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DECEMBER 18, 2025 • Vol. 21, No. 29
OU hopes to reopen campus before winter 2026 semester after hot water system repairs BY MARY BETH ALMOND
Hometown for the holidays
malmond@candgnews.com
ROCHESTER HILLS — Many buildings on campus at Oakland University continue to have only partial heat after the university discovered leaks in the high temperature hot water system, modifying university operations in November and December. The university first discovered a leak in the hot water pipe system — an underground loop that supplies heat to every main campus building — in the parking lot between Fitzgerald House, O’Dowd Hall and the OU Credit Union O’Rena in early November. Shortly after, a second leak emerged due to the frigid temperatures. On Dec. 9, following pressurization of Oakland University’s high temperature hot water system, a third leak emerged due to temperature and pressure fluctuations. The university issued an update on the repairs Dec. 15. “After very long days and very hard work by many OU staff and external vendors, university leaders are cautiously optimistic that repairs of the high temperature hot water (HTHW) system are holding
ABOVE: The annual Rochester Area Hometown Christmas Parade brought some holiday spirit to Main Street Dec. 7. Clowns escort the Grinch on a fire truck.
ABOVE: Dancers show off their skills during the parade. RIGHT: Spectators of all ages brave the cold to watch the annual Rochester Area Hometown Christmas Parade. Photos by Erin Sanchez
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