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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

New COVID-19 vaccine may pose campus problems

Josh Lehner, Assistant News Editor September 13, 2023

A new vaccine targeting COVID-19 subvariants is set to release later this month, but stocking them on campus may pose extra challenges, the UW Oshkosh’s Student Health Center director said. The BA.2.86...

Cindy Schultz, the academic department associate for AMP, smiles watching students pass her office in Sage Hall. She has been a UWO Classified Staff for over 31 years

Journalism Department rebrands to AMP, but for how long?

Katie Pulvermacher, Editor-in-Chief September 12, 2023

The UW Oshkosh Department of Journalism rebranded to the Department of Advertising, Multimedia Journalism, Public Relations (AMP) in mid-April after 30 or so years of the idea of a name change.  With...

Courtesy of UWO Flickr — The renovated Clow building features modern classrooms that foster a better learning experience for students.

Clow renovation complete, features technology, sustainability upgrades

Josh Lehner, Assistant News Editor August 31, 2023

UW Oshkosh’s Clow II building will open this semester after more than a year and a half of renovations and updates. Renovation on Clow, which houses the College of Education and Human Services (COEHS),...

Courtesy of Michelle Waldrop — 
Nearly 1,200 participants prepare to take a shot of Fireball whiskey to set the record for the world’s longest shotski at a bar in Eagle River Aug. 20, 2022.

Most on-brand world records set in Wisconsin

Kelly Hueckman, Managing Editor August 31, 2023

Wisconsin can contribute its fame to a wide range of things — the Green Bay Packers, a surplus of breweries and a borderline obsession with cheese of all kinds. Of course, we can’t forget about...

Anya Kelley / The Advance-Titan — The $18 million budget deficit that UWO is facing is rooted in declining higher education enrollment, an aging demographic and declining state support.

UWO faces an $18 million budget deficit

Anya Kelley, News Editor August 30, 2023

UW Oshkosh is facing an $18 million structural deficit and is planning 200 non-faculty layoffs and additional furlough periods to cut expenses for the 2023-24 academic year. In an Aug. 3 email, Chancellor...

Advance-Titan file photo — UWO students can learn about different clubs on campus, such as Ultimate Frisbee, during the Sept. 5th Titan Fest.

Titan Fest returns on Sept. 5

Anya Kelley, News Editor August 30, 2023

UW Oshkosh's Titan Fest will return on Sept. 5 from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. It will be held outside on the academic mall, with plans to move to Reeve Memorial Union in the event of rain. Titan Fest is part...

Photo: Anya Kelley / Advance-Titan — While most of the U.S. calls public water faucets drinking fountains, the term bubbler is unique to Eastern Wisconsin and Boston.

Identities tied to how we speak

Kelly Hueckman, Managing Editor August 30, 2023

After moving to Wisconsin when she was 15, Massachusetts-born Payton Catron was left scratching her head as she received a so-called “hotdish” as a welcome gift. “I had no clue what it was,”...

Courtesy Anna Murphy-Pociask — 

UWO alumna Anna Murphy-Pociask has traveled the country this summer driving an Oscar Meyer Wienermobile.

UWO alumna travels country in Wienermobile

Mattie Beck, Arts and Entertainment Editor August 30, 2023

Anna Murphy-Pociask graduated from UW Oshkosh last spring, and  one of the first things she did after was go back to school. But it wasn’t just any school.  It was Hotdog High. Murphy-Pociask,...

Photo: UWO Flickr
Edward Martini started July 5 as UW Oshkosh provost. His current priority is helping to determine how UWO will navigate the challenges of a $18 million deficit.

Martini chosen as provost after nationwide search

Katie Pulvermacher, Editor-in-Chief August 30, 2023

After a nationwide search in the spring 2023 semester, Edwin Martini was selected as the new provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs of UW Oshkosh and started on July 5. “Higher education...

Menominee Park road closed for reconstruction through mid-October

Submitted news August 28, 2023

Road work on the street that winds through Menominee Park, known as Pratt Trail, begins today. The street is closed to traffic during reconstruction, which is estimated to be completed by mid-October. Parking...

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