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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

Face coverings will continue to be required of staff and visitors in city-operated buildings

Submitted news October 28, 2021

The city of Oshkosh continues to follow the guidance of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as it relates to COVID-19. The CDC’s recommendations for people who are fully vaccinated...

Abortion bills pass Senate and Assembly, but likely won’t become law

Kate Steinhorst, Staff Writer October 27, 2021

A Democratic state senator said she fears four Senate bills on abortion that were authored by Republicans would make Wisconsin “the northern Texas on abortion laws,” if they are not vetoed by Gov....

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With COVID-19 restrictions dying down, advising appointments are now able to be back in person. Students over the past few weeks have been able to meet in their adviser’s office, rather than meeting online.

Campus reacts to in-person advising

Cory Sparks, Editor in Chief October 27, 2021

UW Oshkosh is holding in-person advising appointments for the first time since the COVID-19 outbreak sent everybody home for remote instruction. To accommodate the recent circumstances, just like...

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Various students in Taylor Hall gather in a student lounge without needing masks since Leavitt’s announcement during the Oct. 25 town hall. Leavitt loosened mask restrictions on campus after seeing campus numbers drop a significant amount since they were put in place.

UWO COVID-19 mandates ease on restrictions

Katie Pulvermacher, News Editor October 27, 2021

A steady 1% positivity rate has caused university officials to pull back on COVID-19 mask restrictions at UW Oshkosh. “We follow the science, and where the science suggests, this is where we go,”...

Chancellor Andrew Leavitt

Town hall meeting covers COVID-19 relief, commencement and student involvement

Katie Pulvermacher, News Editor October 26, 2021

Since Chancellor Andrew Leavitt’s last town hall meeting on Monday, UWO is now moving forward in plans with relaxing some of its mandates across campus and looking forward to end-of-semester commencement....

National Geographic adds fifth ocean to world map

Katie Pulvermacher, News Editor October 24, 2021

Since 1915, when National Geographic started printing world maps, people have been taught there are four world oceans: the Pacific, the Atlantic, the Indian and the Arctic. Suddenly, a fifth ocean is being...

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Former IT specialist faces theft charges

Cory Sparks, Editor in Chief October 20, 2021

Former UW Oshkosh IT Specialist Michael Van Vonderen appeared in court for a jury trial on Oct. 13, and was found guilty due to a no contest plea for accusations of stealing between $10,000-$100,000 in...

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Stevens Park, Serenity Krueger (left), Sarah Michaels (middle), Liz Jacobson (right)

Hands on Oshkosh helps to pass volunteer ethic down

Nolan Swenson, Sports Editor October 20, 2021

A couple dozen students had decided to put their Saturday morning to good use and helped a variety of organizations within the city of Oshkosh on Oct. 16. The volunteers were divided between multiple...

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Before renting, students should do their due diligence in researching off-campus student housing.

Discovery Properties mishandles bats

Nick Morrissey, Multimedia Editor October 20, 2021

A UW Oshkosh graduate and her housemates said they have had three bats come into a house they rented from Discovery Properties in the 2020-21 school year. The first bat appeared on Aug. 26, 2020, and...

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Despite acknowledging Homecoming last year, the pandemic prevented most events from being celebrated at a significant capacity. There was also no Homecoming football game since the whole season was canceled.

Happy 100th homecoming UWO

Mattie Beck, Assistant Arts & Entertainment Editor October 20, 2021

  UW Oshkosh is celebrating its 100th anniversary of Homecoming this weekend which is the first in-person homecoming since the pandemic. This year there are plenty of festivities for everyone...

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