The Oakland Post 2012-08-08

Pinching Pennies ; Struggle ; Resource ; New Housing Plans Proposed ; this month ; PHOTO OF THE MONTH ; Perspectives STAFF EDITORIAL Be grateful about the amount tuition increased ; Perspectives COLUMN Putting emphasis on the students ; Campus Nursing school applications on the rise: Students who obtained credits at Oakland given preference over transfers ; Campus New First Year Advising Center created for freshman: Will provide career exploration; advising for students ; CAMPUS BRIEFS ; Campus University to host stem cell biology; therapy conference: Conference to discuss development in the field ; School of Medicine enrolling more students for fall semester ; POLICE ; Campus Housing proposes plans for expansion: Residence halls geared towards freshmen; sophomores ; Campus Playing chicken with controversy: Oakland University students consider boycotting fast-food chain ; THE POLITICAL BATTLEFIELD ; Board of Trustees approves lowest tuition increase in 8 years ; TUITION OVER THE PAST DECADE ; Oakland University's $211 million gen: Because Oakland University has a no additional fees; 81 percent of its general fund budget comes from student tuition. Included is a breakdown of the 15 segments the money goes towards. WHAT IT MEANS ; Sports WXOU Broadcasting in flux ; Despite promises; WXOU broadcasters still at top of O'rena ; Sports WXOU ; THE SPORTING BLITZ ; Sports Heading into Fall play; softball coachless ; Oakland is looking for right candidate to coach softball ; Juice it to lose it: Coach Kampe goes on 30-day juice diet ; Local Detroit Institute of Art turns inside-out: DIA program brings famous works of art out of the Museum; LOCAL BRIEFS ; Local Making a splash into mainstream fashion: Local designer's swimsuits grace Sports Illustrated for second time ; Life Broadcasting your future self: Communication major motivates students to take advantage of internships ; Life Cooking up some culinary gold: Chartwells chef competes in 23rd IKA World Culinary Olympics ; Life What does your office door have to say?: Professors share why they decorate their doors and the significance ; Mouthing Off SATIRE Everyone wins with 2012 Communist Party: Somtimes you have to choose the best of three evils in politics ; SATIRE MONTHLY TOP 10