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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

UWO said a software update issue caused over 200 acceptance letters to mistakenly email to applicants.

Hundreds receive false acceptance to UWO

Sophia Voight, Assistant News Editor February 17, 2021

Over 200 people who applied for admission to UW Oshkosh received a false acceptance letter via email over the weekend of Feb. 5. According to a statement from UWO Public Information Officer Peggy...

Courtesy of Winnebago County Health Department COVID-19 dashboard

UWO begins second semester amid low COVID-19 cases

Sophia Voight, Assistant News Editor February 16, 2021

UW Oshkosh is starting its spring semester among Winnebago county’s lowest number of COVID-19 cases since September.  There was an average of 20 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases per day in Winnebago...

April Lee / Advance-Titan | Freshman center Joseph Adamson slams the ball in warm-ups before the Titans’ 77-68 win over the Pioneers in the Feb. 5 matchup
at the Kolf Sports Center.

Basketball resumes play in divided conference

Cory Sparks, Sports Editor February 10, 2021

The Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) will be split directly in half, into east and west divisions, for what will be an abbreviated 2021 season to minimize the amount of basketball games...

April Lee / Advance-Titan |  The UWO men’s basketball team warms up for their Friday-night match against UW-Platteville. The men’s team won their second
match against Platteville 77-68, after losing 88-75 on Feb. 3. The women’s team similarly lost their first game against UWP 74-68, but
bounced back with a dominant performance, winning 81-64.

Athletics returns for spring semester

Cory Sparks, Sports Editor February 10, 2021

For the first time in 11 drawn-out months, UW Oshkosh held a Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) sporting event in the Kolf Sports Center when the wrestling team hosted a match on Feb....

UWO emergency management program ranks nationally

UWO emergency management program ranks nationally

Andrew Hansen, Staff Writer February 10, 2021

Accredited Online Colleges (AOC) recently ranked UW Oshkosh as one of the best online Colleges in Emergency Management in the country. “We strive to meet or exceed industry standards in preparing...

Courtesy of UWO Flickr | Chancellor Andrew Leavitt and Provost John Koker are being sued by a UWO professor who claims that they illegally imposed sanctions after improperly investigating a complaint against him.

English professor joins lawsuit against Chancellor, Provost

Sophia Voight, Assistant News Editor February 10, 2021

UWO English associate professor James “Duke” Pesta has filed a court motion to participate in a lawsuit against Chancellor Andrew Leavitt and Provost John Koker over claims of improper disciplinary...

Bravo pizza restaurant replaced as Titan Taco front at UW Oshkosh

Titan Taco is nothing special

Owen Peterson, Opinion Editor February 10, 2021

This semester, UW Oshkosh is offering a new dining option in the form of Titan Taco, a Tex-Mex-style restaurant located in Scotty’s Market. The new addition to UWO’s dining options offers a very...

After a long wait, Titan athletics return to competition

After a long wait, Titan athletics return to competition

Kennan Timm, Sports Information Director February 1, 2021

Nearly a year ago, many of the UW Oshkosh winter athletic teams were on the cusp of postseason action – with history in their sights – when the coronavirus pandemic halted everything, including Titan...

Army Spc. Angel Laureano holds a vial of the COVID-19 vaccine, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Md., Dec. 14, 2020. (DoD photo by Lisa Ferdinando)

Adults over 65 eligible for COVID-19 vaccine beginning Jan. 25

January 19, 2021

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services announced today that adults over the age of 65 will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine beginning Jan. 25. Currently, frontline health care workers,...

UW Oshkosh started with the Oshkosh Normal School opening in 1871 with eight faculty members and 43 enrolled students for the first day of regular classes.

UWO readies for yearlong sesquicentennial celebration in 2021

January 4, 2021

Alumni, students, faculty and staff are ready to close the book on 2020 and share the 150-year story of excellence and opportunity at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh throughout 2021. Since the University’s...

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