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Independent Student Newspaper of UW Oshkosh Campuses

The Advance-Titan

Independent Student Newspaper of UW Oshkosh Campuses

The Advance-Titan

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Along with being the Chief of Police at UWO, Leibold is the Clery Coordinator and Disaster and Emergency Management Director.
Before working at the university, Leibold spent 26 years with the Milwaukee Police Department.

Crime rates drop amid pandemic

Amber Brockman, Managing Editor October 6, 2021

University Police (UP) recently released the 2021 Clery Report which revealed decreases in many Oshkosh campus crimes in 2020 and no reported crimes for access campuses. The Clery Act requires academic...

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UW Oshkosh dedicated its newly constructed theater in actor Fredric March's name in 1971.

Fredric March, have we misjudged you?

Katie Pulvermacher, News Editor September 29, 2021

Fredric March’s name has been disassociated from the UW-Madison and Oshkosh campuses after a piece of his past led to the removal of his name from Madison’s Fredric March Play Circle Theater in...

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UW Oshkosh Geography Professor Donald Netzer often took his students to a pond on his hobby farm to teach conservation techniques. Some of his students referred to the farm as “Doc’s little piece of paradise.” This photo was taken in 1966.

Former professor’s farm turned into nature area

Emma Sullivan, Staff Writer September 29, 2021

A family hobby farm where a UW Oshkosh geography professor often took his students to study conservation is now a public nature area. Donald Nezter, who retired from UWO in 1980, and his wife, Bernadette...

Courtesy of the Oshkosh Public Museum, Oshkosh, Wisconsin

Oshkosh bars outnumber grocery stores

Amber Brockman, Managing Editor September 29, 2021

In Oshkosh, there are more bars on Main Street than grocery stores throughout the city. In total, there are 192 bars and 28 grocery stores in Oshkosh, according to the Yellow Pages website. However,...

UWO hits 70% vaccination rate

UWO hits 70% vaccination rate

Lexi Wojcik-Kretchmer, Staff Writer September 29, 2021

UW Oshkosh extended its mask, testing and quarantine orders on Tuesday to Nov. 25, despite the fact that students reached a 70% vaccination rate the week before. In a campus-wide email, UWO Police Chief...

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UWO helps in growing falcon population

Mackenzie Seymour, Staff Writer September 22, 2021

Last May, two peregrine falcons hatched in the nesting box located on top of the Gruenhagen Conference Center (GCC) as part of the UW Oshkosh Sustainability Institute's contribution to restoring the...

Map of car ride

UWO student gave ride to Petito’s fiancé

Katie Pulvermacher, News Editor September 22, 2021

Now a crucial witness in the Gabby Petito case, UW Oshkosh student Miranda Baker claimed in a TikTok post that she and her boyfriend gave Brian Laundrie a ride in Grand-Teton National Park in Wyoming on...

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...

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