UWO announces staff retirement incentives
Emilie Hedeimann
April 1, 2015
UW Oshkosh announced the implementation of a new retirement incentive to help meet workforce reduction goals March 31 in lieu of recent UW System budget cuts. According to a press release from Chancellor Andrew Leavitt, the Voluntary Retirement Incentive Options Program is now available to faculty...
Dining officials respond to student food concerns
April 1, 2015
UW Oshkosh dining officials responded to student concerns about whether campus food is healthy and said various choices are readily available. Students from the previous article said there were not enough healthy items available on campus and the present options were too pricey. Reeve Memorial...
Student Yik Yak herd declines
Katie Hanson
April 1, 2015
The Yik Yak app has declined in usage since Nov. 2014 and students are recognizing its decline on the UW Oshkosh campus. The app went from two million users to 1.8 million in two months, according to Gigaom.com. According to UWO student Chandler Lackey, it seems the growth of the app at UWO has...
PRSSA converges at “The Loop: Divergent”
Sarah Zander
April 1, 2015
The UW Oshkosh Public Relations Student Society of America chapter learned what it takes to work in PR from professionals in the field at a conference in Chicago. The PRSSA chapters of Loyola University and Columbia College of Chicago hosted the conference called, “The Loop: Divergent” on March...
Forum discusses UW System budget cuts
William Fath
April 1, 2015
The Impact of Wisconsin’s Budget on UW Oshkosh forum brought together campus members and local businesses to discuss budget cuts on March 26 at the Alumni Welcome and Conference Center. The forum was hosted by The Oshkosh Chamber of Commerce and presented three speakers: Todd Berry, president of...
System president talks budget
Sarah Zander
March 29, 2015
UW System President Ray Cross attended the Oshkosh Student Association’s Senate meeting on Tuesday and answered students’ questions regarding the budget cut. After being introduced, Cross immediately opened the floor to inquiries from OSA Senate members, including President Jordan Schettle. Schettle...
Smith pleads guilty to federal charge
Sarah Zander
March 18, 2015
Kyle Smith pleaded guilty to possession of ricin for no justifiable peaceful reason in his home in the city of Oshkosh. Smith was arrested and charged in November for the possession of a deadly substance. Two UW Oshkosh professors initially reported Smith’s suspicious comments to the University...
UWO students discuss Women’s History Month
Jessica Zemlicka
March 18, 2015
In lieu of Women’s History Month, students discussed the roles of women on college campuses, and how they’ve changed over the years, especially at UW Oshkosh. According to former UWO student Eliza Farrow, there have not been many changes on campus that help women. “A few years ago, the Women’s...
Students to volunteer on ASB trips
Katie Hanson
March 18, 2015
UW Oshkosh students involved in the Alternative Spring Break program will be going to Guatemala, Honduras, New Orleans or New York City for spring break to volunteer with different organizations in those areas. According to Nicole Bellcorelli, ASB coordinator, the focus of the Guatemala trip is...
OSA and SAC look to solve conflicts together
Mallory Radney
March 18, 2015
Members of the Oshkosh Student Association and Student Allocations Committee had a recent conflict, they have a very good relationship said Joseph Ferlo, controller of allocations for the SAC. Ferlo said the conflict arose between the SAC and certain individuals of OSA over chair election procedure....
