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Independent Student Newspaper of UW Oshkosh Campuses

The Advance-Titan

Independent Student Newspaper of UW Oshkosh Campuses

The Advance-Titan

Is College Worth it?

Marina Farberov and Parth Shah February 17, 2025

Reading the news today, you might wonder if earning a college degree is still worth the investment. With stories of declining enrollment, rising student debt, and the growing success of high-profile entrepreneurs...

Advance-Titan File Photo -- Ice shanties line the surface of Lake Winnebago in February of last year.

Fond du Lac man dies after falling through ice on Lake Winnebago

Jacob Link, Managing Editor February 4, 2025

A 67-year-old Tycheedah man died Saturday afternoon after a UTV he was riding in fell through the ice on Lake Winnebago. The Fond du Lac County dispatch received a gall at 12:30 p.m. about someone who...

Jacob Link / Advance-Titan -- The Herd's James Akinjo takes flight in Wisconsin's 128-114 win over Delaware Wednesday at the Oshkosh Arena.

Ellenson, Akinjo lead Herd past Delaware Blue Coats

Jacob Link, Managing Editor January 29, 2025

The Wisconsin Herd won their second straight game after taking down the Delaware Blue Coats 128-114 at the Oshkosh Arena Wednesday night. The Herd (8-7) had their three-game winning streak snapped by...

Courtesy of UWO Flickr -- The Oshkosh Symphony Orchestra practices in the UWO Arts and Communication Center Music Hall in October.

State Building Commission approves renovations to UWO Arts and Communication Center Music Hall

Isaac Pischer, Staff Writer January 29, 2025

An aging UW Oshkosh facility will be getting a well-needed facelift, after a decision by the State of Wisconsin Building Commission. In December, the Republican-led State building Commission, which...

Courtesy of Glenn Grothman -- U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman sits in a U.S Senate meeting.

Man arrested for starting fire at U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman’s office

Isaac Pischer, Assistant News Editor January 23, 2025

Police have arrested a man suspected of starting a fire at U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman’s office building on Sunday, Jan. 19.  According to a release by the Fond du Lac Police Department, Caiden Stachowicz,...

Courtesy of the Oshkosh Police Department -- The Oshkosh Police Department cruiser waits near a park in town last year.

OPD arrests Texas man for human trafficking

Jacob Link, Managing Editor January 17, 2025

The Oshkosh Police Department arrested a 32-year-old man from Texas on human trafficking charges Jan. 10 after law enforcement discovered he had been holding a woman against her will for months. “The...

Courtesy of Steve Frommell / UWO Athletics -- Oshkosh's Sammi Beyer dribbles the basketball in a game earlier this season at the Kolf Sports Center.

Titans remain undefeated with OT win over Whitewater

Jacob Link, Managing Editor January 17, 2025

The undefeated UW Oshkosh women’s basketball team, ranked No. 4 in the nation by d3hoops.com, extended its win streak to 15 games to begin the season after taking down No. 15 UW-Whitewater 59-52 in overtime...

Courtesy of Steve Frommell / UWO Athletics -- UWO's Reed Seckar crosses over on a Whitewater defender in Oshkosh's 59-56 loss at the Kolf Sports Center on Wednesday.

Men’s basketball falls in fourth straight game

Ethan Corey, Staff Writer January 17, 2025

UW Whitewater slipped past the UW Oshkosh men's basketball team 59-56 on Wednesday night at the Kolf Sports Center. The Titans (9-6, 0-4 WIAC) shot well on the night, converting 21 of their 46 attempted...

Courtesy of UWO Achieves -- Former President Jimmy Carter speaks at Kolf Sports Center in an April, 1987 visit. Carter passed away on Dec. 29 at 100 years of age at his home in Plains, Georgia.

Jimmy Carter leaves his mark on UWO

Isaac Pischer, Assistant News Editor January 15, 2025

As the nation mourns the loss of former President James Earl Carter Jr. (Jimmy Carter), who died on Dec. 29, his legacy reaches far from Washington, D.C., or Plains, Georgia, where he lived post-presidency....

Courtesy of the Oshkosh Police Department -- The Oshkosh Police Department cruiser waits near a park in town last year.

OPD arrests 40-year-old for discharging firearm inside Fleet Farm

Jacob Link, Managing Editor January 10, 2025

The Oshkosh Police Department arrested a 40-year-old man from Oshkosh Thursday morning after he discharged a firearm inside Fleet Farm and left the scene. At 8:44 a.m., police responded to a weapons...

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