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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

Jim VandeHei, Barbara Benish, Paul Anger and moderator Brody Karmenzind took part in the journalism department’s fake news panel discussion on Friday.

Fake news: ‘a cancer on society’

Jordyn Schrader, News Writer October 25, 2018

The founder of Politico and Axios described fake news as “a cancer on society” that will be difficult to cure. Jim VandeHei, who graduated from UW Oshkosh in 1995 with a journalism degree and...

Jeremy Piper, co-founder of the new, UWO club Titan Students for a Cleaner Community, poses with garbage collected by students on and around campus.

Q & A with Hunter Armstrong, co-founder of SCC

Neal Hogden, Managing Editor October 25, 2018

Q. What’s the goal of Titan Students for a Cleaner Community? A. The goal of Titan SCC is to clean the community block by block in an effort to bring the true beauty and potential out of the neighborhood...

The curious case of Hagen unfolded

Christina Basken, News Editor October 25, 2018

A former UW Oshkosh student who was news editor of the Advance-Titan was forced to destroy documents pertaining to an investigative report on UWO business professor Willis Hagen’s behavior after the...

Leavitt, Roberts to submit to questioning after allegedly directing donations away

Christina Basken, News Editor October 25, 2018

A federal judge has ordered UW Oshkosh Chancellor Andrew Leavitt and an aide to submit to questioning by UWO Foundation attorneys for allegedly interfering with pledges made to pay for the Alumni Welcome...

Chancellor names Koker provost, vice chancellor for Academic Affairs

Nikki Brahm, Assistant News Editor October 25, 2018

The decision to appoint John Koker as provost and vice chancellor for Academic Affairs was announced Wednesday morning after a series of screening processes involving four candidates for the position. Koker...

The curious case of Hagen unfolded

Christina Basken, News Editor October 25, 2018

Former UW Oshkosh wide receiver Sam Mentkowski will be heading to Miami for The Spring League Fall Showcase. The Spring League is a developmental football league that is used as a scouting event for...

Nikki Brahm pets an arctic fox and conducts an interview at the Shalom Wildlife Center in West Bend as a reporting intern for the Washington County Daily News.

Internships: ‘game changer’ in job market

Josh Mounts October 18, 2018

One of the biggest worries college students face when graduation approaches is whether they will be able to get a job in the months after the ceremony. The UW Oshkosh Department of Journalism internship...

Dave “Doc” Lippert, who started the journalism dept., teaches a student how to use a camera.

Tech changes keep journalists always learning

Lauren Freund, Opinion Editor October 18, 2018

From typewriters to Mac computers, the UW Oshkosh Department of Journalism has experienced significant changes in technology over the past 50 years. Alumna Mary Bergin, ’73, experienced the Department...

The 2018 Bike & Build team stopped to take a group photo in Jacksonville, Florida, while traveling across the country to build affordable housing.

Bike & Build travels to build affordable homes

Megan Behnke, News Writer October 18, 2018

The non-profit organization Bike & Build benefits affordable housing by having young adults bike across the country and build homes for those in need. Bike & Build operates cross-country and...

The UW Oshkosh team at nationals in 2003 with then-adviser James Tsao, far left.

Ad Club, advertising competition help students find careers in field

Christina Basken and William Hadley October 18, 2018

Getting practical experience and networking are two key factors in getting a job after graduation. The UW Oshkosh Advertising Club exists to help students within the Department of Journalism do both. Bill...

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