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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

UW Oshkosh hosts black tie event to raise money for scholarships

Lexi Wojcik-Kretchmer, Reporter March 4, 2020

An Evening of Black & Gold is an event opened to the public that raises scholarship money for students attending the UW Oshkosh. It is a formal event that includes cocktails, dinner, entertainment,...

The Bateman team and census workers tabled in Reeve last week.

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...

Alex Mangmoradeth exhales a cloud of vapor. Researchers found that when e-cigarette taxes increase by 10%, sales of vaping devices decrease by 26% and traditional cigarette sales rise by 11%.

Vaping tax increases cigarette smoking

Heidi Docter, Reporter March 4, 2020

A UW Oshkosh professor’s research on the relationship between the taxation of e-cigarettes and the sales of cigarettes reveals a dangerous consequence of e-cigarette taxation. Chad Cotti, chair of...

WIUTA member George Penn leads a training conference.

Group organizes to get dark money out of politics

Amber Brockman, News Editor February 26, 2020

Wisconsin United to Amend, a nonpartisan state network of concerned citizens dedicated to removing “dark money” from politics, is organizing in Oshkosh to collect signatures in order to fulfill its...

The light blue areas above are underserved with broadband access and the dark blue areas are unserved.

Winnebago County aims to expand access to high-speed internet

Joseph Schulz, Managing Editor February 26, 2020

The Winnebago County Industrial Development Board voted last month to enter a public-private partnership that aims to expand broadband access in rural communities. The partnership with US Internet,...

Deb Martin, a volunteer for the Catch-a-Ride program, says the program needs more volunteer drivers to be effective.

Catch-a-Ride seeks volunteer drivers

Joseph Schulz, Managing Editor February 26, 2020

After helping workers get to their jobs more than 1,000 times in 2019, the Winnebago County Catch-a-Ride Program is seeking more drivers to help fill gaps in transportation and reduce employment barriers. Currently...

Joann and John Cross look back at 40 years at UW Oshkosh.

New Beginnings: John and Joann Cross look back after 40 years at UW Oshkosh

Joseph Schulz, Managing Editor February 26, 2020

When John and Joann Cross met at a party in 1974, they never imagined that what began as a budding friendship would blossom into a healthy marriage and a four-decade career in academia. Before they...

UW System Regent family foundation donates to The Cabinet

Lexi Wojcik-Kretchmer, Reporter February 26, 2020

UW System Regent Karen Walsh’s family foundation, BerbeeWalsh Foundation, donated $2000 to the recently opened food pantry at UW Oshkosh and plans to donate more. Walsh described the BerbeeWalsh Foundation...

Joy Evans used her McNair research on food insecurity among racially minoritized college students to open a food pantry in Reeve Memorial Union.

McNair Scholar alumna combats food insecurity

Amber Brockman, News Editor February 26, 2020

From outward appearances, Joy Evans, a senior at UW Oshkosh, seems to have it made. She’s a McNair Scholar alumna who is on her way to graduate school, has been recognized as student of the month by...

Event sheds light on Sundown Oshkosh

Megan Behnke, Reporter February 26, 2020

On Feb. 20, the UW Oshkosh History Department held a presentation for Black History Month, given by history professor Michelle Kuhl. For the past few years, Kuhl has been giving her students the Sundown...

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