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Six people you might see in your online classes

Owen Peterson, Opinion Editor • September 23, 2020

The Online Overachiever By the time the professor is done asking their question, this person has already had the “raise hand” button selected for 45 seconds. With an insatiable desire to prove their...

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...

What’s it like to be quarantined on campus?

Jayme Bauman • September 16, 2020

It’s really easy to go from trying to fit everything into your schedule, making sure you can get where you need to go on time and trying to get ready what needs to get ready, to suddenly having to tell...

The Great ‘Titans Return’ hoax

Joseph Schulz, Managing Editor • September 9, 2020

As UW Oshkosh administrators guided members of the media through the socially distanced campus Sept. 1, Chancellor Andrew Leavitt told reporters his “top priority is going to be the safety and welfare...

Avoid parties so we can stay on campus

Owen Peterson • September 3, 2020

Nearly six months after the spring semester was moved entirely online, the campus is finally ready to welcome back students; but with this opportunity comes great responsibility. In order to adapt to...

To fly or not? Caution is always best

Kaitlyn Scoville, Copy Desk Chief and Writer • July 23, 2020

From July 18 to 22, my father and I decided to brace the rising national COVID cases to visit my sibling in California, whom we haven't seen in about six months. Our flight out on July 18 consisted...

Gerrymandering: Democracy’s greatest adviser or adversary?

Ian McDonald, Columnist • July 14, 2020

In a democracy, it is the voters who choose the politicians to represent them in Congress. However, what if the politicians began cherry picking voters to increase their chances of winning? It’s been...

Be united in the fight to further student involvement

Ian McDonald, Columnist • June 18, 2020

My name is Ian McDonald and I am the student body president of the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh. I am going into my senior year and will graduate in Spring 2021. Students are facing a time that they...

‘The Willoughbys’ is a nonsensical children’s film

Nolan Fullington, Columnist • May 6, 2020

“The Willoughbys” is another Netflix film that, unlike “Coffee & Kareem,” is clearly targeting a younger audience. Bron Studios is a Canadian Motion Picture Company that had acquired the rights...

‘Blood Quantum’ is a classic zombie movie

Nolan Fullington, Columnist • May 5, 2020

“Blood Quantum” premiered at the Toronto Film Festival where it became a crowd favorite and was picked up by the streaming service Shudder for distribution. It’s another zombie movie, but this one...