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News

Francis testifies to pass Erin's Law, provide education, awareness
Women’s basketball head coach Beckie Francis has taken her halftime talk off the court and to the capitol.

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Francis recognized with USBWA's Most Courageous Award
Oakland University women’s head basketball coach Beckie Francis has won the U.S. Basketball Writers Association’s Pat Summitt Most Courageous Award for her efforts to raise awareness for child sexual abuse victims.

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Oakland enters partnership with Oxford Schools, BCC International 
Oakland University’s School of Education and Human Services has partnered with Oxford Community Schools and Beijing Channel Consulting International Education Group to establish an educational partnership.

Features

Silent Conversations
When asked to describe the efforts behind her recent photography exhibition in Paris, Andrea Eis does not hesitate. 
"I feel like I've been having a dialogue with the past," she said.

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Geek Rock
They sing punk rock songs about purgatory, robots, the future and the risks of drinking purple Kool-Aid. They also happen to work in the E-Learning department an are responsible for OU's Moodle online course environment. 

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Changing Detroit through art
At first glance, the corner of Mt. Elliot and Heidelberg looks like something out of a Dr. Seuss book. The houses are polka-dotted, splattered with numbers and adorned with stuffed animals. There are shopping carts and shoes hanging from the trees. The lawns are scattered with everything from a robot constructed from car parts, to a toilet  with a political agenda and a Barbie car on a roller coaster track.

Sports

Oakland hockey defeats Davenport 4-2 to tie up 'Good Luck Duck' series
The Oakland University hockey team bounced back from two consecutive losses earlier in the week with a 4-2 victory against Davenport Jan. 12 to tie the “Good Luck Duck” series at two games apiece.

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WXOU, athletics deadlocked after talks
On Tuesday, Aug. 28 representatives from the Athletics Department, WXOU student radio station, the Oakland University Student Congress, and the university administration met to discuss potential solutions to the issue of the radio station's current broadcast location. 

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Hunting for victory on and off the field
As a child, Brittni Hutton remembers cleaning the house with her siblings, blaring the radio an sliding across the freshly mopped floor in socks. It was work, but she made it fun.

Humor

Dear fellow i-Cultists:  
You can't be Siri-ous
What would Steve Jobs do? 

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Speaking in tongues
Dearest Reader - We owe you an explanation, preferably in English...

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I'm not a princess, and this definitely is not a fairytale
Last week, a tragedy of sorts occurred. I hit a squirrel while I was driving home. His death was senseless, but not the first of its kind. 

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First day jitters
"...I pulled off to the shoulder, stood on the side of I-75 and hurled. Then I cried. Then I hurled again..." 

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Keeping up with the pros and contracts.
I have a well-trained poker face. I am a master of indifference. I wear nothing on my extremely professional sleeve. There is no smiling in journalism.