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Independent Student Newspaper of UW Oshkosh Campuses

The Advance-Titan

Independent Student Newspaper of UW Oshkosh Campuses

The Advance-Titan

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Professor discusses climate change denial

Katie Pulvermacher, Staff Writer May 5, 2021

There is an “incredible solid body of science” that climate change is real and happening. So why then do people still deny that it exists? Misty McPhee, an associate professor of environmental...

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Surviving finals week

Lexi Langendorf, Arts & Entertainment Editor May 5, 2021

It’s almost that time of the year again where overwhelmed students swarm the library, cry over final projects and get more caffeine than sleep. Finals week, being packed with exams, essays and final...

Screenshot of map showing sex offenders in the Oshkosh area

Increased presence of sex offenders in Oshkosh

Lexi Langendorf, Arts & Entertainment Editor May 5, 2021

Oshkosh has more sex offenders per capita than the city of Milwaukee, according to the Wisconsin Department of Corrections Sex Offender Registry and U.S. Census Bureau. “Sex offenders have always...

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Why social media is ruining my life

Peyton Litterick May 5, 2021

Hi, I’m social media. Pay attention to me. See that picture of my friends and I trying to take a cute selfie at the pumpkin patch a couple weeks ago? Well, it turned out decent after spending...

Graphic by Cory Sparks

Crisis Text Line is an asset for nursing volunteer hours

Cory Sparks, Managing Editor May 5, 2021

With the COVID-19 pandemic taking over the world during the last 12 months, many UW Oshkosh pre-nursing students had to look to isolated ways to get their required volunteer hours in. One of the...

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Meditation is a simple, yet rewarding skill that can help you reduce stress and improve your mental health.

4 benefits of meditation

Amber Brockman, News Editor May 5, 2021

The practice of meditation is gaining popularity as a way to help ease symptoms of many health conditions and improve quality of life, with countless studies showing a variety of benefits. Most people...

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Heidi Docter joined The Advance-Titan as a copy editor in fall of 2019. She became the Copy Chief in spring 2021.

Copy Chief adorns wizard hat for last time; cries

Heidi Docter, Copy Desk Chief May 5, 2021

I joined the revered, award-winning, infamous Advance-Titan back in fall 2019 as a wildly inexperienced copy editor. The only editing experience I had was as a tutor at the Writing Center, which, let me...

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Grant Hunter served as The Advance-Titan’s Web Editor for the spring and fall 2020 semesters before transitioning into his current role as the publication’s Social Media Manager in spring 2021.

What do you mean ‘headline’? Who the hell are you people?

Grant Hunter, Social Media Manager May 5, 2021

Ladies and gentlemen I invite you to break from the norm and for a moment pay attention to the man behind the curtain. Avid Advance-Titan readers would see me and never recall a single story of mine. Well...

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Carter Uslabar drew cartoons for The Advance-Titan’s staff editorials for two years before becoming the Arts & Entertainment editor. He became the Editor-in-Chief in spring 2020 and remained in that position through spring 2021.

Editor to overthink headline for last published piece

Carter Uslabar, Editor in Chief May 5, 2021

This is all Jack Tierney's fault—I just wanted to do more cartoons. For two years I did editorial cartoons (of highly variable quality) for The Advance-Titan's staff editorials. Toward the end of...

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Sophia Voight was a news reporter for The Advance-Titan for a semester before becoming the Opinion section editor. Beginning
in fall 2020, she served as the Assistant News Editor.

News editor realizes she majored in journalism: ‘Rats!’

Sophia Voight, Assistant News Editor May 5, 2021

A common spite made in our newsroom is “how could you be a journalism major and not work for your student newspaper?” Walk into most journalism courses and they’ll probably give you a speech...

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