New Beginnings: John and Joann Cross look back after 40 years at UW Oshkosh
Joseph Schulz, Managing Editor
February 26, 2020
When John and Joann Cross met at a party in 1974, they never imagined that what began as a budding friendship would blossom into a healthy marriage and a four-decade career in academia. Before they retired from UW Oshkosh on Jan. 31, the couple witnessed a transformation on campus as shrinking budgets...
UW System Regent family foundation donates to The Cabinet
Lexi Wojcik-Kretchmer, Reporter
February 26, 2020
UW System Regent Karen Walsh’s family foundation, BerbeeWalsh Foundation, donated $2000 to the recently opened food pantry at UW Oshkosh and plans to donate more. Walsh described the BerbeeWalsh Foundation as “a private family foundation that focuses on human and animal health and welfare.” In...
McNair Scholar alumna combats food insecurity
Amber Brockman, News Editor
February 26, 2020
From outward appearances, Joy Evans, a senior at UW Oshkosh, seems to have it made. She’s a McNair Scholar alumna who is on her way to graduate school, has been recognized as student of the month by the Black Student Union and has repeatedly made the school’s honor roll. But getting to this point...
Event sheds light on Sundown Oshkosh
Megan Behnke, Reporter
February 26, 2020
On Feb. 20, the UW Oshkosh History Department held a presentation for Black History Month, given by history professor Michelle Kuhl. For the past few years, Kuhl has been giving her students the Sundown Town project, which includes having each student trace the history of a black resident of Oshkosh...
OSA gears up for spring elections
Carter Uslabar, Editor in Chief
February 26, 2020
Student government elections Oshkosh Student Assembly office manager Tyler Klaver announced that the deadline for students to run for OSA president and vice president was 3 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 25. At the time of writing, no students besides the ticket of Ian McDonald, the current student body...
Sleep insufficiency may cause harm to college students
Kaitlyn Scoville, Reporter
February 26, 2020
Some college students may take sleeping for granted, but for others, getting the recommended seven to nine hours of sleep per night is difficult to achieve due to sleep insufficiency. Through the darkness, though, lies some bright, healthy and enlightening benefits to getting the proper amount of sleep. According...
UW Oshkosh Grounds Maintenance Department struggles with snow removal
Joseph Schulz, Managing Editor
February 26, 2020
Budget cuts at UW Oshkosh have taken a toll on the Grounds Maintenance Department as it’s currently understaffed and using old equipment to remove snow from campus, according to university officials. The department only has nine employees to clear 17 miles of sidewalk and 30 acres of plowable space,...
Automation shifts labor needs in the Fox Valley
Joseph Schulz, Managing Editor
February 19, 2020
The high-wage, low-skill factory jobs that have shaped Northeast Wisconsin are being replaced by high-skill, high-wage jobs, but it isn’t clear that either workers or employers are ready for the shift. Local companies currently have 1,500 tech jobs that they cannot fill, according to the Oshkosh...
UW Oshkosh nursing program ranks nationally
Hannah Scott, News Writer
February 19, 2020
UW Oshkosh is a university of many accolades, but perhaps one of its finest is its nursing program. Recently, Nursing Schools Almanac placed UWO on the list of the top 100 public nursing schools in the nation, ranking the Titans No. 54. Over 3,000 schools were included in the study, but only 6%...
Public Relations campaign promotes 2020 census in Oshkosh
Lydia Westedt, News Writer
February 19, 2020
From the presidential election to the Tokyo Summer Olympics, 2020 is slated to be an exciting year. The 2020 census gives the community one more thing to look forward to. For communities like Oshkosh, the census is more than just a head count for the government. This year, people in Oshkosh will be...
