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Independent Student Newspaper of UW Oshkosh Campuses

The Advance-Titan

Independent Student Newspaper of UW Oshkosh Campuses

The Advance-Titan

Reflections of Vietnam to highlight UW Oshkosh Veterans Week events

Submitted news November 6, 2021

Veterans Week activities at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh will feature an educational program that brings the history of the Vietnam War to life. Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 351 of Appleton...

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Animal agriculture linked to 17,900 air pollution deaths annually

Amber Brockman, Managing Editor November 3, 2021

Reduced air quality from agricultural emissions result in 17,900 deaths per year in the United States, according to a recent study published by the National Academy of Sciences. The study found that...

Lexi Wojcik-Kretchmer / Advance-Titan -- UW Oshkosh students, staff and faculty all echoed that they want a chancellor who is visible to the campus community at the Universities of Wisconsin Search and Screen Committee listening sessions held in Reeve Union Dec. 9.

Bird-window collisions grow

Mackenzie Seymour, Staff Writer November 3, 2021

Bird-window collisions on campus buildings continue to be a problem at UW Oshkosh after the installation of window decals was delayed. Student and faculty researchers recently concluded a bird-strike...

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UWO student Jada Helms surveys her options online. With certificates being offered at the undergraduate and graduate level, there are options for many students. The UWO certificate opportunities can be found under the academics tab of the campus’s homepage.

UWO adds on certificates

Kylie Balk-Yaatenen, Arts & Entertainment Editor November 3, 2021

Certificate programs at UW Oshkosh are rapidly expanding and have added new disciplines to their already extensive list of possible choices. Liz Cannon, director of the LGBTQ+ Resource Center, said...

University Archives - Kenneth Grieb (center) sits with students at a Model UN competition.

Global impact: Late UWO international studies prof Kenneth Grieb’s legacy continues with professorship

Submitted news November 1, 2021

For more than five decades, the late international studies professor Kenneth Grieb changed the lives of University of Wisconsin Oshkosh students through his classroom teaching and his mentorship as adviser...

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....

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