Lydia Westedt, Reporter, Author at The Advance-Titan

Census workers and UW Oshkosh students raise awareness

Lydia Westedt, Reporter • March 4, 2020

On Feb. 27, four UW Oshkosh public relations students were joined by census workers on the UWO campus to inform students about the 2020 census and encourage students to pledge to take the census. The...

Public Relations campaign promotes 2020 census in Oshkosh

Lydia Westedt, News Writer • February 19, 2020

From the presidential election to the Tokyo Summer Olympics, 2020 is slated to be an exciting year. The 2020 census gives the community one more thing to look forward to. For communities like Oshkosh,...

UWO bacteriology class partners with Tiny Earth

Lydia Westedt, Assistant Sports Editor • December 4, 2019

UW Oshkosh science students are digging for answers in bacteriology class in order to address the issue of diminishing antibiotics and antibiotic-resistant superbugs. With the help of Tiny Earth, a...

WRST-FM Oshkosh earns national honors

Lydia Westedt, Editor • November 21, 2019

WRST-FM Oshkosh, the student-run radio station at UW Oshkosh, recently won its 10th College Broadcasters, Inc. award and its ninth College Media Association award for outstanding student submissions. Two...

Titans dive into the season with competitive team placement

Lydia Westedt, Editor • November 19, 2019

The Titans dove into action as the men’s and women’s swim and dive teams fought to claim 2nd and 3rd in the Gene Davis Invitational at Lawrence University on Nov. 16 in Appleton, WI. UW Oshkosh...

Voyager mission comes to UWO-FC

Lydia Westedt, News Reporter • November 13, 2019

On Nov. 5, astrophysicist and co-investigator for Voyager 1 and 2 and other NASA space missions, Dr. Frances Bagenal, made an appearance at the UW Oshkosh-Fox Cities campus to introduce the PBS movie “The...

UWO Go cuts transportation costs by $20,000

Lydia Westedt, News Reporter • November 7, 2019

A free transportation system launched on Nov. 1, giving students an easy option for quick and safe nighttime travel. UWO Go, a service found on the UWO Mobile app, gives free rides to students from...

Twelve tribes represented at annual powwow

Lydia Westedt, News Reporter • November 7, 2019

For the second year in a row, UW Oshkosh hosted the Wisconsin Powwow Hall of Fame, which took place on Nov. 3 in Albee Hall. Nearly 1,000 people were in attendance, according to American Indian Student...

Titans look to take next big step

Lydia Westedt, Assistant Sports Editor • November 4, 2019

The UW Oshkosh women’s basketball team traveled to UW-Green Bay on Oct. 30 for the first exhibition game of the season. The Titans were defeated by UW-Green Bay 76-36. The Titans finished the 2018-19...

Meth cases up 450% statewide

Lydia Westedt, News Reporter • November 3, 2019

The highly addictive, illegal drug methamphetamine has been on the rise in Wisconsin, as cases have surged more than 450% from 2008 to 2018 according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. “Meth use...