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Independent Student Newspaper of UW Oshkosh Campuses

The Advance-Titan

Independent Student Newspaper of UW Oshkosh Campuses

The Advance-Titan

A poster on the McNair Scholars program is presented at the McNair Showcase.

Scholars present research from internship program

Joseph Schulz, News Writer September 27, 2018

UW Oshkosh’s McNair Scholars presented their research at the McNair Showcase on Tuesday at the Alumni Welcome and Conference Center. The event featured posters and displays of student research from...

Pictured above is Kezia C., surrounded by her juniors. Kezia is the senior midwife at Ross Road Public Health Clinic in Freetown, Sierra Leone.

Social media tells real life stories: Africa

Megan Behnke, News Writer September 27, 2018

A lecture series, “Instagramming Everyday Africa” aimed to use technology in a way that changes stereotypes of underdeveloped countries. On Sept. 24, the geography department held the first of three...

Refugee statistics According to the UN Refugee Agency, 68.5 million individuals have been forcibly displaced across the world. Displacement is often due to persecution, conflict, violence and violations of human rights. One person becomes displaced every two seconds, 30 people are displaced every minute. One in every 110 people in the world is either an asylum-seeker, internally displaced or a refugee.

“Against All Odds” hosts refugee simulation

Holly Gilvary, News Writer September 27, 2018

The Winnebago County Literacy Council and UW Oshkosh professor Michael Fonkem collaborated to host “Against All Odds,” a refugee simulation workshop, at the Oshkosh Public Library on Saturday, Sept....

Parking comic

Students concerned with parking

September 27, 2018

UW Oshkosh Parking Services is a self-supported service that provides parking permits to students on campus, but there are positives and negatives that students find when using it. Being a self-supported...

Pictured above is a map of the states affected by Hurricane Florence.

Alumnus shares Hurricane Florence story

Bailey McClellan, Writer September 27, 2018

After Hurricane Florence wreaked havoc on North and South Carolina, residents like UW Oshkosh alumnus Zak Thompson said he faced and continues to face obstacles brought on by the storm. According to...

UW Oshkosh freshman midfielder Maddie Hill shields defender Allison McElwee of Concordia University.

UWO soccer defeated by Concordia University

Evan Moris, Assistant Sports Editor September 27, 2018

The UW Oshkosh women’s soccer team took to the field Sunday to face Concordia University Wisconsin. Despite dominating the game in possession, shots and shots on goal, the Titans fell short against...

Drinking in Fraternities info box: According to the AddictionCenter, four out of five fraternity and sorority members are binge drinkers and two out of five college students are binge drinkers. Hazing rituals have led to alcohol poisoning, accidents and even death. Some of the highest rates of accidents, sexual assaults, emergency room visits and deaths are due to binge drinking.

Hard liquor ban cracks down

Max Honzik, News Writer September 27, 2018

The North American Inter-fraternity Conference unanimously decided to ban all hard liquor “above 15 percent alcohol by volume in any chapter facility or at any chapter event” starting Sept. 1, 2019,...

headshot, officer denny sabel

UWO officer suffers self-inflicted gunshot injury to the torso area

Christina Basken, News Editor September 27, 2018

UW Oshkosh police officer Dennis Sabel was hospitalized after intentionally shooting himself in his torso after a verbal argument with his wife at his North Fond du Lac home. The Fond du Lac County...

UWO junior Alyssa Leffler overhands the ball back toward Kimberly Steinert of UW-La Crosse.

Tennis

Billy Piotrowski, Sports Writer September 20, 2018

The UWO women’s tennis team suffered their first loss of the season last Friday, Sept. 14 to UW-La Crosse. The rival Eagles picked up their fifth win of the season as they swept the Titans 9-0. In...

Opinion Cartoon

Campus safety is vital

September 20, 2018

UW Oshkosh provides several services to students to help create a safe environment on and near campus. These services include the Safewalk program, Winnebago Countywide Crime Stoppers, blue light emergency...

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