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

Students digging for remains in the soil

UWO students halt search for Swenson

Katie Pulvermacher, News Editor September 22, 2021

After an exhilarating three-week spring interim class, anthropology students at UW Oshkosh, along with their professor and officers with the Winnebago County Sheriff’s Department, are still wondering:...

Girl is looking at notes and studying

Students and faculty prepare for return to in-person exams

Cory Sparks, Editor in Chief September 22, 2021

Forget about looking up answers to a virtual exam online or in your notes. It's back to reality as UW Oshkosh goes back to mostly in-person classes. With the initial change from in-person to online...

Police car with car lock against it

UWO responds to vehicle thefts

Cory Sparks, Editor in Chief September 22, 2021

UW Oshkosh students who park in university lots are encouraged to take preventative measures after two vehicles were stolen from Lot 30 near the Gruenhagen Conference Center off Wisconsin Avenue on...

This week in UWO History

This week in UWO History

September 15, 2021

Sept. 16, 1971 — The official opening of Oshkosh’s Centennial Year occurs. A convocation is held at Albee Hall. The University Wind Ensemble opens with “Overture” from Bellini’s Norma. This same...

Courtesy of University Archives

UWO’s evolution through the years

Amber Brockman, Managing Editor September 15, 2021

Last Sunday, a celebration was held in honor of UW Oshkosh’s 150th anniversary, but the school has gone through many changes to become what it’s known as today. “Over the past 150 years, UW Oshkosh...

Courtesy of Shannon Davis-Foust
UWO’s Sustainability Institute for Regional Transformations has recently established the Winnebago Pool Lakes Harmful Algae Blooms
Project. This project helps the public understand how harmful the
algae blooms are

Algae blooms create toxicity

Amber Brockman, Managing Editor September 15, 2021

Algae blooms can be toxic to humans and wildlife, but Wisconsin lacks a system that routinely tests for blue-green algae or blue-green algal toxins in its 15,000 lakes, according to the Wisconsin Department...

April Lee / Advance-Titan

UW Oshkosh celebrated 150 years of academic instruction last Sunday. Back in 1871, when the school opened, it was just a teachers college referred to as the Oshkosh Normal School.

UWO celebrates 150 years

Cory Sparks, Editor in Chief September 15, 2021

UW Oshkosh celebrated 150 years of being an educational institution last weekend by hosting a variety of events outdoors. UWO, originally called the Oshkosh Normal School in 1871, threw a sesquicentennial...

Chancellor Andrew Leavitt answers questions at recent virtual town halls.

Town hall meetings cover COVID concerns

Katie Pulvermacher, News Editor September 14, 2021

UW Oshkosh has not yet reached the 70% vaccination rate of its students needed as an institution to qualify for eight $7,000 system scholarships, but Chancellor Andrew Leavitt said they “are getting...

University police investigate theft of two Kia vehicles from Lot 30

Submitted news September 13, 2021

The UW Oshkosh Police Department is investigating the theft of two Kia vehicles from Lot 30 on the Oshkosh campus Sept. 10. The thefts were reported on Sept. 12. Lot 30 is located behind Gruenhagen off...

Photos courtesy Dorian Boyland — Dorian Boyland played in 21 major league games with the Pirates
before being traded to the San Francisco Giants during the 1981
season.

Humans of UW Oshkosh celebrate sesquicentennial

September 10, 2021

        Dorian Boyland Class of 1976 The first time I met Coach (Bob) White, I felt honestly loved and respected. He was at my high school in Chicago recruiting me to play basketball...

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