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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

Gov. signs bill expanding vaccine administration

February 25, 2021

Assembly Bill (AB) 4, now 2021 Wisconsin Act 3, which would allow pharmacy technicians and students to administer COVID-19 vaccines under certain conditions. “While we work to get shots in arms as...

Oshkosh Student Association election weeks away

Carter Uslabar, Editor in Chief February 24, 2021

The Oshkosh Student Association election voting will be held March 9-10, beginning at 8 a.m. on Tuesday the 9th and will run until Wednesday the 10th at 8 p.m. The window to announce candidacy for...

Wisconsin’s effort to create fair electoral maps

Sophia Voight, Assistant News Editor February 24, 2021

With the collection of census data every 10 years, states redraw the boundaries of their electoral districts in order to balance the shifting population among districts. This includes any legislative...

This week in UWO history

This week in UWO history

February 24, 2021

This week in UWO history Feb. 25, 1996 — The UW Oshkosh men’s basketball team earns its first-ever bid to the NCAA Division III tournament. The 22-3 Titans – the team’s best record since 1968...

WI progresses on vaccine distribution

Andrew Hansen, Staff Writer February 24, 2021

State health officials said they expect to move into the second half of Phase 1B next week, meaning that educators will be the next group to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. Director of Risk and Safety...

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Gov. Tony Evers celebrates the opening of the Culver Family Welcome Center vaccination site. The community COVID-19 vaccination center opened on the UWO campus Feb. 16 in partnership with Advocate Aurora Health of Oshkosh and the Winnebago County Health Department

Vaccine site opens at Culver Center

Sophia Voight, Assistant News Editor February 24, 2021

UW Oshkosh joined the vaccination effort that could help get Wisconsin past the pandemic with the opening of its community vaccination site at the Culver Family Welcome Center (CFWC) last week. “The...

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UW Oshkosh’s annual security report reveals that alcohol violations made up 80% of reported campus crime.

Alcohol violations still UWO’s most reported crime

Sophia Voight, Assistant News Editor February 24, 2021

UW Oshkosh’s annual campus security report revealed that alcohol law violations remain the most reported crime on campus, while the number of burglaries and drug arrests is down in recent years. Alcohol...

Chancellor addresses vaccine, state budgets

Katie Pulvermacher, Staff Writer February 24, 2021

UW Oshkosh Chancellor Andrew Leavitt acknowledged community concerns with COVID-19, budget proposals, the fall 2021 semester and things to be looking forward to at a town hall meeting last week. “We’re...

500,000 deaths: Quantifying the tragedy

Owen Peterson, Opinion Editor February 24, 2021

This week, the United States COVID-19-related death toll surpassed 500,000. This tragic milestone comes just over a year since the first case in the U.S. was reported. Considering that it was only a month...

County postpones mask mandate indefinitely, city to decide on similar mandate in March

Sophia Voight, Assistant News Editor February 24, 2021

The Winnebago County Board of Supervisors voted to postpone a county-wide mask mandate indefinitely on Tuesday night. Meanwhile, the Oshkosh Common Council held its first reading of  a similar city-wide...

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