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

Anya Kelley / The Advance-Titan — The $18 million budget deficit that UWO is facing is rooted in declining higher education enrollment, an aging demographic and declining state support.

UWO faces an $18 million budget deficit

Anya Kelley, News Editor August 30, 2023

UW Oshkosh is facing an $18 million structural deficit and is planning 200 non-faculty layoffs and additional furlough periods to cut expenses for the 2023-24 academic year. In an Aug. 3 email, Chancellor...

Morgan Feltz / The Advance-Titan — UWO wideout Trae Tetzlaff hauls in a 79-yard touchdown reception in UWOs 19-14 win against UW-Stout last year at Titan Stadium.

Titan football seeks WIAC title

Jacob Link, Co-Sports Editor August 30, 2023

The UW Oshkosh football team will look to compete for the 2023 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) title after a strong 2022 season with first-year head coach Peter Jennings at the helm...

Aubrie Selsmeyer / The Advance-Titan — Dawn Moneyhans front yard is not to be missed. She has a large, wooden sign that she changes with the seasons. During the battle to save her tree, she used peaceful protesting tactics that included paint and powerful messages for the city and its residents.

Dawn Moneyhan and her mission

Aubrie Selsmeyer, Opinion Editor August 30, 2023

The state of invisibility is an uncomfortable space where those who occupy it go unseen, unheard and unconsidered.  I’ve struggled with how I wanted to write this for a long time, because I felt...

Photo: Anya Kelley / Advance-Titan — While most of the U.S. calls public water faucets drinking fountains, the term bubbler is unique to Eastern Wisconsin and Boston.

Identities tied to how we speak

Kelly Hueckman, Managing Editor August 30, 2023

After moving to Wisconsin when she was 15, Massachusetts-born Payton Catron was left scratching her head as she received a so-called “hotdish” as a welcome gift. “I had no clue what it was,”...

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UWO alumna Anna Murphy-Pociask has traveled the country this summer driving an Oscar Meyer Wienermobile.

UWO alumna travels country in Wienermobile

Mattie Beck, Arts and Entertainment Editor August 30, 2023

Anna Murphy-Pociask graduated from UW Oshkosh last spring, and  one of the first things she did after was go back to school. But it wasn’t just any school.  It was Hotdog High. Murphy-Pociask,...

Photo: UWO Flickr
Edward Martini started July 5 as UW Oshkosh provost. His current priority is helping to determine how UWO will navigate the challenges of a $18 million deficit.

Martini chosen as provost after nationwide search

Katie Pulvermacher, Editor-in-Chief August 30, 2023

After a nationwide search in the spring 2023 semester, Edwin Martini was selected as the new provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs of UW Oshkosh and started on July 5. “Higher education...

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College students: Watch out for financial scams

Submitted news August 26, 2023

College students must spend money on tuition payments and school supplies to prepare for the new year. However, scammers are taking this opportunity to try to steal some of that money through various...

EAA to celebrate 70th anniversary at AirVenture 2023

EAA to celebrate 70th anniversary at AirVenture 2023

Katie Pulvermacher, Editor-in-Chief July 18, 2023

AirVenture is much more than a few airplanes. Every July, the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) hosts AirVenture, a weekly airshow and fly-in that celebrates “The Spirit of Aviation” with people...

Anya Kelley / Advance-Titan — The Oshkosh YMCA will be taking over the UW Oshkosh Childrens Learning and Care Center, which had been scheduled to permanently close on June 30.

Oshkosh YMCA to take over UWO childcare facility

Advance-Titan staff May 31, 2023

The  Children's Learning and Care Center (CLCC) on the UW Oshkosh campus will remain open and provide uninterrupted service, thanks to a new partnership and agreement struck with the Oshkosh Community...

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UW Oshkosh grads find success above US average, bolster Wisconsin workforce

Submitted news May 23, 2023

University of Wisconsin Oshkosh graduates continue to land jobs or other opportunities above the national average, a new survey shows. Of the more than 1,500 respondents in the annual First Destination...

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