Independent Student Newspaper of UW Oshkosh Campuses

The Advance-Titan

Independent Student Newspaper of UW Oshkosh Campuses

The Advance-Titan

Independent Student Newspaper of UW Oshkosh Campuses

The Advance-Titan

The Superhero Burnout

Tony Balboa, Writer September 13, 2023

There’s a term being thrown out a lot these days. It’s a term used to describe the overabundance of superhero movies and often it is used in a negative manner.  The term I am referring to is “superhero...

Barbie is a childhood toy that stays relevant to girls in the present day with dolls selling in stores

Hi Barbie!

Mattie Beck, Arts & Entertainment Editor September 13, 2023

Hi Barbie! That is how everyone has been greeting each other since a new TikTok trend that began when “Barbie,” directed by Greta Gerwig, was released this summer.  The trend includes going up...

Orchestras merge, offer networking opportunities

Mattie Beck, Arts and Entertainment Editor August 30, 2023

The Oshkosh Symphony Orchestra (OSO) and UW Oshkosh musicians have merged and are creating a reimagined orchestra for the campus and community. As of this fall, OSO will be comprised of UWO students,...

Courtesy of UW Oshkosh -- UWO alumnus Ryan Steiskal stands with his first-place poster. Steiskal recently won the Wisconsin State Fair poster contest for the second time in the last four years.

‘Fairtastic’ again: UWO alumnus is only two-time Wisconsin State Fair poster contest winner

Submitted news June 8, 2023

Every step forward Ryan Steiskal makes in his career, he knows the support of the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh art community is like a wind at his back. The Milwaukee artist, who grew up in Neshkoro...

Trent Allaback / Advance-Titan - Trent Allaback began working at the Advance-Titan in 2021 as a sports reporter and copy editor.

Copy editor diagnosed with eye fatigue

Trent Allaback, Copy Desk Editor May 3, 2023

I joined the Advance-Titan in the fall of 2021 during a tumultuous transition from UW Oshkosh-Fox Cities to the main campus of UW Oshkosh. I was very unsure where (or if) I would fit in at a place where...

Courtesy of Greetings Tour - Greetings Tour artists Victor Ving and Lisa Beggs travel the U.S to create iconic postcard-style murals that capture the essence of different cities.

New mural to highlight best of Oshkosh

Kelly Hueckman, Managing Editor May 3, 2023

Oshkosh is on track to join over 60 other cities as part of the “Greetings Tour” project, which creates postcard-inspired murals to encompass a city’s local culture. “We love working with communities...

Advance-Titan File Photo - There are many native and non-native plants found on campus.

Oshkosh campus features different plant life

Mattie Beck, Arts & Entertainment Editor May 3, 2023

Throughout the UW Oshkosh campus, there is a wide variety of plant life found on the campus grounds. The variety of plants included comes from the Sustainability Institute, which helps upkeep these...

Willem Flaugher / Advance-Titan - Eroding Winds has been open in Oshkosh since 2016.

A closer look at Eroding Winds Record Shop

Payton Murphy, Staff Writer May 3, 2023

It’s no secret that the picturesque downtown Oshkosh is  home to many wonderful small businesses, shops and restaurants. The area acts as an activity hub for local shopping, dining, entertainment, housing...

Cory Sparks / The Advance-Titan - Cory Sparks worked as a reporter in 2019 before taking the role of Assistant Sports Editor and then Sports Editor in 2020. He
became the Managing Editor in 2021 before being elected editor-in-chief in the same year

Former EIC misses newsroom frenzy

Cory Sparks, Former Editor-In-Chief May 3, 2023

As someone who constantly thinks ahead, I have to admit this: the day of me writing my senior sendoff snuck up on me. I remember walking down into the basement of Reeve as a freshman who agreed to write...

Courtesy of UWO Flickr - Bye Gosh Fest is an event that provides students with a chance to get free entertainment at the end of the semester.

Bye Gosh Fest provides entertainment

Mattie Beck, Arts & Entertainment Editor May 3, 2023

Bye Gosh Fest has been held on the UW Oshkosh campus since 1979 and has provided students with an entertainment experience to end the semester.  The headliners for this year’s Bye Gosh Fest are former...

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