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UWO student dies in Stewart Hall

Jacob Link, Co-Sports Editor • October 6, 2023

UW Oshkosh Chancellor Andrew Leavitt announced Oct. 6 that a student died in Stewart Hall after being found unresponsive early Friday morning. In a letter to students, Leavitt wrote that UW Oshkosh...

UW System calls for civic engagement among students

Kelly Hueckman, Managing Editor • October 4, 2023

After a 2022 survey found only 12% of students in the UW System said they were interested in having their views challenged, a panel discussed how students can engage in difficult conversations in Reeve...

Student body ratifies new student government constitution

Elijah Plonsky, Staff Writer • October 4, 2023

UW Oshkosh students approved a new student government constitution Sept. 25 that renames the Oshkosh Student Association (OSA) to the Oshkosh Student Government (OSG), updates its executive positions,...

ResLife Pub Crawl Policy

Nolan Swenson, Sports Co-Editor • October 4, 2023

Due to safety concerns regarding Pub Crawl on Oct.13-15, UW Oshkosh Residence Life will adjust security policies for the weekend. Only UWO students and residential students at Fox Valley Technical College...

Day by Day addresses Oshkosh’s unhoused population

Aubrie Selsmeyer, Opinion Editor • October 4, 2023

Homelessness is not a new problem in Oshkosh. However, for a number of citizens, the problem has recently become more apparent and troubling. Oshkosh has the Day by Day Warming Shelter, which provides...

UWOPD on the Mic

Mattie Beck, Arts & Entertainment Editor • October 4, 2023

The UWO Police Department (UWOPD) created a podcast last November that covered a wide variety of campus-related topics. These topics included community questions, scam and security, active threat...

Phishing scam email sparks concern

Josh Lehner, Assistant News Editor • October 4, 2023

A scam email claiming that a UW Oshkosh staff member tested positive for an unnamed virus circulated last week, resulting in numerous concerned calls and messages sent to UWO’s IT department and the...

‘Chop from the top!’

Josh Lehner, Assistant News Editor • October 3, 2023

UW Oshkosh staff and faculty, as well as community members and people from other UW System schools, participated in a walkout protest today over the university’s response to its $18 million deficit. The...

UWOPD hosts Run With the Cops fundraiser

Nolan Swenson, Co-Sports Editor • September 27, 2023

The UW Oshkosh Police Department (UWOPD) hosted their annual Run With the Cops event raising between $8,000 to $10,000 for the Special Olympics Wisconsin (SOWI). Around 225 participants took part, be...

SAC aims for increased spending

Anya Kelley, News Editor • September 27, 2023

Every semester, students are confronted with tuition payments. In a time where inflation is impacting every market and college is more expensive than ever, students want to know where their money is going. At...