Queer game show welcomes all
Hilary Shandonay
October 28, 2015
UW Oshkosh LGBTQ Resource Center hosted the Queer Game Show: Hollywood Squares on Wednesday Oct. 28 in the Reeve Memorial Union Theater. “Students compete against faculty and staff in this classic game show with a queer twist,” An LGBTQ Resource Center pamphlet stated. Host and Program Coordinator ...
Titan TV, WRST attend national CBI conference
Alex Deehring
October 28, 2015
UW Oshkosh’s Titan TV and WRST-FM worked along side other colleges nationwide on improving their programming at the College Broadcasters Inc. National Student Electronic Media Convention in Minneapolis this past weekend. The convention was a mix between an award banquet and student-led presentations...
UW Oshkosh journalism department meets accreditation standards
Jessica Johnson
October 21, 2015
The UW Oshkosh journalism department was deemed compliant in all nine standards after being evaluated by a team from the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. The ACEJMC has the following nine standards: mission, governance and administration; curriculum and instruction;...
Players wear hearts on sleeve
Haley Walters
October 21, 2015
When the UW Oshkosh men’s soccer team takes the field for the remainder of its 2015 season, the players will be wearing black armbands to raise awareness for a program on the verge of collapsing. The armbands are a grassroots effort thought up by players on the team to show the University and fans t...
Bass, Coleman named Homecoming royalty
Grace Riggert
October 21, 2015
Barbara Bass and Trenton Coleman were announced as this year’s Homecoming royalty during halftime of the football game on Saturday, Oct. 17. According to Assistant Director for Student Involvement, Missy Burgess, in total 1,454 people voted with Coleman receiving 355 votes and Bass receiving 338 votes. In contrast, in ...
Local man suffers gunshot wound near UWO
Grace Riggert
October 14, 2015
A 47-year-old man was flown to UW-Hospital in Madison after he was found with a life-threatening gun shot wound to the head. Oshkosh Police received reports Wednesday at 12:05 a.m. of the man sitting in a vehicle near the 600 block of North Main Street with a wound from a small caliber handgun. The man...
State seeks to remove gun limits
Jessica Zemlicka
October 14, 2015
A bill introduced in the Wisconsin Legislature states individuals with concealed-carry permits will be allowed to carry their firearms in university buildings and classrooms. This law would apply to technical colleges and University of Wisconsin campuses. According to a Wisconsin State Journal article...
UWO students skeptical over Homecoming title changes
Haley Walters
October 14, 2015
UW Oshkosh is forgoing traditional titles of king and queen for the two top-voted Homecoming court members in favor of the title “Homecoming Royalty.” Members of the Homecoming Committee voted unanimously to eliminate the gender-specific terms in order to encourage inclusiveness and equality amongst...
Female comedian closes age gap with students
Jessica Johnson
October 14, 2015
Carly Aquilino from MTV’s hit show “Girl Code” was featured as this year’s 2015 Homecoming comedian at UW Oshkosh on Oct. 14 in Albee Hall. The opener for the show was fellow comedian Sammy Arechar from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Rachael Horkman, the RUB concerts and comedy chair said she thinks Aquilino...
State seeks to remove gun limits
Jessica Zemlicka
October 14, 2015
A bill introduced in the Wisconsin Legislature states individuals with concealed-carry permits will be allowed to carry their firearms in university buildings and classrooms. This law would apply to technical colleges and University of Wisconsin campuses. According to a Wisconsin State Journal article...
