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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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UWO Bolt Band performs before a recent men’s basketball game.

Bolt Band adds to game hype

Nolan Swenson, Co-Sports Editor February 23, 2022

The UW Oshkosh touts not just athletes, academics and some avid drinkers, but also an exceptional group of student musicians who comprise the university’s new pep band called Bolt Band. The idea of...

‘Alexa’ name leads to harassment

‘Alexa’ name leads to harassment

Kyra Slakes, Photo Editor February 23, 2022

What’s in a name? Evidently, a lot if you are named Alexa and you’re constantly being asked what the weather is like. In 2015, Amazon’s virtual assistant technology Alexa became available and...

Paying for school with scholarships

Paying for school with scholarships

Kristi Cutts, Guest Columnist February 22, 2022

Choosing to attend college is a major investment in your future – but it’s also a major financial commitment. It’s important to think through the full range of funding sources when it comes to paying...

Photo: UWO Flickr

UWO’s 90.3 WRST-FM Scores Big at WBA Awards

Submitted news February 22, 2022

Students at 90.3 WRST-FM won four first-place awards in the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association’s Student Awards for Excellence.  WRST swept the statewide competition in the “Air Check” category....

Advance-Titan File Photo — Masks will no longer be mandatory throughout campus on March 1.

UWO to lift mask mandate March 1

Katie Pulvermacher, News Editor February 17, 2022

UW Oshkosh will be lifting indoor mask requirements in most locations across campus, under the announcement of UW System President Tommy Thompson to help universities remove requirements as soon as March...

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Tomatoes are one of the various vegetables found in the community garden on the UW Oshkosh campus. Additional garden beds will support even more produce.

UWO community garden to expand

Mackenzie Seymour, Staff Writer February 16, 2022

The UW Oshkosh Community Garden project will expand for the 2022 growing season, including six new garden beds, and Community Garden interns will be recruiting students and clubs to rent garden space in...

Shabazz

Being Black in white spaces

Nolan Swenson, Sports Editor February 16, 2022

“When did you realize your race and how?” A simple question, with not-so-simple answers. Guest speaker Amilcar Shabazz, a professor of history and Africana studies at the University of Massachusetts...

Berens

Former library director dies at 74

Kylie Balk-Yaatenen, Arts & Entertainment Editor February 16, 2022

John F. Berens, retired library director and information technology assistant vice chancellor at UW Oshkosh, died on January 19, at Bellin Hospital in Green Bay. He also served on the Search and Screen...

Kyra Slakes / Advance-Titan
A CCOE lab provides machines and computers commonly used by cybersecurity specialists. These have different capabilities from the average computer elsewhere.

Cybersecurity Center original to Oshkosh

Katie Pulvermacher, News Editor February 16, 2022

What was once the call center in the Culver Family Welcome Center, the new cybersecurity center, teaming with the Wisconsin Cyber Threat Response Alliance (WICTRA), is a great place for expanding one’s...

Jesse Jackson speaking at Kolf Sports Center

UWO honors Black History Month

Cory Sparks, Editor in Chief February 9, 2022

Black History Month is here, and UW Oshkosh will be celebrating, remembering and educating all month long with a variety of on-campus events. The Black Student Union and African American Studies...

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