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 of having to live on my own for the first time, but instead the idea of having to share...
‘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 experience for its audience. Davis, who spoke on campus about his play last week, wrote the...
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, counselor at the UW Oshkosh Counseling Center, and Alison Shaw, chairwoman of the music department,...
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 had no experience with vaping or what it really was, and a lot of the people I surrounded myself with...
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 while being handcuffed by a police officer. As a UWO student who has spent time at the Winnebago...
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 me alone. I’ve been informed that I give off this “don’t mess with this person” vibe, which...
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: commuters. Currently at UW Oshkosh, only 15% of first- and second-year students choose not to...
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 classes, I thought this would be the perfect time to share my personal 10-year battle with clinical de...
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 costume contests. “Rocky,” as it’s referred to by fans, due to its LGBTQ themes and inten...
History Club shows brutal horrors of Holocaust with ‘The Pianist’
Owen Peterson, Columnist
September 26, 2019
Throughout September, UW Oshkosh has hosted a number of Holocaust-related events, ranging from exhibits about Auschwitz to speeches from Holocaust survivors. On Sept. 18, following a speech by Holocaust survivor Eva Zaret and a discussion on how to teach about the Holocaust in American schools, the UWO His...
