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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

Former UWW professor sues UW System

Former UWW professor sues UW System

Joseph Schulz, Managing Editor February 12, 2020

A former UW-Whitewater professor is suing the UW System Board of Regents for allegedly violating his right to free speech and due process when firing him. The lawsuit, filed in the Eastern District...

Math Department hosts Google data analyst at colloquium

Megan Behnke, Reporter February 12, 2020

On Monday, Feb. 10, the UWO Mathematics Department held their first colloquium of the semester, bringing in UWO alumni to discuss data analysis. VP of Finance at Crucible Metal Solutions, Inc. Nick...

Former UW Oshkosh IT Specialist Michael Van Vonderen and his lawyer, Daniel Muza, appeared before Court Commissioner Bryan Keberlein on Feb. 6.

Preliminary hearing set for former IT specialist charged with theft of university property

Joseph Schulz, Managing Editor February 7, 2020

A preliminary hearing date of March 5 has been set for former UW Oshkosh IT Specialist Michael Van Vonderen, who has been charged with theft of movable property for allegedly stealing university equipment...

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125 years of independent student journalism

Joseph Schulz, Managing Editor December 5, 2019

125 years ago, a publication was created on what is now the UW Oshkosh campus with the intention of bridging the gap between faculty and students. The Normal Advance began publication in September 1894...

Hate speech or big misunderstanding?

Hate speech or big misunderstanding?

Joseph Schulz, Managing Editor December 5, 2019

A Brown County Circuit Court judge recently ordered the release of public records investigating a UW Oshkosh English professor for possible gender identity discrimination. A May 2017 student complaint...

Former IT specialist charged with theft of UWO equipment

Former IT specialist charged with theft of UWO equipment

Joseph Schulz, Managing Editor December 4, 2019

Former UW Oshkosh IT specialist Michael Van Vonderen has been charged with theft of university equipment valued between $10,000 and $100,000. He is accused of taking the items from offices and storage...

UWO bacteriology class partners with Tiny Earth

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...

130 students charged in government hoax

130 students charged in government hoax

Jack Tierney, Editor in Chief December 4, 2019

The U.S. government created a fake university to trap foreign national students in a Visa fraud scheme. After following through on their intentions, 130 foreign national students have been charged,...

Police fail to solve mystery: 'Shed some light on this horrific death'

Police fail to solve mystery: ‘Shed some light on this horrific death’

Bethanie Gengler, Reporter December 4, 2019

This series includes interviews with the late Stephen Kappell’s best friend, sisters and the Oshkosh Police Department. The case files and evidence were unable to be located or were destroyed by authorities....

Oshkosh North High School student journalist Brock Doemel published an article that was removed by the school in March.

North student wins censorship battle

Bethanie Gengler, Reporter December 4, 2019

An article written by Oshkosh North High School student journalists that was pulled from The North Star website an hour after publication was factually accurate, leading to allegations of journalism censorship,...

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