Running is a lifestyle to some, a hobby to others and simply a goal to many. Experts weigh in on what it takes to run a marathon, and survive. BY JEN BUCCIARELLI OU News Bureau A shot is fired. Several thousand bodies are in motion. Hearts thumping, lungs pumping. Twenty-six miles stand between the present [...]
BY JENNY JARONESKI OU News Bureau Helping the needy and saving money go hand in hand at WHOO U R, a resale shop with a cause. Items sold in this downtown Rochester store include furnishings, antique items, books, clothing and jewelry. They are privately donated and acquired from estate sales. The shop’s net profits go [...]
Oakland University has adapted to students’ needs, expanding intellectual horizons to offer nontraditional courses that stretch beyond core subjects and allow students to explore other areas of interest. OU News Bureau reporter Jenny Jaroneski caught up with Professor Henri Gooren to learn out about the Magic, Witchcraft & Religion class (AN 271/REL 271). Describe it: [...]
Oakland University has adapted to students’ needs, expanding intellectual horizons to offer nontraditional courses that stretch beyond core subjects and allow students to explore other areas of interest. OU News Bureau reporter Emily Weitz caught up with Professor Terry Dibble to learn about a class called Healthy Lifestyle Choices (EXS 560). Describe it: It is [...]
Oakland University has adapted to students’ needs, expanding intellectual horizons to offer nontraditional courses that stretch beyond core subjects and allow students to explore other areas of interest. OU News Bureau reporter Audrey Ryskamp caught up with Terry Dibble, professor and special lecturer, to learn about a class called “Laughter as a Therapeutic Modality” (WHP [...]
More than 100 students each year travel to far-off places for an education. BY EMILY WEITZ OU News Bureau Oakland University has the ability to bring information from all over the world to its students; it also has the resources to send its students all over the world. Study abroad offers students a unique perspective [...]
Oakland University has adapted to students’ needs, expanding intellectual horizons to offer nontraditional courses that stretch beyond core subjects and allow students to explore other areas of interest. OU News Bureau reporter Raymond Andre caught up with Professor Jeffrey Chapman to learn about a class called “Advanced Topics in Literature: Adventures with Graphic Novels” (ENG [...]
Oakland University has adapted to students’ needs, expanding intellectual horizons to offer nontraditional courses that stretch beyond traditional core subjects and allow students to explore other areas of interest. OU News Bureau reporter Evan Deneau caught up with Professor Barbara Oakley to learn about a class called How Things Work (ISE150). Who takes this class? [...]
Oakland University has adapted to students’ needs, expanding intellectual horizons to offer nontraditional courses that stretch beyond core subjects and allow students to explore other areas of interest. OU News Bureau reporter Andrew Craig caught up with Professor Ron DeRoo to learn about a class called Cultural Foundations and Historical Development of Rock Music. (MUS [...]
With the help of The Michigan Pet Fund Alliance, Oakland County animal shelters are striving to become no-kill shelters. BY KELLY BROSKY OU News Bureau Jake pounces around like a big bunny as the fresh white snow sticks to his long black and white fur. His tongue hangs out of his wide-open grin as he [...]