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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

Courtesy of Natalie Johnson
Jordyn Hussey's award-winning painting depicting her
family’s gameday tradition of painting her father’s bald head to
look like a Green Bay Packers football helmet

UWO junior wins Packer art contest

Kelly Hueckman, Writer March 31, 2021

This March, UW Oshkosh student Jordyn Hussey was deemed the winner of the competitive University category in the fourth annual Packers Student Art Contest. The Packer Student Art Contest is an annual...

Courtesy of the UWO softball Twitter account
UWO’s team batting average of .313 is third-best in the WIAC, behind UW-Eau Claire (.335) and UW-Platteville (.322). UWO’s first home game is on April 8 against UWP.

Titans’ bats are on fire to start season

Cory Sparks, Sports Editor March 31, 2021

The UW Oshkosh softball team went 5-3 between March 20-26 in road doubleheaders and improved their overall season record to 7-3. While most UWO students were enjoying a relaxing spring break, the...

The worst of online lectures

The worst of online lectures

Owen Peterson, Opinion Editor March 31, 2021

Of all of the changes to the college experience in the wake of COVID-19, the shift to live, online lectures has been one of the most rough. These sessions, while not horrible in general (not to...

Advance-Titan photo illustration
Students have reported strange occurences within Horizon, which opened in place of Nelson, Breese and Clemens Halls in 2012

Haunting at Horizon?

Mattie Beck, Staff Writer March 31, 2021

It seems there are some uninvited residents lurking throughout Horizon Village, a residence hall on the UW Oshkosh campus, as stories of ghosts and spirits have begun to spread around campus. Horizon,...

Photo of Muhammad Ali // Courtesy of UWO Archives

This week in UWO History

Advance Titan, Advance Titan March 31, 2021

This week in UWO history March 31, 1988 — The first edition of the short-lived alternative school newspaper Zeitgeist circulated. The editor said the paper was in reaction to the Advance-Titan’s...

April Lee / Advance-Titan
UWO Assistant Dining Director Brian Warzynski stands next to a Tower Garden. The Harvest Room can produce 200 pounds of lettuce and 15 pounds of herbs a month.

The Harvest Room grows greens and herbs by the pound

Mackenzie Seymour, Staff Writer March 31, 2021

UW Oshkosh’s Reeve Union dining room contains a futuristic-like garden that could lead to a more sustainable and environmentally friendly way of growing produce on-campus. The “Tower Gardens”...

Click image to view larger // Graphic by Amanda Hollander

Young adults critical to vaccine efficacy

Sophia Voight, Assistant News Editor March 31, 2021

As COVID-19 vaccination eligibility increases across the state, health officials emphasize the importance of vaccinations among young adults and continued compliance to safety measures to make the return...

Live commencement slated for spring

Live commencement slated for spring

Lexi Langendorf and Kelly Hueckman March 17, 2021

UW Oshkosh will hold in-person graduation this May that will include four ceremonies and allow each graduate to request two tickets for guests. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the last two commencement...

Courtesy of UWO Flickr
UWO moved its Titan LeadHERship conference online amid COVID-19 restrictions.

Titan LeadHERship conference moves online

Mattie Beck, Staff Writer March 17, 2021

With COVID-19 still present, many previously in person activities were forced to move online, and while many struggled, one program has still found a way to thrive in the virtual atmosphere. The...

Graphic by Katie Pulvermacher Girl Scout Cookies, which are available from January to April, are sold by the hundreds of millions every year. Some of the popular flavors are: Thin Mints, Caramel deLites and Peanut Butter Patties.

Girl Scout Cookies reign supreme

Katie Pulvermacher, Staff Writer March 17, 2021

It is a 50 degree Saturday in March and it is time to pick up a few groceries from the local grocery store. It’s simple enough, or so you would think, to only get what you need and not buy a load of...

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