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Independent Student Newspaper of UW Oshkosh Campuses

The Advance-Titan

Independent Student Newspaper of UW Oshkosh Campuses

The Advance-Titan

Voter online registration deadline approaching

Amber Brockman, News Editor September 23, 2020

The Wisconsin General Election is on Nov. 3, and for those on college campuses like UW Oshkosh being registered to vote is a must, according to James Kruger, UW Oshkosh associate professor of political...

College students face risk of identity theft

Amber Brockman, News Editor September 23, 2020

College students are very susceptible to identity theft, with many scams accommodated toward them, according to the Better Business Bureau. By taking proper precautions for monitoring and detecting...

UWO Flickr — Students wearing masks to and from classes is now a common sight on the UW Oshkosh campus.

COVID spread is ‘significant, uncontrolled’ in Winnebago County

Sophia Voight, Co-News Editor September 18, 2020

UW Oshkosh reached a 24% student positivity rate as Winnebago County reached a record number of 149 positive cases on Thursday in what the Winnebago County Health Department is calling a “significant...

Screenshot from Chancellor Leavitt's town hall

Chancellor town hall addresses COVID, enrollment concerns

Carter Uslabar, Editor in Chief September 16, 2020

A week after classes began, UW Oshkosh Chancellor Andrew Leavitt held a town hall Wednesday morning to update staff, faculty and others about the university’s coronavirus situation and more. “So...

Ramping up the accessibility

Ramping up the accessibility

Kaitlyn Scoville, Copy Desk Chief September 16, 2020

Ian McDonald, Oshkosh Student Association president, has been working with students and faculty members since early summer to “Ramp Up” UW Oshkosh and make the campus accessible to disabled students...

That’s amore: Pizza theft reported on campus over the weekend

Carter Uslabar, Editor in Chief September 16, 2020

A pair of thieves are on the loose after stealing a pizza and an e-cigarette box early Saturday morning. According to a Titan Alert sent Saturday afternoon, a UW Oshkosh student and his friend were...

UW Oshkosh instructors spent the summer preparing for a hybrid of in-person and virtual instruction.

Online learning ‘new ballgame’ for many academic instructors

Sophia Voight, Co-News Editor September 16, 2020

Over 130 instructors completed the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) Summer 2020 Online Initiative that provided instructors with tools and strategies to teach effective online classes. “Online...

The New Normal

Carter Uslabar, Editor in Chief September 16, 2020

The staff of two UW Oshkosh campus residence halls was quarantined after a staff member’s coronavirus test result came back positive, although later testing produced a negative result. The Stewart...

Michael Van Vonderen

Sentencing hearing set for alleged IT thief

Sophia Voight, Opinion Editor September 16, 2020

A sentencing hearing for former UW Oshkosh IT Specialist Michael Van Vonderen charged with theft of university equipment has been scheduled for Dec. 16. The sentencing was scheduled during Van Vonderen’s...

Photo courtesy Renee Sparks — Kenosha became the center of the social justice movement after Kenosha Police shot Jacob Blake seven times in the back.

Kenosha area resident’s take on unrest

Cory Sparks, Sports Editor September 16, 2020

On Aug. 23, I was in the middle of a weekend trip in Door County with my girlfriend’s family. The trip was going great, and the weather was immaculate. But while I was there, I saw a heartbreaking video. The...

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