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Independent Student Newspaper of UW Oshkosh Campuses

The Advance-Titan

Independent Student Newspaper of UW Oshkosh Campuses

The Advance-Titan

Independent Student Newspaper of UW Oshkosh Campuses

The Advance-Titan

Tommy Titan in the 1972 Homecoming parade on Main Street. (Courtesy University Archives)

UWO creates first mascot 67 years ago

Kylie Balk-Yaatenen, Arts and Entertainment Editor September 1, 2021

This year marks the 150th anniversary of what is now known as the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. But the school didn’t have a physical mascot until 1954. According to the University Archives, in...

A female student holds a sign on the steps of her home in 1918, warning people not to enter because of influenza. (University Archives photo)

102 years later, second pandemic closes UWO

Kylie Balk-Yaatenen, Arts and Entertainment Editor August 31, 2021

COVID-19 shut down the world in 2020, with UW Oshkosh sending its students home and closing its campuses on March 13. But the coronavirus pandemic wasn’t the first time the school had to shut down due...

Frederick Clow with student

What’s in a name?

Cory Sparks, Editor in Chief August 31, 2021

By Cory Sparks The UW Oshkosh campus is made up of 58 buildings spanning an area of 184 acres, according to the UWO campus information tab, and each building’s name comes with a story regarding an...

Party like it's 1871!

Party like it’s 1871!

Cory Sparks, Editor in Chief August 30, 2021

As UW Oshkosh celebrates 150 years since its inception as the Oshkosh Normal School, there will be numerous Sesquicentennial events held throughout campus. Beginning as early as the second week of fall...

Free COVID-19 vaccination clinics held at Oshkosh Public Library

Submitted news August 22, 2021

The Winnebago County Health Department, in partnership with the Oshkosh Public Library, will offer three free COVID-19 vaccination clinics at the Oshkosh Public Library, 106 Washington Ave., Oshkosh, on: ...

UWO’s new 100% online associate degree preps students for dozens of career options

Submitted news August 20, 2021

The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh is launching a new 100% online associate of arts and sciences (AAS) degree program this fall to prepare students for careers that require more education than a high...

Advance-Titan file photo by April Lee

UWO to require masks indoors, regardless of vaccination status

Submitted news August 9, 2021

Beginning Aug. 10, UW Oshkosh will require masks indoors on all  UW Oshkosh campuses for students, faculty, staff and guests, regardless of vaccination status. In a mass email today, Chancellor Andrew...

File photo by April Lee — Masks are currently not mandated on campus unless people are not vaccinated, but that ruling could change if COVID-19 cases continue to increase.

UWO not imposing mask mandate — for now

Submitted news August 6, 2021

UW Oshkosh Chancellor Andrew Leavitt and Police Chief Kurt Leibold  emailed the University community today, saying UWO is currently not imposing a mask mandate on campus, but that the decision could change...

Screen shot showing Wisconsin and Winnebago County on the CDC COVID Data Tracker

Winnebago County reaches ‘substantial’ level of COVID-19 community spread, indoor masking recommended

Submitted news August 5, 2021

The Winnebago County Health Department announced the county has reached substantial level of community transmission of COVID-19. Recent guidelines issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

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UWO not impacted by latest CDC masking guidance

Submitted news July 30, 2021

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announcement Tuesday to recommend masks indoors even among vaccinated people in areas where COVID-19 is surging does not impact UW Oshkosh campuses at this...

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