum. Business leaders, students, elected officials and reporters gathered to hear the candidates discuss Michigan’s economy, business climate and cost-of-living concerns. Rather than...