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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

Journalism Department Chair Sara Hansen and other faculty created a video to “welcome” students to the virtual department and online classes.

Journalism department cultivates community during COVID-19 campus closure

Olivia Schilcher, Reporter May 6, 2020

Community is usually known as a group of people who share a common interest and often a common geographic area. But the Department of Journalism has tweaked that definition during the COVID-19 pandemic,...

Advance-Titan, staff win Better Newspaper, Best of the Midwest awards

May 6, 2020

The Advance-Titan and its staff received 17 awards in the Wisconsin Newspaper Association Foundation’s Better Newspaper Contest. The WNAF announced the winners of its 2019 college Better Newspaper...

Wikimedia — Betelgeuse's position in Orion.

Astronomers baffled by star that is getting fainter

Nick Fioravanti, Reporter May 6, 2020

There are billions of stars in our universe that astronomers view and study. But recently, one of the most popular stars in the night sky, Betelgeuse, is baffling astronomers, who have observed that...

'Week in Review' from 90.3 WRST-FM, May 1, 2020

‘Week in Review’ from 90.3 WRST-FM, May 1, 2020

May 2, 2020

This week’s episode of “Week in Review” takes a look at reopening the economy, how students are adapting to at-home learning, the Algoma Boulevard Riots of 1970, and more. “Week in Review”...

Titan TV News, May 1, 2020

Titan TV News, May 1, 2020

May 2, 2020

Titan TV News provides the latest campus and community news from UW Oshkosh.

UW Oshkosh Archives Photo — In 1970, students on what is now UW Oshkosh lit tires and trash cans on fire to protest the war and Algoma Boulevard safety concerns.

‘Algoma Boulevard riots’ rocked Oshkosh 50 years ago

Joseph Schulz, Managing Editor April 30, 2020

Fifty years ago, a growing anti-war movement erupted on what is now the UW Oshkosh campus when thousands of students rioted, blockading Algoma Boulevard, lighting tires and trash cans on fire and digging...

Public trust in media decreases

Public trust in media decreases

Andrew Hansen, Reporter April 29, 2020

While Americans trust in the media is higher than it was last year, it's still at a decade low, as a 2019 Gallup poll found that only 41% of Americans trust the mainstream news media. UW Oshkosh Political...

EPA relaxes enforcement of environmental regulations

EPA relaxes enforcement of environmental regulations

Andrew Hansen, Reporter April 29, 2020

On March 26, the Environmental Protection Agency announced that the department would be retroactively relaxing enforcement of environmental regulations and fines during the COVID-19 pandemic, starting...

Shortage of semi-truck drivers hits Wisconsin

Shortage of semi-truck drivers hits Wisconsin

Patrick Caine, Reporter April 29, 2020

The transportation of goods and services is crucial to the success of any economy, but one of the most important aspects of the industry is quickly declining. The number of truck drivers, especially...

Courtesy of Wikimedia — The Oshkosh Public Library sits at 106 Washington Ave.

Evers expands operations for nonessential businesses, Oshkosh charges first business for violating Safer at Home

Joseph Schulz, Managing Editor April 27, 2020

On Monday, Gov. Tony Evers issued an executive order to expand operations for nonessential businesses, which takes effect at 8 a.m. Wednesday. The order allows nonessential businesses to offer curbside...

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