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

Courtesy Eli Oskey
Eli Oskey, a UW Oshkosh junior and avid hunter, shot this buck in Seymour in 2019. Oskey said despite white-tailed deer testing positive for COVID-19 in Illinois and other states, he is not worried about contracting COVID-19 from game meat.

Deer test positive for COVID, caution urged for hunters

Mackenzie Seymour, Staff Writer December 8, 2021

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (WDHS) is encouraging people to wear masks when field dressing game during the hunting season due to recent studies discovering white-tailed deer testing positive...

Courtesy of Kate Mann From left, Executive Director of the Day By Day Warming Shelter Molly Yatso Butz, Public Affairs and Crime Prevention Officer Kate Mann, Outreach
OPD helps the homeless
Specialist Maddie Conley, Operations Director Amanda Hammond and Program Director Denise Hol

OPD helps two homeless men get an apartment

Katie Pulvermacher, News Editor December 8, 2021

During the frigid winter months, it is almost impossible to think about not having a coat, winter boots or even a house with heat to stay in to fight off the cold. Homeless people are a population...

Katie Pulvermacher / Advance-Titan Emma Hathorne creates a pottery piece in her free time. Elsewhere’s goal of imperfection and realness makes for an inclusive environment where anybody with the time to create their own art work can go in and work

UWO ceramics students ‘gauge the success of their work’ by creating pieces for new downtown shop

Katie Pulvermacher, News Editor December 8, 2021

As an artist, often your biggest goal is to market and sell your art. Having the reassurance that others like what you are producing is a huge form of validation. For a few UW Oshkosh students, this...

Courtesy of Gabrielle Kamentz Virginia Sorenson, a Milwaukee dancing group member, was one of six people killed in the Waukesha holiday parade where Darrell Brooks Jr. drove his SUV through the crowd.

‘Hug the people you love a little tighter’

Katie Pulvermacher, News Editor December 8, 2021

Virigina Sorenson was holding a Milwaukee dancing group’s banner in the Waukesha Christmas Parade when a man driving a SUV came barreling through the parade, killing her and five others and injuring...

Katie Pulvermacher /Advance-Titan - UWO Education sophomore Alaina Wagner works on a class assignment. She says pay won’t change her mind about her intended occupation.

Teacher shortage likely to outlast pandemic

Katie Pulvermacher, News Editor December 7, 2021

School districts are searching for more teachers that do not exist. The pandemic’s consequences, disadvantages in pay and time teaching are contributing to a nationwide teacher shortage sure to outlast...

April Lee / Advance-Titan - Javin Mills does a COVID test at the Albee Hall testing site.

Leibold: Too early to eliminate masks for spring semester

Kyra Slakes, Staff writer December 7, 2021

UW Oshkosh hopes to further reduce or eliminate masks and COVID-19 testing mandates in the spring semester, but University Police Chief Kurt Leibold said it is too early to make that call. Part of the...

This month in UWO history

This month in UWO history

December 7, 2021

Dec. 9, 1987: Former Gov. Anthony Earl speaks on campus. His talk was in conjunction with the UW Oshkosh Young Democrats’ monthly meetings.  Dec. 10, 1868: The Board of Regents adopt the building...

Mallory Knight / Advance-Titan

Tax time tips: How to rock your return

Kristi Cutts, Guest Columnist December 7, 2021

Filing your taxes, like any formal interaction with the government, can feel intimidating, but it really doesn’t have to be! This tax season, take steps ahead of time to make filing your taxes as painless...

This week in UWO History

The Advance-Titan Staff December 1, 2021

Dec. 3, 1948 — The first faculty and student bridge tournament takes place in the Training School’s cafeteria. About 24 participants played four rounds with six hands per round. The only requirements...

Debit cards vs. credit cards: Understanding the differences before making purchases

Kristi Cutts, Staff Writer December 1, 2021

Paper or plastic? It’s a question you might hear in the checkout line at the grocery store, but it might also be one you ask yourself when it’s time to pay for a purchase. The paper, of course,...

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