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Vision Restored

April 20, 2015 by Rose Thorn

The box was stuffed in a corner and covered in plastic, with her lunch box thrown on top of it. It just sat there by her feet, waiting to be recognized. Then, Paige Biggs-Vanzo, the marketing communications director for Meadow Brook Theatre, took the small, cardboard box out and uncovered it. Inside, there were a bunch of glasses and eyeglass cases, two things which Meadow Brook Theatre is currently collecting for their collection drive for New Eyes for the […]

Categories: Online, Print, The Oakland Post • Tags: Meadowbrook Theatre, Oakland University, Paige Biggs-Vanzo, The Oakland Post

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Student organic farm prepares for spring

April 20, 2015 by Rose Thorn

Green thumbs will leave their fingerprints on Oakland University March 27, when the Oakland Center will temporarily be made into a hoop house. Student Organic Farmers, a student organization that supports organic food production in the community, is hosting an interactive organic farming experience in the Oakland Center to show students how to transplant seedlings. These seeds will then be grown and harvested by SOF during the upcoming growing season. “When I first started (at SOF), the idea of organic […]

Categories: Online, The Oakland Post • Tags: Oakland University, Student Organic Farm, The Oakland Post

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The year of the dragon

April 20, 2015 by Rose Thorn

If there’s one event I love at Oakland University, it’s Chinese New Year. And, while I was a staff intern at The Oakland Post, I got a chance to write about it. The result was a photo story featuring the event. I myself did not take the photos, but I did write the story. This story was featured in The Oakland Post on January 25, 2012. A version of this story appeared on the Post’s website on January 24, […]

Categories: Online, Print, The Oakland Post • Tags: Chinese New Year, Oakland University, photo story, The Oakland Post

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Department of Music, Theatre and Dance performs Mozartâ€™s Cosi Fan Tutte

April 20, 2015 by Rose Thorn

For the first time in over a decade Oakland University’s Department of Music, Theatre and Dance performed an opera. The lapse ended this weekend with the departments’ rendition of Mozart’s Cosi Fan Tutte. Italian for “All Women are Like That,” or “The School for Lovers,” the show was chosen by its director, Dr. Drake Danzler, for its unique ability to appeal to general audiences. “It’s fun to watch people enjoying opera because they never really expect themselves to,” said Constantine […]

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The adventure continues

April 20, 2015 by Rose Thorn

I think this was the story that taught me how to report. It was writing this story that got me thinking about my reporting style and my role as a journalist. This story was published in The Oakland Post on January 18, 2012. A version of this story appeared online on the Post’s website on January 17, 2012 at: http://www.oaklandpostonline.com/life/article_6c13b1dc-8042-5061-9c37-67add5f0d2f0.html.

Categories: Online, Print, The Oakland Post • Tags: Forever Adventure, Michael Morris, Oakland University

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Traffic accidents on campus decrease, become more serious

April 20, 2015 by Rose Thorn

According to Sergeant Nicole Thompson of the Oakland University Police Department, there were less traffic accidents on campus during this fall semester than last year. “Last year from Sept. 1, 2010 to Nov. 19, 2010 we took 83 accident reports including parking lot accidents and this year from Sept. 1, 2011 to Nov. 19, 2011 we took 68 accident reports, including parking lot accidents,” Thompson said. Nevertheless, while instances of accidents involving OU students on campus have declined, the impact […]

Categories: Online, The Oakland Post • Tags: accidents, driving, Oakland University

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Work, play keep students at OU on break

April 20, 2015 by Rose Thorn

My work impressed the editors at The Oakland Post, and they encouraged me to apply. Thus, to my great pleasure and excitement, I got my first position in journalism as a staff intern reporter for The Oakland Post. I basically did all the work of a paid reporter, unpaid. I wrote about 3 stories per week, mostly for the Life section, but not all were always published. This story is the first one I ever wrote for the Post […]

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A case for class cancellation

April 20, 2015 by Rose Thorn

On November 9, 2011, a presidential debate was held at Oakland University. Once again, I wrote The Oakland Post and told them what I thought. Many classes were not cancelled for the debate, and I thought they should be. My train of thought turned into a Mouthing Off article, which, I’m proud to say, was featured in the edition of The Oakland Post that ran on debate day.

Categories: Print, The Oakland Post • Tags: Oakland University, presidential debate

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A Letter to the Editor: Sudoku In the Oakland Post

April 20, 2015 by Rose Thorn

In October 2011, I wrote a letter to The Oakland Post suggesting they feature a Sudoku puzzle along with the crossword. I myself greatly enjoy Sudoku puzzles, even more than crosswords, so I confess a small selfish motive behind my writing. However, I thought it would be a huge improvement over the grossly oversized crossword puzzle that took up their entire back page the previous week, as well as add something else for readers to do. To my surprise, my letter was […]

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Jessica McLean

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Category Archives: The Oakland Post

Vision Restored

Student organic farm prepares for spring

The year of the dragon

Department of Music, Theatre and Dance performs Mozartâ€™s Cosi Fan Tutte

The adventure continues

Traffic accidents on campus decrease, become more serious

Work, play keep students at OU on break

A case for class cancellation

A Letter to the Editor: Sudoku In the Oakland Post