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

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Melanie Cross brought her recently-certified therapy dog, Tobi, to the Journalism open house.

Dog at Journalism open house

Kyra Slakes, Photo Editor March 16, 2022

Oxford Languages defines stress as a state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or very demanding circumstances. Today, there is a lot to be stressed about, from world events...

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PR Campaigns class pass out donuts to raise awareness for national debt

Take the Up to Us pledge, take action in battling national debt

Lexi Wojcik-Kretchmer, Assistant News Editor March 15, 2022

The journalism Public Relations Campaigns (PRC) class is working on a campaign focusing on the national debt and had their first event Monday in the Sage Hall lobby. The event focused on getting students...

Katie Pulvermacher / The Advance-Titan — On March 21, masks will no longer be required on the Oshkosh campuses except in the Student Health Center and the Albee testing center. Students around campus are enthusiastic about this news.

Two years of COVID-19: What UWO has done in the last year

Katie Pulvermacher, News Editor March 11, 2022

Today marks two years since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) declared COVID-19 a pandemic. UW Oshkosh shut down its campuses, leading students to adjust to the new reality of online...

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Switching to a menstrual cup is one way to prevent waste in menstrual products.

Go Green for Menstrual Hygiene

Anya Kelley, Staff Writer March 9, 2022

In five years, undergraduate students at UW Oshkosh will use more than 6.8 million tampons with plastic applicators, all ending up in the landfill. The cost to the environment and individual students is...

Womxn HERstery Month Overview

Kyra Slakes, Co-Sports Editor March 9, 2022

March is Womxn HERstory Month, a month of acknowledging women and a number of issues that women face at home, school and work, and just in their day-to-day life. There are a number of in-person events...

Ukraine panel discussion

Nolan Swenson, Co-Sports Editor March 9, 2022

UW Oshkosh professors discussed the Russian invasion of the Ukraine, what it means to democracy and authoritarianism, its human costs and more as part of a panel discussion March 3. Members of the...

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Parasite pitch wins WiSys Quick Pitch

Lexi Wojcik-Kretchmer, Staff Writer March 9, 2022

A UW Oshkosh chemistry major who is studying a tropical disease caused by blood-dwelling flatworms was the 2022 winner in the annual WiSys Quick Pitch on March 2. Hailey Johnson was one of 12 students...

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Senior Raiden Montero has friends who reside in Ukraine. As Ukrainian refugees flee to Poland, Montero started this drive with the intention of helping his friends and other civilians. The supply box is located by Titan Central in Reeve Union.

Student jumpstarts Ukraine supply drive

Nolan Swenson and Josh Lehner March 9, 2022

Many Ukrainians have stepped up to aid their country by taking up arms, preparing defenses or attempting to help those affected by the Russian attacks, but the movement of supporting Ukraine is not exclusively...

OSA senate meeting

Cory Sparks, Editor in Chief March 9, 2022

The Oshkosh Student Association (OSA) discussed ideas surrounding a Ukrainian supply drive, vacant senate positions and the fall break second survey results in their March 2 meeting. The meeting covered...

UW System President Thompson visits UWO to give thanks; receives farewell message from Dr. Fauci

Submitted News March 8, 2022

Tommy Thompson’s farewell tour came to the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Monday with less than two weeks remaining in his tenure leading the UW System. Thompson, the former four-term Wisconsin governor...

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