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The Advance-Titan

Independent Student Newspaper of UW Oshkosh Campuses

The Advance-Titan

Independent Student Newspaper of UW Oshkosh Campuses

The Advance-Titan

College students rely heavily on caffeinated beverages to get them through finals, but at what cost?

Be wary of caffeine intake during finals week

Owen Peterson, Opinion Editor December 9, 2020

With the threat of finals week looming, many students will be preparing to engage in their semesterly toil, full of late-night night study sessions powered by UWO students’ (second) favorite legal drug:...

Letter to the Editor: Changes coming for Black Friday

Jackie Korth, Letter Author December 2, 2020

It’s one day of the year when people go crazy over unbelievable prices; this day is known as Black Friday. Black Friday always happens the day after Thanksgiving, but most stores open Thanksgiving evening. This...

UWO juniors Ben Baker (left) and Michael Stensland (right) make up the pop duo, The Astronomers.

‘The 2000s’ : The Astronomers’ next odyssey

Carter Uslabar, Editor in Chief December 2, 2020

The Astronomers, a pop-duo comprised of UWO students Ben Baker and Michael Stensland, talked to The Advance-Titan about their new song which has been picked up by local radio stations, their upcoming EP...

Joe Schulz / Advance-Titan

How Oshkosh mishandled the COVID-19 pandemic

Joseph Schulz, Managing Editor December 2, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has strained the Oshkosh economy, as iconic events have been canceled, employees laid off and both small and large businesses face financial shortcomings.  In the months since...

UWO offered students a complimentary meal on Thanksgiving Day.

UWO Thanksgiving meal was a box o’ boring

Kaitlyn Scoville, Copy Desk Chief December 2, 2020

Thanksgiving this year looked severely different for those who chose to remain safe from the coronavirus, or avoid risking those they love. This year, UW Oshkosh offered a complimentary Thanksgiving...

Wikimedia / Nothing says Thanksgiving like canned cranberries.

Being grateful for missing Thanksgiving

Owen Peterson, Opinion Editor November 18, 2020

As it has with so many other things, COVID is going to change the holiday season and how it is celebrated. With families canceling their usual Thanksgiving celebrations, many will have to wait even...

Twitter Fleets dumb, stupid

Carter Uslabar, Editor in Chief November 18, 2020

On Tuesday, Twitter made the internet worse. This is impressive on a certain level, considering Twitter’s usual platforming of Nazis, conspiracy theorists and a certain politician I’ll abstain from...

Letter to the Editor: “Thank you, McGraw-Hill Connect”

Dakota Bayer, Letter Author November 18, 2020

You would be hard-pressed to find a student who claims they learn more from doing practice problems in the back of a textbook rather than working from McGraw-Hill Connect or other online class services. I’ve...

Official "Antebellum" Promotional Poster

‘Antebellum’ is ambitious but misguided

Nolan Fullington, News Writer November 18, 2020

“Antebellum” is the directorial debut of dynamic duo, Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz, who wrote the script — to which Blumhouse Productions had so much faith in that these two were given an $11...

In the survey, 47 UWO students found Wyoming, nine guessed Colorado, eight guessed Montana,
five guessed Idaho, Oregon and South Dakota got four guesses each, three guessed Kansas and
Utah, Missouri and Arkansas got one guess each.

Do UWO students know where Wyoming is?

Owen Peterson, Opinion Editor November 11, 2020

Do UW Oshkosh students know where Wyoming is? I could not tell you what made me want to know the answer to this question, nor why I thought the answer would be of any value to literally anybody, but I...

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