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

High School, written by Tegan and Sara Quin.

Twin pop duo share hardships growing up gay in new memoir

Rachel Bays, columnist October 16, 2019

“High School,” a memoir written by Tegan and Sara Quin, tells a compelling and emotional coming-of-age story of the identical twin sisters long before they became famous award-winning pop icons. In...

A student walks into Webster Residence Hall on High Avenue at UW Oshkosh.

Life on the second floor of Webster Hall

Owen Peterson, columnist October 16, 2019

Of all the things that one could fear going into their first semester of college, I feared dorm life the most. It wasn’t the immense workload that was inevitably going to be dumped upon me or the responsibility...

Poster for Nat Turner in Jerusalem

‘Nat Turner’ challenges audience

Leo Costello, Opinion Editor October 10, 2019

The UW Oshkosh theatre department debuted the first college performance of the 2016 one act play written by Nathan Alan Davis, “Nat Turner in Jerusalem,” last week, providing a profound and challenging...

Dr. Katherine Decker (left) and student Bridget Mullin (right) perform.

Flourish Through Music brings joy to campus life

Emma Klein, Columnist October 10, 2019

Uplifting music will play in the Titan Underground on the first Monday of every month this semester from noon to 1 p.m. as part of “Mindful Music Monday.” The event as envisioned by Kristine Campbell,...

A UWO student takes a drag on a Juul e-cigarette while walking to campus.

Up in smoke: Vaping should be taken seriously

Lauren Reidinger, Columnist October 10, 2019

On campus it’s almost impossible to walk anywhere and not see someone vaping or juuling — it’s become a normalized daily activity for many college students. When I first came to UW Oshkosh, I...

Photo from the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Flickr account, Oct. 3.

Incarceration is no laughing matter

Bethanie Gengler, News Editor October 10, 2019

Photos on the UW Oshkosh Flickr page from last week’s Run With The Cops event appear to show UWO students and children dressed in prison stripes standing behind a fake jail cell smiling and laughing...

Burgundy Johnson

Life as an autistic, asexual, agender student

Burgundy Johnson October 10, 2019

As a queer, autistic, asexual and nonbinary person, my pronouns are they/them/theirs and vi/vir/virs, and I have mixed feelings about my safety on campus at UW Oshkosh. On one hand, people seem to leave...

The highway to commuter success

The highway to commuter success

Julia Thompson, Student October 3, 2019

As the new semester begins and I get back into the habit of leaving my Appleton residence at 7 o’clock each morning, I’d like to steer the campus’ attention to an often forgotten group of students:...

Decade of Despair

Decade of Despair

Leo Costello, Opinion Editor October 3, 2019

Decade of Despair: Depression caused me to take 10 years to graduate: Learn from me Since there may be some students who have recently failed their first exam of the semester or have stopped attending...

Fishnets & lipstick: Experiencing ‘Rocky Horror’

Fishnets & lipstick: Experiencing ‘Rocky Horror’

Leo Costello, Opinion Editor September 26, 2019

The Time Community Theater in downtown Oshkosh held its biggest annual event on Saturday: a screening of the 1975 cult classic, “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” preceded by interactive games and...

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