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

Carter Uslabar / Advance-Titan
Sophomore sprinter Jaylen Grant
currently holds the best Division
III 60m dash time at 6.88 seconds.
Grant was an indoor national qualifier last year, but the COVID-19
pandemic cancelled the event.

Prepping for a season of unknowns

Cory Sparks, Sports Editor October 28, 2020

As the UW Oshkosh track and field team prepares for indoor and outdoor seasons that may be filled with various unknowns, the team reflects on a year that was abruptly cut short by the rapid spread of COVID-19. The...

Chancellor Andrew Leavitt shovels dirt into the Ratzburg apple tree sapling hole while Lisa Mick supports the sapling.

Green Fund saves rare, dying tree species

Kaitlyn Scoville, Copy Desk Chief October 28, 2020

The UW Oshkosh Green Fund implemented one of its student sustainability projects behind the Arts & Communications Center by planting several rare heirloom apple trees. There were about 200 varieties...

Courtesy of Mohammed Hassan from Pixabay

What’s on the ballot in Oshkosh

Sophia Voight, Asst. News Editor October 28, 2020

Election Day is only five days out, and while media attention swirls around Donald Trump and Joe Biden, Oshkosh residents will also see state and local races on their ballot Nov. 3. On the state level,...

County looking for input on money in politics in ballot question

County looking for input on money in politics in ballot question

Sophia Voight, Asst. News Editor October 28, 2020

Winnebago County is looking for county residents’ input on support for a constitutional amendment that would reinstate control on campaign spending. The oft-debated topic of campaign contributions in...

Courtesy of OASD

What to know about the OASD referendum

Sophia Voight, Asst. News Editor October 28, 2020

Oshkosh residents will be asked to decide on $115 million in funding for the Oshkosh Area School District to build two new schools and maintain educational opportunities for students. The ballot contains...

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FIXED: How did this police officer accidentally overdose?

Joseph Schulz, Managing Editor October 28, 2020

“It was during the summer of 2017. It was super hot outside, and we were dispatched to an apartment complex. A male was in a car and wasn’t breathing. I was the first to arrive in a line of squad cars....

FIXED: Thank you for saving my life

FIXED: ‘Thank you for saving my life’

Jack Tierney, FIXED Writer October 28, 2020

The video showed grainy black and white images of a lifeless body lying on the ground as semi-trucks and motorists passed by. White clouds of condensation blew from the officers’ mouths as they moved...

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The case for Joe Biden

Eric Thompson, Letter Author October 28, 2020

Why does Biden need to be elected? For me, it is simple. Biden represents the best opportunity to restore America’s respectability on the global stage and inject morality back into our society. Over...

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Wisconsin’s record youth voter registration predicted to greatly impact election results

Lexi Langendorf, News Writer October 28, 2020

As Wisconsin reaches record numbers of absentee ballot returns, hundreds of thousands of young voters have become registered to vote and are estimated to make up a generous portion of this year’s electorate. According...

President Trump holds Make America Great Again rally in Waukesha, Wisconsin

President Trump holds Make America Great Again rally in Waukesha, Wisconsin

President Trump spoke to thousands at a rally held in Waukesha Saturday, where he said it was his third rally of the day and stated that he was planning to do five more in the coming days. Prior...

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