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Independent Student Newspaper of UW Oshkosh Campuses

The Advance-Titan

Independent Student Newspaper of UW Oshkosh Campuses

The Advance-Titan

Independent Student Newspaper of UW Oshkosh Campuses

The Advance-Titan

Photo courtesy: ACLU of Georgia - Discrimination against 
trans people has been going on for awhile. Angel from FX's 'Pose', taken place during the 70s/80s AIDS crisis, shares her experience of what it's like to be a transgender woman: “Everything I can’t have in this world is because of that thing down there. If you wanna see who I am, that's the last place you should look.”

Tennessee ban against human rights

Cassidy Johnson, Web Editor March 15, 2023

Only a few months into 2023, Tennessee’s legislature has already written a sleuth of transphobic bills to add to their already lengthy repertoire – about 150, according to the Human Rights Campaign...

Letter to the Editor: Students need better financial education

Evan Huiting, Guest Writer March 8, 2023

With inflation numbers and interest rates soaring, it’s more important now than ever that schools give the general population the financial education they sorely lack.  Public schools do a fine job...

Advance-Titan File Photo / About 80% of college students consume alcohol to some degree, and 40% engage in binge drinking, according to Alcohol Rehab Guide.

Are fake IDs worth the risk?

Aubrie Selsmeyer, Opinion Editor March 8, 2023

In 2021, about 32.2% of college students admitted to possessing a fake ID, according to The Law Offices of Scott J. Limmer.  After a long week of classes, the consensus among college kids is that Friday...

Courtesy of PxHere / The  News Editor of the A-T Anya Kelley puts it perfectly, saying "I don't think one lecture is worth my life."

Everyone loves snow days… except commuters

Anya Kelley, News Editor March 1, 2023

In America, over 1,300 die in vehicle accidents due to icy, snowy or slushy conditions annually, according to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). The FHWA also estimates that about 900 people...

Aubrie Selsmeyer / The Advance-Titan - The Statista Digital Market Outlook estimates the number of online dating users in the U.S. to increase to 53.3 million by 2024 compared
to 44.2 million in 2020.

Has Gen Z canned commitment?

Aubrie Selsmeyer, Opinion Editor March 1, 2023

My parents have always said that my generation has it so much easier connecting with each other via cellphones and social media.  And although I love the convenience of having all of my friends at...

Kelly Hueckman / The Advance-Titan - About 1/3 of college students change their major at least once,
according to a past study by the National Center for Education
Statistics.

Don’t have a dream job? Me neither.

Kelly Hueckman, Managing Editor March 1, 2023

A few weeks ago, a professor of mine asked the class: “What’s your dream job?” Most of us have heard this question before, dating back to our elementary school days when our answers were along...

Aubrie Selsmeyer / The Advance Titan - Aubrie Selsmeyer gets a tattoo of heart-shaped balloons by artist Raesha Nordwig, owner of Blush LLC tattoo and piercing shop.

Tattoo or Taboo? College students change the tattoo stigma

Aubrie Selsmeyer, Opinion Editor February 22, 2023

College is a new taste of freedom for everyone, whether that freedom is exercised by eating Kraft Mac & Cheese cups at 2 in the morning or getting a tattoo. Tattoos have always been a way to express...

Icy sidewalks risk student health

Audrey Rich, Guest Columnist February 22, 2023

As a student at UW Oshkosh, I consider this place and the people in it my community. It is important that you are aware and eager to help the place you call home for four to five years. I have been...

Michael Buckner / Advance-Titan - Donald Trump claims investigative journalist Bob Woodward exploited the pair’s interviews in the audiobook “The Trump Tapes: Bob Woodward’s Twenty Interviews with President Donald Trump.”

Trump sues ‘the media’ … again

Anya Kelley, News Editor February 15, 2023

In the past three decades, former President Donald Trump has been involved in 4,095 lawsuits; 85 of those have been branding and trademark cases. Now, Trump is suing Bob Woodward for releasing an audiobook...

Aubrie Selsmeyer / Advance-Titan - TikTok may feel like a cheap form of therapy, but overuse could result in mental health issues beyond anxiety and a short attention span

Will your TikTok feed send you to therapy?

Cassidy Johnson, Staff Writer February 15, 2023

Right off the bat, I’d like to clear the air and let you know that I am not here to judge anyone for how much TikTok they use; that would be hypocritical of me. That after-class/work/gym scroll almost...

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