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Independent Student Newspaper of UW Oshkosh Campuses

The Advance-Titan

Independent Student Newspaper of UW Oshkosh Campuses

The Advance-Titan

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Runner Shelly Birling (left) and her daugher (right) ran in the Run with the Cops 5k event on Oct. 7. All of the funds raised for the event directly benefit Special Olympics Wisconsin, which the Birling family supports. Squad cars were lit up all along the course for runners to see.

Run with the Cops returns after a year off

Katie Pulvermacher, News Editor October 13, 2021

Community members and UW Oshkosh students were able to run alongside officers from local law enforcement agencies in and around Oshkosh during Run with the Cops on Oct. 7. After a year off from...

Monarch butterfly waystation

Mackenzie Seymour, Staff Writer October 13, 2021

UW Oshkosh has become a certified Monarch Waystation in an effort to combat the declining monarch butterfly population. Monarch Waystations are designated areas throughout the country that provide...

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A Pub Crawl participant yells at Oshkosh Police officers. LEFT: A Pub Crawler holds sign that reads, “Hello to hot ppl only.”

Pub Crawl citations up from 2019

Amber Brockman, Managing Editor October 13, 2021

Once again, students and Oshkosh residents participated in a weekend dedicated to boozing at the biannual Oshkosh Pub Crawl from Oct. 8-10. Although Pub Crawl typically means drinking at multiple...

Giving day furthers community enthusiasm

Katie Pulvermacher, News Editor October 11, 2021

On Sept. 12, UW Oshkosh celebrated its 150th anniversary, honoring the first day of classes in 1871 with a university-wide Giving Day started by the UW Oshkosh Office of Advancement, and raised $99,739.56. “In...

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UW System Interim President Tommy Thompson spoke about his political career and the future of Wisconsin’s public universities Wednesday night at UW Oshkosh. Thompson was on campus for the UW System Board of Regents meeting this week. It is the first time in seven years that UWO has hosted the regents. A search for a new system president is underway and listening sessions were held at UWO on Sept. 27.

UW System searches for new system president

Katie Pulvermacher, News Editor October 8, 2021

UW Oshkosh’s UW System President Search Listening Sessions allowed for students, staff and faculty to contribute their thoughts in the search process for the new UW System president. “Your voice,...

Graphic by Mallory Knight
The newly formed Climate Action Committee is planning on how to get the UWO campus to carbon neutral by 2030. To reach this, aggressive changes need to happen all over campus, and fast.

UWO to become carbon neutral by 2030

Mackenzie Seymour, Staff Writer October 6, 2021

A new Climate Action Committee has formed as part of an effort to combat climate change issues and to make UW Oshkosh a more sustainable campus. Campus Sustainability Director Bradley Spanbauer...

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Along with being the Chief of Police at UWO, Leibold is the Clery Coordinator and Disaster and Emergency Management Director.
Before working at the university, Leibold spent 26 years with the Milwaukee Police Department.

Crime rates drop amid pandemic

Amber Brockman, Managing Editor October 6, 2021

University Police (UP) recently released the 2021 Clery Report which revealed decreases in many Oshkosh campus crimes in 2020 and no reported crimes for access campuses. The Clery Act requires academic...

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UW Oshkosh dedicated its newly constructed theater in actor Fredric Marchs name in 1971.

Fredric March, have we misjudged you?

Katie Pulvermacher, News Editor September 29, 2021

Fredric March’s name has been disassociated from the UW-Madison and Oshkosh campuses after a piece of his past led to the removal of his name from Madison’s Fredric March Play Circle Theater in...

Courtesy of the Netzer family
UW Oshkosh Geography Professor Donald Netzer often took his students to a pond on his hobby farm to teach conservation techniques. Some of his students referred to the farm as “Doc’s little piece of paradise.” This photo was taken in 1966.

Former professor’s farm turned into nature area

Emma Sullivan, Staff Writer September 29, 2021

A family hobby farm where a UW Oshkosh geography professor often took his students to study conservation is now a public nature area. Donald Nezter, who retired from UWO in 1980, and his wife, Bernadette...

Courtesy of the Oshkosh Public Museum, Oshkosh, Wisconsin

Oshkosh bars outnumber grocery stores

Amber Brockman, Managing Editor September 29, 2021

In Oshkosh, there are more bars on Main Street than grocery stores throughout the city. In total, there are 192 bars and 28 grocery stores in Oshkosh, according to the Yellow Pages website. However,...

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