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The Advance-Titan

Independent Student Newspaper of UW Oshkosh Campuses

The Advance-Titan

Independent Student Newspaper of UW Oshkosh Campuses

The Advance-Titan

Courtesy of Annatsach, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons --  Data from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services shows that 505 people visited Emergency Departments with fireworks-related injuries between 2019 and 2022.

OPD warns Oshkosh residents of illegal firework usage

Jacob Link, Editor-in-Chief June 5, 2025

The Oshkosh Police Department announced June 2 that it will inspect firework stores around the area to make sure that illegal fireworks are not being sold to the public. The legal fireworks that Oshkosh...

Courtesy of the Oshkosh Police Department -- The Oshkosh Police Department cruiser waits near a park in town last year.

OPD arrests four in multi-city drug bust

Jacob Link, Editor-in-Chief June 3, 2025

The Oshkosh Police Department arrested four people from Oshkosh in a drug bust at two separate residences in both the city of Oshkosh and Milwaukee May 29. OPD worked alongside the U.S. Drug Enforcement...

Courtesy of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin -- A 52-year-old Oshkosh man, who is a registered sex offender, was indicted on obscenity and child pornography charges May 28 by acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin Richard Frohling.

Oshkosh man indicted on obscenity and child porn charges

Jacob Link, Editor-in-Chief May 30, 2025

A 52-year-old Oshkosh man, who is a registered sex offender, was indicted on obscenity and child pornography charges May 28 by acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin Richard...

Courtesy of UWO Flickr -- Students sit around a table outside of the Fond du Lac campus last year.

UWO Fond du Lac Foundation rebrands after closure of branch campus

Izaac Downie, Copy Desk Chief May 29, 2025

When the UW Oshkosh access campus in Fond du Lac announced it would close its doors for in-person education starting in June of 2024, the UWO Fond du Lac Foundation was left to figure out how it was still...

Courtesy of Governors State University -- Former UW Oshkosh Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Cheryl Green died April 23 after a battle with cancer.

Former UWO Vice Chancellor Cheryl Green dies

Jacob Link, Editor-in-Chief May 19, 2025

Former UW Oshkosh Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Cheryl Green died April 23 after a battle with cancer. UWO Chancellor Andrew Leavitt said in an email that Green was a tireless champion for students...

Zach Bellin / Advance-Titan -- ICYTWAT performs at the Valley Vinyl Music Festival at the Leach Amphitheater in Oshkosh.

Oshkosh’s Valley Vinyl showcases underground rap scene

Zach Bellin May 15, 2025

The Valley Vinyl Music Festival’s debut at the Leach Amphitheatre May 10 brought in waves of underground rap music fans to the city of Oshkosh.  Artists and influencers from across the country brought...

Courtesy of Patrick Flood -- Singh answers questions about his past, personal life and history in his roles at various universities.

Singh brings vision to chancellorship

Anya Kelley, Editor-in-Chief May 9, 2025

Sunlight streams through the floor-to-ceiling windows as Manohar Singh sits comfortably on a cushy chair at the Culver Family Welcome Center. His demeanor is calm and he listens intently before answering...

Courtesy of UWO Flickr -- Students sit around a table outside of the Fond du Lac campus last year.

Adapting to a new UWO

Josh Lehner, News Editor May 9, 2025

Matt Caine sits near the end of a long table spanning the length of a theater room on the third floor of Reeve Memorial Union. He’s wearing a dark blue suit jacket, a sky blue dress shirt and a dark...

Josh Lehner / Advance-Titan -- A duck swims in the Fox River, which runs alongside the UWO campus. Two years ago, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources announced the completion of a nearly 20-year-long project to remove harmful chemicals from the river.

UWO pushes toward sustainability goals

Josh Lehner, News Editor May 9, 2025

UW Oshkosh is making progress toward its 2030 sustainability goals, Sustainability Director Brad Spanbauer said, with many energy conservation and education projects at UW Oshkosh and across the Universities...

Advance-Titan file photo — The Experimental Aviation Association announced that tickets have gone on sale for EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2025, scheduled to take place July 22-27, at the Wittman Regional Airport.

EAA hiring hundreds for AirVenture

Isaac Pischer, Staff Writer May 8, 2025

The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) is hiring as many as 750 temporary positions across multiple areas to aid in EAA AirVenture this summer. . As reported by the A-T, the event, which draws...

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