Category: Features

• Fashion House of Oakland University hosts #TrafficStoppers fashion show

  Stephanie Sokol for The Oakland Post The Fashion House of Oakland University hosted the first #TrafficStoppers Fashion Show Nov. 27 at 7p.m. The event  featured styles from 10 Michigan fashion designers in addition to performances by student groups. “I thought it would be a good fashion show,” freshman, Kenyetta Morgan, said. “I’m really into fashion…

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  11/29/2012

  Features

  #TrafficStoppers Fashion Show, Fashion House of Oakland University, MI Designers, Oakland University

• OU alumnus wins international marketing award

  Stephanie Sokol for The Oakland Post Oakland University post-masters alumnus Yannick Greiner was honored with the Individual Platinum Award from the Marketing and Sales Executives of Detroit for his work marketing Rugged Liner products internationally. “I was surprised, overjoyed and proud,” Greiner said. “I gave a quick speech about the growth of international sales. I…

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  11/25/2012

  Features

  International Marketing, Marketing awards, MSED Award, Oakland University, OU, Rugged Liner, Yannick Greiner

• Meadow Brook Hall Sets up for 2012 Holiday Walk

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  11/18/2012

  Features

  Christmas 2012, Decorations, Floral design, Holidays, Meadow Brook Hall, Meadow Brook Holiday Walk, Puttin’ on the Glitz

• Hepburn’s recreates old Hollywood

  Stephanie Sokol for The Oakland Post Photos from classic Audrey Hepburn films line the walls. old Hollywood soundtrack fill the air along with the scent of coffee and desserts. Hepburn’s Crêpe and Coffee at the Village of Rochester Hills provides a casual dining experience with an old Hollywood feel. With a background in business, banking…

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  11/08/2012

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  Audrey Hepburn, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, coffee, cookies, crepe, Deanna Birg, Hepburn’s, Hepburn’s Crepe & Coffee, Jennifer Botimer, The Village of Rochester Hills

• Has campaigning gone too far?

  Stephanie Sokol for The Oakland Post I’ve been very popular the last few months. Every day, I receive multiple calls, emails and mail from very prominent people. Just this afternoon, I answered the phone to hear Clint Eastwood’s voice, informing me that “my vote matters.” Despite their current urgency to capture my attention, these people…

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  11/07/2012

  Features

  Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Campaign perspectives, Clint Eastwood, Election 2012, Excessive Campaigning, Mitt Romney, Politics, Washington Post

• Ethics in Journalism

  WDIV TV news anchor Devin Scillian says the best advice he can give any journalism student is to take a course in ethics. “It’s such an eye opener,” Scillian says. “It seems like a lot of journalists just go out and learn as they go. It is very critical and important that all journalists take…

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  11/06/2012

  Features

  Devin Scillian, Ethics in journalism, Kwame Kilpatrick case

• Why women love Target

  I know I’m not the only woman out there who feels this way. When I walk in, take in the fluorescent lighting, red walls and white floors, I know I’m in my happy place. Where else can you buy a gorgeous blouse, luxurious quilts and house ware items, designer fragrances as well stock up on…

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  11/04/2012

  Features

  business, Shopping, style, Target, Women

• Music major works to help impoverished children in India

  On her final day in India, junior music major Molly Bruner looked out her bus window on the drive back from an orphanage and knew something had to change. After 10 days devoted to opening three orphanages and working with children, Bruner wanted to do her part to help with the poverty she wittnessed. “I…

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  10/24/2012

  Features

  Angel House, Let’s Change India 2012, Lindsay Russo, Molly Bruner, Music, Oakland Community Church, Oakland University, The Gathering