Two UWO students will participate in the Women’s March on Saturday to help advocate for women’s rights
Alex Nemec
January 20, 2017
UW Oshkosh is being represented in this weekend’s Women’s March on Washington by students Ali Christensen and Rachel Davis, with Christensen participating in the walk in Madison and Davis traveling to Washington D.C. for the walk. There are currently 616 planned marches across the world, spanning...
Destress fest relaxes UWO
Ti Windisch
December 8, 2016
UW Oshkosh students were able to relax, get massages and interact with dogs at Destress Fest, an event in Reeve Memorial Union on Friday to help reduce stress before finals week. Student Bayleigh Marquis said she enjoyed playing with the dogs at Destress Fest because she does not get ...
UWO forms vice chancellor hiring committee, asks student input
December 8, 2016
A panel on Monday called for student input about the search for the new vice chancellor of student affairs by the Student Affairs Search and Screen Committee in the UW Oshkosh Reeve Theater. The panel was led by Alan Crist, one of the members in charge of organizing the search for the new vi...
Safety is our top priority
December 8, 2016
[media-credit name="Courtesy of UW Oshkosh" align="alignleft" width="240"][/media-credit] By: Chancellor Andrew Leavitt Less than two weeks ago, another United States campus suffered a tragedy. Eleven people were injured at Ohio State University at the hands of a student, resulti...
Stein raises almost double presidential campaign funds for election recount in WI
Alex Nemec
December 8, 2016
[media-credit name="Courtesy of Joe Simmons" align="alignleft" width="300"][/media-credit] Green Party Presidential candidate Jill Stein has raised over $7 million to fund a recount of the presidental election in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Michigan, despite receiving zero electoral votes. Stein r...
Muslim students look to educate campus
Nicole Horner
December 8, 2016
The UW Oshkosh Muslim Student Association handed out Qurans and answered questions about their faith at an informational session in Reeve Memorial Union on Thursday. MSA Vice President Jamal Arafeh said this event was to help inform people about Islam. “There are a lot of misconceptions about...
Meat found at burglary not heart
Ti Windisch
December 8, 2016
The piece of meat earlier identified as a heart was actually a piece of venison, not a heart, according to Oshkosh Police Department OPD Public Information/Crime Prevention Officer Joseph Nichols said the piece of meat was not any sort of heart at all, despite an earlier report. “It wasn’t a...
FIRE: UWO violates First Amendment
Alex Nemec
December 8, 2016
UW Oshkosh is the last UW System school with a red light status ranking from Foundation for Individual Rights in Education for not having policies that support or value the First Amendment. FIRE’s mission statement according to their website is “to defend and sustain individual rights at America’s...
TEDx speaker gives advice on alternative career paths
Hailey Lawrence
December 8, 2016
The Millennials Club and Psychology Club hosted Emily Phillips, a TEDx speaker, who came to UW Oshkosh on Wednesday to speak on behalf of creating a career path for students. Phillips, a UW-Milwaukee graduate, gave a presentation titled “Agile Leadership: Preparing for an Unconventional Career Path”...
Chancellors talk budget woes
Nicole Horner
December 1, 2016
UW Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank and UW Oshkosh Chancellor Andrew Leavitt met with officials and alumni on Wednesday to discuss the Wisconsin state budget and its role in public higher education. Blank said she is doing these joint events with chancellors at a number of other locations. ...
