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Alternative break offers adventure

Lexi Wojcik-Kretchmer, Reporter • February 12, 2020

This past winter break, nine students and an adviser packed their bags for a seven-hour flight to Puerto Rico on Jan. 25 and came home Jan. 31. These students got some free time to enjoy the beautiful...

UWO offers free applications

Hannah Scott, Reporter • February 12, 2020

From Jan. 27 to Feb. 2, UW Oshkosh conducted its first ever free application week, which applied to undergraduate and graduate students alike across all three of UW Oshkosh’s campuses — Oshkosh, Fond...

Former administrators plead guilty

Joseph Schulz, Managing Editor • February 12, 2020

After a legal battle that lasted for almost two years, two former UW Oshkosh administrators pleaded guilty last month to felony misconduct charges. In a plea deal on Jan. 15, Former Chancellor Richard...

Former UWW professor sues UW System

Joseph Schulz, Managing Editor • February 12, 2020

A former UW-Whitewater professor is suing the UW System Board of Regents for allegedly violating his right to free speech and due process when firing him. The lawsuit, filed in the Eastern District...

Math Department hosts Google data analyst at colloquium

Megan Behnke, Reporter • February 12, 2020

On Monday, Feb. 10, the UWO Mathematics Department held their first colloquium of the semester, bringing in UWO alumni to discuss data analysis. VP of Finance at Crucible Metal Solutions, Inc. Nick...

Preliminary hearing set for former IT specialist charged with theft of university property

Joseph Schulz, Managing Editor • February 7, 2020

A preliminary hearing date of March 5 has been set for former UW Oshkosh IT Specialist Michael Van Vonderen, who has been charged with theft of movable property for allegedly stealing university equipment...

125 years of independent student journalism

Joseph Schulz, Managing Editor • December 5, 2019

125 years ago, a publication was created on what is now the UW Oshkosh campus with the intention of bridging the gap between faculty and students. The Normal Advance began publication in September 1894...

Hate speech or big misunderstanding?

Joseph Schulz, Managing Editor • December 5, 2019

A Brown County Circuit Court judge recently ordered the release of public records investigating a UW Oshkosh English professor for possible gender identity discrimination. A May 2017 student complaint...

Former IT specialist charged with theft of UWO equipment

Joseph Schulz, Managing Editor • December 4, 2019

Former UW Oshkosh IT specialist Michael Van Vonderen has been charged with theft of university equipment valued between $10,000 and $100,000. He is accused of taking the items from offices and storage...

UWO bacteriology class partners with Tiny Earth

Lydia Westedt, Assistant Sports Editor • December 4, 2019

UW Oshkosh science students are digging for answers in bacteriology class in order to address the issue of diminishing antibiotics and antibiotic-resistant superbugs. With the help of Tiny Earth, a...