Category: Features
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Happily ever after: students experience Meadow Brook Ball
Stephanie Sokol and Kailee Mathias for The Oakland Post Meadow Brook Hall was turned into a real-life fairy tale for the 41st ball, hosted as two events the evenings of Feb. 1 and 2. After decorating Friday morning, the house took on the “Happily Ever After” theme, giving guests the opportunity to dress up and…
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There’s a tea trend brewing among young, health conscious
Stephanie Sokol for OU News Bureau It can be prepared in many ways, and taste is up to the brewer. Tea, the world’s second most popular beverage behind water, has soared in popularity during the past 10 years. Americans drank over 3 billion gallons of tea in 2011, 85 percent of…
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Gigi’s Cupcakes: Everything’s baked and decorated in-house
Stephanie Sokol for OU News Bureau Owner David Gonzalez said the cupcakes are based on family recipes. PHOTO/STEPHANIE SOKOL Looking for a place to have great food and a good time? OU News Bureau reporters have visited some distinctive eateries in Oakland, Macomb and Wayne counties to learn more about what these places have to…
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Picking up good donations
Stephanie Sokol for The Oakland Post Formed in 2010, Elijah Nelson and brothers Mark and Jake Hoke make up the Detroit band Royal Hoax. The alternative/pop- rock group is working with Gleaners Community Food Bank on their project Rock4Hunger, while getting their music out at local schools and venue shows. Behind the music Nelson, Mark and…
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OU students participate in Global Brigades, volunteer in Honduras
Stephanie Sokol for The Oakland Post The days leading up to Christmas were an “absolutely amazing, life changing experience” for Oakland University senior Brandon Hanna. Hanna traveled to Santa Rosa, Honduras with the OU Medical and Dental chapter of Global Brigades. “Everyone should try volunteering,” Hanna said. For Hanna, the Student Activities Funding Board chairman and…
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Meadow Brook Hall Hosts 10th Annual Holiday Tea
Savory and sweet dishes, festive flute music and Christmas décor filled the Meadow Brook Hall Christopher Wren Dining Room as people gathered for the 10th annual Holiday Tea Dec. 11. The tea was held as two sold-out events, with the second event being held Dec. 18. “We’ve been hosting the Holiday Tea for years, now it…
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Nice ‘stache: students show off their facial fuzz for No-Shave November, Movember
Stephanie Sokol for The Oakland Post With the efforts of Movember to “change the face of men’s health” by building awareness for prostate cancer and other men’s health issues, according to the Movember informational website, many Oakland University men have been growing out their whiskers. Some men participate in the annual trend, while others claim to always…
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