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Issue No. 85.<br /> Editorial Offices Anibal House, Oakland<br /> University, 2200 North Squirrel Road,<br /> Rochester, MI 48309-4401<br /> Phone (248) 370-3184 <a title="OU Magazine - Fall 2011 page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6af49aa8?page=1"> Fall 2011</a> <a title="OU Magazine - Fall 2011 page 2" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6af49aa8?page=2"> 14 16 20 22 24 26 30 32 MAGAZINE </a> <a title="OU Magazine - Fall 2011 page 3" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6af49aa8?page=3"> 32 30 34 20 DEPARTMENT</a> <a title="OU Magazine - Fall 2011 page 4" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6af49aa8?page=4"> Behind the stories 24 26 22 When OU men’s bas</a> <a title="OU Magazine - Fall 2011 page 5" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6af49aa8?page=5"> Letters enting. Let me Welcome to OU Magazine’</a> <a title="OU Magazine - Fall 2011 page 6" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6af49aa8?page=6"> News OU Magazine wins IABC award</a> <a title="OU Magazine - Fall 2011 page 7" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6af49aa8?page=7"> their possessions, Hildebrand says it might be a </a> <a title="OU Magazine - Fall 2011 page 8" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6af49aa8?page=8"> News | student life corner St</a> <a title="OU Magazine - Fall 2011 page 9" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6af49aa8?page=9"> News Kerri S</a> <a title="OU Magazine - Fall 2011 page 10" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6af49aa8?page=10"> Giving Schostak family pledges $1 million to Sch</a> <a title="OU Magazine - Fall 2011 page 11" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6af49aa8?page=11"> Pawley family earmarks estate gift to new medical</a> <a title="OU Magazine - Fall 2011 page 12" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/6af49aa8?page=12"> Join the Oakland University Branch of the MSU </a> <a title="OU Magazine - 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