To accurately capture the essence of a university experience is, quite naturally, impossible. After all, an experience encompasses so many different things and could be told from so many different perspectives that doing so would never provide an audience with a complete, unbiased account. But the biases that exist from having an experience are inherently a part of said experience, and these biases ultimately make the retelling all the more real.
The takeaway message here is that the endeavor undertaken today is one full of personal experiences and opinions where bias may be hard to separate from fact. It is with this knowledge in mind that The Peeking Grizz begins.
For the next few months and hopefully beyond, the aim of this blog is to offer readers a “peek” into life at Oakland University as a Golden Grizzly. It will be updated frequently with in-depth posts on various aspects of OU, from the buildings to the services to the activities to the wealth of opportunities available to its students. There will also be random musings, weekly specials, and, of course, a helping of Golden Grizzlies basketball coverage when in-season. In essence, a reader can expect perspective on a broad range of OU topics coming from someone who is proud to write tuition checks to the black and gold.
What is a golden Grizzly? Is this some sort of Californian myth?
Hey there – I think that question stems from the “Oakland” part of Oakland University. OU is actually not in California, but a suburb of Detroit, Michigan. We do not have any Golden Grizzlies here, though, either. Thanks for checking us out!