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

Aubrie Selsmeyer / Advance-Titan - Ben Bernier (front) and Brianna Zarling (back) are both guests at
Day by Day homeless shelter. Ben Bernier (37) is wearing a Packer
hat he crocheted himself. He is self taught and passes his time
making clothing items from yarn for other members of the shelter,
staff and children of staff members.

Day by Day addresses Oshkosh’s unhoused population

Aubrie Selsmeyer, Opinion Editor October 4, 2023

Homelessness is not a new problem in Oshkosh. However, for a number of citizens, the problem has recently become more apparent and troubling. Oshkosh has the Day by Day Warming Shelter, which provides...

Suna Vang / Advance-Titan - Planet Perk owner Ken Osmond cuddles with one of the cats available for adoption at Planet Purrrk Club.

Planet Perk opens ‘Planet Purrrk’

Suna Vang, Writer October 4, 2023

In May, faced with stiff competition and declining business, owner Ken Osmond considered closing Planet Perk, a cozy cafe in downtown Oshkosh that had served as a meeting place and restaurant for 27 years. Mainstream...

Josh Lehner / Advance-Titan - A group of students, staff, faculty and community members chant slogans in front of Sage Hall during Tuesdays walkout protest. The protest, which began at the Culver Family Welcome Center, worked its way to Sage Hall before ending in front of Polk Library.

‘Chop from the top!’

Josh Lehner, Assistant News Editor October 3, 2023

UW Oshkosh staff and faculty, as well as community members and people from other UW System schools, participated in a walkout protest today over the university’s response to its $18 million deficit. The...

UWO golf competes in UW-Lacrosse Fall Invitational

Owen Larsen, Staff Writer September 27, 2023

The UW Oshkosh women’s golf team traveled to Onalaska on Sept. 23 and Sept. 24 where the placed fifth of eight teams in the UW-Lacrosse Fall Invitational, shooting 698 strokes during the two-round event. The...

Willem Flaugher / Advance-Titan // UWO volleyball broke Kolf ’s volleyball attendance record by more than 300% at the game against UW-Stevens Point on Sept. 26. UWO fans celebrated the win by storming the court for the undefeated team.

Fans crowd Kolf in volleyball win

Jacob Link, Co-Sports Editor September 27, 2023

The UW Oshkosh athletics department attempted to do what many thought was impossible – break the NCAA Division III volleyball attendance record for a regular-season match during Tuesday’s Wisconsin...

Photos Courtesy of Carrie Olson and Jackafunk Photography / Oshkosh business owner and muralist Carrie Olson paints an installation for a series of murals funded by the Wisconsin Economic Development Department.

Oshkosh to revitalize downtown

Kelly Hueckman, Managing Editor September 27, 2023

The city of Oshkosh is receiving a $30,845 grant from Wisconsin Economic Development Department (WEDC) to renovate underused alley space in the downtown Oshkosh area into a functional public gathering...

Evenings in the Prairie concludes

Mattie Beck, Arts & Entertainment Editor September 21, 2023

“Evenings in the Prairie,” a free event that invited the community to come walk along trails located in different locations around the community, held its last trail event for the year. There were...

Source: Apple Music

Addison Rae is bringing back Y2K pop

Cassidy Johnson, Web Editor September 20, 2023

2023 has certainly proved to be an interesting year so far for music, and may even be a defining year in the industry.  Between many beloved artists releasing new music, trying out new genres and entering...

Source: University websites or Board of Regents August 2023 Meeting Book

How did we get here?

Josh Lehner, Assistant News Editor September 20, 2023

Many professors and departments at UW Oshkosh are adjusting to furloughs and an increased teaching load in the wake of the university’s $18 million structural deficit. One such instructor is Michael...

Photo courtesy of the Oshkosh Police Department -- The Oshkosh Police Department cruiser waits near a park in town last year.

Undercover prostitution investigation leads to OPD arrest of 10 men

Katie Pulvermacher, Editor-in-Chief September 20, 2023

The Oshkosh Police Department’s (OPD) Vice, Narcotics Unit, detective and patrol officers arrested 10 adult males after an undercover prostitution investigation on the North side of Oshkosh on Sept....

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