Surviving Polio Without Pity
By Allison Ludwig Editor Katie Williams Kathleen Sims is a wife, mother, grandmother and retired nurse but also a polio
Category: Ability
Disease Does Not Derail Family
By Chelsea Wiggins Rare diseases are rare in most people’s reality. Many only ever witness them on shows like Grey’s
Teachers in Training on Diversity
A Fall 2019 cohort of students in Elementary Education, with an Early Childhood Concentration, completed their last course, EC 3330.
Waiting for Kidney Health
By Trevor Tyle This story was previously published in the Oakland Post on Sept. 18, 2019. OU alum hopes for
Living with Bipolar Disorder
DJ Terry interviewed Oakland University then-senior, Simon Albaugh, about his experience living with bipolar disorder and how it shows up
AD(H)D (Not) Controlling My Life
Journalism major Marcella Banner on ADD and ADHD – they “are disabling mental health conditions that can ultimately make one
Facing MS
Emily Lackey and Andrew Dimmer interviewed Dory Jolin for a writing assignment. Dory’s story speaks of resilience and healing in
99 Students
Undergraduate nursing students reflect on diversity in six words. Brown skin boy. White family. Loved. Girls compete. Women uplift one
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