BY JOSEPH ABRO OU News Bureau It’s not unusual for students to have that one professor they will never forget. Sometimes it’s for good reasons — sometimes not. In a random, unscientific survey taken through surveymonkey.com, about 75 Oakland University students from a variety of majors pointed out what frustrates them most about professors. The [...]
BY SHANNON CLEVELAND OU News Bureau Coaches stress to their student-athletes that the student comes first, then the athlete. But many collegiate players put their sport as their No. 1 priority, hindering their chances for success after college. Kylie Schalz, a recent Oakland University grad and former infielder for the softball team, worked hard during [...]
BY SHANNON CLEVELAND OU News Bureau South Dakota State University clinched The Summit League 2012-’13 Food Fight by raising more than 22,500 pounds of food during 18 designated basketball games that collected donations for charity. Overall, the Summit League, which includes Oakland University, raised more than 65,680 pounds in canned food. OU finished second in [...]
BY JOSEPH ABRO OU News Bureau Drew32 is becoming a nationally known name. Andrew Parks — a Michigan rap artist who goes by the name of Drew32 — has produced and performed his music for more than eight years. His work has put the 21-year-old in the spotlight. The Oakland University student from Auburn Hills [...]
BY AMANDA HORWITZ OU News Bureau College students once turned in hand-written term papers and registered for classes in person. Now, it’s common to see students taking notes on a laptop and signing up for courses through a website. With technology more sophisticated than ever, incoming college students are expected to be familiar with the [...]
BY SHANNON CLEVELAND OU News Bureau If he can impact one person’s life in a positive way, Nick Kristock believes he has impacted the world in a positive way. His first step is Gigs for Good Gigs for Good is a nonprofit organization started last year by a group of Oakland University men’s soccer players: [...]
BY AMANDA HORWITZ OU News Bureau Finding a job after graduation is the main target of college students, but this remains difficult although the Great Recession ended more than three years ago. Rutgers University found in 2011 that college grads were having a tough time finding a job and those who did find one were [...]
BY JOSEPH ABRO OU News Bureau About 3,000 people are waiting for a life-saving organ in Michigan today. The Gift of Life is a nonprofit organization that helps ensure successful organ donations in Michigan, as well as, leading the way in getting the word out to Michigan residents. “If you have the opportunity to help [...]
Social networking has consumed Internet users. There are members of all ages from different backgrounds, but one issue among many Facebook users is the tremendous number of people who publish posts that seem to have little rationale. Facebook has 1 billion users, with 604 million accessing it through their mobile devices. Daily posts of [...]
BY AMANDA WILCZAK OU News Bureau Denim has been a hot fashion trend since the 1950s and has evolved with a number of styles and washes from bell-bottoms to the latest craze, jeggings. But sometimes fashion comes with a price. This price is denim transfer, which is when the dye rubs off onto objects that [...]