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Outagamie County Executive Tom Nelson to run for U.S. Senate against Ron Johnson in 2022

Lexi Langendorf, News Writer • November 4, 2020

Tom Nelson announced his early candidacy as the first entrant and declared candidate for the 2022 U.S. Senate election with a video accusing Sen. Ron Johnson of ignoring the COVID-19 crisis and putting...

Trump, Biden battle for WI, nation

Carter Uslabar, Editor in Chief • November 4, 2020

UW Oshkosh students turned out to vote on Tuesday, each doing their part to shape the future of our country in the highly anticipated presidential election. According to the City of Oshkosh’s website,...

Remembering Sean Connery

Owen Peterson, Opinion Editor • November 4, 2020

Sean Connery, known for originating the role of James Bond in 1962’s “Dr. No,” passed away at the age of 90 on Oct. 31. Connery is most known for his seven performances as James Bond, but he was...

OSA aims to save campus blue lights

Carter Uslabar, Editor in Chief • November 4, 2020

The Oshkosh Student Association (OSA) resolution seeks to preserve the blue light emergency system in place on the UWO campus, which is currently being phased out. According to Patrick Caine, OSA chief...

Wisconsin sees one of the biggest COVID-19 case surges in the nation

Sophia Voight, Assistant News Editor • November 4, 2020

Wisconsin experienced its worst COVID-19 case surge last month with one in 60 residents receiving positive test results in October. The state experienced one of the largest case surges in the nation...

UW Oshkosh to open new COVID testing site

Sophia Voight, Co-News Editor • November 4, 2020

UW Oshkosh will be opening a new COVID-19 testing center at Culver Family Welcome Center Nov. 9 with new Abbott BinaxNOW rapid antigen tests that provide results in 15 minutes to help combat the surge...

UW Oshkosh homecoming moves online

Lexi Wojcik-Kretchmer, News Writer • November 4, 2020

Homecoming still happened this year at UW Oshkosh from Oct. 19-30, but how did COVID-19 affect it? There were a number of events that were moved to online such as a trivia night, a talent show, bingo...

Prescott out for entirety of 2020 season

Lexi Wojcik-Kretchmer, News Writer • November 4, 2020

Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott is expected to miss the rest of the 2020 season after a devastating ankle injury. Prescott was tackled by Logan Ryan, defensive back of the New York Giants in...

Is listening to music really good for college students?

Kaitlyn Scoville, Copy Desk Chief • November 4, 2020

It seems common to see at college campuses nationwide that students are walking around campus with earbuds or headphones on, listening to something that takes their minds off their current situation. Even...

Athletes get day off to encourage voter participation

Cory Sparks, Sports Editor • November 4, 2020

As athletes across the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference sharpen their skills in what is an offseason from competition for everyone until further notice, none of them had practice on Nov. 3. Tuesday...