The Oakland Post 2018-02-04

A taste of Africa: CMI kicks off African-American Celebration Month with plenty of singing; dancing and good food ; BOT Meeting. Trustees report successful AUFD; plans for campus rec activities ; Petition to Lansing. OUSC joins other public universities to increase state funding ; Ask Ora. Students ask President Pescovitz questions in open forum ; BOT approves high ropes course ; National Survey of Student Endangerment to capture campus climate ; Michigan universities ask for more state funding: OUSC leads the way to ask state government for additional funding for student activities ; Muslims in America: The Canary In the Coal Mine ; Kindness Week on campus: Student organizations advocate for social awareness ; The past and future of human communities ; Police Files: Basketball Brawl ; Books; sweatshirts and thievery - oh my ; Chicken? ; Students get a 'Taste of Africa' ; Ask Ora tackles serious college issues: President Ora Hirsch Pescovitz talks sexual assault; construction remodeling ; Diversity Inclusion Pledge ; Release of the anticlimactic memo ; Opinion: Considering life on Lincoln's birthday: Perspective on nation wide controversial topic regarding the matter of a woman's choice ; This week in the news and reviews ; 'Phantom Thread' doesn't quite fit the eye of the needle ; 'Devilman Crybaby' proves a wild ride with riveting plot ; 'This is Us' Super Bowl episode will obliterate your soul ; New world; new monsters; same excitement ; Walking in a Winter(fest) Wonderland ; Leah Somerfield was awarded with Horizon League player of the week: Meet the girl who is full of leadership; skills; and talent ; Men's basketball takes on Horizon League newcomer: The Golden Grizzlies beat the IUPUI Jaguars 82-74 ; Enter the HUB: Beer; football; axe throwing; what could be better ; Get Involved: Giving Challenge against UDM ; Fro prison to farming: Alumni creates empire of paying it forward ; The dangers of 'Easy Mac' ; Man's best friend: The best kind of stress reliever: Why service animals help students have happier lives ; Tau Kappa Epsilon's event was truly a smashing time ; Faculty Profile: Alan Epstein: Meet the director of religious studies ; Because you a**holes keep asking for horoscopes